"It only took more than an hour for the slave family to return to Zhenjiang from Jinling City. This speed is unbelievable!"
"Standing on a high-speed train, opening your hands towards the sky, as if flying above the clouds, that feeling is intoxicating!"
"With the train, it will definitely be more convenient to travel in the future. At least when you go from Zhenjiang to the capital, you don't have to take a slow carriage or take a boat. You can just take the train, which is fast and convenient!"
"It's unimaginable. Even now, I can't believe that there is such a surprising thing in this world. Going to and from the capital in the future and returning home in the morning is not a dream!"
The trains on the Jingzhen Line are open to traffic. They have a cruising speed of up to 30 kilometers per hour and can run continuously for more than two hours. They can run from Jinling City to Zhenjiang in one go.
This can be said to shock everyone!
All the passengers who had participated in the opening of the train expressed their greatest admiration. Although others had not yet ridden the train, they were all impressed by the performance of the train.
The Chaoyang News Department of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, which had been prepared for a long time, even reported all aspects of the opening ceremony of the Jingzhen Line. The report on the opening ceremony of the Jingzhen Line was on the second page, and this was almost on the second page. It is the highest level page that other people or things can obtain except the great and wise Holy Emperor.
Because the first edition of Tang Dynasty is almost a special issue for Li Xuan, who is unstoppable. Even if the empire is about to perish, this first edition must be used to praise Li Xuan!
Other major current events are usually placed on the second page, and when there are no major events, the second page will still be used to praise Li Xuan just like the first page.
For example, it was reported that Li Xuan met and cordially expressed condolences to the members of the palace dance troupe!
The opening of the Jingzhen Line to traffic was on the second edition. This shocked people even more than the opening of the Jingzhen Line itself!
Because everyone knows that the Tang Dynasty Newspaper is not an ordinary newspaper, but an official propaganda window. Every article on it, even advertisements, can show the official attitude. At least, some of them are not in line with the imperial official. No matter how much money you pay for value-oriented products or companies, there is no way to advertise them in the morning newspaper.
The second version of the Beijing-Zhen line opened to trains, which declared that the official attitude towards trains was very high, at least on par with things like the Northeast Campaign and the Tatars' westward flight.
In the Battle of Hetao, after the Ninth Army finally forced the Tatars to retreat westward through a sustained war of attrition, the Tang Dynasty Daily also reported the Tatars' embarrassed escape on the second page, and then celebrated the victory of the Tang Dynasty King's Army in the Hetao. The region achieved a strategic victory.
When the Northeast Campaign was launched, it was also reported on the second page.
The opening of the Beijing-Zhenzhen Railway this time was also reported on the second page, expressing the official's high affirmation of the railway and its supportive attitude.
This public statement is to let people know that the empire is officially preparing to promote railways on a large scale, and all yamen must do a good job in related work and work hard for the empire's upcoming railway construction.
For a time, the two words railway and train became the most popular words in the Tang Empire. Even the news that the Northeast Campaign had achieved a staged victory and the army had completely annihilated the main cavalry of the Chahar Department was not available. It can shake the status of railways and trains in public opinion.
If there was a hot search ranking these days, then in the last month of Xuanping's 18th year, trains were definitely number one in the hot search rankings, and railways were second. They were basically a concern.
Most people who follow news and current affairs have said or heard of these two terms.
What follows are several other key words related to trains and railways as well as words related to people's livelihood. For example, the third phase of the Hongze Lake embankment project has entered an intense construction period. As for the Northeast Campaign,
News such as the demise of the Chahar tribe can only be ranked out of the top ten at most.
It has to be said that as the empire's strength increases and there are more and more external military victories, the people's attention to military victories becomes less and less.
There is no other way. If you win the battle every day, people's livelihood will also become fatigued.
If one day the military loses a battle, it may completely arouse public opinion.
In the minds of today's people, the empire spends so much money to raise its army every year. If it wins the war, it is what it should be. It is not news. It is news if it loses the war.
Just when there was a great discussion about railways across the country, as the main competitor in the railway industry, the shipping industry was also turbulent at this time, but this turmoil was not made public.
In the Shanghai headquarters of the Yangtze River Shipping Company, more than a dozen senior managers of the Yangtze River Shipping Company sat together. Except for a few of them who were officials from the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises appointed by the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, most of the others were professional managers.
Whether these people are professional managers or officials from the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, they all have their hair tied up and wear square scarves. They wear light-colored tops with black straight pants and a black woolen coat. This kind of dress is
It is the standard dress for professionals in the industrial and commercial circles of the Tang Dynasty today.
