The soft sleeper designed by Ang Lee was even more comfortable and spacious than the ones in the future. Under the condition that the length of the carriage was the same, the soft sleeper in the future had nine private rooms with thirty-six beds. However, Ang Lee's design only had six private rooms with twenty-four beds. In this way, the width of each private room was one and a half times that of the future. This way, the width of the beds and aisles could be increased, making it more comfortable for people to stay inside. It could be called a five-star luxury.
The consumption positioning of the soft sleeper carriage was for the noble officials and nobles, as well as the rich merchants. It was to create a comfortable riding environment for them and charge a high fare. After all, the number of these nobles was relatively small, so each train only prepared one soft sleeper carriage.
In terms of selling soft sleeper tickets, one could buy an individual bed or all four beds in a private room. This was taking into account that the rich and nobles would have servants following them. In this way, after buying a private room, it would be more convenient for the servants to serve their masters.
Of course, after buying the entire private room, there was no limit to the number of people inside. As long as the customer was willing to pay for the tickets, ten servants could accompany them. However, if one only bought a sleeper ticket, then only one person could accompany them. If they brought a servant, then they had to buy a hard seat ticket! This was to avoid disturbing other customers in the same private room.
The hard sleeper was more suitable for long-distance passengers. For example, the distance between Chang 'an and Luoyang was only seven to eight hundred li. It would take half a day to get there, so it wasn't really necessary. However, there were still some people with weak physiques who couldn't stand sitting for a long time. Or those who liked to lie down could buy a hard sleeper ticket.
Compared to the comfort and spaciousness of the soft sleeper, the conditions of the hard sleeper were much worse. Li An had designed a carriage that was divided into ten groups of high-priced beds. Each group had six bunks at the top, middle, and bottom. Ten groups would have sixty bunks, which was more than double the number of soft sleeper seats with twenty-four bunks.
Of course, the price of the hard sleeper was much cheaper. Ang Lee's design of the hard sleeper should be one-third of the price of the soft sleeper. This was much cheaper.
Since there was only one line that was not too far away, there were fewer hard sleeper carriages. A train only needed two hard sleeper carriages, and there was no need for more. Of course, if the railway was built to Anxi in the future, hard sleeper carriages would become the mainstream.
Both the soft and hard seats had one seat per person. However, the environment of the soft seat was better, while the hard seat was relatively worse. This was not only reflected in the softness and comfort of the seats, but also in many other aspects.
For example, the soft seat carriages had four seats per row, two on the left and right. On the hard seat carriages had five seats per row. The width of each seat was relatively lower, and the aisle in the middle was narrower. The spacing between the two rows was different.. There were twenty rows of the soft seats, with each row of four seats, for a total of eighty people.. while there were thirty rows of five seats per row, for a total of one hundred and fifty fifty people. in total.....
There were also differences in the number and size of the tempered medicinal jade glass in the windows. The soft seat carriages had more and bigger medicinal jade glass, making the interior of the carriages brighter. On the other hand, the hard seats were relatively dimmer.
The experience was different, so there was a big difference in the ticket price. The price of a hard seat was only about half of the price of a soft seat, and the price of a soft seat was slightly lower than a hard sleeper. After all, the soft seat carriages had eighty people, while the hard sleeper carriages had sixty people. Naturally, the hard sleeper carriages were more expensive.
Ang Lee thought about it again and again. He felt that a train should have three soft seats and five hard seats at most. After all, there were more poor people, and their spending power was limited.
In addition to these four standard carriages, Ang Lee also designed an empty shell carriage. There were no seats inside. Of course, there were handrails at the top, which was equivalent to the bus stop in the future. In this way, such a carriage could accommodate two to three hundred people, and the price was even lower. It was only half of the price of a hard seat.
Although it was very torturous to stand for half a day, it was much more comfortable than walking for half a month to reach the destination. This half a month saved could save a lot of suffering and a lot of meals. The money saved was enough to make up for the loss of a long journey.
In the plan of the carriages, Ang Lee considered the first soft sleeper carriage, followed by three consecutive soft seats, followed by the dining car, followed by two hard sleeper carriages, followed by five hard seats at most, and then three empty carriages without seats at the end.
