Of course the ship is a ship, but the car is a train.
Otherwise, both can be driven by steam engines, and only large enough vehicles and ships have the redundancy to install bulky steam engines.
As for the car, it is not impossible to make it, but that means that it must be equipped with a power system that uses magic as energy, which is destined to become only a luxury product for the rich. Although it may not be less in terms of making money, but Su The influence and practicality desired by Cotyledon are much smaller.
Perhaps if he has time in the end, Su Ziye will try to make one or two prototypes, but it is completely out of the scope of consideration in the short term.
However, it is really necessary to try trains and ships, because currently, the world's transportation capabilities show a huge shortcoming.
This world has built a large-scale road system, but these roads were originally designed for horse-drawn carriages. The main means of transportation are animal power, supplemented by human carts and carts. It can be said that the transportation capacity is extremely scarce. Usually, one day The transportation mileage will not exceed one hundred kilometers, and if the weather is bad, it may not even be fifty kilometers.
High-capacity means of transportation such as trains are almost indispensable components for industrialization.
Before trains, what is more needed is ships.
Building a train is relatively simple, but the laying of rails is a big problem. Su Ziye has no way to lay a rail track covering hundreds or thousands of kilometers. In fact, he only plans to build a rail track connected to the coal production area. He has already read it. The book introducing coal in his hand happened to mention that there are several open-air coal producing areas beside Broken Star Lake. The nearest one is only thirty kilometers away from the instant noodle factory. .
Thirty kilometers of railway track is certainly not long, but short, it is really short.
But ships don't need rails.
Why was water transportation so popular in ancient times, but now, sea transportation has become the king of logistics.
Because it's very simple, as long as there is water, there is a road.
Rivers themselves are natural roads, while land roads require a lot of manpower and material resources to build, so places with rivers mean flow of people and wealth.
That's what rolling in means.
As for the sea, it is a vast road. Through the sea, you can reach any corner of the world. Before the sky was truly developed by humans, the sea was the world's greatest gift to mankind.
And as it happens, Broken Star Lake is a very big lake.
How big is this lake?
Hundreds of miles in radius.
Moreover, this lake has many tributaries that merge into it, and it can directly lead to the sea in the west. In the east, Broken Star Lake is distantly connected to the Holy Lake, and the distance is only 1,200 miles.
Lanlan City, the capital of Lanye Empire, is located on the Holy Lake. It is an island that is much wider than Yeye City.
what does that mean?
This means that in fact, as long as there is Broken Star Lake, there is a golden waterway that can reach almost all the big cities in the Lanye Empire. The value of developing ship shipping far exceeds the significance of train tracks.
Such geographical conditions are so unique that there are no such excellent water transportation conditions as those in the Lanye Empire in the entire continent.
But so far, the Lanye Empire's ship development is still very primitive.
Broken Star Lake belongs to Ye Ye City, or to be precise, it belongs to the academy. Most ships that can sail on Broken Star Lake require the permission of the academy. This system originated from the long siege of Ye Ye City a hundred years ago. The Academy considered almost all ships floating on Broken Star Lake as enemies, and to this day, this system has not been completely abolished.
Because Ye Yecheng has an ice crystal tunnel that connects from the bottom of the lake to the outside world, most people and materials are transported through the tunnel. Transportation on the lake is often just a supplement, so the college itself does not pay attention to it.
To put it simply, there are only three types of boats floating on Broken Star Lake now.
The first is a small number of sailboats, because Broken Star Lake is not a sea after all. Although sailboats can be used, they are not fast and the number is quite rare. They need permission from the academy.
The second type is a galley, which requires a lot of manpower to move forward. The advantage is that the speed is stable, but the disadvantage is that the speed is still not fast and it consumes a lot of manpower.
As for the third type, they are simply small fishing boats and canoes. With the permission of Ye Yecheng, nearby villagers can also choose to fish on Broken Star Lake to make a living, but they cannot leave the shore ten miles away.
This is monitored and managed by the Snow Burial Society. If you do not return to the shore after the warning, you will often be directly detained by the boat and taken away.
In short, even though a hundred years have passed since the original siege, the college still has a deep wariness against this world.
Su Ziye thought quietly, and he had roughly listed down what he wanted to do this year.
in the mind.
The steam engine bore the brunt of this as it was the basis for almost everything that followed.
Secondly, there are railways and trains, which are connected to the coal mines. The steam engine itself can provide coal mine pumping and coal transportation, and is also a necessary tool to unlock the train.
Then there are ships, trains and rails, which only provide a steady stream of coal. After all, coal will not come to the lake on its own, but ships are what Su Ziye really wants.
He will truly master the power of shipping. With the help of coal and ships, he can completely circulate goods throughout the Lanye Empire along this golden waterway. By that time, millions of golden leaves will be almost within easy reach.
If he could achieve this step, Su Ziye would have accomplished almost all the goals he had envisioned.
Then it’s reward time.
For example, textile machines and looms.
For example, gunpowder.
For example, cars.
For example, concrete and large-scale blast furnace ironmaking.
Su Ziye doesn't have to really get all these out, but he also needs to do a small-scale experiment with these things first. If he can really return to the St Empire one day in the future, then these are what he will use to change the world. important tool.
While he was thinking this, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
Su Ziye turned around and saw Liu Ru standing behind him.
"You are indeed here." Liu Ru sighed.
"What's the matter?" Ye Ta's library was very quiet, and Su Ziye lowered his voice subconsciously.
"Of course there is something, and it is a very important matter, so I have to come to you to make a decision." Liu Ru said looking at Su Ziye.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go out and talk first."
Su Ziye nodded and followed Liu Ru out of Yeta's huge library.
