Qiming 1158

Chapter 1681 The History of Ming Dynasty Accelerated Suddenly
The time has come to the middle of [-] in the Republic of China, and the train experiment in the northeast of Zhongdu City has been started for three years.

The experimental train tracks have been extended from one mile to the current ten miles.

Su Yonglin still remembers the first train experiment, the steam-powered locomotive that looked very majestic and powerful was very stretched.

It pulled the three carriages and ran about ten feet at a faster speed, then stopped, and began to move forward slowly at a snail's speed. After moving another foot or so, it was completely scrapped and could not continue used.

The technicians were very frustrated and felt that they had failed Su Yonglin's expectations.

But Su Yonglin's eyes were bright, he hugged every technician, and gave them generous rewards and encouragement.

"It's moving! It's pulling the car and it's moving! It used to only run in my head, but now, it's moving!"

Su Yonglin touched the locomotive that had lost its function with great excitement. Its first whistle echoed in his mind for a long time, and it could not go away for a long time.

An old era has passed, and a new era has come.

In the three years since then, technicians have continued to improve it, making it have stronger power and dragging functions, and making it continue to move forward to a longer distance.

In 1000, the experimental train successfully towed nine carriages and more than [-] kilograms of coal. It traveled ten miles at a relatively fast speed on the rails and stopped smoothly at the end. The first stage of the train operation experiment was held in This went well.

On that day, Su Yonglin was so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He carnivaled all night with the technicians of the train project team, singing and dancing, drinking and having fun.

In order to express his joy, Su Yonglin boarded the experimental train himself, acted as the driver, and ran with the train for ten miles. Although he was dizzy and vomited when he got off the train, he still felt extremely happy.

Also in the same year, Su Yonglin's eldest son, Su Zeying, took part in the Ming Dynasty's seventh imperial examination at the age of 19, and successfully passed the engineering Jinshi qualification, ranking first in engineering.

Later, he was hired by the R&D Department of the Ministry of Industry, and after a three-month internship, he successfully entered the train project team, joined the train R&D work, and quickly became an important member of it with his excellent scientific research ability.

At the beginning of [-], Su Zeying participated in Daming's first practical train plan, and led a team to lay the first practical railway track in Daming, which was [-] miles long, between Datong Coal Mine and Datong Coking Plant.

In the middle of [-], the laying of the railway track was completed, and the first train was running smoothly on the railway track, transporting the first batch of two thousand kilograms of finished products to the Datong Coking Plant.

This historic first train transportation task took only a little over a quarter of an hour, and the speed was faster than all coal miners and coking plant workers imagined.

At that time, Su Yonglin was at the scene and observed this historic transport on the spot. He was so happy that he boarded the return train again, returned to Datong Coal Mine, and then vomited again.

Because of this bad riding experience, the train project team began to develop the shock absorption function of the train, striving to improve the comfort experience of the train, in order to meet Su Yonglin's second requirement for the train as soon as possible - troop transport.

If there is no excellent shock absorption function, it is impossible for the train to transport troops. After transporting the soldiers to the destination, the soldiers will all vomit and pass out. How can we talk about fighting?

So the train project team didn't have time to stay in this short-lived joy, and they almost immediately started the next stage of the scientific research work of the train project.

Su Yonglin was very pleased that Su Zeying gained a firm foothold in the train project team in less than a year. He patted Su Zeying on the shoulder and expressed his appreciation to him.

"If you follow in my footsteps, after thousands of years, people will evaluate you as Su Yonglin's son, and you will not have your own name and status. This is not the achievement that your mother and I have painstakingly taught you to achieve.

But if you didn't follow in my footsteps, but walked out of your own path, then, after thousands of years, people will evaluate you by yourself, and people will remember you for what you do. "

Su Zeying nodded seriously.

"I will dedicate my whole life to the cause of trains. I will definitely get out of the fast and comfortable trains with everyone. We will surely realize your wish and let the train tracks cover the land of Ming Dynasty. Every inch of the land will not be destroyed. give up!"

"I'm proud of you."

Su Yonglin left Datong after leaving such a sentence, and continued his national tour.

It was unexpected for Su Zeying to embark on this path. Perhaps it was because of his overemphasis on scientific research that made Su Zeying decide to embark on this path. However, Su Yonglin was also very pleased.

Politicians can appear in the Su family, but it is best after his death, and the time can be a little longer.

When Ming Dynasty truly became a democratic republic, the descendants of the Su family could freely choose their favorite occupations, whether it was business, politics, or research.

Su Yonglin felt extremely gratified that he did not train a politician but a scientific researcher.

