Chongzhen Undergraduates

Secondly, if the excavation of the canal's earthwork is entirely by manpower, it is estimated that at least 20 people will be needed.Wei Chen thought that this would not work. "

"Then you plan to hire someone from Lanxiang to drive an excavator?" Zhu Youjian blurted out.

"Lanxiang? Excavator?" Everyone stared with big eyes.

"No, no, what I mean is, what are you going to do?" Zhu Youjian felt that it had been a long time since he said the words of future generations.

"Weichen intends to build a railway track to help transport earth and stone while excavating the canal, so" Fan Laogen was interrupted by Zhu Youjian before he could finish speaking.

"Have you developed the railway system?" Zhu Youjian stared at Fang Yizhi and asked.

"This..." Fang Yizhi smiled.

"Stop this and that, talk quickly." Zhu Youjian couldn't wait any longer.

"From Taiping Mansion to Nanjing City, an experimental route has been built. I didn't mention it because I was afraid that my father would be distracted in North America." Zhu Cihong said it for Fang Yizhi.

"I'll talk about this later. Let's talk about the railway first. Steam engines can leak secrets, but they are limited to small machinery used in engineering. If you, Fan Aiqing, want to build a railway, you must not bring the entire railway system with you. I have no objection to building a small The railway helps to excavate earth and stone, and it is best to use the most primitive horse-drawn carriages to build it." Zhu Youjian said.

"Horse-drawn wagons? That's too slow. Our train can already pull seven or eight carriages at the same time." Fan Laogen was a little frustrated.

"Then let the Spaniards recruit more laborers, and first recruit [-] laborers to work for two years, just to consume food in the Caribbean." Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "I want to see the railway, who will lead the way?"

"Father, please!" Zhu Cihong hurriedly stood up.

Chapter 745 : Great Development of Steam Engine Technology

Contrary to Zhu Youjian's imagination, the so-called carriage in Fan Laogen's mouth is only one third of the size of the later generation's carriage.

The steam locomotive is a large boiler placed horizontally, plus a coal car.The rails are worthy of the name, but the wheels are much thinner, and there are not as many parts connecting the carriages and wheels as imagined, which is very simple.

The carriage is even simpler, the outer frame is connected by angle iron, the bottom plate and the box board are all wooden boards, and there is no cover yet.

This is a slightly enlarged carriage carriage!

Zhu Youjian was somewhat disappointed in his heart, but his face still showed surprise.After all, this was Daming's first train after all.

"Go, sit and have a look." Zhu Youjian lifted his foot and was about to get into the car.

"The emperor must not." Fang Yizhi hurriedly stopped Zhu Youjian.

"Why?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"This train is too bumpy and often overturns." Fang Yizhi said shyly.

"The car overturned? It must have been cheating!" Zhu Youjian said.

"Derailed?! Your Majesty is a good word to describe it. If the train goes off the track, isn't it derailed?" Several ministers around praised him.

Why do trains often derail?It's definitely not just a track problem.Especially for the early trains, the reason for the derailment was that the shock absorption system was not good enough, and the carriages and wheels were hard-connected.In this way, once the carriage is lifted up due to the vibration, the wheels will jump along with it, and it would be strange not to derail.

"Let's go, you tell the driver, it's okay to drive slowly." Zhu Youjian could figure out why he cheated, but it still couldn't stop his enthusiasm for taking the train.

After waiting for a long time, the train finally started to move. The first thing that hit us was the burst of strong steam.Fortunately, these steams just make people feel a little hot, not hot.Zhu Youjian was very interested, so he didn't care.

Immediately afterwards, the car moved, and slowly, there was a vibration under the feet.Zhu Youjian's buttocks went up and down with the bumps of the wheels.When it goes up, it jumps high, and when it goes down, it hurts.

"Father, this is a soft cushion specially prepared for you." A guard threw up a rear cushion from under the car.

"Forget it, I'd better stand and enjoy the scenery along the way." Zhu Youjian simply didn't sit down, it was uncomfortable anyway.

The speed of the car is not fast, it must not be able to run a horse, but it is faster than a human walking, about twice the speed of a donkey.

"Can you hurry up?" Zhu Youjian was a little anxious, he couldn't feel the wind blowing his face at all on the train.

