The big man has a living father

Chapter 160 (Big Chapter) Trillion-Dollar Economic Context
These two stations were built together purely to make it easier for people to transfer.

Logically speaking, there would be no urban railways and no transfers at the same station in the early days of industrialization, but Huo Hai was no fool and of course he knew to implement this from the very beginning.

The Han Dynasty’s industry is not doing well now, otherwise Huo Hai would not have laid the rails on the road.

According to Huo Hai's experience, cars should not be allowed to move on the ground, people should be allowed to walk on the ground.

From the experience gained in previous lives, developed countries started building roads early, and people always gave way to cars. Many busy areas liked to build pedestrian overpasses and underpasses.

The core areas of major cities in China are also designed in this way.

However, as the scale of urbanization expanded, the urbanization of a huge country with a population of 1.3 billion directly overturned all the foreign experiences.

In fact, talents should walk on the ground and travel on the ground.

In order to avoid traffic jams on huge roads, underpasses should be built on the straight streets when crossing the streets.

Railways should all be built with elevated bridges in and out of the city.

If the railway runs on the ground, it will divide the ground traffic into two sections.

Although it is only a street away, less than a hundred meters, the people in this direction will no longer go to the other side.

In this way, economic vitality is directly cut off.

If people can walk underneath and railways can be built in the sky, then while the railways empower the region with economic commerce and efficiency, the flow of people on the ground will not be cut off.

This is the royal way.

but!
The big man has no money.

Huo Hai could only design solutions for crossing the streets at many major intersections by raising some sections of the road to allow for passage underneath.

Most of the places still go under the sidewalk.

But it's advanced enough.

The design of the entire railway is not a simple net-pulling operation.

Currently, the two railways, one horizontal and one vertical, at the North Station are not the final form of intercity transportation.

The second valley pit also reserves space for the subway.

Apart from this, both sides of the canal are now huge sand mining areas.

The river sand will be completely extracted sooner or later, and by then, another wide river road will be connected to the sand mining area.

Together with two horizontal urban railway lines and the northern section of Chang'an Avenue (Ring One) that bypasses the old city, two ring roads and two ring railways are formed.

For Changan of this era, this is already the top configuration.

This design can basically ensure that there will be no traffic congestion in the entire North City before the total population of the Sanfu area exceeds four million and the internal combustion engine cars become prevalent.

In front of the platform, after reading the current traffic plan for the entire north of Chang'an City, Liu Che stood with his hands on his hips, thoughtful.

Huo Hai was also thoughtful.

In the past year, Liu Che has liked to put his hands on his hips more and more frequently. Is it because he eats too well and his belly has become bigger?

In history, Liu Che lived to be seventy years old. Don't eat too much and get sick suddenly...

Although in theory, universal obesity will increase life expectancy, because obese people have a stronger resistance to major diseases and have more capital to survive the major disease period.

But for individuals, the incidence of a large number of diseases will increase after becoming obese.

Liu Che looked at it for a long time with his hands on his hips before he said, "What a pity! The railway will still affect business."

Many ministers did not understand. Li Cai asked: "Why does your Majesty say that?"

Liu Che pointed to the railway and said, "Look, this horizontal railway was eventually built along the canal, and the reserved railway here was left in the green belt. The impact on traffic is relatively small."

“But look at the north-south Anshen Railway, after entering Chang’an.”

Liu Che pointed to the map and said, "Before the Anshen Railway came in, there were more than 40 openings in the entire new city that could connect the east and west of the city, including five large intersections, twelve medium intersections, and twenty-three community roads."

“But after the railway passed, there were only three large intersections, seven medium intersections, 15 small intersections, and 15 underpasses.”

"As a result, the amount of people that could have passed through the ground from north to south would be reduced by at least 1%."

"If the population of Chang'an North expands to more than one million, the flow of people will only be half."

Li Cai wiped his sweat: "A million people? Your Majesty, you really dare to think..."

The Sanfu area used to have a population of only a few hundred thousand, but now it has a population of just over a million.

A piece of land in the new city north of Chang'an, with a population of one million?

