Chapter 157 The man fighting the train

Chapter 157: The Man Fighting the Train

The train is something that Yun Zhao truly owns after coming to Ming Dynasty.

This is why his mood changed so much.

This thing is also the closest thing to his life. With the train, Yun Zhao feels that he is a big step closer to his own world.

He very much hoped that the train could bring Ming Dynasty into a new era.

He must hide this thought and cannot tell anyone. Even if there is a lot of money, Yun Zhao is prepared not to say anything.

Man is actually a complex animal. At least, no man can be absolutely honest when it comes to honesty.

So after returning to Yushan City, the ecstatic Yun Zhao returned to his former appearance.

Now, there is not much he can do. If a Ming Dynasty is riddled with holes, it will take ten years to completely recover.

Although Xia Wanchun didn't understand the focus of his master's attention, he still faithfully carried out his orders. Both train freight and passenger fares were reduced by half at the same time.

The direct consequence of this is that the newly built railway begins to run day and night. Not only that, the number of locomotives running on the railway has also doubled.

At this time, Xia Wanchun suddenly discovered that the wired telegraph that the master had been working on finally came into use, at least it played a big role in the formation of the railway.

In particular, it plays a greater role in real-time monitoring of the locomotive position.

With this thing, you don’t have to worry about accidents when several locomotives are running on the same railway at the same time.

Even if a certain locomotive breaks down, the following trains can be stopped in advance.

He is now the magistrate of Lantian County, so naturally he will not personally pay attention to the improvement of this wired telegraph. After entrusting the project to the Yushan Research Institute, he began to examine the impact of the reduction of railway freight on the national economy and people's livelihood.

Especially monitor places where civil unrest may occur.

Wanli horse racing!

This is the largest horse-drawn carriage shop in Lantian County and the oldest horse-drawn carriage shop. They are not only responsible for helping customers transport goods and people, but also take care of escort business. There are two thousand horse-drawn carriages in the whole shop. With more than 3,000 people relying on carriages for their meals, it is a presence that cannot be ignored in Lantian County.

Lantian County has prosperous commerce, so naturally it is impossible for there to be only one carriage shop like this. If all the carriage shops, large and small, are included, the number of people eating from this place exceeds ten thousand.

Including Chang'an, Yushan, and Fenghuang Mountain City, the number of people is even greater.

Since the railway construction began, Xia Wanchun went to Zhao Wanli, the shop owner of Wanli Carriage Shop, and told him in detail the impact that the railway construction would have on their car shop, and told Zhao Wanli straightforwardly that building the railway It's a national matter, and it can't be done for the livelihood of people like them.I won’t repair it.

At that time, Zhao Wanli was very disdainful of railways. He thought that a big fire-breathing teapot running on the railway was a very unreliable thing. Merchants would naturally choose their carriage shop to do business. A reliable business.

Now, after the train opened, Zhao Wanli never expected that those businessmen who had dealt with him for many years would immediately fall into the arms of the railway and treat him as an old man mercilessly. was abandoned.

Unconvinced, Zhao Wanli took a train in person and saw the locomotive dragging millions of kilograms of cargo at a fast horse speed on the railway, and he felt that the end was over.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the carriage company has no chance of winning after facing the train.

He suddenly remembered that Lantian County Master once told him about changing his career from a horse-drawn carriage to a carriage shop, and it was too late to regret it at this time.

Zhao Wanli has experienced troubled times. Even in troubled times, the name of Wanli Carriage Shop is well-known. Except for being robbed a few times in Shaohua Mountain, the goods they are responsible for have never been lost. .

When Zhao Wanli was in his prime, even Li Hongji, Zhang Bingzhong and other giant bandits had to give him some face.

It’s not that he never thought about whether his own business would be in danger. When Lantian Yunshi came to power, he did not attack his Wanli Carriage Shop. On the contrary, due to the prosperous business in Guanzhong, Wanli Carriage Shop Instead, it achieved unprecedented expansion.

He also knew that those who robbed his goods were actually the Yun family's old thieves.

After learning this secret, Zhao Wanli kept this secret in his heart and did not tell anyone. After accepting these losses,

He considered all enemies, He thought that Wanli Horse Carriage was as stable as Mount Tai and that this business could continue for a long time. However, he never expected that the train would beat him.

The train has been running for more than a month. In the areas of Chang'an, Lantian, Yushan, and Fenghuang Mountain, the horse-drawn carriage shops have received only a few pitiful small orders, but a decent large one. No business was received.

The most intolerable thing for Zhao Wanli is that the most profitable passenger business has completely fallen to the bottom.

Looking at the bodyguards sitting under the eaves and watching him, Zhao Wanli sighed - the train does not need bodyguards to transport goods...

"There is no way to survive."< /p>

After Zhao Wanli confirmed this reality, he gave an order to the accounting clerk in the car dealership to pay the workers and dismiss them!

He came up with this money after draining his family fortune. He, Zhao Wanli, had been generous all his life and did not want to be poked in the back when he was frustrated.

