"Daming Long-distance Bus Company will officially start operations on the sixth day of June in the 26th year of Hongzhi. At that time, you only need to spend a small amount of money to experience the speed and convenience of the car."
"The first operating line is from Beijing to Tianjin. Customers need to go to the bus terminal to buy a bus ticket and ride on the bus. The bus can also carry gifts or goods not exceeding 30 kilograms."
As a new day begins, in the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area, newsboys start shouting at the top of their lungs.
Today's news headline is that Daming Long-distance Bus Company will soon be officially operational. According to reports, you only need to spend the price of a ticket to experience a car that requires thousands of taels of silver to afford.
As soon as the news came out, young and old men in the entire Beijing and Tianjin areas began to talk about it.
"What does this Daming Long-Distance Bus Company do? Why can't I understand it?"
"This is actually similar to the Chemxing. From Tianjin to Beijing, you can take a train or take a carriage from the Chemxing. Now it's just that there is another car, and you can also travel by car.
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"I see. In this case, wouldn't there be another choice that would make it more convenient?"
"That's not true~"
"This car is very fast. I haven't seen those young men driving their cars up and down the main road every day. They are very fast."
"I heard that this car costs several thousand taels of silver."
"No, it costs more than 6,000 taels for a car and several houses. Most people really can't afford it."
"I heard from people that this car is very comfortable to sit in. It doesn't feel cold even in the middle of winter."
"I've also heard about this car. It's very fast. It only takes two hours to travel between Beijing and Tianjin. It feels like flying when you walk in on the road."
"It's a pity that we ordinary people can't afford a car, and they don't even know what a car is like. Compared with the official's sedan, which one is more comfortable? In the past, the official's sedan could only cost a few dollars.
It’s more than 6,000 taels of silver. I’m afraid this car is made of gold.”
"Now you can sit down and try it out. You can buy a ticket and experience it."
"Yes, yes, I must try it. I just want to go to Tianjin."
"Together, together, I also want to go to Tianjin. I plan to sell some stocks and buy two houses in Dongcheng District."
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It was not the sixth day of June yet at Xincheng Long-distance Bus Terminal in the South District of Beijing, but as the news was reported by the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, a large number of people soon came to the passenger terminal and asked in detail about taking long-distance buses.
Here are some things about cars.
"How much does this ticket to Tianjin cost?"
"It costs 500 yuan per person. Children under one meter tall can ride for free, but there is no separate seat. They must sit together with an adult."
"500 yuan per person is too expensive. Why don't you go grab the money?"
"There is no way. A car costs several thousand taels of silver. 500 taels of silver is already very cheap."
"It's too expensive. It's too expensive. I can't afford it. It's less than 100 yuan to take a carriage to Tianjin. It's only 200 yuan to take a train. It's really shameful that you're going to take a car for 500 yuan."
Already."
"Our fare is a bit expensive, but our speed is very fast. It only takes 2 hours from Beijing to Tianjin."
"If you take a carriage, it will take you a day to get there."
"It's still too expensive, too expensive, and I can't afford it."
"What time does this bus leave? How many times a day does it leave?"
"Our buses leave every half an hour, from eight o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the afternoon."
"The fare of 500 yuan is indeed a bit expensive, but it is reasonable to take a bus. Give me three tickets to go to Tianjin at 60 o'clock in early June."
"Okay~"
"Are your cars the same as those in the capital now?"
"Of course there are some differences. Our cars are buses specially used to carry passengers. They are longer and larger, but they are all produced by the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory. They are essentially the same. There is nothing wrong with them.
the difference."
"Where will we take the bus then?"
“Getting on and off is at the passenger terminal. You need to arrive here ten minutes in advance and wait for the bus after going through security inspection.”
"Is this car really not cold when you sit in it?"
"It shouldn't be cold, but it might be a little hot. After all, it's summer now."
