When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 596 The Charm of Trains

"quiet!"

The chaotic scene was brought under control with the arrival of Liu Xie and Liu Bei. All officials saluted the emperor one after another. Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."

He turned to Zhuge Liang who was accompanying him and said, "Please ask Minister Zhuge to ask Master Pu and Master Zhuge to come and solve your doubts."

"promise."

Zhuge Liang walked quickly towards Zhuge Jun and Pu Yuan.

Seeing Zhuge Liang coming, Zhuge Jun couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

The eldest brother Zhuge Jin left home early. When Zhuge Jun was still young, Zhuge Jin went out to serve as an official.

It can be said that Zhuge Jun was raised by Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang has always been strict with himself and lenient with others.

Zhuge Jun, as Zhuge Liang's younger brother, obviously does not belong to the category of others.

Zhuge Jun, who had been strictly disciplined by Zhuge Liang since childhood, developed all-roundly in literature and martial arts. He could be regarded as a man of both civil and military talents. Even among ordinary gentry, he was a well-known sage in the village.

The only thing is that his character has some flaws. It is true that he respects Zhuge Liang, but it is also true that he is afraid of Zhuge Liang.

"Xiaoping, well done." Zhuge Liang patted Zhuge Jun on the shoulder, which surprised Zhuge Jun.

Zhuge Jun came back to his senses and lowered his head in shame: "Second brother, I...I didn't contribute much. The steam engine in the train was completed a long time ago. I...I just did some finishing work. These finishing works were also obtained from the fairyland. They were not my own ideas. I am unworthy of this. I am unworthy of this."

"Hey." Pu Yuan couldn't bear to watch it any longer. "Zhuge Jijiu, you are too modest. Over the past few days, you have helped us summarize and improve the verification process, taught us where to start, and how to express it in a simple and easy-to-understand way. These are all the credit of Zhuge Jijiu!"

"Not bad." Zhuge Liang nodded. "I read the experimental discussion you wrote. It's very well written."

Zhuge Jun was slightly startled. He had never heard Zhuge Liang praise him like this since he was a child. And this kind of praise was not just a polite remark, but a sincere compliment.

Brother, do you really think I did a good job?!

Pu Yuan urged, "Master Zhuge, please don't waste time. Your Majesty, the general, and the ministers are waiting for you and me!"

Zhuge Liang also smiled and said, "Go ahead."

"Okay." Zhuge Jun nodded heavily. At this moment, he was full of strength. He let Pu Yuan walk in front of him and met Liu Xie first.

Under Liu Xie's order, Zhuge Jun and Pu Yuan began to explain the "steel behemoth" to all officials.

Pu Yuan was not good at speaking, and all he talked about was performance design. Fortunately, Zhuge Jun seemed to have come to his senses. He was full of confidence in his gestures, and his voice was loud and inspiring. He threw out the load capacity and speed of the train one by one.

The officials were shocked when they heard this. The steel behemoth in front of them was indeed used to transport baggage, but it could transport tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms of baggage at a time.

It was really beyond their imagination.

"How is this possible?! Without horses or mules, let alone transporting supplies, how can this thing move?!"

"Not bad."

Zhuge Jun laughed out loud: "Haha, good question, this has to do with the steam engine."

All the officials were stunned. They never thought that this steam engine was so magical that it could run on the rails just by burning coal?!
Cao Cao came up to Liu Bei and said, "Xuan De, it seems that Zhuge has produced another excellent horse with a thousand li. I like it very much."

"Yes." Liu Bei smiled.

Liu Bei stepped out and said to Liu Xie, "Your Majesty, I think facts speak louder than words. Why don't we send a horse-drawn carriage to compete with the train? Use a Ferghana horse to pull the carriage, and have a courtier with superb driving skills drive it. Let's see which one is faster."

"Great, great!" Liu Xie's eyes lit up when he heard it. "Someone, go get my Ferghana horse and carriage!"

Liu Xie then selected the most skilled driver from among the court officials present. The court official who temporarily served as the driver was full of confidence. A steel behemoth? A train? It was just a paper tiger! With a Ferghana horse and the emperor's carriage, how could he lose?
Liu Xie asked his ministers, "Who do you think will win? Please speak freely. I will not blame you." The ministers discussed it and said, "It must be the Ferghana horses! How can six Ferghana horses lose!"

