Release that Witch Chapter 922: The train era (below)

"In half a year ... repair this orbit to the depths of wasteland?" After listening to Roland's plan, I have seen many "miracle" Barovs still unbelievably widening their eyes. "But Ministry of Construction is just building An ordinary road connecting the border and Longsong took more than half a year. Now this distance is at least five times that of Kingdom Highway. Are you sure Mr. Karl can do it? "

There was also a whispering sound at the scene. Kingdom Highway was the first super large-scale project started after Roland took over Longsong Stronghold, employing as many as 2,000 workers. At that time, many people were regarded as useless. And the new road has to go further, coupled with the limitation of the construction period, even if all the workers in Neverwinter City are put in, it may be difficult to meet.

Minister of Construction Karl van Bate said nothing, as if thinking about the feasibility of the plan.

Roland knows what these officials are worrying about. After all, there are still many construction projects in the city. impossible puts all natural resource on the railway, but it is actually more than the cement gravel road surface that requires grading processing and repeated rolling The laying of subgrade vermiculite is much more convenient.

As for the seemingly complicated rail installation, it is the fastest part.

He has seen the black fire welding demonstration of Anna with his own eyes. It takes less than ten seconds to connect two breakpoints at a time, such as a track. Compared with the traditional bolt or hot-melt connection, not only the quality is better, but also a lot of manpower and materials can be saved. In addition to the lack of the feeling of "snoring" sound of the old train, it can be described as perfect.

Actually, the experimental track in front of everyone is a quasi-seamless railroad track. Except for the joints left to resist the thermal stress of the steel itself, the entire top surface forms a smooth straight line, and the wheels can barely feel the tremor when rolling on it.

Anna only took half a day to complete the process.

This is why Roland is confident to set the duration so short.

In other words, the road base and Leaf that the worker spent ten days laying out may take five days to place the sleepers and rails, and the Anna can be completely welded in one day. If you don't deliberately accumulate the number, that is the rhythm of boarding Macy set off in the morning and returning to the castle for lunch at noon.

It's just that he didn't elaborate on this. After all, not everyone knows the capabilities of witch well, and the other half a year is just a rough estimate. As soon as he arrived at Neverwinter City, he went straight to the wolf girl and the meeting. He could not find Tilly to inquire which witch -- came from Sleeping Island. If he has the right ability, the railway progress may be faster.

Seeing Roland didn't say much, the officials turned their attention to the train again.

The train itself is undoubtedly more antique than a modern railway. A complete front is divided into two sections, the first half is mainly composed of the fourth-generation steam engine and transmission, and the second half is a coal storage truck. The cab is located in the middle. In addition to controlling the speed and sounding the whistle, it is also the driver's responsibility to add coal to the boiler by manpower.

Although the train is still in the semi-finished stage due to the impact of the expedition, it is still much more complete than the first steam engine car in another world. For example, steam does work directly on the crankshaft, instead of being driven by a flywheel belt. For example, the wheels on both sides are fitted with a dead link mechanism instead of relying on the gear group for single-wheel drive.

At the time of design, Roland simplified a variety of tedious functions. It is almost a straightforward piece together of several major components. From a later point of view, its deficiencies are as many as -- brakes. The human is twisting the winch, the cab is rigidly connected to the beam, the driver can fully feel the "agitation" when working at steam engine, without any electric equipment, notifying the crew members that they need to rely on whistle or a voice, etc ... but here it It is already the best solution that can be solved by the existing technology of Neverwinter City.

Like the original steam engine, first solve any problems and then improve step by step.

"Your Majesty, this thing ... can drag multiple cargoes?" Minister of Chemistry Cam Schuire curiously, "How is it compared to those cement ships in the river?"

"I think it should not be a problem to transport the goods of five or six ships at a time," Roland proudly saw the crowd showing surprise again. "But this is just the beginning. With the advancement of technology, a hundred ships will be dragged in the future. The cargo of cement ships is not a problem. "

"One ... a hundred ships?" Barov swallowed, as City Hall Prime Minister, he could fully understand what this number meant.

"So ... how about the speed?" Petrov's voice slightly trembled.

"It's hard to say, it depends on the actual test results, but it will not be slower than the cement ship."

However, the windless automatic paddle-wheel cement ship is already a very fast transportation tool in their eyes. You should know that land transportation in this era is still dominated by horses and carts, and on uneven soft roads. In fact, its efficiency can be imagined. Run a little faster. Vehicles without any suspension system can vibrate to broken shafts. Therefore, shipping is the main means of transport of Kingdom of Greycastle --. In the inland river, steam ships without wind power obviously have advantages that sailboats cannot match. .

When the train's carrying capacity is only stronger, and the speed is not enough, a group of people are completely silent.

Roland can't help laughing secretly. If it was two years ago, he would only be regarded as a lunatic by others. Looking at these officials subconsciously wanting to deny, but with a look of what should be done in case, he couldn't help but feel quite relieved. -- Although those descriptions are based on the situation where the ship's technology is still standing, The war is coming, and it is good to strengthen the confidence of the people.

Not to mention that he is not aimless.

This is only an industrial product under the first generation of source power.

When the second-generation source power, namely the internal combustion engine, comes out, the epoch-making means of transportation such as trains will become the true king of land transportation.

"Your Majesty, can you show it to us?" It took a while before the old Prime Minister spoke.

"It's not working for the time being. It currently lacks a few key parts and is not really complete. It will take about a week until everything is debugged." Roland shook his head.

"The plan you handed to Ministry of Construction before the expedition was to connect the mine with dock by rail, right?" Barov asked again.

"What's wrong?" He noticed that the other party seemed to have something to say.

"If it does, as you said, it will definitely have a positive impact on the war propaganda of City Hall," Barov said in his mind, one by one, "Can the citizen be on the day the train runs? See this incredible scene with your own eyes? "

Roland immediately understood the intent of Prime Minister. It seems that over the past few years, the old Prime Minister has also realized the importance that guides the public.

"Just do what you say." He raised his mouth and said.