When Li Xiang followed the 21st Regiment to the section from Heishui to Pangxun to suppress bandits, he heard that there was an automatic classic car for sale in Heishui City. He took a look and ran back to complain to Wang Qi.
"What a shame! We obviously built it first, but they just left without giving us any money!"
Li Xiang was very angry, because many of the senior personnel in the heavy industry and locomotive directorate were students she had taught during her classes at the Manufacturing Bureau, so she naturally wanted to protect them.
Wang Qi was very happy: "It's a bit unsophisticated, but I think it's very good. There are talents in Blackwater City."
The threshold for entry-level steam vehicles is very low. They can be made entirely by hand. Of course, the upper limit of handwork is also very low. It is the limit if you can make 40 horsepower. Because the horsepower is calculated directly by converting kilowatts into horsepower, it is highly likely that a handmade road steam engine will be built. Still can't reach the value of 40.
"Ah? Then the car we have built for so many years has been imitated immediately. Isn't it in vain?"
"Building cars is not the purpose, it is a part of the development system. Having people to help can save a lot of people." Wang Qi saw that Li Xiang was still talking, and explained, "Think about it, if we just came to the dark land Just making cars by hand, what are you doing now?”
Li Xiang thought about it and couldn't think of anything: "Better than now?"
Wang Qi shook his head: "Now most of our population is still building cars."
After saying this, Li Xiang was stunned and realized that this seemed to be the case.
Because Wang Qi first chose to develop productivity, popularize mechanization, and had steam locomotives first, the number of people used to develop road freight cars in several factories combined was less than 100. However, without the help of machinery, it would not be considered a more complex development. To work, just to build the big can tractors like Blackwater City requires dozens of people to work for half a month, and there is no guarantee that every one can move.
With an initial population of 120,000, aside from basic support industries such as agriculture, animal husbandry, paper, fabric, wood, pottery and iron, the remaining half of the population can produce 1,200 vehicles a month?
Not so much. When the scale is large, manpower will be lost in organizing production and managing goods. In addition, the above does not include military and administrative population consumption. If this part is also deducted, the monthly production capacity can be up to 800 vehicles.
It sounds like a lot, but just look at the caravans outside Blackwater. Eight hundred cars are simply not enough to sell, and the broken cars can't even run. They are slower than ox carts on ordinary roads. They only plow fields. Easy to use.
Once this kind of industry that consumes a lot of manpower is established, it will be difficult to promote subsequent industrial development with the small population in Wang Qi's hands.
If we build better steam trucks now, based on the monthly production capacity of 100 trucks, the population consumption will not exceed 1,000 people.
"I intentionally let them only build trucks, because I don't want to consume too many people here. In addition, the development of trucks will also be useful in the future."
"What's the use?"
"Building steam turbines, have you taught them this lesson?"
The development of trucks and steam turbines are actually not close to each other. It was not until the gas turbine era that the size was suitable for being placed on a vehicle to provide an output of thousands of horsepower. Then it was a real good thing that could be used on the frontal battlefield.
Li Xiang was stunned again, ran away, and came back with a small notebook in which she recorded the lessons she had given to the Manufacturing Bureau.
"...steam turbine, no."
"Well, we will learn this lesson next time. We should also mention the power generation efficiency and prepare to lay out the entire power grid."
"Are you finally going to do it? How do you decide which one is right now?"
"Because they made a steam wagon. After looking at the drawings, I think the processing capacity is sufficient."
The generator currently used in Fenggu is still a basic steam engine, that is, the cylinder works in a one-way back and forth, and the connecting rod structure is used to drive the motor to rotate and generate electricity.
The thermal efficiency of a basic steam engine is very low, not higher than 15%. There are more structural restrictions on trains, and the efficiency will only be lower, so there has been no rush to lay out a nationwide power grid.
To really improve thermal efficiency, we still have to look at steam turbines. Of course, the threshold is much higher. Now that the conditions for steel preparation, heavy manufacturing capabilities, processing methods, etc. are mature, and the recent population growth is good, you can try to push it.
It is the main source of power for power plants and ships. The size and power of trains are not suitable for it. Of course, if the standard railway track gauge is set wider, for example, to three meters, it is not impossible to consider. However, the railway load is too large and better rails are needed. There is a contradiction here.
Steam turbines and gas turbines are close relatives, only one generation apart but far apart. Steam turbines are considered low-temperature machines, while the operating temperature of the combustion chamber of a gas turbine is around 1,500 degrees. Both steel and coating require intensive materials science. Even if the structure is known, it is far from something that this small country with a population of hundreds of thousands can easily develop.
Relying on magic may allow gas turbines to come out earlier, but it will take time to accumulate magic talents. Wang Qi also gives them enough margin to further their studies and exchanges. Only with enough accumulation can they produce truly epoch-making products.
Industrial advancement cannot be achieved overnight, but the situation in the northern region is somewhat bad.
However, now Wang Qi didn't even have time to fight guerrillas with the demons in the northern area. The front line retreated again, to the middle line of the lava lake and volcanic zone, in order to reduce the scale of the contact battle and redeploy manpower elsewhere.
What delayed the battle was a piece of news from the exploration expedition.
"Come and take a look at this." Wang Qi pushed a document in front of him.
Li Xiang was a little confused. Normally, he wouldn't take the initiative to let her read the documents. Of course, she would just stand by and not chase them away.
She opened the document and found a hand-drawn drawing on the first page. What was drawn on it made her eyes widen on the spot.
"Isn't this... that... that kind of car?"
"Armored personnel carrier." Wang Qi said the name.
Yes, what the exploration expedition discovered was the armored personnel carrier, and not just it, but also the remains of an entire camp.
Li Xiang rolled his eyes and suddenly realized: "It's from Elena's house...no, it's from our place."
"should be."
Now that I have come into contact with various forces, including the news about the mixed-blood group that escaped from the main world, no party in this world should be able to come up with a complete set of modern military equipment, so there is a high probability that this relic is from a country in Elena's hometown. , the traces left by contacting this world through one of the earliest three different world nodes.
"Do you want me to go?"
Wang Qi nodded: "You'd better go there. I've arranged for the Sixth Battalion to prepare. You have a night's rest and go directly to the Second Regiment camp to join them. Go to the red and gold belt transport tool and find a way to drag all the useful things back... … Just stay in Red Gold.”
"I can go now!" Li Xiang looked a little anxious to see the things in his hometown.
"Can you go to the Sixth Camp without rest?"
The Sixth Battalion had just "discussed" with a small tribe of demons in the front, and had only received orders in the past two days to withdraw to the regiment headquarters, at least to give them some time to adjust their mood and rest.
"oh."
"If you don't drag the things back, you can draw some pictures when the time comes. There must be a picture of the site. The one drawn by the exploration team is too eye-catching and has no details."
"Hey hey hey." Li Xiang was more willing to be praised for his painting ability than his fighting ability. Although he didn't praise it explicitly, the meaning was the same, "Why don't you go out and rest for a few days?"
"No, I have to keep an eye on the north. It will be bad if the demons build a city."
With the increase in the number of intermediate-level demons, the demons are becoming more and more social. In order to better utilize the advantages brought by depth, the demons cannot be allowed to build cities at will. Although the legion commander has certain war authority, if he wants to directly sacrifice a regiment for a strong attack, he still needs Wang Qi's nod.
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