Chapter 638 Hugo Is Here (3)

Hugo did not choose the expensive private carriage as a big enemy. His experience of rising from the bottom taught him to be thrifty.

Hugo's plan was to take a public carriage from Venice to Vienna in fifteen days, but it was necessary to take a gondola (a small boat) to visit the "water city" once.

Then he found the Venice train station, which showed the places that could be reached and the price of the ticket.

"It can actually go directly to Vienna!" Hugo couldn't help but exclaimed.

He thought that it would be great if a railway could be built between Paris and Toulon, which would be much more convenient.

In fact, the French are indeed building this railway, but the progress is worrying, because a lot of land belongs to farmers, and these people are not soft or hard, which greatly increases the cost investment.

So the French are much slower than Austria in building railways, and the cost is even higher than those mountain railways.

However, Hugo was not aware of these situations. He only felt that Austria's investment in railways was amazing. But soon Hugo discovered something that shocked him even more.

Vienna was not the end point. The railway in Venice could reach Belgrade in the east, Saxony in the north, and Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands) in the west.

"What a barbaric country! Its people must live a life worse than that of cattle and horses! Just like the pyramids in Egypt and the Colosseum in ancient Rome, they are completely the vanity of personal desires."

But since there is a railway, Hugo would never choose to take a carriage.

Ticket seller: "To Vienna, right? Which class do you want?"

Hugo: "Trains are divided into different classes? What a system that tramples on human dignity"

Ticket seller: "Do you want to buy it?"

Hugo: "First class, thank you!"

Ticket seller: "Any weapons and gunpowder must be stored at the rear of the train, and you are not allowed to urinate or defecate in the train, so you have to make good use of the time you stop at each station.

Here is a kind reminder not to drink too much water or eat foods that are easy to cause diarrhea before getting on the train. Do you understand?

Huh? Sir?"

At this time, Hugo had disappeared from the ticket counter and successfully entered the first class carriage through the ticket gate. The attendant kindly helped him carry his luggage and patiently explained to Hugo everything he wanted to know.

The first thing is what is this iron box in front of him!

"Hello, Mr. Hugo. This is a carriage." The female attendant who is responsible for reception seems to have become accustomed to these foreigners' questions.

Although it is a first-class carriage, it usually does not have such meticulous service. It is his other identity that plays a role.

In addition, the cost of a first-class carriage is about ten times that of a fourth-class carriage. The price of a second-class carriage is half that of a first-class carriage, and there are only one or two first-class carriages in the entire train.

"Why is Kokoko wrapped in iron sheets?"

During this period, not only France, but in fact, most countries in the world have open-top carriages.

Yes, it is really 270 degrees without dead angles and fully open-air, surrounded by only a circle of fences. You can perfectly feel the wind, frost, rain, and snow along the way until you merge with nature.

Trains on the American continent even have only one sidecar, and if you want to communicate between carriages, you can only crawl over.

In addition, most countries at that time did not charge by station like the Austrian Empire, but by kilometer.

At this time, some book friends must want to ask, what if you run out of money halfway through the ride? Or what if you want to get off halfway?

In fact, there is no need to worry, because in this era, the speed of trains is usually between 20-40 kilometers per hour, although the British have already developed high-speed trains with a speed of up to 100 kilometers per hour.

But as mentioned in the previous article, the technical conditions for this kind of thing are not mature at this time. In addition to wasting fuel, the biggest problem is instability, which is very easy to malfunction or even derail.

You may not have any idea about 20-40 kilometers. In other words, it is like an Indian train. As long as you are agile, you can get on and off at any time.

Because the French train carriages still use an open-top design at this time, Hugo has such a big reaction to the train carriages.

However, this is commonplace for the staff of the Austrian Railway. They are not only surprised by the semi-enclosed carriages, but also by the foreigners.

"Just like a carriage, it can block the wind, frost, rain, and snow for you, and protect your personal privacy, and it is convenient for us to provide you with better services. At the same time, our trains are faster and safer than carriages."

The attendant's answer was very professional, so Hugo couldn't find any faults for a while.

"Okay, but won't this jar suffocate people?"

The attendant continued with a very professional smile.

"Please rest assured, each compartment has its own window. If you feel stuffy or uncomfortable, you can open it."

At this time, the train whistle sounded.

The female attendant: "If you have other questions, you can talk in the compartment. I am happy to help you answer them, but you have to get on the train now."

The male attendant on the side had been waiting impatiently. He hated these foreigners asking questions all day long. If they were in the third or fourth class compartment, he would have shut him up long ago.

But there was no way. Who made the other party spend ten times the fare to sit in the first class compartment? And he was a poet and playwright. The Royal Railway Company had regulations to give preferential treatment to scholars and artists. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

So he quickly boarded the train with his luggage, and the female attendant behind him also made a gesture of invitation. Hugo was born in an aristocratic family, so he would not lower himself to make a scene and continue to ask questions.

He took off his hat and saluted politely. When he came to the interior of the carriage, Hugo found that he had been fooled. There were only seven people in the first-class carriage.

And everyone had an independent compartment. The seven people were completely isolated and had no communication.

This was completely different from what Hugo expected. Before getting on the train, he even prepared a draft in his mind and prepared many topics to share with others, so that he could understand the local customs and maybe gain friendship.

Although the service on the train was very good and the scenery outside the window was beautiful, he was still not happy. Hugo used the bench in the compartment as a small bed and fell asleep in the rhythmic bumps of the train.

When Hugo woke up in a daze, he felt a rush of urgency, and it happened that the train was already stopped at a station.

After the release, the train whistle sounded again. It was a little dark, so he casually got on a carriage.

But when Hugo opened the door, he was shocked! A dim oil lamp was lit in the fully enclosed carriage. People and animals stayed together, and pigs and cows walked around freely in the carriage.

The disgusting smell came towards him, and at this time a lamb just hit Hugo's abdomen, making him swallow back what he was about to say.

When Hugo woke up again, he was leaning against the door. A hen flew over Hugo's head, "clucked" twice and laid an egg.

"Oh my God! Where is this?"

"Fourth-class carriage. Sir, you don't look like a farmer? Did you go the wrong way?"

"That's right! This is where I'm looking for. I want to record people's real lives!"

Hugo searched for a long time and found that his pen was gone.

"Sir, there are many pickpockets here! What you are looking for is probably lost."

An old man kindly reminded.

Hugo felt sick just as he was about to say something.

"Are you okay?" Everyone around him noticed that Hugo was out of place here. After all, people dressed so well usually wouldn't go to the fourth class to suffer.

"I'm fine, just a little nauseous..."

After that, there was another violent turbulence, and with this turbulence, all kinds of livestock became active. Hugo asked in the noise.

"Why is this car shaking so much?"

"Oh, nothing, it should be speeding up. Some bumps are normal."

"Speeding up? How much?"

"Sixty kilometers."

"Oh my God!"

"What's wrong?"

"Cover your mouth and nose quickly! Otherwise, our blood will fly out!"

"Ah?!"

"Everyone, do what I say! This is the research result of the French Academy of Sciences, I won't lie to you!"

Hugo shouted loudly, and the people around him looked confused, but they all covered their mouths and noses in the same way.

Until the conductor entered the fourth-class carriage and found that there were passengers twitching all over the floor.

I wanted to continue the previous style, but the writing may not be in place