Su Ming is a grocery store owner. He opened a Su's grocery store here in Chengdu, selling a variety of groceries.
Most of the groceries sold in Su Ming Grocery Store are purchased from other places.
On this day, it was time to purchase goods again. Su Ming decided to take the train to Chang'an to purchase goods.
Now everyone in Sichuan knows about trains, and they all want to experience this train and see what it feels like to enter Sichuan for the first time by train. Therefore, it is difficult to buy train tickets now. Everyone is really excited and want to try it.
This train.
Su Ming also asked the clerk in his store to buy the train tickets early.
On the day of the train ride, Su Ming got up very early and started getting ready at around five o'clock in the morning.
This is a habit that I have always had when buying goods.
In the past, when going out of Sichuan to purchase goods, it would take several days to prepare in advance. Only when everything was fully prepared could one dare to take the Shu road.
Su Ming often hires a lot of strong men every time he purchases goods, and these strong men are here specifically to help pick the goods.
The road to Shu is very difficult to walk. It is almost impossible for vehicles and horses to pass. Even if you use mules and horses to carry things, you have to be extremely careful. When it rains and becomes slippery, I don’t know how many mules, horses and people died in the mountain stream.
In the canyon.
Therefore, when walking on the Shu Road, the shoes must be new and have special non-slip grooves on the bottom. If you are bringing mules and horses, the horses' hooves must be newly nailed. Check them carefully. If the horses are old and have a gentle temper, they will be too gentle.
Wild, too young horses can easily get into trouble.
But even so, every time it goes out of Sichuan to purchase goods, it is a very difficult trip, full of huge risks, and the round trip takes more than a month.
Because the roads are so difficult and accidents often happen, Su Ming only goes out to Sichuan once a year to stock up, and he specifically chooses to do so in the cool, dry autumn.
In autumn, the weather is cool and it won't be too hot for everyone to walk. You can walk more. At the same time, the weather is relatively dry. There won't be too much moss on the rocks on the Shu Road, so it won't be slippery and it will be much safer.
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If you take the Shu road in spring and summer, it will be too hot, and if the Shu road is too slippery, something could easily happen.
Su Ming, who is in his forties, has been running this grocery store with his father since he was a teenager, using Shu Road to purchase goods. He has seen many people fall to Shu Road and die.
Therefore, there is no need to rush every time, and you have to prepare well in advance. Even the strong men you hire have to give repeated instructions and explain everything clearly.
But even so, Su Ming, who is getting older, is beginning to be afraid of walking on the Shu Road. It takes half a life to walk once, and he is very nervous. When he encounters places such as Qixing Cliff, Eagle Valley, Houchou Stream, etc.
Be frightened and be extremely careful.
Fortunately, the train has finally been built, and it is much more convenient to take the train from Sichuan to Sichuan. I heard from people that it only takes one day to reach Chang'an.
Getting up early, Su Ming took a few guys with him and hired a dozen strong men. Because there was a train, the number of people hired this time was still very small. In the past, Su Ming would hire dozens every time.
A strong man helped pick the goods.
This time, there was no need to bring so many people, but Su Ming was used to it, so he still hired a dozen strong men.
"Woo~"
At eight o'clock in the morning, accompanied by bursts of whistle sound, the train slowly left the train station, and its speed was slowly getting faster and faster.
Sitting on the train, Su Ming looked at the scenery outside the window. This was the first time he traveled so easily.
Sitting on the train, I suddenly realized that the scenery in this Land of Abundance is also quite good. The vast wilderness is covered with golden fields, and it is another harvest season.
Watching, watching, Su Ming fell asleep without realizing it. He got up too early in the morning and had been busy preparing to go out.
"Dongjia, Dongjia~"
He slept until noon, and Su Ming was woken up by his assistant.
"Hey, it's already 12 o'clock all of a sudden."
"Where are we now?"
Su Ming was woken up, looked at his watch, then looked at the scenery outside and asked.
"My boss, we have already passed Guangyuan."
The guy replied quickly.
"What?"
"Just past Guangyuan?"
When Su Ming heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.
I have been traveling along the Shu Road for decades, and I am very familiar with this road.
In the past, it would have taken several days to get to Guangyuan by walking. This was because the road from Chengdu to Guangyuan was quite easy.
But taking the train now, it only takes a few hours, and it takes only a few hours to get a good sleep, and you have already passed Guangyuan?
"Yes, boss, we passed Guangyuan about ten minutes ago."
