My father is Jiajing

Chapter 505 The Emperor on the Train

Emperor Jiajing was about to follow James Watt into the operating carriage of the steam railway car with some excitement. Huang Jin, who was following behind Emperor Jiajing, also hurriedly followed, wanting to get on the car with Emperor Jiajing.

As a result, Teng Xiang, who was watching from the side, also reacted immediately and wanted to go up, but at this time, Zhan Watt said in embarrassment, "The carriage can only accommodate five or six people. If there are more, there will be no way to load coal."

Emperor Jiajing turned around and looked at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang who were about to get on the car together and said, "Wait, why are so many people squeezing in?"

But how could Huang Jin dare to let Emperor Jiajing go into the iron-shell steam railway carriage alone? If there was any accident, he would be too late to save him.

So Huang Jin immediately said: "Emperor, I can also fill the coal! Let the coal filler inside come out, and I will go in and fill it!"

Teng Xiang, who was standing by, immediately said, "Your servant can do the same!"

Emperor Jiajing hesitated for a moment, then looked at Janwatt and asked, "Is it okay?"

Janwatt was stunned, he never expected that the eunuch guarding Xishan would be so humble. It seemed that the identity of this immortal master was really extraordinary.

But then Janwatt also reacted. He seemed to hear this immortal master calling himself "I".

Although Janwatt had never seen the emperor, he had listened to plays and read novels and storybooks, so he naturally understood what the word "朕" meant.

So this time, Janwatt couldn't help but shudder. He never expected that the immortal master in front of him was actually the emperor.

Janwatt said nervously, "It's possible, but it's just too dirty."

As soon as Zhan Watt finished speaking, 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 then thought about his own safety.

Finally, he hummed rationally, "Okay, go call the coal fillers inside and let them take over."

Emperor Jiajing gave this order to Zhan Watt, and Zhan Watt immediately responded: "I obey your command!"

Then, under the gaze of Emperor Jiajing, Zhan Watt called out all the coal fillers in the steam railway carriage. Huang Jin then gave Teng Xiang a look, and Teng Xiang immediately went inside the carriage to take a look. When he found that there were no other strangers and that they were all senior craftsmen he knew, he immediately turned around and said, "Emperor, it's all right."

At this time, Huang Jin immediately ordered a guard to bend down on the ground and build a human stepladder for Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing stepped on the guard's back without hesitation, grabbed the edge of the door, and entered the carriage with the help of Teng Xiang.

As soon as he entered, Emperor Jiajing was attracted by the scene inside.

I saw that this small carriage was about ten feet square, half of which was piled with coal waiting to be filled, and the other half was an operating console for controlling the rail car.

In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, such a scene was also full of novelty and wonder.

If we have to find an adjective to describe the current feeling and situation, perhaps only the word "steampunk" is appropriate.

But unfortunately, Emperor Jiajing was not a time traveler. He had some idea about steam, but he had no idea about punk.

So for a moment, 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 hurried over to ask with concern: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Emperor Jiajing said: "What can I do? I am just curious about how this rail car can see the road."

At this time, Jan Watt and an equally nervous operator standing beside the operating table said, "Reply to the immortal master, you can use the periscope to see the road ahead."

"periscope?"

Emperor Jiajing became curious, and Janwatt immediately made way and showed the emperor the periscope in front of the operating table.

Zhan Watt said: "Master Immortal, this is the periscope. You can see the situation in front of the carriage through it."

Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but get closer to take a look out of curiosity. Sure enough, he saw the scene outside from inside the dark cylinder, which made Emperor Jiajing curious.

Emperor Jiajing turned around and asked again: "How did you do this?"

Janwatt didn't know how to explain it, so he said, "The prince asked us to make this, saying it's the refraction of light."

Emperor Jiajing was delighted when he heard this, "This San'er knows quite a lot, doesn't he?"

Huang Jin on the side quickly replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, Prince Yu is as studious as you are. He holds the Yongle Encyclopedia in his hands all day long. Maybe the method of making this periscope is what the prince saw in a copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia."

