Chapter 299 Steam Train

The eight Jin merchants were raided, and the gold and silver transported back to Luoyang were piled up like a hill.

With such treasure, Liu Xia's financial crisis can be regarded as a solution. Now Liu Xia feels that she is really a big rich man.

Do you need money to build a warship? Approved. It takes money to develop a steam engine and it has been approved. It takes money to develop a musket, and Liu Xia still approved it happily.

With the gradual stabilization of the management of the jurisdiction, Liu Xia's commercial income has also increased exponentially. Compared with other places, Liu Xia is relatively equal in agriculture, industry and commerce. As a result, business is becoming more and more prosperous. When the business booms, there will be more taxes, more taxes, and Liu Xia will gradually reduce or exempt the collection of agricultural taxes.

The agricultural tax is not canceled just by cancellation. It also requires a large commercial basis. If there is no commercial basis, the agricultural tax will be canceled casually. Needless to say, this year's fiscal is definitely a deficit. Even in our Republic, the agricultural tax was abolished more than half a century after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"Your Majesty, the Academy of Science and Technology asked you to visit their newly built steam engine drive vehicle."

Shou Biao walked into Liu Xia's study and said gently to Liu Xia, who was happy.

"A steam engine-driven car?" Liu Xia raised her eyebrows and asked questions.

Liu Xia drew a picture for those craftsmen before. As for the internal structure, it was not drawn. In fact, neither did Liu Xia. Just drew a rough outline and told them to drive it with a steam engine. Liu Xia's original intention was to build a train.

"Try back to the prince, that's what they said. Oh, by the way, this is the drawing." With that, Shou Biao remembered that there was a drawing sent by those craftsmen in his arms, so he also submitted it to Liu Xia.

Liu Xia unfolded the drawing and saw a four-wheeler made of wood. The four wheels were similar to the new steam engine car in the world, with a long chimney on it.

"It looks a little similar, but I don't know if I can run. However, since they let me visit, I think the steam engine drive car should be able to move around.

Thinking of this, Liu Xia said to Shou Biao, "You arrange it. Let's go to the Science and Technology Institute later."

The Institute of Science and Technology is outside the city, not in the city. Therefore, Liu Xia usually goes there with a battalion of soldiers and the guards, all of whom are hardcover warriors. Generally, assassins can't get close to him.

Shou Biao worshipped and walked down. Then Liu Xia walked out of the study, went to the warm pavilion, put on her official uniform under the personal service of Bian Yujing, and went to the Academy of Science and Technology for a while.

However, it is said that dozens of academicians of the Academy of Science and Technology have now successfully built the car that Liu Xia often talks about, and have also laid a 500-meter-long steel track on the ground. At this moment, the train had only one head and was bodyless. Several academicians got into the train cab and told the driver how to use it.

Some academicians also recorded some faults of the train and prepared to repair it again later.

The dean of the Institute of Science and Technology is Luo Chengxian. At this moment, he is very proud that such a train has been made, and he can run without horses. Which craftsman can make such a ability in ancient and modern times?

The praise of left and right is endless. However, Luo Chengxian did not become arrogant because of this. He also knew that he had such achievements now. Everything was given by the prince. If there was no prince, let alone create such a magical thing, even if he ate, he could not be full.

In the face of everyone's compliments, Luo Chengxian smiled faintly and arched his hand and said, "Everything is the cultivation of the prince. If there is no prince, there would be no me!"

"Bear by the way, is the prince here?"

Luo Chengxian said to an intern next to him who had just come out of Luoyang College. Luoyang College is not only professors, but also professors such scientific and technological personnel, but so far most people still think that science and technology is strange. **Skills can't be put on the table, so ordinary people will not apply for science and technology unless they are poor people who can't survive.

The intern looked extremely nervous. He shrank his head and said, "In the yard, it is said that the prince agreed to come to see the car. He should be on the way now."

