The official cement road from Tongzhou to Beijing was newly built and put into use soon.
All travelers are looking forward to this.
You should know that originally, although the journey from Tongzhou to the capital was only about forty miles, it actually took a day for most means of transportation.
When ancient people came and went, it was impossible to walk empty-handed. Luggage was unavoidable. There was a difference between more and less.
After walking for half a day, about twenty or thirty miles, you need to rest.
The speed of a carriage is about the same as that of a person walking. An empty carriage is better. The heavier the load, the more frequent rests are needed to avoid tiring the horse.
Therefore, on the ancient road, there was a post station every thirty miles, which provided travelers with a place to rest.
It is about forty miles from Tongzhou to the capital. If you are not in a hurry, you will rest in the middle. That is to say, you will eat and rest for about twenty miles, and then continue your journey in the afternoon. It is estimated that you will arrive in the capital in the evening.
Just one day.
In addition, even if people drive directly in a carriage, it is actually impossible to go fast.
In addition to the reason to protect the horses, there is another important reason, which is that ancient carriages did not have any shock absorption measures. The carriages were probably made of wooden wheels or wooden wheels covered with iron sheets, and they were all on dirt roads. Even if they were
The official road must also be uneven, or there may be potholes.
Under such conditions, when riding in a carriage, unless you have a lot of fat on your buttocks and have a built-in shock-absorbing function, you will have to sit for a while and then take a break.
For various reasons, the land route from Tongzhou to the capital is basically defined as a one-day journey.
It is also for this reason that if ancient people traveled far and there was a waterway to take a boat, they would definitely take the waterway. They could bring more things with them, and they would suffer less from bumps and bumps.
Of course, if there is an emergency, it will definitely not take more than a day. The fastest, for example, riding alone can reach the capital from Tongzhou in less than half an hour, regardless of horsepower.
Generally speaking, the quality of roads was a very critical factor in ancient traffic speed.
The new official road built with cement road is not fundamentally different from the original mud official road. You can tell at a glance that it is the same road.
Moreover, roads built with cement are not only smooth, but they will not be muddy or bumpy even if there is water. In other words, whether it rains or the snow melts, there will be no mud roads.
kind of pain.
Based on their understanding of this cement road, many people expect that the road from Tongzhou to Beijing will be shortened to half a day.
Get up earlier in the morning and hit the road earlier. Under normal circumstances, you might be able to have lunch in the capital at noon. Naturally, everyone is very happy to be able to reach the capital so quickly.
Of course, there are also those who are unhappy, and that is the people who originally provided a stop during the journey. But after all, these people are only a small group of people, and they cannot stop the majority of people from looking forward to the cement road.
On the day when the cement road was announced to be open, many people who had no idea originally had the idea to walk this road. People from the capital went to Tongzhou to see the excitement of Tongzhou Bay; or people from Tongzhou,
Go shopping in the capital or something.
The ultimate goal is actually to experience the feeling of this new official way. Otherwise, these days, and it is foreseeable that in the next few days, what relatives, friends, and people around will be talking about must be this new official way.
I don't know anything, so I seem a bit ignorant.
On the capital side, soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division blocked the way, and on the Tongzhou side, Tongzhou local government officials blocked the way. Once the time to open the road came, all the carriages and other vehicles that had been waiting for them, including those on foot, rushed onto the flat ground.
Along the cement road, everyone was talking and laughing, commenting on the feeling of walking on this road.
"Don't tell me, this place is really flat. Look, the carriage is much more stable!"
"No, this time I want to say that I was reading in the car all the way, and when I saw Tongzhou, no one dares to say that I am faking it, right?"
"Look at the speed. I think it's going to work. We'll definitely be able to reach Tongzhou at noon!"
"Don't talk about the good weather now. Even if it rains, it won't be a problem to finish the walk in half a day!"
"..."
After feeling the same, almost everyone naturally began to talk about the key to the new cement road that brought them convenience.
"If all official roads use this cement road in the future, then we can go to farther places for hiking, right?"
"No, after such a road is built, at least Tongzhou will become a part of our capital. We will set off in the morning, have lunch in Tongzhou, and then return to the capital!"
"Ah, this cement is really amazing. It can be used to build roads, and it's so good!"
"That's not true. This is something invented by the emperor. Isn't it good?"
"..."
Undisputedly, Emperor Chongzhen, as the inventor of cement in this plane, was naturally loved and admired by the people.
