Chapter 398 Going on a business trip by train
At the beginning of October, the north wind blew, the weather in Wesson became cold, and people began to put on winter clothes.
Early in the morning, Frederick was wearing a blacksmith's uniform that had become popular in other places, including thick sweaters and woolen trousers, a black woolen hat that could be used as a terrorist when lowered, and high-tops on his feet. Wearing leather boots, carrying a large backpack, and carrying a weapon case, they lined up in the square in front of the train station outside Weissenburg.
The temperature in the morning and evening is now very low, the concrete has stopped hardening, and the construction sites have stopped one after another. The Helvetic people who came to Wesson to work have also begun to return to their hometown to spend the winter, and come back next spring.
Frederick did not expect that the "Spring Festival Transport" would become the "Spring and Autumn Transport" here, and asked the Ministry of Railways to arrange special trains to transport people.
The Ministry of Railways is now managed by the youngest son of the Archduke of Mainz, Albert. He originally came to Wessen to pursue Katharina, the youngest daughter of Becher, the "God of Burning". However, he was frustrated in love and later devoted himself to the railway department. The work achieved good results, and Frederick promoted him because he was talented and hard-working.
The railway was blank before. After receiving some advice from Frederick, Albert used his ingenuity to build a decent railway system in just a few years.
Frederick's current identity is a new employee of the Ministry of Railways, and he was sent on a business trip in the cold weather.
He followed the team forward slowly and soon reached the bronze statue in the middle of the square.
This bronze statue was designed by him and built to thank the Helvetic people for their efforts in building the railway.
The bronze statue is of two men wearing blacksmith uniforms. One is wearing a traditional short-brimmed felt hat from the Helvetic Federation, and the other is a local man wearing a construction site helmet. The two happily clinked the wine bottles in their hands together and watched. The next moment you get up, you will blow on the bottle.
This bronze statue is of great significance to the Helvetic people working in the Wesson State. It means that the Wesson people treat them as brothers, not as mercenary captives many years ago.
There is a large flow of people in front of the train station and it has always been an area with a high incidence of petty theft cases. Several teams are equipped with shields, batons made of hollow steel pipes and revolvers. Patrol teams with police dogs are walking beside the teams from time to time. However, a loud voice kept reminding people to pay attention to their wallets.
In this situation, there are really some people who are not afraid of death. A loud roar suddenly sounded from the team on the other side of the bronze statue, and a thin young man ran towards Frederick. Judging from his speed, Skilled.
Before Frederick could take action, there was a burst of whistles all around, and many Helvetic people who were queuing up pulled out their carrying poles and formed a gun formation in threes and fives to surround them.
The thief pulled out a palm-long dagger from his arms, swung it a few times, and shouted viciously: "Get away if you don't want to die!"
Many Helvetic people were famous before they came to work on the construction site. The mountain mercenaries had never seen anything like this before, and they were even more excited when they saw the thief taking out his weapon.
Someone rushed out from behind the thief and dropped a pole on the back of his head.
Hearing the sound of breaking wind from behind, the thief immediately turned around and blocked it with a dagger, but another pole was thrown as a javelin and hit him on the shoulder. The dagger did not block the first pole.
What happened next was not suspenseful. The thief was beaten with sticks and his father and grandfather screamed.
Finally, the police came over when they saw it, and shouted: "Stop fighting, stop fighting, you will be fined if the blood stains the floor!"
The police recorded the names of the participants and the companies they belonged to, and then carried the thief away Leave, saying before leaving that the certificate will be sent to their company first.
The team continued to move forward, and finally reached Frederick.
The security inspector was stunned for a moment when he saw him. He checked his ID and found that he was from the Railway Bureau. He got closer to him. When checking his luggage, he said, "You are the only one who didn't carry the burden today. I still can't react."
Frederick said helplessly: "I also want to take on the burden, but the boss won't let me do it, saying it will ruin my image."
After receiving their wages, the Helvetic people did not take the money directly home, but bought a large amount of cloth, clothing, daily necessities and food to take back. Frederick saw that some people brought Fuqiang powder and seeds to sell. of potatoes. The railway has introduced standard-sized baskets for this purpose, and each person can only bring two baskets of luggage in addition to a backpack.
At the same time, there is also a weapon box specially designed for carrying weapons. The weapons are locked in the box. The key is only available at the train station and can only be opened when entering or leaving the station.
Frederick brought a lot of luggage. The bottom layer was all white tissues and he brought three boxes of commonly used medicine boxes.
After seeing this, the security inspector said to him: "You have been cheated, maybe. Although paper towels are easy to sell, you can make more money by bringing more medicine."
Frederick thought that he was just taking the goods with him on a business trip. This was very common among train employees, so he just smiled and said nothing.
After passing the security check, Frederick came to the waiting hall. The layout here was similar to that of the bus terminal in his hometown.
The special train heading to Trout Harbor, which is the closest to the Helvetia Federation, cleared a space in the waiting hall. Passengers from the previous train were entering the station. The train that Frederick was on was halfway through. hours later.
The shortcut from Weissenburg to Trout Harbor is more than 200 kilometers, but the railway goes in a big circle in the Principality of Mainz, covering a distance of about 500 kilometers, including parking along the way. More than ten hours.
Frederick didn’t bring much food. When he arrived at the platform, he bought some Wesson buns, braised eggs, braised chicken legs and happy water. He also bought a box of extremely expensive cream sandwich biscuits and carried them together. Got on the carriage painted green outside.
Some changes were made to the carriage today. The seats were removed in half, one on the left and the other on the right. The empty space was used for passengers on the opposite side of the aisle to place their luggage. The two baskets stacked one above the other were just right.
What Frederick got was the window seat at the rear of the car. There were only four people sitting in the seats facing each other among the six people. Two of them were for "nuts, jelly beans, happy water, newspapers, magazines, playing cards" and the policemen. For rest.
Among the other three passengers, the oldest one next to Frederick had a gray beard. The guy opposite looked to be in his early twenties. As soon as he sat down, he picked up a "Constructor's Manual" and looked at it, Another man in his thirties had a scar on his face. They were all wearing different styles of blacksmith uniforms and felt hats on their heads.
The people in the carriage were quite energetic when they got on the carriage. Many people started chatting. Hua Beard asked Frederick: "Are you not from Helvetia?"
Frederick Lie took out the cream sandwich biscuits and invited everyone to eat them together. At the same time, he replied in Helvetic language: "I am from the railway, and I am on a business trip to the Helvetian Federation this time."
Huabeard thanked him for the biscuit and asked: "Oh, are you going to build the railway there?"
Frederick nodded and replied: "Duke Wesson plans to build the railway there, from Trout The port went south around the southern shore of Lake Constance, and then westward along the river valley to Lake Leman."
The other two people were immediately attracted by his words, and Scarface asked a little excitedly: " Is this true?"
Frederick replied: "Duke Wesson has such an idea. Whether it is feasible or not, we have to first check the terrain along the way and then negotiate with the lords."
The Rhine League must find a good starting point to intervene in the internal affairs of the Helvetia Federation. The railway is a good introduction. It can change the local economic and military structure. It is not unfamiliar to the locals and is enough to cause a stir. attention of nobles.
"That's great!" Scarface was a little excited, "Our master has long wanted to build a railway out of the mountains. He even asked me about it. He will definitely agree!"
"You must come. The master will definitely welcome you to our place!”
(End of this chapter)