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Chapter 194 Steam Engine Train! Zhu Houzhao was shocked: The identity of Saint Wang Shouren was exposed!

The train has finally arrived?

Zhu Houzhao perked up and became interested.

[Merezu Louis XVI: Watt, steam engine... I did hear the British say that they had an epoch-making change. I have also heard of this steam engine. How does it relate to faster movement speed? Also, what exactly is the train you are talking about? 】

Watt improved the first practical steam engine in 1776.

For Louis XVI, who was in 1784 and had a bad relationship with the British.

Naturally, he did not have a deep understanding of the effectiveness of steam engines.

There are also trains, which only appeared in 1804.

[American Taizu Washington: Yes, I actually don’t know much about the train you keep mentioning. The steam engine knows...]

In a sense, the understanding of Louis XVI and Washington did not go beyond Zhu Houzhao.

Therefore, there was no need for Zhu Houzhao to ask, these two people had already asked specifically.

【American Yingzong·Cleveland: This is a train.JPG! 】

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Your Majesty Louis XVI, Your Majesty Li, you definitely don’t know! But look at this picture... This is a train, a new type of transportation whose entire body is basically made of iron. Just like removing the horses from a carriage, we connect the remaining carriages one by one. 】

【This is the railway.jpg!】

[Then, they run on this kind of railway! A railway...is a road paved with iron. 】

[Such a train that is thirty to one hundred meters long can pull thousands of people and thousands of tons of goods at a time. From one place to another. 】

[In addition, I would also like to add here that President Jackson is the first president of our United States to ride a train. 】

[Our American trains and railways began to be built on a large scale during the era of President Jackson. 】

No need for Lincoln to explain, Cleveland once again posted a picture to explain.

Moreover, there are many people sitting on his train map, just like the Indian version of the train, densely packed with people.

As soon as such an intuitive picture comes out...

Zhu Houzhao, Washington, Louis XVI, Jefferson, etc. all understood it intuitively.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Wait...a train is walking on the iron paved road? This...why didn't I see the horse? They are all made of iron. How many horses are needed to pull so many people and goods at once? ? 】

Zhu Houzhao understood railways and trains, but he was even more confused about the power.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Exactly what I wanted to ask. 】

[Mercy Lincoln: Cleveland, why don't you come over? I think your explanation last time was easy to understand...]

Lincoln decisively gave Cleveland the right to speak again.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Okay. Presidents and Your Majesty, please don't be in a hurry. I will explain slowly...]

[The steam engine that President Lincoln talked about...is the horse! 】

[The principle of steam engine is...]

【…】

[The reason why trains are called trains is this principle...]

[Of course... the original train speed was not very fast. When it was first tested in 1840, the speed was only 20 kilometers per hour, and it was only eight kilometers per hour when it was loaded, which is equivalent to the speed of a person walking quickly. 】

Cleveland once again showed Zhu Houzhao the familiarity, and Louis XVI and others popularized the power of steam engines and the running process of trains.

They understood it all at once.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Wait, at such a slow speed... Do you think he is fast? 】

Louis XVI quickly discovered the shortcomings of early trains. They were too slow and seemed to have no military value.

[Meili Zong Grant: Your Majesty Louis XVI, what does fast mean? According to the logistical supplies you needed for marching and fighting in ancient times, how long would it take to transport an army of 100,000 people and how much wastage would be incurred on the road? At the beginning, the train was indeed very slow... equivalent to a human walking quickly, but it was completely tireless. It only needed to add wood and coal, and it could run non-stop all day and all night! 】

[As long as there is a railway at its feet, it can continuously transport supplies to the front line! Moreover, there is basically no need to consume logistical materials! 】

[What’s more, the train is getting faster and faster! By the time we are now, its speed is equivalent to that of a horse riding a horse at a gallop. It can drag one million kilograms of supplies and run for three days and three nights at the speed of a horse. Is this called slow? 】

[Also... transporting soldiers! The soldiers only need to rest and wait on it, and then they can rush to the battlefield with energy! 】

[I don’t need to explain the strategic significance of this. 】

Grant was definitely a beneficiary of the train, and he immediately fully explained the characteristics of the train from a military perspective.

