behind me is the earth.

Chapter 240 238. Locomotive Test Run

This year's winter is colder than last year, and there have been several snowfalls since the beginning of winter.

Fortunately, there are fewer refugees on the road this year, and the Qingtian cloth produced in Qingcheng is so good and cheap that the common people can wear a few feet of cloth to eat and wear warmly.

Qingshui County is governed by divisions, regular inspections, strict reporting and other systems, coupled with militia inspections, road inspections, temperature measurement when entering the city, etc., in the entire Qingshui County, people rarely have the opportunity to encounter living corpses when they go out .

They support whoever makes them live a good life.

Ren Pingsheng's prestige grew day by day as word of mouth passed on from the people.

The end of the year is approaching, and in the snow-capped Qingcheng, the people have begun to decorate with lanterns and festoons.White snow, coupled with big red lanterns and ribbons, is very lively and festive!
Ruan Tang walked out of the door wearing a thick off-white scarf, covered her mouth with her hands and breathed out, watching the snowflakes falling from the sky, with joy in her eyes.

"Sister, wear a thick coat when it's cold."

A crisp voice came from the room, and then a thin and small figure flew out lightly. She was holding a red cloak in her hand, and Ruan Tang put it on her body.

"Chuchu, in the past two weeks, you have adapted very quickly. It seems that after half a month, you will almost be able to master the method of controlling the magnetic field."

Ruan Tang tightened the cloak on her body, looked at Bai Chuchu who was floating with her toes about a foot off the ground, and said happily.

"It's my sister who taught me well, and let me know how to transform the magnetic field energy in my body. Sister, I don't want to leave, I want to be by your side, I can do many things, and I can also work on construction sites. I see them building House, I can move bricks by flying."

Bai Chuchu said.

She felt that Ruan Tang treated her very well, and she was afraid that after leaving Ruan Tang, she would never meet such a good master again.

"Little girl, you are very useful, not just moving bricks."

Ruan Tang squeezed Bai Chuchu's face.

After the girl was washed, she looked quite handsome and pleasant, and she was more than 01:30 better than her embarrassed look that day.

"Appreciate~"

There was a sound of horseshoes outside the door, and finally stopped at the door.

There was a knock on the door: "Mr. Ruan, the factory organized a test run today, and I'm here to pick you up."

Ruan Tang opened the door, and a carriage had already parked outside.

After she pulled Bai Chuchu into the carriage together, the two female guards also followed, riding behind the carriage.

The snow on the street was swept clean by the merchants on both sides of the street. The noisy activities of people were not affected by the heavy snow at all. On the steaming street, people were in full swing preparing the new year's goods. Various cloth shops and tailor shops , as well as stalls selling couplets, firecrackers, etc., are also booming.

"Sweet potatoes, hot, sweet, soft and delicious sweet potatoes!"

"Sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, the sweet potatoes that the governor brought down from the sky!"

The cries of sweet potatoes outside, and the ripe sweet potatoes brought back by Ren Pingsheng have also entered the daily life of ordinary people.

"Stop the car and buy a sweet potato."

Ruan Tang stopped the car and asked people to buy some sweet potatoes and distribute them to everyone.

She ate sweet potatoes in her hands, and the car left the city.

Soon, we arrived at Qixing Vehicle Machinery Manufacturing Factory, which is not far from Renjiazhuang. The factory's gate is very inconspicuous, but the factory area is very large, and the security is very strict. The guards at the gate are all holding rifles. The equipment is even better than the soldiers of Yuntaiwei.

"Master Chief Engineer!"

Ruan Tang heard some weird addresses outside, lifted the curtain, and greeted the guards.

This made the guards on guard happy.

Soon, the carriage came to a wide area. As soon as the carriage stopped, someone greeted it immediately.

"Mr. Ruan!"

"Chief engineer, today is a good day. The auspicious snow heralds a good year."

Ruan Tang quickly jumped out of the car.