No matter what, we must leave a chance for our children and grandchildren to make a comeback.

In Guanzhong, the reputation was bad, and now there was really nothing left.

After receiving their wages from the cashier very quietly, the coachmen left quickly. They can no longer work as whips in Wanli Carriage Industry. They can still work in Xi'an and Lantian., Yushan, Fenghuang Mountain City found a job driving carriages for others.

After all, there are many people on the train, and some relatives of wealthy families are not willing to show their faces.

They will eventually find a way to make a living.

The guys are gone, the coachmen are gone, and even the escorts are gone.

Zhao Wanli expected that some people would stay. When the accountant handed him the key to the empty cash drawer, Zhao Wanli discovered that none of the brothers who were so sincere at the time were willing to Stay.

Only the densely packed carriages and large animals in the stables were left in the carriage house.

Soon, these things will no longer belong to him, Zhao Wanli, because when he was expanding his horse-drawn carriage business, he took on debt and the interest was very high...

A person Sitting on the threshold, Zhao Wanli lit a cigarette with trembling hands, desperately waiting for the creditor to arrive.

Zhao Wanli is a man, and he did not run away with the little money left in the dealership.

But after paying off all the debts, he will take his family back to the countryside. At least, there will be some grain fields at home that no one can take away.

The creditors came at the appointed time. Zhao Wanli was not in the mood to say a word. He just politely invited them in, and then... nothing happened to him.

The big carts and big animals here are all agreed debt repayments, and he cannot stop them from taking them away.

He thought he could face failure calmly.

However, when those people took away his carriage and his large animals, Zhao Wanli was heartbroken.

When a fat guy led someone to carry away his weapon rack, Zhao Wanli closed his eyes in pain.

Maybe this guy felt that Zhao Wanli was pitiful, so he took a golden sword from his shoulder and placed it next to Zhao Wanli. He sighed and left him.

Zhao Wanli stroked this golden sword, and he couldn't help but think of the time when he retired from the world, and the heroes of Guanzhong jointly invested money to gild his horse-killing sword, which had been with him for most of his life. .

It was such a glorious time... It seems like just yesterday.

A man who looked like an accountant politely asked Zhao Wanli to rest on the threshold elsewhere because he was about to lock the door here.

When Zhao Wanli looked up, he discovered that the plaque for his Wanli Carriage Shop had been removed and placed next to him.

The land deed has been mortgaged to someone else. If the money is not paid yet, the place already belongs to someone else.

Zhao Wanli took off his belt, carried the plaque of Wanli Carriage Shop behind his back, picked up his golden knife, left the old carriage shop, and left Chang'an step by step.

When leaving Chang'an, Zhao Wanli couldn't help but feel sad. Jin Dao Zhao Wanli, who had not shed tears for a long time, burst into tears.

He really couldn’t figure out how he could act like thisLeaving this familiar city in embarrassment.

"Woo woo woo"

A burst of train whistle woke up Zhao Wanli, and following the sound, he saw countless people rushing towards the luxurious train station, their They all seemed very excited, and those people looked very much like the people who took long-distance carriages when he first opened passenger carriages.

"I don't obey you!"

A surge of anger rose in his heart. When Zhao Wanli hurried to the train station and wanted to enter, he realized that he was penniless.

Under the surveillance of the government officials responsible for guarding the station, Zhao Wanli fled the train station in embarrassment, dragging his golden knife, and walked step by step along the train track towards his hometown.

I don’t know how long he walked, but he suddenly stopped.

A train was coming from afar, dragging a trail of white smoke.

Zhao Wanli held the knife across his chest, looked at the speeding train and roared: "Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

After saying that, he held up the golden He rushed towards the train with his horse-zanting sword...

"It was Zhao Wanli who rushed towards the locomotive with his sword. It seemed that he wanted to cut off the train with his horse-zapping sword."

Xia Wanchun asked: "Did he win?"

The Yamen servant smiled at the young man who seemed to be a student of Yushan Academy and said: "He won. The golden sword was broken into two sections. , and his body became a pile of bloody meat.

If the broken knife beside him didn't have his name on it, he wouldn't have known that it was the unlucky guy Zhao Wanli who was fighting against the train. "

"Did anyone see the scene at that time?"

The officer shook the short stick in his hand into a flower and said to Xia Wanchun: "Good morning, my little husband. Well, there were at least three witnesses who saw him rushing towards the train, a farmer working in the fields, a cowherd boy, and a master driver of the train.

The first two said they were married. He heard the train whistle signaling him to leave, but he didn't seem to hear it, and rushed towards the train with a knife and a plaque on his back.

The little husband was pulling thousands of people behind the train, and they were still hanging. The goods weighing millions of kilograms can be stopped there.

The master driving the train said that even though he saw it, there was nothing he could do. If Zhao Wanli didn't move out of the way, the car he was driving would be gone. On the railway track, there was no way to avoid it, so it just hit me straight away... That's it, oh no!"