Chapter 505 The Emperor Getting on the Train
Emperor Jiajing was about to follow Zhan Watt into the operating compartment of the steam rail car with some excitement. Huang Jin, who was following Emperor Jiajing, also hurriedly followed, wanting to get on the train with Emperor Jiajing.
As a result, Teng Xiang, who was watching from the side, immediately reacted and wanted to get up, but at this time Zhanwat said in embarrassment, "There can only be room for five or six people in the carriage. No more people can fill the coal."< br>
Emperor Jiajing turned to look at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang, who were about to get on the bus together, and said, "Wait, why are so many people crowding in?"
But how could Huang Jin dare to let Emperor Jiajing go into the carriage of this iron-shelled steam rail car alone? If there was any accident, it would be too late for him to save him.
So Huang Jin immediately said: "Emperor, slaves can also fill coal! Let the coal fillers inside come out and slaves go in and fill it!"
Teng Xiang on the side also immediately said: "You can also be a slave!"
Emperor Jiajing hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhanwatt and asked: "Is it okay?"
Everyone in Zhanwat was stunned. He never expected that the eunuch guarding Xishan could be so humble. It seemed that the identity of this immortal master was really extraordinary.
But then Zhanwat also realized that he seemed to have heard this god calling himself "I".
Although Zhanwat had never met the emperor, he had listened to plays and read novels, so he naturally understood what the word "I" meant.
So Zhan Watt couldn't help but be excited at this moment. He never expected that the immortal master in front of him turned out to be the emperor.
Zhanwat said nervously: "It's okay, but it's just too dirty."
As soon as Zhan Watt said these words, Huang Jin and Teng Xiang immediately responded: "We are not afraid of getting dirty!"
Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhan Watt, then at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang, and thought about his own safety.
Finally, he agreed sensibly, "Okay, go and call the coal fillers inside and ask them to go in instead."
Emperor Jiajing gave such instructions to Zhanwatt, and Zhanwatt immediately responded: "I obey, little man!"
Then under the gaze of Emperor Jiajing, Zhanwat called out all the coal fillers in the steam rail car. Then Huang Jin gave Teng Xiang a wink. Teng Xiang immediately got into the car and took a look and found that there were no other When the rest of the crowd were all senior craftsmen he knew, they immediately turned around and replied: "Emperor, that's all."
At this time, Huang Jin immediately commanded a guard to lean directly on the ground and build a human foot ladder for Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing stepped on the guard's back without hesitation, grabbed the edge of the door, and entered the carriage with Teng Xiang's help.
As soon as he entered, Emperor Jiajing was attracted by the scene inside.
I saw that this small carriage was about one and a half feet square. Half of it was filled with coal to be filled, and part of it was an operating platform used to control the rail car.
Such a scene was full of novelty and strangeness in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing.
If I had to find an adjective for the current feeling and scene, perhaps the only word "steampunk" would be appropriate.
But it's a pity that Emperor Jiajing is not a time traveler. He can have some concepts about steam, but he just has no concept about punk.
So for a while Emperor Jiajing couldn't find a suitable word to describe what he saw and heard.
At this time, Huang Jin finally came up with great effort. As soon as Huang Jin came up, he saw Emperor Jiajing in the carriage and quickly went over and asked with concern: "Emperor, are you okay?"
Emperor Jiajing said: "What can happen to me? I'm just curious about how this rail car sees the road?"
At this time, Zhan Watt and a nervous operator of the same age standing beside the operating table said: "Go back to the immortal master, you can use the periscope to see the road ahead."
"Periscope?"
Emperor Jiajing became curious, and Zhanwatt immediately moved his position and showed the periscope in front of the operating table to Emperor Jiajing.
Zhan Watt said: "Master Immortal, this is the periscope. You can see the situation in front of the carriage through here."
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but curiously took a closer look. Sure enough, he saw the scene outside from inside the dark cylinder, which made Emperor Jiajing also curious.
Emperor Jiajing turned around and asked again: "How is this done?"
Zhanwat didn't know how to explain it. He said: "The prince asked us to make this. It is said to be the refraction of light."
Emperor Jiajing was happy when he heard this, "Does this San'er know a lot?"
Huang Jin on the side quickly continued: "Yes, Emperor, Prince Yu is very studious like you. He holds "Yongle Dadian" in his hands all day long. Maybe the periscope is made by the prince in a certain "Yongle Dadian" Seen inside.”