[Mercedon Roosevelt: President Grant, the speed of the train is indeed getting faster and faster. In 1879, the German Siemens Electric Company developed the first electric train! This kind of train has been put into use in the United States two years ago... The fastest speed has reached kilometers per hour... They even claim that it only requires a technological breakthrough to reach kilometers... kilometers per hour. , then... it will only take a hundred hours, four or five days to reach across thousands of miles. 】

Roosevelt added an example.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Ah...this! 】

[American Taizu Washington: Ah, this... your world has become like this! ? Wouldn't it be... if I take this train from Washington to Philadelphia, it's faster, it only takes one or two hours? 】

As soon as this example came out, Washington and Louis XVI were shocked.

[American Taizong Jefferson: Human wisdom is truly infinite! 】

[Meixuanzong Jackson: I see... The delivery of troops and supplies has become faster. The concept of war needs to be updated! I remember, Cleveland, you said that we in the United States... have built almost hundreds of thousands of kilometers of railways? Isn’t that already all over our United States? 】

Jackson was also shocked.

[Merceron Roosevelt: Hundreds of thousands of kilometers? Haha, President Jackson, you underestimate us, America! By 1900, our railway mileage had exceeded 30 kilometers! Enough to circle the earth eight times! Railways have almost become the basic means of transportation for ordinary people to travel far! 】

[As long as something happens anywhere... we can rush to any place in the United States in as fast as three days! Even Alaska, which is farthest from our capital...]

[By the way, it’s equivalent to...Your Majesty Li, if you have such trains and railway mileage, you can also do this! 】

Roosevelt even shocked the American presidents.

This data... By the end of 2023, our railway operating mileage will only be 15.9 kilometers.

[Li Xuan, Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: How could this... this... be like this... I, I need to slow down! 】

In short, the appearance of this kind of trains and railways that exceeded Zhu Houzhao's cognition really shocked Zhu Houzhao.

"No...it's not possible!"

"With trains and railroads..."

"We can reach anywhere in our country at the fastest speed!"

"Then... the train is faster than a horse, 80 miles an hour, miles a day, no, more than miles... I only need one day to go back and forth from the capital to Jinling!?"

As soon as this huge shock of the times came out, Zhu Houzhao could not remain calm.

because……

He really ran from the capital for a full ten days before he hurriedly arrived at Jinling!

Needless to say, the hardships involved.

However...there is a gap only when there is comparison!

If you have a train, you don’t have to be so tired...

Sitting and falling asleep, it only takes half a day to reach Jinling!

This is outrageous!
What will the future world look like?
It’s so exciting to be the emperor in the future! ?

With such speed... wouldn't it be easier and faster to manage the whole country!
How could it be possible if the imperial power did not go to the countryside?

It was hard for him to imagine how great Ming's power would be when he really realized this kind of thing.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Wait... I'm shocked! But Roosevelt, what I am more curious about is...at the same time, what happened to us in the East! ? Are there such trains and railways in a land as big as the East? 】

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao quickly woke up and thought that if the Qing Empire also had such a railway, he would be even more unhappy.

[Meili Zong Grant: Ahem, Your Majesty Li, I happen to know your question! It seems that you are starting to build your first railway this year. Your Lord Li also asked for my opinion earlier and wanted us, the United States, to participate. So, standing at this point in time in 1879, your country, which is as vast as our United States... did not have any railroads. 】

The Tangxu Railway is China's first self-built standard-gauge freight railway. It was planned to be built in 1879, but construction only started in 1880 and was completed that year. It is about 7.5 kilometers long.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty: Huh? No? Why? Don't they see the benefits of this railway? How old were you in America at that time? 】

Zhu Houzhao was shocked and felt incomprehensible.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Please wait a moment, Your Majesty Li, let me check! 】

[American Yingzong Cleveland: That’s right! I found it... Your first railway in the East seems to be the Tangxu Railway mentioned by President Grant. It is about 7.5 kilometers long. At the same time, we in the United States do not have statistics, but it is almost kilometers. 】

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: 7 kilometers versus kilometers? ? 】

Zhu Houzhao was shocked for hundreds of years.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: What about ours! How many railways do we have in France at this time? 】

Louis XVI was also very curious.

[American Anglo-Zong Cleveland: This is also a coincidence. His Majesty Louis XVI, it seems that the mileage of your railways in 1880 was just more than the kilometers of the British mainland. There is no record of the exact number. Anyway, it is similar to this data. . 】

[Louis XVI: More than 20,000 kilometers... That’s a lot! They are almost everywhere in our cities in France! 】

Louis XVI was slightly surprised.

Poof, Zhu Houzhao felt an invisible gap and hurt again.

Although, the Qing Empire is no longer the Ming Dynasty...