Wouldn’t the combined population of Chang’an and the three prefectures be four to six million?
How is that possible?! (On paper, the total population is estimated to be less than 30 million at this time)
But Liu Che knew that all this would definitely come true.

He knows data that others don't know.

Liu Che knew that businesses in various places could no longer be suppressed and were ready to move.

Since the profit-seeking nature of so many people has been aroused, we must realize the most essential point in human nature: people go to high places and water flows to low places.

At the beginning, everyone agreed that the one who would enter Xianyang first would be the king of kings, the king of kings.

This position was clearly reserved for Xiang Yu, so why did Emperor Gaozu risk his life to enter Xianyang?

Same now.

If rich people really make it to the top 100 of the Luoyang rich list or the top 100 of the Lu rich list, will they stay there to enjoy their lives?
If they have the slightest opportunity or a little bit of connections, they will choose to flock to Chang'an.

Also, working in Luoyang earns 500 coins a month, but only 300 in Wancheng.

Same labor, same work, so why not spend two months in Chang'an and then work.

In this way, even if you go home once a year and only work for eight months, your income will be more than 14,000 yuan, which is much higher than staying in Wancheng or Luoyang and earning 3,000 to 5,000 yuan a year.

Besides, after coming to Chang'an, who would be willing to leave?

Liu Che continued to look at the map, then looked at Huo Hai; "It would be better to expand the intersection."

Huo Hai: "These crossings are actually bridges, and they are not just ordinary bridges."

"This is not just about the intersection being five or eight meters wide. If we build a five or eight meter wide bridge, both ends will have to extend a long way."

"Already, nearly half of the four kilometers have been built into bridges. If we add more... we really can't afford to build more."

Simply put, the new city stretches from the riverside to the old city north station, a total of four kilometers, of which two kilometers are completely elevated.

The other two kilometers are high earth piles and gravel roadbed.

That two-kilometer bridge is equivalent to twenty Wei River Bridges!
The money I spent was costing me my life!
If there is no development in other places in the future, Huo Hai would not dare to really build a four-kilometer viaduct.

If this thing sinks a bit, the whole road section will be scrapped!
Now there are sections of roads and bridges like dotted lines. Even if a section is scrapped, we only need to rebuild a small section.

After reading the road sign, Liu Che said: "Let's get on the bus!"

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, cut the ribbon!"

Unfortunately, there was no camera, so I couldn’t record the appearance of the first railway station in history.

However, within the research institute, several people who studied engineering drawing and then discovered that they had a talent for line drawing and started sketching and learning painting were sent to the scene. They were responsible for memorizing what happened today and then turning it into a painting.

If necessary, it can be made into tiles and directly pasted on the walls of the train station.

A red cloth was hung on the dark locomotive. Liu Che held the scissors and felt a little distressed: "How much paint did it take!"

You can only get lacquer from a shell of the lacquer tree at one time, and it would be good enough to paint a stool after burning it.

This locomotive is all painted, and it is black paint, and it has been processed.

Huo Hai: "There's nothing we can do about it. The train is exposed to the sun and rain. If it gets rusty, we'll lose even more."

Liu Che: "Would you like to buy a piece of land to plant lacquer trees?"

Huo Hai looked at the ministers beside him and said, "Your Majesty, we can't earn everything by ourselves, right? Give everyone a chance?"

A member of the royal family hurriedly said: "I am willing to share your worries!"

Liu Che thought that planting lacquer trees was a long process and would be useless if done on a small scale, but most people would not be able to endure such a long period if done on a large scale.

If there are members of the royal family willing to do it, that would be perfect.

"also."

Huo Hai casually said: "In fact, the entire south of the Yangtze River, including southern Sichuan, Yelang, Dali Kingdom, and Yangzhou, these places are very suitable for growing lacquer trees."

The population there is sparse and the land price is extremely low.

As soon as these words came out, many people became interested.

Huo Hai: "I heard that most people will get sick after touching the sap of the lacquer tree. The human body is too sensitive to the sap of the lacquer tree. Now the research institute distinguishes this phenomenon from poisoning and calls it allergy."