During this period of martial arts training, she often let Ren Pingsheng take advantage of it in the name of essential oil massage, but she has already started practicing martial arts, and compared to when she first crossed, she is considered to be physically stronger.

As soon as I got out of the car, the snowflakes that had already melted on my head were covered again.

"Mr. Ruan, let's go to the stands first."

Liu Wen also came over.

"it is good."

Ruan Tang nodded, smiled at the people around him, and then sat down in the stands.

The huge steam locomotive is still hung with festive red satin.

"Didn't the design institute come?"

Ruan Tang looked around and asked.

"Come here, Dean Zhao, come here for a while."

Liu Wen yelled at a man in his thirties who was in the audience.

"Director Liu, call me."

Dean Zhao stepped onto the stage and asked humbly.

Liu Wen said, "Mr. Ruan wants to ask you."

"Hi, chief engineer, my name is Zhao Han, and I'm the vice president of the Design Institute. I've listened to your lectures in school. It's really thought-provoking, and a lot of the content made me suddenly enlightened!"

Zhao Han looked at Ruan Tang and said with admiration.

In his opinion, although Chief Engineer Ruan is a woman, her profound knowledge is enough to win everyone's respect.

"Thank you."

Ruan Tang asked curiously: "Are you a student of the Hanlin class?"

Zhao Han waved his hands again and again and said, "No, no, I heard that Mr. Ruan went to the school to give lectures, and he went to attend the lectures."

Ruan Tang nodded, and asked again: "Has the first railway line been designed yet?"

Zhao Han directly took out his briefcase, and took out a piece of white paper with a precise hand drawing on it:
"The first railway line has been finalized.

We drew such a map based on drone images and field measurements, and designed this railway line from Qingcheng Town to Hukou Town, Yunlong County based on the map.

First, it is very close to coal mines and iron mines. After the railway is laid, coal can be transported by train, which greatly improves transportation efficiency and reduces transportation costs.

Second, according to the plan for next year, a wharf will be built on the Liusha River next year, which can be connected by water and land.

Third, the soldiers of the Qingcheng Barracks can quickly rush to the front line of Yunlong by train, which can also reduce the supply pressure.

Fourth, along the line, Yunkai Town, Daji Town, and Datian Town in Qingshui County and Heifeng Town in Yunlong County are all market towns with large populations, which are convenient for people to travel and business activities. "

Ruan Tang looked at the drawings carefully and found that the topography, track position and curve radius, switch and track connection points, elevation and slope were all recorded in detail on the drawings.It seems that the people in the design institute have fully absorbed the content of the lectures and the textbooks that have been handed out.

Knowing that the female chief engineer is knowledgeable, Zhao Han said: "This is just a preliminary sketch. In the next two months, people from our design institute will continue to explore and refine it to ensure that the preliminary work of railway construction can be completed in the end." Do it thoroughly."

"Well, the protective facilities around the railway should also be done well, and no living corpses along the road should be allowed to break into the train driving area. In addition, the roadbed and drainage system should also be done well, otherwise it will affect the service life and operational safety of the railway. There are also bridges Design, this must pay attention to, must meet the standard.

If you have other technical questions in the future design, you can consult me. "

After Ruan Tang pointed out some minor problems in the drawing, he returned it to Zhao Han.

At this time, the steam locomotive parked on the track over there also made the sound of "grumbling" burning pot, and a puff of black smoke rose from the chimney and floated into the sky.

In the front of the car, workers pour coal into the lit firebox, steam is generated in the boiler, and is introduced into the high-pressure cylinder to push the piston, and the wheels start to turn.

"Woo~!"

A siren blared.

"Madness~ madness~ madness~"

The locomotive weighing nearly [-] tons moved on the railway.

Everyone stood up, seeing this big guy that really moved, emitting black smoke and roaring loudly, like a ferocious steel giant beast, it gave people a huge shock in the soul!

"Clatter la la la..."

In the snowstorm, everyone clapped their hands vigorously. The cold weather could not conceal the excitement and enthusiasm in people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)