When outdoors, they often wear a long cloak or a long woolen coat that imitates a military coat.
Although in formal ceremonial occasions or other important occasions, traditional Hanfu is still the only choice, but when it comes to daily work, people don’t wear it like this. Ordinary working people still wear traditional short robes.
The middle- and upper-class business people wear professional attire with a strong imperial military uniform style.
These senior managers of the Yangtze River Shipping Company were sitting together, naturally not to brag and chat. In fact, they were discussing the strategic development for next year.
As for the strategic development of the Yangtze River Shipping Company in the next year, there is only one key word, and that is: steamship!
"At present, we have placed orders for more than 100 sets of ship-borne steam engines with Zhaoqing Machinery Company and Tianjin AIA Company. All orders have already been delivered with deposits. According to our calculations and the delivery schedule given by them, we
The orders are enough to squeeze out the entire commercial shipboard steam engine production of these two companies next year and even the year after!"
"Yes, according to our understanding, the shipboard steam engine production lines of these two companies are still being modified and are not expected to be officially put into production until February next year. At the same time, according to the news we have received, the Navy has also asked these two companies
We have placed an order, and according to the principle of priority for national defense orders, they need to complete the Navy's order first, and then the remaining production capacity can be used to produce commercial shipboard steam engines and supply them to the outside world. Our order is enough to guarantee them the next two years or even more.
Long-term surplus production!”
"According to the plan, Zhaoqing Machinery Company will deliver the first set of ship-based steam engines to us in March next year, and will continue to deliver at least two sets of steam engines every month.
"The same is true for Tianjin AIA Company. They will also deliver the first set of carrier-based steam engines to us in March!"
"The ships expected to be used for modification have been prepared in advance, and other related parts, such as paddle wheels, have also been arranged. They will be produced as soon as possible and sent to the shipyard for modification!"
"By April, the steamships of our Yangtze River Shipping Company will be officially put into commercial use and operate in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River!"
"This time, our Yangtze River Shipping Company will be ahead of all competitors!"
When a group of managers talked about their plans, they seemed to have seen the wonderful scene of their company's steamship being put on the market next year and defeating all its competitors.
There are even thoughts about whether, in addition to refitting ordinary inland river ships, the company's top coastal passenger ships should also be refitted. For example, if a top passenger ship like the Yuegong can be equipped with a steam engine, the sensation it will cause will be greater than Ordinary passenger ships are larger.
However, similar to the top-class passenger ship Yuegong, it is not only the flag of the Yangtze River Shipping Company in the field of passenger ships, but more importantly, it also provides extremely important profits for the Yangtze River Shipping Company. Many rich people are dedicated to top-level luxury. If you enjoy traveling on a top-class passenger ship like the Moon Palace, if it is randomly modified, whether the effect will be good or not is another question.
Because the steam engines these days are still very noisy and vibrate a lot. In addition, the smoke they emit is very annoying. Without finding a reasonable solution, they rashly put the steam engine on a top-notch passenger ship like the Moon Palace. On the other hand, it is easy to damage the reputation of Yangtze River Shipping Company in the field of high-end passenger transportation.
In this day and age, business reputation is very important. It took the Yangtze River Shipping Company more than ten years to establish its reputation in people's minds. If the powerful and powerful want to travel by ship, then the top-class passenger ships of the Yangtze River Shipping Company are the first choice. Word of mouth.
It is difficult to accumulate such a reputation, but it is very easy to destroy it!
So although someone suggested this, I still decided to wait and test it with ordinary ships first. After accumulating experience in use, I will then find out the problems and solve them. Finally, I will come up with a mature solution and move it directly to the Moon Palace. On this top-notch passenger ship, we will continue to create the most top-notch and most luxurious ride experience.
The experience of riding a top-class passenger ship must not be sacrificed for some convenience in navigation.
Just when the Yangtze River Shipping Company thought it could monopolize the production of commercial shipboard steam engines in the next two years, leaving all its competitors behind and leading the way.
In Feng's No. 1 Shipyard, a subsidiary of Feng's Shipping Company, in a closed dock, many workers are working intensively. Although the ship on the slipway has not yet been completed, you can still roughly see the outline of the ship. The shape is gone.
This is obviously a passenger ship of about three hundred tons. However, this ship does not have the sails used on many contemporary ships. There are two huge paddle wheels on both sides!
Shockingly, this is a steam liner!
And it is a steam passenger ship without sails and driven by pure steam power!