The history of Daming has undergone drastic changes since the Republic of China in [-]. With the sound of the train whistle, and the rapid speeding of the train between Datong Coal Mine and Datong Coking Plant, the history of Daming accelerated abruptly. up.

By the end of [-], the laying of railway tracks and the operation of trains have been fully completed between [-] important coal mining areas and seven coking plants in Datong Province.

The substantial reduction in transportation time and costs has led to a sharp increase in the output of coal and coke, and the price of coal and coke in Datong provinces has begun to decline.

At the same time, some problems of the train have also been improved, and the transportation capacity and the efficiency of the steam engine have been greatly improved, further reducing the operating cost.

As a result, a railway track laying plan from Zhongdu to Datong City, where the Datong Provincial Government is located, has been drawn up, reported to Zhongdu and approved, and is ready to start construction.

Once this railway starts to operate, the price of coal in the entire Yanyun area and the cost of coke used in the factory will drop significantly, which will bring great convenience to the lives of the people and the production of the factory in the Yanyun area.

The experience of the big peer provinces shows that where the train tracks are laid, the price of coal and coke will drop, and the local demand will increase sharply.

The surge in demand will allow factories to increase production efficiency and production volume, which will further promote the emergence of technological innovation.

From the beginning of the Republic of China in 38 to the middle of the Republic of China in 21, there have been [-] large and small technological innovations in various fields such as coal, coke, steelmaking, and firearms manufacturing. Value up to [-] items.

Undoubtedly, the industrial revolution in the Ming Dynasty has already seen the first light, and the Ming Dynasty is already on the eve of the industrial revolution. We only need to wait for more inventions with more practical value, which will further pull the Ming Dynasty into the era of the industrial revolution.

Once entering the era of the Industrial Revolution, the changes in Ming Dynasty will truly be realized with each passing day. History will truly enter the high-speed channel and begin to advance rapidly. The agricultural era that has been silent for thousands of years is about to usher in real changes.

At this stall, in April [-], the third National People's Congress was held.

During this meeting, Su Yonglin formally submitted an application to the conference to resign as the director of the military department, and recommended Xin Qiji, the former deputy director of the military department, to be the director of the military department.

This is tantamount to telling everyone clearly that once Su Yonglin resigns after five years, Xin Qiji will succeed him.

For this answer, some people expected it and were not surprised, some people did not expect it, so they were a little surprised, but generally speaking, everyone is not disgusted with this result.

Xin Qiji is a clean and honest official. In his 23 years as an official, he has never had any dereliction of duty or corruption.

What's even more rare is that he has made great achievements, high status, and profound qualifications, but his personality is relatively gentle. No matter whether he is a superior or a subordinate, he can get along with them in harmony without any quarrels.

Even the few people who are dissatisfied with Xin Qiji becoming Su Yonglin's successor have to admit that compared to other people, Xin Qiji can become the person they are willing to accept.

People in the executive committee are willing to accept Xin Qiji as the leader.

The arrogant soldiers didn't dislike him either, because Xin Qiji had made real achievements and had been a military leader for a long time, so he also had a certain prestige.

As for the existence that is truly accepted by the people of the whole country, he is not willing to continue his rule, and this is something that everyone can do nothing about.

And handing over the position of director of the military department to Xin Qiji is obviously just the beginning.

In the following years, although Su Yonglin was still the supreme leader of Ming Dynasty in name, he had already handed over the chairmanship of the Revival Association and the responsibility of being in charge of the Ministry of Industry to Xin Qiji.

At the end of [-], Su Yonglin handed over his last power, the veto power of the executive committee, to Xin Qiji, essentially withdrawing from the front-line decision-making circle.

On that day, Xin Qiji was very excited, but also very sad. A new era has come, and an old era is gone.

But without that person's voluntary withdrawal, the new era would not have come at all.

"Have you entrusted me with such great power?"

When it was snowing heavily, Xin Qiji brushed the snow off Su Yonglin's shoulders and asked gently.

"I have no reason not to hand over all these powers to you. You are already a qualified leader. My last expectation for you is to never forget why you follow me and your ideals."

Xin Qiji stood beside Su Yonglin in silence for a while.

"That night in Jinan City, I will never forget it in my life."

"That's fine. You haven't forgotten where you came from, so you won't lose your way."

Su Yonglin smiled, took Xin Qiji's hand, and said slowly: "The next two years, and your two terms, how the Ming Dynasty will move forward will mainly depend on your will. After that, no matter what you want If you don’t want to, I will take you with me, remember?”

Xin Qiji laughed out loud.

"Remember, I will never resist."

"It's useless to resist."

Su Yonglin laughed loudly and said: "Because as long as Su Yonglin is alive, he will be invincible!"

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PS: It ends tomorrow.

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