The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 137 Steam Train

Cheng Yu has lived for a thousand years and has seen a lot of stupid things in human history!

Although a lot of thought was put into setting up this scheme, sometimes, human stupidity knows no bounds.

For example, if the Jin Kingdom failed to conquer Yanyun in the future, they would send people to the Song Dynasty to lobby, saying that they would unite with the Song Dynasty to attack Liao, and after the success, they would return the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty court might agree.

For example, the Liao Kingdom felt that it was powerful and wanted to rely on the Yan River to attack the Song Dynasty in the south to plunder more land.

All these things are possible.

In fact, Cheng Yu didn’t care whether Yan Yun’s surname was Liao or Song. You have to know that a thousand years later, the Song and Liao peoples are all Chinese!

The only way to prevent similar incidents from happening is to unite the economies of Song and Yanyun.

The economies of both sides are intertwined and interdependent, and while they attack you, they will also suffer losses.

Kill one thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred of your own.

No one wants to do these things unless they have to!

In the eighteenth year after Cheng Yu returned to the Song Dynasty, the world's first steam locomotive was launched!

Steam engines have long been used in Cheng's Industry on machines such as stamping machines.

But steam locomotives are different. Their transmission and braking systems are much more complicated than simple driving machinery.

It has to carry people and cargo, has a very large load capacity, and can control speed and stop.

The crankshafts, connecting rods, pistons, chains and other mechanical equipment must be specially made.

There is also the casting and laying of railroad tracks...

When this steam locomotive, which had cost a huge amount of money, gone through countless failures and countless improvements, finally saw the dawn of victory,

A Cai is crying!

The people in the research institute cried!

The craftsmen cried too!

too difficult!

With repeated failures and setbacks, all the money and raw materials were spent like water.

Because of this steam locomotive, Cheng's industry was once on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, Cheng Yu managed to save the situation.

Sun Yuechan and Ah Cai had quarreled numerous times over the huge amount of R&D funds. Even Cheng Yu had wavered before, but Ah Cai had always insisted.

She was under tremendous pressure.

After countless sleepless days and nights with a large group of R&D personnel,

Finally succeeded!

The first section of this railway runs from Bianjingpu to Hangzhou, and its full name is Zhenzong Jinghang Railway.

In the past, it would take at least ten days for people to travel from Bian Jing to Hangzhou by horse carriage along Zhenzong Avenue, but it only takes one day by train.

This is an unprecedented miracle!

The entire Song Dynasty was in an uproar!

……

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On the first day of operation, everyone looked at this huge steel beast lying quietly on the rails. No one believed that this big iron lump could move on its own.

Zhao Heng and a group of ministers were helped into the carriage by eunuchs. Cheng Yu was already waiting inside.

After the ceremony between the emperor and his subjects, Zhao Heng asked Cheng Yu if this big iron box could really move by itself?

Cheng Yu smiled and replied, "Sir, this is called a steam locomotive, it really moves on its own."

"Hahaha, good."

Zhao Heng laughed it off in doubt, while the other ministers were whispering to each other, and the majority of them did not believe it.

Cheng Yu personally arranged for them to take their seats and then notified them to start the train.

With a shrill whistle, the train rumbled slowly into action.

Then I ran faster and faster, faster and faster...

The wind outside the window blew in, and the trees retreated.

Zhao Heng's expression changed from confusion to surprise to fear. He turned pale. He grabbed the handrail, trembling and shouting.

"…Protect the emperor, protect the emperor,"

The ministers were also terrified. They only shouted to protect the emperor, but they also held on to the handrails tightly and dared not move.

Cheng Yu immediately walked over to him, squatted down, grabbed his hand and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, sir. I'm here to protect you. You'll be fine."

Chen Lin also suppressed his fear at this time, stumbled to Zhao Heng's side and knelt down and said, "Don't be afraid, sir, I am here too."

Zhao Heng slowly calmed down and said to Cheng Yu with lingering fear, "My dear, this, this big iron box really moved by itself!!"

"Yes, sir, this is called a steam train, it really can move by itself,"

"Yes, yes, a steam train."

“…This is too amazing! Too amazing!!”

"Yes, yes, it's amazing!"

"Amazing!"

The ministers also calmed down at this time and exclaimed that it was magical.

After a brief panic, it was replaced by a sense of freshness.

The scholars in the carriage pointed out the window and chattered excitedly.

Some brave ones even tried to stand up and walk, and then said excitedly, "Look, everyone, look, I can walk! I can walk!"

In another carriage, Sun Yuechan and her friends were also holding onto the handrails with nervous expressions. Ah Cai, who was sitting next to them, quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her, telling her not to be afraid.

Soon, she calmed down, turned her head and looked at Ah Cai steadily, as if a huge wave of emotions was rising in her heart.

She was in charge of the financial power of Cheng Industry and knew very well how huge the money had been spent on this steam locomotive over the years!

Every time, it was like throwing meat buns at a dog, and there was no return. Every time she took out money, her heart was twitching.

For money, she had quarreled with Cheng Yu and A Cai, but each time she ended up compromising. She still reluctantly pulled out the funds, and then racked her brains to fill the big hole elsewhere.

……

"Yuechan, are you angry again?"

Seeing her staring at her, Ah Cai pouted and asked timidly,

Over the years, Sun Yuechan has pointed fingers at her and called her a spendthrift because of this steam train.

Although her attitude has always been to accept it humbly and resolutely not change,

But after being scolded so many times, Yuechan’s conditioned reflex is to get angry again!

"You will gradually learn about my ability. The world will change because of her."

This is what Cheng Yu said to Sun Yuechan.

I thought it was just a joke, but now it has really come true.

Two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks.

Ah Cai panicked and quickly comforted her, saying, "Yuechan, don't be angry."

"We'll be rich soon,"

"You need to buy a ticket to take the train. Just imagine, with so many people taking the train every day, I guarantee that your hands will cramp from counting money in the future."

Sun Yuechan looked at Ah Cai who raised her hand and swore, and then she burst into laughter. She wiped away her tears and said, "I'm not angry, I'm happy."

"Cai, you are really amazing,"

"My husband is right, you are indeed a genius,"

At this time, Yelu Yuan, who was sitting in the back row, also said with emotion, "Acai, congratulations on your success."

"You are indeed a genius!"

Finally getting their approval, Ah Cai was very happy.

"thanks, thanks,"

“I also think I’m a genius,”

"Now that the mission of this steam train has been completed, I would like to develop it into artistic performance in the future."

"You all know that I have been so busy that I have no time for art. If this continues, my artistic talent will be buried, which will be a great loss to the art world."

"So, I plan to write a few songs, hold a few concerts, write a few scripts, and perform a few plays,"

Sun Yuechan: ...

Yeluyuan: ...