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A large amount of white smoke continued to rise from the front of the train, and then the train began to move forward slowly with the carriages, and then the train became faster and faster.

Everyone was surprised to find that even with hundreds of them added, the original speed of the steam locomotive was hardly affected at all.

This kind of carrying capacity is not comparable to that of ordinary horses!

Moreover, the steam train was very stable. They stood up and walked back and forth in the carriage and found that there was no shaking at all.

They opened a window in the carriage, and immediately a cold wind blew in from outside. The people inside shouted, "Close it, close it!"

It can be seen from the cold wind blowing in that the speed of this steam locomotive is very fast. "This is simply amazing!" After discovering this, the ministers looked at each other and saw this look in each other's eyes.

On the other side, Leah and Morgan were sitting at a round table. Their carriage was much better than those of the ministers. It was made almost entirely of steel, and even the windows were made of glass.

Leah made a cup of tea for Morgan and herself, then pushed the cup toward Morgan and said with a smile, "Sister, how does this steam train I designed work? Please give me your evaluation.

Morgan looked at the water in the teacup. Although it was shaking a little, it didn't spill out. He was a little frightened.

Seeing Leah's proud look, Morgan thought for a moment and said, "This steam train is indeed amazing. An ordinary carriage can only carry three to five people, but this train can carry hundreds of people. But I observed it before, and it seems that it needs rails under the wheels, right?"

"Yes." Leah nodded. After all, a train is not a car. It relies on a steering wheel to make various turns and moves, so it can only rely on rails.

"If that's the case, wouldn't this train be very troublesome?" Morgan said after thinking for a while.

"It is very troublesome. If we want to operate trains across the country, we have to lay railways all over the country, which will definitely cost a lot. But compared to being able to carry thousands of people all over the country without sleep, this expense is worth it." Leah said without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, can this steam locomotive really carry thousands of people across thousands of miles?" Prime Minister Xiao Ranhe said in surprise.

Liya nodded, "Of course it's true, but the locomotive of the train we have built is not very good. It doesn't have enough power, and it can only carry hundreds of people at most."

"But if we make the steam engine and other equipment bigger, its power will be doubled, and it will be easy to carry hundreds of people, even thousands of people can do it!"

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop at the scene!

Listening to Leah, it seems to be true.

"Hiss!" The others immediately gasped.

If it is really possible to quickly transfer thousands of people back and forth without sleep, then this train will be of great significance!

"Your Majesty, this steam locomotive is a divine weapon!" Hua Mulan said from the side.

After resolving the issue with the Rouran people, Liya transferred her back from Xinjiang to her side.

In order to prevent soldiers from fighting outside from becoming self-reliant, Leah also stipulated a rotation of defense every five years.

Seeing Liya looking at her, Hua Mulan continued, "As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. If we can develop a steam locomotive that can carry a thousand people, the army can be dispatched and supported more quickly in the future! The pressure of war on the border of our Wu country will be greatly reduced!"

Hua Mulan said righteously.

"Not only that, since this steam locomotive can travel a thousand miles a day, it means that all kinds of food and supplies can be transported very quickly. Once there are disaster victims or military supplies are needed somewhere, they can be delivered there quickly. This, this, this... Thinking of this, the Grand Tutor Cui Yu on the side was speechless.

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Miss Succubus Never Gives Up

Chapter 149: The National Treasure

In fact, Hua Mulan was not the only one who thought of the military use of trains. Almost all the military generals and civil officials present who had a little bit of common sense could think of it.

"That's the truth!" Prime Minister Xiao Ranhe agreed.

"Your Majesty, this train is of great use. We should continue to intensify its research and development!" Xiao Ranhe couldn't help but speak out after thinking for a while.

Seeing this, others quickly followed suit, and almost everyone applauded the train designed by Leah.

They have already seen that trains can carry people, and if trains are built on a large scale in the future, they will be the most direct beneficiaries.

The trains in the field were still running non-stop. Even without Liya speaking, Morgan took the initiative to say to Gongsun Zhi on the side: "Minister Gongsun, Wu State needs more steam trains. Do you know what to do?"

"I understand. For the future of our Wu State, I will do my best to build more steam locomotives." Gongsun Zhi said hurriedly.

After thinking for a while, Morgan said, "You have made an invaluable contribution to the development of the steam locomotive. What do you want?"

Leah didn't say anything about Morgan giving rewards to people without her saying anything.

