With matters here settled, Zhou Xu had no intention of lingering on the grasslands. He made his way to the Grassland railway station right on schedule.
By his calculations, Steam Train No. 001, which was headed for the Northeast Region, should be about due to return.
Of course, in this era, it was difficult to keep time completely precise. In fact, Zhou Xu waited at the station for nearly twenty minutes before Steam Train No. 001 finally arrived.
Even so, it was still faster than riding back himself.
It took three hours on horseback to travel from Grassland City to Black Moon City, while the Steam Train could make the trip in about forty minutes. Even adding the twenty minutes he had spent waiting, it still could not change the fact that the train was faster.
At this rate, he could even make it back in time for dinner.
"This is what the changing times look like."
As he stepped off the train, Zhou Xu's face held a trace of emotion.
Just like that, the seasons quietly changed, and another autumn arrived...
It had always been a busy season, but this year, the reason was not merely farming. The arrival of the Steam Train had greatly increased the construction efficiency of their Great Zhou's Northeast Region, invisibly causing the construction teams there to become even busier. Their Great Zhou had entered a period of rapid development.
For the time being, Zhou Xu had completely lost the urge to expand outward.
The most important thing now was to seize this rare period of peace, free from interference by foreign enemies, and complete the all-around development of their Great Zhou from within.
During this period, the labor shortage that had troubled him the most had been resolved to a certain extent.
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