Emperor Jiajing nodded with deep approval: "It is indeed possible. "Yongle Dadian" is so extensive and profound that the Hanlin Academy has not finished copying it for more than ten years. It really surprises me."
Huang Jin said: "Isn't that right? This big book is the hard work of Grandpa Cheng. It was compiled by the great scholar Jie Jin and a group of great talents for more than ten years. There are tens of thousands of books alone, and they contain The content is all-encompassing, covering ancient and modern times, and it can be said to be a treasure of our Ming Dynasty.”
Emperor Jiajing hummed, "It is indeed a treasure, otherwise I would not have asked the Hanlin Academy to make new copies."
Huang Jinpei laughed. Of course he knew how much Emperor Jiajing liked this set of "Yongle Dadian". The reason why he asked the Hanlin Academy to draw a copy for more than ten years was also to bring the original copy to him one day in the future. The underground will accompany him forever.
Of course, these words are not what Huang Jin can say now, and Emperor Jiajing is still practicing immortality. Although he is also building a mausoleum for himself, he is still very taboo about anyone talking about his life and death.
Emperor Jiajing played with the periscope for a while, and after finally getting over the new energy, he asked Zhanwatt again: "How does this car move?"
Zhanwatt immediately replied: "Move down the iron rod here, and the steam engine in the back compartment can transmit the steam power to the wheels, so that the car will move."
When Emperor Jiajing heard that it was so simple, he immediately ordered: "Move down now, I want to see what's going on."
Zhanwat quickly responded with a yes, and then, under the gaze of Emperor Jiajing, he moved the iron rod that controlled the start. After moving, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt the vibration of the carriage, and at the same time heard a "car--" -" long sound.
Then Emperor Jiajing clearly felt the carriage moving. This wonderful feeling was much more comfortable than the carriage and carriage that Emperor Jiajing usually rode in, and he didn't feel any discomfort at all.
At this time, Emperor Jiajing couldn't bear to get closer to the periscope. He looked inside the periscope again and looked at the scenery moving back in front through the periscope. Emperor Jiajing felt even more wonderful.
This thing is so good!
While Emperor Jiajing was looking at the scenery outside, the speed of the car gradually increased. Although Emperor Jiajing didn't feel a trace of wind in the carriage, he still felt a sense of speed.
But soon Emperor Jiajing also felt that after the speed of the car accelerated to a certain stage, it gradually began to move forward at a constant speed, and this uniform speed seemed to Emperor Jiajing to be extremely fast, which also made him feel even more excited. .
If this car can be applied in practice, the road network of the Ming Dynasty can be connected, and this kind of rail road that can make rail cars flow unobstructed can be laid to the grassland and to the west of the Hetao, then the problems that have troubled the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years will Can’t the problems in the north be solved? Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt what a powerful weapon of the country was!
In the past, Emperor Jiajing considered the weapons of the country to be various firearms, artillery and other items manufactured by the War Bureau and the Ministry of War.
But now Emperor Jiajing's thinking is different. If this kind of rail car can travel around the world unimpeded, then where is there that can't go in this huge world?
As soon as he had this idea, the blood in Emperor Jiajing's heart that had been dormant for a long time couldn't help boiling.
Once upon a time, he also wanted to be like Emperor Yongle and other heroes who pioneered a prosperous era in history, pushing the Ming Dynasty to the peak of brilliance in his own hands.
However, he defeated Yang Tinghe and the control of scholars all over the world. However, on the road of making achievements, he went through extremely bumpy roads.
Not only did they fail to restore the glory of the Ming Dynasty and take back the Hetao area, but the Tatars from the north often went south to Xuanda and even the capital to catch the autumn wind.
If Zhu Zaijing hadn't used the pseudonym "Zhu San" in that year and led the elites of the Beijing camp to attack decisively, he would have contained the main Tatar force on the Chaobai River, and then used magical tactics to kill the offender one after another. There were countless Tatar forces in the capital. I really couldn’t believe how critical the situation would be back then.
But in the end, all this has a good result, and it has brought peace to the north for more than ten years for Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, the current Emperor Jiajing would not be able to feel at ease in cultivating immortality.
Now feeling the speed of the steam rail car and feeling the hope of the future, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt as if he was more than ten years younger, full of youthful vigor and fighting spirit.
