Chapter 772
Emperor Chongzhen knew clearly about the plan to build the remnants of the captives through the information fed back from the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Hauge and Turg.And he can also see that these remnants of Jianlu are desperately carrying out the plan to escape from death, and he is happy with it.

The remnants of Jianlu recklessly attacked northward, which was in line with the prediction that they would kill each other.It is also this desperate style of play that can reduce a lot of resistance when Sun Chuanting's troops move northward steadily.

In addition, if the remnants of Jianlu are so lucky and can really grab a lot of ships to go to sea, no matter whether they can reach America or not, it will add an excuse for Emperor Chongzhen to send troops to America.

Although it has already been ventilated among the senior officials of Ming Dynasty, why should they go to war in the world in the future.However, for ordinary people, this kind of thing for the benefit of their children and grandchildren cannot be let them know, otherwise it will spread.Everyone, not just Daming, knows that there are underground wealth more precious than gold in the Middle East, the Caucasus, and other regions, which is not conducive to Daming's capture and rule of those places.

The remnants of the Han Dynasty must be eliminated by the Ming Dynasty. They escaped, and Emperor Chongzhen borrowed a famous saying from the strong Han Dynasty: Those who offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are!Therefore, at least in name, it was logical that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to send a large-scale army across the sea to the Americas to continue hunting down the remnants of Jianlu, and it was something that the people of Ming could understand.

In fact, it is not only the remnants of Jianlu, but also the original governor of Batavia, Anthony. If Emperor Chongzhen really didn't want to let him go, he would not be able to go.The reason why he was let go was to provide the necessary excuse for the Ming army to go to the West and enter the Middle East, just like the remnants of Jianlu.

Considering that it is now the end of the 21st year of Chongzhen, the weather in the Wa Kingdom has also cooled down, and it is unrealistic for Sun Chuanting's army to occupy the entire Wa Kingdom. Therefore, the Emperor Chongzhen did not urge him, and let Sun Chuanting continue to fight steadily, and he will definitely be able to occupy the entire country next year Japanese country.In other words, he doesn't have to worry about the Wa country today, and it is a certainty that it will become a province of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen no longer cared about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom, and turned to pay attention to the things he was paying attention to.To be honest, he was kind of excited.

Steam trains, which were only seen in movies and TV series in their previous lives, are now officially coming to the public eye.And this steam train, from principle to shaping to improvement, is all soaked in his hard work.

The birth of a vehicle that can change this era is very fulfilling!

On November 21, the [-]st year of Chongzhen, outside the north gate of the capital, the newly built railway station was already crowded with people.

The people in the capital, even the people in the capital, have seen the imperial court’s announcement half a month ago, saying that the train between the capital and Tongzhou will be officially opened on this Double Eleven, and the emperor will personally give Daming the first train. The "finishing touch" of the steam train.

For such a grand event, not only the emperor participated, but also a "train" that had never been seen before. Therefore, as long as they could move, they all flocked to the capital.

Fortunately, the capital had a lot of experience in dealing with such large gatherings, so soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were quickly dispatched to stop them.As far as the capital is concerned, the people in the capital alone cannot squeeze in. If the people from the capital area crowd over again, there will probably be a trampling accident.

The final result is that people along the railway line, from the capital to Tongzhou, are all crowded.It's as if the train is not running on the tracks, but in the crowd.

Fortunately, when the official road was built, Emperor Chongzhen had already reserved a railway on the side, so there was no need to worry that the people of Ming Dynasty had no place to stand.But in this way, the two-way, three-lane roads are blocked, at least on the morning of Double Eleven, it is impassable.

All the people brought their own dry food and ate while waiting for the ceremony to begin.The conditions are better, that is, there are servants, tables and chairs, snacks, and sheds for shelter from the wind.While eating, they talked about the so-called train.

"Do you think this train is on fire?"

"Nonsense, it's not a fire, can you call a train? You don't know this kind of common sense, where did you come from?"

"I'm here from Qin Di to do business. I just met him. I haven't heard of it before."

"Oh, Qindi came here to do business? It is said that Governor Hong is reorganizing the army in the northwest and needs a lot of supplies. Many people from Qindi took the opportunity to make a fortune. Am I right?"

"Hehe, a small business, now that the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the court doesn't take advantage of the business, you can earn more. Life is indeed much easier." The businessman from Qin said with a smile, "If it was changed before, don't Speaking of going out, it’s not safe to be at home alone. Thanks to the emperor’s sage!"

