Out of the post house, Jin San said to Ren Ze: "Although the minister was hospitable last night, he didn't ask about the situation in the Western Regions, but just let our merchants come to trade. It is said that there are department stores here, and the place is stable, and it can be profitable. What do you think? ”

Ren Ze said: "Listening to the meaning of the scriptures, I know a lot about the countries in the Western Regions, so naturally I don't ask us anymore." In business, it seems that the Song court does not want us to be involved in political affairs, but only to concentrate on trade. ”

Jin Sandao: "If the place is not quiet, how can you concentrate on trade?" Not to mention, when the Western Regions went to the Central Plains to do business, most of them were tributes, and they could only get great profits when they went to the capital. In the remote area of Shengzhou, it is not easy to do business. ”

Ren Ze said: "Outside, this is what you don't know about the current Da Song Dynasty." Shengzhou has a railway through the capital, and the economy encourages business in the territory, so there are countless business opportunities here, so why go to the capital? When the prime minister was only a state official, Tanglong Town was built, and how many merchants made money there! If it weren't for the trade routes in the hands of the Khitans, they would have fished with all their might, and I would not have returned to the Western Regions. ”

Jin San shook his head: "I often hear you mention the train, saying that it is extremely fast, there are many goods, and the freight is cheap, but I don't know how." We have been here for thousands of miles, countless camels and horses, and how difficult it has been. That train can travel such a long way in a few days, which one can believe it! ”

Ren Ze smiled: "It's better to see than to hear." After a little bit of justice, we let us stay here for a few days, thinking that we would ask for the news ourselves. The train was built on the west bank of the Yellow River, where Shengzhou is located, and we handed over a letter and went there to have a look, and the staff knew about such sacred objects. ”

Jin Sanqi said: "Isn't this place Shengzhou?" So how does it go through here? ”

Ren Zedao: "This is Dongshengzhou, when the Khitan broke through Shengzhou, the people moved here, and the old city was abandoned. This place was returned to the Central Plains, the old city was rebuilt, and Shengzhou was restored. The new city has not yet been built, and the prime minister and the army are here. ”

Jin San nodded, and asked carefully to know what was going on. The root of Shengzhou Prefecture is in Yulin County, and the Khitan broke Shengzhou, moved to the east bank of the Yellow River, and changed its name to Dongshengzhou. The newly established Shengzhou in the Song Dynasty was moved back to Yulin County, but the city was not built and it was not moved there for the time being.

Although there are not many households in Shengzhou, due to the importance of the position, the state grid followed the Tang Dynasty as the lower capital governor. The full name set by the imperial court is Shengzhou, Yulin County, and the Volunteer Army. The name of the state comes from the Tang Dynasty, the name of the county comes from the Sui Dynasty, and the Volunteer Army was established during the Tang Dynasty.

Fengzhou is similar to Shengzhou, it is the lower capital of the prefecture, Jiuyuan County, Tiande Army Festival, Tiande Army was changed to Hemu Army, with the old name of the Han Dynasty.

The status of the Volunteer Army Festival Envoy and the Tiande Army Festival Envoy is special, and many generals dream of it. However, Du Zhongxiao didn't give it, Han Qi didn't give it, and others could only think about it. Du Zhongxiao is a slight envoy of the Hequ Road, and he can't give these two knots to envoys, otherwise he will really become a feudal town of the Tang Dynasty. Only if you don't transfer to another place in the future, and confer a volunteer or a Tiande army festival envoy, these two titles can fall on others.

Although the festival envoy of the Song Dynasty is a false position, once he is in this town, it is not a void. For example, the full name of Du Zhongxiao's envoy is to make the envoy of the military of Cangzhou, the history of the Cangzhou Thorn, the envoy of the Maritime Festival, and the observation and disposal of the Cangzhou tube. If the former Cangzhou is changed to Shengzhou, and the Henghai Festival is changed to the Volunteer Army, then it has the real power of Shengzhou's military, civil affairs, and supervision, and it has become a feudal town. These official seals and systems are all complete, and they can manage the army in moderation, manage the people in history, and observe the customs and people's conditions.

The Korean Chinese officials may not understand the war, but these names are very detailed and have special meanings.

Jin San and Ren Ze handed a petition to the Shuai Mansion requesting to go to Yulin County, and the Shuai Fu sent a soldier to take them across the Yellow River.

Seeing that the soldiers who came were not wearing armor, with a saber hanging from their waists, and with a serious expression, Jin San arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask what the captain is called?" ”

The soldier said: "The captain of this dynasty is not called casually, it is not as open-mouthed as you Hu people, and you are not allowed to call it in the future." My name is Yang Sanwen, I am effective in the army, and now I am serving in the Shuai Mansion. The commander of the festival ordered to take you to Yulin County to see if you can do business there in the future. Pay attention to your words and deeds after leaving Shengzhou, do not spy on the military situation, do not bewitch the public, if you commit it, you will not be spared! ”

Jin San said yes, asked Ren Ze in a low voice, and decided to call Yang Sanwen Yang Dianzhi in the future. It's okay to be a few ranks high, but if it's too high, it's not appropriate. The lower the level, the less this rule exists. The rich are called outsiders and courtiers, and the small officials are called observations and commonplaces, and the people are accustomed to it. It can't be said that this is wrong, the low-level officials have silver wine superintendents and borrowed scarlets, and the titles on their false official notices can be compared to those of Zaizhi.