When Luo Chengxian heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "Tell everyone to be ready to meet the prince later. Put the driver in place, and you can operate it well later, which will also make the prince happy. Such an automatic car is really useful. You don't need to feed, don't worry about being tired or getting sick. The prince will definitely like it."

Luo Chengxian did not know that in a few centuries, the whole train will become an important part of transportation. Especially for the Spring Festival immigrants in the Republic era, the train is really useful, and it is difficult to get a ticket from time to time.

Everyone is ready, just waiting for Liu Xia to come. At this moment, Liu Xia is already on the way. The Institute of Science and Technology is in Longmen, not far from the city. Hundreds of soldiers protected him along the way, and the people on both sides knew that the prince had gone on patrol.

The road was not far, but there were many assassins intercepted by the guard, but these unlucky guys were caught before they saw Liu Xia's finger.

At about three o'clock, Liu Xia finally arrived at the Academy of Science and Technology. The courtyard and academicians of the Academy of Science and Technology had already received the news and were waiting at the gate.

"See you, the prince!"

Everyone knelt down to Liu Xia.

Liu Xia then walked out of the carriage, turned over and jumped to the ground, and her body was vigorous.

"All gifts are free"

"Thank you, Prince!"

"Your Majesty, please!" Luo Chengxian, from the yard of the Institute of Science and Technology, got up and walked to Liu Xia's side. He half bent down respectfully and said to Liu Xia.

Under the guidance of Luo Chengxian, Liu Xia and others soon came to the place where the demonstration train was demonstrated. They saw hard rails and wooden sleepers laid on the ground. Liu Xia looked in front of her, as if she had returned to the train track in the twenty-first century. She couldn't help sighing at the refining skills of the ancients.

"Not bad! Not bad!" Liu Xia sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Luo Chengxian listened to it as if he had eaten the honey.

"Your Majesty, please look over there. This is the steam engine drive car made by my subordinates. Please give me a name!"

Liu Xia turned around and looked at the steam engine drive car, which looked exactly like the drawing drawn on the drawing handed to him by Shou Biao in Luoyang City. Liu Xia smiled and nodded and said, "Let's call it a train in the future. The name is 'Harmonious'.

"Thank you, Lord, for your name!" Luo Chengxian quickly ordered people to remember the name of the "Harmony" firmly.

"Maybe this train will run? You ask him to run and let me have a look. Liu Xia wants to see if the train made like this can move.

Luo Chengxian took the order, quickly ran to the train cab in person, and said to the four people inside, "You have to drive this train today. Don't neglect it. If the prince thinks this train is good, you can also climb to the sky in one step. Don't worry about good days. They have all raised their spirits, and there can't be any mistake.

When the four people heard the words, their faces suddenly showed joy. These four people were just ordinary soldiers, and they were not the main soldiers, but soldiers of the logistics department. The treatment was not high. If there was no promotion and a good opportunity, it would have been such a muddle-headed past for the rest of their lives. Now when the four people heard President Luo's words, they suddenly had hope for the future. Be careful and work hard.

Luo Chengxian is now worried that although the experiment was very good before Liu Xia's future, it is inevitable that there will be special accidents. Before the end of the demonstration, Luo Chengxian can't let go at all.

After explaining the four people, Luo Chengxian ran back again, and his face was sweaty. In fact, it's nervous.

"Try to the prince, everything is ready and is about to start."

Liu Xia looked and saw that the chimney on the locomotive began to emit black smoke, one after another.

Slowly, the train moved, and the harsh whistle began to sound. Liu Xia was like returning to the 20th century steam train era.

"The train has moved! The train is moving!" Some officials who came to visit with Liu Xia exclaimed that they had never seen anything that could move by themselves without the traction of cattle and horses.

The train is getting faster and faster, but they don't dare to drive too fast. After all, the train track is only 500 meters. Soon the train came to an end and stopped, and Luo Chengxian's heart was also calm. After wiping the sweat of his face, he found that his back was also soaked.