Since the cement steamer was built, Irving has actually received two reports of storytelling of cement steamer wrecks.

It happened together near the dock outside Junhui City. A cement ship collided when it was about to dock and then sank.

Another incident occurred on the inland waterway from Dongsheng Fortress to Dawn City. Two cement ships collided and wrecked because they were too close.

Fortunately, the crew on board of the two accidents jumped into the river and swam onto the shore, and no one died.

Unfortunately, the materials carried on the ship can be salvaged as much as possible to make up for the losses, but the rest can only be given up.

As for the sunken cement ship, not to mention that Dawn City does not have the technical conditions to salvage cement ships. The cement ship has such a large weight, so it is difficult to salvage. The cost of salvage may be higher than the cost of the ship itself, which is very unworthy.

On inland rivers or offshore waterways, there are too many uncertainties, so it is normal to have bumps.

However, cement ships are not resistant to collisions, and this defect is destined to be used in emergency and cannot be used on a large scale.

Later, the steel production in Dawn City increased.

Finally there was excess steel. After approval from the City Hall, the dock started construction again. Based on the design drawings left by Irving, the large freight ship began to be manufactured.

At the launch ceremony, Owen stood in front of the city hall officials, dock managers and workers and delivered a speech.

First of all, I affirmed and praised everyone's recent work performance, and then said that the launch of the first freight rail ship was just the beginning.

In the future, not only the docks here, but also the docks in other places will be built and put into production one after another, and more large iron ships will be created. Iron ships will gradually replace cement steam ships and become the mainstream.

The cement steamer has completed its mission well and it is time to gradually withdraw from the main stage.

Afterwards, under the gaze of everyone, the first large freight ship was slowly pulled out of the dock door and left the dock.

Because of seeing the steel warship, ordinary people are not very interested in this large cargo iron ship, and its appearance does not look handsome as the King warship.

Therefore, this matter did not cause much heated discussion in Dawn City.

After successfully passing the trial voyage, the large iron ship directly joined the Dawn City transport fleet and started its transportation career.

The second major event is that the steel bridge on the Weishui River is successfully completed, and the railway from Dawn City to Noi section can finally be opened to traffic.

Compared with large iron ships, the people are obviously more interested in steel bridges and steam locomotives.

This matter is hotly discussed in Dawn City, after all, these are new things that no one has seen before.

On the day of the railway opening ceremony, a large number of people spontaneously gathered on the east side of the steel bridge without fear of the cold in winter, waiting for the king to appear.

"It's finally completed. The steel bridge across the Weishui River looks so majestic!"

"And there is the big iron car on the rails. Look, there are so many cars connected behind it, can it run?"

"Look, our king is here!"

When they learned that Owen had appeared, the civilians below stopped discussing the steel bridge and steam locomotives, and turned their attention to the temporary high platform.

Walking to the center of the platform, Owen raised his hand and sent a warm greeting to the people.

"Good morning, my people, I am your king, Irving Eisen Wells."

"Long live His Majesty the King!" the people cheered.

"Although the weather is very cold today, it seems that it can't resist everyone's enthusiasm."

After everyone calmed down, Owen began to give a speech.

"This is just an ordinary railway opening ceremony, and I didn't expect so many people to come. It can be seen that you are very interested in that big guy - the train."

As he said that, Owen raised his hand and signaled to everyone the steam locomotive parked on the railroad tracks next to the platform.

"First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the construction workers involved in the laying of railway tracks, building steel bridges and railway stations. Without your hard work, the Dawn City-Noir section railway would not have been built so quickly."

"The completion of this section of railway is very meaningful. It connects Dawn City, Noo and Mysterious City, greatly facilitating the communication and interaction between the three places and material transportation. But this is far from enough. I hope this railway can extend to the west to Chisha Fortress, connect to Laifeng Harbor to the east, and lead to Dongsheng Fortress to the south."

"We will usher in the era of trains. In the future, you will go to the above places and take a train to arrive quickly, and it will take no more than one day."

As soon as these words came out, the people below began to discuss heatedly.

"Wow! The maximum time is no more than one day, that's great! I'll take the train to Dongsheng Fortress and then come back again in the future. It will only take two days."

"Stupid! The longest time your Majesty said is to go to Chisha Fortress. It is estimated that a few hours will be enough to go to Dongsheng Fortress."

"What?! So fast?!"

Then, Owen raised his hand and pressed it down to calm everyone down.

"I want to announce something to you."

Turning his head and looking to the west, he then introduced the large iron bridge to the public.

"Look at how grand that steel bridge is. In addition to making it convenient for you to access, it will also become a business card for Dawn City. Therefore, I decided to name it the Weishui Bridge."

After all, it is the first steel bridge in the Morning Light Kingdom and even the world. If you want to give it a good name, it will definitely be very famous in the future.

The Weishui Bridge not only allows trains to be opened, but also has spacious access for carriages and pedestrians. It will be much more convenient to go to the other side of the river in the future.

Of course, after the popularization of cars in the future, it can also replace the immediate traffic on the Weishui Bridge.

The maximum load capacity of this bridge is far exceeding the current demand, and is planned in advance for the future.

Next, Irving said some things to promote the friendship between humans and sub-human races. I hope everyone can let go of their past grudges, take the train to Noir or Mystery City to have a personal experience.

There was also a key awarding ceremony before the train left. The first steam locomotive driver walked up to the platform excitedly, and took a key from Owen with a trembling hands.

The start of a steam locomotive does not require a key. This is actually the door key of the locomotive driver's room and must be handed over to the train driver for safekeeping.

Holding the key with both hands as precious, the train driver promised Owen: "Please rest assured, your majesty, I will complete the transportation task of every railway train successfully!"

"Yeah." Owen nodded, "I believe in you, do it well."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Finally, the train was tested, adding water and coal to the steam locomotive. When the water in the boiler boiled completely, the train on the tracks slowly moved with a long whistle.

"It's moving! The train is moving!"

"I really started running!"

Seeing the train running, the people watching around were sighing.
Chapter completed!