In the blink of an eye, the year-end of Hongwu Era 28 was approaching.
That year,
the entire Grand Ming Empire continued to develop at a rapid pace.
Its national strength flourished.
At the same time,
it carried out massive expansion abroad. Korea, the Wa Islands, the Southeast Asian states, the nations of Nanyang...
All of them had now become part of the Grand Ming Empire's territory.
It could be said that Hongwu Era 28 marked the beginning of Ming Dynasty's path of expansion.
From that year onward, the Grand Ming Empire entered a new era.
Among the people,
not far outside the Imperial Capital stood a massive structure, with five large characters gleaming brilliantly above it.
"Imperial Capital Train Station!"
This Imperial Capital Train Station had been a key construction project of the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Works in Hongwu Era 28, and it had now been successfully completed. Because of its enormous size and imposing height, it had become a new landmark of the Imperial Capital.
Now that the Imperial Capital Train Station had officially begun operations, it signified that the Ming Dynasty had fully entered the steam age!
And it was the earliest nation to enter the steam age thus far.
At that moment,
a large number of commoners had gathered outside the Imperial Capital Train Station, all of them filled with curiosity about it.
Although the Ming Dynasty railways had begun operating in the middle of the year, the Imperial Capital Train Station had not yet been fully completed at the time, and some supporting facilities had remained unfinished.
But now,
with the Imperial Capital Train Station officially in operation, it naturally drew the attention of many commoners.
Quite a few people had even taken the initiative to buy tickets and enter the Imperial Capital Train