behind me is the earth.

Chapter 267. 265. What is it like to ride a train

The refreshing wind blows towards the face, and the people behind are getting farther and farther away.

Looking at the scenery out of the window quickly receding, the distant scenery is being embraced.In the carriage, people felt the unparalleled speed and chatted excitedly.

"Too fast! I feel like my soul is going to fly out!"

In the women's carriage, Zheng Yuzhu, the daughter of the Zheng family, looked at the rapidly retreating scenery outside the window, and felt as if she had escaped from all shackles and was speeding across the endless wasteland, like a free person!

The excited expression on her face seemed to be about to cry.

"Yeah, when you go to Dongyang County in the future, you can take the train, then board the boat from the wharf of Hukou Town, and disembark directly at Yunmeng County!"

The maid next to her also said yearningly.

In the past, when they went to Dongyang County, they had to climb Yunlong Mountain. After passing through Le County, they had to climb Quanshan Mountain. After crossing Fuyang County, they could reach Yunlong County. month time.Coupled with the cargo transported by the caravan, resting and resting, there is no round trip once a month.

Steward Zheng, who went out to buy a big watermelon and came back, nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, now, it doesn't even take an hour to go from Qingcheng Town to Hukou Town. After arriving at Hukou Wharf, take a boat down the river It only takes two or three days, and there is a lot less running around along the way!

Ren Dudu is really a fairy!
Still, the master has a good eye, he has long seen that Dudu Ren is not a mortal, and the decision he made is really admirable! "

While talking, Steward Zheng placed the cut watermelons on the folding table between the seats: "Watermelons are still sold on the train, but you are not allowed to bring a knife on the train, and the watermelons are already cut on the train.

Miss, let's eat watermelon. "

"it is good!"

Zheng Yuzhu picked up a piece of watermelon and gnawed on a tablecloth on her chest, but she still refused to take her eyes back. Looking at the scenery outside the window, this feeling of freedom made her feel extremely comfortable.

In the women's carriage, many women were like her, staring into the distance with ecstasy.

Many female relatives who do not leave the gate on weekdays, even if they occasionally go out with their husbands, after a long journey and hard work, how can they still have the mind to observe the scenery outside, shuttling through the mountains and forests, trekking in the mud, only Scared and tired.

But at this moment, when the train passes through the jungle, the scary and dense scenery in the past, when looking out through the glass at this moment, it turns out to be beautiful and lovely, which makes people feel very happy!
"Pants~pants~"

The sound of the train passing by disturbed the deer in the forest. Like a headless fly, it scrambled among the trees. Fortunately, there were protective nets on both sides of the railway, which blocked the deer's path so that it could not hit the train and die.

At this moment, with this situation and this scene, there was a scholar in the carriage outside who wrote a poem in public, which immediately attracted many people in the carriage to applaud and applaud.Not long after, the poems written by scholars spread to the women's carriages, and immediately attracted many women who had read books to exchange ideas.

The occasional loud noises in the carriage did not annoy Ren Pingsheng, on the contrary, he enjoyed this moment of having fun with the people.

"what!"

Suddenly, a terrified cry came from the women's car that was two cars away: "Living corpse!"

"Bang bang bang!"

After more than a dozen gunshots, Ren Pingsheng saw several living corpses with their heads smashed outside the railway fence, and fell to the ground on the street.

After all, this world is not the earth, and people are still dangerous in the wild.

"Yuntai County, there are still living corpses."

Ren Pingsheng said with a sigh.

He has no intention of blaming the government for its poor governance.

With Yuntai County's current capabilities, no matter whether it relies on management methods or dispatches troops to exterminate them, living corpses cannot be completely banned.In the wild, there will always be human activities, and there are also hidden among the mountains and fields some people who used to go to the mountains to escape the tyranny.

This kind of situation is almost gone in Qingshui County, but there are still some in Yunlong County.

Today, the tentacles of the Yuntai County government have not yet touched these places.

But generally speaking, Yuntai County can now guarantee that as long as they live in the city or in the villages around the market town, ordinary people will rarely have the opportunity to encounter living corpses again.This is also the reason why these female relatives yelled and made such a fuss when they saw the living corpse again.

They have been well protected.

"There are road police on the train, in addition to maintaining law and order inside the train, they will also clean up the living corpses outside the railway protection net.

On our train, water-cooled machine guns are welded to the top of the front, middle and rear carriages.

