As soon as they arrived here, the officials started talking about it.
"Do any of you know why the prince called us here to discuss matters today?"
"How do I know this? I don't know any more than you do. We're all here now. We'll find out later."
"It's true, but I feel a little uneasy when we have to be brought here!"
"What? Do you still think that the prince has tricked us into trapping us?"
The official who spoke earlier suddenly scratched his head in embarrassment.
"That's not the case."
"That's it. What else do you have to worry about? Just wait."
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Zhao Jun ignored the discussions of the officials behind him and just watched silently in the open space in front of a group of master craftsmen from the Tiangong Institute who were making final adjustments to the behemoth in the open space.
This behemoth is clearly your rough version of the locomotive, full of cyberpunk style, rough and crazy! big! It looks full of violent beauty!
This is the first freight-carrying locomotive built by Tiangongyuan after obtaining fig gum!
After improvements, Tiangongyuan's current statement is that according to the design, this locomotive, excluding the carriages, can pull at least eight carriages and about 600 tons of cargo at a speed of 12 miles in half an hour.
This speed is not very fast. Compared with Zhao Jun's previous life, the speed of the world's first locomotive that could run on the track was even slower, but there was no way around it.
The key rubber is a substitute made of fig gum. Compared with the original product, the effect of the substitute is definitely not as good.
But this speed does not mean that the locomotive is useless if it is slow. A locomotive that can pull six hundred shi of goods can move forward uninterrupted as long as it is added with coal and water. Even if it is slower, its strategic significance cannot be underestimated. , not to mention that it is only the first generation product. Tiangongyuan is still improving. Zhao Jun believes that the speed and the weight it can pull will become faster and heavier.
The most difficult thing is often the first step. Once you get past this first step, everything else becomes a matter of course.
Today, Tiangong Institute of Technology has passed the first hurdle and can enter the highway of rapid development.
After waiting for two more cups of tea, the craftsmen from Tiangongyuan finally reported back that everything was ready.
Zhao Jun nodded and turned to look at the senior officials of Yunzhou County who had been waiting for a long time.
First he glanced at everyone, and then Zhao Juncai said: "You must be curious as to why I called you here to discuss matters today, but I believe that today's experience will make you feel that your trip is worthwhile, and even Would be proud of it.
Because today is a historic moment.
It is the starting point for us to move from the agricultural era of underground productivity to a new future. Today, here, the history books will open a new chapter!
And because of this, our Yunzhou County's comprehensive strength will be far superior to many other forces at a leaps and bounds speed!
And it's all because of him! "
As he spoke, Zhao Jun stepped aside, and a group of craftsmen from the Tiangongyuan behind him pulled down the red cloth covering the locomotive, revealing the locomotive's true industrial appearance in front of everyone!
At this time, an official who had heard about Yunzhou County's steam engine project looked at the locomotive in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, is this the steam engine that Yunzhou County has been secretly researching?"
Zhao Jun nodded and shook his head: "Yes and no."
Anytime said: "We have already overcome the technical problems of the steam engine, but the reason why it has not been demonstrated is because we have not found a way to put it into practical use.
And now, we've found one of them. "
Zhao Jun walked up to the locomotive as he spoke, touched the cold body of the locomotive with his hands, and said with fascination in his eyes: "Do you believe that this thing in front of you can move on its own!"
"impossible!"
Immediately, an old-fashioned official said: "Your Majesty, this looks like a big pile of steel made into this weird shape. How can it move by itself?
Wouldn’t that make him a monster? "
The rest of the people also nodded in agreement after hearing this. It was hard for them to imagine how such a big piece of iron could move by itself. Even if it was pushed by others, it would take at least dozens of people to push such a big piece of iron. You can push it!
Zhao Jun smiled: "This is the role of the steam engine.
Through the steam engine, we have made this iron lump in front of you that cannot move at all move, and the power is not small.
With this thing, as long as you add pebbles and water to it, it will keep moving until the water boils dry and the pebbles can no longer burn! "
At this time, an official with a keen sense of smell suddenly brightened up when he heard these words. After looking at each other, they discussed in a low voice, and finally sent a representative to ask: "My lord, you said this thing can move, so what can this thing do?" How heavy can it be pulled? How fast can it be pulled?"
The person who came out to ask questions was none other than Fan Zheng, the current director of the Yunzhou County Grain Reserve Department.
As the director of the Grain Reserves Department, after listening to Zhao Jun's description of the function of the thing in front of him, he immediately became acutely aware of its application.
Nowadays, every year, Yunzhou County prepares a huge team of civilians to collect taxes from various places, spending a lot of manpower and material resources to collect the tax grains, and then transport them to various granaries for storage.
The amount of manpower, material resources and even time spent during this period was astronomical. The officials of the Grain Reserves Department were busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and from the end of the year to the end of the year.
Every day I am either transporting food or arranging the way to transport food.
Nowadays, the entire Yunzhou County officialdom simply avoids the Grain Storage Department, for fear that if someone is not careful, they will be arrested to help.
He is the most miserable one among all the yamen!
If the thing in front of me really works as the prince said, wouldn't it be able to greatly save the manpower and material resources of the Grain Reserve Department?
This is Fan Zheng's idea.
Zhao Jun nodded without hesitation and said: "You've got the point. Now this thing can pull eight carriages and 600 stones. In terms of speed, it can travel twenty-four miles in an hour." "
Upon hearing what Zhao Jun said, Fan Zheng's brows instantly wrinkled.
It has no meaning for the weight that the locomotive can pull, but is it a bit slower in terms of speed?
Fan Zheng threw out his doubts.
"Your Majesty, this thing can only walk a little faster than ordinary people. If we use it, wouldn't it be a bit uneconomical?
How long does it take for the goods to arrive? "
Zhao Jun smiled and shook his head and said: "You can't just look at his speed. Now this is the first generation of speed that will definitely improve later, but the key is that it is sustainable!
For example, if your Grain Storage Department has manpower, it will inevitably only be able to travel during the day. At night, the civilian workers need to rest, and they still need to eat and drink.
The speed is not much faster, and it will also tie up a lot of manpower in Yunzhou County. Yunzhou County is already short of manpower. You have to recruit so many civilians every year. For Yunzhou County, this is a huge problem. Wasteful behavior!
But if you use this, although its speed will be slower, as long as someone keeps adding coal and water to it, it can keep moving without getting tired.
Overall, it is fast and can free up the labor force of a large number of civilians in Yunzhou County, allowing them to invest their energy in areas where it is more needed. "
And the most important thing about this thing is not to transport food. In my plan, his role should be..."
"Transport troops!"
At this time, there was a sudden sound in the crowd, and everyone immediately looked around...
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(End of chapter)
