Chapter 450: Yang Du arrives
In Taiyuan City, Yang Du sighed with emotion that after a day of visit to Taiyuan, he was in the most subtle place. He saw many differences between the northwest and other places. He also felt very emotional, but he didn't understand more. On the next day, he went to Taiyuan Railway Station to buy a ticket to Baotou.
Now compared with more than a year, people in Northwest have become much more familiar with railways, especially after more than a year of adjustments, the railway operation map has become more stable. The most obvious thing is the reduction in time and the density of passenger buses has increased significantly compared to before. The railway has truly exerted most of its strength. Train tickets on that day can still be bought on the same day.
Taiyuan Railway Station is basically established as another railway hub outside Baotou in the future. Compared with Baotou, it is more suitable as the intersection of the railway trunk lines in the southeast, northwest and north, which is the large-scale marshalling station later commonly known as.
The construction of Taiyuan Railway Station is a focus of the entire Taiyuan New City construction plan. It basically considers the direction of future city expansion. Of course, considering Taiyuan's important position, at least 12 railway lines are set up here to gather. Taiyuan Railway Station is also the most waiting halls, with a total of 32 waiting halls, 48 railways (there are three railway lines between each two stations, after all, there are direct trains or special trucks that will pass through the station directly.) and 32 stations. Of course, so many railway tracks and platforms are definitely not used at present, and there are 8 stations for the time being.
Even so, such a huge project was beyond Yang Du's expectations. Yang Du's direct feeling was that this should not be a train station, but a fortress like Zhangjiakou, so huge. No wonder it can withstand the attack of the powerful Beiyang Army.
Because it occupied Shanxi and Mongolia, it now occupied the entire Shaanxi. All kinds of equipment and personnel needed to be shipped from Baotou to Shaanxi, so the railway station was relatively busy. As Liu Laolao entered the Grand View Garden, Yang Du finally bought a ticket and waited in the waiting room.
The waiting room is made of unknown materials (plastics), and a row of seats is enough to accommodate thousands of people at the same time. There are also many things to relieve boredom in the waiting room, including newspapers, magazines, and even books, which are not expensive. At least for Yang Du, you can buy a lot of books and magazines for less than 10 taels of silver, which is enough to relieve boredom on the way.
I waited for more than an hour. When I had not finished reading a book, the entry of the station began. The clear and standard words on the radio told everyone how many times the train was. Where to get in, it seemed that there were more rides, and many people stood up. Yang Du also followed the crowd and headed to the train station.
Standing on the platform, IQ. The first feeling is that it is so big. The feeling of 48 railways together is so spectacular. The most important thing is that the truck is huge enough to show a circle of steam locomotives. The sound of whistles and steam waves seem to be the clarion call of the era of industrialization.
After arriving in Taiyuan, he saw too many different things and the continuous shock made Yang Du no longer surprised. He got into the car and waited calmly to leave, but he was thinking in his heart that when he arrived in Baotou and saw President Yang, he should convince him. He shouldered the heavy responsibility of Yuan Shikai and always told the Northwest that why.
The train did not stay for long. After the Baotou Railway Operation Chart was announced, the stop time of each car was greatly reduced. The station would do a lot of work, check the flow of people and get on the train, and do the fastest way possible. Generally speaking, getting on and getting off is not as leisurely as the original train, and you need to prepare in advance, but in this way, a lot of time is saved overall.
Yang Du usually took an ordinary train and boarded the Baotou train. He was slightly uncomfortable. He arrived from Taiyuan in just 5 hours. While Yang Du was moved, he was also slightly shocked by Baotou's strength. What does the train represent? A faster way to travel, but in addition, the military is the speed of dispatching troops.
During the Kanggan era, the several expeditions of Galdan returned without success. The army was touched and consumed a lot. Just the time on the road would make people daunt. The emergence of trains did not consume physical strength. It was not difficult to travel thousands of miles a day or a day. However, in Baotou, it was obvious that the speed was far higher than the previous 30 kilometers, at least twice. At a speed of 60 or even 70 kilometers per hour, if you traveled day and night, you could walk more than 1,500 kilometers in 24 hours. This was 3,000 miles. With such a mobilization speed, the army would be the same everywhere and could fall at the fastest speed.
It's terrible. Because of the railway, you integrate your forces. You siege all over the world, gather and annihilate them. The troops of a town are still 2,000 miles away today, and they have arrived in front of you today. The overall combat capability has not only been improved several times.
