Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 369 Steam Armored Vehicle

Just after Tuyuhun, the Gaochang envoy, was driven away as sad as a dead father, Li Shimin issued an order to reprimand Gao Jianwu, and finally expressed his forgiveness after paying homage to him before. , worried about Datang's revenge.

Fortunately, Li Shimin forgave them magnanimously afterwards, and said that next time, they must destroy their national oaks.

Li Shimin was in a good mood this time when many envoys made the pilgrimage, and he asked them to take them to visit the newly renovated Chang'an City attractions.

The bustling new Chang'an left the envoys stunned and unable to move. Although they said they had seen it before, they only realized their shallowness after the guide's introduction.

The prosperity of people coming and going can be seen, and the hidden internal facilities are something that they can hardly imagine. The water in every household is actually a copper tube connected to a porcelain pipe. The tube can discharge water with a twist of the hand.

The kang, the black honeycomb carbon that can be burned without wood, and the countless transparent glazes are used to build houses. In their tribes and countries, every family has glazed mirrors that are regarded as treasures.

This made them feel inferior after being shocked, and envious after inferiority. Many small patriarchs have already decided to bring their clansmen to join Datang after returning, at least they have to bring their families to live in Chang'an.

Many people have secretly inquired about what conditions are needed to live in Chang'an.

After discussing with Feng Daiwen and others, Li Shimin made a decree to welcome people from foreign countries to come and settle in Chang'an.

The foreigners who can come to Chang'an to settle down are of course rich people. When they come to Chang'an, they will inevitably drive consumption. Strong center, weak local.

Although there is no need to deliberately relocate wealthy families, it is always a good thing to have more rich people from other races. Of course, after they have no money, whether they can survive in Chang'an is not a matter of the court.

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The basic transformation of Chang'an City was completed, and the speed of the Longshouyuan palace group was also accelerated. No wonder Li Shimin was unhappy. The foundation of the palace group was only built, but the villa group halfway down the mountain had already been built, and the final decoration was expected to be carried out in the next year.

The population of Chang'an is too large. After discussing with Li Shimin and others, Feng Daiwen decided to build a new city at the foot of the mountain and build a [-]-kilometer railway to connect the two cities. The new city will become a leisure and entertainment city. The new city is a city without city walls. The first city built was a huge amusement park, including a zoo, a botanical garden, and a children's amusement park.

Because of the appearance of steam engines and the role of steel alloys, many large-scale amusement facilities can also be made, but they are not as exaggerated as later generations. They belong to weakened versions of pirate ships, slowly running roller coasters, carousels and so on.

In Feng Daiwen's plan, the new urban area is a place for everyone to play and relax. As the people's lives become richer, more pursuits will become entertainment. This is an inevitable thing. It is better than getting drunk when you have money. The party came well.

Before the new year came, Feng Daiwen was dragged by Li Chunfeng to the scientific research institute for retreat. It turned out that after returning from Liaoxi, Li Chunfeng couldn't forget the steam car proposed by Feng Daiwen.

After I came back, I took more than a dozen craftsmen to make one for more than a month, but there were various problems. Now that Feng Daiwen came back, of course I asked him to guide him.

It is said to be a car, but it is a colossal monster, with a three-foot-long body and an all-steel convertible top. The steam engine occupies half of the front of the car, and there are twelve wide iron wheels underneath. It can walk when it is started, but it is worse than walking. Slow, and the cement road needs to be thickened, otherwise it will be deep in it.

After reading it, Feng Daiwen also admired their imagination, so he made some suggestions.

Rear drive is used, the steam engine is installed at the back, the wheels are geared, and the bottom plate is crawler, so that there is not so much requirement for the road surface. Anyway, it is deserted everywhere now, and there are not so dense houses and roads.

And the first one must belong to Li Shimin, otherwise it will definitely make him uncomfortable, Li Shimin is uncomfortable, and everyone should not be comfortable.

Since it is a royal product, it should naturally have a royal appearance. The shape is designed as a dragon head, and the steel machine does not need to be changed. It is already very powerful. The top is open, which is for him to patrol.

The high manganese steel tracks made by stamping are all riveted to ensure the hardness. At least for now, there is no one that can destroy it.

There is no big problem with the design of the machine itself. Although it is in the form of armor, it is only a shape. Inside is a steam engine, a console, and then there are seats for Li Shimin and his wife. Several guards can stand on both sides. Can squeeze 20 people.

The piston steam engine drives the transmission shaft, and the speed is changed by using large and small gears. The steam can also change the speed. The brake is the steel plate on the side of the tire, which uses friction to slow down and reduce the amount of steam at the same time, double insurance.

A large number of steel plates are used below for shock absorption, at least so that this big guy weighing more than 3000 kilograms (five tons) does not shake so hard when running.

"It's done! It's done! Haha!"

"Wow haha!"

In the sixth year of Zhenguan, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month!
Amid wild cheers, the first crawler-type steam locomotive was officially put into operation. It moved forward on the ground at the speed of a normal person. The sound of the steam engine and the roar of the car made the nearby ground tremble. .

This is the result of more than 200 craftsmen working day and night in the scientific research institute. In order to pursue the progress, the car body and the car body are made separately and then assembled. The interior decoration is also very simple. Only the seats of Li Shimin and his wife are made of cotton cushions to ensure comfort.

The huge white bear skin donated by Qu Dumei is laid on it, which is very warm and mighty at the same time.

The car drove in the scientific research institute for half an hour, and there was no problem. Feng Daiwen felt relieved, and asked Li Chunfeng to take someone overhauled, and rode his horse into the palace by himself to invite Li Shimin and his wife to come and get used to it, so that it would be convenient for the next day's Lantern Festival ride and inspection.

Suzaku Avenue is spacious and thick, which ensures that vehicles can go back and forth smoothly. There is also a [-]-mile road around the city outside Chang'an. Li Shimin will circle the city for a week and inspect Chang'an.

Feng Daiwen invited Li Shimin and his wife, as well as Li Chengqian and his brothers who came here upon hearing the news, but no one else knew about it.

"Mother, take a short rest, Father, please get in the car!" Feng Daiwen helped Li Shimin into the car, standing beside him himself, and four guards followed cautiously.

Li Shimin also believed that Feng Daiwen would not harm him, so he got into the car with confidence. After looking around, he looked around curiously. Although this large iron box with no top was a bit weird, it looked solid.

(End of this chapter)