According to Ang Lee's plan, the fifteen carriages of this train were enough to transport nearly two thousand passengers at one time to the destination. It could be said that the transport capacity was strong, and it would greatly facilitate the lives of the people.
Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that the locomotive had to be built as soon as possible. Otherwise, everything would just be empty talk. The steam engine model had already been built, and the steam locomotive was about to come out. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before all of this was realized.
In order to quickly facilitate the lives of the people after the locomotive was built, a large number of train carriages had to be built as soon as possible. They had to constantly accumulate technology, improve the construction level, and reduce the cost.
The site for the mass construction of the train carriages was located in the R&D Center. Anyway, the R&D Center was big enough. At least there was a large open space for now. It would not be too late to move out when there was a shortage of land in the future. In this way, all kinds of talents would be gathered together to facilitate research and communication. It could also allow other researchers to come and watch the production process of the carriages, thus inspiring them to better invent and create.
Since the steam locomotive was built, Ang Lee's enthusiasm for work suddenly soared a lot. This was because trains and railways were too important to the Tang Empire. Only by shortening the transport capacity could the Tang Empire better control the remote areas. They could even continue to expand the territory and let the borders of the Tang Empire extend again.
There was a saying in the later generations, "Where the railway is paved, the interests of the empire will extend there." From this, it could be seen that the railway could completely change the interests of an empire. In the face of the railway with great transport capacity, the empire's violent machine could reach any place that the railway could extend to at any time, thus protecting the interests of the area.
Although there were many difficulties and setbacks in the development process, Ang Lee was very happy about it. Every time he achieved an in-progress result, Ang Lee would be excited for a long time.
In order to develop the steam locomotive, Ang Lee had given up on going to the front line of Luoyang to inspect the progress of the railway laying. Anyway, there were so many officials from the Ministry of Works in charge, so there would not be many problems with the railway. The construction of the carriages was right next to the R&D Center. When there were small problems, Ang Lee would certainly go over to take a look and give some guidance to solve the problems encountered.
Of course, because the R&D Center was right next to his courtyard, no matter how much energy he devoted to research, Ang Lee still had to return to his residence every night. How could the run-down rooms of the R&D Center be as comfortable as his own residence?
In addition, Ang Lee was tired after a day of work and needed to relax. When he returned to his residence, he could eat a small bowl of ice cream and play with Yan Ruyu in the swimming pool for a while. He could even make love for an hour to relax his body and mind.
Speaking of which, Ang Lee's inspiration was rather strange. It was as if he would suddenly have some sort of inspiration after doting on Yan Ruyu. If not for Yan Ruyu accompanying him, Ang Lee felt that he might have to invent a lot less things.
"Wife, there are so many good dishes today. Why aren't you eating?"
Seeing Yan Ruyu in a daze as she stared at the food, Ang Lee curiously asked.
"Husband has been very busy recently and comes back very late. He doesn't care about Ruyu at all."
"How can I not care about you? Doesn't your husband dote on you every day? That's not enough. "
Ang Lee said wittily.
"Hmph, you just want to be comfortable. After you're done, you sleep soundly. You don't care about me at all."
Yan Ruyu felt wronged.
"Wife, I'm wrong. I've been too busy recently and neglected my care and love for you. Come, let your husband hug you."
Seeing Yan Ruyu feeling wronged, Ang Lee directly put down the bowl and chopsticks, took Yan Ruyu into his arms, and kissed Yan Ruyu's forehead and eyes.
"En ~ ~ ~ ~"
Under Ang Lee's gentle caress, Yan Ruyu's face was full of happiness and she let out a coquettish voice.
"Little darling Ruyu, let's eat!"
Ang Lee kissed Yan Ruyu's pink and tender lips and said softly.
"Husband, aren't you going to ask why I don't want to eat?"
Yan Ruyu pouted again.
"Isn't it because your husband neglected you? I've already apologized. "
Ang Lee frowned slightly.
"Huhuhu … Husband, you said that you care about me. Can't you even see the changes in my body?"
Yan Ruyu felt sad again.
"Changes in your body?"
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he remembered that Yan Ruyu's belly seemed to be a little bigger. He always thought that it was because she had eaten too much, but he ignored another possibility.
