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Chapter 798 Hydraulic Power and Railways

Seeing Sun Yuanhua again, Yang Reform was very surprised. Sun Yuanhua's appearance was almost unrecognizable to him. According to Yang Reform's words, he had lost his shape.

Dark, thin, tired, haggard, tired, mixed with the excited light in the eyes, it is really hard to know how to describe the person in front of him.

"Why does the Qing family look like this?" Yang Reform asked in surprise.

Not only Yang Reform was surprised, but even Wang Chengen who was on the side was also very surprised.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have nothing to do with you. It's just that I didn't sleep a little bit. It's all right..." Sun Yuanhua said with a haggard look, but in his words, there was tiredness and excitement.

"It's been a few days since I saw you? The Qing family just looks like this, and they said it's okay. If this continues, the Qing family will probably become skinny before the altar is built. People who don't know think that I abused the Qing family." Well, how can this work?" Yang Reform said.Yang Reform really didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua would turn out like this. He was out of shape and under a lot of pressure, but it shouldn't be to this extent.

"...Your Majesty, it's really not a problem. It's just that I haven't slept much recently, so I have this appearance. I just need to raise it for a few days, and it will be fine..." Sun Yuanhua continued to speak with haggard, tired and excited words. Said, the dark circles under the eyes and the red blood indicate that he probably hasn't slept well for several days.

Yang Reform was speechless for a while. Recalling the homework that Sun Yuanhua had handed in to him in the past few days, Yang Reform had already understood a little. In the face of the unknown and the possible consequences of a large project, how can ordinary people understand the difficulties and pressures of the host?The construction of this dam is not only to activate hydraulic power as industrial power, but also to do technical verification for the human altar. The pressure it faces is not just as simple as a dam. I'm afraid I can only do the worst plan and condemn myself. This will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the process of industrialization. Yang Reform's plan to nail a stake in the spiritual world will fail completely. The industrialization of the Ming Dynasty There will be huge changes, and the pressure Yang Reform himself is facing is also huge. Naturally, these pressures must be transmitted to the specific executors. Unexpectedly, Sun Yuanhua was suppressed into such a state.

"... Sigh, the Qing family should not work so hard, I can't afford to lose..." Yang Reform sighed.

"...Your Majesty, it really doesn't matter, I'll take care of it for a few days..." Sun Yuanhua said nonchalantly.

A moment of silence.

It is indeed not that simple to engage in scientific research and technology, and Yang Reform once again had a deep feeling.

"...I heard that the dam is almost finished..." Yang Reform put aside important things and asked.

Sun Yuanhua was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "...Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, the repair is almost complete..., including the dam itself, the diversion channel of the cement factory, the drainage channel, including the corresponding iron factory, coal yard, and ash factory. It's almost there... Your Majesty, the place of Xishan, where iron, coal, lime, and water are all gathered together, and it is close to the capital, is indeed more suitable than Tianjin..."

"...Well, yes, I know this, the Xishan side is suitable, let's do it on the Xishan side first, and don't stop on the Tianjin side. There is only so much water in the Wuding River, and it is unstable. On the Xishan side, I'm afraid it's limited, and I'm afraid I'll have to find other places in the future and find other ways..." Yang Reform knew what Sun Yuanhua said, the raw materials, water power, and distribution places in Xishan are all concentrated in one place, which can be regarded as one place The rare heavy industry base also has certain limitations. In the era of limited hydraulic power, it may be difficult to shoulder the heavy burden of the heavy industry base. Of course, before there is no stable source of power, this place is indeed stronger than Tianjin. Well, as a base for heavy industry enlightenment, it is enough, but if it comes to the age of steam engines, when more, larger, and more stable power is needed, the base here may not be suitable for heavy industry bases. Let’s talk about pollution, I’m afraid Beijing The senior officials of the city couldn't bear it.Of course, in the eyes of Yang Reform, the towering chimneys and thick smoke in the "portrait samples" sent by Sun Yuanhua are Yang Reform's favorite.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua said, replacing manpower and animal power with water power does have a huge advantage. There is no doubt about this. Making cement requires a lot of power to grind, crush raw materials, and cook. If there is no stable, sustainable and cheap driving force, the output of this cement will definitely not increase, and the price will undoubtedly not fall. If it does not fall, it will not be good for promotion.

After a moment of silence, Yang Reform took out the blueprint of the dam.Yang Reformer was in the Forbidden City and couldn't go out. For the needs of visualization, he had these intuitive "photographic" drawings.According to Yang Reform's requirements, the only requirement for this portrait drawing is "portrait". The actual appearance can be drawn as it is. For the emperor who can use the resources of the whole country, this requirement is not too much. It is better than the emperor running to Xishan himself. It seems reasonable to look at it, and it also set off a "portrait trend" in the capital.

