MTB4884
Emperor
March 1, 390 AD
A large crowd had gathered at the rail line at Promontory Hill near Prinz von Persien to witness the completion of the great Trans-Germanic Railroad. There had already been several lengthy speeches by various dignitaries before Chancellor Konrad von Bismarck himself turned to address the waiting crowd to conclude the day's ceremonies.
“You have already heard a good many speeches today, so I shall keep my remarks brief. " There was a wave of polite laughter through the crowd at the Chancellor's witticism. "Today is a day which will live in the hearts and minds of all of the German people! For too long we have been dependent upon horse and cart to get from place to place. Now, it is possible to take a train from Berlin and arrive in Bangalore a week later!”
“There is another purpose to this new rail line. The former lands of the Persians and the land we captured from the Indians are now joined forever to Imperial Germany by great bands of iron. The toil of many thousands of workers will yield a rich harvest, to the benefit of the entire German people!”
The Chancellor pulled at a previously prepared silken cord, which revealed a granite monument to the crowd. A plaque had already been installed, which read:
“On this 1st day of March, 390, the last rail was laid and the last spike was driven home. The driving of the golden spike completed the Trans-Germanic Railroad. This event symbolized the attainment of a long sought goal-a direct transportation route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Turkish trade. It also achieved the great political objective of binding together by iron bonds the extremities of the continental German Empire-a rail link from ocean to the Indian frontier.”
The Chancellor took the specially made golden spike and held it aloft, to the cheers and shouts of the crowd. He then handed the spike to the waiting Prinz Otto, who then carefully placed it in the partially drilled hole, took the waiting hammer and swung it against the spike. It took only two swings of the hammer for the Prinz to drive the spike home.
“It is done! The rail line is complete!”
A large crowd had gathered at the rail line at Promontory Hill near Prinz von Persien to witness the completion of the great Trans-Germanic Railroad. There had already been several lengthy speeches by various dignitaries before Chancellor Konrad von Bismarck himself turned to address the waiting crowd to conclude the day's ceremonies.
“You have already heard a good many speeches today, so I shall keep my remarks brief. " There was a wave of polite laughter through the crowd at the Chancellor's witticism. "Today is a day which will live in the hearts and minds of all of the German people! For too long we have been dependent upon horse and cart to get from place to place. Now, it is possible to take a train from Berlin and arrive in Bangalore a week later!”
“There is another purpose to this new rail line. The former lands of the Persians and the land we captured from the Indians are now joined forever to Imperial Germany by great bands of iron. The toil of many thousands of workers will yield a rich harvest, to the benefit of the entire German people!”
The Chancellor pulled at a previously prepared silken cord, which revealed a granite monument to the crowd. A plaque had already been installed, which read:
“On this 1st day of March, 390, the last rail was laid and the last spike was driven home. The driving of the golden spike completed the Trans-Germanic Railroad. This event symbolized the attainment of a long sought goal-a direct transportation route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Turkish trade. It also achieved the great political objective of binding together by iron bonds the extremities of the continental German Empire-a rail link from ocean to the Indian frontier.”
The Chancellor took the specially made golden spike and held it aloft, to the cheers and shouts of the crowd. He then handed the spike to the waiting Prinz Otto, who then carefully placed it in the partially drilled hole, took the waiting hammer and swung it against the spike. It took only two swings of the hammer for the Prinz to drive the spike home.
“It is done! The rail line is complete!”