This is the current policy of the Wu Kingdom. Although Leah is the emperor and Morgan is the queen, most of the internal affairs and official position arrangements are dominated by Morgan. Leah will only personally intervene in some major events.

Everyone held their breath in concentration. Wu State was founded on military power and has always attached great importance to military affairs. The train developed by Gongsun Zhi this time is of great significance to Wu State and can even completely change the overall mobility of Wu State's army!

Such a great achievement is enough to get Gongsun Zhi a high-ranking official position.

In addition to the hot air balloons and steam engines developed by the Ministry of Industry before, although Your Majesty was involved in many of these things, these people still made indelible contributions.

It is not impossible that Gongsun Zhi might be able to be awarded a title of nobility for this achievement!

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zhi bowed deeply to Morgan and said, "Your Majesty, please understand that the steam locomotive was designed by Your Majesty himself. I was only able to build the locomotive according to Your Majesty's instructions. Even if we were not there, others would still be able to build the steam locomotive."

"Moreover, this train was made by a group of colleagues from the Ministry of Industry. We are dedicated to the Wu Kingdom and will never take credit for it. We only hope to continue to make contributions to the Wu Kingdom in the future. If Her Majesty the Queen wants to reward us, please give some living security to our colleagues in the Ministry of Industry. We will be very grateful!"

"Haha, Minister Gongsun is being modest. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Morgan was very satisfied with Gongsun Zhi's humility when he heard this. It was a good thing for a subject not to be arrogant. If the other party became arrogant because of this, Morgan might have to reconsider the arrangements for other people.

Gongsun Zhi's answer was beyond everyone's expectation. How could he just reject such a wealth and honor that was within his reach?

Of course, these ministers did not understand Gongsun Zhi’s ideas. His ideas were very simple.

It was because of His Majesty that he was promoted and allowed a commoner to climb up the ladder to the current situation. He is already very satisfied and does not ask for anything more.

Maybe this is also the thinking of most ordinary people, and they are easily satisfied.

"No matter what, Minister Gongsun and Mr. Lu have both made great efforts. Even though you are both trying to refuse, it is yours, and it is yours. I will have someone arrange the reward later. We will talk about this matter later."

Leah said after thinking for a moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing this, the two of them hurriedly said.

After everyone had been on the train for about an hour, Leah asked people to stop the train.

After everyone got off the train, a minister came forward and said to Xiang Liya: "Your Majesty, this is a national treasure!"

Do you still need to say this?

However, Leah still smiled on the surface. Looking at the expressions of these officials, she knew that they were all convinced.

Liya said directly: "I plan to vigorously build railways all over the country and have people make steam locomotives as soon as possible. I hope you have no objection to this."

"No, no." The ministers hurriedly shook their heads. Who would oppose this? This was a good thing that would benefit the country and the people. Once the railway was built, all parts of the country could be reached in a few days at most relying on the so-called steam locomotives.

It is also very safe. You don’t have to worry about encountering robbers on the road, wild beasts in the mountains, etc. It can be said that whoever dares to oppose will be the first to be impeached by them!

So in the following period, Leah ordered all provinces and prefectures to spontaneously build railways and manufacture steam locomotives locally.

In order to motivate them, Leah also organized a review meeting.

That is, whoever builds the best trains and railways will receive a plaque personally bestowed by her, proving that their local workshop is the strongest steam locomotive workshop in Wu State.

Upon hearing this, all the workshops across the country were in an uproar. This was a gift from the Emperor himself and was priceless.

If they obtained the plaque bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor himself, it would prove that they were more powerful than the manufacturing workshops in Chang'an, and resources might be transferred to their province in the future.

Therefore, provinces across the country have been mobilized, and this steam locomotive is bound to be better than that of other provinces!

And it's not just trains. This steam engine also gave other craftsmen some new ideas. Perhaps these things can be used in other areas.

Even Leah didn't know that her action led to the rapid development of Wu State's industry, and all kinds of things that relied on steam engines in later generations were directly manufactured.

Moreover, not long after the steam locomotive appeared, the first steamship was also artificially built, and it was not built by those manufacturing workshops, but by individuals.

Leah was also shocked when she heard the news, so she summoned the craftsman who made the steamboat.

You know, the role of steamships is no less than that of steam locomotives.

When asked by Leah, the other party answered honestly.

In the eyes of this craftsman, since he could make a steam train that didn't need horses to run, then could he also make a boat that didn't need people to row it?