Hearing what he said, a tall man in the capital who was talking to him nodded his head and said proudly: "That's not true! The emperor is wise and mighty, let alone leading the army to fight, just this, the train, was proposed by the emperor. It was built under the guidance of the prince. This thing is amazing!"

"What's so powerful?" The businessman from Qin said curiously after hearing this, "I heard in the association before that the imperial court will also build roads to the northwest, and there will be this train!"

The tall man chuckled, and immediately introduced: "Let me tell you, this train is said to be a carriage that can hold five or six horses! And you don't have to worry about getting sick, and you can go day and night. How powerful is it? ?”

"so smart……"

"..."

They were chatting, and other people were also chatting, and the content of the chat was similar.

Generally speaking, the world is stable and the court is not strict with business, so there are obviously more people doing business.

The people in the capital obviously know a lot more than people from other places.Many people took the opportunity to show off their knowledge. They started chatting with a kettle boiling, talked about all kinds of natural knowledge, and even talked about the matter of Xiyi in the Imperial College. Of course, the train was always the center of the topic.

However, the vast majority of them have never seen a steam train with their own eyes, so they started to talk about the train, talking nonsense according to their own imagination.

And at the train station at the north gate of the capital, the trains are still parked in the hangar, and people outside can't see them.

While they were waiting, the imperial guards finally appeared, and the emperor led all the civil and military officials out of the city.

Seeing the emperor appear, there should be proper etiquette, because it is a festive day, and the shouts of "long live my emperor, long live, long live" are full of joy.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen took the empress and two noble concubines out of the palace together, and the prince's production also made them happy together.

According to the customs of later generations, it should be a ribbon-cutting ceremony.However, this is not in line with the habits of the East. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen ordered a "dotting" ceremony to show his importance.

As soon as the emperor arrived, the hangar door slowly opened. The empress, concubines, six cabinet ministers and other people who were driving behind the emperor were the first to see the locomotive.

However, compared to the common people outside, many of them have seen it before, so it is not surprising. At most, they will have a question mark in their hearts about the capacity of this train.

However, the people outside had never seen it before. When they saw the hangar open, there was a little commotion immediately.However, with Wucheng Bingmasi and Jinyiwei maintaining order, it quickly calmed down.

Emperor Chongzhen walked to the high platform next to the locomotive, looked at the courtiers below, and said happily: "The steam train is officially put into use, which will definitely greatly change the traffic status of our Ming Dynasty and profoundly affect the lives of the people of Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the lives of people all over the world will be changed by the appearance of this train. The significance of the operation of this steam train cannot be overemphasized, so I decided..."

Speaking of this, he dragged his voice for a long time, looked at the prince with a happy face, and then said loudly: "The prince Zhu Cihong is made the master of machines, and he is awarded a Ming hero medal."

Zhu Cixi was a little surprised when he heard it, but then he was very happy.It's not that he values ​​how much benefit this grandmaster title can bring to him, but that his efforts over the past two years have been recognized by his father.

Queen Zhou was also very happy when she heard this.Her son is promising, and being affirmed by his father is the most gratifying thing for a mother like her.

Emperor Chongzhen then gave a reward, and everyone who built the steam train would have medals and medals to receive.Officials and craftsmen in key positions are also rewarded with titles.However, there is only one Grandmaster Medal for the crown prince.

In a corner of the train station, there is a space allocated to the Imperial College.When the supervisors of the Imperial College, including those from the West, saw this scene, their eyes showed envy.

For them, they all know the principle of the steam train.Thinking that they can build steam trains and obtain the title of Daming through natural knowledge, many of them have a sense of urgency in their hearts, thinking that they can also use what they have learned to make some achievements.

After this awarding ceremony, it is the real "dotting" ceremony.

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the vermilion pen that Zhu Cihuang personally brought over, and after dipping it in the vermilion ink, he turned around and came to the exposed locomotive, and tapped the two dots representing the two eyes.

Afterwards, the train burned coal, and after brewing for a while, steam spewed out, like a monster swallowing clouds, and slowly drove out of the hangar.

At this time, even Emperor Chongzhen had to give way to steam trains.

Everyone's focus is on this steam train.I saw a vomiting machine slowly coming out. Behind him, it was dragging a very long box, and then another very long box, and...

No one thought that the train was segmented like a centipede, and there were many segments, which was beyond their expectation.

After all the trains had driven out of the hangar, they stopped slowly, and the carriage that had been waiting nearby began to approach the train with an order. It could be seen that this was to transfer the contents of the carriage to the Get on the train.

Seeing this, the crowd of onlookers suddenly heard a "buzzing" sound again.

(End of this chapter)

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