The rows of buildings are all three to four floors high, gathering together like a forest, an elevated railway passing through it, like a forest path.

A train full of passengers was driving steadily on this elevated railway. Because it was impossible for someone to cross the track, the train advanced quickly and stably.

Inside the carriage, there are benches arranged horizontally on both sides for people to ride, and there are hanging rings on the roof so that passengers who have no position can hold them and stabilize their bodies. Many passengers who are sitting or standing look out the window.

Looking at the buildings on both sides, looking at the pedestrians and carriages coming and going on the street below, full of surprise expressions.

In a carriage in the middle, Tian Xiaohu, sitting on a bench, introduced to his companions the "miracle" of Xiyang City - the elevated rail bus.

"There are too many people in Xiyang City, and more and more people are. The original small train is walking on the street and cannot get faster because there are too many people crossing the street and it cannot drive fast."

"In addition, the number of passenger flows between the port and the railway station has increased year by year, so the government simply built an elevated railway to allow public trains to walk on the elevated railway, which makes it much quieter."

"However, this elevated railway is very expensive to build and it is probably difficult to popularize."

Speaking of this, Tian Xiaohu looked at Li Yuanji: "Silang, the elevated railway in Xiyang City is accumulating experience. If it is easy to use, Chang'an will definitely be built in a few years. After all, it is the capital, and there will only be more people."

Li Yuanji nodded and deeply agreed with this statement. Tian Xiaohu continued:

"This elevated railway was originally used in the Dabie Mountains. It ran a small train, which specialized in pulling wood and transporting people by the way. There was a small train in my village. Every time I took it, I was a little scared... Do you know why?"

Li Yuanji and others shook their heads. Tian Xiaohu saw this and smiled: "The bridges that cross the mountain streams and gullies are all made of wooden."

Someone asked: "Made of wood? Is this firm?"

"I felt it wasn't solid at first. After all, the track has weight. No matter how small the train is, it is still a train. The weight is there. How can the wooden bridge be supported?" Tian Xiaohu spread his hands, nodded when he saw everyone, and said:

"The result is that I'm overthinking. The railway bridge is quite particular to build, and it is built with a lot of wood, just like...ah, it's the shelf of the roller coaster track in the amusement park, just like that."

"Anyway, since this small train is opened to traffic, no railway bridge has collapsed. The villages along the route have benefited a lot. It is much easier for everyone to travel. You should know that mountain roads are difficult to walk on and around..."

Tian Xiaohu pointed to a building far ahead and patted the seats: "For example, two mountains are just a distance, and they look very close, but they have to walk over, because there is a valley in it."

"There is a saying that goes, "Looking at the mountain and running to death"... Erliulang, your home is in Lingnan, should you feel deeply?"

Feng Zhili, who was ranked 26 (26) at home, nodded when he heard this: "Yes, there are many mountains in Lingnan, and it's really a dead horse to look at the mountains."

Tian Xiaohu continued: "But the government built a small railway for the mountains, so it was much more convenient for travel in each village. However, the iron production in Daye was not enough at that time, so the bridges of the small railways in the mountains were all built with wood. Anyway, there was a lot of wood in the mountains!"

"It's different now. The annual iron production of Daye Iron Manufacturing Institute has exceeded 100 million jin. The railway bridges in our mountains have gradually replaced the iron frames. However, in order to prevent rust, it is a bit more troublesome to maintain. We have to remove rust regularly and paint..."

"But in the city, this elevated railway is not afraid of rust. It is all cement piers and is durable... But every time I take this elevated railway car and look at the buildings outside, it feels like I am back in the mountains and riding through the forest on a small train."

"By the way, if it is midsummer, everyone will be free, so I will go to the mountains. My village has been living in the mountains for more than a month, and the mountains are so cool and there are many preys. I guarantee that everyone can live comfortably and have fun!"

When it comes to hunting, Li Yuanji became interested because one of his favorite entertainment activities is hunting. The Dabie Mountains are famous for many preys, and there are even leopards and tigers. If they can shoot one or two of them with their own hands, it would be a flauntful experience.

Tian Xiaohu, the grandfather in front of him, was a village lord on the Dabie Mountains. He was an old friend of the emperor's residence and followed the emperor to fight in all directions. Now he is in an important position.

The village leaders in the Dabie Mountains were doing slave hunting. Of course, the deal was done very much and had already reached the border, so their families were so rich that Tian Xiaohu was very generous.

The previous generation of Dabie Fraud owners all bought family businesses in Xiyang, so descendants like Tian Xiaohu were basically born and raised in Xiyang. The family in Xiyang is the home, and as for the copycat, it is half a home.

