I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 206 The Use of Cement: Land and Waterway Solutions and Trackers

Peter said without hesitation: "Confirm!"

"Ding, the secrecy is successful, and the time limit is one month!"

After receiving the news confirmed by the system, Peter couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Ivanovic with a kind expression.

Ivanovic looked confused, not knowing why the pressure from His Majesty seemed to dissipate a lot.

Although the secrecy was successful, superficial efforts still had to be done. Peter told Ivanovic:
"Open up a separate confidential department, which will be responsible for the cement. The number of people should be between ten and 30. Don't use too much energy."

Ivanovic froze for a moment, and said in surprise:

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, such a small number of people should not be able to keep it secret."

Peter smiled and said:
"Don't keep it too secret, the Holy Mother just sent me a holy revelation, saying that the cement formula is exclusively for Russia, and no one else can steal it if they want to."

Hearing Peter's words, the three of them were dumbfounded.

Vorontsov and Bestutev looked at each other in blank dismay. Why does the Holy Mother always send holy revelations to His Majesty?

Why don't they?
Ivanovic was even more confused.

But when His Majesty said so, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, the secret work will be carried out as His Majesty said, and if something happens in the future, his guilt will be much smaller.

The meeting ended quickly. Bestutev was in charge of external affairs, and Vorontsov was in charge of formulating a plan for the popularization of cement, where to start, how much area to cover, and how much it would cost. After making the plan, he would report to Peter.

After the meeting, Peter was in a good mood, first went to greet his aunt, and then returned to the palace where he lived.

"Your Majesty, are you tired?"

As soon as he came back, he met Ekaterina's gentle smile, and Peter couldn't help feeling a little ashamed when he thought of the absurdity of the previous period.

Secretly decided that it would be good to have Ekaterina, Karl and Vorontsova, and the other romantic debts could be as few as possible.

Just like the P.A. Bella gave him, it is obvious that Bella is a loyal reader of this book. What she hopes to see is a Peter in P.A.E. Peter believes that the Russian people probably think the same way.

After all, who wants an emperor who goes all over the place and leaves his pregnant empress alone?

Thinking about it, Peter wrapped his arms around Yeka's waist and said:
"I'm not tired, but you have worked hard."

Ekaterina shook her head and smiled:
"Your Majesty, it is my happiness to have a child for Your Majesty. This is your grace to me. I feel that the child is growing up in my belly every day, and I am very happy every day."

Peter is even more emotional, Ekaterina is indeed Ekaterina, and now he is not suppressing her, she has shown the demeanor of a queen.

In terms of virtuousness and affection for him, Ekaterina is the number one.

At night, under the stars, Peter and Ekaterina lie in bed.

This palace is no longer the original one, it was specially chosen, because from the position of the bed, you can see the sky full of stars through the window.

When seeing a shooting star fall, Ekaterina couldn't help but exclaimed, and murmured:
"Your Majesty, it's so beautiful!"

Peter looked at Ekaterina's beautiful face under the moonlight, smiled and said:

"Baby, you are more beautiful than the stars, and your heart is enough to make me dispel any fatigue and haze."

Ekaterina stared at Peter obsessively, and then the two hugged each other. At this time, the silence was louder than the sound, and it was very warm.

Early the next morning, Peter started working.

The main content of his office is the application of cement.

Although he ordered Vorontsov to come up with a plan, for this kind of weapon of the country, Peter hoped to combine his previous life knowledge with the current situation in Russia to determine a more suitable method of use.

Before meeting officials one by one, Peter thought silently.

Whether it is Russia or other countries, it can be said that before the mid-nineteenth century, in places that were not particularly important, there were dirt roads.

In the 18th century, river transport was the main mode of transportation in Russia. The total length of the river was 10 versts, and 1/3 of it could be used by ships.

The reason why the circulation of goods and materials mainly depends on river transportation is that there is really no good road construction technology, or it is too expensive.

It simply cannot be popularized like Augustus transformed brick Rome into marble Rome.

Another reason is that land roads are not valued by the state. The state does not allocate funds for the construction of dirt roads, and instructs local governments and private individuals to build roads, bridges, ferries and temporary roads. They do not care about the quality of construction, which leads to very poor quality of dirt roads. And no one repairs it.

Even forcing local residents to build roads has little effect, and it is often just a show.

In this case, every spring or autumn, the roads are muddy and impassable, so the current land roads are mainly attached to the waterways to connect the necessary links of traffic.

But there is also a problem with this, that is, in winter, once the waterway freezes, the river transportation will come to a standstill.

But one-third of the total rivers in Russia can be sailed, North Dvina, West Dvina, Neva, Volkhov, Dnepr, Dniester, Don, Volga and its tributaries, the big rivers of Siberia From north to south, while the route between Europe and Russia and Siberia is from west to east, Peter could not give up the advantage of water transportation.

Then the land routes leading to these water transportation nodes can be improved, and all these dirt roads can be replaced with cement roads.

But this only ensures the smooth flow of goods during the river transport period.

Land routes are used when it freezes. For example, the Volga River thaws from the end of March to the beginning of April, and freezes from the end of October to the beginning of November. Sometimes the navigation period of the Volga River begins in mid-April.

The Volga River freezes for an average of 160 days a year.

The Volga River is the largest river in Europe and Russia, with nearly 40 navigable tributaries, the upper reaches from the source to Rybinsk, and the lower reaches from Rybinsk to the Caspian Sea.

This impact is too great, seriously affecting the transportation and trade of materials.

Therefore, during the freezing period, it is necessary to build a super-large land road that is wide enough to ensure the transportation of grain, salt, iron, pig iron, iron products, linen, sailcloth, and leather enterprise products, agricultural products, industrial raw materials, and building materials.

There may not be many such land routes, but they must be large and durable.

And he's ready to collect tolls.

But thinking of Caspian, Peter frowned.

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, nearly five times larger than the second largest lake in the world, Lake Superior in North America.

Moreover, the Caspian Sea contains super-rich oil and gas resources. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was not only Russia, but also the oil exploration center of the world. Considering the strategic deployment of steam locomotives, he must win it.

Then Peter thought of the trackers again, and sighed.

Ignore the question and don't know, and I'm startled when I answer it.

Nowadays, ships basically rely on manual labor, and trackers are the main labor force of shipping. Now they can use wind and water currents. Even the appearance of horse-drawn flat-bottomed cargo ships at the end of the 18th century did not crowd out the trackers in the river.

The huge number of trackers has reached 10 in the current period. By the beginning of the 19th century, there were 60 trackers on all rivers in China.

Later, with the use of horse-drawn cargo ships, winches, and steam-pulled tugboats, the number of trackers decreased.

Fortunately for Peter, the living conditions of the trackers are very poor, the wages are low, the labor is extremely heavy, and there are only 10 people, so he can still control the digestion.

Even if cement roads or steam ships appear, as long as the growth of trackers is controlled, this profession will eventually be eliminated naturally, and there will be no disasters.

(End of this chapter)