Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1183

Now I finally understand that Zhu Biao went there quietly.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, Zhu Biao did not hide anything and immediately explained:

"Dad, don't worry! I waited until the Institute of Science and Technology tested it three times to confirm that there would be no problems before I boarded the train."

"Furthermore, if I don't personally understand new things when they emerge, how can I formulate national policies in the future?"

After listening to Zhu Biao's explanation, although Zhu Yuanzhang was still somewhat dissatisfied, he finally said nothing.

On the other side, Wei Wu saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of pursuing the matter further, so he looked at Zhu Biao and said:

"Brother, you are one of the few who have experienced this. Under normal circumstances, a steam train will not maintain such a fast speed."

"First of all, there's the fuel issue. The faster the speed, the more fuel is consumed, and the train has to pull a lot of carriages."

"Those carriages are used to carry people and goods, so under normal circumstances, they should maintain a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour."

Zhu Biao had obviously heard about this issue from people in the Academy of Science and Technology, and he immediately nodded after Wei Wu finished speaking.

"I know that, and this speed is more than enough. After all, we can already travel a thousand miles a day."

"Indeed, it is enough for the current Daimyo."

Wei Wu nodded in agreement, but then he asked another question.

"Brother, when are you going to start the train running?"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao pondered for a moment before speaking:

"I will post a notice today and spread it throughout the world, announcing that the first railway in Ming Dynasty will be officially operational in the twenty days."

"After all, in order to convey the news and summon merchants from all over the world to the capital, we need to give them time to travel."

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Wei Wu suddenly chuckled and immediately made a request.

"Brother, when the day comes for the official launch, no matter what the court arranges, please bring Li Shanchang with you to watch the ceremony."

Zhu Biao had not yet figured out what Wei Wu meant, but Zhu Yuanzhang next to him had a helpless expression.

"What's the big deal, kid? How can a grown man like you hold such a grudge?"

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After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao's expression became even more confused.

Although he knew that Wei Wu and Li Shanchang had a feud in the past, he did not know much about the details.

The conflict between the two was quickly resolved with the intervention of his father, and there was no further conflict afterwards.

But now that Wei Wu made this request and his father had said these words, it was obvious that there was something he didn't know.

Seeing Zhu Biao's puzzled expression, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to explain before he could ask.

"Before we opened the Academy of Science and Technology, we summoned Xiao Wu to Fengxian Hall and asked him to explain science to Li Shanchang and the others."

"The piece of land that Li Shanchang liked was given to Wei Wu to build a science and technology institute, so Li Shanchang was dissatisfied with Xiao Wu because of this."

"When Xiao Wu was explaining technology, Li Shanchang said it was all just fancy tricks, which annoyed Xiao Wu."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled the situation at that time and a smile appeared on his face.

"This is the first time I've seen someone point at Li Shanchang's nose and curse him, and Li Shanchang was cursed so hard that he had no power to fight back."

"Finally, he explained the importance of science to people's livelihood from the perspectives of food, clothing, housing and transportation, where transportation probably refers to trains."

"Xiao Wu said back then that he could carry a hundred people across a thousand miles in a day. Now is the time for him to prove what he said."

After Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, Zhu Biao finally understood why Wei Wu had to bring Li Shanchang with him.

However, Zhu Biao did not think there was anything wrong with this. As the railway was officially put into operation, all officials should have been present to witness it.