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1728: New Age

Qin Feng stood in front of the huge motorcycle covered with red silk, holding a scissor in his hand. All the maintenance before starting the movement has been completed. Just as he cut it down, the steam era of the Ming Dynasty will officially begin.

"Your Majesty, please." Xu Lai bowed.

Qin Feng smiled and took a step forward, stretched out the scissors in his hand, and countless pairs of eyes fell on his hand at the station.

With a light click, the sharp scissors easily cut off the red silk. As the red silk fell to the ground, the red cloth covering the motorcycle that was more than ten meters long slid from top to bottom to the ground, and the dark fuselage appeared in front of everyone.

Unlike the previous prototype that Qin Feng saw, the motorcycle in front of him was covered with a beautiful shell, covering all the complicated lines and strange tricks. What appeared to be a somewhat strange rectangular box in front of everyone seemed to be a strange rectangular box.

Qin Feng and the officials looked at the steam locomotive eagerly. Only they knew that this thing would bring about the epoch-making revolution. In the station, more ordinary people looked at this thing in a daze, and they really couldn't understand what the court made such a long box for with great fanfare.

Look at the carriage hanging behind the long box, can there be something hidden in this long box to drag away the dozens of carriages?

Watching the red silk fall to the ground, Xu Lai raised his arms and waved his hand.

The next moment, the motorcycle made a low roar, and then the roar became louder and louder. Soon the rumbling sound filled the entire station, and black smoke emerged from the chimney above the front of the car.

There was a scream from the station. For them, the guy with black smoke rising above his head and scattered white steam gradually emerged from the previous harmless humans and animals to a demon who seemed to be trying to devour people. If Emperor Qin Feng had not stood in front of that thing with a large number of civil and military ministers, if the warned soldiers had not stared at them with vicious eyes, some timids might have escaped.

"Your Majesty, I'm going!" Xu Lai jumped onto the motorcycle, opened a small door, and got in. As the chief designer of the steam locomotive, he would follow him all the way to the destination of Yongping County, where he traveled.

This time, except for Xu Lai and his research team, the rest were loaded with various agricultural tools, tools and other items to support the western region. After transporting these things to Yongping County, they were slowly transported to the county seats in the western region, especially areas such as Yingzhou and Cenzhou.

The loud sound of the whistle sounded, and after three consecutive sounds, the steam train slowly started with a clanging sound. Another scream of exclamation came from the station.

I was used to seeing the track cart that I pulled and ran, and now I started running by myself. The officials at the station cheered. Compared to the horse, this big guy ate charcoal. He would not get sick or get tired. His efficiency would naturally be much better than before.

Qin Feng also laughed loudly, a new era was opened in his hands.

The ecstasy of the officials quickly led all the people in the station. Even though they had not yet fully understood the reason, the emperor and ministers were naturally happy that they were so ecstatic.

The steam locomotive gradually accelerated and drove out of the huge Yuejing station.

The black smoke soared in the air, steam locomotives roamed with banging sounds, and the previous stations were originally in effect, but over the years, countless houses and streets had been built around the station, surrounding the entire station. Even the places where the railcars walked were separated from the houses by rows of fences.

The horses in the horse corridor of the station that raised countless horses were alarmed by the rumbling sound, making uneasy noises, making neighing sounds, as if wailing that they were about to lose a job. As the steam locomotive turned, countless people rushed to the streets, staring blankly as the black smoke-emitting motorcycle dragged dozens of long chassis cars, passing by their eyes.

The steam locomotive drove out of the capital city and was getting faster and faster. He could basically achieve the effect of riding a horse at the fastest speed. Now, he only dared to run to this speed.

The steam locomotive passed the green fields, and the farmers who were working hard in the fields watched the monster sprint past in a long carriage.

The steam locomotive passed the thoroughfare with people and traffic. People who were rushing to the road stopped their steps and stared blankly at the black smoke monster with a loud whistle, leaving them far behind.