"People who are not naturally allergic to the sap of the sumac tree are natural talents, and they are hard to find."

Some people in the royal family want to do business now that they see more people getting rich, but many of them have never done business before.

Huo Hai also made two special suggestions, which were actually to guide them to find professionals who grow lacquer trees, and then form a group to go to the south to develop. As long as they persist in cultivating the land for a few years, money will naturally come in.

Otherwise they would have to spend several years on the project only to end up with a mess. By then, the paint demand would have been high and there would be a shortage of supplies, which would have been ridiculous.

Liu Che cut the red flower cloth with scissors and said, "How can I get on the car with this ladder?"

Huo Hai laughed: "This is the train driver's position."

"Passengers sit in the back."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows: "Why not call the train driver?"

Huo Hai: "A driver is a machine driver. Trains are complex things. One needs systematic learning to be a train driver."

Liu Che and his group walked back, and Liu Che saw traces of coal on the second ladder: "Is this place used for burning boilers?"

Huo Hai nodded: "Now the steam train needs to keep adding coal, it will be very hot in here."

When we got to the first carriage, the ladder was no longer a suspended ladder, but a closed one, which was very shiny and wrapped with wooden decorations on both sides, which made it look different at first glance.

Liu Che: "Get in here?"

Huo Hai took out the ticket and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Normally, everyone needs to buy a ticket in advance and then exchange it for the ticket before boarding the train."

“The first time I dispatched a vehicle, I followed the direct invoice plan that I had planned in advance.”

"Your Majesty, you are in car 01, seat 01, A."

"Auntie, this is your seat No. 01B in car No. 01."

"His Royal Highness..."

Huo Hai was issuing tickets next.

Wang Nei Shi saw that all the tickets were issued to car 02 and asked: "Hey, what about me?"

Huo Hai: "There are service personnel on the bus. Most people don't need to bring servants when they ride in the bus. Even if they do, they will buy seats in the back. But if your majesty says so, you can bring more people than the quota."

Eunuch Wang finally laughed.

Liu Che: "What's the point of exceeding the quota? No one can exceed the quota. Wang Nei Shi, please go to the back carriage. I am no exception."

Liu Che is now well versed in the rules of doing business.

You have to follow the rules when doing business. Otherwise, if you make exceptions for this person and that person, how can you make money?

Liu Che himself was the most powerful person in the world, and Liu Che was no exception. Who else would dare to break the rules? Breaking the rules would be an open usurpation.

Eunuch Wang’s smile disappeared.

But the smile would not disappear, it would only shift. Huo Qubing said: "You better go to the back carriage. The general and I are in the front carriage. Do we still need you?"

Wang, the eunuch, hastily flattered him: "General Huqi, you are not capable of doing the hard work that our servants do."

Huo Qubing: "Is it because I asked you to go to the back carriage to enjoy yourself? You have to observe the carriage carefully and report to His Majesty afterwards."

Wang Nei Shi understood now: "Yes!"

Eunuch Wang followed Huo Hai, who was distributing tickets, to the back. Liu Ju then complained, "Father, Eunuch Wang doesn't seem very smart."

Liu Che looked down at Liu Ju and asked: "Why did you choose such a smart eunuch?"

"If one day you feel that you need to choose a smart eunuch to make things go more smoothly, that means..."

Liu Che thought, what can this mean? It means that Liu Ju will not be able to defeat the ministers.

With Huo Hai around, which minister could Liu Ju not defeat?
Liu Ju was in a very good mood at this time. He liked all kinds of cars and machinery the most. Today, he got on such a large steam locomotive and was full of pride: "That day will never come!"

Sitting in car 01, besides Liu Che and Crown Princess Wei Zifu, there were Liu Che's two wives, Liu Hong who was barely sensible, as well as King of Zhongshan Liu Sheng and King of Lu Liu Guang.

Then there are Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, and the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

After entering the carriage, the first thing you see is two huge sofas.

The entire sofa is covered with gold edges and is made of the best cowhide. You can tell at a glance that it is very soft.

There are two large tables made of golden nanmu in front of the sofa, which can be used for work if necessary.