With this idea in mind, the craftsman tried to make modifications to the ship. After continuous attempts, he actually built the first steamship, and he also came up with a propeller design.

However, the boat is not very good at the moment. Although it can sail on the sea, it will shake back and forth, making it difficult to sit steadily. If anything, it is because of insufficient funds that he cannot continue with other experiments.

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After knowing this, Leah asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds to him to help him research more convenient and easy-to-use ships, preferably the kind that can sail on the sea without any bumps and can even hold banquets and dances.

These craftsmen used their imagination to continuously create all kinds of new things that they thought could be done with the help of steam engines. Of course, Leah had to support them, and she supported them strongly.

Maybe these people will use their imagination to modify the hot air balloon and even make a steam plane. Never underestimate a mad scientist, after all, steam planes have really appeared in history.

However, at that time, there were already more advanced internal combustion engines, and the so-called steam airplanes were no longer used.

Time passed slowly and it was August of the 11th year AD. Almost a year had passed since the appearance of steam locomotives. At this moment, steam locomotives began to go online one after another in various parts of the country, and railways were also being built in various places.

However, these steam locomotives are currently rare species and are far from reaching the stage of civilian use. Most of them are still used for military purposes, and only a few are used by officials from all over the country when they come to Chang'an to visit the capital.

But even so, the people of Wu State can see that the changes happening in Wu State are getting bigger and bigger. If they don’t read newspapers frequently, they may not understand what is happening in Wu State.

More than a year later, Leah once again welcomed the envoy from the Roman Empire.

During this year or so, the Roman Empire relied on the firearms purchased from Leah to initially defeat the Sassanid Empire. However, their joy did not last long, as the Sassanid Empire soon took out the same firearms to fight back.

As a result, much of the territory that had been seized previously was taken back by the Sassanid Empire.

Although there was no conflict between the two sides after that, they focused on studying the firearms sold to them by the Wu State.

After a period of hard work, they barely understood the components and materials of these things. If they were grenades, they could even make them themselves.

But when it comes to cannons and flintlock rifles, things become a bit difficult.

They also tried to research it themselves, but found that the effect was not as good as the ones bought from Wu State. The firearms they spent a lot of money to research were more like inferior products.

Although they brought a lot of shock to other neighboring countries by relying on these inferior products, they felt a deep sense of crisis when they thought of the powerful firearms of the Wu State.

If Wu State uses these firearms to attack them in the future, what will they do?

There is another thing, that is, the Western Roman Empire was divided and directly became several countries, which made the Eastern Roman Empire feel like Alexander.

The Eastern Roman Empire became even more restless when it thought that the Sassanid Persian Empire had also gone to the Wu State to buy firearms.

Now the Sassanid Empire also has Wu's firearms. If they continue to buy firearms from Wu, will they have to rely on their own inferior firearms to fight against the Sassanid Empire?

That's definitely not possible, so they must now go to Wu State to buy more sophisticated firearms. Only in this way can they withstand the attack of the Sassanid Empire.

As for what to do with the inferior firearms they developed, they soon came up with an idea.

That is to sell the inferior firearms they have developed to other small countries, and use the money from the sale of these firearms to buy firearms from Wu State to continue research. Wouldn't this be better?

I have to say that the people of the Roman Empire had the same idea as Leah!

And it was not just the people of the Roman Empire who thought this way, the people of the Sassanid Empire also thought this way.

So when Pinov came to Wu Dynasty and wanted to meet Leah, he found that the Sassanid Empire had also come to Wu and stayed in the embassy like them.

What is even more frustrating is that the group of people from the Sassanid Empire were actually arranged by the Wu State next to their Roman Empire delegation.

I must be Nima!

Pinov, who was almost driven crazy, yelled a lot of words starting with c and s before gathering his men and said, "Gentlemen, the group of Sassanids is next door to us, I..."

But before he could finish his words, he heard someone in the next yard shouting, "Oh wow, look who lives next door to us? Aren't they the people from the Roman Empire? Hahaha, I heard that the Roman Empire to the west of you has perished, is that true? Is your Emperor Leo I secretly laughing now?

Hearing this, Pinov almost went mad with anger. He didn't even bother to finish the rest of his words. Instead, he wanted to rush directly to the yard next door and teach those damn Persians a lesson.

But he was quickly stopped by his colleagues, "Mr. Pinov, you are a gentleman, you shouldn't bother with those damn Persian barbarians.