But soon Emperor Jiajing felt that the speed of the rail car was slowly decreasing. This decrease also made Emperor Jiajing, who was in a good mood, unhappy.
"What's going on? Why are you slowing down?"
Emperor Jiajing turned to look at Zhan Watt in the carriage and asked.
Zhan Watt was overwhelmed by the sudden momentum of Emperor Jiajing, and his heart trembled with fright. He replied: "Master God, maybe there is not enough coal."
Emperor Jiajing said: "Why don't you hurry up and add coal?"
Zhan Watt glanced at Emperor Jiajing, and then at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang. Although they came to replace the coal fillers, how could Zhan Watt dare to use them?
So Zhanwat was also embarrassed for a while.
At this time, looking at the embarrassed Zhan Watt, Emperor Jiajing suddenly thought of the key to the problem.
Emperor Jiajing turned to Huang Jin and Teng Xiang and said, "Didn't you hear what Master Zhan said? Hurry up and fill up the coal!"
Huang Jin and Teng Xiang also reacted immediately and quickly picked up the shovel to fill the coal, but they didn't know how to open the closed fire door.
At this time, James Watt also quickly ordered to another operator: "Marton, hurry up and open the coal fire door!"
When Marton heard Zhanwatt's voice, he immediately reacted and quickly started to open the fire door that controlled the coal filling.
The moment the fire door was opened, a wave of heat suddenly hit from the fire door. The inside of the fire door was red, full of burning coals, but judging from the color, it was indeed almost completely burned, and there was not much. Firepower.
Marton quickly directed: "The cinders must be shoveled out first before new coal can be filled."
When Emperor Jiajing heard Ma Dun's stammering voice, he couldn't help but look at Zhanwat and asked: "Is he a stammer?"
Zhanwat couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he heard Marton stuttering.
Zhan Watt quickly explained: "Reporting to the Immortal Master, he behaves like this when he is nervous. He is probably frightened by the Immortal Master's power just now."
When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "There is such a thing? Then why not replace him?"
Zhanwat said awkwardly: "The villain can't replace him. He has a strong calculation ability and can help the villain solve many problems on the rail car, so he will be present in every test."
Emperor Jiajing glanced at Ma Dun in surprise. He didn't expect this nervous young man to be so talented. It seemed that Xishan was indeed called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
At this time, Huang Jin and Teng Xiang finally, under Ma Dun's stammering guidance, shoveled out the cinders from the fire door and added new coal at the same time.
Then not long after the fire door was closed, the speed of the rail car picked up again.
Feeling the rail car speeding again, Emperor Jiajing felt relieved!
That’s how it feels!
Emperor Jiajing lay on the periscope again and looked at the receding scenery outside. He didn't feel tired at all, as if such a simple happiness could make him happy all day long!
At the same time, Huang Jin and Teng Xiang were also working hard. They had to open the fire door every once in a while, fill it with coal and remove slag, which was extremely hard.
But as long as Emperor Jiajing doesn't stop and they haven't had enough fun, they will have to work hard like this.
So the current situation is that Emperor Jiajing is lying on the periscope and looking at the scenery outside in novelty, while Huang Jin and Teng Xiang are working hard to fill the fire door of the rail car with coal and slag. It is really hard.
After a long time, Emperor Jiajing finally had his fun.
He turned to look at Zhanwatt and asked, "Can I park the car?"
Zhanwat said: "Yes, but the car is big and heavy, so it will take time to park."
Emperor Jiajing hummed, "Then stop the car."
When Zhanwat received the order from Emperor Jiajing to stop, he immediately moved the iron rod that controlled the steam output back, blocking the valve that allowed the steam power to continue working on the wheel, and then he pulled the iron ring on the side.
Emperor Jiajing, who was standing in the carriage, immediately felt the speed of the rail car decreasing rapidly, but this feeling lasted for a long time. It took about a cup of tea before the rail car stopped steadily.
It can be seen that it is not easy to stop a behemoth like this immediately, but this is good, at least the people in the car will not be caught off guard and fall down due to a sudden stop.
So the overall experience is still very good.
After stopping the car, Emperor Jiajing was in a good mood. He turned around and looked at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang. At this moment, both of them were also covered in black and gray, obviously contaminated by the color of coal, and both of them were covered in black and gray. Everyone started to sweat.
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "Is it so hot?"
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