Datang: At the beginning, Princess Wencheng was robbed

Chapter 94 It will move by itself!
"Building roads? Isn't there... a road already?"

Hall of Liangyi.

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others were all there.

It was like the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were bragging together that day, but today they were talking about business.

"And you need to use hundreds of thousands of corvees, Wei Yan, what are you trying to do?"

The next person to speak was none other than Changsun Wuji.

In addition...

Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is also here today.

But Duan Lun didn't expect that when he was about to resign and go home, he would be called back again.

At this time, in his hand, there are some design drawings of the road surface.

It can only be said that the painting is not bad, but people with discerning eyes, such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, can see it.

These roads are no different from the roads they have built before.

This is why Fang Xuanling said that there is already a way.

Wei Yan was not in a hurry, but slowly explained: "This road is different. When the time comes, I will lay rails on the road."

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"Theoretically, by then, we can go back and forth from Chang'an to Tongguan in as little as an hour."

Wei Yan was bragging again.

From Chang'an to Tongguan, it is at least 200 or more than [-] miles.

Normal carriages and horses have to go for several days.

Everyone felt that they must have hallucinations.

They all looked at Wei Yan with the eyes of a fool.

Only Li Er opened his eyes, he was still worrying about the prince, so Wei Yan talked with the prime ministers.

Now, when he heard Wei Yan say this, he was naturally shocked and immediately put the prince's matter aside.

"You said, from Chang'an to Tongguan, you can go back and forth in an hour at the fastest? Is it a round trip?"

Because Li Er knew that Wei Yan would never brag.

Wei Yan said he wanted to take away Jinyang, and he would take away Jinyang that day.

Even if Jinyang lives in the harem.

Wei Yan said quickly: "Yes, it's a round trip. But that's the theoretical speed. In reality, it may be half slower, and even for safety reasons, I may slow it down by a quarter."

"That is to say, four hours at most. Whether it's people or goods, it can be a round trip from Chang'an to Tongguan."

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Changsun Wuji said right away.

"It sounds a little ridiculous."

Fang Xuanling also had to nod.

Wei Yan: "In order to make you give up, I brought all the models today."

Yes!

At this time, in the Hall of Liangyi of Wei Yan, there are several wooden boxes.

When Fang Xuanling and the others entered the palace, they actually found these wooden boxes.

After finishing speaking, Wei Yan stood up from the cushion, and walked to the box step by step.

Immediately afterwards, he opened the box and took out the model rails one by one.

Of course, in order to speed up, he then called the servants on both sides to help.

Soon, under everyone's gaze.

Wei Yan laid an oval-shaped railway track similar to a runway.

The total length of the rails should be more than ten meters long.

The width of the rails is about the length of a person's little finger.

When Wei Yan assembled the rails, everyone looked at this strange thing.

What is the use of this thing?
Wei Yan explained: "When the road is repaired, I will add this kind of rail track on top of the road."

"What is the use?"

Li Er asked.

Wei Yan then took out a small all-metal steam locomotive. The color and structure made men's hearts flutter just by looking at it. At this moment, women could only take second place in the queue.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yan poured water into the steam locomotive, then took out a fire pocket, and blew the fire up.

Everyone watched Wei Yan's every move.

It seemed that Wei Yan had lit something.

Next, is to wait quietly.

Because steam heating takes a while.

During this period, everyone was even more confused.

Until the steam finally came up.

Only then did Wei Yan open the start valve.

Then...

Everyone saw a very hellish scene.

I saw the metal car on the track and started running along the track.

If at the beginning, they could still say that maybe they were pushed by Wei Yan, then after that, they ran for more than a foot and didn't intend to stop, and everyone began to feel that it was not easy.

heart said.

What the hell!

When they started talking again, Wei Yan's small steam locomotive had already completed two and a half laps, and was about to enter its fourth lap.

"This……"

"What is this?"

"Why does it move by itself?"

"Look!"

"It moves by itself!"

Even Fang Xuanling couldn't help pointing and pointing impolitely.

Changsun Wuji was also very surprised.

The prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty couldn't help whispering at this moment. If they were to switch to the Song Dynasty, they would have to be slapped in the face by the hat wings on the left and right sides of their heads.

At this moment, everyone's bodies could not help but lean forward.

Of course, there are also some who lean back.

It must have been a steam locomotive passing them.

Li Er's palm pressed firmly on Pingji.

This thing is too amazing!
"Wei Yan, what's going on?"

Wei Yan grabbed the back of the head of the steam locomotive passing in front of him, as if pinching the back of its fateful neck, and then opened the valve to the maximum again, fourth gear, and moved forward at full speed.

Then everyone saw that the steam locomotive was obviously twice as fast as before.

The clanging sound also became clearer.

"This is called a steam locomotive. It can replace manpower and horsepower to transport people and goods. And as long as there is enough fuel, it can run continuously for twelve hours, from morning to night."

Wei Yan stopped the steam locomotive again, and then hung a few carriages behind it.

And said: "At the back of this car, hang the carriages carrying people and goods, and you can transport hundreds of thousands of people, and tens of thousands of grains in one trip."

Wei Yan paused, and then continued: "If it is used for war, it can not only be used to quickly deliver soldiers, but also provide support for the army's logistics, and it can save millions of people."

"And if you use it to live, even the people living in Tongguan can easily go back and forth between Chang'an Tongguan and Tongguan within a day, and even go to the East and West Market to buy what you want to be happy. happy to go home.”

"..."

At this moment, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were almost out of breath.

This is simply an artifact.

"It's as amazing as you said!"

Li Er immediately clapped the case and said.

It's not that he doesn't believe it.The facts are already in front of us.

But this model is a model after all.He wanted Wei Yan to tell him that this was not a dream!
Fang Xuanling also said: "If this is really possible, then the hundreds of thousands of corvees mentioned before are nothing. This is God's blessing for me, the Tang Dynasty!"

Changsun Wuji said in his heart, why did you rob me of my words.

He quickly said: "Your Majesty, if it can be done as Wei Yan said, then I think this can be done."

Then the people below said one after another: "I also think that this can be done."

"Wei Yan! Can you really do it?"

Li Er was also so happy that he couldn't find North and South.

That ugly face.

Wei Yan wanted to hit him when he saw it.

Wei Yan: "I always do what I say. Once again, I broke my promise."

"Okay! Then I will allow you."

Hearing Wei Yan say this, Li Er felt relieved.

"You can do whatever you want, all of you must obey Wei Yan's arrangement."

But not happy for long.

Fang Xuanling then said again: "But this railway...would it require too much iron?"

Take Wei Yan's model as an example. The total amount of iron is estimated to be enough for at least seven or eight Tang Hengdao.

And if it is to make a real thing, even if all the iron in Datang is filled in, it may not be enough.

"May I take the liberty to ask, how much iron is needed for this rail?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Yan and asked.

Everyone immediately calmed down.

Don't look at it, it seems that not much iron is consumed here.

But from Chang'an to Tongguan, it's more than 200 to [-] miles.

How much iron do you need?

Wei Yan quickly said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will solve it for you, and you don't need to spend a copper coin or a manpower from Datang."

After listening to Wei Yan's words, everyone felt a little relieved.

But think about it carefully, this is wrong.

Could it be that Wei Yan could still refine so much iron?

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