Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 414 Diamond Diamond (Reviewed in the previous chapter)

According to the theory of the limit of the empire's territory, the entire empire's control area has a limit.

Transportation technology is the best way to increase the limit of an empire's territory.

A well-developed transportation system can promote the entire internal business connection and strengthen the cultural connection of various places.

It can be said that the construction of railways is the key to the transition from an ancient country to a modern country.

Li Yan is concerned about the two railways that players are currently constructing in full swing.

After the smooth opening of the wooden rail railway in Zhangye and Wuwei, this railway quickly displayed its value.

A large amount of materials were quickly shuttled between Zhangye and Wuwei, and the distance between the two cities was shortened to half a day.

At this time, Zeng Mu of Jiuquan City couldn't sit still. He immediately invited Zhan Yaguang and proposed to build a railway between Jiuquan and Zhangye.

Zhan Yaguang readily agreed, and while investigating, he came to Jiuquan City and met Zeng Mu at the State Governor's Mansion.

Zeng Mu immediately said, "Chief Engineer Zhan, is it difficult to build the railway between Jiuquan and Zhangye?"

Zhan Yaguang said: "Compared to the plain between Zhangye and Wuwei, the terrain between Jiuquan and Zhangye is not flat. It is impossible to build a railway line as straight as the Wuzhang Railway. If wooden rails are used like the Wuzhang Railway, There will be more wear and tear, and accidents are prone to occur.”

"So my suggestion is to not use the wooden rails and go directly to the rails."

Zeng Mu asked: "Go on the rails? But the cost?"

Jiuquan is not rich now!
The biggest pillar industries are pharmaceuticals and dyes. Jiuquanlan's dyed cloth sells well throughout Longyou, and even big food merchants recognize this high-grade dye that won't fade after washing.

The pharmaceutical industry is even more profitable. Zhang Chen and Wang Xue's pharmaceutical factory has already started the selection and breeding of penicillin after the drug allicin was released.

Salicylic acid, Suxiao Jiuxin pills, and allicin have already established their brands in Longyou, and foreign businessmen are rushing to buy these miraculous medicines.

However, these two pillar industries belong to the current high-tech industry. Although the profits are huge, the research and development costs are also quite high.

Most of the profits of dye factories and pharmaceutical factories are used to research and develop new products, and there are very few taxes that can be paid.

The expenses of the Jiuquan yamen are mainly supported by several mines in Jiuquan.

Jiuquan has iron ore, marble ore and other resources, and more importantly, Jiuquan has rich reserves of thenardite.

Glauber's salt is an important raw material for the manufacture of explosives and an important raw material for the chemical industry.

However, the mining industry is also a heavy asset and heavy investment industry. Although Zeng Mu has used various methods, the only thing currently mining in Jiuquan is thenardite ore.

Compared with Zhangye City, which has more diverse industries, a larger population, and more prosperous trade, Jiuquan is not so rich and powerful.

Even Zhangye didn't use the railway track plan, so Zeng Mu was a little worried about the cost.

Zhan Yaguang said: "In the long run, the cost of the wooden rail railway is not small."

"The wooden rails need to be replaced for a long time, and they need to be repaired and maintained frequently. The wooden rails and the rails are actually equivalent to two games."

"The construction cost of the wooden track is not high, but the maintenance cost in the later stage is scary, which is equivalent to a free krypton gold card game, and the subsequent investment is a bottomless pit."

"Zhangye has a large population and abundant human resources, which can support such a game, but what about the population of Jiuquan?"

Zeng Mu also shook his head.

There are three towns in Hexi—Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei. Zhangye is the most populous.

Wuwei is because Fang Guan made a fuss when he was the Jiedushi. Now Wuwei has absorbed many refugees from the Central Plains, and the population is also growing rapidly.

Only the population of Jiuquan is far smaller than that of the two cities, which is why mine owners and players are unwilling to invest in Jiuquan.

Mining also needs people, and there are too few people in Jiuquan.

Zhan Yaguang said: "Rail tracks are a one-off deal. The initial investment cost is high, but the later maintenance cost is low, and it is durable. You can see that many railway lines that have been in use for a hundred years in the real world are still smooth."

"This is equivalent to a one-time buyout game. Although the investment is relatively large at once, the investment in money and manpower for later maintenance is relatively small, which is more suitable for Jiuquan's situation."

Zeng Mu sighed, he naturally understood this truth.

But the governor's office really has no money!
A wealthy city like Zhangye can do such things as issuing railway bonds.

However, in a city like Jiuquan, there must not be many people buying the bonds issued.

As for asking for money from the Governor's Mansion, don't even think about it.

Jiang Lun, who is in charge of the finance of the Dudu Mansion, is even more of an iron cock than an iron rooster. The attitude of the Dudu Mansion towards the construction of railways in various places is one sentence:

There is unlimited policy support, but no financial support.

Zeng Mu could only ask Zhan Yaguang to stay in Jiuquan for the time being, and then he would find a way to make some money.

Compared with Zeng Mu's embarrassment, Qin Chuan can be said to be rich and powerful!
The Dangjinshan Railway connecting Tuyuhun and Longyou was built according to the highest standards from the very beginning.