On the armrests of Liu Che's sofa, there are carvings of mountain gods, land gods, wandering gods, and stars on both sides, and all the way to the center, there are carvings of the Three Pure Ones paying homage. The saint is of course the Jade Emperor, the Emperor of Heaven.

Liu Che personally liked Journey to the West very much, although there were some rebellious slogans in it, such as "The emperor takes turns, and this year it's my turn."

But for Liu Che, the Han Dynasty had only been founded for a hundred years, and all these rumors were true among the people. However, Liu Che suppressed everything with his absolute strength. Such anti-poems instead highlighted his extraordinary destiny.

Therefore, Liu Che was not affected by these things and liked Journey to the West very much.

Journey to the West was even discussed publicly many times, and the craftsmen knew this.

So this craftsman made the scroll of 87 gods and immortals that was supposed to belong to the Saint of Painting into a wood carving relief hundreds of years in advance, covered it with gold foil, and presented it on this chair.

On the Queen's side, what she saw was not a workbench but a tea table. On the left side of the tea table was a platform for placing fruits, which was decorated with some fruits carved out of a whole piece of jade.

Her sofa is decorated with a phoenix.

The entire top and sides of the carriage are made of sandalwood and agarwood, with various carvings and decorations, and all exposed external areas are covered with soft leather.

Behind the dragon and phoenix thrones are the seats of the eldest princess and the crown prince. They are also dragon and phoenix thrones, but 30% smaller in size.

After that are the seats used by princes and princes. There are also two seats in a row, but they are just ordinary gold-rimmed cowhide sofas. Although ordinary, the sofa itself is top luxury in that era, and is very delicate in terms of materials and workmanship.

Further back, there are two seats belonging to the general and the general of cavalry.

Nowadays, the Grand Marshal and the Grand General of the Cavalry have higher status and power than the Three Dukes. These two separate seats also demonstrate their nobility.

After that are the seats of the Three Dukes, but unfortunately the position of Imperial Physician is vacant now.

The number of seats for the Nine Ministers is not nine, but twelve at present, because Sima Xiangru's post as Minister of Industry and Commerce has brought the number of Nine Ministers to double digits.

The interior layout of the first carriage can be said to be similar to the interior decoration of Liu Che’s newly built palace.

But, if these appear on a moving car, it would be very luxurious.

It can be said that if you put any design idea in other carriages for others to use, you are committing an act of usurpation.

Wei Zifu was curious: "Huo Hai, isn't this car usually always empty?"

At this time, Huo Hai had just placed the ministers in other carriages and was caught and questioned as soon as he got on the car.

Huo Hai pushed open the door in front of him and said, "This carriage is hung on the front of the train with a huge iron hook. This carriage is exclusive to His Majesty. It is usually parked at the station and is watched over by the Imperial Guards all year round."

"When your majesty wants to use it, drag it out and install it behind the front of the car."

As he spoke, Huo Hai waved his hand.

Zhou Liecai, who was inspecting the platform, boarded the train with two Yulin guards.

Of course they have to guard the front connection of the car.

Although the train is fast now, it can be caught up with on horseback, so guards are necessary, both inside and outside the cabin.

Liu Che sat on the sofa, put on his glasses, and looked left and right: "Have all the people behind boarded the car? When will it leave?"

Huo Hai: “Generally speaking, it’s the conductor who observes from the front of the train.”

"Each carriage will have a conductor. After all the members of the carriage have boarded, the conductor will board the train. After the conductor sees that all the conductors have boarded, he will board the train and depart."

"Your Majesty is here, so it must be His Majesty who gives the orders."

Liu Che looked out the window and turned around: "Nonsense, do I always give orders during the war? Just do what you want."

When Huo Hai heard what Liu Che said, he pulled the bell in front of him. The conductor hurried over to report.

"Dean! Vice-Dean! Grandmaster!"

Liu Che knew who the dean and vice-dean were, the master?

Looking back, he found that the conductor was shouting at Huo Qubing.

The train conductor was a carpenter by trade and started learning after joining the institute.

