He didn't lie to those envoys either, Zhao Che is indeed very busy recently, because the research of the Shenji Department has made a new breakthrough.

After five years and countless days and nights of development, Daqin finally manufactured a steam train and realized the factory construction of steel rails.

The railway route proposed by Zhao Che and Ying Zheng before, that is, the railway from Yunmeng to Luoyang, has been nearly half completed.

Although it took five years to complete half of it, the most time-consuming part in these five years was opening the road. After all, although there are no large mountains and rivers blocking this route, there are still many small hills.

Moreover, in Daqin at that time, the most difficult thing was still the lack of raw materials. Although the forging steel method had been mastered, it could not be mass-produced in factories, and could only be forged by Daqin blacksmiths with hammers. Said it was a big hassle.

But fortunately, now Zhao Che has used water power and steam power to build a semi-automatic factory building, which has greatly improved the efficiency of Daqin's manufacturing of steel rails. It can be done.

According to Zhao Che's prediction, the first railway in Daqin can be completed by the end of this year at the latest.

This railway is of great strategic significance to Daqin, which means the connection and connection between the north and the south of Daqin.

With this railway, food and materials from the south can be continuously transported from there, and it will also have a great effect on the stability of the south.

The current national cohesion of Daqin is already very high, but the south is, after all, the former land of Chu State and the place occupied by Baiyue before.

Moreover, Daqin's political center is far away from the south, so Daqin's control over this side is not strong enough.

Now that the south is developing day by day, Daqin's control over here must be raised to a higher level. With the railway, this matter will no longer be a problem.

As long as something happens in the south, Daqin can transport a large number of soldiers and supplies by rail at any time to pacify it.

Moreover, the transportation between the north and the south has been facilitated, which is also conducive to the unification of the cultures of the north and the south.

At this time, Zhao Che was at the Shenji Division's testing site. After five years of development, the original royal garden had been completely banned by the Shenji Division, and the huge royal garden had completely become the Shenji Division's testing site.

Regarding this matter, in fact, there are still many ministers in the court who oppose it, because the royal garden is of great significance to Daqin.

The royal garden covers a huge area, and the land is fertile. It has never been cultivated. The land here can be said to be the most fertile land in Xianyang, and even in the whole of Daqin.

When Daqin was in the most difficult time, there was never a single tree missing in this huge royal garden. Can Zhao Che burn down such a big royal garden and use it as a building site?

Not to mention those courtiers, even Ying Zheng felt distressed.

However, in the face of Zhao Che's tough attitude, coupled with the importance of the Shenji Department, in the end the royal garden was completely transformed into a testing ground.

At this time, a railway has been built in the test site, with a total length of tens of thousands of meters, connecting the entire Shenji Department together.

Zhao Che and the people at Shenji's office were right next to the railway, and there was a black and red locomotive on the railway, with a black bird pattern engraved on it.

This is the steam locomotive that has been built with countless manpower and material resources. Today, the locomotive will undergo its final test on this experimental track.

"What are the results of various data tests?"

"Young Master Qi, everything is normal, now we will see the effect of running directly."

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"Woooo!"

A whistle sounded, and Daqin's first train, the Fuqiang, slowly spewed out a puff of white smoke, and then started to move.

"Bang Dang! Bang Dang! Bang Dang!"

The wheels of the Fuqiang were turning faster and faster. Zhao Che and others were sitting on the train at this moment, feeling the speed of the steam train.

"Still slower!"

Zhao Che glanced out the window and recorded various data in the notebook in his hand.

"Young master, this speed is already very fast!"

"That's right, it's much faster than a carriage, and it's very stable!"

"As long as the journey can be completed smoothly, the Fuqiang can be officially put into operation. It will be much more convenient for us to travel in the future!"

……

Gongshuchou and the others looked at each other and said with a smile.

"I haven't tested the operating ability of the Fuqiang under extreme conditions. After all, the train will become the main means of transportation in Daqin for a long time in the future, and there are too many passengers on a train. If something happens A little problem may cost a lot of lives, so we have to make sure nothing goes wrong."

As Zhao Che said, he saw the next test item on the notebook, so he stopped urgently!
"Get ready for the emergency brake test!"

Following Zhao Che's order, Gongshuchou and others immediately came to the front of the emergency brake switch after receiving the order.

"Get ready, brake!"

Following Zhao Che's order, Gongshuchou immediately pulled down the emergency brake wrench.

"Fuck!"

A piercing sound sounded, and the train that was running at high speed slowed down instantly due to emergency braking, and then the whole body of the train began to shake violently.

However, everyone in the car was working hard to stabilize their figures, without a trace of panic on their faces.

Finally, the shaking train began to slow down, and finally stopped firmly on the rails.

Zhao Che casually ticked off the notebook.

It can only be said that emergency braking still has flaws. After all, with Daqin's technical conditions, it is impossible to produce top-level braking technology.

However, the speed of this steam train is not fast enough. Under the current conditions, it is still sufficient.

"Get out of the car!"

Zhao Che waved his hand and led everyone out of the car. The triggering of the emergency brake would cause great damage to the train. Therefore, after the emergency brake was applied, maintenance and repairs were required before it could run again.

However, the basic test has been passed, and the next step is to test the form of complex terrain, and then the test run can be carried out directly.

"Master, the envoys are leaving today!"

As soon as Zhao Che got out of the car, he met Yuhuatian who rushed over.

"understood."

Zhao Che nodded, handed over the notebook to Gong Shuchou, let him take care of the rest, and then left with Yuhuatian.

"How are the envoys from those companies these days?"

On the way, Zhao Che asked about what happened when he was not around these days.

"My lord, the envoys from Dawan Kucha and Loulan are guessing and probing each other. As for the envoys from other small countries, there is nothing unusual."

"That's right, you go and call Sal over, you can almost collect the net."

"Follow your orders!"

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