Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly and said: "Nanny, I understand.
Don't worry, there will be many children in the future, and they will be there when you bring them to trouble.
As for the concubines, forget it, no more, no less, three is just right."
Although he did not need to be a professor, Zhu Youxiao still went to the Ordnance Bureau.
He asked people to notify the cabinet and the six ministers, and then took Wei Zhongxian to the Ordnance Bureau.
The Ordnance Bureau was expanded again, and a large open space was carved out next to the original building, which was tightly surrounded by walls and contained two long rows of parallel railroad tracks.
Coal from the Kaiping Coal Mine was transported along the Luan River to the Qian'an Iron and Steel Plant.
The quality of the iron ore from the Qian'an Iron Mine was very good, and the Ordnance Bureau's steelmaking process was used here, and a large amount of high-quality steel was quickly produced.
In addition to being used in the weapons production of the Ordnance Bureau, Zhu Youxiao asked Sun Yuanhua to build two railway tracks.
Although the current steel production is not enough to manufacture a large number of railway tracks, he will study it first and start directly after the production increases.
The distance between the two rails is four and a half feet, and they are fixed with sleepers below.
And the carriages on the tracks became horse-drawn carriages.
The reason why four-wheeled carriages did not appear in Chinese history.
There are several main reasons.
First, because two-wheeled carriages are actually no worse than four-wheeled carriages in terms of pulling goods, and China has always been short of horses, so four-wheeled carriages need more horses.
Second, China's roads are generally dirt roads, which are prone to ruts.
Four-wheeled vehicles on such roads are actually more difficult to control and more unstable than two-wheeled vehicles.
Third, wealthy officials and wealthy people feel that riding in a sedan chair is a more respectable and comfortable way to travel.
Of course, the most important reason was the lack of horses.
As for issues such as the steering gear, it was actually a very simple matter.
At least after Zhu Youxiao briefly described it, Sun Yuanhua quickly created the actual object.
In fact, tracks appeared in the Qin Dynasty, but wooden tracks were used at that time.
Horses pulled carts on the tracks, which could greatly reduce the use of horses and increase the quantity of goods.
However, according to Xu Guangqi, there was another track under the track.
The horse track is lower than the track, which makes it smoother.
But Zhu Youxiao required that sleepers be used to pave the tracks under the rails, so that the horses could only walk on the road paved on the sleepers.
However, Sun Yuanhua also solved this problem.
It was very simple.
On the one hand, he made the wheels larger, and on the other hand, he added A device that deflects the force downward, increasing stability.
Sun Yuanhua has experimented several times and modified while experimenting.
This is the eighth time now.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to try it himself, but Sun Yuanhua stopped him: "Your Majesty, it's better not to try this kind of taste, it's very uncomfortable. " Wei Zhongxian volunteered and said: "Your Majesty, please come and try this.
When I was in my hometown, I have experienced all kinds of hardships.
I am not afraid."
Sun Yuanhua had no choice but to let Wei Zhongxian sit in the driver's seat.
Wei Zhongxian picked up the horse whip and shook it into a beautiful whip.
The crisp sound of the whip sounded.
The two horses in front immediately started to start, slowly running faster and faster.
Wei Zhongxian kept trying to speed up, slow down, turn and other operations.
The carriage was moving along the He made a big circle along the track and stopped at the original place.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "You can't tell, but the factory minister has good driving skills.
It turns out he practiced it in his hometown."
Wei Zhongxian jumped down and said: "Back to the Holy Lord, my slave once helped people drive a car for a while.
This car is more stable than our previous two-wheeled cars, but it runs faster and makes people shake a little.
If you are sitting on it and walking, It won’t be very comfortable for a long journey.”
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Zhu Youxiao said: "If you let a factory official be a coachman, how long can you last?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "If you are driving the car, you should be able to continue after two hours of rest."
Sun Yuanhua said: "Our coachman said that we need to rest for an hour at most.
The factory manager is really powerful."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "You can change people and horses, which can improve efficiency.
Your steel production is insufficient.
You can first build a railway from the capital to the Tianjin port.
In this way, our water transportation can be changed to sea transportation." " Xu Guangqi, who had been silent all this time, said: "Your Majesty, the reason why we use canal transport instead of sea transport is that the biggest problem is not the transportation capacity, but because we pity the hard work of the people in Cao."
Ye Xianggao also stepped forward and said: "The people of Cao rely on the canal for their livelihood.
If they switch to sea transportation, they will have no food and clothing.
Please think twice."
Zhu Youxiao asked strangely: "If we use sea transportation, don't we also need porters?
They still have work to do."
Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, porters are only part of them.
In fact, the largest number are canal trackers.
These people are landless farmers or military households who have fled.
If they no longer have a livelihood, I am afraid they will become unstable."
Zhu Youxiao smiled: "My lords, you have forgotten one thing.
We are not afraid of more refugees now, but we are afraid of fewer refugees, whether it is Liaonan, Jeju or Taiwan, as well as the Satsuma domain we are about to conquer. , all require a large number of Han people to cultivate.”
Only then did the ministers suddenly realize that they were still thinking in their original way of thinking.
The emergence of refugees would destabilize the country, so they had been worried about the emergence of refugees.
Now that the court had a large amount of open land to be reclaimed, refugees were actually needed.
Zhong Yuzheng said: "Generally speaking, no one is willing to leave their hometown if they are not desperate.
And the trackers on the canal are people who have left their hometown.
Let them immigrate, and they will have less resistance in their hearts.
This way, those places can be quickly transferred If it becomes our territory, we will also need some people.”
Zhu Youxiao glanced at him with admiration and said: "Yes, the management of the Yellow River is a big problem.
Although we have new construction machinery and cement, migrant workers are absolutely indispensable.
These people can also control the Yellow River."
Ye Xianggao smiled and said: "If the destruction of a canal can prevent the Yellow River from harming us, and allow Taiwan and Jeju to become the inherent territory of the Han family, it will be worthwhile."
Xu Guangqi said: "It is not necessary to destroy the canal.
The canal can also be used to transport other things.
It can even be used to transport passengers.
It is always more comfortable than walking on land."
So everyone in the Ordnance Bureau reached a consensus that even if the railway was not built to Tianjin, we could try to start transporting grain by sea ships, leaving most of the trackers along the canal with nothing to do.
Then the recruitment of immigrants and migrant workers began along the canal.
As long as the conditions are suitable, I believe most people will choose to immigrate.
Because in the minds of the Chinese people, only by having their own land and a large amount of food in their hands can they not panic.
As for the railway issue, the main restriction now is steel production.
The expansion of Qian'an Iron Mine and the exploration of other iron mines are now starting to be carried out.
Only by producing more steel can we build more weapons and agricultural tools, and build more railways. long railway
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