"Yes, yes. That's what I thought."

"Look, the train is made entirely of steel. Its weight alone is a terrifying number. Even if it can move, how can it compare to a Ferghana horse?"

"It makes sense, it makes sense!"

However, there were also quite a number of officials who held different opinions. "If he couldn't compete with the Ferghana horse, then it would be Zhuge Xiaoping who should be panicking. Have you seen whether Zhuge Xiaoping was panicking?"

While the ministers were arguing with each other, Liu Xie ordered them to get into the train.

Many court officials were a little panicked. Not only did this train have to accommodate so many of them, but it also had to compete with the Arabian horses.

How can this win?!

"Wait a minute!"

"Why is your majesty sitting in the same carriage with those craftsmen?"

One of the court officials noticed something strange, but since the competition was imminent and it was their first time riding a train, they were a little nervous, so they didn't pay much attention to the craftsmen in their gorgeous attire.

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As the ministers took their seats in the train carriages, the competition officially began.

"dong dong dong"

The loud drumbeats were like thunder in the sky, and the court officials controlled the emperor's carriage and shot out like arrows.

This made the court officials who held the view that trains were inferior to horse-drawn carriages feel relieved. Look, the carriages were speeding away, but the train was still motionless.

The court officials who believed that trains were faster than horse-drawn carriages were anxious. Why didn't they take action? Could it be that Zhuge Jun was just boasting?
next moment.

The engine roared, as if some huge beast had come alive. They felt like they were in the beast's intestines, and the sound of the engine was like the beast's steady heartbeat. All the ministers were startled. They felt the carriage vibrate. The train they were sitting on really started moving!

The train was not going very fast at the beginning. Through the window, I could see the wheels turning slowly, as if they were struggling.

But as time went by, the wheels became faster and faster, so fast that it was impossible to see how fast the wheels were rolling.

A series of "Woo-woo-woo" roars sounded in front.

It seemed as if the train was telling the ministers that she was angry.

What surprised the ministers even more was that the train was gradually getting closer to the emperor's carriage!
Not only that, they found that the train could actually maintain its current speed.

In this case, isn't it just a matter of time before the Emperor's frame is defeated? !

Sure enough, after a while, the train really surpassed the emperor's carriage!
Everyone knew what this meant, the train did not require intensive care, as long as there were tracks and the steam engine was functioning, the train would keep running!
The ministers were so excited that they clenched their fists and laughed loudly, completely forgetting the previous remarks that "trains are not as good as horse-drawn carriages".

With the train, the world is no longer a distance away, and the Han Dynasty will usher in an unprecedented prosperity!
When the train arrived at the destination, every courtier laughed heartily, forgetting everything else. The courtier who was driving the emperor's carriage laughed the brightest.

But soon they could no longer laugh, because Liu Xie and Liu Bei came to them with a group of craftsmen and announced that all of them had been conferred the title of marquis.

The court officials all stared with wide eyes. What? To be granted a title of nobility? To just these craftsmen?! On what basis?! One must have military merit to be granted a title of nobility!
Before they could even finish their words, Liu Xie revealed the answer: his contribution to the development of the train was so outstanding that it was comparable to his military achievements!

In the past, such words would have certainly been met with strong opposition from the ministers, but after experiencing the train, they all shut up.

They are not stupid, they are a kind of steel behemoth that does not need maintenance and can carry hundreds of thousands of pounds. They can travel dozens of miles in half an hour, and more importantly, the speed will not decrease.

Who can't imagine the meaning of this thing?
Wars are fought for food and supplies. With trains, we can continuously mobilize food and supplies from within the country, greatly reducing the loss of food transportation.

This is not a military merit, but it is better than a military merit!
As for being dissatisfied with the title of marquis of the craftsman official? Hmm? Who are they dissatisfied with? They will be angry with anyone who dares to be dissatisfied!
The ministers changed their words and bowed loudly, "Your Majesty is wise!"

(End of this chapter)