Lai Gouer was shocked and his heart surged. He lay on the car window again and watched the passing scenery.
Trains are so magical.
The present was just the beginning, but on the way here, he had already seen that the imperial court was in full swing laying railway tracks.
What would it look like if one day, railroad tracks covered the entire country?
He is responsible for foreign affairs and business, and is considered sensitive in this regard.
Once all supplies can be circulated by train, there is no doubt that a country's power will be mobilized dozens or hundreds of times.
Not only that, the exchange of people and information will also be unprecedentedly fast.
If you are begging for food on the train, it must be very convenient. A group of people are crowded in the carriage. Are you embarrassed if you don't pay...
Seeing him lost in thought, Fang Zhengyi did not interrupt him too much and adjusted himself to a comfortable position, leaning on the chair and taking a nap.
Along the way, Lai Gouer watched and thought, all kinds of fantasies spewing out of his mind.
It wasn't until the train arrived at the station and the conductor came to inform me that I woke up from a dream.
The two got off the train, and Taoyuan Railway Station was still crowded with people.
Lai Gouer asked: "Brother, along the road I saw many houses emitting black smoke like trains. What are those houses for?"
Fangzheng said as he walked: "The core of train driving is the steam engine. Steam engines can also replace manpower through modification. Now a small number of factories in the capital have begun to use machines modified from steam engines to produce materials. The black smoke you see is produced by steam engines burning coal. "
"It can be used in many fields. It's just the beginning now. In a few more years, steam engines may be used in most of the factories you see. At that time, the smoke from the factory can Turn the whole sky into ashes."
Lai Gouer secretly wondered: "Can that person still breathe? Isn't the smoke from burning coal poisonous?"
I originally thought that the steam engine could greatly replace manpower and thought it would be infinitely useful, but after hearing what my elder brother said, it seemed that this thing was not as perfect as he imagined.
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "I won't let it happen, but the use of steam engines is still in its early stages, and the railway network is far from complete. Many factories must be located in the capital to facilitate the movement of materials."
"If the factory becomes large-scale in the future and the air is polluted, we can plan a special factory area, or move it to some state capitals south of the capital."
If the problem of emotional contamination cannot be solved, why should co-authoring be replaced by contaminating others?
Lai Gouer scratched his head.
Fang Zhengyi said slowly: "In the future, many problems will arise with the construction of factories. In the future, a large number of new factories will be completed, and a large number of people will gather in areas with developed factories. This trend is already happening."
"The imperial court has relaxed road restrictions, and people from surrounding areas have come to gather to make a living. This trend is even more obvious in Taoyuan County."
"To solve this problem, one is to continue to expand the existing city outwards, and the other is to build tall buildings. The taller the building, the more people it can carry."
Fang Zheng pointed into the distance and said energetically: "Look there, I have arranged people to plan in Taoyuan County and try to build high-rise buildings in Taoyuan County."
"In the future, the first unparalleled tallest building in the world will be completed in Taoyuan County. With the current technology and resources of Taoyuan County, it should not be a problem to build a tall building more than ten feet tall in the future. I have already thought of a name, so I will call it it. Skyscrapers!”
"A tall building more than ten feet tall!?" Lai Gou'er was shocked.
There are many buildings taller than this in the scenery, and there are many pagodas that are often over fifty or sixty meters high.
But the symbolic significance of those buildings is greater than the actual significance. The skyscrapers that Big Brother mentioned are obviously prepared to carry a large number of residents.
To his knowledge, no such construction had been heard of.
"Such a high building, going up and down is not tiring. Can people live in it?" Lai Gou'er asked, "And this is a building for people to live in. Can the court agree to this?"
"Sooner or later, the imperial court will realize that the capital's manpower capacity is a problem. If it does not want to expand, it must build high-rise buildings. Although the imperial court has regulations on the height of residences, compared with the actual problem, the imperial court will definitely compromise with reality." Fang Zheng said together.
"The accommodation you mentioned is indeed a problem. It is very difficult to go up and down the stairs. But we now have steam engines, and some factories have produced elevators modified from steam engines. In the future, as long as they are properly designed, they should be able to be used upstairs. In addition, besides...."
Fang Zheng explained unhurriedly.
In fact, he had the idea of building high-rise buildings as a dustman for a long time, but it had no practical significance before, let alone the technical strength.
At present, more and more people are gathering in Taoyuan County, and it is no longer a problem that can be solved by external expansion.
Besides, he has already illegally expanded once. Only by building high-rise buildings can he accommodate more people and add some highlights to the history books of future generations.
After the steam engine was successfully developed, he talked to someone about this issue.
Is it possible to build a skyscraper with glass walls and elevators?
As soon as the idea was put forward, almost everyone was excited by the idea of skyscrapers, and they all said that Mr. Fang was the god of architectural design.
This is no less than building a contemporary wonder! An important moment in the history of architecture!
There are also many civil engineering students at Eastern Suburb University, and they have been making progress in recent years.
It is not a problem to simply build a tall building with the current steel and concrete. Even the sketch has been drawn. Fang Zhengyi was ahead of his time and added an elevator shaft to the sketch.
Caesar Ritz, a legend in the hotel industry in later generations, built an elevator shaft in the hotel before the invention of the elevator.
Nowadays, such legendary stories can only fall on Mr. Fang, the historical plagiarist. Others... don't get involved!
"...In ten or twenty years, maybe you will be able to see countless high-rise buildings rising from the ground in Taoyuan County! The scene will be absolutely spectacular!"
After listening to Fang Zheng's explanation of his idea, Lai Gou'er kept thinking about it and was already in great shock.
Looking at the crowds around me, the world becomes a little stranger again...
"But...but...if everyone lives in the city, who will farm in the future?" Lai Gou'er said after coming back to his senses.
"When the steam engine was invented, the court was also worried that it would replace manpower and lead to a reduction in grain production due to unmanned farming. However, this is not a problem. We will have more external resources and advanced agricultural tools." Fang Zheng smiled mysteriously.
If your guess is correct, there are countless hidden treasures and labor reserves on the distant equator, so there is nothing to worry about.
However, due to the fact that the imperial court currently faces too many choices, it does not have the time or energy to continue exploring the outer seas.
It will be used sooner or later in the future.
A new version of the triangle plan about the future has been brewing in his mind...but this plan certainly cannot be implemented by Da Jing.
If he loses his temper, what will happen to the reputation he has built up for so long?
We have to wait until Dajing has established a firm foothold in the West and then find someone with white gloves to carry it out...
"By the way, you can go back to the West and buy more watermelon fields, cotton fields, etc. It will come in handy in the future."
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