Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1182

"The railway has been built!"

When Wei Wu heard the news from Zhu Yuanzhang, his eyes suddenly lit up and his face was full of joy.

After all, this is the first railway in Ming Dynasty and even in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a turning point in the world pattern.

Whether in terms of practical value or the significance of its existence, it is worthy of being recorded in history and remembered by future generations.

Just when Wei Wu was filled with surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again.

"Yes, it was completed a month ago, but Biaoer said that it must wait until you come back before it can officially start operation."

"The Institute of Science and Technology has been testing the railway traffic for some time now, and just reported the test results a few days ago. Everything is going well."

"We were all planning to send someone to the grassland to notify you to come back, but we didn't expect you to come back first."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Wei Wu immediately laughed.

"Then I came back just in time!"

“It’s really time!”

As soon as Wei Wu finished speaking, Zhu Biao responded with a smile, and then continued:

"Now that you're back, we can issue a notice to summon all merchants from around the world to the capital to watch the ceremony."

"After all, this railway is the first railway in our Ming Dynasty. We must let the people of the world witness its emergence!"

Summon merchants from all over the world to come to the capital to watch the ceremony?

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu was stunned at first, but then he quickly understood Zhu Biao's intention.

"Brother, are you planning to use the railway's opening to let merchants see the convenience of trains, thereby laying the foundation for future bidding?"

"That's right!"

Zhu Biao nodded, and then an expression of great admiration appeared on his face, and he said in a firm tone:

"I personally participated in several train tests at the Institute of Science and Technology recently. Railways are truly convenient!"

"A journey of hundreds of miles can be completed in just a stick of incense. This is very helpful for transporting both troops and food!"

"How can the Ming Dynasty only have one such artifact that benefits the country and the people? We must speed up the construction of the railway as soon as possible."

Unlike the original history, under the influence of Wei Wu, the development of steam locomotives in the Ming Dynasty stood on the shoulders of giants from the very beginning.

In ancient history, the earliest steam locomotive was the Voyager, which had a speed of about 24 to 30 kilometers per hour.

By the time steam locomotives became popular, their speed was only about 48 kilometers per hour, less than 50 kilometers per hour.

The Institute of Science and Technology benefited from Wei Wu's guidance, as well as the talents of the craftsmen and their deep research in the field of steam engines.

With sufficient materials and time, the Institute of Science and Technology could even build a steam engine like the one used on the Titanic.

Nowadays, as long as the Institute of Science and Technology wants to, it can always produce a locomotive with a maximum speed of 100 kilometers, but there is no need for it.

Moreover, if you want to manufacture that kind of steam locomotive, in addition to structural design, better materials are the key.

For safety reasons, the speed of the steam locomotive was limited to more than 80 kilometers per hour, and a stick of incense in the Ming Dynasty was half an hour.

Therefore, Zhu Biao said that it was completely possible to travel hundreds of miles in half an hour.

What Wei Wu didn't expect was that Zhu Biao, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, would actually board the train to experience it himself despite the danger.

You know, although the Academy of Science and Technology has manufacturing technology, it is its first time building a railway, so the risks are still very high.

In fact, it was not only Wei Wu who did not expect this. Even Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao in surprise.

"Biao'er, you are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. How could you personally risk your life? Also, why didn't anyone tell us about this?"

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Wei Wu realized that even Zhu Yuanzhang had been kept in the dark.

Wei Wu originally thought that, logically speaking, Old Zhu would not agree to let his eldest son do such a dangerous thing.