Entertainment of Spring and Autumn

Chapter 564: Opponent

The so-called trial operation of traffic naturally includes round trip. Xue Mu took a ride himself, which was also a trial experience.

The wheels were on track and there was no bumpiness. The return trip was almost empty and it was faster than a horse-drawn carriage. The seats inside the carriage were also very comfortable, and the overall experience was very good. The only problem is that the windows are leaky. The wooden windows are carved with holes, and the strong wind pours in through the holes, making a whistling sound.

It is probably because the glass is not used... If we do this, what will we do to increase the speed in the future?

"It's so fun, Dad!" Wei Ye grinned widely: "It's much more stable than a carriage. The carriage can bump people out, and you can actually eat in this carriage! This is what I'll be riding in the future!"

Qin Wuye said casually: "Then you can only go back and forth to Yunzhou, there is no other way in the world."

She had been looking out the window, resting her chin on the table, with a rather bourgeois look on her face, as if the quiet retreat of the scenery outside the window was worth admiring. In fact, she had been distracted these past two days and didn't know what she was thinking.

Xue Mu smiled: "There will be other tracks too. The next step is Lingzhou."

Weiye said: "Why don't we in Lingzhou lay concrete tracks instead of laying tracks? It seems that the cement road is not as good as this track."

"Well, because I don't know whether the car or the train will come out first. Anyway, the paving conditions are sufficient, so we will try it together."

"car?"

"Hmm..." Xue Mu stood up and touched the joint between the two carriages. There was a rubber-like object wrapped there. He turned around and asked Zuo Zijian: "What is this?"

"A kind of gum, specially refined by our sect, is very effective in preventing slipping, falling off and shockproof. It is widely used in many of our works, but it has not yet been popularized among the people."

"With this glue, there will be no problems with the car at all... I don't know if Li Yingqing is studying it, maybe he wants me to give him some inspiration..." Xue Mu returned to his seat, leaned back comfortably, and said with a smile, "Hey , isn’t your Divine Machine Sect a bit too extravagant?”

The seats are also designed to sit opposite each other, with a table and table in the middle. However, the space is much wider than on modern trains. It is estimated that horses can run, and the space is very luxurious. Of course, there are only 40 seats in a carriage... These Shenji people really don't consider the local atmosphere when designing the interior of the car. Ah, maybe this is just for the rich. After all, the initial investment is ridiculously large, and subsequent maintenance and management are very complicated. On the surface, it doesn't seem like something that ordinary people can use.

There is another driver on the train, and Zuo Zijian, as the "leader", is answering questions with Xue Mu. He obviously also felt that this should be more luxurious. He didn't take Xue Mu's question seriously, and just said casually: "The internal design is not done by lower officials."

"Haha..." Xue Mu didn't go into details and asked, "Deacon Zuo, what problems did he discover along the way?"

"I am a little worried about what ordinary Jianghu people will look like. If a fight breaks out in the car, it may cause the entire car to be damaged, injure the passengers, or there may be robbers outside the car... These issues cannot be taken lightly."

Xue Mu touched his chin and said, "What else?"

"With a full car, we can travel eighty miles per hour. If we don't stop for a day and night, that's nine hundred and sixty miles. After deducting the occasional stop to replenish water and fuel, etc., we can actually travel nine hundred miles a day. Compared with the strong Running is not as good as running, but it is better in lasting, and the value of carrying cargo and passengers is enough." Zuo Zijian said: "But now it is just a non-stop journey all the way to Yunzhou. If it is officially put into operation, it will obviously need to set up more stations along the way, everywhere If you stop, your speed may be greatly slowed down.”

The full speed is only 20 kilometers per hour, so it is really a classic car. It makes sense for the low-level industrial foundation of this world, but for the bug-like level of technology of Shenji Men, there is obviously a lot of room for speed increase... Xue Mu nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, the speed will be increased in the future. Stops along the way and your supply stations can be located together.”

"If we speed up, this window..." Zuo Zijian had a headache: "When we were building the car before, there was a lot of controversy inside the door. I don't know how to deal with it."

Xue Mu smiled: "What else?"