"Wife's belly is a little bigger. Could it be that you're pregnant?"
Ang Lee guessed with a look of surprise.
"Hmph, you men! You're just careless. It's been two months, but you didn't notice. "
Yan Ruyu rolled her eyes at Ang Lee angrily.
"Really? You really have a baby in your belly, haha! That's great, we finally have a baby. "
Ang Lee jumped up excitedly.
"Hmph, look at how happy you are. You found out half a month ago. I've been waiting for you to find out, but you must not care about my body."
Yan Ruyu said reproachfully.
"Wife, I always thought that you ate too much. It's all my fault. But you should have told me earlier! It's so dangerous! "
Ang Lee knew that the first three days were very dangerous. Suddenly, he had a lingering fear.
"So, I've been crying out in pain recently. I asked my husband to be gentler! This is also a reminder, but my husband still didn't notice it. You're so heartless. "
Yan Ruyu still had some complaints in general.
"Okay, okay, okay. It's all my fault. Everything is my fault. In the future, I'll take more time to accompany you every day. If I violate it, I'll let you spank me."
Ang Lee promised.
"Okay."
Yan Ruyu turned from anger to joy. She snuggled up to Ang Lee tightly in his arms like a docile kitten, sticking to Ang Lee tenderly.
"Wife, you need to eat more when you have a baby. Come, let me feed you."
Ang Lee hugged Yan Ruyu very tenderly and fed Yan Ruyu mouthful by mouthful. Yan Ruyu was so happy that she melted.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, summer was over, and autumn was coming slowly.
Autumn was the harvest season. All kinds of plants and fruit trees had been fruitful. The harvest season was coming.
In ancient times, agriculture was the core industry of an empire. It was the most important industry related to the survival of an empire. Therefore, every dynasty attached great importance to agriculture and issued many policies and decrees that did not violate the harvest season.
As a powerful and stable empire, the Tang dynasty attached great importance to agriculture. Now, the autumn harvest was about to begin. The focus of the imperial court's work was naturally on the autumn harvest. The imperial court officials at all levels were busy with the autumn harvest.
As the emperor of a country, Li Longji naturally attached great importance to the autumn harvest. He gathered the important ministers in Zi Chen Palace to deploy the autumn harvest.
"The autumn harvest is less than ten days away. My dear ministers, please cooperate fully and do all the work well for the autumn harvest. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. I will help you solve them."
Li Longji looked at the ministers. In addition to the Prime Ministers, there were also important officials from various departments. Usually, these officials without the title of Prime Minister were not qualified to enter Zi Chen Palace. Now that the emperor had summoned them, it could be said that he attached great importance to them.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue and officials at all levels have deployed everything. However, tracks are being laid along the line from Luoyang to Chang 'an. If these tens of thousands of laborers cannot return home in time to harvest, it will have a great impact on the autumn harvest."
An official from the Ministry of Revenue said.
Hearing this, Li Longji looked at the officials from the Ministry of Works and asked, "How long will it take for the tracks to be laid?"
"Your Majesty, the tracks will be laid within ten days."
The official from the Ministry of Works immediately replied.
"Your Majesty, if it doesn't affect the autumn harvest, these tens of thousands of laborers should immediately stop and wait until after the autumn harvest to begin construction. Otherwise, there won't be enough time."
"That's right! Your Majesty, many of the people conscripted from Guanzhong are currently in Luoyang. Even if they can return in ten days, it will take them half a month to get from Luoyang to Chang 'an, and then many more days to get back to their fields. In this way, more than half a month will pass, and the autumn harvest will definitely be delayed. "
Several ministers pointed out the problem facing the tens of thousands of laborers, especially those conscripted from Guanzhong. Returning to Guanzhong would take a long time, and it would definitely delay the farming season.
Li Longji frowned and softly said to the official from the Ministry of Works, "If it can't be finished in five days, have the people go back for the autumn harvest first! Not delaying the farming season is the first priority. The tracks can be slowed down. "
"Yes, Your Majesty. This lowly subject will urge the craftsmen to speed up the progress and try to finish in five days."
The official from the Ministry of Works loudly declared his position.
"Right, what has Assistant Minister Li been busy with recently? I haven't seen him this entire time? "
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