The guy nodded and replied solemnly.
"This train is really fast. We can reach Guangyuan in just one sleep."
Su Ming couldn't help but sigh.
The guys under my command also brought out the dry food prepared in advance. Everyone ate the dry food and looked at the scenery outside the window. After passing Guangyuan, they began to enter the Qinling Mountains.
In the past, when Su Ming took this road, he would take his men to have a good rest in the inn, and then come back full of energy.
But now, the train is driving directly into the mountains.
"That's the Shu road we took before, right?"
"Isn't that right? I still remember this place is called Wind Valley."
"It's definitely Fenggu. The road is halfway up the mountain, between two mountains, and the wind is very strong. One time, someone was blown away by the wind while walking on this road, and even the body was not found."
Su Ming heard someone on the train looking out the window and chatting non-stop, and quickly looked out.
I saw a high mountain outside, and an ancient road could be seen on the mountainside. This was the former Shu Road. This ancient road was narrow and steep, and was dug out by generations of Sichuan people at a huge cost.
Because it is halfway up a big mountain and between two big mountains, there are always strong winds. In addition, the road is originally narrow, so it is an extremely dangerous section of the Shu Road.
"It's really the Valley of the Wind."
"You had to be careful when crossing this windy valley before, and it also took a day to climb over this mountain."
"Look now, it's just past the tunnel."
Su Ming looked at the Shu Road halfway up the mountain, and then at the road next to the railway. There were many passers-by on the road, either walking, riding horses, carriages, or cars. It was very smooth and flat, and there was no hard work like before.
So much so that everyone was still in the mood to sit down and enjoy the scenery of the canyons and mountains.
The train kept moving forward, and the Sichuanese people on the train looked at the scenery outside with great interest.
High mountains, mountain valleys between the mountains, this road continues, one tunnel after another, one bridge after another, the train is fast in the mountains, the speed is very fast, in the evening, the train
Now that we have left the Qinling Mountains, we can begin to see the scenery of the Hanzhong Plain area.
"Too fast, too fast!"
Su Ming couldn't help but sigh.
Think about the mountains, canyons, mountain streams, etc. that we have walked along this way. In the past, it would have been impossible to turn over in less than ten days. I don’t know how much sweat I had to shed along the way, and my feet had to be walked.
Bleeding blisters come.
But now, I just sit on the train and walk through the most difficult Qinling Mountains in a few hours. I look at the plain area that is gradually opening up outside. This is the Hanzhong area.
In the past, if you arrived in the Hanzhong area, you would have to celebrate it, because it meant that you had completed the Shu Road, and you could then go back to Hanzhong to purchase goods.
But this time, Su Ming didn't plan to stop in Hanzhong. He was going to Chang'an. Chang'an is now the transportation and trade hub of the western region. Commodities from all over the world are gathered here, and the prices are much cheaper than those in Hanzhong.
As night falls, it gradually becomes dark outside, but the train is still running on the track, and the night seems to have no impact on the train at all.
After riding the train for a day, Su Ming fell asleep in the mist of the lake. When he woke up the next day, he was told that he was almost arriving in Chang'an.
"We will arrive in Chang'an soon!"
"It's so fast!"
“It’s great to have railways!”
Su Ming sighed from the bottom of his heart. Only those who have truly walked the Shu Road will understand the hardships of the Shu Road and understand the importance and huge role of this railway.
In just one day, chatting and looking at the scenery on the train, I arrived in Chang'an from Chengdu.
It's very fast and the key is it's very easy.
The journey that used to take a month of hard work can now be reached in one day.
However, this is just the beginning, and the benefits brought by railways are far beyond these.
Here in Chang'an, Su Ming found that all kinds of goods are very cheap, much cheaper than here in Sichuan, and there are many kinds of goods. The goods from all over the world are gathered together, which is dazzling.
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If it were in the past, Su Ming would only buy goods that were not available in Sichuan and were also easier to sell.
But this time, Su Ming decided to make a big purchase. Su Ming bought a lot of all kinds of goods that were not available in Sichuan, or goods that were more expensive in Sichuan.
He has already found out clearly that the goods can be transported to the train station together, and the freight is also quite cheap. It is much cheaper than hiring strong men to transport the goods before. The key is that the speed is also very fast.
Moreover, the boss of the department store here also left a telegraph address. If you need any goods in the future, you can just send a telegram directly. They will send someone directly to arrange the delivery, and the payment can also be transferred directly through the bank, which is very convenient.
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