Later, Chen An discovered that his research level and craftsmanship were not very good, but he was good at operating machinery, so he introduced him to Yang Liancheng.

When Yang Liancheng started selecting train drivers, he chose him to join the class. He was the best student among this group, so he became the train conductor.

In fact, he enrolled in night school and obtained a night school degree. His teacher was a student of Huo Qubing, so Huo Qubing was his master.

Huo Qubing waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and drive."

Soon, everyone felt the car move suddenly.

Liu Che looked out the window.

Using the window frame as a reference, the scenery outside the window is receding.

The car is moving!
Liu Ju wanted to stick his head out of the window: "It's moving! It's starting!!!"

At the end of the first carriage, Sima Qian was standing and writing in a notebook with a pen.

[On September 30, the Anshen Railway and the Antong Railway were completed, and the steam locomotive was tested. Your Majesty, accompanied by the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Princess, the Kings, the Generals, the Cavalry Generals, the Three Dukes, the Nine Ministers, the Civil and Military Officials, and all the other officials, tested the train.]

Sima Qian shook his head while looking out the window. He always felt that he was good at writing elegant Chinese and was a little uncomfortable writing vernacular Chinese, but he was constantly making corrections.

When studying historians, you cannot just study historians, you have to learn what is popular at the moment.

When Sima Qian's father Sima Tan was in Chang'an, he studied the art of fortune-telling with Wang Shuo and others.

In history, Sima Qian also studied with them, and eventually, together with Luoyang Hong and others, he developed the Taichu calendar.

But now Sima Qian did not study astrology, but focused on science.

Historians must have a thorough understanding of cutting-edge schools of thought in order to truly record the changes of the times. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the times have changed dramatically but the history books remain unchanged.

So even though he was not used to writing in vernacular Chinese, Sima Qian still forced himself to adapt.

At this moment, Liu Che's words stunned everyone in the car, and everyone in the car became nervous.

"This steam locomotive is powered by a steam engine. A steam engine is just like a boiler. It keeps burning and producing steam. But even if it stops burning, the steam won't stop immediately. Does that mean... it needs to calculate the distance to the station in advance and shut down the engine in advance?"

"What if something blocks the way?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing this.

I rub!

Huo Hai: "Brake."

Although no one has ever summarized the concept of inertia, in that era there were no saddles and it was almost impossible for horse riders to avoid falling, so everyone was very clear about the principle of inertia.

"Brakes? How can we stop them? How many tons does this train weigh? When it pulls heavy objects..." Liu Che: "Besides, the boiler keeps pumping out steam, which keeps pushing the wheels forward..."

If Liu Che had thought about this problem earlier, he would not have gotten on the car.

This is a bit beyond the scope of the duties of all civil and military officials, but everyone knows the dangers of not being able to brake.

Huo Hai had no choice but to pull the eldest princess up.

Walked in front of the car.

He took the eldest princess's hand, interlaced their fingers, and turned them twice: "For example, I am the power output arm of the steam engine, and I drive the drive shaft of the wheel to move."

"At this time." Huo Hai's hand broke away from Princess Wei Chang's five fingers and turned around twice.

At this time, Princess Wei Chang's hands were not moving.

Liu Che was thoughtful, pinching his chin: "Divorce...

Huo Hai corrected loudly: "This is called clutch! If you release it, I will turn mine, and if you close it, the power arm will drive the transmission shaft and the wheels to move together."

Princess Wei Chang smiled secretly.

Huo Hai clamped Princess Wei Chang's right hand with both hands: "At this time, when the brakes are pulled, it is not the train driver who brakes with his own hands, but the steam that pushes the air pressure to clamp the wheels. The wheels slow down under friction until they stop."

In fact, this system is much more than just this. Otherwise, why would it require researchers from all disciplines of the entire academy and almost all scientists of this era who have studied systematically to work together to study it?

In fact, in addition to the brake disc system, the braking system also has an air pump that uses air pressure for braking.

In addition to the brakes, the driver can also control the valve handles and joysticks.

The wider the valve handle is opened, the more steam can provide energy, and the faster the car will naturally be, and vice versa.