"With such a long car, not to mention the steel, the oil used to lubricate the wheels and various mechanism nodes is equivalent to the needs of several battle partners. This is a bit of a headache. After all, our resources cannot be too tilted towards Therefore, I am afraid that the scale cannot be expanded, otherwise there will be great resistance within the door.”

"Whether it is improving fuel or oil consumption, I am trying to solve it." Xue Mu smiled happily: "As for the other issues you raised, such as safety... Haha, Ji Wuyou is engaged in the urban defense department, and I am engaged in the railway Police and policemen, does he really think that all the warriors in the world are under his control? What a wonderful idea."

Zuo Zijian couldn't accompany him to criticize the emperor openly. He was embarrassed and didn't say anything, but he was very shocked in his heart.

Although he is an engineer, he is also a deacon and has a serious court official position, so he is not ignorant of world politics.

The emperor established a new force in the name of the "City Defense Department", not only for the capital, but also for cities all over the world. This is not just a matter of him mastering a new force, but also has a more far-reaching impact.

Social employment issues.

Just like after the Xingyue Sect's industry flourished, many ordinary disciples in the sect have found a way out. If there is no chance to advance in martial arts, working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry or as a newspaper editor, etc., they are not afraid of not having food, nor are they afraid that the sect will Easy to "lay off".

Many other forces at all levels, whether families or sects, often face this problem: insufficient positions.

Not to mention mid-to-high-end weapons, they are very useful. Some of them can also join outside gangs such as the Cao Gang to get jobs. Generally speaking, most disciples can only practice martial arts in the sect for the rest of their lives. However, martial arts training itself cannot create value, it can only consume value. The more stable the world is, the fewer wars and conflicts there are, and the surplus of disciples has gradually become a huge burden.

But you can't stop recruiting disciples, otherwise where will the good candidates come from?

As a result, it becomes more and more bloated, a vicious cycle. Even the top sects of Zhengmo often face the problem of insufficient resources to support their large sects. How can other sects be exceptions?

In fact, this kind of social problem is the same in both civil and military societies. "Taking martial arts as the highest priority" corresponds to "Only reading is good". If a scholar fails to achieve fame, he will become Kong Yiji, useless to society. And if a martial artist fails to practice martial arts, it may not be much better. In short, employment has always been something that any society needs to consider.

Not to mention other kinds of employment, which are more complicated. In terms of the six gates of the imperial court and the guards of officials at all levels, it is definitely an excellent choice for warriors. It's a pity that the six gates require martial arts examinations and innocence checks, and the guards of the powerful are low-minded, hawkish, and dog-legged, and have their own set of obstacles. The formation of the City Defense Department this time has aroused the enthusiasm of many sects and families. Since it is a court system, the size is like an official, but it is not as strict as the six gates, and it does not want to be a dog-legger. It is just perfect, isn't it?

For a time, the new emperor's actions almost became "the popular aspiration", and it really felt like all the heroes in the world had fallen into the trap. If we continue, it will be no problem to establish a huge group that can compete with the six sects, and the relationship between these people and the world's sects will be far-reaching and immeasurable.

And Xue Mu said, create new departments, new positions and new employment? I'm better than you. Not only the railway security and in-car security, but also the workers at stations along the way and various on-board personnel, etc., no one knows how many new jobs have been provided. The scale of the entire system is definitely higher than that of the Urban Defense Department, which is huge. It is twice as likely, and the level of high-end force required is no less than that of the City Defense Department.

What’s even more interesting is that the emperor’s establishment of a city defense department requires money from the treasury to support it. If you grit your teeth and pay for it, you may not be able to support it much. The railway system has the possibility of being self-sufficient, and it is a social employment that can truly cycle itself...

This foreshadowing has obviously been laid long ago. You can't blame the emperor for not reaching out here in advance. Not many people in the government and the public paid much attention to this brand new gadget. Li Yingqing was laughed at for his experiments before.

Zuo Zijian simply didn't know what to say. Even if this new department was not located under the six doors, it would definitely be controlled by Xia Houdi and Li Yingqing's people, and of course he, Zuo Zijian, was the first to applaud. , because this can increase his power as a deacon a hundredfold.

In other words, Xue Mu cut the high-spirited emperor in half with a single idea, and brought his luck back to the eldest princess.

This emperor, who was supposed to be very powerful, met an opponent like Xue Mu, and it was like seeing a ghost...