Chapter 62 Look at the Train
After leaving the inn, Jin San said to Ren Ze: "Although my husband was kindly entertained last night, he never asked about the situation in the Western Regions, but just asked us merchants to come to trade. He said that all department stores here are there, and the place is stable, so he can make a lot of profits. What do you think?"
Ren Ze said: "I listened to the meaning of the words of the Gonggong, and knew very well about the countries in the Western Regions, so I naturally no longer asked us. In business, it seems that the Song court did not want us to ask about political affairs, but only let us concentrate on trade."
Jin Sandao: "If the local area is not stable, how can you concentrate on trade? Not to mention, when doing business in the Western Regions and Central Plains, it is mostly a tribute to the capital, and you can only get a fortune when you go to the remote areas of Shengzhou. It is probably not easy to do business."
Ren Ze said: "Mr., this is why you don't understand the current situation in the Song Dynasty. Shengzhou has a railway to the capital. The Minister of Management encourages business in the country. There are countless business opportunities here, so why go to the capital? When the Minister of Management was just a state official, Tanglong Town was built, and many merchants made money there! If the business road was not in the hands of the Khitan, they would not have returned to the Western Regions."
Jin San shook his head: "I often hear you pick up the train, saying it is very fast, with lots of goods and cheap freight, but I don't know what it is. We have been here for thousands of miles, and countless camels and horses, so hard. The train can run such a long way in a few days, who is willing to believe it!"
Ren Ze smiled and said, "It is better to see it at first sight than to hear it. My husband asked us to stay here for a few days. I think we were asking for information by ourselves. The train was built on the west bank of the Yellow River, where Shengzhou was located. We handed a letter and went there to take a look. The official will know about these magical objects."
Jin Sanqi said: "So it's not Shengzhou? Then how can I manage my husband here?"
Ren Ze said: "This is Dongshengzhou. When the Khitan captured Shengzhou, the people moved here and the old city was abandoned. This place returned to the Central Plains, rebuilt the old city, and restored Shengzhou. The new city has not yet been built, and the governor and the army are all here."
Jin San nodded and asked carefully before he knew what was going on. Shengzhou Prefecture was in Yulin County. Khitan defeated Shengzhou and moved to the east bank of the Yellow River, renamed Dongshengzhou. The newly established Shengzhou in the Song Dynasty moved back to Yulin County, but the city had not been built and had not been moved for the time being.
Although Shengzhou has few households, due to its important position, the state inherited the Tang Dynasty as the governor of the lower state. The full name designated by the court was Shengzhou, Yulin County, and the governor of the Volunteer Army. The name of the state came from the Tang Dynasty and the county came from the Sui Dynasty. The Volunteer Army was established during the Tang Dynasty.
Fengzhou is similar to Shengzhou, and is the Xiadu Governor Prefecture, Jiuyuan County, and the Tiande Army. The Tiande Army was changed to the Hemu Army, which is based on the old name of the Han Dynasty.
The status of the Volunteer Army Jiedu and the Tiande Army Jiedu have a special status, and many military generals have dreamed of it. However, Du Zhongxiao did not give it to him or Han Qi did not give it to him, so others can only think about it. Du Zhongxiao was the Hequ Road Marshal. He could not be appointed to these two Jiedu, otherwise he would have become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. He could only not transfer other places in the future and be appointed to the Volunteer Army or the Tiande Army Jiedu Army Jiedu. These two names could only fall on others.
Although the governor of the Song Dynasty was a false position, once he was in this town, it was not a false position. For example, the full name of Du Zhongxiao's Jiedu is to hold the military affairs of Cangzhou, the governor of Cangzhou, serve as the governor of Henghai, the governor of Cangzhou, the governor of Cangzhou, the governor of Cangzhou, the governor of Cangzhou, the governor of Hequlu, and the governor of Shengzhou. If the Cangzhou in the front was changed to Shengzhou and Henghai Army was changed to the governor of the Volunteer Army, then there would be real powers in the military, civil affairs, supervision and other powers of Shengzhou, and become a vassal state. These official seals have complete systems, the governor of the army, the governor of the people, and observe customs and folk customs, all three can be determined in one piece.
The Chinese civil servants in the court may not understand the war, but these names are very detailed and have special significance.
Jin San and Ren Ze submitted a letter to the General's Mansion to go to Yulin County. The General's Mansion sent a soldier to take them across the Yellow River.
Seeing that the soldiers who came were not wearing armor, a saber hung around their waists, and looked serious, Jin San bowed and said, "How dare you ask the Grand Marshal what is the name of?"
The soldiers said: "The Taiwei of this dynasty is not a casual call, nor is it like you guys who are so unrestrained. You are not allowed to call again in the future. My name is Yang Sanwen, the army is for the utility, and now the general's mansion is in charge. Commander Dejie ordered you to take you to Yulin County to see where you can do business in the future. After leaving Shengzhou, you should pay attention to your words and deeds, and you should not spy on military information, or confuse the public. If you violate it, you should not let go of the rules!"