The joystick can be used to control forward and reverse, and the forward gear can be pushed forward continuously. The faster you push it, the faster the wheels go.

In fact, this is a manual clutch plus gearbox structure.

The valve is the throttle structure.

The brake lever is the brake structure.

Huo Hai didn't know how steam locomotives were designed in the past, but he knew how manual transmission cars were designed, so he informed the research institute of this design.

At first, the people in the research institute didn't understand why Huo Hai did this.

But when you actually operate it, you will find that the separation of the valve and the joystick is simply a genius design.

The entire car is easier to control and smoother, whether accelerating or decelerating.

The power distribution is also more reasonable.

What's more important is that even if you stop the car, you don't need to move the charcoal fire out. You can still keep the charcoal fire and generate a lot of steam. When you start the car, you can immediately shift gears again and again.

However, after the design was completed, Huo Hai actually didn't fully understand the functions of their various mechanical structures.

Anyway, after looking at the suspended operation several times, I found no problem, so I approved the tenth plan.

As for this steam locomotive plan, it is unclear to which stage of locomotive it belongs in the early, middle or late period of previous life history.

Huo Hai only knew that some structures were so complicated that he couldn't understand them.

Huo Hai even felt that the structure of these things was much more complicated than the internal combustion engines in the short videos he had seen.

This made Huo Hai more excited about driving a car in his lifetime.

"Woo!!!"

The front of the car began to roar.

A large amount of gas produced by the boiler goes into the secondary cylinder, which itself is also continuously heated.

Now the driver opened the valve and steam gushed out in large and even bursts.

The initial stage of changing inertia requires a lot of force, so the driver is constantly pushing on the joystick.

The gas was ejected, the joystick was pushed upward, and the train wheels sped up. These three things appeared in his hands and became incredibly simple. This steam train was increasing in speed at a linear rate.

As early as an hour ago, the workers digging sand on the other side of the ancient canal in Xincheng saw the train coming out, and the news had spread throughout Xincheng.

A large number of Chang'an citizens were waiting on both sides of the railway.

Many people were stunned when they saw this pitch-black behemoth, which was five or six meters tall and had ten carriages as long as it roared and whistled forward with billowing thick and white smoke.

"Damn, new things are just unreliable, they're on fire!"

"Oh no! Lord Huo and His Majesty are in that thing's belly! Hurry up and notify the fire department to save them!!!"

"Are you stupid? That iron lump caught fire? That's clearly the black smoke from burning coal. Have you never burned coal at home?"

"Stupid, that's clearly white smoke, probably the mist from the boiling pot."

“It’s black smoke!”

"It's white smoke!"

As everyone was discussing, they saw the giant speeding up.

faster and faster!

"Woo!!!!"

"Woo!!!!"

"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! WOOO ...

The Yulin Guards, riding their war horses, galloped through the center of the asphalt concrete road nearby.

Many people who were watching the fun were dumbfounded.

When they saw the accelerating steam train, they felt so frightened that they wanted to step back!

But at this time, the Yulin Guards on the road began to charge.

Now they are caught in the middle, and it is not right to retreat or not retreat.

Both sides are scary!

"Woo!!!"

The sound of the train grew louder and louder, roaring towards us.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

When the giant object came into view, everyone realized how loud it was.

After entering the crowd area, the train driver Du Cai did not deliberately blow the horn.

But the train's whistle itself still exists.

Roaring and rolling forward.

The train rumbled past, leaving behind a group of dazed people.

"This...if you stand in front of it, you will be killed, right?"

"Killed by accident? The fact that he was able to complete the task almost shows that the coroner has great skills!"

"Oh my goodness, what the hell is this?"

"Hey, you said the other day that you have an elephant over there. Which is bigger, an elephant or our Changan car?"

"Mr. An, you are too polite. Just call me Little Elephant, Little Elephant!"

"How much stuff does this thing have to carry? I just saw eleven vehicles, and there were people on each vehicle!"

"That's called ten carriages." The researcher who had taken a day off today to watch the fun crossed his arms and smiled. "The first carriage is the locomotive, and the carriages behind it are closed and used to carry people, or they can be used to transport various goods, such as coal."