",,,,,,,"
As more and more people come to the bus terminal to inquire about relevant information, the bus terminal has become more lively than the train station.
In fact, cars have now become the most discussed topic among young and old men in economic regions.
With a selling price of more than 6,000 taels of silver, several houses are on the market.
In addition, the speed of the car and the fact that it does not require horses to pull it made the car quickly become popular in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
Whenever a car runs fast on the road, it will definitely attract countless eyes, and every time a car is parked on the roadside, it will inevitably attract countless people to watch.
Now Daming Long-distance Bus Company has launched such a service. You can experience the taste of taking a bus for a few hundred yuan. This makes the old and young men in the capital itchy in their hearts. They can't wait to experience this car as soon as possible.
taste.
There is no way, the price of cars is too expensive, and the current production is very small, there are too few people who can afford cars. Even if some are rich, they can't buy cars now, and they can only be envious and jealous.
Now that you can experience the car in advance, you will naturally not miss this opportunity.
In less than an hour, all the tickets for several consecutive days were sold out, so that people who did not buy tickets later were extremely dissatisfied.
On the sixth day of June, the bus station was even more crowded, and the square outside was crowded with people who came to watch the excitement.
Many people bought tickets for the afternoon and were already eager to come in the morning.
There are too many idle young and old men in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
"Dang~dang~"
"The ticket checking has started, the ticket checking has started~"
"Passengers who have purchased tickets for the eight-o'clock trip to Tianjin quickly come to the station entrance and prepare to enter the station and wait for the train."
Soon, as the time was approaching eight o'clock, the staff at the passenger terminal also started shouting with tin speakers, reminding passengers to enter the station in time to wait for the bus.
"I~"
"Let's go, let's go, we're entering the station, we're entering the station~"
"Get ready to take the car, get ready to take the car~"
As soon as he finished speaking, those passengers who had purchased bus tickets suddenly became excited, and some even raised their tickets high.
After everyone took a closer look, they suddenly discovered that most of the people buying tickets were actually young men who had had enough to eat and had nothing to do. These young men were all dressed in extraordinary clothes, holding fans and other things in their hands, and they also had servants.
Groups of three to five gathered together.
Obviously they all planned to experience this car.
Not every young man can afford a car. Only the really rich young men can afford a car that costs more than 6,000 taels of silver. The average young man has a car worth hundreds or thousands of taels of silver.
Pocket money is already very good, but it is still far from enough to buy a car.
But the young master is a person who cares about face, and he is also the one who likes to follow the trend the most.
It is naturally unacceptable to see that other people have their own cars and drive them noisily, but I have never even ridden in a car.
It is said that as soon as the automobile was introduced, the business of goulanwashi and brothels in the Beijing-Tianjin area deteriorated because the main consumers started to save money to buy cars.
There is no way, cars are too expensive. These young men have dozens or hundreds of taels of pocket money, but it is not easy to spend thousands of taels of silver at home to buy a car.
It is said that there are some second-generation ancestors in the Beijing-Tianjin area who seek death and threaten their old men to buy cars, thus causing a lot of jokes.
Now that you can experience a car for 500 Wen, these young men with nothing to do are naturally very happy.
Soon, the young men entered the bus station one by one under the envious eyes of everyone, and boarded the buses that had been waiting for them.
As soon as the bus is full, it will leave immediately as soon as the time comes.
Within a few minutes, under the gaze of thousands of people outside, a bus loaded with dozens of people drove out. When the bus came out, the young men in the bus couldn't help but wave to the crowd on the roadside.
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"This car is really big!"
"Isn't that right? Otherwise, how could we lead dozens of people at once?"
"If you want to sell this car, how much would it cost?"
"I think it must cost tens of thousands of taels anyway. It's much bigger than those small cars. I think small cars are only that big and can only seat a few people. This car is big and can seat dozens of people.
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"I think so. It should cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Amid everyone's discussion, the bus gradually disappeared into the street dragging black smoke.