Of course, the above is an ideal state. The current real situation is this. The difficulty of building Chi Road in Western Siberia is extremely high, which is basically the same as that of Upper Qinghai-Tibet. Moreover, the alpine zone of West Siberia is very likely to cause great damage to Chi Road. .
Therefore, it is basically impossible for Chen Xi to build a road from Congling or Xinzhou to Sizhaocheng in a short period of time. The best situation is to build a county road, which is basically the limit.
But this does not affect Chen Xi's ability to brag about this to Yuan Da and others. At least Yuan Da and others were indeed bluffed. If an army of 100,000 people, fully equipped, can arrive in forty days, then no matter what, May be counted outside the extreme walls of the empire.
"This is too fast. It's incredible." If you lose your land and go to Africa, why are you still struggling?
"I'll call a professional for you." Chen Xi pulled Xiang Liji into the small group, and then a group of qualified bosses came online one after another after sensing the small group's participation.
"Come, tell these pillars of the country about your top research on Xiangli." After Chen Xi brought in Xiangli Ji, he handed over the authority to Xiangli Ji, and then continued to explain the development strategies of Chidao and Highway to others. and significance, and required each family to build county-level roads.
Xiang Liji didn't have much to say after joining the group. He was a pure technical person who could just say a few words in the small group to watch the big boss carve up the world. Human relations were basically the same thing. Naturally, after joining the group, Chen Xi made it clear and he would proceed as soon as he came up. Popularization of professional knowledge.
Although Sima Jun and others were confused when they heard this, they generally understood that this family had come up with something outrageous again. In view of Xiangli's character in armament manufacturing, even Guo Zhao didn't jump out to be cute and just kept silent. Listen carefully to Xiang Liji's explanation.
"In short, we have designed an all-electric locomotive. Due to the limitation of output, and the need to use it in an orderly manner to avoid engine damage too quickly, Xiang Lishi called four Mintun regiments to conduct verification on the circular driveway. The best operation The mileage is two hundred and twenty kilometers to two hundred and forty kilometers per day." Xiangliji is relatively satisfied with this speed.
Xun Shuang and others looked at each other in shock. These were 100,000 people. They could travel 220 to 240 kilometers every day. It was crazy.
"The actual speed can actually be increased to 15 kilometers per hour, but because of the need to stand for meals and solve physiological problems, the average daily speed is roughly the previous level." Xiangliji said helplessly.
At present, the power of the electric motors produced by Xianglishi is actually somewhat insufficient, and Chen Xi has basically finalized the track gauge of 2.5 meters, which requires a relatively large demand for power, so Xianglishi can only have one electric locomotive in front and one electric locomotive in the back. Do this.
In addition, due to technical and sealing problems, the motor needs to be cleaned every one thousand to two thousand hours. In order to avoid losses and unexpected factors, Xiang Lishi's suggestion is to replace a batch of heads every three days. This is the only way to get from Chang'an to Cong. Ridge, the reason why four thousand kilometers takes twenty days.
In fact, the whole process was non-stop, and there was no need to consider the physiological problems of the soldiers. They marched day and night and arrived in more than ten days. The problem was that people could not withstand it, and Xiangli's motor could not withstand such a toss. After all, more maintenance was required. It can be used for a long time, but if it is used up by messing around, it will be fatal.
But even so, given the current situation where it takes 40,000 people to carry food and grass from Chang'an to Congling, it takes half a year, and it takes more than a year to carry food and grass for 100,000 people, the rail trains made by Xianglishi are already at the level of serious defiance. .
After all, for a normal march, the larger the scale, the more food and grass are needed. The more food and grass, the more civilians and animals need to escort the food and grass. Similarly, the more of the latter, the greater the pressure on food and grass logistics. This is why there are A hundred shi of grain was transported to the border county and only one shi was left.
Sometimes it is not corruption, but people really eat horses and chew them on the road, and these things are used up. This is also why when infantry and cavalry march together, the scale reaches tens of thousands, and there is no supply of food and grass along the way. In this place, the marching speed will be extremely desperate.
This era has the essence of heaven and earth, and the transportation capacity of livestock has greatly increased, and the endurance has also increased significantly. But even so, the loss of long-distance transportation of food is enough to make people despair. But if something like Xianglishi is created, Sima Jun and others really I was confused.
Just like fighting in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, everyone used chariots at the beginning. Crossbows were used as large-scale killing weapons because of the difficulty in making them. Bows and arrows needed to be calibrated and the arrow shafts needed to be straight, which was difficult to make. The mainstream were soldiers and soldiers holding long weapons. Chariots cooperate.
