Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1194, Luban Award
The capital city in the early morning is chilly, and winter is about to begin, and the weather is getting colder.

But this can't stop the young and old in the capital from getting up early to drink morning tea in the teahouse, chatting and bragging enthusiastically, Ting Yu Pavilion has just opened, and it will soon be full of tea customers.

Many tea drinkers sat together in twos and threes, chatting with each other, pointing out the current problems, wishing they could reprimand Fang Qiu, give pointers to the country, and promote the writing.

"Have you taken this train yet?"

"No, I didn't buy a ticket. I was planning to take the train to Tianjin to watch a football game, but I didn't even buy a ticket."

"I just bought a train ticket and went to experience the train myself."

"how is it going?"

"Hurry up and tell the big guys if this train is as magical as it is in the legend."

"Ahem, this train is even more miraculous than the ones in the legend."

"In front of it is a locomotive, that is, a steam engine, which is mainly propelled by steam power, and behind it is towed a lot of long carriages, which can be used to carry people and transport goods."

"The strength of this train is very strong. I can see it clearly. The train I was on had a total of twenty-two carriages, and each carriage had a hundred seats. Two people were pulled at once. Thousands of people."

In the teahouse, there is a tea customer dancing and bragging to the people around him about his experience of taking the train.

"Blow you~"

"Two thousand people at once, do you know how many two thousand people are?"

"That's right. When standing together, with your size, I guess you can't see the side."

"Two thousand people is exaggerating. I think two hundred people is about the same. This strongest four-wheeled carriage can pull dozens of people at one time, but it needs several good horses."

However, the people next to him didn't buy it, they all thought he was bragging and retorted repeatedly.

"Hey, I still need to brag about this matter, you go ask those who have taken the train."

"When you take the train, you need to queue up. There is a long queue for each carriage. There are two thousand people at a time, which is not much more. You haven't seen the situation in the train station. There are huge crowds of people, and there are people everywhere."

"And you can also go to see the information about the train distributed in the train station. This train can carry 20 people or [-] catties of goods at a time. It is very powerful."

Being suspected, the speaker was naturally outraged, and spoke again.

"I can testify to this, because I have also been on this train, and it can indeed pull two thousand people at a time."

At this time, someone next to him also spoke.

"Can you really pull two thousand people at once?"

"It's hard to say."

"I still need to lie to you?"

"When it's not so lively in a few days, you can go and buy a ticket and ride once for yourself."

"Let me tell you, it's very comfortable to take the train, especially if there are three or five friends around you, sitting together, chatting, and looking at the scenery outside, that feeling is definitely a kind of enjoy."

"Blow you~"

"I have never been on a train, but I have been in this carriage. Even the most stable four-wheeled carriage is very bumpy at times. Can you still enjoy the train?"

When they heard him brag that taking the train was a kind of enjoyment, the people next to him immediately expressed doubts again.

"That's right. The hardest thing since ancient times is traveling far away. Although Tianjin is relatively close to the capital, it is still more than two hundred miles away. If it weren't for the construction of cement roads and the previous official roads, it would be too difficult. Very hard work."

"It's good for you, come and brag about it once you take the train, and say that taking the train is a kind of enjoyment, ghosts believe you."

"That's right, that's right, it's not that I haven't been to Tianjin. Taking a four-wheeled carriage to Tianjin will make my back hurt. Can you still enjoy the train ride?"

"It's fine if you don't believe it~"

"This train is completely different from a carriage. This train is very plain. Even if you put a glass of water on the train, it won't turn over. You will know how stable this train is."

"Besides, it takes you almost a day to arrive in Tianjin by horse-drawn carriage, but by this train, if you leave in the morning and arrive in Tianjin at noon, the speed is very fast."

"I think I'm bragging if I haven't taken a train before. You should go and try a train yourself to find out. I'm not bragging at all."

"I don't believe it, there will be such a stable car?"

"And the speed is so fast, can you reach Tianjin in less than two hours?"

"The faster the speed, the bigger the turbulence will be. Will the water not turn over?"

"Yes, yes, it's like riding a four-wheeled carriage. Once the speed increases, the people inside may turn out suddenly or slow down."

The people around couldn't believe this at all, because these things about the train were far beyond their cognition.