However, while praising Emperor Chongzhen, there will naturally be some other voices.
It's not their fault. Walking on this new-style official road, if you put a fence on it, you can see the parallel railway. Looking at the road, they can't understand it. It's strange that they can say nice things.
"Tell me, what kind of road is that over there? It looks so weird?"
"Didn't you see the iron on the ground? So I said we asked the railway to come."
"Who is this road for? It's so inconvenient! Horse-drawn carriages, that's even more impossible! I don't know what you think, but you actually built such a road. Can it be called a road?"
"Who knows, anyway, the road over there belongs to the Imperial Railway Department. It is said that the court has issued a notice that those who take that road will be charged a fee."
"Charging a fee? Haha, who would be stupid enough to take such a strange path?"
"..."
This view basically accounts for the thoughts of the vast majority of people who have seen the railway. Therefore, they have no idea at all that the palace will charge money for people who take that road. If they do, they don’t think so.
Just a joke.
Of course, some people also have different views.
"I bet there are people taking that path!"
"What do you say? Who is stupid!"
"You are not stupid! If you want to curry favor with people in the palace, will you take that path? No matter how expensive it is, you will take that path!"
"Hey, when you say that, it's really possible!"
"Also, the eunuchs in the palace might forcefully stop people and let them go that way. Do you think this is possible?"
"It was certainly possible during the Tianqi years, or it might have been possible before, but it's impossible now. Emperor Taizu has shown his spirit. The Emperor of Heaven will certainly not allow such a thing to happen!"
"Shh, that's not necessarily the case! We ordinary people probably won't, but those big businessmen and wealthy owners might be targeted and let them use the railway over there!"
"Hehe, from what you said, it seems possible. But taking that railway is better than having your home raided, right?"
"..."
Those who were in a hurry were on their way, but those who came to experience the new official way mostly chatted while walking.
Just like that, while walking, halfway through, the people from Tongzhou going to the capital, and the people from the capital to Tongzhou, were suddenly dumbfounded.
I saw that on the opposite side of the official road, there were so many people coming towards me that the road was blocked!
Today is the first day. There are countless people passing this official road. It is not an exaggeration to describe the huge crowds of people. After all, the capital and Tongzhou are both very wealthy places in the Ming Dynasty, and there are many young men who are too idle.
No matter how wide a road is built, it can be completely paved.
So, as soon as people on both sides met, they shouted to each other to give way.
There is a fence blocking one side of the official road, and the railway is on the other side. The court has express regulations that no one is allowed to climb over the fence, otherwise he will go to jail.
The other side is fine, it's a field. You can go there in February, but there's nothing to plant anyway.
But the key question is, why should I go down the official road and make way for the people on the opposite side?
Just like that, on the first day of the opening of the new official road, there was a huge traffic jam!
Even if there are so many people, even if someone wants to pass through and go down below, it won't work!
So, it’s tragic!
I originally thought of going to Tongzhou or Jingshi to have lunch, and then go back and pretend that I had lunch in Tongzhou or Jingshi, but I got hungry halfway through.
Under the public gaze, at the Emperor's feet, there were no fights, but scoldings were the dominant voice.
If you are really in a hurry, you must get off the official road and continue walking on the muddy ground that is deep and shallow.
It’s nothing to do when I’m idle. I’m just fighting for a breath of Buddha and a stick of incense. Why should I do it? It’s a big deal!
There were also some people who were quick-thinking and quick to see the opportunity, and immediately took out the food they had brought with them in their luggage and started selling it in public.
"Plain water with peanuts and melon seeds, please give it a try!"
"Eggs, tea leaves, quail eggs, please lend them to me!"
"..."
On this day, the confrontation was not ended until the government office received the news and quickly sent cavalry to clear the situation.
After this news reached the palace, Emperor Chongzhen laughed happily.
But he also immediately remembered that in the video he had seen from Liu Weichao, there were lines on the road to regulate pedestrians and so on.
This can be done!
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen immediately informed his ministers of this idea and asked them to do it.
Just follow the principle of keeping to the right to regulate the road.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry about the public comments about the railway. He even had a sense of expectation and dared to say that the railway was useless, and the tolls were even more useless. Just wait and see.
No, the railway stations on both sides of Tongzhou and the capital were soon completed, and the day that Emperor Chongzhen had been looking forward to getting slapped in the face finally arrived.
After dawn, Emperor Chongzhen made it clear that he would leave the palace in person and take the queen and prince with him!
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