"...The West Mountain does have an advantage over Tianjin..." Yang Reform looked at the "photograph" drawings for a long time, and said, I have to say that now the dam is almost completed, the cement plant is completed, and the power source is relatively stable. , the advantages of Xishan emerged, and Tianjin, after all, is still too far away. The distance of three hundred miles is still not a small number for today's Ming Dynasty, and the productivity is not enough.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, after the dam is built, it takes almost no effort to crush raw materials and clinker. It is far more cost-effective than using animal power before. The output of this cement has suddenly increased, and the price has also come down. With the cement produced in Xishan, I am confident that I can build the Altar of Human Beings, otherwise, I really don’t have much confidence in grinding the cement of the Altar of Human Beings by manpower and animal power..." Sun Yuanhua said, his eyes were tired and haggard , Excited again.

Yang Reform was silent again, and the topic moved to the human altar again. For the Ming Dynasty today, the altar of human beings can be called a super project among super projects. The difficulties encountered by ordinary people are unimaginable. This is also due to pressure, and the pressure of Yang's reform is not small.

"...However, Your Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua stammered again.

"What's the matter?" Yang Reform was thinking about his own business, and when Sun Yuanhua asked, he asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, nowadays not only the cement plant needs water power, but also the iron and steel plant needs water power. If water power is used to hammer, drill and forge objects, it can do things that cannot be done by manpower. Many objects need this power. It can only be done with a continuous and huge force..., so..., Your Majesty, I am afraid that this water power is not enough..." Sun Yuanhua said hesitantly.

Yang Reform was speechless for a while.Just now I was talking about using Xishan as a heavy industry base, and the dam is about to be repaired, but I immediately encountered a problem of insufficient water power... The demand for power immediately encountered a bottleneck.

"...What do you mean by the Qing family, the dam has been repaired too small?" Yang Reform was speechless for a while. It was the first time he did such a thing, and he was really inexperienced. Yang Reform could understand this kind of thing.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, this is not what I mean. What I mean is that if the development continues like this, I am afraid that the water in the Wuding River will not be enough. Your Majesty, I don't know how much cement and steel this human altar needs. Well, if the cement and steel in Xishan only meet the needs of the construction of the human altar, it is barely enough, but your majesty, now that the cement is selling so much, I don’t know how much it needs. I am afraid that the cement of Xishan Cement Factory will not be able to meet the external demand... "Sun Yuanhua said hesitantly.This was indeed unexpected. Before, he was afraid that when building such a large dam, the money invested would not be recovered, and people would blame him for wasting too much. After the Altar of Human Beings was repaired, the cement would have no place to go, but he did not expect that. Now that the cement has been promoted by the emperor wave after wave, it is now completely booming. The production capacity of his cement factory is not enough now. It's not that it can't produce so much cement, but that the hydraulic power is not enough. He also wants to use water power to make steel, to forge, to forge larger objects, to make cannons, and to drill holes for guns and cannons. All of these require a lot of water. The water power is probably not enough, and the water in this Wuding River is not so stable, it rises and falls sharply.

Yang Reform was also agitated for a while. There was no way. Water power was not good at all. Without a stable and sufficient source of power, it could only satisfy the needs and industries of natural conditions, but could not break away from them. They were too restricted by natural conditions.

"...Then what can the Qing family do?" Yang Reform asked.

There was a slight silence.

Sun Yuanhua plucked up his courage and said: "... Your Majesty, I think that the dam can be raised... to store more water. In the season of dry water and less water, we can store water at night and start work during the day. In this way, Get more water power..."

Sun Yuanhua said hesitantly, if there is a problem with raising the dam higher than the original plan, the downstream will be a mess, and it may even affect the capital, and the vicinity of the capital is full of properties owned by dignitaries. The loss and pressure are not General big...

Yang Reform now understands why Sun Yuanhua looks like this, the guy with feelings is for this matter!Temporarily increasing the height of the dam, if this is done in later generations, I am afraid that it will be shot. Of course, everything is still in the early stages, and there are no systematic construction methods and standards. Whether it can be done or not depends on the risks borne. decision makers.

Yang Reform looked at Sun Yuanhua in shock.

"...The Qing family's idea... can it work? How high does the Qing family want to increase?" Now it's Yang Reform's turn to be in a mess. This is a dam, and it is not built according to the design and construction plan, but it is increased there based on perceptual knowledge. Gao, how does Yang Reform feel? It’s like the land in the urban-rural fringe area is going to be expropriated, and every household is going to die to raise their own floors. Think of an ordinary two-story brick and tile building being raised to five or six floors If the building collapses, no, if the dam collapses, the consequences... It will take only one or two years to deal with the expropriation, but the dam will take decades. !
"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I would like to increase the height by three feet..." Sun Yuanhua said hesitantly.

