Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 79 Railway Construction Committee
The industrial revolution system realized many technologies, and brought hundreds of Westerners to Chu Yun.The most famous of them is Stephenson, and the engineer seems to have brought his son here.

"My lord, I have come from far away to bring you the 'Sport' locomotive. The 'Sport' locomotive can pull more than 30 carriages and fly across the railway at a speed of 15 miles per hour." Stephenson Standing proudly in front of the locomotive like a steel behemoth.

15 miles per hour is equivalent to 24 kilometers per hour. If it is used to transport coal mines between Gaizhou and Dalian Port, it can be more than one trip a day, and there are more than 30 carriages at a time, which is equivalent to how many horse-drawn carriages. !
"If it is used to transport goods, how many tons can it transport at one time? If it is used to transport soldiers in combat, how many soldiers can it transport at one time?" Chu Yun is more concerned about the specific value.

"About 90 tons of cargo can be transported at one time, or about 500 soldiers. Our father and son are working on a new type of locomotive called Victory, which will be much more powerful than the Sports!" Stephenson replied.

"Well, well, the train is really a good thing!" Chu Yun was ecstatic.

Damn, when I build the railway and get two trains, I can send a battalion from the rear to the front line within ten hours. How are you going to fight me in Houjin?
Chu Yun couldn't help but fantasize about it.Modern warfare is not only more advanced than anyone else's weapons, but also better than the ability to launch and logistical support!

"However, my lord, we still need to manufacture corresponding carriages and build a continuous railway to make the locomotive useful." Stephenson said to Chu Yun.

"Well... I plan to build a railway to connect Gaizhou City and the mining field. This is the first phase of the plan. The second phase of the plan is to connect Gaizhou City, Fuzhou City, Jinzhou City and Dalian Port Connected together, four points and one line, covering our main cities. The third phase will connect other resource points and frontline fortresses bordering Houjin." Chu Yun had already imagined the railway network in his mind.

"Daming has a vast territory, and the distance between the three guards in southern Liaoning alone is not small. I'm afraid it will be expensive. You must be prepared." Stephen Sun was a little worried. Pounds, it takes a lot of time to cast and lay, and when we built the Stockton-Darlington Railway, it took three years for more than 28 kilometers."

It will take more than three years for more than 20 kilometers?Chu Yun was a little broken, and he couldn't wait. If it took three years to complete the first phase, when would he be able to complete his ambition of deploying the railway network in southern Liaoning?

"However, we were obstructed by many forces at the time. If there are adults who fully support and send a large number of laborers, or can improve the technology, we must be able to go much faster. Before that, I need to organize people to survey the terrain and design a reasonable railway. Figure," Stephenson said.

"Don't panic, our Great Heavenly Dynasty can slow down everything, but infrastructure can't be slowed down." Chu Yun said, but then he thought of another problem.

"If you go to build the railway, I'm at ease. But making new locomotives and carriages also requires manpower..."

"My lord, please don't worry. My son has studied with me for many years and is very familiar with steam locomotives. He is fully qualified for this task." Stephenson recommended his son to Chu Yun.

Yes, buy big and get small free!Chu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and the next thing is time.

Back in Jinzhou City, Chu Yun ordered the establishment of a railway construction committee and managed it himself. Then Stephenson became the executive director of railway construction, and Stephenson Jr. became the executive director of locomotive manufacturing.

Railway construction is a big project, the first and most important thing is exploration to see if the terrain is suitable for laying railways!Sometimes it is necessary to meet mountains and open mountains, and build bridges when encountering waters, and it is not sloppy at all!After the design blueprint comes out, it is necessary to recruit railway workers to lay it.During the exploration phase, you can cooperate with the smelter to produce rails.It's easy to say, but it's actually very time-consuming.In particular, smokeless explosives such as TNT explosives have not been invented yet, so it is necessary to open a mountain?That's hard as hell.

The task for Stephenson Jr. was not easy either. Whether it was trying to manufacture steam locomotives with superior performance or producing locomotive carriages that did not exist in this era, it was time-consuming.

The time Chu Yun gave them was one year. For this reason, Chu Yun’s railway construction committee not only summoned hundreds of workers, but also newly recruited local workers. Ten thousand taels of silver!This great project is definitely the largest project that Chu Yun has invested in.For the first time, Chu Yun felt that there are things that cost more money than cannons.This 10 taels of silver can produce many cannons.

"What kind of institution is this railway construction committee? It's really puzzling."

"It is said that the military leader brought in a group of people from the West. The leader seems to be called Shi Shi... I know what they produce. It's just a long piece of iron, but I don't know what it is for."

"I heard that there is a strange machine covered by the military leader with a green cloth. It should be related to the long iron block, but the military leader has always been unconstrained. It is impossible for us to guess what the railway construction committee is doing."

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The middle and high levels of the Liao Army were a little baffled when they learned of the establishment of an unheard of organization.For example, the Bureau of Agriculture, the Bureau of Maritime Safety, and the Bureau of Ordnance, you can understand them just by hearing the names.And the Railroad Construction Committee, what is a railroad?A road made of iron?

"Mr. Newton, can your Academy of Sciences send a group of students who are talented in physics and engineering to join the railway construction committee? Now Stephenson is going to explore the terrain and needs a group of helpers, and I want to take this opportunity to train a group of students who are proficient in railway construction." Manufacturing talents." Chu Yun recruited Newton to teach the Academy of Sciences.

"My lord, forgive me for my ignorance. What is the railway?" Newton was also deceived. There was no such thing in his era. The practical railway appeared 100 years after Newton's death.

"Uh... When I have time, I will invite Stephenson to come to the Academy of Sciences to give a class to popularize what railways are. Please select a group of students as soon as possible." Chu Yun is not good at showing off with Newton.

"There is no problem with this. There are many smart people in Ming Dynasty, but they are a bit conservative in thinking, but it is much better now. It is not a problem to pick out a dozen or twenty students who meet the requirements of adults in the Academy of Sciences." Newton sighed, "Is the railway …Unexpectedly, I also began to fall behind the times.”

"Mr. Newton, don't worry, the calculus you invented will still be learned hundreds of years later, and everyone in China will like to make fun of you hundreds of years later."

"Oh? How do you rate me?" Newton puffed out his chest proudly when he heard Chu Yun's words.

"Newton's coffin can't hold it down..."

(End of this chapter)