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The whistle of the steam locomotive sounded at Qingzhou Station, and the people on both sides of the railway were crowded. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at such a grand scene, Xiao Ming was happy in his heart, in the contemporary his country missed the golden age of scientific and technological development, and now he will not let the country he rule be disgraced.

For him, today's steam locomotive test run is a historic event for Dayu to surpass the West in science and technology, and in the future, Dayu will only continue to emerge with new technology, and it is just around the corner to catch up with the West.

"Your Majesty."

Lin Wentao was taking the trainees to do the final inspection of the steam locomotive, which was about to go out of the city.

Xiao Ming and Princess Pingyang had already arrived in front of the steam locomotive at this time, and behind them were the officials of the Railway Division.

Stepping on the railroad tracks under his feet, Xiao Ming asked, "Is the track of this railway laid according to the track standards that have been formulated?" ”

Lin Wentao was also a little excited today, he said: "The lower officials have already sent the emperor's track standards to the railway department, and now the officials of each railway department are familiar with it. ”

As if to confirm Lin Wentao's words, Princess Pingyang said with a relaxed expression: "This track is divided into rails, sleepers, joint parts, track beds and turnouts. ”

"Among them, the sleeper is divided into two types: wood and concrete, which are laid at intervals with each other, and the components such as rails and bolts are steel, and the track bed with gravel is basically a qualified railway."

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

Princess Pingyang seemed to intend to behave in front of Xiao Ming, so she said: "The gauge of this rail is also exquisite, according to the standard, now the rails are all standard rails, with a width of 1435 mm. “

Speaking of this, Xiao Ming praised; "My aunt still knows this track standard by heart, and I am completely at ease."

With various technical standards beyond this era, Xiao Ming naturally will not let the railways of Dayu explore the standard width of the track by themselves, and directly come up with mature railway standards.

After all, from the very beginning, Lin Wentao's steam locomotives produced steam locomotives according to this standard, but the track width of each country is different in contemporary times, which is mainly to prevent other countries from directly using each other's railways in the event of invasion, for example, Russia uses broad gauges that are wider than European railways.

"The emperor can hand over such an important matter to me as a weak woman, this is a trust in me, how dare I live up to the emperor's expectations." Princess Pingyang smiled like a flower.

An official of the railway department took the opportunity to pat himself on the back and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess is really working hard for this railway, and she has to patrol along the railway every day, and the ministers are also sighing to themselves." ”

Xiao Ming only noticed that Princess Pingyang was a little darker at this time, and he said: "On the day when the whole railway line is opened, I will personally set up a banquet for my aunt to celebrate!" “

Princess Pingyang was stunned for a moment, in fact, since she came to Qingzhou, she has been trembling, this nephew seems to be gentle, but she is not soft at all when it comes to killing people.

She still remembers the day when King Zhao and Zhao Yuanliang's father and son were executed by Ling Chi, and she used to be ashamed of Xiao Ming, so now she doesn't dare to think about anything wrong, and she is dedicated to doing things for the royal family, just to be able to have a glorious and rich second half of her life.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I'm just waiting for that day." Princess Pingyang was overjoyed in her heart, obviously her actions in this matter made Xiao Ming very satisfied.

As time passed, there were more and more people on both sides of the railway, and there was no edge in sight, at this time Lin Wentao said: "Your Majesty, the steam locomotive is almost ready, is it officially running now." “

Xiao Ming glanced at the direction he came from at this time, and at this time, officials such as Fiji and Pang Yukun also came here, presumably Princess Pingyang also informed them.

Nodding, Xiao Ming said: "Let's start, let the people of Qingzhou and all of you Aiqing witness the operation of the first steam locomotive in the Great Chongqing Kingdom." “

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lin Wentao answered, and then gestured to the platform.

There was a station officer holding a red flag on the platform, and after receiving Lin Wentao's signal, he waved the small red flag in his hand.

As he moved, the steam engine car let out a loud whistle again, and then the train moved on the tracks with a "hum, hum" sound.

Fiji, Pang Yukun and other officials arrived at Xiao Ming's side, and after saluting, they stretched their necks one by one to look at the steam locomotive.

After the locomotive dragged its long body and began to move, Pang Yukun exclaimed: "I didn't expect this steam locomotive to really be able to drag such a long carriage. ”

Fiji was also amazed, and said, "Yes, but it's a little too slow." “

Xiao Ming smiled silently, and was also ridiculed when the first steam locomotive was in operation in contemporary times, but in the end, the steam locomotive eliminated the traditional cattle and horse transportation.

Of course, the steam locomotive manufactured by Lin Wentao is not at all comparable to the first steam locomotive, after Lin Wentao's test, the reciprocating high temperature and high pressure steam engine he installed is enough to make the locomotive run at a speed of 67 kilometers per hour, although compared to the speed of contemporary trains is a lot, but it is already very rare.

Moreover, Lin Wentao has been developing a re-expansion steam engine, which can use steam twice or even three times, greatly improving the thermal efficiency of the locomotive.

Once this steam engine is successfully developed, both the steam locomotive and the steam ship can get a huge increase in speed.

"Boom, boom."

The speed of the steam locomotive became faster and faster after leaving the station, and the people on both sides of the road let out exclamations at this time.

Before this, many people were puzzled about what this strange thing was for, but now they finally understood.

However, they who had never seen a steam locomotive were frightened by this scene, and the Qingzhou University students who were mixed in the crowd couldn't stop cheering, which was also of great significance to them, because it proved that they were right to abandon the Four Books and Five Classics.

Even more shocked than the people of Qingzhou were those Western businessmen.

"My God, what the hell is this? What did I see in Dayu? A young Western businessman exclaimed, and next to him was an older Westerner, the father of the young man.

"It's science." The young businessman's father's eyes flashed with a frenzied light.

The young merchant looked at his father, who he remembered as very knowledgeable, and he continued: "Father, what is this?" “

"I don't know, but it must be an incredible thing, maybe we should stay here and figure out what they are." The older businessman spoke in a solemn tone.