After receiving the imperial edict, Yinzhi set off directly to the Gannan Military Factory.
Yinzhen had made arrangements for the caravan, so he planned to take the train.
Ever since Yinreng made the novel iron lump, he had only taken his grandson to visit it in his spare time, but had never sat on it.
Now that he had the chance, he also wanted to feel the difference between sitting on that iron lump and riding in a carriage.
With the opening of the railway line from Beijing to Weihai, railway stations have been built one after another in recent years, and more and more people are going there specifically to experience riding a train.
Not only the rich kids, but also the common people in and outside the capital would come to take a train ride just to brag to those around them.
Yinreng also knew that the opening of the train would create opportunities for some criminals, so security controls on the train were particularly strict.
And no matter who you are, you need to go to the county government to get a certificate if you want to travel by train.
Otherwise, if a person without a certificate is found, the train police have the right to detain him or her.
Yinreng priced train tickets very expensively. A one-way ticket from the capital to Weihaiwei cost two taels of silver. The ticket price would be reduced as appropriate at the stops along the way based on the distance of the journey.
After all, the cost of building railways is really not low nowadays, and the most important function of trains is to transport materials.
However, the ticket price of two taels of silver did not discourage many people, but instead aroused the curiosity of the people in the capital.
In recent years, train tickets to and from Weihai have basically been contributed by the people of Beijing and Weihaiwei.
Many of the craftsmen in the Weihaiwei military factory were transferred from the capital by Yinreng, so they had very sufficient reasons to travel.
That is to visit relatives.
In order to experience riding a train, some people in the capital even gave gifts to the craftsmen's relatives and begged them to go to the government office together to get a certificate.
Some people even turn this into a business.
After Yinreng learned about this, he directly had a notice posted outside the county government office.
If someone issues a certificate for a criminal, then the crime will be committed together and the person who issued the certificate will be fined 1,000 taels as punishment.
As soon as this decree was issued, the number of scalper tickets was reduced by more than half.
There are VIP boxes at the Capital Station, but except for the yellow-belt royal family members, everyone else has to pay silver to enjoy them. The price of one entry is twenty taels of silver.
Except for some rich young men, most people are reluctant to spend money to go to the private room.
Even officials who were on business trips out of Beijing had to wait obediently in the waiting hall.
So when Yinzhi arrived at Jingcheng Station, the small square in front of the station entrance was bustling with passers-by.
Looking at the building in front of him, which was taller than some palaces in the palace, a hint of amazement flashed in Yinzhi's eyes.
He had visited several naval bases and was familiar with these buildings made of reinforced concrete, but every time he saw them he couldn't help but marvel at Yinreng's ingenious ideas.
If it weren't for Yinreng, he might never have been able to step out of the capital and experience the wider world outside.
Because he had given the stationmaster a heads-up in advance, someone came to greet him as soon as he got off the carriage.
"Han Tong, your humble servant, greets His Majesty."
The man bowed to Yinzhi, bent down and lowered his head, looking extremely humble.
Yinzhi glanced at him and said,
"Get up and lead the way."
"yes."
Yinzhi knew that Yinreng did not like others calling themselves slaves, nor did he like people kneeling in front of him. Although he did not explicitly prohibit it after he ascended the throne, after such a long period of influence, all the civil and military officials in the court changed their habit of kneeling in front of others.
He also felt uncomfortable at first.
But now I am slowly beginning to accept this rule.
There was a guard on duty outside the station. When he saw Yinzhi's dazzling clothes, he immediately saluted him.
Yinzhi nodded slightly, then walked towards the station.
The guards lowered their raised arms and continued to stand guard, scanning the passers-by with their sharp eyes. If they found anything wrong, they would rush over as quickly as possible.
The main entrance of the train station is for all people to pass through, and only the door on the left is for princes and nobles, or people who have purchased VIP boxes to pass through.
When they learned about this rule, everyone in the court found it incredible. After all, in this era, the main gate is only opened on important festivals or to welcome important guests. However, the main gate of the train station is for ordinary people to pass through, which makes many people unable to understand.
But even though they didn't understand, no one dared to criticize Yinreng on such matters. The things he did were so unorthodox that they touched the nerves of the people in the court, but no one could change Yinreng's mind.
They had threatened to put their remonstrations to death, but Yinreng didn't care at all and even set up a stage for them to perform to their heart's content.
After several times, everyone saw clearly that Yinreng didn't care about them at all, nor did he care about leaving a bad reputation in history books.
Later, those who had clamored for death in their protests were either demoted or imprisoned.
Up to now, there is almost no one in the court who dares to provoke Yinreng.
But he was not an emperor who would not listen to advice. As long as the advice was beneficial to the country and the people, he would basically adopt it after discussing it with the cabinet. The capable and virtuous officials in the court were promoted at a rocket speed.
Those who have no ability and are just occupying the toilet without doing anything will be demoted faster than those who are promoted.
When the people around saw a man in official uniform leading Yinzhi with a flattering look on his face, they couldn't help but feel suspicious.
After Yinzhi followed Han Tong's footsteps and entered the VIP passage, the people outside dared to discuss—
"Who is that? There's actually someone specially waiting to greet them..."
"Judging from his attire, he must be a high-ranking official!"
"Nonsense! Even a fool can see that he's a high-ranking official, otherwise why would the stationmaster be personally greeting him outside?"
"What?! The one leading the way is the stationmaster!"
"Of course not. I've been to Weihaiwei for business these past two years and have taken the train quite often. I've had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Han a few times..."
"Oh... then who is that person behind him?"
"……have no idea."
"I don't know what you're blowing about."
"You're the one bragging! Zhang Erdan, you're such a jerk..."
After Yinzhi followed Han Tong up one floor, they walked into a luxuriously decorated box.
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"The train is still unloading. Your Highness, please wait here for two incense sticks. If you need anything, please send someone to find me."
He had to watch the people below unloading the goods, otherwise he really wanted to stay here with Prince Zhi. If he caught Prince Zhi's eye, his future would be much easier.
pity……
Still, the job is more important.
If you don't do your job well, it will be useless to cling to Prince Zhi, let alone the Emperor.
Everyone in the world knows that the emperor only considers ability and not background. What if he makes a mistake in his job and wants to climb up?
Oh……
Don’t count on it!
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