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Chapter 999 Steam Locomotive Opening to Traffic

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    Since we have the king¡¯s order, how can we hesitate?

    This is a matter of attitude.

    If Fang Jinglong's ability is questionable, then there is absolutely no problem with his attitude.

    This is what the court admires about him.

    The eunuch who read out the decree saluted Fang Jinglong and did not even dare to take a sip of the tea.

    Once upon a time, when Fang Jifan was living in the capital, it was my father Fang Jinglong who spoke to him.

    But now, everyone knows that Fang Jinglong has a son named Fang Jifan.

    When the eunuch saw him, he was like a plague god, and he dared not ask for tea.

    Fang Jinglong held the imperial edict in his hand. What he was thinking about now was not whether to go to the Golden Continent, but how to get there. How to act when he arrived at the Golden Continent. First he had to know the geography and astronomy of the Golden Continent, as well as the Ming Dynasty there.  The placement situation.

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    The last railway track was finally laid into the inner city.

    Before laying the railway tracks, a huge station had been built in the inner city, near the Forbidden City.

    The biggest advantage of concrete is not that it has any advantages over other building materials.

    There are advantages, but whether it is a mansion with a civil or masonry structure, after thousands of years of continuous evolution, people have already reached a superb level.

    The biggest advantage of concrete is that it can ensure the progress of the project while ensuring its durability.

    Zhu Houzhao was sweating. He laid the last rail himself. He drilled a huge screw into the preset sleeper hole, and then used a wrench to tighten the fastener.  In the sleepers.

    This huge project was finally completed after eight months of hard work.

    Forty-one miles of railway track and eight platforms connect the new city and the old city. With the efforts of more than 6,000 craftsmen, the cost of each mile is as high as 93,000 taels of silver.

    Not only that, for the preliminary laying, a new steel workshop, a new fastener and screw workshop, a sleeper workshop, as well as the research and manufacturing costs of steam locomotives, and evenif the cost of purchasing a large amount of land is also added,  Thenthis number will probably increase many times.

    The Ming Dynasty's annual silver tax is probably not even 20% of this huge project. From a blueprint, to overcoming difficulties one after another, to each craftsman becoming mature, to more and more workers, slowly  Understand where it came from and why it can drive. From upstream to downstream, 70,000 to 80,000 people work, produce, and think around this railway.

    Zhu Houzhao fell down on the sleepers mixed with gravel, looking exhausted and weak. After nearly three years finally from a concept to the rails under his feet, finally completed!

    What you step on is a road paved with silver, the accumulation of the blood and sweat of countless people.

    Then, he stood up tremblingly and looked around. There were workers, craftsmen, laborers, and all kinds of people. Looking at His Highness, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Go back and rest, it will open to traffic tomorrow!"  "

    Then, Zhu Houzhao got on the carriage and returned to Xishan.

    Fang Jifan was in the Zhenguo Mansion with a grimace, writing and looking at the documents in a daze.

    What else is missing?

    This is my biological father.

    I always feel that something is missing.

    Cans, yes, cans, these cans need to bring more. This time the fleet will try its best to transport less cargo, and there will also be hundreds of newly built ships joining the fleet. This scale  The extraordinarily large fleet will carry countless supplies and carry the Ming Dynasty's hope for the new world all the way west.

    In other words, the purpose of this shipping will not be to bring wealth. Although I don¡¯t mind grabbing some and bringing them back as souvenirs, the real mission is to bring a large number of people to the Golden Continent.

    There are nearly a thousand large and small ships, and the estimated military household is 110,000. Not only that, they will also bring their families with them. If they do not have enough medicine and supplies, or if they are unlucky and encounter a storm, they may all  Buried in the belly of a fish.

    In order to avoid risks, the fleet will set off in five batches, every other month

    Fang Jifan always felt that something might be missing from what he brought.

    Now, the workshops that produce 'kitchen utensils' are producing day and night. There is enough pig iron. After the steel is refined, half-foot-long kitchen knives, ten-foot-long bird repelling sticks, and tiger hunting sticks can be forged.  They used bows and crossbows for hunting. Of course, they also made a crossbow.??.

    Some people are born with courage.

    Such a person is either called a hero or despised as a second-rate person.

    In order to ensure the smooth opening of the train, Fang Jifan had to put down what he was doing and arrive at the starting station with Zhu Houzhao. This is still close to the palace city and all the important ministries and yamen in the new city. This is the first railway line.  , there are three stations passed by in the new city, most of which are densely populated areas or prime locations in the future.

    Many craftsmen are overhauling the steam locomotive overnight.

    Zhu Houzhao was afraid of any accident, so he personally held the lantern and inspected every position of the steam locomotive.

    Fang Jifan boarded the carriage. The carriage had a simple structure. It was just an iron plate with wheels that could be connected to the front of the carriage. Except for carriages No. 1 and 2, which had seats, the rest of the carriages had no seats. It would be great to stand.  It would be nice to have a steam locomotive for you to sit on. What more seats do you need

    Fang Jifan can almost imagine that this carriage will be like a can of sardines in the futurebutit's good.

    He slept for a while, and in the early morning, Zhu Houzhao had changed into new clothes and was ready to enter the palace. Fang Jifan personally sent Zhu Houzhao out and patted him on the shoulder: "Your Highness, take care of it!"

    Zhu Houzhao grinned with the fearless spirit that heroes possess: "Yes."

    "Something happened" Fang Jifan warned repeatedly: "Don't ask for help, my child is still young." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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