Datang: Time travel in two months, wait online, hurry up!

Everyone did not expect that it only takes one day and one night for the train to travel from Yangzhou to Chang'an City!

You must know that it is Chang'an City thousands of miles away, and it can be reached in one day and one night, which makes everyone extremely shocked and unbelievable!

This long distance means that many people in Yangzhou and Suzhou have never been to Chang'an City in their lifetime.

After all, it takes a month to go there, and another month to come back. There are only twelve months in a year, and one-sixth of the time is spent on the road, which is not worth it.

How much work do you have to do in two months.

However, if it only takes one day and one night, then everyone can go and see the glory of Chang'an in the Great Tang Empire!

Thinking of this, everyone became extremely excited and excited.

And when those businessmen heard that it only takes one day and one night to take the train from Yangzhou to Chang'an City, their inner shock was much stronger than that of ordinary people!

Because before Li Ke came to Yangzhou, they all had to go to Chang'an City to buy goods!

At that time, the official roads were not built into concrete roads, and it took at least two months on the road to go back and forth each time.

Therefore, they know better than ordinary people how far there is between Yangzhou and Chang'an.

It is also because of this that they were so shocked when they heard that it only takes one day and one night to travel from Yangzhou to Chang'an City by train.

Because it's just incredible!

If this speed is really achieved, then Datang's business dealings will be countless times more convenient in the future!

Just imagine, a batch of treasures were brought back from overseas today, and they were going to be transported to Chang'an City for sale.

After all, Chang'an City is the capital of the country, and there are rich and powerful people there, and it is also the main market for valuables.

If it was before, they would need to arrange a mule cart, and then spend more than ten days on the road to reach Chang'an City to start selling these valuables brought back from overseas.

After the sale, it will take another half a month before returning to Yangzhou City.

Stock up from Shanghai City and go to sea again.

It took more than a month in the middle, and the whole month was spent on the road.

However, if there is a direct train from Yangzhou to Chang'an City, it only takes one day and one night to reach Chang'an City.

After selling the goods, I took the train back and arrived in Yangzhou after a day and a night.

It can be said that even if there is a delay of two or three days in Chang'an City, it will take at most five days to get everything done.

Compared with the previous rounds, this time saved at least a month of time!

One month is enough for them to do a lot of things and make a lot of money!

Thinking of this, the anticipation and excitement in their hearts was more than ten times stronger than that of ordinary people!

Seeing the anticipation in everyone's eyes, Li Ke also showed a smile on his face.

This is the transition of the means of transportation, leading to a great improvement in transportation efficiency.

Chang'an City is about 1150 kilometers away from Yangzhou City, and even if the speed of the Datang train is not fast, it only needs to reach 50 kilometers per hour to arrive in 23 hours.

23 hours, isn't it the time of a day and a night?

After all, the train does not need to rest, it only needs to add coal and boil water to keep running, day and night.

And building a railway from Yangzhou to Chang'an should not be a problem in this era.

After all, he is building a railway with a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, not a railway with a speed of 3 kilometers per hour, so the requirements for the railway will be much lower.

As for the railway with a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, with the current industrial level and under his guidance, it is not a problem at all to build it.

As for labor, were not the slaves the best labor?

And once the railway is built, he can return to Chang'an City with peace of mind!

At that time, he can not only be his prince or even emperor in Chang'an City, but also continue to promote the development of Shanghai City!

Therefore, this is also one of the main reasons why he wants to build this railway!

PS: The first update!corpse.

Chapter 337 Datang's Economic Center!Take the first step towards a great voyage!

The train has already been installed, and the two trains and the long carriages have been parked on the four rails between the harbor and Jianggang.

Moreover, at this time in Shanghai City, a large number of merchants and common people have gathered here.

Because in today's newspaper, a piece of news about Datang's first officially operating train line and Datang's first officially operating train was published.

According to the news, the train is a vehicle that does not need manpower or animal power at all, and can pull 2 ​​people at the same time!

And also said the purpose of this first train, mainly for trade, fast transportation from seaport to river port and so on.

The former ones are for ordinary people, and the latter ones are for businessmen who are going to do overseas trade in the future.

The common people were very curious when they saw that there are still vehicles in the world that do not need manpower or animal power.

Bicycles and tricycles are amazing enough that they only need human pedaling.

As a result, the train didn't even need manpower, which naturally surprised everyone.

Especially after seeing that two people can be driven together at the same time, I am even more surprised-and shocked.

After a heated discussion, many people came to Shanghai City by boat, which is the original Huating County.

I want to see how amazing the train said in the newspaper is, and whether it is really the same as the newspaper said.

After seeing the newspaper, many businessmen were also shocked by the train mentioned in the newspaper.

But what attracts them more is undoubtedly the latter part, which is mainly used for trade, fast transportation from the seaport to the river port!

Naturally, they would not be at a loss for this passage, because Li Ke had told them about overseas trade before.

And they are also making full preparations during this time, and now the big ships have been delivered, and the captain has also been found.

They are all veterans of the navy, and they have extremely rich experience and experience in the handling of large ships and sea navigation.