It can not only resist large waves of living corpses, but also resist enemies when transporting supplies to the front line in future wars. "

Wu Qiong watched as the living corpses outside followed the train and quickly disappeared from sight, and reported to the lord.

At this time, the car outside was also quiet.

After all, these living corpses were isolated by the protective net, which did not threaten their safety.

It's just that the existence of these living corpses also reminded them that today's safety is not because those dangers have disappeared, but because someone has blocked these dangers from the outside.

Someone is carrying the burden for them.

At this time, there was another exclamation suddenly.

The female relatives in the carriage looked out quickly, but there were two young men in military uniforms and carrying long guns, standing straight outside the sentry tower on the side of the road, saluting the train.

This scene gave the passengers in the car a great sense of security.

And I was extremely moved.

The road outside is not unattended, but there are people silently in this wilderness, guarding the safety of the railway, the train, and the passengers.

"These are road police officers from the Department of Highways, basically selected from retired soldiers and militia battalions.

In order to protect the safety along the railway, our trains set up a watch tower on duty every ten kilometers, and there are two people on every watch tower, and they rotate every other week.

Their treatment refers to the officials of the town-level yamen, 20 taels of silver per year plus on-duty subsidies. "

Wu Qiong seemed to be cutting the watermelon there, but in fact, he had been observing the situation secretly. Seeing that the lord had noticed the road police outside and seemed very interested, he quickly introduced it.

"Ah."

Ren Pingsheng nodded.

Today, there is no shortage of silver in Yuntai County.

It not only has the big silver mine in Yinshan County, but also has Qingcheng Town, a large business taxpayer, and Qixing Company, a large state-owned enterprise with tentacles in every corner.

Today, Qixing Bank has also emerged, and has won the trust of merchants and the people. It has begun to absorb deposits from the people and lend money to others, and its income has also become considerable.In the future, it is also planned to start building an investment bank. By that time, all walks of life will have made great progress!
Therefore, now Yuntai County has begun to gradually implement the policy of high salary and honesty.

Under such a policy, the authority of the Secretary of the Integrity of the sixth son will be greatly improved, and there will be zero tolerance for corruption, and he will fight when he shows up!

"Stop in front and arrive at Datian Town. If you get off at Datian Town, please prepare to get off in advance and bring your luggage!"

There was a sound of announcing the station outside.

This is the flight attendant holding a hand-held horn, walking among the carriages to announce the station.

As the flight attendant walked to the rear compartment, the sound became smaller and smaller.

The train began to slow down, and finally stopped at a very simple station from the perspective of modern people on the earth.

Looking through the car window, there is a platform more than 500 meters long outside.At this time, many people stood on the platform.

Behind the platform, there is only a small two-story concrete building, which is the station for ticket sales and waiting in Datian Town.

"Woo~"

As the siren blared, the people on the platform were obviously frightened.

However, when they saw many people in the car who opened the windows and waved to them, the shock on their faces faded away, and they became excited.

Among the crowd, Lu Youqi was wearing a tattered long gown, his hair was greasy because he hadn't washed for a long time, and his face was dark. Although he was carrying a bookcase and wearing a long gown, he didn't look like a scholar at all. .

At this moment, he looked very curiously at this train that meanders for hundreds of meters and carries hundreds of thousands of people.

"This kind of train is great, master. If this kind of train can lead to the whole world in the future, wouldn't the master's study tour be more convenient!"

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy next to him looked at the train with excitement on his face.

"Correct!"

Lu Youqi is the son of a famous family in Hegu Province. Ever since his parents were gone, he felt that the imperial court was hopeless, so he stopped the imperial examinations and started to pack his bags and travel around the world.

His footprints have covered 14 provinces and hundreds of counties in Dajing.

Famous mountains and rivers, rivers, lakes and waterfalls, there are prosperous and lively city-states, and there are also untouched mountains and fields.

Passing through Yuntai County this time, I found that there are unprecedented miraculous things here, and there are also such unprecedented miraculous things.

"Those with tickets, queue up and get on the train in an orderly manner!"

The flight attendant opened the door, and together with the administrator of Datian Town Station, they maintained order and allowed people with tickets to line up to board the train.

There are not many passengers in Datian Town, because this is the first official operation of the train with passengers, and there are not many tickets issued here.

Lu Youqi also followed the team and entered the carriage.