"He's not bragging, I've been on this train too, it's true~"

"In a few days, when the train is not so lively, you can take a ride to take a look. There are some things that you will know after experiencing them yourself."

The person next to him who had also been on the train also followed suit.

"Newspapers are here~Newspapers are here~"

At this moment, a young man in the restaurant shouted excitedly, and saw that he was carrying a large bag of newspapers on his back, all of today's latest newspapers.

"Quick, quick, bring it here~"

Seeing Xiao Er, everyone immediately became energetic.

The reason why everyone wakes up early to drink morning tea, apart from the atmosphere here, is of course that the most important thing is to be the first to read today's newspaper and learn about the latest news.

The newspapers in the second-hand store were delivered to the tea customers at an extremely fast speed, and the originally bustling teahouse suddenly fell silent. Everyone was reading the newspapers. Only when everyone finished reading the newspapers did the teahouse become lively again.

"The emperor received and commended the steam locomotive research team, and awarded the Luban Award to Ren Siheng, the dean of the Beijing Machinery Research Institute, and bestowed the title of earl on Ren Siheng, rewarded a thousand acres of fertile land on the Golden Island, and a thousand taels of gold!"

"Oh my god~"

On the headlines of the Ming Morning Post, it was impressively reported that Emperor Hongzhi received the steam locomotive research team in the early court yesterday.

The entire steam locomotive research team made great contributions to the development of the train, was received by the emperor, and also won the Luban Award.

Several people who have made major and outstanding contributions have won the Luban Award and were also awarded titles. Although they are not hereditary titles, this is still a remarkable thing.

Since ancient times, there are only two ways to obtain a title. One is to expand the territory and kill the enemy with blood, and the other is to marry the daughter to the emperor and become a relative. can.

The status of artisans has always been very low, especially in the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty. The status of artisan households is estimated to be a little better than that of military households and stove households, but their status is still very low.

But now, Da Tianzi not only personally interviewed these craftsmen, but also rewarded them with titles, which is absolutely unprecedented.

It was an unprecedented event, enough to cause a huge earthquake in the entire Ming Dynasty.

To be able to obtain the title of knighthood by being a craftsman and develop a steam locomotive, and to be received by the emperor, this is enough to inspire craftsmen all over the world.

In addition to the great honor, the reward of thousands of acres of fertile land and a thousand taels of gold is also a real thing, not just for face, but also for practical benefits.

It can be said that this is something that has never happened before. No one thought that a craftsman would be received by the emperor and even be awarded a title.

"So being a craftsman can also be received by the emperor, and he can also get a title?"

People were dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe it when they read the reports in the newspapers.

For a long time, in everyone's impression, it is extremely difficult to obtain a knighthood. Only by expanding the territory can one obtain the knighthood, and rely on military merit.

But now, some of these craftsmen who developed the steam locomotive have won the title of knighthood and received the emperor. What an honor this is, and the ancestors are smoking.

"I have always felt that these things are unreliable, and it is better to read books."

"When my child went to a new-style school, I didn't want to. Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with going to a new-style school and learning some crafts in the future, and I can have a good time."

"Isn't it~"

"Didn't the above say that starting this year, the imperial court will award the Luban Award every year to scientists and engineers who have made outstanding contributions in the field of research."

"That is to say, in the future, this will happen every year."

"What are scientists and engineers?"

"Scientists and engineers actually mean craftsmen, but the newspapers said that craftsmen rely on craftsmanship to make a living and study various incomes, but scientists and engineers are different. They mainly study the essence of things and many phenomena. In fact, they are popular. My understanding is that they are even taller."

"I see, they are all craftsmen after all~"

"They are not artisans. They are fundamentally different from artisans. They are mainly engaged in research. They must study how to increase the power of steam engines, how to increase food production, and research on medicine and so on."

"Anyway, it's different from craftsmen. Craftsmen are all based on traditional crafts, but they are all researching new things, and their names are different. Naturally, they are completely different."

"Oh, so that's the case, let me just say, can't they be called craftsmen from now on?"

"That's right, I didn't see it said in the newspaper. The teachers in this advanced school are called professors. They do research. They are called scientists and engineers. They can't be called craftsmen. No matter how good the craftsman is, they can do it. Get out of the train?"

"Yes, it seems that the things taught in this new school are really useful and have a future."

"No, Mr. Liu can lie to us?"

(End of this chapter)