Someone saw his special gown at the institute and hurriedly asked, "Master from the institute? Hey, this car is built to transport people, who are they for? How can so many people keep going north?"

"Our carriage can go anywhere, but this train can only run on the railway. Can so many people take it?"

The researcher smiled and said, "Who? You."

"You can go to Tongguan or Shenmu to do business and work."

"Besides, if it goes north, can't it be driven back? You can still take a bus back after work."

Someone looked out from afar and said, "The Imperial Guards...can't keep up with the car!"

At this time, the Yulin Guards were running like crazy, but they were about to lose them.

In theory, it is possible to catch the train by riding a horse, but only in theory.

Because horses can get tired, it is actually possible for horses to catch up with the train in a shorter time.

But this huge monster kept running tirelessly.

The Yulin Guards were panicked.

This is the first time since they joined the Imperial Guard that they have been lost during a mission to protect His Majesty.

At this time in the car, Wei Zifu felt a little strange: "This feeling is different from riding a horse."

“It’s scary when a horse is fast, but here, when it gets up to speed, it’s no different from the ground.”

Liu Che: "How much is the ticket price?"

Huo Hai: “Twenty.”

In fact, if the ticket price is set at six big coins, there will be profit.

The reason why the number was set at 20 is because the investment needs to be recovered quickly and then invested in the construction of the next railway.

Only by demonstrating profitability will others invest in the upcoming Chang'an Luoyang Railway Company.

Liu Che quickly calculated. Huo Hai had just said that, in addition to the staff on the train, a carriage could accommodate forty people, which means the entire train could accommodate four hundred people.

A trip for four hundred people costs eight thousand dollars.

It takes a little over an hour to get from Chang'an to Tongguan directly.

A car can make eight one-way trips a day, which is 64,000 yuan.

That’s more than 23 million dollars a year.

This car can be driven for at least thirty years after some repairs.

That’s 600 million dollars!
If this route has two locomotives going back and forth each day, there will be a train every half hour.

That’s 2.4 billion dollars!

More importantly, the fare is not high, and the workers in the mine can take the bus back to Chang'an once a week without feeling bad. The convenience of going to Chang'an and stimulating consumption will also raise the miners' appreciation of Chang'an real estate to a higher level.

The real benefit here is not 2.4 billion, but 24 billion, 48 billion, or even more.

This is just for people.

The main thing is shipping.

The amount of human transportation is limited because before the economy develops, there are not so many people traveling back and forth.

But the goods are different!

The emergence of trains has reduced transportation costs by more than 90 percent!
The money used to support coachmen can now be used to recruit tens of thousands more workers, and the cost will be reduced by more than half.

This makes coal mines more valuable.

Moreover, the train can also take over other people's work.

This is just a small section of the entire Anshen Railway! Is it so profitable?!

In the future, a huge amount of wool will be sent from Yunzhong to Chang'an, and then the goods from Chang'an will be sent to Shenmu for transit. Just with so many goods passing through, Shenmu will inevitably become a large city in the future.

What's more, Huo Hai mentioned the petrochemical industry.

Although Liu Che did not understand chemical engineering, Huo Hai still said that petroleum distillation, like coal distillation, could produce some new things with wonderful uses.

One of them is called kerosene.

After knowing the role of kerosene, Liu Che immediately realized that this railway line had become an economic artery, which was related to the economic circulation of more than one trillion dollars in the next thirty years!
However, Liu Che still liked to calculate how much he could get immediately.

After all the calculations, the money collected from tickets alone is enough to make a profit.

Liu Che chuckled and said, "If one day, I can sit on a train and tour the entire Han Dynasty..."

Huo Qubing: "That may be a little difficult, because wherever the railway is built, the territory of the Han Dynasty will expand outward, and the county magistrates sent out will rarely have the opportunity to take the train to take office."

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Suddenly the whole train was filled with laughter.

Huo Hai also looked out the window. Railway development is actually difficult, but... it is worth it.

Snowflakes are falling outside the window.

It’s winter again.

(End of this chapter)