But he felt aggrieved that his own Han Dynasty... had been surpassed by them to such an extent that they couldn't even compare to it by a fraction.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Outrageous! Outrageous! Grant, how on earth did they manage the country when you were here... With such good things, they don't catch up? ! 】

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: In Jackson’s era, it seems that you, the United States, didn’t even have railroads! You just have a few decades...that's all! ? And...your iron...]

Zhu Houzhao subconsciously complained crazily, but suddenly...he finally knew where so much iron produced in the United States was used!
They were really extravagant enough to use iron to pave their roads!
[Meshizu Lincoln: Your Majesty, there is no need to feel sad. This is just your east a few hundred years later... Didn't Cleveland say that during your time... your empire was still the strongest empire in the world. You don't need to compare your empire... with our current empire, there is no comparison at all. 】

Lincoln felt that Zhu Houzhao had slightly broken his guard and immediately comforted him.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Yes...Your Majesty Li, you don't have to be sad. In fact... if you can remember or understand the chat just now, your Tang Empire... should also have the opportunity to copy these operations. You just need to gather your smart people together... You have also seen steam engines, trains, and I have told you the principles of steam engines...]

[You can definitely...do all this based on what we have already done bit by bit. 】

[It should...perhaps, in ten or twenty years...or soon, we can initially reach the level of President Jackson's period. 】

Cleveland will obviously be comforted.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: More than ten years, more than twenty years, it will take...that long? 】

Zhu Houzhao was attracted, but...he couldn't stand it when he saw the time.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Phew...it's already pretty fast. I have also taken into account your advantages of centralization... Imagine for yourself that it only takes you more than ten or twenty years to complete the journey of more than 100 years since the founding of the United States. It is already very fast. 】

[Also... think about it for yourself, things like railways seem simple to you...]

[But even if we directly give you a thousand miles of railway, can you use it? 】

[Only you understand, who will execute it...]

[This requires at least simple training, at least a thousand people, and training will also take time! 】

[In addition, based on your laying conditions, it will take at least two years to complete...]

Cleveland even actively and properly enlightened Zhu Houzhao on the trumpet.

Is the difference that big?

Even if they provided a railway from the capital to Jinling... it would take two years to complete. Zhu Houzhao didn't want to talk anymore.

The gap was directly felt.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Why does it take two years? Isn’t it enough for a railway to just lay the iron on it? 】

He still asked with some unwillingness to give up.

[Mercier Lincoln: Your Majesty, the laying of railways is not as simple as you think. Just like building a normal road in your empire, you have to encounter mountains and rivers, right? The railway needs flat terrain. In short, it can be regarded as a science. You need at least 10,000 workers like you who understand trains and railways... to complete this move. 】

Lincoln felt Zhu Houzhao's naivety, but after thinking about it, he felt it was reasonable and consistent with the persona of an ancient Eastern emperor.

Ten thousand people...

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to talk even more, and then he felt that he seemed to be too ambitious.

They know what they have now.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Stop talking, I don’t want to hear it anymore. Next, you in the West...how do you have so many talents? How come these things were born in your place? 】

In the end, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but complain, regardless of their current gap.

Even in the East of the same era, it was difficult for him to understand how there could be such a big gap.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Maybe it’s arrogance. You have been leading the world for too long. Just as His Majesty Louis XVI is unwilling to eat potatoes, you also feel that these things are not as good as your power and interests as officials. 】

These words really hurt Zhu Houzhao.

arrogant……

He stopped talking.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: I also feel a little strange. The changes on our side...are they only a mere hundred years? A hundred years ago, there were no changes here. How come in your time, the world has changed so fast? And...you said so many people are all British...don't we French people have such great people? 】

As soon as the problem baby from the East was pressed, the problem baby from the West popped up again.

Louis XVI also had such doubts.

[Mercy Lincoln: Really? It seems that no one has mentioned French celebrities. Grant, it's your turn, why not talk about the French celebrities that His Majesty Louis XVI is interested in, the kind that influence the world. 】

Louis XVI's question made Lincoln move to the next topic.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty: No! Grant, you are on our territory, what do you Western celebrities say? Ask them, we Eastern celebrities also want to influence the world! I don’t believe it, we can’t do it! 】

This topic also made Zhu Houzhao cheer up again.

[Meili Zong Grant: This is really a difficult subject for me. Well... I will try my best to meet the requirements of your two majesties. First... let me satisfy our oriental guest, His Majesty Li. Just now... I heard them talking about a celebrity from the East who has influenced the world. What does it seem to be called Confucius? 】

Grant gave a man.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: This... okay! Count one! Can you mention me a little bit behind! 】

When Confucius came out, Zhu Houzhao was slightly speechless. He did admit that he was very influential and considered worthy. But that's not what he wants.