Yang Du suppressed his worries. The radio said that Baotou was about to arrive. He walked off the train with a small amount of luggage. Yang Du looked at Taiyuan in front of him in shock, and couldn't believe it anymore. The changes in Taiyuan made Yang Du a little unacceptable. When he arrived in Baotou, the changes in Baotou shocked Yang Du even more. There were tall buildings everywhere, and even buildings dozens of feet tall.
After three years of development, Baotou is now completely unable to see the past. Take a border town and the wholesale market of fur, and the smell of fur is everywhere. At this time, the prototype of a modern city has already been formed, with the highest 21st floor. This is a skyscraper that has been built after more than a year, and it is also a landmark building in Baotou.
Other houses, at least six or seven floors, are planned very neatly, with wide roads and perfect greening, and always feel like entering a different world.
While Yang Du was feeling emotion, a four-wheeled carriage stopped beside Yang Du, and asked with a smile on his face: "Sir, do you want to use a carriage?"
"How much does it cost to go to the Northwest Chamber of Commerce!" Yang Du was worried, unable to find the location of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce. After hearing this, he said with the flow.
“10 copper circles?”
Tongyuan, Yang Du was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this OK?"
Yang Du took out an Eagle Yang. The coachman shook his head and said, "This cannot be circulated in the northwest. Otherwise, you can exchange it!"
The establishment of Northwest Bank, Baotou, is still changing the most. Other places are still slowly changing. Yingyang can still be used, but it cannot be used when it comes to Baotou. After all, after taking it, it will be difficult to identify and exchange it.
Yang Du looked confused. The coachman seemed to have pulled Yang Du to a nearby Northwest Bank in order to complete this business. In fact, the distance was not far, only a few hundred meters. Even before, Yang Du had walked past his door, but he didn't know where this was.
In the Northwest Bank, Yang Du successfully exchanged 100 silver dollars for 90 yuan banknotes according to a one-to-one ratio, and some scattered silver dollars and copper rounds. The silver dollars are exquisitely made. You can tell at a glance that they are not shoddy, but much more beautiful than Yingyang. They are like a perfect handicraft. Even the copper rounds are not simple copper, and they also have patterns, just a little smaller.
Yang Du sighed. Even though he was good at the imperial mind, he had a certain understanding of the economy. Many countries in Thailand are commercial countries dominated by banks. Now, Baotou obviously has this prototype.
It seems that when you go back, you must recommend Dongweng to take back the right to mint the central government, so that such a huge China can have a large amount of mint tax revenue.
The carriage is very light and the roads on Baotou are very wide. Even cars are seen from time to time. Baotou in the northwest can be said to be the place where cars are most dense. Secondly, the expressway from Baotou to Taiyuan has already been densely filled with traffic. Countless things are transported to Taiyuan through cars, and even other cities in Shanxi. The best way to transport short-distance is cars.
Now, the northwest has just occupied Shaanxi, and the development of Shaanxi also mentioned the roads. First of all, railways and highways, with a steady stream of materials beginning to gather towards Shaanxi. At most, more than a year later, the development of Shaanxi will change. At that time, the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Mongolia will be combined, and with their huge area and population, they will form a huge industrial zone that is linked and flourishing, laying the foundation for China's development in one fell swoop.
In front of a very inconspicuous five-story building, the carriageman stopped the car. Yang Du looked at the surrounding five-story building. If it were replaced elsewhere, it would have been very eye-catching. However, this is Baotou, with seven or eight floors everywhere, and even more than ten floors of buildings. Which towering building is like a landmark, shows the modernity of the entire Baotou? Logically speaking, the Baotou Chamber of Commerce, which controls the entire Baotou and possesses unimaginable wealth, should be among the highest and most brilliant buildings.
Yang Du didn't know that this chamber of commerce has been here since its establishment. Later, it built a five-story building, and it has never been intentional. Now it is a government agency in the name of Baotou, and it is extremely busy.
When Yang Du entered the door, he was stopped. Yang Du took the initiative to report his intention. After registration, he went to Yang Yuanzhao's office under the guidance of his secretary.
The secretary looked very young. Yang Du made a fuss and wanted to know the situation in the entire Baotou from the secretary. However, the secretary had undergone rigorous training. Many things can be said, but more things can hardly be said. Even if Yang Du had a hard work, he could not pry a word open. Obviously, these secretaries had undergone special training. Even if he said anything, he would not be able to get anything from the middle, so he had to give up.
In Yang Du's opinion, he had already expressed his intentions straight to the point. With Yang Yuanzhao's eyes, he should be able to see such benefits and would come to see him soon. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!