Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 456 Steam Locomotive, Site Selection
Su Chen looked at the Tongtong No. 1 in front of him with excitement.

Although the name is a bit strange, it is undeniable that once this guy really roars, it will be a great help in promoting unification.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready!"

"Then let's get started!"

As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, Feng Baojun asked the masters to get busy.

Since the purpose is to test the power of this locomotive, other supporting facilities are naturally inevitable.

When the door at the back slowly opened, dazzling sunlight shone in from outside, and Su Chen subconsciously covered his eyes.

As the dazzling light faded, a long track appeared in sight.

Good guy.

Su Chen was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Feng Baojun and others were so efficient. While building the locomotive, they also laid a track on the ground.

Perhaps because of the experience from the last experiment, the laid railroad tracks formed an elliptical closed loop in the empty yard.

Feng Baojun boarded the locomotive and invited Su Chen, "Does Your Majesty want to experience it together?"

"of course."

Su Chen was extremely happy.

This is the first steam locomotive in the Tang Dynasty and even in the world.

Such a cross-century thing must naturally be tried out to see how powerful the locomotive built by Feng Baojun and his team is.

Su Chen boarded the train, followed by Sun Qiang and others.

Feng Baojun smiled and said, "Don't worry, our train engine is very safe. Even if something unexpected happens, we will be able to stop the train immediately."

Sun Qiang: “I hope so.”

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and start now. Let me see how fast this train is."

Su Chen waved his hand. Compared to experiencing the world's first steam-powered locomotive, what was a little danger?
If this were recorded in history books, it would be remembered forever.

of course.

It can also be compared with the fact that he broke Li Chengqian's leg.

"Sit tight, my lord."

Feng Baojun gave a reminder and then lit the coal.

At the same time, Feng Baojun introduced: "Thanks to the honeycomb coal made by the prince before and the popularization of coal, we chose coal when selecting consumables."

"If it were made of wood, I'm afraid it would be difficult to bring out the maximum power of this locomotive."

Su Chen: "It was just a casual move, I never thought it would be so useful."

Feng Baojun glanced at Su Chen and naturally did not believe Su Chen's explanation.

If it was just a casual act, it would be hard to explain so many coincidences happening to Su Chen.

As the heat in the boiler rose, the huge locomotive gradually started to move.

Kuang-dong, Kuang-dong.

The locomotive moved forward little by little, and its speed naturally increased gradually from slow at the beginning.

The locomotive was moving along the rails at an increasingly faster speed, but the oncoming cold wind blew away the high temperature emitted by the boiler.

"Run."

Sun Qiang and others were amazed.

Su Chen frowned, the speed didn't seem as fast as he had imagined.

Feng Baojun seemed to see what Su Chen was thinking and explained, "Your Highness, this is done in the courtyard after all, and the speed cannot be increased to the fastest."

"Once the train reaches its maximum speed, it is easy for the front of the train to detach from the track and overturn."

"Of course, this is the result we determined after many attempts."

Su Chen raised his eyebrows: "You also made several locomotives?"

Feng Baojun shook his head. "No, it's just that a few carpenters made a smaller version of it."

Su Chen suddenly realized.

Before they made the locomotive, they had already used corresponding replicas to simulate it to a certain extent.

So, when this locomotive came into being, they had a better practical grasp of it.

He already had a certain understanding of how to operate it and how to do it as quickly as possible without any danger. Su Chen even believed that what Feng Baojun had said just now, that they would be able to stop the train at the first possible moment even if something unexpected happened, was not empty talk.

Su Chen turned his head to look at the clerk who was recording behind him, "What is the approximate speed of the train?"

"Your Highness, the initial speed may be a bit slow. It takes about a quarter of an hour to make a circle. However, as the fuel is fully burned and the power is strong, the speed of making a circle has now doubled."

From fifteen minutes to travel one thousand meters to seven and a half minutes to travel one thousand meters now?

Su Chen nodded and looked at Feng Baojun: "Can it be faster?"

Feng Baojun shook his head. "If we go any faster, we'll easily go off track. The gain won't make up for the loss."

"Change the place!"

Su Chen said seriously, "We will allocate a new area outside the city as a research base for the Manufacturing Bureau, responsible for testing the maximum speed of trains."

Feng Baojun grinned and said, "I'll have to trouble you, Your Majesty, for this matter."

"Why?"

Su Chen frowned.

Feng Baojun said awkwardly, "We have spent too much money in this period of time. We can no longer increase the manpower and material resources at Lord Duan's place."

