The construction vehicles worked day and night. With a miraculous speed, it took less than three days to build a magnificent train station in the southern suburbs of the capital.
On the day the train station was completed, Chongzhen brought all the civil and military officials to personally host the completion ceremony.
When Chongzhen and his ministers saw the vast square in front of the station and the tall station building, they were all shocked and stunned.
"Emperor, let's go this way. This is the entrance.”
Luo Feng acted as a tour guide yesterday and led Chongzhen and the others into the train station.
As soon as they entered the train station, there was a huge display screen in front of them. On it was written a series of train numbers, such as "Beijing to Shengyang","Beijing to Guangzhou","Beijing to Taiyuan", and so on. However, there were also a few words in parenthesis and planning behind it.
"I just want to build the railway to Kaifeng so that I can deal with the thieves. What do you mean by going to Guangzhou and Taiyuan?”
Chong Zhen pointed at the display screen with a blank expression.
"Emperor, building a railway can't just focus on the present, but also on the distant future. If one day, you want to connect all parts of the Ming Empire to your capital with a railway, but you find that the main railway station has no reserved platform tracks, then wouldn't you have to spend money to rebuild it, and do it many times?”
Luo Feng explained patiently.
"That's right, this is a wise emperor. Emperor, let's go to the waiting room, I'll bring you to the platform.”
Luo Feng led Chongzhen into a waiting hall, passed through a luxurious and spacious hall, and arrived at the ticket gate.
"Emperor, this is your ticket. If you insert it like this, the railing will automatically rise and you can enter.”
Chongzhen held it in his hand and studied it for a long time. Then, he copied what Luo Feng had taught him and stuffed the train ticket into the card slot.
A blue light flashed, and the railing turned to let Chongzhen pass.
"It's actually designed so exquisitely. It's really unbelievable.”
Chong Zhen was full of praise. He was amazed by the small automatic ticket gate.
Luo Feng smiled. He didn't mock him for being ignorant. He gave the officials behind him tickets so that they could enjoy the pleasure of being " checked."
After everyone passed through the ticket gate, they followed Luo Feng to the platform.
"This is only the platform. In the future, we will have to lay a track along this direction. The train will run on the track. After every stop, people can get on and off.”
Luo Feng pointed at the empty road below and explained to Chongzhen.
"I barely understand what you said. Then why aren't you laying the tracks?”
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Laying a few hundred kilometers of tracks is not as simple as building a train station. This requires a large amount of steel, cement, and so many materials. I don't have that much stock, so I can only produce them on the spot.”
Chongzhen understood what Luo Feng meant. He wanted to imitate Daqing Oil Field Industrial Park and build those strange factories in Ming Dynasty.
"Then do you need me to use all the blacksmiths in the country to build a railway for you?”
Chongzhen was very cooperative. Since so much money had been spent, he would naturally try his best to see the railway being built as soon as possible.
"What blacksmiths forge is called iron, not steel. It can't support the weight of a train at all. We have to build a steel factory and smelt it to make specialized rails.”
"In addition to the steel factory, we also need to build a cement factory to produce cement. With these basic raw materials, we can really start building the railway.”
After hearing Luo Feng's explanation, Chong Zhen could not help but frown.
Chong Zhen was a little unhappy.
Luo Feng was digging a " hole " for Chongzhen. The aircraft factory, shipyard, and other military industrial facilities cost more than a billion.
"So that's how it is. In that case, this steel factory and cement factory are both good things. Then what are you hesitating about? Build them for me, build whatever you need!”
Chong Zhen saw the benefits from it and his expression immediately turned from dark to bright. Naturally, he no longer hesitated and was even more anxious than Luo Feng.
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