"Woo~~~"

At the front of the car, workers pushed a small cart and poured coal into the boiler.With the boiler pressurized, the external combustion engine began to reciprocate, the chimney spewed thick smoke, and a melodious siren sound spread throughout the railway station, and the train wheels began to move in "pants and pants".

As the train pulls out of Daejeon Station, large, continuous mountains begin to appear.The railway passes through the mountains, and the majestic and stretching mountains are in people's eyes.

"In the past, when we were merchants, these mountains and mountains were simply our nightmare! Robbers and bandits are everywhere, and sometimes we even encounter ferocious beasts. Have you seen that mountain?

On that mountain, I heard that there are still monsters. Several caravans were caught and eaten by monsters there! "

A businessman looked at the mountains and rivers on both sides, and said excitedly: "It's all right now, with the train, we will be able to do business in the future!
The speed is fast and safe, sitting here can travel thousands of miles a day, Ba Shi! "

Hu Jixiang, a businessman from Le County, kept fanning the folding fan in his hand, and the sweat was still dripping down his fat face.There were too many people in the carriage, and it felt a little stuffy.

Fortunately, now that he entered the mountain area, the wind in the mountain area was still cooler, which made him feel more comfortable, and he finally became interested in talking. He interrupted and said, "When I get off the car, I will ask someone to inquire about it. If the train compartments can be packed, a large amount of goods can be transported in the future.

With just such a carriage, it would take several trips for a caravan!

Moreover, the efficiency is convenient, and it arrives in the morning.

After getting off the car in Hukou Town, transfer to the carriage and walk on the concrete road, it will take more than a day to reach Le County! "

"Yes, yes, my brother is right! My brother looks familiar, he is the owner of Jixiang Cloth, right?"

The businessmen came up to chat.

Lu Youqi looked at the bustle in the carriage, sat on an empty seat, and took out a booklet, using the Qixing fountain pen he just bought in Datian Town, "swish, swish "What's written on the paper.

"Is it Mr. Dongfeng?"

At this time, a young scholar next to him suddenly asked in surprise.

Lu Youqi looked up.

The scholar asked: "I think what you wrote is like Lu Youji."

Lu Youqi nodded, it turned out that he had met his travelogue reader.

The scholar said in surprise, "I never expected that I would be lucky enough to be seated with Mr. Dongfeng on the train. The junior is also surnamed Lu, named Lu Ai..."

The two chatted freely, and Lu Youji discovered that Lu Ai had many common topics with him.

"I have been traveling for half a year, and I just came from Dongyang County on this trip, and Daze County, Yunmeng County, and Fuyang County along the coast are all attacked by sea beasts!

I heard that more than a dozen villages have been massacred, and thousands of people have been killed or injured! "

Lu Ai shared in a low voice what he had seen and heard on the road.

"There is such a thing? In recent years, although rumors of monsters have become more and more frequent, it was rare to hear of sea beasts coming ashore to kill people!

If monsters in the sea can also go ashore, wouldn't the counties and villages along the coast be very dangerous! "

Lu Youqi said in surprise.

"The Dongyang sea monster is absolutely true, not to mention the local villages along the route, even the county town has encountered strange attacks!

The government has sent troops to station, but the coastline stretches for hundreds of kilometers, how can it be defended?It's not as good as the giant of Zheng's family, a sea merchant over there, who can kill more than a dozen sea monsters with one palm! "

Lu Ai said.

Lu Youqi asked curiously, "Where is the giant again?"

"It's an alien who can become 12 meters tall."

Lu Ai said.

"12 meters high!"

Lu Youqi imagined it in his mind, and suddenly became very interested in this giant.

He was thinking of going to Le County for a visit, so he planned to visit Dongyang County first.

"Woo~~~"

Amidst the whistle, the radio in the car rang.

"Passengers, this train has arrived. Thank you for your ride. Please take your luggage and get ready to get off the train."

With a burst of melodious music, the train gradually slowed down and stopped at the platform of Hukou Town Railway Station.

After the passengers left, the guard company in the third car got out of the car and did a good job of guarding.

At this time, Wu Jinyan, the mayor of Hukou Town, had already brought people to wait on the platform.

Seeing Ren Pingsheng get off the car, he hurriedly brought someone to greet him.

However, when Ren Pingsheng got out of the car, a man wearing a black robe and jade belt suddenly ran onto the platform and had a fierce conflict with the guards on the outside.

(End of this chapter)