"I have also discussed this matter with Lord Duan. Lord Duan said that money and manpower are easy to deal with, but if we want to allocate a piece of land, we need the consent of His Majesty and the support of the Ministry of Revenue."

"Plus, we have been sending troops to Japan these days, and everyone is busy with the final assembly issues, so this matter has been put on hold." Su Chen: "Confused!"

"This is something that the Emperor values. How can we neglect it?"

Feng Baojun widened his eyes slightly.

No.

How did this become the business of the emperor?
"Okay, I understand. I will go to the Ministry of Revenue to see which area is suitable for your research."

With Su Chen's promise, Feng Baojun asked with a smile: "Then shall we stop for now?"

"Stop, I'm going to the Ministry of Revenue."

As the train stopped, Su Chen got off the train with Sun Qiang and others, "Wait for my news."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

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Household Department.

When Dai Zhou learned that Su Chen was coming, he could no longer sit still.

Of course, the title of King Side by Side is nothing big for Dai Zhou. The most important thing is that this is the God of Wealth.

"What brings the prince here? Come in, come in."

Dai Zhou invited Su Chen to take a seat with a smile and ordered someone to serve tea.

Su Chen got straight to the point, "Master Dai has been so busy with Japan's affairs these days that he has forgotten about the things at the Manufacturing Bureau, right?"

Dai Zhou looked confused, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Su Chen: "The Manufacturing Bureau needs a base for testing. Why didn't the Ministry of Revenue approve this?"

Hearing this, Dai Zhou suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty is here because of this matter."

Su Chen nodded, "Is there any difficulty?"

Dai Zhou nodded heavily, "Your Highness is right, I have really run into difficulties."

"Your Highness, you don't know that most of the land outside Chang'an City was granted. If you want these lands, you need the approval of the princess and the princes."

"Otherwise, even if I have the guts to do so, I can't just hand over the land under their names to the Ministry of Industry, right?"

Su Chen thought for a moment, "So that's how it is."

It is impossible to ask the princes and princesses to give up the lands they have allocated to them without reasonable means.

Although Dai Zhou was the Minister of Revenue, he did not have such great power.

Even if Li Chengqian, the emperor, wanted the land in their hands, he had to adopt gentle means, otherwise, it would make the princes and princesses dissatisfied.

Su Chen knocked on the table, "What if I buy it from them?"

Dai Zhou shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, these lands that have been assigned to other people are all permanent lands and cannot be bought or sold."

Su Chen: "..."

Okay.

The land was allocated to princesses and princes and could not be bought or sold. It was used to pass on to their descendants.

This gets a little tricky.

Just as Su Chen was thinking, Dai Zhou took out a map of the area around Chang'an, which clearly marked the owners of each piece of land.

When Su Chen looked over, he felt his scalp tingling.

They are either princes, princesses, dukes, or marquises, not to mention taking a piece of land from it to be used as a research base for the manufacturing bureau.

Just to lay the railway tracks, I don't know how many fields owned by princes, princesses, and dukes would have to be used to carve a path through.

Simply.

"Your Highness, now you understand that this is not an easy matter, right?"

“It’s really hard.”

Su Chen rubbed his head.

Judging from the current land division, if you want to select a piece of unowned land, you have to go further away.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being so nosy. I wonder if Your Highness came here to ask for the land for the Ministry of Industry because of the steam power plant?"

Su Chen looked up at Dai Zhou and nodded silently.

This matter is not a secret among the top leaders, they just know about it but are not clear about the specific progress.

Dai Zhou: "If Your Majesty wants a piece of land to give to the Manufacturing Bureau as a research base, I think this is a good choice."

"Hu County?"

"Yes, Hu County is not far from Chang'an City, and there are not many fiefs of princes, princesses, and dukes here."

Dai Zhou pointed to Hu County and said, "If the prince wants land, this is undoubtedly the most suitable place."

"Moreover, most of the land here is allocated to each person. No matter what the Ministry of Works wants to do or what the prince wants to do, it can be implemented here."

"If you want to buy land, it's easier to do it here."

Compared with the permanent land that cannot be bought and sold, the divided land is easier to operate.

In addition, given Su Chen's identity, there is nothing wrong with giving the green light to things made by the Ministry of Industry.

Even if Li Chengqian knew, he wouldn't say anything.

Su Chen nodded thoughtfully, "I will inform Master Feng of the Manufacturing Bureau about this matter. I will need Master Dai's assistance when the time comes."

Dai Zhou: "I will follow your orders at any time!"

(End of this chapter)