Datang: At the beginning, I wanted to rebel against my father-in-law

Chapter 40 Trains and Railways!
Looking at the steel bars being pulled out one by one, Su Feng began to feel excited.

So many steel bars, what are they used to build?

weapon?He can't use it now.

Building pots and pans?
There are so many, I am afraid that there will be more than enough for the people of the entire Tang Dynasty.

Making flintlock guns?

Forget it, with this damn processing speed, I am afraid that not many can be made in a year, and it will waste human energy.

What else can we do?
Build vehicles?
But given the current situation, even if he built a Rolls-Royce, he probably wouldn't be able to drive it.

After all, he has no rubber. Without rubber, tires cannot be made. Tricycles can still be pushed. How about trying a four-wheeler on the road?

What other means of transportation do not require tires?
By the way, build a train!
Su Feng's eyes suddenly brightened.

A long time ago, he signed a book about the manufacture of trains, which recorded the principles and technologies of various trains in detail.

It is a pity that the conditions of the village at that time were limited, coupled with the surrounding mountains, it was as difficult as reaching the sky to build a railway.

But the North is different.

Most of the north is a plain, as long as the gravel is laid and the rails are placed on it, you can move forward.

Moreover, the manufacturing technology of the train is not difficult. It is the earliest steam train, which can be driven only by burning coal and using a furnace.

Now that there is coal and iron ore, everything is ready.

I originally thought that this matter would take a long time, even more than ten years, before it could be realized.

With the discovery of iron ore, a large amount of steel was refined, which solved Su Feng's main problem.

From then on, he no longer needed to purchase a large amount of raw materials, which would also be of great help to future weapon manufacturing.

So, Su Feng put down other work at hand, and drew out the concept of laying the railway in the form of blueprints.

Since he regarded Xu Daniu as his confidant, Su Feng taught him a lot of things, including the special function of reading drawings.

He planned to start preparing for the railway laying after the steel was almost smelted.

This is a big project!

The terrain in the north is flat, so laying railways is relatively not that complicated.

the most important is.

Once the road is opened, it only takes a few days to reach the place that originally took half a month or even several months.

This is not only to improve efficiency, but also to provide convenience for everyone.

I can just take advantage of this opportunity to let everyone understand the benefits of smooth roads.

Ever since Su Feng discovered the coal mine, Li Lizhi has always been anxious about it.

She found that her husband-in-law was busier than before, almost so busy that he didn't have time to accompany her at all.

On this day, Li Lizhi couldn't bear it any longer, and made a box of snacks by herself, and brought them to Su Feng's room.

"Sir, what are you up to?" Li Lizhi carefully walked behind Su Feng, and gently patted him.

Su Feng was startled. When he found out it was Li Lizhi, he breathed a sigh of relief, "When did you come in?"

At this time, there were many blueprints in front of Su Feng, which were densely packed and messy, and his face also looked haggard. After all, designing blueprints was very labor-intensive.

Seeing the scene in front of her, Li Li couldn't help reaching out her hand to touch Su Feng's face in pain.

"Ever since you came here, you haven't had a good rest, and you haven't even had a good night's sleep. Sometimes I even wonder if Father's decision is correct!" Li Lizhi sighed secretly, He said very sadly.

She always thought that this was an opportunity Li Shimin gave Su Feng, and as long as Su Feng could grasp this opportunity well, he would be able to become a Marquis and Prime Minister next.

This is a great thing for Su Feng!

But as time went by, Li Lizhi also began to doubt whether the current situation was really a good thing for Su Feng.

"I'm fine...that's what I'm willing to do!" Su Feng obviously knew what Li Lizhi was thinking.

"When I completely transform the world so that everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, and I give you the entire Tang Dynasty, I can rest well!"

"At that time, I can take you on a tour and see all the scenery in the world. Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Facts have proved that such words are extremely lethal to a woman.

After hearing these words, Li Lizhi's eyes instantly burst into light.

She took a serious look at Su Feng, and for fear of disturbing the other party's mood, she changed the topic to the messy paper in front of her.

"What is Xianggong planning?" Li Lizhi asked curiously.

After following Su Feng for so long, Li Lizhi also learned some special terms.

"This thing is called a railway..." Su Feng picked up a piece of paper and placed it in front of Li Lizhi.

The drawing is a conceptual drawing of the railway, and you can basically see what the railway looks like.

only.

For Li Lizhi, these things are completely beyond her cognition.

"railway?"

"How could there be such a road in the world?" Li Lizhi frowned, not understanding what Su Feng wanted to do at all.

"This kind of road..." Su Feng didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"Let me tell you this, if such a road can be built to Chang'an, and then the corresponding train is built, it will only take less than two days for us to return to Chang'an!"

After pondering for a while, Su Feng still told the final result. Compared with the process, people like Li Lizhi are more willing to accept the final result.

Sure enough, upon hearing what Su Feng said, Li Lizhi's face changed completely.

"Two days?" Li Lizhi's eyes widened.

To know.

From Chang'an to here, even if it is a fast horse delivering military intelligence, it will take nearly a week at the fastest speed.

If they came here with a group of people like last time, it would take two to three months, and this is still the case without any accidents.

If the vehicle is damaged on the way, or encounters other unpredictable things, the time may be delayed longer.

It takes two or three days to reach Chang'an. No one would have thought of such a thing, and no one dared to think about it!
If Su Feng didn't say these words, Li Lizhi would never believe it!
"This...how is this possible?"

"When has your husband ever lied to you?" Su Feng patted Li Lizhi's shoulder with a smile.

"It's all thanks to my father-in-law who bought so many steel knives before, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to spend so much money to hire someone."

Li Lizhi rolled her eyes, every word Su Feng said was really going to make people pissed off.

"After the railway is built, what are the benefits?"

Su Feng smiled when he heard the words, and said, "Did you know? The Tang Dynasty is very big, even in Yandi, it has a range of hundreds of kilometers."

"If we want to promote rice, potatoes and other crops in the shortest possible time, we must go back and forth within this range."

"Now our dam has also been repaired, and a lot of wasteland has been reclaimed, but this is far from enough. If you want to get rich, build roads first."

"People's prosperity is often not supported by one place. Once we produce enough food here and there is not enough food in other places, we can rely on it to transport food to other places. This will not only solve the problem of supply and demand, but also It can provide timely assistance to other disaster-stricken areas."

Su Feng's words were very meaningful. Li Lizhi half understood what she heard, but she understood the general meaning.

As long as the train is built successfully, the people in the north will not have to suffer from hunger.

……

Another half a month passed in a blink of an eye.

The steel refined in the steel plant has reached a certain amount, and the warehouse originally prepared for this has become somewhat overwhelmed.

And what Su Feng was waiting for was this time...

Without any hesitation, he asked Xu Daniu to arrange for someone to transport the steel out.

When sketching the drawings, Su Feng was already making preparations, so as soon as the steel was in place, he started laying the railway immediately.

The terrain here is very flat, and the work of laying the railway is going well...

In order to prevent the steel bars from being stolen, Su Feng asked Daniel to send people to patrol along the way.

After all, with so many steel bars, it is impossible for others not to be envious.

……

(End of this chapter)