On this day, the steam locomotive became the most exciting topic of conversation for all those who saw it, and began to spread out at an astonishing speed. Ordinary people were discussing this guy who could run quickly without animal power, believing that it was a weapon given to the Ming Dynasty by God. The merchants were calculating how much the appearance of this guy would reduce their transportation costs and how much money they could make with this advantage. The officers and soldiers were discussing how much time would they save to arrive at the front line where fighting might occur so that they could win more merits. The officials were silently considering how to use the steam locomotive to drive local economic development.

This wave of discussion will inevitably last for a long time. Because if this test run is perfectly successful, then all the rail cars on the main roads of the Ming Dynasty will be replaced with such steam locomotives.

Wen Peng was happy with a clever hand. After the Railway Corporation and Canal Corporation were separated from the Ministry of Works, the overall interests of the Ministry of Works suffered great losses, and the officials below also made a lot of remarks. However, this time he seized the Tiangong Administration and jointly established a steam locomotive factory with them. Finally, he was ahead of the Ministry of Commerce. Wang Yueyao was busy with Su Can's plan to cheat people, but he did not react for a while, so he seized this opportunity.

The track cars of the Ming Dynasty were already spread all over the Ming Dynasty. This is a huge market. The guys from the Tiangong Administration lacked the ability to operate. The future operations of the steam locomotive factory will inevitably be firmly controlled by the Ministry of Industry. This is an old hen that can lay golden eggs. Monopoly means huge profits. The Railway Corporation wants to mix in and get a share of the pie. That is a dream, and it is just pointing to make money from them.

The cost of a steam locomotive now costs about 50,000 taels of silver. If he doesn't sell him one hundred thousand taels per unit, it's simply a pity for this great invention.

The steam locomotives that meet the future needs of the Ming Dynasty, it will probably take several years. The territory of Chu in the west is larger than that of the Ming Dynasty. Those places need more steam locomotives in the future, which is enough to make the clever palm happy.

The emperor returned to the palace, and he looked at Wang Yueyao, who was looking at his business department maliciously and Zeng Yi of the Railway Corporation with a clever intention. He left immediately. He didn't want them to have the opportunity to seize him. It's okay for Zeng Yi, Wang Yueyao is really difficult to deal with.

Jin Jingnan looked at the clever hand that was running faster than a rabbit, and a cunning smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Geng Jingming touched his chin on one side and said thoughtfully: "Since Master, this steam locomotive is definitely a seller's market. As long as it is built, no matter how much it costs, the railway company will have to buy it. There are also those private investment-built branches in the county, which require more. This is a big deal!"

"Of course it's a big deal!" Wang Yueyao's crisp voice came, "I guess the scale and income of this steam locomotive in the future will not be less than that of the Canal Corporation and the Railway Corporation!"

Jin Jingnan's eyes looked brighter, "That's how Mr. Wang guessed?"

"Of course." Wang Yueyao smiled cleverly: "Sincere assistant, think about it, how big is our Ming Dynasty now, how many such steam locomotives are needed? How many such locomotives are needed if we defeat Daqi in the future? I have heard that the Ministry of Industry is preparing to price this kind of steam locomotive for 100,000 taels per unit? He only needs to build 100 units a year, which is 10 million taels!"

Jin Jingnan touched his goatee, "I think the steam locomotive factory with such a large scale is not suitable for being the solemn leader of the Ministry of Industry. It should follow the example of Railway Corporation and Canal Corporation, and be independent. What do you think?"

"It's so good." Everyone nodded and praised, and Wang Yueyao even applauded.

"Since everyone doesn't object, then I'll let someone write and discuss it in the Political Affairs Hall." Jin Jingnan said with a smile.

"I'm afraid the Ministry of Works will object!" Zeng Yi smiled.

Jin Jingnan looked back and forth. Most of the people in the Zhengshi Hall were around him at this moment. Even if the skillful hand grew three heads and six arms, and one hand voted for him, it was a minority.

"In the government affairs hall, the minority obeys the majority." He smiled very happily. For the government affairs hall, the more such large yamen are separated, the louder his voice will be, because although these separated yamen are half a square lower than the various departments, they directly serve the government affairs hall.

The poor clever hand didn't know that after he hurriedly ran away, the remaining big guys had sold him all together. When he learned the inside story, he was afraid that he would want to die.
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