Tongzhou, Jinkou on the west bank of the Yellow River, on the newly built pier, a large number of people gathered by the railings, looking at a steamer near the river, one and two were so nervous that their palms were sweating.

The chimney of the steamer was emitting thick smoke, and the huge oars on both sides were constantly rotating, causing a lot of splashes.

The entire ship looked like a huge river monster on the front, staring with big eyes and bulging its cheeks, cruising on the water, spreading its bloody mouth and rushing towards the shore.

Everyone was worried, worried that if the ship could not stop hitting the dock, what should we do at that time? Many people were both afraid but excited because it was amazing to be able to see the legendary steamship with their own eyes.

This is the Pujin Ferry that connects Guanzhong and Hedong. There was originally a Yellow River floating bridge, but the floating bridge has been demolished and replaced by ferries. The government uses steamships to ferry to connect the traffic between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

At the end of last year, the first steamship in Guanzhong was trialed in the Pujin River section. At that time, the people along the coast gathered at the ferry crossings on both sides of the straits and witnessed the figure of this giant. If the government had not announced in advance that it was a man-made ship rather than a monster, many people would have knelt down on the spot and begged the Buddha to bless their lives.

At the beginning of this year, the number of steamships appeared in the Pujin River section gradually increased, but many people had never seen this legendary magical thing, so when the steamships officially started ferrying in Pujin, people from nearby areas came here to see the steamships with their own eyes. After returning, they also had a topic of conversation in front of their relatives and friends.

Business travelers that are already going to transition can personally experience what it is to ride a steamship. Those who have spare money can also spend two cents to take a steamship and walk back and forth between the east and west banks.

At this moment, the people on the West Coast Pier watched the steamship in front of them gradually approaching, and their speed gradually slowed down, and their hanging hearts gradually lowered. As the distance between the two sides approached, they also saw clearly the situation on the ship.

This steamer has two and a half cabins on the deck. The first and second cabins have large portholes, which can be seen inside. On the top of the second cabin, there is a small half cabin, which is located at the front of the chimney.

There is a large glass window on the front of this cabin, and you can see several people inside, which seem to be a ship driver.

The ships were getting closer and closer to the pier and slower, but they were still "colliding" towards the pier.

There are many cloth bags hanging along the ferry boat, and there are many cloth bags hanging on the side of the dock facing the river. When the ferry slowly "hit" to the outer edge of the dock, the cloth bags squeeze together to remove the impact.

The employees on the dock and the boat threw cables to each other and tied the ferry steadily to the dock. Then several iron rods on both sides of the ferry were inserted downwards and inserted into the riverbed to hold the hull.

At this time, the ferry stopped at the bow of the boat, and the crew lowered the boarding ladder and maintained order with the port staff on the dock, so that the passengers on the boat would get off the boat first.

The people who got off the boat were all excited, which shows that the sailing just now made them very excited. Of course, there were also children crying and crying and following their parents off the boat and heading towards the shore.

After the passengers on the boat got off the boat, the people waiting under the awning began to line up to check tickets and board the boat. After many people got on the boat, they touched the east and looked around, and looked at the giant, and exclaimed from time to time.

This ferry has "benches" in the cabins on both floors, allowing passengers to sit down. The whole boat looks like it can accommodate at least 200 people. When everyone got on the boat, they found that there was no distinction between the bow and the stern of the boat: there were suspension bridges at both ends, and they could get on and off the boat.

This design prevents the ferry from frequently turning around when traveling between the east and west sides of the straits, so there are two cockpits, which are arranged at both ends.

After boarding the ship, the crew began to preach to passengers what to do when boarding, and emphasized that they should not stick their bodies out of the window, run on the ship, or gather on one side, so as not to make the ship unstable and lead to overturn.

Then, as a "big reward for opening", during the voyage, the crew will answer questions raised by passengers, and as long as there is no confidentiality involved, they will definitely answer them.

But the questioner must raise his hand first and be hit before he can ask the question.

As soon as the words were finished, the passengers raised their hands one after another. The crew, who had been prepared, calmly drank a few sips of throat-soling tea, and then began to squeak with a tragic look on their faces: "I wonder what questions, this father-in-law?"

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The fleet of steamships that flow downstream meets the ferry crossing the river unexpectedly, pulls up the whistle between each other and avoids according to the prescribed navigation rules: the ferry crossing the east and west sides must make the ships that flow downstream, and the ships that flow upstream must make the ferry.

The speed of the ferry slowed down, the fleet speeded up, and the chimneys of each ship blew a lot of thick smoke, and the roar of machines followed by a heavy blow.

In the fleet, the "Emperor's Suite" on the second floor of the imperial boat. Next to the porthole, Yu Wen Wen used a thousand-mile mirror to observe the ferry in the distance. As he looked, he suddenly felt a little dazed.

The "steam industrial style" ship was full of a group of men and women in "ancient costumes". This scene was like a group of extras who were off work, wearing costumes and leaving the "film and television base" and taking a ferry home.

This feeling of time disorder made him feel surprised, and then scenes appeared in his mind:

Chimneys with thick smoke, roaring steam engines, steamships sailing in rivers, lakes and seas, and cranes that "lift as light" are obviously industrial-era machines and factories, while those who are busy in ancient costumes are men and women.

Steam engines represent industry, elements are "heavy metals", and ancient costumes represent agriculture, together...

Could it be that the style of the times during the Mingde period was the so-called "agricultural heavy metal" style?

As he thought about it, Yuwen Wen touched his beard under his jaw and couldn't help but say to himself: "This style feels very deformed..."

But... it's really exciting!

Looking at the steamer ship on the river outside the window, he seemed to remember the turbulent melody in his ears. The scene in front of him flashed and turned into an endless grassland.

On the endless grassland, countless nomadic cavalry roared over, covering the sky and the earth, as if dark clouds were covering the city. The Central Plains army facing the battle also unfolded a vast array, and suddenly thick smoke was shattered on the battle line.

It was steam tanks that were preheated and roaring forward.

The coal-burning steam tanks sprayed thick smoke, and the metal tracks were rotating, making a "click" sound. On the iron-wood turret, the three-inch cannon sprayed fire, pouring metal projectiles forward.

These giant steel beasts face the enemy at a speed of ten miles per hour. Although they are similar to human walking speed, they are unstoppable. A large number of ancient cavalry accompanying them, facing the endless enemy frenzy.

The Central Plains army with heavy metal style tramples on the enemy's corpses, and no one can defeat them wherever they go.

This scene is really touching. Yuwen Wen hummed the song of the grassland cavalry, a little happy.
Chapter completed!