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Chapter 1765 The Underground Railway

The envoys from various countries stayed in the capital for several days, and they were overwhelmed by the novelties in the capital. They wandered around the city frequently, and soon discovered some more magical places.

"There is a train running underground in the city, which allows people to travel underground, from one corner of the city to another!" The envoys of the Venice delegation were the first to discover the existence of the subway.

This discovery soon spread to the ears of other missions, and many missions came to visit the underground train after hearing the news.

"A steam train running underground? Is there really such a train?"

Princes and nobles from all over the world came to visit the underground railway at the same time. Before they entered the underground railway station, they were stopped: "You have to buy tickets."

"What is he talking about?" The envoys from various countries were puzzled.

It wasn't until someone who could speak a foreign language communicated with them that they didn't know that they needed a ticket to take the subway.

After paying the price of the ticket, they came to the ground in groups.

"Even if the project is built so deep underground, won't it collapse?"

"There are electric lights underground, no wonder they can see clearly underground."

"It seems that the pillars are still very new. This underground project should have been built in recent years."

A group of princes and nobles walked down the steps, with incandescent lamps hanging from the underground ceiling, and there were many really busy citizens.

Below the steps, there is an open underground space with a single-track railway track, which is similar to the scene they saw at Tianjin Wei Railway Station, the only difference is that this is an underground railway!
Being able to open up such a huge space underground without worrying about collapse is itself a manifestation of technical strength.

"Will the steam train emerge from the darkness?"

The Duke of Brandenburg was wearing a Han-style robe, looking towards the dark tunnels on the left and right.

Almost all the people stayed behind a solid line, and they were told not to cross the solid line easily, otherwise it might be dangerous.

"Queen Christina and the Duke of Brandenburg, why did they all change into the clothes here?"

The princes and nobles of many kingdoms found that the two leaders of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Principality of Prussia not only bought the clothes here, but also changed them in person. They were not embarrassed at all, but proud of it.

They waited boredly at the underground station, and occasionally got together to chat and talk about what they had seen and heard in the capital these days.

"I don't know when the World Expo will start. They seem to be still making final preparations."

"Is there anything else we don't know? We have seen many miraculous things in the eastern capital, and I think it will be difficult to bring us new shocks."

A group of envoys whispered to each other. Many of them thought that railways, trains, electric lights, and cars were the limits of their imaginations. There shouldn’t be anything more imaginative, right?
While the ambassadors were chatting, there was the sound of iron wheels rubbing against the track in the darkness, and a beam of light came out from the dark tunnel.

Soon, a train appeared that was shorter than ordinary steam locomotives.

This is not a steam locomotive, but an electric locomotive!

In fact, electric locomotives appeared at the end of the 19th century. After being able to provide stable power, a series of electric power industry products emerged in the 19th century, and electric locomotives are one of them.

The ambassadors of various countries boarded the bus with ordinary residents, and there were long seats inside.

In order to improve the commuting capacity, the electric locomotive running underground does not use the design of a steam train like a restaurant, and the passengers here have to sit side by side or stand.

"Your Majesty, please!" The Persian dignitaries protected their emperor and helped him find a vacant seat.

The residents of the capital who were sitting on the same long seat cast curious eyes, but they did not expect that the emperor of the Persian Empire was sitting next to him.

Compared with the emperors of the Persian Empire, Queen Christina of Sweden and Princess Irina of Tsarist Russia are more eye-catching.

There are special conductors in the carriage, and they close the door after everyone arrives, and then the electric locomotive starts slowly.

There are incandescent lamps suspended every 50 meters in the underground tunnel, and there are unknown ventilation holes. People sitting in the electric locomotive can feel the light and shadow changes outside the carriage, and there is not a very dazzling light yellow beam inside the carriage. A sense of eccentricity.

Who can imagine that there is a kind of transportation like a minecart under the ground, running under the city?
The underground railway stopped at several stations along the way. Some people got off the train and others got on the train. However, the ambassadors of various countries did not dare to get off the train easily, and they were not driven off until the final station.

They came up from the ground ignorantly, and found themselves already in another corner of the city.

"It feels like living in a fairy tale country." Christina murmured.

"What is that?!" An envoy exclaimed.

At the terminal station of the underground railway, you can see tall chimneys emitting black smoke not far away, and patches of cement and brick factories.

The construction of the underground railway system is not to show off to these princes and nobles from various countries, but to save the commuting time between the core population area and the industrial area - it is very important to send the population to the factory in time in the early days of industry.

"Maybe this is the reason why they can produce so many magical industrial products." The Duke of Brandenburg saw the chimney emitting black smoke, and many people flocked inside.

"Let's go and have a look!" Koprulu of the Ottoman Empire, Abbas II of the Persian Empire, Prince Condé of the Kingdom of France and others are trying to discover the secret of China's prosperity. They saw the industrial area located on the outskirts of the city , Immediately became interested.

In fact, what they guessed was really good. The cars, electric lights, and subways that appeared in the inner city were finished products, while the factories in the suburban industrial areas were the bases that supported and produced industrial products.Automobile manufacturing factories, engine manufacturing factories, machine tool factories, and imperial arsenals are all here.

"Sorry, you have no right to enter here." Guards standing guard in the industrial area stopped them.

The curious ambassadors of various countries tried to negotiate with the guards, but the guards still did not let them go.

"It seems that their core technology is in this area, and it is normal not to show it to us. Even if we have these technologies ourselves, we will not show them easily."

"It's a pity. If they are willing to sell some technology to us, no amount of gold and silver will be enough."

Some ambitious kingdoms and duchies are very respectful of new technology, and the desire of the Duchy of Prussia and the Kingdom of France is the strongest.

Powers such as Spain, the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire are also jealous of the industrial area here.

(End of this chapter)