Until Great Qin built the crossbow array and began to wash the ground from a long distance, the shape of the war was directly changed. No matter what the opponent was, he first had to wash the ground with a full-coverage wave of arrow rain.
They originally thought that the tactical revolution was terrifying enough, but they didn't expect that after so many years, they originally saw this scene in the history books and sighed at their opponents, but in reality they met Sourishi, and Sourishi once again initiated changes. .
"This is the electric motor I heard about before, right?" Sima Jun recalled it, and it was like a mountain. He didn't quite understand this, and he didn't think it was anything at first, but now you throw it out, it's too scary, right? .
"Ah, yes, we have built thousands of units of this thing this year. Now we have simplified 70% of the parts to a level that can be put on the assembly line for ordinary craftsmen to make. It is expected that by this time next year, it should be improved to 100%. Eighty-five." Xiangli Ji talked about his major with great interest.
To be honest, people like Yuan Da and Yang Feng no longer know what to say at this time. Can they say that the Xiangli clan is about to squeeze their family to death?
This is completely meaningless. The Xianri clan has no intention of squeezing the others to death. The other party is just doing what they like, but the aftermath has squeezed them out of shape.
"In fact, we have now developed an electric assembly line. The clan elders have developed low-level lathes that can replace some ordinary craftsmen. They can automatically make some simple parts. Currently, they can already make 10% of the commonly used parts in engines by themselves. Parts." Xiang Liji said excitedly about his recent progress.
Chen Xi who was explaining outside was already stuck at this time. What are you Xiangli doing? Say it again, I seem to hear automation!
Xianglishi is simplifying the manufacturing method of electric motors and trying to modularize it, reducing the difficulty of making some standard parts to the level that ordinary craftsmen can make. This is why Xianglishi, with just a few people, has been able to build a large-scale electric motor in one year. Thousands of motor reasons.
This family itself is very good at simplification and popularization, but you are planning to popularize 85% of the parts in just two years. Are you sure you are serious?
Also, while you are working on electric motors, you are actually working on automation at the same time. Now the lathe can already produce some of the basic parts for you to make electric motors? You want to go to heaven.
"It's just that there are too many demands for electric motors, and there are also many places where they are needed. At present, we can only focus the demand for electric motors on some industries." If the method is further simplified, it will reach the limit if it is simplified to a third-level craftsman. As for simplifying it to the point where a monkey can make it, it is impossible.
The problem is that the third-level craftsmen are already entry-level. According to the scope of use of electric motors estimated by Xianglishi, the entire Han Dynasty will probably need several million units of these things. But according to the current situation, there are not that many craftsmen. Even if you want to do it, you can't do it.
So much so that Xianglishi took the initiative to suggest that Chen Xi should popularize education in craftsmanship, and even sent someone to prepare a textbook for this purpose. Although Xianglishi was so professional, he could at least reach Level 5 after completing the course. Chen Xi asked another group of people to correct it, but generally speaking, this situation can already explain a big problem.
However, from this aspect, these large schools of thought that continued from the Spring and Autumn Period were indeed quite enlightened in terms of education.
"Where did you originally plan to use the motor?" Xun Shuang said quietly. He had already made preparations for their Xun family to move. Originally, he wanted to stay there, but now it's better to forget it.
"Where?" Xiang Liji looked at Xun Shuang in confusion, "It can be used anywhere."
"Can it be used everywhere? Is this thing omnipotent?" Sima Jun frowned. Because the scope of knowledge was really far away this time, it was difficult for Sima Jun to think of the role and significance of the electric motor.
"Ah, it is not omnipotent, but with relatively good mechanical design, electric motors can replace most human mechanical labor. Our family has already developed electric seeders, harvesters, blowers, etc., although they rely on People help." Xiangliji said with an obviously depressed tone at the end.
The man-powered harvesters and man-powered blowers that Chen Xi wanted a few days ago have been built by a group of geniuses. The master craftsmen in Chang'an are actually just short of finishing.
Just because this thing is a creation rather than an improvement, and there is no model, these older and experienced master craftsmen are unable to turn around, and in the end they have to find a group of young master craftsmen.
A few of the Xiangli family came, a few of the Nanyang Zhang family came, and Huang Yueying also went. Together with Zheng Hun and Ma Jun, they quickly got what Chen Xi wanted. From a certain point of view, this was also It's considered an expert consultation, and a bunch of mechanical mental-like talents are thrown in, and it's done.
However, Chen Xi does not know the news yet, and the big bosses have no intention of reporting to Chen Xi. They are still arguing with the supervisor.
