Release that Witch Chapter 921: The train era
Neverwinter City, Northern Slope Mining area.
A new road linking the ore yard to the furnace area is being cleaned up.
It is different from the iron-clad wooden rails in the mine. It is not only more spaced, but also the bearing surface is much wider. Especially the two tracks are made of all steel, and just looking at it can imagine how heavy it is. If I change to other feudal lord, I will surely feel so incredible about such waste, how many sets of armor and swords should I make? Even conservative estimates are enough to arm a small Knight group. But now it is buried in the ground, and letting it be blown by the wind and rain, rusted and covered with dust, is simply a prodigal approach.
When Roland led the participants into the yard, there was a commotion in the crowd. Not every department knows the ins and outs of the new road, especially the officials from Longsong region, who opened their mouths in surprise, their eyes can no longer move away from the lined tracks, which are inherently neat and uniform. Can give people a kind of silent power, even if they do not understand its role, they will be convinced by this power.
After several years of "shock and temper", they don't think that their King will be a prodigal boy, but this approach still makes most participants worried. Placing the cast steel bars on the ground at first glance looks no different from paving the road with gold royal.
That's good material. As long as it is shipped out, you can exchange a lot of coins in any city.
In fact, only Neverwinter City can afford such consumption.
Since the blast furnace ironmaking and converter steelmaking have been put into formal production, the cornerstone iron and steel smelting of all industries has finally achieved "de-witch" to a certain extent. Although the latter requires Anna to "ignite" the start, but compared to the original "Iron Star", this production process has been called a miracle in this era.
In addition, the transformation of Northern Slope Mine has further improved the smelting industry. With the bold planning of Ministry of Construction and the cooperation of Lotus, several blasting operations blasted the dome of the shallow mine, making some mining site into open-pit veins, and iron ore is the largest mining area.
It is from the previous year that Neverwinter City's steel output has achieved a breakthrough, and the amount of steel released in a month is more than the total of other cities in Greycastle combined.
Only from the perspective of Roland, this is all a matter of course. If industrialized production can't crush those "steels" that have been refined by the blacksmith, it doesn't make sense to toss these things.
As for the track in front, it is part of the experimental railway that originally connected the mining site, smelting area and dock in the original design.
Because there is no significant difference between consumables and load carrying capacity of wide rail and narrow rail, he deliberately adopted 1.5 meters as the standard for railway spacing. It is easy to remember that the width of the two tracks plus the subgrade is also basically the capacity of Lotus Within the scope of influence. The sleepers are cut from logs, and the vermiculite is taken from the **** after the blasting of the mine. If you do not look at the carrying vehicles, these rails are exactly the same as modern rails.
But construction work was temporarily suspended as the unification war began. After all, what he wants to do is still in the experimental stage, and impossible has not yet been finalized to build a factory. Therefore, whether it is rail processing or installation, it is completed by Anna. There is no black fire, and the road in the second half is naturally impossible to say.
Of course, these new roads alone cannot satisfy everyone's curiosity. Under the direction of Roland, workers opened a canvas shed at the end of the track. When the canvas covered with dust and fallen leaves landed, a dark steel car appeared in front of everyone.
"Your Majesty, is this ... a steam wheeler?" Longsong region governor Petrov was surprised.
No wonder he would think so, as the main part of the vehicle, the barrel-shaped steam engine standing on the steel beam immediately attracted everyone's attention. With the increasing use of steam engine in Neverwinter City, officials have become familiar with this seemingly awkward but infinitely powerful machine, even in some traditional fields that require a lot of manpower to complete. Actively consider using steam engine to achieve goals such as farmland irrigation, dock unloading, etc.
It can be said that at the beginning, the manufacturing plants of steam engine and related ancillary equipment would only receive production instructions issued by Roland. Now they occasionally produce special machines for the needs of City Hall. Even if the same gear, bracket and transmission rod are used, a slight combination can get completely different results.
This is a very good sign. It means that people are changing from passive production to active creation.
For Petrov, if the cement ship driven by steam engine in the river is called steam Stream Ship, then the car is also very reasonable.
Roland naturally does not want to sit idly by and ignore others.
You know, this is an epoch-making vehicle.
Since the day it was born, the world has ushered in a drastic change. Although the speed of the model machine is not as good as that of a horse-drawn carriage, although it has been changed into various weird looks after that, even the power source has been changed several times. , But the original name is still deeply engraved in the history of human development.
"Train," Roland corrected, "it is the key to solving transportation problems."
"You want to build such a track on the prairie, and then use it for ... trains?" Barov read the coined word around, "What if Devil attacks the workers and obstructs the track laying?"
"First of all, there must be at least two railroad tracks, which can ensure smooth flow at the same time. Secondly, I do not intend to cross the grassland, but from Hidden Forest set off to the nearest location to Taqila ruins, and then move to the east." Roland said the plan drawn up in his heart "In this way, even if Months of Demons comes, Leaf can protect the track from being damaged by Evil Beast. As for Devil ... this is a battle of spears and shields. The position is not only one, but where the railway is repaired. cannon will Where they stand. Even if they can tear down the railroad against artillery fire, as long as we build then it will be alright faster. "
He had discussed this with Adviser Department before returning to Neverwinter. The Hidden Forest route seems to be farther than the prairie route, but the construction speed will be much faster. Most of the pioneering projects have a headache of removing impurities and clearing the table. Basically no weeds and vines will automatically let go and form a natural hydrophobic slope. The forest under the command of Leaf can also actively move construction materials, which can greatly reduce the burden on Hummingbird.
Later, the roadbed will be leveled by Lotus, vermiculite, sleepers and rails will be laid by Ministry of Construction. Anna will be responsible for seamless welding. If the three processes are alternately advanced, the rails can be repaired to the predetermined position before the end of winter. By then, the entire Taqila ruins will be placed within the strike range of the stronghold gun.
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