Emperor Jiajing nodded in agreement and said, "It is indeed possible. The Yongle Encyclopedia is extensive and profound. The Hanlin Academy has been copying it for more than ten years and still hasn't finished it. This really surprises me."

Huang Jin said: "That's right. This big book is the hard work of Emperor Chengzu. It took more than ten years for the great talent Xie Jin and a group of great talents to complete it. There are tens of thousands of books alone, and the content contained in it is all-encompassing, covering the past and present. It is worthy of being called the treasure of our Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Jiajing hummed, "It is indeed a treasure, otherwise I would not have asked the Hanlin Academy to re-copy it."

Huang Jin smiled in agreement. He certainly knew how much Emperor Jiajing liked the Yongle Encyclopedia. The reason why he asked the Hanlin Academy to make a copy for more than ten years was so that one day in the future he could take the original copy with him to the underground to accompany him for eternity.

Of course, Huang Jin couldn't say these words right now, and Emperor Jiajing was still cultivating immortality. Although he was also building a mausoleum for himself, he still didn't want anyone to discuss his life and death.

Emperor Jiajing played with the periscope for a while, and finally got over the novelty. Then he asked Janwatt, "How does this car move?"

Janwatt immediately replied: "Move down the iron rod here, and the steam engine in the rear compartment can transmit steam power to the wheels, so that the car can move."

When Emperor Jiajing heard it was so simple, he immediately ordered: "Move it down now. I want to see what's going on."

Jan Watt quickly responded with a "yes", and then under the gaze of Emperor Jiajing, he moved the iron rod that controlled the start. After moving it, Emperor Jiajing immediately felt the vibration of the carriage and heard a long "gas" sound.

Then Emperor Jiajing clearly felt the carriage moving. This wonderful feeling was much more comfortable than the carriages and sedan chairs that Emperor Jiajing usually sat in. He did not feel any discomfort at all.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing could no longer bear it and moved closer to the periscope. He looked into the periscope and watched the scenery in front of him moving backwards through the periscope. Emperor Jiajing felt even more wonderful.

This thing is so great!

While Emperor Jiajing was looking at the scenery outside, the speed of the car gradually increased. Although Emperor Jiajing did not feel a trace of wind in the car, he still felt a sense of thrill of speeding.

But soon Emperor Jiajing also felt that after the speed of the car reached a certain stage, it began to move forward gradually at a constant speed. This constant speed seemed extremely fast to Emperor Jiajing, which made him even more excited.

If this car can be put into practical use, and the road network of the Ming Dynasty can be connected, and this kind of railroad that can allow rail cars to run unimpeded can be laid to the grassland and to the west of the Hetao, then wouldn’t the troubles in the north that have troubled the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years be solved? Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing also immediately felt what a national weapon is!
In the past, Emperor Jiajing believed that the country's weapons were various types of firearms, cannons, etc. manufactured by the Armory and the Ministry of War.

But now Emperor Jiajing thought differently. If he had this kind of railway train that could travel all over the world unimpeded, then in this vast world, where could he not go?

Once this thought came to his mind, the long-dormant passion in Emperor Jiajing's heart began to boil.

Once upon a time, he also wanted to be like Emperor Yongle and other heroic rulers in history who created a prosperous era and push the Ming Dynasty to its peak in his own hands.

However, he defeated Yang Tinghe and also defeated the control of scholars all over the world. However, his journey on the road to making achievements was extremely bumpy.

Not only did the Ming Dynasty fail to restore its former glory and take back the Hetao area, but even the Tatars in the north often went south to Xuanda and even the capital to take advantage of the situation.

If Zhu Zaigui had not launched a decisive attack under the pseudonym "Zhu San" that year and led the elite troops of the Beijing Camp, pinning the main force of the Tatars to the Chaobai River line, and then used miraculous tactics to kill countless Tatar main forces that offended the capital, it is hard to believe how critical the situation would have been.

But in the end, all this had a good outcome, and it brought the Ming Dynasty more than a decade of peace in the north.

Otherwise, the current Emperor Jiajing would probably not be able to practice Taoism with peace of mind.