"...Three feet?..." Yang Reform was dazzled for a while. The height of the dam above the base is less than two feet. Now add three feet. This project is really a proper emotional project. You can do whatever you want How to do it does not meet the construction requirements of architectural science at all.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, three feet, I think that if the height is increased by three feet, the water stored can be greatly increased, and it may be able to meet the needs of hydraulic power. Otherwise, in the dry season, the cement plant and the iron plant may need more water. Work stopped after a month..." At this point, Sun Yuanhua became serious and persistent, his eyes were full of confidence, and he squeezed away the exhaustion all over his body and the haggardness on his face.

"...Is this going to work? The foundation has been laid, and it is only raised now? Will there be any problems? If the dam breaks, has the Qing family thought about the risks?" Yang Reform asked a little nervously. Reform is not familiar with engineering and construction, but he also knows how serious the risks brought by random heightening of buildings are.

"...Reporting to His Majesty, it should be feasible. The base has been dug two feet, which is actually strong enough. Adding a height of three feet to it should not be a big deal, just change the slope a little bit when repairing... ..." Sun Yuanhua said.

Yang Reform's mind was in a mess. What he should have said, what he wanted to say, was disrupted by Sun Yuanhua.Who would have guessed that this water power would not be enough?

Due to the cognition of architectural knowledge in later generations, Yang Reform is very hesitant. In this era when everything is a grassroots creation, and in this era without engineers, Yang Reform really can't make up his mind.

"...Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you increase the height by three feet. There are steel bars to make the bones and concrete pavement, which is strong. Besides, there is also a spillway. You just need to widen the spillway and make it bigger. This high dam is really not good, just open the gate of the spillway and let the spillway increase the size of the flood discharge, it will not do anything to the dam, Your Majesty, this dam made of steel and iron is not so bad..." Sun Yuanhua tried his best to persuade him. Recently, he has been suffering from this matter. Do you want to increase the height?It is safest not to increase the height, he is the most sure, but the hydraulic power is not enough, whether it is an iron factory or a cement factory, there is no difference at all. As the emperor said, the Wuding River is only so big, and the water is only so big. Many, there are too many limitations. Now cement is so booming. I don’t know how many orders have been placed to buy cement. Every household is going to take it back to lay the ground. Use, let alone the iron factory, Sun Yuanhua also tried his best, the only relatively simple and feasible method is this method, increase the height of the dam, store more water, and obtain more hydraulic power. As for the dangers and consequences, it is tormented Sun Yuanhua had been working for several days, but he finally made up his mind to increase his height. Sun Yuanhua only weighed more than 100 kilograms. Those people ate whatever they wanted, so he was willing to go all out.

"...Is the Qing family sure?" Yang Reform's mind was in a mess, this matter was..., without an engineer to give him an idea, Yang Reform was really at a loss.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am willing to submit but with all consequences..." Sun Yuanhua said without the slightest fear.Obviously, after so many days of suffering, he had almost made up his mind.

"...Okay! Then Yiqing's family, heighten it..." Yang Reform also gritted his teeth and agreed, since he chose Sun Yuanhua to do this, then trust him, since there is not enough water, he has no choice but to increase the height. If it's too high, if it doesn't work, just knock off the extra three feet.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this is absolutely feasible..." Sun Yuanhua said with affirmative gesture.Sun Yuanhua breathed a sigh of relief, and raised the height by three feet. The water volume and hydraulic power have greatly increased. The water allocated to the iron factory and the cement factory is enough. Otherwise, the hydraulic power required by the cement factory to produce cement is enough. Of course, this can only maintain a certain level of production. If it is necessary to increase production capacity, this water may not be enough.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Since the Qing family is so sure that it is feasible, then I will believe in the Qing family. There is another matter. I want to talk to the Qing family..." Yang Reform put away those restless people. Mood, said.

"Please show your Majesty..." In Sun Yuanhua's eyes, fatigue obviously occupied more space, and the original light was much less. It can be seen that Sun Yuanhua was extremely tired.