Translators who understand overseas languages ​​have also been recruited, and now they are basically ready.

It is only necessary to let the captain and some recruited crew members be more familiar with driving the big ship at sea, and after training the cooperation with each other, they can basically prepare the goods and set off.

At this time, they saw vehicles that were mainly used for trade, and they were naturally very concerned.

So they came to Shanghai one after another.

They are no strangers to Shanghai City, and they know that Li Ke has put a lot of thought into the construction of this new city.

They didn't know why Li Ke built a new city on the ground in the desolate Huating County before.

But now, they have completely understood.

Because Shanghai City is the mouth of the sea, and it will also be the future customs.

Purchase goods directly from Shanghai City, and then transport the goods to the seaport wharf for loading. After paying the export tax, you can leave the port.

When they come back from overseas, they will first stop at the seaport wharf, and the goods will be shipped off, and then the customs will inspect them.

After paying the import duties, the goods can be transported to the Jianggang wharf, and then loaded on the ship from the Jianggang wharf, and transported to the inland via the Yangtze River.

It can be said that Shanghai City will assume the role of a transfer station for overseas trade and inland trade in the future.

This is something that no state capital or city could do before, but only this newly built Shanghai City can do it.

Because, the geographical location of Shanghai City happens to be on the estuary of the Yangtze River!

This is a natural geographical advantage, and it is also a natural transit point for overseas trade and inland trade.

They didn't understand at that time, especially Li Ke spent so much money to recruit 2 people to build a new city.

But now it seems that Li Ke's vision is too long-term, and they are far behind!

As long as this newly built Shanghai city can be operated, it will be able to make a lot of money just by collecting tariffs.

What is the little money for building a city?

After thinking about this, they can naturally realize how much Li Ke attaches importance to this newly built Shanghai city.

So, I'm very interested in what the newspaper said about the fast shipping method between the sea port and the river port.

After all, the products sold are not only produced by the workshop under Li Ke's name, but also many special products of the Tang Dynasty.

For example, ceramics, silk, and various commodities must be purchased from the private sector and then transported to Shanghai.

Then you need to unload the goods at the Jianggang wharf first, and then find a way to send people to transport them to the harbor wharf one by one, regardless of whether it is a tricycle or a bullock cart.

Including after returning, the goods brought back from overseas must be transported to Jianggang Wharf by truck.

As they have been in business for so many years, they know how troublesome it is.

Moreover, when overseas trade is booming, I am afraid that even tricycles and bullock carts for pulling goods will not be found.

From the seaport to the river port, from the river port to the sea port, the transportation between these two points is indeed a big trouble.

His Royal Highness King Qin seemed to know this too, so he prepared a new transportation method, which made them very curious.

After arriving at Jianggang Wharf, there are already a sea of ​​people here, probably thousands of people.

And at the very front, there is a big iron block with a strange shape that everyone has never seen before!

It seems like a long dragon, quietly stopping on these two rails.

The strangely shaped big iron block looks like a dragon's head.

"Is this the train the papers say it is?"

"Isn't this strange? I've never seen this kind of car."

"The body of this train is too long!"

"Is that a carriage? The newspaper said that this train can carry 2 people. If the carriage is not long, how can it hold 2 people?"

"I believe this train is not pulled by animal and human power."

"Why do you say that?"

"Such a heavy iron block, such a long iron carriage, and there are two people on it, maybe even hundreds of cows can't pull it?"

"makes sense"

After seeing this extremely unique train, many people started talking and discussing with each other.

But no matter how everyone discussed it, they all came to a conclusion.

That is, the train is indeed not pulled by animal power. Otherwise, how many cows would it take to pull such a heavy train?

When the businessmen saw the long carriages, they couldn't help but their eyes lit up.

Because these carriages seem to them very suitable for loading!

If there are a lot of goods, one person can directly contract one carriage, and they can be transported in one trip!

If it can be shipped back in one trip, it will be much more convenient for the transportation of goods from the seaport to the river port, or from the river port to the seaport!

Soldiers stood on both sides of the train tracks, keeping merchants and common people out.

Li Ke was also standing in the middle, holding a big iron horn, and then glanced at the crowd around him.

"Everyone be quiet!"

Li Ke yelled first to silence the scene.

"Quiet!"

The soldiers standing on both sides also shouted loudly.

Soon, the scene was completely quiet.

"Everyone, this is a train, a vehicle that can move fast without being pulled by animal power!"

"In the future, many train tracks will be built in Shanghai, and many trains will run in the city."

"In the back, there is not only Shanghai City, but also a direct train from Yangzhou to Chang'an City. You don't need to worry about anything while sitting on the train, and you will arrive in Chang'an City after a day and a night!"

Li Ke smiled slightly and loudly introduced the train to everyone.

The reason why he personally introduced the train in front of so many people is also to let the common people accept the existence of the train as a new thing as soon as possible.

There will definitely be major repairs to the train tracks in the future, and sometimes route planning can take up everyone's land.

Let everyone have a deeper understanding of trains now, and let everyone know the magic of trains, which will naturally make everyone accept trains earlier and faster.