"I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to bear it sooner." Fang Yizhi said.

"Hurry up." Zhu Youjian ordered.

With a sound of "Woo!", a puff of gas rushed over.

Look at Zhu Youjian and others, all of them have become Africans.But no one dared to laugh when the carriage was full. As long as the emperor didn't express his opinion, who would dare to speak out?

"Hahaha, Zhu Youjian first saw Fang Yizhi's big black face, and laughed heartily.

In fact, Daming's car-making technology is far beyond this level, but because it is an experimental railway, it needs to be constantly revised.Zhu Youjian was riding on the most primitive railway, which is why he was in such a mess.But now that the railway is already in operation, Zhu Youjian believes that the real railway will come soon.

"I'll give you one year to complete the railway system. After one year, the railway from Nanjing to Songjiang Prefecture must start construction." After inspecting the railway, Zhu Youjian became more confident than before.

"But it costs a lot of money to build the railway, and the ground is covered with steel." Zhu Cihong was a little worried. Now that he is in charge of the family, he already knows how difficult it will be.

"Issuing stocks and raising funds from Quan Da Ming. You should learn more from Newton in this regard." Zhu Youjian said.

"He? He's a Westerner." Zhu Cihong felt that Zhu Youjian's words were exaggerated.

There is a trend in Daming now, which is to continue to regard itself as the center of the world and look down on foreigners.If it is said that the previous Daming was envious of the Francophone cannon, then the current Daming has even thrown the toys of foreigners to Java.The result of self-confidence is that a large number of Ming people who used to believe in religion have now changed back to burn incense in temples.

"Don't look down on others. Any ethnic group has something to learn from. This Newton will be unique through the ages." Zhu Youjian said.

"I agree with what the emperor said. I have been with Newton for a long time, and I found that this son is indeed extraordinary. The arithmetic knowledge analyzed by this person has been beyond my understanding. Even before the emperor," Fang Yizhi said It came to his mouth, and he took it back.

"Are you trying to say that he advanced the arithmetic I explained earlier?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Yes." Fang Yizhi nodded in agreement.

Zhu Youjian was not at all surprised by the power that Newton could erupt. On the contrary, what he gave Newton was the intellectual guidance far beyond Newton's own era.

"He is still young, if you have any problems, you might as well ask him." Zhu Youjian said: "Especially in mathematics and economics."

In any country, the development of industry technology does not go hand in hand. For example, in Daming, railway technology is seriously behind shipping.It was Zhu Youjian who led to the great development of shipping technology in Ming Dynasty and the accumulation of technology today.

As mentioned earlier, the steam revolution in Ming Dynasty did not happen in coal mines and railways, but in the shipping industry.When Zhu Youjian came to Nanjing Wharf, he was surprised to find that one-third of the ships were already smoking black smoke.Needless to say, these ships are modern ships equipped with steam engines.

"Are those ships equipped with steam engines?" Zhu Youjian asked, pointing to the river.

"The emperor's lesson." Chen Zilong returned.

"Why don't you dismantle the masts?" Zhu Youjian saw that these ships with steam engines still kept their masts and sails.

"When you can save labor, you will still find a way to save labor. Especially for large ocean-going ships, long-distance voyages still mainly rely on wind power. For example, our large ships from Ming Dynasty to the Americas do not have enough coal to ship with them." Chen Zilong explained.

"Why can so many steam engines be installed on ships, but not used in factories?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"The current shipping competition is too fierce. If you rely entirely on wind power, you will not make money at all. Therefore, many shipping companies are scrambling to install steam engines and transform ships. For example, the ships going up the Yangtze River have to wait for the wind or hire them before using steam engines. It takes a lot of time and effort to pull the fiber. It takes five or six days from Songjiang Mansion to Nanjing Xiaguan Wharf, and it takes more than ten days.

The big ship with the steam engine now only takes two days to arrive.Many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River chose to come to Nanjing by ship.What's more, there are also steamship flights as far as Yiling, and they depart every two or three days. "Chen Zilong said proudly.

"So, immigrants along the Yangtze River can even reach North America directly by shipping?" Zhu Youjian was quite satisfied.