"I see that in Xishan, the iron and steel plant, coal plant, cement plant, and ash plant are all gathered in one place. The raw materials, coal, etc., have you thought of any way to transport them? To save more manpower and animal power, and save more costs ? Reduce the cost?” Yang Reform rationalized his thinking, put aside other things, and focused on his own affairs.Yang Reform is planning to build a "railway" in this new hydraulic heavy industry enlightenment base, laying the foundation for future railways.This new industrial base integrates resources such as coal mines, iron mines, lime, marble, hydraulic power, etc. It is indeed a very good base for heavy industry enlightenment. [Not much to say about coal mines. Coal has always been mined here in history. For iron ore, you can refer to Shougang and Longyan Iron Mine Company. Lime and marble are readily available, and you can search them on Baidu. 】

Sun Yuanhua was puzzled for a while.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am puzzled, please show me..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"The iron ore you dug out has to be transported from the mine to the iron factory, the limestone has to be transported from the mountain to the cement factory, and then ground, and the coal has to be transported from the coal mine to the iron factory and cement factory, and so on. , if you don’t want to think about a lighter, larger carrying capacity, and simpler method, how can the cost be reduced?” Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty is right..." Sun Yuanhua said in confusion.

"...Therefore, I imagined a simpler, larger, and lighter delivery method, which is to connect these raw material sites with factories, so that after various raw materials come out of the pit, they can be directly Send it to the factory, so the cost can be greatly reduced..." Yang Reform said.

"...Your Majesty, the railway..., this..." Sun Yuanhua was in a daze, and didn't understand at all. His brain is really not enough. Recently, he has been struggling with raising the dam, making him haggard. Very good, where do you still have the energy to think about this?
"...Let's put it this way, it is to lay rails on the ground, and then install the wheels of the car on the rails. In this way, there can be many advantages, such as large load capacity, such as lighter weight, such as easier and more durable..." Yang Reform explained.

"...Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua was still at a loss, whether he was too tired or simply couldn't understand it.

"... Well, let's put it this way, the Qing family have thought about how much steel and cement they need to build the Human Altar? These have to be transported from Xishan, which is about forty miles away from here. For such a long distance, if there is no cheap transportation method, how much can it be transported with the long-term transportation of the horse-drawn carriage? One round trip, how high is the transportation cost? Also, the construction of the Human Altar will definitely require a lot of marble and white marble, and only Xishan and Fangshan have it. The marble and white marble must be large. Horse-drawn carriages are inconvenient and easily damaged. Wouldn’t it be better if we could transport them in a way that has a large load, can be transported day and night, and is relatively stable... Besides, the coal in the capital is not all that expensive. Can it be transported from the west mountain side? If there is such a railway, can the price of this coal be lowered? Will there be more people who can afford coal? Can ordinary people suffer less cold in winter?  … "Yang Reform immediately spoke out his idea in a crackling voice.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor in confusion and shock, railway?The way to lay iron on the ground?A railway from Xishan to Beijing?

"...Uh, the railway between several factories on your Xishan side is a pilot project. It will be used to accumulate some experience first. When you have experience, you will build the railway from Xishan to the capital. Qing's family... time does not wait for me, altar The construction of the Altar of Humanity is imminent, and the Qing family should have made a clear plan for the construction of the Altar of Humanity! Don't temporarily raise the dam..." Yang Reform finished, and added another sentence.The Altar of Humanity can indeed be called the Apollo Project of the Ming Dynasty, linking the construction of the railway with the Altar of Humanity, and the necessity of building the railway was immediately revealed.Of course, this is not a railway, it can only be called a railway track.

Hearing the emperor's explanation, Sun Yuanhua became agitated all over, and even more anxious, repairing the human altar! ... The emperor was right, the Altar of Human Beings was about to be built, but he hadn't made the preparations. If he wanted to raise the dam today, wouldn't he want to lower the height of the Altar of Humanity in the future?Indeed, he has to plan everything in building the Altar of Human Beings better. To make everything ready, he only owes the east wind. When he is in the human altar, he will not be given a chance to come back again.Even though he didn't know what a railway was, he still yearned for it.

"...Please show your Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua immediately said with emotion, the exhaustion on his face immediately disappeared without a trace, replaced by a solemn expression.

"...Looking at the Qing family, this is the sketch of the railway I drew... This is the sample of the rails I made and the cars that run on the rails..." Yang Reform showed the sketch to Sun Yuanhua, and took out a pure Silver cast rails and carts...

Sun Yuanhua was dumbfounded.

"...Your family, look, this rail is triangular, and it just fits the wheels of the car. The four wheels of this car can roll easily on this rail, but it is much easier than on flat ground. I think, a A horse can pull an ordinary carriage on the flat ground, but on this rail, it can easily pull two carriages, and the horse can also run longer. Wouldn’t it save horsepower and manpower? Wouldn’t the carrying capacity be greater? Big? With a carriage, you are not limited to running during the day, maybe you can run at night, the track is fixed, and you are not afraid of going in the wrong direction..." Yang Reform said.

Sun Yuanhua didn't listen to the emperor's words at all, and was in a daze with the carriage and rails carrying sterling silver.

(End of this chapter)