Jin San said, and asked Ren Ze in a low voice, and decided to call Yang Sanwen Yang Dianzhi in the future. The honorable title is rank of the official, but it is too high, so it is not suitable. The lower the level, the less the rules are. The rich people are called the official, the Chaofeng, the minor officials are called Observation, Sikong, and the people are used to it. This title cannot be wrong. Low-rank officials have the title of the official who is a silver wine supervisor and the Fei, and their false names are compared to the title of the official.
After crossing the Yellow River by ferry, I saw a new city several miles away. I saw the army guarding it, but the people were not in and out.
Yang Sanwen said: "The new city has just been built and people have not been allowed to enter. On the other side is the train station, where there are many merchants, so you can go and watch it."
Jin Sandao: "I'll take us to see it. I only heard about the magical objects of the train, but I have never seen them."
After saying that, he followed Yang Sanwen and headed towards Shengzhou City several miles away. The journey was not close, and he secretly regretted that he had not hired a donkey to carry it.
The Yellow River often floods, and the city is not by the river, but is a few miles away. In the future, the transportation here mainly depends on trains, not by the river, nor by the river. The new cities on Hequ Road are the same as here. Except for Hezhou, it is no longer set up to the river.
Bypassing the new city, you will see a prosperous town in front of you, crowded with people and extremely lively. A large sign erected on the edge of the town, with the five big words "Shengzhou Railway Station" written on it, which is extremely eye-catching.
After reading these five big words, Jin San thought to himself that this area is so lively, it is much more prosperous than the pier, and the train wants to be extraordinary.
When I got closer, I saw a street with inns and shops on both sides. The people on the street were walking in a hurry, different from other places.
Jin San said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, I don't know where the train is? If it is a pier, these inns and shops will be located by the river. I heard that the trains run on the railway, shouldn't they be located on both sides of the railway?"
Yang Sanwen smiled and said, "The train stops when it arrives at the station. What's the use of setting it on the side of the road? The intersection in the middle is the station. Do you see the big sign at the station? Getting on and getting off the train is there, and the road in the middle leads to the freight yard."
As soon as he finished speaking, a whistle sounded, and Jin San was so scared that he hurriedly covered his ears and said, "What sound? It's so scary!"
Yang Sanwen said: "The train whistles are about to drive, so that people will not stand on the railway."
Jin San heard this and said anxiously: "I'm about to see how amazing the train is, so please take me to see it!"
Yang Sanwen said: "In an hour, there were all cars heading to Hebin County, one after another. Why are you anxious? Walk slowly and you can't miss the train. Besides, there are many parked trains in the station, are you still afraid you can't see them!"
After hearing this, Jin San couldn't ask again, but he really couldn't figure out what the train looked like and how it drove.
Walking west from the middle intersection, there were fewer pedestrians at once, but there were many shops on the roadside. They were all inns and warehouses, with few shops. Obviously, the talents who do business came here. Although there were not many local households in Shengzhou, there were many military soldiers and Kentian households. The merchants had a keen sense of smell and had many merchants. Especially here is the center of Hequ Road connecting Bingzhou and Beijing, and there were many cargo warehouses.
Not far westward, Jin San saw that behind the roadside cargo warehouse, there were more and more goods piled up, some even as high as mountains. In the past, it was difficult to see this scene in the prosperous places of business, and he became more curious about the train.
When he arrived at the end of the road, he saw a high wall in front of him blocking the way. Jin San asked Yang Sanwen in confusion: "The palace is straight and the road ahead is blocked. What should we do? Jie Shuai said he was asking to see the train, wasn't he just talking?"
Yang Sanwen looked at the sun in the sky and pointed to a restaurant next to him and said, "The cargo yard is full of goods, so how can people enter casually? What if people come and go, what if you lose goods? On the second floor of this restaurant, you can see that the train is unloading, and the official must go up and watch it."
Having said that, Jin San didn't understand yet? He hurriedly said, "Please use some wine and food inside the palace, and take a look at the train."
After entering the restaurant, Jin San saw that the business here was very prosperous, and there were people sitting down there, mostly dressed up by servants. He thought to himself, are there so many people coming here to watch the train like himself?
The servant came over and Jin San said, "Give us one on the second floor of Jichu Pavilion."
The servant bent down and said, "Small head leads the way, please come from the three guests."
The three of them followed the servant to the second floor, but they were different from other places. There was a hall in the middle, where most of the guests sat in it. Some of them were using wine and dishes, while others just drank tea. This restaurant actually started a teahouse business on the second floor.
When he arrived in the pavilion, Yang Sanwen ordered the servant to open the window and said to Jin San: "Mr. Outside, there is a station outside, you can come and see it."
Jin San and Ren Ze hurriedly got up, and when they arrived at the window, they saw the goods downstairs, and the loaders and unloaders were busy. Between the goods, the roads like long black snakes extending southward, without seeing at first sight. There were vehicles parked on the road, and the cars were very large, and one after another was connected, which was something they had never seen before.
Pointing to the road below, Jin San asked Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, is that the railway? Is it really a steel paved?"
Yang Sanwen said: "That's the railway, of course it is made of iron, and it is made of all iron."
Jin San heard this and said, "God, how much iron is used? It's not like this in the Central Plains, how can it be like this? -Dianzhi, is it just a train parked on the railway? It looks very weird, why can't there be fire spitting?"
Chapter completed!