After crossing the Yellow River by ferry, I saw a new city a few miles away, only the soldiers guarded it, and the people did not enter or leave.

Yang Sanwen said: "The new city has just been built, and the people have not yet been allowed to enter. On the other side is the train station, where there are many businesses to visit. ”

Jin San said: "I'm tired of the palace, take us to have a look." I've only heard of the train fetish, but I haven't seen it. ”

After speaking, he followed behind Yang Sanwen and headed towards Shengzhou City, a few miles away. The road was not close, and I secretly regretted that I did not hire a donkey to travel for me.

The Yellow River often flooded, and the city was not by the river, but a few miles away. In the future, transportation here will mainly rely on trains, not by rivers, and there will be no need to be by the river. The new cities on Hequ Road are the same as here, except for the communication between Hezhou and the East, and are no longer set up near the river.

Bypassing the new city, you will see a bustling town in front of you, which is crowded with people and is extremely lively. There is a big sign on the edge of the town, with five big characters of "Shengzhou Railway Station" written on it, which is very eye-catching.

After reading these five big characters, Jin San secretly said in his heart, this area is so lively, much more prosperous than the wharf, and the train is extraordinary.

When I got closer, I saw a street lined with inns and shops on both sides. The people in the streets were in a hurry, different from other places.

Jin San said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, I don't know where the train is?" If it is a wharf, these inns and shops will be located by the river. I've heard that trains run on railroads, shouldn't they be located on both sides of the railway? ”

Yang Sanwen said with a smile: "The train only stops when it arrives at the station, what's the use of setting it on the side of the road?" The intersection in the middle is the station. Do you see the big sign at the station? Getting on and off the bus is there, and the road in the middle leads to the freight yard. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a whistle sound, which frightened Jin San and hurriedly covered his ears and said, "What sound?" So scary! ”

Yang Sanwen said: "The train whistle is about to start, so that people don't stand on the railway." ”

Jin San heard it and said hurriedly: "The little one is about to see how magical the train is, and I ask the palace to take me to see it!" ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Within an hour, all the cars are going to Riverside County, one after another, what are you anxious about." Walk slowly and miss the train. Besides, there are a lot of trains parked in the station, so I'm afraid I won't be able to see them! ”

When Jin San heard this, he didn't want to ask again, but he really couldn't think of what the train was like and how it was driven.

Walking west from the middle intersection, there are many fewer pedestrians, but there are many shops on the side of the road. It's all inns and warehouses, and there are few shops, so it's obvious that only those who do business come here. Although there are not many local households in Shengzhou, there are many soldiers and people who come to cultivate the fields, and the merchants have a keen sense of smell, and there are already many merchants. In particular, this is the center of Hequ Road and the capital, and there are many warehouses.

After walking a short distance to the west, Jin San saw more and more piles of goods behind the roadside warehouse, some of which were as high as mountains. In the past, it was difficult to see such a scene in a place where commerce was prosperous, and I was a little more curious about the train.

When I got to the end of the road, I saw a high wall in front of me, blocking the way. Jin San asked Yang Sanwen suspiciously: "The palace is straight, the road ahead is not passable, what should I do?" The section commander said that he wanted to come and see the train, didn't he just say it? ”

Yang Sanwen looked at the sun in the sky, pointed to a restaurant next to him and said: "In the freight yard, there are goods everywhere, how can people go in casually?" People come and go, what if you lose your goods? On the second floor of this restaurant, it can be seen that the train is unloaded, and the staff must go up to watch. ”

Having said that, why doesn't Jin San understand? Hurriedly said: "Please go straight inside the palace." Eat some food and drinks inside, and take a look at the train by the way. ”

Entering the restaurant, Jin San saw that the business here was very prosperous, and there were also people sitting below, mostly dressed up. I secretly said in my heart, is it like myself, there are so many people who come here to see the train?

The little guy came over, and Jin San said: "Jichu Pavilion on the second floor, give us one." ”

The little guy bent down and said, "The little head leads the way, and the three guest officers are invited." ”

The three of them followed the little maid to the second floor, but it was different from other places, in the middle was a hall, in which most of the guests were seated. Some of them are eating with alcohol, while others are just drinking tea. This restaurant actually started a teahouse business on the second floor.

When he arrived in the pavilion, Yang Sanwen ordered the little servant to push open the window and said to Jin San: "Outside, there is a station outside, you can come and see." ”

Jin San and Ren Ze hurriedly got up, and when they got to the window, they saw a mountain of goods downstairs, and the people loading and unloading the goods were busy. Between the goods, the road that looks like a long black snake stretches southward, and there is no end in sight. There were cars parked on the road, and they were huge, and they were connected one after the other, like I had never seen before.

Pointing to the road below, Jin San asked Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, that is the railway?" Is it really made of iron? ”

Yang Sanwen said: "That is the railway, of course, it is paved with iron, and all of it is made of iron." ”

Jin San listened to it: "God, how much iron is used then!" If it's not the Central Plains, where can it be like this! Dianzhi, is it a train that stops on the railway? It looks very weird, why don't you see the fire? ”

Yang Sanwen couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "There is still a Flame Mountain in Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Regions, can it be that the mountain will breathe fire!" Calling a train just because this car is going on a fire with coal, how can it breathe fire, laughing! ”