svetikya Chapter 397
Chapter 397
"I'm afraid that most of the people of Xianyang City have come over, right?"
On the magnificent bell tower of the railway station, which is several feet high, Neshi Sten looked at the long stream of people who filled the entire square and the surrounding miles, and couldn't help blurting out.
This fully shows that the people of Daqin do not like to travel, but they do not have the conditions to let them travel. "
"The advent of bicycles has allowed people's footprints to extend from miles around their homes to dozens of miles. "
"And the advent of the train is to extend dozens of miles, again to hundreds, or even thousands of miles. "
"Once it is truly realized, then my Daqin's business can be greatly improved again. "
"But such a huge flow of people, let alone horse-drawn carriages, not even steam cars can do it, only trains can do it. "
Fusu smiled slightly.
"This train, everything is good, but the cost is too high, and the treasury is really weak!"
Nesten sighed helplessly.
It's not that he doesn't support trains and railways, it's just that he can't build many miles at all.
"On the issue of railway construction costs, the prince has his own arrangements. "10" And the speed at which this train pays for itself is actually much faster than you think. "
"A train, if full, can carry more than fifteen hundred people at a time. "
"One round trip, that's 2,000 people!"
"And a railway can run multiple wagons at the same time, just take ten shifts in one hour, six hours a day, for example, that is almost 100,000 passengers. "
"Even if a ticket only costs one dollar, the annual income is a full 36 million yuan!"
"Not to mention the economic growth driven by such a large flow of people, and the increase in tax revenue. "
Fusu smiled faintly.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly.
As the first emperor of the Great Qin, Ying Zheng's gaze on things has always stood above the entire Great Qin.
Although the railway is simply calculated, it will take at least ten years, if not decades, to recoup the cost.
But when you take into account the economic growth driven by the railways, it's a different story.
And that's just the economic aspect, the military and political significance is even greater.
Not to mention, a train can carry more than 1,000 fully armed soldiers, and a hundred trains are 100,000 troops.
As long as the railway is built all over Daqin, the elite army of Daqin can easily take the train from Xianyang City to any corner of Daqin.
This is definitely the foundation for consolidating the centralized system of Great Qin and realizing the dream of winning the government for thousands of years.
On the station square, the sharp-eyed people found Yingzheng and Fusu and others on the bell tower, and a burst of cheers suddenly sounded.
Now that the Great Qin country is rich and strong, the people's lives are countless times better than in the past, and the centripetal force for the Great Qin has also reached an unprecedented level.
The prestige of Fusu and Yingzheng is also unprecedentedly high.
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are really here, hoping to grab the opportunity to take the first train for a test ride, and I can blow it for a long time when I go back. "
"Don't expect that, it's good to grab today's test ride ticket. "
"I arrived half an hour before you, and there are at least a few hundred people in front of me!"
"Whoever grabbed the first ticket in front, I am willing to pay ten dollars to buy the test ride ticket in your hand!"
"Five dollars is too little, I'll pay ten dollars!"
"Fifteen cents!"
Many of those who are late to the market simply pay a high price to buy it.
The price of the test ride ticket has risen all the way, and the highest one is actually quoted as a figure of 100 yuan.
Not to mention the common people, but many businessmen were dumbfounded.
You must know that the average type of work in Daqin nowadays, the salary for a day is only about two yuan. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
That's enough to buy more than one stone of food on the market.
And now, it is just the first trial run, less than 100 miles of railway, a test ticket, can be auctioned at such a price?
And few people are willing to sell yet?
In addition to showing that there are more and more wealthy people in Daqin, it also fully shows that the future of this railway is really bright!
After a short time, all the test ride tickets were sold out, the gates of the railway station were opened one after another, and the people who were lucky enough to grab the test ride tickets began to enter the station one after another.
It also contains the few remaining Confucians of Confucianism, the original court doctor Chun Yuyue.
The last time I saw a steam car, it was already an eye-opener for Chun Yuyue, and he sighed to himself.
Soon, however, even more alarming news appeared in the newspapers.
That is, the steam car is just the starting point, and Daqin is about to build a bigger and stronger steam train.
And a steam locomotive, the carrying capacity, can reach a hundred times the thousand times that of a steam car. []
This makes Chun Yuyue, who has begun to accept science and technology technology, a little unbelievable.
It's an exaggeration.
Steam cars, which are already enough to carry thousands of pounds of goods, are effortless.
Beyond the steam car, the carrying capacity, isn't it millions of catties?
Compared with a sea giant like the Great Qin Treasure Ship, it is not inferior in the slightest, and a small mountain, I am afraid that it can be transported away.
Moreover, the railway that the train runs on has to pass through the Qinling Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles and are thousands of zhang high, and reach Luoyang City.
This is really far beyond Chun Yuyue's imagination.
Chun Yuyue almost thought that he was listening to mythological stories. 703 subconsciously, Chun Yuyue thought that Fusu was studying science and engineering science and technology research to the point of going crazy.
Especially after hearing about the cost of the railway.
Chun Yuyue was even more firm in his thoughts, feeling that Fusu had completely ignored the actual situation of Daqin and floated up.
Therefore, Chun Yuyue visited everywhere, contacted many officials who were also suspicious of the railway, and began to write to the First Emperor, hoping to suspend such a huge project as the railway.
There was no response.
Although Chun Yuyue and others were dissatisfied, they were helpless.
Today's Fusu has become a general trend, and its influence is not inferior to that of the First Emperor, but it is not something they can shake.
Ten
Then I received the news that the first steam train in Daqin was going to be put into trial operation and the test ride quota was opened.
I have already witnessed this crowded situation.
This time, even Chun Yuyue couldn't help but have a trace of thought.
In the style of Fusu, dare to run such an open trial operation, could it be that this train and railway can really be realized?
Chun Yuyue followed the flow of people into the station with complicated feelings, passed through the waiting room, entered the platform, and then saw the mighty and majestic steel giant beast like a long dragon.
Chun Yuyue was stunned directly.