Military System god realm revolution

Chapter 149: 149 Railway Open

The following day, Zhao Lingxin traveled to the west of the city. This is a new office that will open for business today for the first day.

Zhao Lingxin also walked through the crowds coming to watch the ceremony. He waved his hand to everyone.

"Long live, Emperor."

"Your Majesty. You're most welcome."

The people cried out as Zhao Lingxin passed. This is the imperial train station. Shenzhou-Dongzhou Route. A distance of more than one thousand three hundred kilometers took over a year to build. The construction was finally completed and ready to leave in the inaugural round, with Zhao Lingxin as the president opening this time.

There are two projects for the construction of the imperial railway line. Which is now a completed one. The Shenzhou-Tsinghua Route is already in the final stage. More than 95 percent of the progress is expected to be ready to go live soon.

The opening ceremony continued. Zhao Lingxin sat on a train and traveled to Dongzhou in this inaugural round.

This train uses a diesel locomotive with a speed of 80 km per hour. It takes 16 hours from Shenzhou to Dongzhou city. And on this trip, there were also members of Parliament and the Cabinet.

Zhao Lingxin was seated in a special room train. Prime Minister General Guo Ling and Lieutenant General Li Fengyang, the commander of the Army, followed.

With such a long distance, it takes up to 16 hours. Zhao Lingxin couldn't sit still and do nothing. Zhao Lingxin took this opportunity to persuade the top leaders to discuss various government affairs.

"Commander, will this train improve the army's transportation process?" Zhao Lingxin asked about how to transport supplies by train.

"Your Majesty, honestly, about this train, if there are routes across the country, will definitely save the army many expenses," said Lieutenant Li Fengyang.

The army now primarily uses the road transport network. The automobile's advent enabled the army to transport strategic materials to the front lines at ten times faster than before. Besides, the matter of the military transport marches become more rapid. And soon, the army is ready to buy an army truck instead of a pickup truck by assigning a pickup truck to carry out only transportation duties.

The empire's road network now encompassed the country. There are many roads connected to each other. Using a road route is the fastest and most cost-effective.

But there are also problems with the budget. The use of transport routes through the road network is very costly compared to the amount of material transported.

Make the train the best solution to this problem. Although the transit speed is slightly slower than the cars. But can transport large quantities of material at the same time. It is an advantage that cars cannot replace. The army didn't think of using a single material rail line. But it will be used in conjunction with the road transport network as a key guarantee of a stable backline.

Right now, if the train and road routes cover all areas. The army can send soldiers into the front line in a matter of hours.

A day passed after the train stopped at Dongzhou Railway Station. Zhao Lingxin and his crew returned by passenger plane. There are fighter planes to escort the capital to the completion of the inaugural train. And now it is open to the general public to access the service.

"I bought one ticket." Many people were standing in line, waiting in line early in the morning. To allow themself to experience the first train ride.

The number of train tickets sold out quickly under the attention of all who watched the train's magic yesterday.

"The train is very long, like a huge dragon." People watched the opening ceremony. They go back to telling stories and spreading the news for everyone to hear.

The constant news coverage of both newspapers and radios has made many people interested in trains.

Train tickets are very affordable. People can buy and not find it difficult. Giving people the opportunity to ride the train to travel to other cities Because not everyone has their own cars. Moreover, the journey takes only one day, so some people use this rhythm to relax.

Some businessmen are also interested in the train itself. Unfortunately, there are no train stocks on the stock exchange, only bonds to buy.

Had to go back a year ago. When the government announced a project to build two railway lines. At that time, everyone didn't know what a train was. What can be done, only know how incredibly short the travel distances can be. The government announced funding through the purchase of railway bonds with an annual compensation paid to everyone. Some of the citizens and businessmen bought the railway bonds. And today, everyone will ride the train for the first time.

The train slowly moved out of the station. The view of both sides of the road has changed. Allows everyone to experience the feeling of relaxation from the view of the side view. Immerse yourself in the relaxing atmosphere with a lower and more comfortable price than taking a long-distance car.

The Shenzhou-Dongzhou Railway was becoming more and more popular. In the old days, the journey between these two cities was at least 15-20 days. But now the time is reduced to only 16 hours. Local people who have never left the town taking this opportunity to see the wonders of the capital. The track size of the train was 1.453 meters. Which is also prepared to accommodate future high-speed trains as well.

Making it now a truly complete imperial transport network by road, water, and air. Connected to each other on the web, able to travel around the country quickly and freely. Encourage people to move more easily.

Yet only by plane travel, the dignitaries of the empire and the wealthy had the opportunity to take a plane. Right now, there are two types of trains that are open for regular passengers and freight trains.

A businessman took a ride on a train and came up with an idea of how good it would be if he could use a freight train.

He hurriedly asked the railway agency, is it alright to use the cargo. When receiving a response, he immediately began to calculate the cost and profit.

"It is unbelievable that trains can reduce costs," the businessman calculated in detail.

If he was transporting a hundred tons of cargo, more than 40 trucks were needed to transport them while on one-way train service.

Combined with the cost of moving, expenses are reduced by more than 35 percent. The more you drive, the greater the cost reduction.

Lower costs mean more profits. This businessman almost jumped up for joy. He immediately contacted me to request a railway transportation service.

The businessman was able to deliver local cargo from Shenzhou and Tongzhou in two days. Exchange goods between two places. Make a huge profit. Also, he was able to lower the price because of the lower shipping costs.

When this businessman lowers the product price, it will undercut competitors. His shop definitely sells better because he doesn't have to bear the cost of shipping. Of course, how he did this would create great suspicion among other businessmen.

"Why is that guy selling things cheaper than us? Isn't this a loss? I am very skeptical."

"That's right, I wonder too."

Some businessmen began to gather. Looking for secrets. Until finally, they discovered that the origin of this story was from the train itself.

"Rail transport can be used like this."

"This is bad. My shop has to be transported by train as well."

As soon as most people know the truth. The freight train became famous. As a result, some small and large private companies turned to train transportation.

A new phenomenon emerged; almost every product in the Empire was reduced by 5 percent due to cheaper shipping costs.

It is good for most consumers. This low cost per unit has resulted in a much lower cost of living for the people of the Empire, leading to even more expenditures.

Of course, those who lost their benefits, like the Deng family shipping companies, had to drop their prices. To motivate most people to continue to use the Deng family shipping company. The arrival of the train helped to once again bring the Empire's business to life.