Railroad tracks, steam trains, what Qin Chuan pursues is all in one step!
The steam engine workshop of Wu Zhonghua, Wu Gang and his son has moved to Dangjin Pass.

Qin Chuan was very excited when he looked at the heavy hammer roaring in the railway factory.

All I could see was the heavy hammer driven by steam raised high, and then hit the red iron ingot.

Under the manipulation of the workers, the iron ingots gradually turned into railroad tracks.

After installing the heavy hammer of the steam engine, the production efficiency of the entire rail factory has been greatly improved. Now the iron ore and coal mines near Dangjin Pass have been connected by rails.

Qin Chuan took Jian Xia to inspect the rail factory, and he said to Jian Xia:
"All the slave laborers working in the rail factory have been replaced, and all the workers have been replaced by skilled workers from Longyou. Each worker has [-] mu of land to settle down, and there are dry shares in the rail factory. They can enjoy the railroad every year. dividends from the factory."

"I dug all of these from Dashuixia. The expenditure of the entire rail factory is more than that of other factories combined."

Qin Chuan's face was full of painful expressions. The last time Jian Xia visited the railway track factory, he found that he used Tubo slaves to operate the machinery, which caused frequent accidents at the railway track factory, so he sprayed Qin Chuan once.

Qin Chuan gritted his teeth, replaced all these slave workers, and dug a group of skilled workers from Longyou with a lot of money.

It has to be said that the effect is remarkable. Looking at the sign on the wall that reads "Continuous Safe Production for Thirteen Days", Jian Xia said:
"The metallurgical industry has high requirements for technology, and if there is an explosion due to improper operation, the loss will be much greater than this salary."

"With these technical backbones, you can recruit some smart and studious natives to follow them, and hold a few night school training courses, and the number of industrial workers will soon increase."

Qin Chuan nodded quickly: "We have already started to train our own industrial workers, mainly because the education in the Tuyuhun area is too backward, and we need to complete the literacy courses first."

Qin Chuan is a big Han nationalist, and of course only Han Chinese can train skilled workers!

However, the Han people that can be found today were all slaves of the Tubo people in the past, and it will take a lot of effort to bring them into the civilized age.

Qin Chuan can only choose apprentices from young Han Chinese.

He was also afraid that Jian Xia would scold him for hiring child labor again, so Qin Chuan didn't let these apprentices come out to work today.

When the rail factory in Jinshankou is like a factory after the first industrial revolution, with the erupting steam engine, a large number of precise gears and levers, and the rotating assembly line, you can feel the power of the steam engine standing in the factory.

But when Qin Chuan and Jian Xia went to the steam engine factory, they didn't have any sense of technology.

Under the guidance of Wu Zhonghua, WISCO is rubbing the core precision components of the new steam engine. Who would have thought that the core components of the steam engine, which represent the harbinger of industrialization and automation, are filed bit by bit like a manual workshop.

Most of the components of this steam engine workshop are still produced by hand. After the workshop of Wuhan Iron and Steel moved here, it has produced only one steam engine, which is the steam engine weight used in the rail factory.

For such production efficiency, it is quite unindustrial.

Jian Xia watched Wugang file out qualified parts little by little, and couldn't help but said to Wu Zhonghua:
"Old Wu, can the lathe come out?"

Wu Zhonghua, an old eighth-level fitter, was very calm. He said: "It is not difficult to make other parts of the lathe, but the turning tool is not easy to make."

"It's said that without diamonds, you can't do porcelain work. The turning tool with qualified hardness is the most important thing."

Qin Chuan asked: "How can we have turning tools with acceptable hardness?"

Wu Zhonghua looked at Jian Xia who was beside Qin Chuan and said, "Then ask Jian Gong to think of a way to make a high-hardness alloy blade."

Jian Xia said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, don't make fun of me. I'm just a doctor, not an academician."

"And with Datang's technological level, even academicians can't make high-strength alloys. It's better to use soil."

Qin Chuan asked: "A native method?"

Wu Zhonghua said: "If you can't make high-hardness alloys, you can only use expensive soil methods, and that is to use diamonds."

"diamond?"

Wu Zhonghua nodded and said: "Yes, the Mohs hardness of diamond is 10, which can cut most metals. And there is no need for a whole piece of diamond, as long as small diamonds are embedded in the cutter head."

Qin Chuan was stunned again: "Here, isn't this diamond only found in South Africa? Where can I get diamonds now?"

Jian Xia said: "That's not true. Diamonds are not only found in South Africa, but also in Russia and some areas in North Africa."

"The diamonds in these places are not as big as South African diamonds, but they are more than enough for drill bits."

Qin Chuan immediately said: "Then I will go to the Dashi Merchant immediately to see if I can buy diamonds!"

Seeing that Qin Chuan could solve his own problems, Wu Zhonghua also made a cake for Qin Chuan: "My apprentices will be able to enter the game next month, and the production speed will be accelerated by then. I guess next month The prototype of the steam train will be built by the end of the month."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was overjoyed. Hearing that Zhangye was going to build a railroad track, Qin Chuan rushed over to inspect it. The honor of the first railroad track in this game must be Tuyuhun!
　It was reviewed in the previous chapter, so please read this first.

　　Just corrected a few typos and grammatical errors and reviewed it...

　　The editor is not at work today, miserable

　　
　
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