Chapter 297: Ways to survive the winter
Ying Zheng suddenly stood up and said excitedly: "What did you say? Say it again."
Xia Wuqie also looked at Qin An very excitedly: Sir, are you kidding?
Qin An was startled and said, "Father-in-law, it doesn't matter to you. It's just 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. It's not a big deal."
"Asshole. What did you say?" Ying Zheng said angrily, "Do you know that a war horse can only run thirty miles at the fastest, which is not bad."
Qin An smiled and said: "Father-in-law, you compare war horses with steam trains. There is no comparison at all.
The war horse can only seat one person. Two people are enough to die, but the speed will be doubled.
However, a steam train can seat at least 800 people at a time, and more can be added if necessary, because the steam train has one carriage. "
"Eight hundred people at a time, or the minimum?" Ying Zheng was shocked again.
"What's the matter? If you want to force it, two thousand people are not a problem." Qin An said, "And the steam train was more than two hundred years ago.
The current maximum speed of the train is 350 kilometers per hour, which is 700 miles per hour. "Qin An said casually.
However, her casual words sounded to Ying Zheng's ears, and he thought it was simply a myth. Seven hundred miles in half an hour, which meant that he could reach Linzi, the capital of Qi, from Xianyang City in less than an hour.
"Qin An, can you make this train?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly.
Qin An was shocked by Ying Zheng's words and stood up, saying: "How is it possible? Even with my academic qualifications, I can be allowed to participate in the production, no, let me be their little brother, that would be great."
"You can't make an electric train, what about a steam train?" Ying Zheng retreated and asked for the next best thing.
"I'm afraid this is also difficult." Qin An shook his head, "The most important thing is that I only have one person, father-in-law, so don't think that I can make it with everyone's cooperation.
There are many details in the middle and require a lot of materials. The insulation device is something that is not available in the village.
The so-called steam engine is a machine that uses steam.
It's a pity that my computer is not there, otherwise, there are really design drawings in it, and they are drawings designed by me.
This is my graduation thesis. After my modifications, the effect of the steam engine can be increased tenfold, and the speed of the steam train has been increased to 50 kilometers per hour. "
"What about your notebook?" Ying Zheng asked.
"lost."
"Lost it?" Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "How could you let it be lost?"
"It should still be on Tiger Mountain, but it's been so long. If it gets flooded, it will be useless."
If the computer is damaged by water, it is not something Qin An can repair without any tools.
It's just a computer anyway, Qin An doesn't feel bad at all. He can buy another one after he goes out, and buy a better one.
Now he is not short of money. If he sells the jewelry that Ying Zheng gave him, he can buy a set of houses in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Qin An doesn't feel bad, but Ying Zheng does.
Ying Zheng shouted: "Zhang Han."
Zhang Han on the side said immediately: "Don't worry, village chief, I will go find Mr.'s notebook now."
"Go back quickly." Ying Zheng said.
"promise."
In fact, Zhang Han had already found the laptop last time, but did not return it to Qin An. They found that Qin An would doubt the village because of the different information in the village.
"Father-in-law, there is no need to worry." Qin An said, "I did the thesis, and I still remember the design drawings.
It’s just that there are no materials, and there are not so many professional talents, so even if there are drawings, everyone may not be able to make it.
So, why not just make something useful so that everyone can live a better life in these three years. "
Ying Zheng calmed down and said slowly: "What you said makes sense. Let's put aside the steam train thing for a while. Can you make a steam engine?"
"Yes, it will take a few months." Qin An said, "But I don't want to do it. Besides, winter is coming, and the problem of cold weather must be solved first."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "You are right, this is the top priority, everything else is irrelevant.
I heard from people in the Yin Yang family that this winter should not be too cold. According to previous years, many people would freeze to death in such weather.
Qin An, do you have a solution? "
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "We can't wait for cotton. We can't make many down jackets at the moment. There are too few duck and goose feathers. We have only made ten pieces so far.
But I heard that we have collected a lot of wool. We can make wool sweaters. I can do this. My mother can knit sweaters and I have learned it.
Nowadays, I can only decorate my room and bed. First of all, the bed. There is a kind of heated kang bed in the northeast.
I drew the drawings, and then asked Lao Meng and Gongshu to mobilize the whole village to build a fire pit. This way, I would not be afraid of the cold when sleeping at night.
As for the daytime, you can only wear more clothes, but if you wear two more sweaters and woolen pants, the winter should not be difficult.
I asked the blacksmith to make some needles for knitting sweaters, and then let the women in the village learn together. After a month of study, I believe they will become proficient in the technology.
Moreover, the wool can be reused and will never go bad. Of course, it will not work if it is not stored well.
In addition, sweaters shrink easily. "
"Shrink?" This was the first time Ying Zheng heard this word.
"It means that the sweater that was originally the right size has become smaller after being washed once and cannot be worn. We call it shrinkage." Qin An explained.
"I see." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Then just ask them not to wash them."
Qin An's head was suddenly covered with black lines. It would be so dirty if he didn't wash it.
However, Qin An also discovered that many people in the village did not like to take baths. At first, he could restrain everyone from taking baths, but now that there are more people, it is difficult to restrain them.
"Father-in-law, the pigs have been bred. The chickens, ducks and geese have also laid a lot of eggs. But the number is still too small. I plan to expand the scale. Is it feasible?" Qin An asked.
"It's up to you." Ying Zheng said, "I just got news that there is a Lijia Village. They want to learn from Zhaojia Village and build academies, breeding farms, major workshops, etc.
Do you think it is okay? "
"Yes, of course." Qin An said, "But I don't recommend that they build a breeding farm, but a feed farm. In this way, we no longer have to worry about the feed for chicken farms, duck farms, and goose farms. .”
"Feed workshop?" Ying Zheng was confused.
Qin An nodded and said, "Father-in-law still remembers the production chain I mentioned."
"Remember, what does this have to do with the feed factory?" Ying Zheng asked.
"It does matter." Qin An replied, "Because in the chicken production chain, feed is the first step. When a chicken grows, how much feed does it need every day? These are all costs."
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