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Volume 1 Chapter 745 A Comfortable Train Journey

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    The weather was very cold, but it couldn't stop people's enthusiasm. The workers shouted slogans and carried the cement sleepers to the road ballast one by one. Then, more than 20 people came over carrying the rails and placed them on the sleepers.  on, then start calibration and fixing.  "In just a few months, we have already completed half of the project. This speed is really unbelievable." The uncle, who was wearing a fur coat, shook his head and said with emotion, "The main reason is because we have no shortage of labor. The other reason is that  The railway just relies on the cement straight road, which makes the transportation of materials extremely convenient. Otherwise, it would be difficult to achieve such results in such a short time if the preliminary material work is well prepared.  He proudly pointed to the more than a thousand workers who were busy.  "It's a pity that less than one-fifth of the current engineering materials are left. They can support more than a hundred miles at most. The rest can only be cast after the spring thaw." The main thing is cement sleepers.  When the cement is poured, if there is sub-zero weather, the finished thing will collapse at the touch of sand.  Therefore, the sub-zero temperature is not allowed, and we can only continue to make cement sleepers until the next spring.  "About when will the construction be completed next year?" I nodded, reined in the horse's reins, jumped off the horse, walked to a section of the railway track that had been repaired, and stepped on it. It stood still, very strong, and could be used  See, this railway track extends far to the end of the horizon.  There is the direction leading to Yan'an. This journey of more than a thousand miles, before the Chinese Empire was established, or before the cement straight road was built, it would have cost at least ten dollars for ordinary people to go from Chang'an to Yan'an County.  God's work.  Nowadays, it only takes two or three days to take the post train, but in the future, it will take half a day to arrive. This speed is really beyond everyone's imagination.  What's important is the effect of a lot of repeated publicity. Many people are asking what the train is like. Is it really a steel monster that only drinks water and eats coal?  Not only can you move by eating those things, but you can also pull thousands of people to run on such rails. This is just like the invention of Prime Minister Zhuge during the Three Kingdoms period. No one can even prove what it looks like.  The wooden cow looks like a stray horse.  Although I think it is bragging, the problem is that the rails have already been laid, and some time ago, I ordered that the No. 2 and No. 3 locomotives used for testing be moved to the Train Game Park in the southwest of Chang'an City.  Well, that is to say, the common people are allowed to see the novelty and are allowed to ride on it. Of course, no one is allowed to come within two feet of the locomotive. After the daily display, these old-fashioned experimental steam locomotives will be put back.  Inside the warehouse.  Although I am very sure that the surrounding vassal states do not have the technology and ability to manufacture this kind of high-precision machinery in this era, safety comes first.  Being able to delay the development of those guys for one day will give the Chinese Empire one more day of advantage.  "Your Majesty, everything can be completed by the middle of next summer. However, the stations in various places are still under construction. It may not be until mid-autumn that all the stations can be opened." The warrior gave the answer after thinking for a while.  "Well, it just so happens that the new test locomotive will not be completed until the spring of next year. After nearly half a year of trial operation, I think there will be no problems. It will be just in time for trial operation." I nodded with satisfaction.  ¡°By the way, how many stations have been built in total?¡± Wei Yunqi next to him asked curiously.  "The Jingzhao area is located along the railway line in Jingyang, Sanyuan, Huayuan, and Yijun counties. In Shangjun, there are Neijiang, Sanchuan, and Shangluo, and then to Fushi in Yan'an County. They are all considered to be in a straight line, and ultimately connected  There are a total of nine stations in Chang'an," the warrior said with a smile.  "At that time, each station will have five parking spaces waiting for people to get on and off. The nine stations together will take three quarters of an hour, and each station will have a separate parking lane. So it will not affect the smooth flow of the railway.  , but their speed will not exceed eighty miles per hour" The warrior's explanation allowed more people to understand how the train will operate in the future.  "After the trial operation is over, the operation will be increased to the limit speed of test vehicle No. 5." "Ultimate speed?" A group of court officials did not understand what the limit speed was.  "That is the originally designed speed of Test Vehicle No. 5, which is one hundred and sixty miles, twice as fast as Test Vehicle No. 4." I glanced at these scientifically illiterate people.  "However, its normal driving speed will be about one hundred and forty miles." "One hundred and forty miles, one hour is two hundred and eighty miles, which is more than two hours, and it can reach Yan'an in less than two and a half hours  County. Oh, my God, are you not afraid of being blown away so quickly?" Luo Shixin said in a fuss.  "Bullshit, we will all be sitting in a carriage with windows by then. Where can the wind blow?" Li Xuanba gestured at Luo Shixin with disdain.Middle finger, with a look of disdain.  "So, in one day, you can travel nearly 3,300 miles?" My uncle was deeply shocked again.  "It takes less than a day to go from Chang'an to Jiaozhi?" "Of course not. The estimated railway length from Chang'an to Jiaozhi is about 3,800 to 4,000 miles. It also has to stop at stations to add water and coal, and test  Car No. 5 can travel more than 500 miles before adding fuel and water. However, for safety reasons, it will stop once between 350 and 400 miles. Each time it takes about two seconds to add fuel and water.  clock, so in total, it should take one day and six hours." The warrior quickly explained.  "That's much better than half a month's journey by carriage." But my uncle was still excited. He couldn't help it. It seemed that he loved and hated Jiaozhi. What he loved was the scene where he stayed for several years. After all,  There are feelings.  As for the hatred, naturally I hate that Cochin is a long way away, and the hardships of the long journey are really indescribable to outsiders.  After my uncle was demoted, he wrote to me when he first arrived in Jiaozhi and told me that he had been gone for three and a half months.  Three and a half months, and it was considered fast. According to the old uncle, he still rode a horse for nearly a hundred miles every day, just like this, going around the mountains and rivers to the intersection. But there was no horse, so just relying on his legs  , it is absolutely impossible to travel from Chang'an to Jiaozhi in less than half a year.  Because the road conditions in this era were so bad, sometimes when they encountered a river, they had to go around from the river bank to a place with a ferry, and then wait for the boatman to ferry them across.  ¡°Well, that¡¯s good. If you encounter bandits, it¡¯s not impossible for you to survive this journey.  This is why ancient people of this era were rarely willing to leave their homes.  "By the way, I heard that Chang'an's train station will be located on the east side outside Chang'an City, so why does it have to be located outside the city?" Han Shi'e asked the warrior in confusion.  "Where else could it be located if not outside the city?" the samurai asked in astonishment.  "If the train is set up in the city, wouldn't it mean that a hole should be made in the city wall? Besides, if the train makes such a big noise, it would be strange if the people don't scold it for making trouble in the city. We all made a fuss when we saw this thing for the first time.  If it were ordinary people, I'm afraid it would be even worse" "Yes, what you said is quite reasonable. Another important reason is that it is located in the northeast of Chang'an City and is close to the river. If it is goods, you can get off the train.  Then it will be transported directly by water." I explained at this time.  "And Chang'an City will definitely become a hub for trains to rely on exchanges in the future. It occupies an extremely large area and is really not suitable to be located outside the city." After the success of the 70-ton open-hearth furnace in Chang'an's smelting plant, Jiaozhi has also opened  It was built, and once it was built, there were four giant open-hearth furnaces, two 70-ton open-hearth furnaces and two 100-ton-class open-hearth furnaces.  In Chang'an and the Bashu region, all the old smelting furnaces with high energy consumption and heavy pollution were piled up and destroyed.  In the future, Chang'an, or the Guanzhong area, will only have one large smelting plant with a daily output of two thousand tons.  All the original steel plants will be bulldozed, and the factories and workers will be centralized for easier management.  In addition, a large smelting plant with a daily output of up to 5,000 tons will be built in the Jiaozhi area and the Ma'anshan area in Bashu.  Move the pollution outward to reduce the pollution to the Guanzhong Plain. Well, I don't want to live in a hazy environment.  In addition, a steel smelting plant with a daily output of at least 2,000 to 3,000 tons will also be built on Luzon Island.  In this way, in five years, the daily steel output of the Chinese Empire will be able to reach more than 14,000 tons per day, and the annual output will be approximately more than 6 million tons.  Darling, I remember that during the first industrial revolution, the annual steel output of the British barbarians seemed to be more than 70,000 tons.  And now the steel output of the Chinese Empire has already exceeded 100,000 tons.  Therefore, with the widespread promotion and use of giant open-hearth furnaces in the future, the annual production of millions of tons of steel will naturally not be a dream.  Well, this proves the benefits of China¡¯s vast territory and abundant resources from another level.  Only the rapid production of steel can meet today's demand for steel.  Just take the railway track as an example, according to the research results.  The weight of each meter of rail is 60 kilograms, and its durability and load-bearing capacity are optimal.  Of course, although this thing is said to be heavier, the better, but the problem is that it consumes too much steel.  ??For example, just building the railway track from Chang'an to Yan'an costs 60 kilograms per meter, and the length from Chang'an to Yan'an is 650 miles.  Then a single-line railway track would require 39,000 tons, and for a return line, this number would have to be multiplied by two.  ??In other words, it would take 156,000 tons of steel to lay a double track on this road.  Originally, I was thinking of going directly to the double line, but I was shocked by the terrible consumption, so I could only lay a single line for the time being.
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