However, these children of the cottage who live in the city will return to the cottage from time to time every year and gather with their relatives to show that they will not forget their roots, especially in summer, so they can only go back to escape the summer heat.

Li Yuanji was not sure if he could live in Xiyang until summer, so he could only talk about hunting later. While listening to Tian Xiaohu's words, he looked at the street scene outside.

Xiyang is a metropolis. This is the conclusion he came to through reading newspaper reports, and in fact it is the same.

The permanent population of Xiyang City in Huangzhou is said to be second only to Chang'an, but the appearance of this city is completely different from other places.

First of all, there are dense buildings (three to four floors), which makes it impossible for people walking on the street to see the skyline or even the towering city walls.

Everyone sees all the buildings that are close to you. Li Yuanji lived in Xiyang for a while. Every time he walked on the bustling streets of Xiyang City, he felt that he and the pedestrians were walking in the forest.

The entire Xiyang City is like a forest composed of bricks and cement buildings.

Although Tian Xiaohu and others did not live in the deep mountains and forests of the Dabie Mountains like their parents, they lived in another kind of forest.

The train was near the station, and Li Yuanji got off the train with everyone. As soon as the exit, a tall building jumped into his eyes. Li Yuanji looked up and saw that the tall building was majestic, like a pillar that was steeped in the sky.

The Yunxiao Pavilion in Xiyang City adopts various advanced construction technologies and was completed last year. It has 16 floors, making it the tallest pavilion in the world (just in terms of the height of the pavilion building itself).

Yunxiao Pavilion is now a new "landmark" of Xiyang City. It stands on the edge of the river and can be seen from afar.

Li Yuanji has heard of his name for a long time. After coming to Xiyang, he could see this tall building standing in the south of the city every day, but he never had the chance to walk there: the building is a restaurant, except for officials (a certain grade or above) who can climb up and see the distance at will, and others have to spend money to go up.

The Duke of Tang’s mansion has money, but it does not mean that Li Yuanji can spend it randomly. In addition, his mother is strict in charge, so Li Yuanji has not been able to go to Lingxiao Pavilion.

Tian Xiaohu looked at the pocket watch and smiled and said, "It's just right time. Let's go to the box on the roof to have a meal. The scenery there is so beautiful!"

It’s probably not easy to climb up such a tall building, but Li Yuanji didn’t ask and walked in with everyone.

The doorman respectfully opened the door for the visitors, and the group entered the magnificent lobby. The waiters in the lobby came up enthusiastically. After asking for their purpose, they took the guests to the rooftop box.

To go upstairs, you are not walking on the stairs, but taking the "lift".

The rectangular container that is lifted with steam-powered traction cables is called "lifting ladders", which can lift people and goods to a height without the need for people to take the stairs.

Of course, this machine needs to burn coal when it runs, and keep burning.

According to Tian Xiaohu, the cost of using the Yunxiao Pavilion as a "lift ladder" is not low, but even so, the Yunxiao Pavilion, which has "invincible" scenery, is still full of guests.

The private rooms on the highest floors need to be booked more than ten days in advance, so you don’t have to worry about lack of business.

After a while, the group arrived at the top floor. The moment they entered the private room, Li Yuanji was so shocked by the scene in front of him that he couldn't speak: outside the private room window was an "invincible scenery".

Half outside the window (to the left), is the magnificent river view.

Above the river, there are ships that look like crucian carp trees crossing the river, densely packed, and opposite the river (the south bank) is Wuchang City.

The other half outside the window (on the right) is the city view of Xiyang City, with rows of buildings, bustling streets, and chimneys in industrial areas, which look like a dense forest.

Li Yuanji stood by the window, looking down at the earth through the safety railing, as if he was standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking the countless people under his feet.

This feeling made him so excited that he had goose bumps all over his body, but the other companions looked calm and thought they had seen it long ago.

"How much does it cost to have a meal here?" Li Yuanji asked, Tian Xiaohu waved his hand with a smile, saying "It's not expensive" to let everyone take the seat.

Li Yuanji asked repeatedly, and Tian Xiaohu stretched out three fingers: "The lowest consumption, this number."

Li Yuanji wanted to say "Thirty cents?", but thinking that this place is so high-end, it must be more than this number, so he asked: "Three hundred cents?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this: "Silang is indeed worthy of being from the capital, he is just knowledgeable."

Tian Xiaohu smiled and said, "What kind of dishes are eaten here? Secondly, just look, just try the wine and delicacies in this scenery. There is 'heating' in winter and 'air conditioning' in summer. Can you do it elsewhere?"

Of course, it cannot be done, at least it cannot be done for the moment. Li Yuanji looked out the window again, looked at the scenery, and couldn't help but clench his fists.
Chapter completed!