Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 322 Steam Train
"My colleagues, although there will be a war, it will inevitably cause panic. It is enough to prepare in secret. Only in times of crisis can we show our means. I hope that you will work together to fight a beautiful war." Feng Daiwen stood up and clapped his hands encouragingly.

"Follow the Commander's order!" The voice was loud and orderly. The officials, big and small, stood up and responded with confidence. In their view, there is not much pressure to hold on.

"King Bin, Goguryeo doesn't know our strength. If the situation permits, I'm afraid we can take the opportunity to recover Liaodong this time." After the rest of the people left, Feng Daiwen said to the remaining people!

"Really!" Li Tai asked excitedly after Ma Zhou hadn't spoken for a long time.

"Of course, if the two of you behave well, I will take you there together. I didn't say that I was worried about scaring them." Feng Daiwen nodded with a smile.

"It's a deal!" Li Tai said happily, fearing that Feng Daiwen would go back on his word, he raised his hand to high-five as an oath.

"Okay! As long as you meet the requirements, I will definitely take you there!" Feng Daiwen raised his mouth and gave him a high-five.

Only Ma Zhou laughed and said nothing, watching Feng Daiwen play tricks on his brother-in-law. After all, there is more than one way to say how to meet the requirements.

In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has developed rapidly, conquering the East and the West, from destroying the Eastern Turks to destroying the Japanese Island. I also look forward to it even more, especially the younger generation, looking forward to fighting more and dreaming of becoming famous all over the world.

"What does the governor need Zhou to do? How can he cooperate?" Ma Zhou waited for a while and asked seriously.

"Try your best to mobilize materials to prepare for the war, predict the materials for the expedition, second blacksmiths from Youzhou and other places, recruit migrant workers, and increase iron mining. The affairs in western Liaoning will have to trouble King Bin. I will do my best to supervise the manufacture of weapons and equipment, and I will have to mobilize [-] Japanese Slaves are death squads." Feng Daiwen explained.

"Captain prepares for the battle with peace of mind, all chores will be done!" Ma Zhou said seriously.

"There is King Rabin! To facilitate the mobilization of troops, the roads of the four counties also need to be repaired. This time, we specially brought a group of master craftsmen from the scientific research institute, and we must make achievements to surprise them." Feng Daiwen said with a dark smile. .

"Scientific research institute? Have you made something good?" Ma Zhou asked curiously.

"You'll know when the time comes! Technology is the most powerful productivity." Feng Daiwen teased Ma Zhou's curiosity, but he didn't explain it. It's too troublesome to explain. It will be more intuitive after it is done.

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Qian'an Iron Mine Mountains is now a huge construction site covering tens of miles. Not only are dozens of Ubud defenses built nearby, there are also more than 200 chain villages, more than 20 workers dig mines, and tens of thousands of cattle and horses work every day. stop transporting ore.

More than 30 refining kilns refine ores day and night, and ten blast furnaces refine iron ore into steel products. The burning smoke column can be seen dozens of miles away during the day, and is even more conspicuous at night, because half of the sky is illuminated red.

Li Chunfeng brought a hundred masters who can make steam engines to western Liaoning. Originally, they used the shipyard to make large steam ships, because the first small ship had successfully tested.

But Feng Daiwen wants to use steam engines in large quantities in the factory first. A new weapon workshop is being built next to the steelmaking workshop, and the new workshop will all use steam engines as power.

The beating and grinding are all done by machines, and they are sent to the soldiers to sharpen after the strike. As a soldier, it is the most basic common sense to maintain weapons and equipment, so there is no problem for soldiers to sharpen themselves.

In order to carry out excavation more quickly, the first track officially began to be laid. From the mine to the kiln, there was originally a pure stone road. After reinforcement and cultivation, wood was laid for shock absorption, and rails were built on the wood.

As for the car, the simplest convertible iron car is used, with steel wheels, a body, and a car with iron sheets and wooden boards on the car, which is also driven by a steam engine.

The piston steam engine drives the transmission shaft. After countless discussions, there is no problem in theory, but how much cargo it can drive is still unknown, but the carriages are not long. Pulling goods on the rails is easier and faster than Cuishi.

There are many people and strong strength. The straight track of more than 20 miles has been laid in half a month, and several carriages have been made. First, they are pulled by war horses. One carriage can hold fifty stones (five thousand catties) of ore, and four horses It is very easy to pull, which is more and faster than the previous wooden cart.

Moreover, the mine is also equipped with tracks, and the small iron cart is lowered from the top. After it is full, the winch is pulled by an ox on the top. The new winch is also equipped with a pulley block, and the buckets of ore are pulled onto the road very briskly. Everything was improved after the scientific research institute came, which opened the eyes of the mining workers and coolies, especially the Japanese slaves.

Li Chunfeng is now completely obsessed with machinery and has become a mechanical fanatic. He is thinking of using machinery to do everything he sees. A new mining machine has also emerged under his research.

Since the Qian'an Iron Mine is a shallow mine, not the kind of mining hole, everyone is digging down the hillside, no matter whether it is stone or soil, they dig all the way up.

The ore was transported away, the stones were used to build the Wubao, and the clay was fired into bricks. It can be said that there was no waste at all. It was really digging three feet, not three feet.

The mining machine is to use the power of the steam engine to destroy the hard land, so that the miners just follow along to sort and load the trucks, and use the steam engine to do these, the cost is lower, who let there be a large coal mine in western Liaoning, burn it up a little No pressure at all.

The steam rail car was finally built. Although the front of the car looked bigger than a metal carriage, Feng Daiwen called Ma Zhou and others to witness this epoch-making event on the day of the trial.

Since it was just a trial run, only one carriage was brought behind the front of the car. After the assembly was completed, black smoke began to emit from the steam car. Everyone held their breath and watched intently.

Feng Daiwen was equally nervous, even more nervous than marrying Guang'an.

As the steam burns enough, the head of the car makes a screeching sound. The stubborn Li Chunfeng must be the first person to drive the steam car. As he pushes a switch, the car starts to move forward slowly.

"It's moving! It's moving! It's really moving!" Li Tai jumped up excitedly and said loudly.

"Ah! It's really possible to move forward without horses and oxen." Ma Zhou was equally astonished when he saw the car moving forward. He was so excited that he pulled down a few short whiskers, and a sudden pain reminded him that this was not a dream.

(End of this chapter)