Now feeling the speed of the steam train and the hope for the future, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt as if he were a dozen years younger, full of youthful vigor and fighting spirit.

But soon Emperor Jiajing felt that the speed of the railway car was slowly decreasing. This decrease made Emperor Jiajing, who was in a very good mood, unhappy.

"What's going on? Why are you slowing down?"

Emperor Jiajing turned around and looked at Zhan Watt in the carriage and questioned him.

Zhan Watt was overwhelmed by the sudden momentum of Emperor Jiajing, and was also frightened. He replied: "My Lord, it may be that there is not enough coal."

Emperor Jiajing said, "Why don't you add more coal?"

Zhan Watt glanced at Emperor Jiajing, then looked at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang standing beside him. Although the two men came up to replace the coal fillers, how could Zhan Watt dare to order them around?

So for a moment, Janwatt was also embarrassed.

Looking at the embarrassed Janwatt at this time, Emperor Jiajing suddenly thought of the crux of 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 the coal!"

Huang Jin and Teng Xiang also reacted immediately and hurriedly prepared to pull up the shovel beside them to add coal, but they didn't know how to open the closed fire door.

At this time, Janwatt also hurriedly ordered another operator: "Marton, hurry up and open the coal filling fire door!"

When Marton heard Janwatt's voice, he reacted immediately and quickly opened the fire door that controlled the coal filling.

The moment the fire door was opened, a heat wave suddenly came from the fire door. The inside of the fire door was red and full of burning coal, but judging from the color, it was almost burned out and there was not much fire.

Marton quickly instructed: "We need to shovel out the coal slag first, and then we can add new coal."

Emperor Jiajing listened to Marton's stuttering voice and couldn't help but look at Janwatt and ask, "Is he a stutterer?"

When Janwatt heard Marton stuttering, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

Zhan Watt quickly explained: "Reporting to the Immortal Master, he is like this when he is nervous. He is probably frightened by your divine power just now."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "Is there such a thing? Why not replace him?"

Zhan Watt said awkwardly: "I can't replace him. He has strong math skills and can help me solve many problems on the rail cars, so he will be present in every test."

Emperor Jiajing looked at Marton in surprise. He didn't expect that this nervous young man had such talent. It seemed that the West Hill was indeed a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

At this time, Huang Jin and Teng Xiang finally shoveled out the coal slag in the fire door under the stammering instructions of Marton, and also added new coal.

Then, not long after the fire door was closed, the speed of the rail car picked up again.

Feeling the railway car speeding away 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 did not 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 also started to work hard. They had to open the fire door every once in a while, put coal in and remove the slag, which was extremely hard work.

But as long as Emperor Jiajing didn't call for a stop and hadn't had enough fun, they would have to keep on suffering like this.

So the situation now was that Emperor Jiajing was lying on the periscope, looking at the scenery outside with curiosity, while Huang Jin and Teng Xiang were working hard to fill coal and remove slag into the fire door of the railroad car, which was very hard work.

After a long time, Emperor Jiajing finally had enough fun.

He turned to look at Janwatt again and asked, "Can we stop the car?"

Janwatt said, "Sure, but the car is big and heavy, so it will take time to park."

Emperor Jiajing hummed, "Then stop the car."

When Janwatt received the order from Emperor Jiajing to stop the train, he immediately moved back the iron rod that controlled the steam output, blocking the valve that allowed the steam to continue working on the wheels, and then he pulled the iron ring on the side.

Emperor Jiajing, who was standing in the carriage, immediately felt the speed of the train decreasing rapidly, but this feeling lasted for a long time. It was only after about a cup of tea that the train stopped steadily.

It can be seen that it is not easy to stop a huge vehicle like this immediately. However, this is also good, at least the people in the car will not fall unexpectedly due to a sudden stop.

So the overall experience is still very good.

After stopping the car, Emperor Jiajing was in a very good mood. He turned around and looked at Huang Jin and Teng Xiang. At this moment, both of them were covered in black and gray, obviously contaminated by the color of coal, and both of them were sweating.

Seeing this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Is it that hot?"

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