[Meili Zong Grant: Okay, the next one...mentioned the impact on the world. By the way, it seems that an official who went to Japan just told me... This person does not affect the world, but he also affects Japan! It seems... Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty, are you two or three dynasties behind you... The saints of the Ming Dynasty can be compared to Confucius, and his philosophical thoughts are very popular in Japan! 】

Um! ?

There really is! ?

And they are from the Ming Dynasty! ?
The Ming Dynasty actually produced a saint comparable to Confucius! ? This is a big surprise!

Zhu Houzhao's heart skipped a beat and he blurted it out.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty: Who is he? 】

[Meili Zong Grant: It seems to be called...Wang Shouren! Wang Yangming...he is your saint of the Ming Dynasty! The ideas in it have influenced Japan and are highly respected by Japan and your neighboring countries in the East...]

king! Shou! Benevolence?
saint! ?
[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty: What? 】

This surprise came a little too fast and a little big, and Zhu Houzhao was completely shocked.

The idealistic narrative between Three Thousand Heads and Wang Shouren immediately appeared in my mind, and I also thought of my meeting with Wang Shouren before I came here.

Not long after he said goodbye to Wang Shouren!

Now I actually know... an ordinary, inconspicuous guy who even has a weird mind!
It’s the Ming sage! It also affected Japan...

no……

He is a saint, and he affects the Japanese country. Isn't it the influence caused by sending him to the Japanese country this time? !
Zhu Houzhao's shock and complicated emotions surged into his heart for a while.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Grant...why did he become a saint? ? Can he compare to Confucius? Please tell me your experience quickly! 】

Zhu Houzhao quickly suppressed all the complications, and an indescribable excitement surged into his heart!
So what about the saints! Now it's at his disposal!
This is his great blessing!

No...the two of them must achieve each other's success!

[Meili Zong Grant: Sorry, Your Majesty Li, that official just left because of something. I will ask you a question when I have time. He just said something roughly, but I can’t explain clearly. Anyway, they heard that this saint was not only knowledgeable, but also victorious in battles without any defeat in his life. Both civil and military! 】

Outrageous...Wang Shouren was also good at both civil and military affairs. It was remarkable that he had become a saint. He also fought and won many battles without any defeat.

How lucky is he? Didn't he get the script of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?

No, the scripts written by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty may not be as exaggerated as his.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not create a saint!

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was excited and couldn't suppress the joy in his heart.

He only had one thought... Haha, I have a saint!

This topic is great! Simply great!

Unexpectedly, a message from a saint was sent to him invisibly.

wrong!

Slow!

When we go to Japan, will the saint encounter any unexpected events...

He was a saint, and he had imprisoned him for so long before...and then went straight to the Japanese country without letting him prepare.

Is this guy before or after becoming a saint?

Don't get yourself killed because of your own actions before you become a saint!

Surprised, Zhu Houzhao had another frightening thought, and thought of Wang Shouren's dull appearance, which really didn't look like a saint.

Obviously, he is still the saint before he became enlightened!

Thinking about it like this, how could he sit still!

"Come here! Wei Bin!"

"Hurry, send people to catch up with Chen Qing and his fleet!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to chat anymore, so he left the chat group and started caring about the saint.

He was really afraid of his actions... if he accidentally killed the saint, it would be a big sin.

and……

He also thought that...the actions he had taken when he came to Aurous Hill were most likely something that he would not have been able to do in history...

If these changes result in him no longer being a saint, then he will really cry to death.

By the way, there's also... I'm still imprisoning the saint's father.

This was outrageous, so Zhu Houzhao quickly made a series of arrangements.

[Meili Zong Grant: A famous person in France...I really don’t have much impression of him. Does Joseph Fourier count? Victor Hugo? Actually...I would rather say the Swedish chemist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel. 】

[Merceron Roosevelt: President Grant, let me add a few French celebrities to you! The famous French microbiologist, Louis Pasteur, made achievements in defeating rabies, chicken cholera, anthrax, silkworm disease, etc. This...promoted progress in the field of human medicine. 】

[Messezon Roosevelt: And Marie Curie, your famous French female scientist of Polish descent, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. 】

By the time Zhu Houzhao came back, Grant and the others had already started discussing French celebrities!
(End of this chapter)