The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun was quite satisfied and nodded, saying, "At present, reaching fifty miles is not easy at all. We will improve and upgrade slowly in the future, and it will get better and better."

I have seen records before that the world's first train, when it was officially put into operation, had a speed of over 30 kilometers per hour.

But here, Ye Kun still can’t keep up with the materials, so a slower speed is acceptable.

He Tiantian said: "The steamships are also being assembled and will be tested soon. One is a paddle steamer and the other is an underwater propeller design."

A paddle steamer is one that has a large fan or a large wheel-like thing installed on both sides of the hull, which can be seen.

The fan rotates and paddles the water, driving the ship forward.

This is also the appearance of the first steamship in later generations.

The reason why a ship is called a ship is because it had such large wheels on both sides at the beginning.

Ye Kun didn't originally want to build a paddle steamer, but in order to help everyone understand the principles and broaden their horizons, he designed one.

But the efficiency of paddle steamers is obviously not as good as that of propellers.

The target is the propeller-driven ship.

Ye Kun asked: "In this case, will our steam engines be sufficient?"

He Tiantian said: "Pang Jia, Sun Yi and I took out all the rewards we had received over the years and started to build the first steam engine production plant. We expect to build a one-stop production line and produce 200 steam engines within a year."

"Why do I ask you to spend money? I have money!" Ye Kun was very surprised.

"But we need money, but we have nowhere to spend it. We can eat, drink and live here, so we don't need to spend a penny."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "We all take some money, which can be regarded as sharing the emperor's worries."

"No, this money will count as your shares. If the steam engine sells well in the future, I will return it to you with interest." Ye Kun said with a smile:

"It doesn't make sense. It costs our scientists money."

Pang Jia shrugged: "It's up to you, Senior Brother Emperor. We don't care anyway."

Ye Kun nodded: "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, I will bring the nine ministers and civil and military officials to watch the train test run."

He Tiantian and others clasped their fists together and respectfully saw Ye Kun off.

Ye Kun was still very excited when he returned to the palace.

The advent of trains and steam ships marked the true arrival of industrial society.

Although it will take some time for trains and ships to be put into civilian use, they will soon be able to be used in the military.

Especially for ships, once they are built, they can be put to sea without the need to build special roads.

Wen Axiu asked Ye Kun: "Your Majesty, should we publicize the train trial run tomorrow in newspapers and on the radio?"

“It must be publicized!”

Ye Kun took out a pen and paper and said with a smile: "I will write this promotional article myself. Also, find an artist to draw the train and the ship and print them in the newspaper."

The radio station and the telegraph office are now combined and there are seven or eight painters.

Wen Axiu laughed and said, "When ordinary people see a train, will they think it is a monster?"

"No, we Chinese people, what kind of scenes have we not seen?"

Ye Kun laughed while drafting the manuscript.

Wen Axiu read the manuscript and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, our current newspaper circulation has exceeded 5,000 copies. In Zhuo County Xindu, reading a newspaper has become a symbol of status. Rich people all subscribe to newspapers, and even illiterate people subscribe to one."

Ye Kun laughed: "Let's see if the price of newspapers can be lower. If newspapers don't make money, it's OK as long as the advertisements make money."

Publishing newspapers is also a means of promoting culture.

Even if there is a slight financial loss, it will be beneficial to education, and the effect will be subtle and silent.

Wen Axiu nodded: "Then I will lower the price of the monthly subscription a little bit more."

In fact, the current income from advertising is greater than the income from newspaper distribution.

So Wen Axiu doesn't care.

After Ye Kun finished the manuscript, he went to Fengyi Palace and asked Jiang Yourong and others to go to the Science and Technology City with him tomorrow to watch the train debut event.

Jiang Yourong was also interested and said with a smile: "I have heard the emperor talk about this train a hundred times. We must go and see it tomorrow! If it is really fun, we can build a railway from here directly to Caomiao Village."

"Ah, Caomiao Village?"

Ye Kun complained and said with a smile: "My Queen, I'm afraid this won't work because there's the Yangtze River in between and the train can't go through..."

"If we build a bridge over the Yangtze River, it will be called a railway bridge. Then, won't trains be able to run across it?"

"What the Queen said makes sense. Let me think about it..."

Railway bridge?

Ye Kun suspected that Jiang Yourong also came from the past!

But the Yangtze River is too wide. Let alone a railway bridge, even building a cable-stayed bridge would be a big problem for Ye Kun.

On the Yangtze River, Ye Kun built many ferry crossings and arranged large ferries.

But I never thought about building a bridge across the Yangtze River.

It's useless to think about it. With current technology, it can't be repaired.

That night, Ye Kun stayed in Fengyi Palace and sent Huang Ye to inform Xie Baochan and others to go to the Science and Technology City together the next day.

Going to bed to rest, Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you must be very tired these days serving two new people, right?"

"No, it's the Xiahou sisters who serve me." Ye Kun smiled: "They are both very nice sisters, gentle and obedient. It's a pity that they are the daughters of Xiahou Chang."

"What's wrong with Xiahou Chang's daughter? It's not her fault that her father is not a good person."

"Xiahou Chang is still unwilling to give up Liaodong completely and wants to bargain with me."

Ye Kun sighed: "In August, I plan to lead the army in person to Liaodong. If Xiahou Chang doesn't obey me again, I will kill him as well. I'm afraid that by then, the Xiahou sisters will be sad."

During this period, Xiahou Chang and Ye Kun's army passed through Liaodong, but they did not agree to abandon Liaodong completely.

He had to wait until Goguryeo was completely conquered, move there himself, and then hand Liaodong over to Ye Kun.

So Ye Kun was a little annoyed.

Jiang Yourong was kind-hearted and said, "Your Majesty, when you lead the army in person, take the Xiahou sisters with you and let them persuade Xiahou Chang. If you really kill Xiahou Chang, won't the sisters be heartbroken?"

Ye Kun nodded: "Empress, you are the most loyal and always think of others. Go to sleep. I will let the Xiahou sisters thank you tomorrow."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you, Queen, for your generosity."

"Fuck you, the newcomers have really big minds..."

The next day, seven o'clock in the morning.

Everyone had already eaten and was present, waiting for Ye Kun and Jiang Yourong.

Ye Kun and Jiang Yourong came in their best attire, and they still looked so harmonious and well-matched.

The palace had already prepared dozens of carriages, which were heading towards the Science and Technology City in a mighty procession.

Sang Buyi and others, along with civil and military officials from the new capital of Zhuo County, went to the Science and Technology City.

The Science and Technology City is filled with the sound of gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.

He Tiantian and his technical staff lined the streets to welcome them and applauded warmly.

Ye Kun personally helped Jiang Yourong get out of the car, and walked slowly towards the test site with Jiang Yourong.

At the test site, Pang Jia served as a train driver and blew the horn loudly.

That’s right, the car horn was right above Pang Jia’s mouth. It was a copper whistle facing a loudspeaker.

Behind the locomotive, there were more than twenty carriages, all of which were open.

There are eighteen seats in each carriage.

Jiang Yourong looked at it and said with a smile: "So the train is so long, but where is the fire of the train?"