Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1726 Metropolitan Subway
2000 cars can be produced in four years, and a large truck powered by a diesel engine can be invented...

Chu Yun came out of the engine factory and is still thinking about these things. He has decided to set up a special automobile factory with the engine factory as the core, build an automobile production line, and contract the production of some parts to the private sector, such as rubber tires, glass, and gears. , and even the body.

The most core engine technology is still firmly controlled in the hands of government-run factories.

Engines are the heart of automobiles, trains, ships, and airplanes. It is impossible for this core technology to be actively disseminated, unless the type of engine is seriously outdated before it can be made public.

Chu Yun may not have imagined that he inadvertently helped Li Jinde, the "rubber king", get more orders. His rubber factory began to widely bid for rubber tire orders from government-run automobile factories, and became one of the few tire suppliers. .

To temporarily understand the development of the automobile industry, Chu Yun went to the Ministry of Industry again.

In addition to the automobile industry, infrastructure construction is also a problem that Chu Yun sets out to solve.

The investment in infrastructure is large and the payback period is long, but it can benefit future generations, although the people of future generations will take everything they had for granted at that time...

"Zhan Tianyou, the Railway Construction Committee, has met your Excellency."

Zhan Tianyou returned from his hometown of Guangdong, and he became a key member of the railway construction committee.

He successively presided over the construction of the Grassland Railway and the Pearl River Delta Railway. It can be said that he has made great contributions in the construction of the railway, and he is also one of the engineers with the most experience in railway construction.

"You have worked hard to build railways outside these years. Do you have any plans to retire? Or continue to build new railways?" Chu Yun looked at this man who was much older than him, and Zhan Tianyou's temples were already graying.

"I hope that I can try to build one more railway for this land before I leave. Although I can't see the day when there are railways everywhere, I want to complete the last railway project - the 'North-South Railway'." Zhan Tianyou looked at Chu Yun resolutely.

This may be one of the greatest railways. It is planned to start from the capital, go south to Kaifeng, connect to Hankou, and then pass through Changsha to Guangzhou, forming a railway artery running from north to south!
There are also sea routes and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the coastal areas, and this "North-South Railway" is the communication line in the central part, linking the north-south freight and passenger transportation more closely.

"No problem, you will be in charge of the project of the North-South Railway. This large railway is of great significance to our homeland. It connects Hebei, Central Plains, Henan, Jingxiang, Lingnan and other regions together. In the future, the economy along the line will The completion of this railway may lead to considerable development, which is of great significance." Chu Yun once again emphasized the importance of the North-South Railway.

"I will do my best." Zhan Tianyou said.

"The funds and personnel will be in place, and the steel factory will specialize in the production of a large amount of rail supply, so there is no need to worry about insufficient materials." Chu Yun said.

There was another reason why Chu Yun didn't tell Zhan Tianyou that as a technical talent, Zhan Tianyou didn't need to care about other reasons.

The construction of the North-South Railway can not only consume the excess steel productivity, but also absorb the unemployed population in society, allowing them to earn a living through hard work, and at the same time eliminate some hidden dangers.

"Should our railway construction committee start the construction of the 'North-South Railway' immediately?" Zhan Tianyou asked.

"Don't worry, in fact, before the railway construction committee starts the 'North-South Railway', there is still an important project waiting for you to complete first." Chu Yun said.

"Oh, what project is more urgent than the North-South Railway?" Zhan Tianyou asked in confusion.

"A project that may be familiar and unfamiliar to you. We are going to build the first urban underground railway system in Beijing—the Metropolitan Railway in Beijing, which will help us accumulate railway construction technology. The estimated length of this section of the subway is 5 kilometers." Chu Yun said.

"Underground railway?" In Zhan Tianyou's era, London, Paris, Budapest, Boston, and New York already had underground railway systems, and he was not too unfamiliar with them.

However, he was somewhat surprised that Chu Yun wanted to build a subway in this era.

"If the underground railway is pulled by steam locomotives, the exhaust gas released by the locomotives in relatively closed underground tunnels will cause harm to the human body. Are we going to use an electrified railway system?" Zhan Tianyou asked.

"We have gradually learned to use electricity. Of course, we need to use the electrified railway system. There is no need to be too anxious about this matter. It will be completed and opened to traffic within four years. When the first section of the underground railway in Beijing is being built, the railway construction committee can send out surveyors. The team went to explore the route of the North-South Railway and form a report, and the construction of the Beijing Metropolitan Railway can be started after the completion of the construction of the North-South Railway." Chu Yun said.

"That's really terrible." Zhan Tianyou thought to himself, what a guy, he didn't expect that Chu Yun planned to build the Metropolitan Railway in Beijing and explore the reasonable route of the North-South Railway at the same time.

Horse-drawn carriages, automobiles, railways, steamships, urban subways, the modes of transportation are more diverse than ever before.

Although the cost of the Metropolitan Railway in Beijing is far less than that of the long North-South Railway, building a subway is still a novelty for Zhan Tianyou.

"Are you willing to accept the challenge? Build a 5-kilometer subway within four years." Chu Yun confirmed again.

"Naturally." Zhan Tianyou was still full of interest in building a railway for this piece of land.

The first thing Chu Yun did when he arrived at the Ministry of Industry was to talk to Zhan Tianyou of the Railway Construction Committee and explain to him the next two major projects of the Railway Construction Committee—the Metropolitan Underground Railway System and the North-South Railway.

After letting the Railway Construction Committee understand his thoughts, Chu Yun faced many officials from the Ministry of Industry and proposed a new plan for the capital: "The capital will undergo major reconstruction! The metropolitan underground railway system is only part of the reconstruction plan!"

"Great reconstruction of the capital?" The officials of the Ministry of Industry were surprised.

"That's right, the population of the capital is increasing. Before the urban environment deteriorates, we need to make a detailed plan for its future and build it into an international metropolis with a population of tens of millions." Chu Yun said hopefully .

It is about to enter the era of industrial explosion, and the old city has gradually been unable to meet the rapidly expanding population, the new means of transportation that will be popularized, and the concrete buildings rising from the ground.

He wants to create a modern international metropolis with his own hands.

(End of this chapter)