The weather was very cold, but it could not stop people's enthusiasm. The cement sleepers were carried on the road sills by the workers and put them down. Then more than 20 people would come over with the rails and place them on the sleepers, and then calibrate and fix them.

"It's been halfway through the project in just a few months. Such speed is really unbelievable." My uncle, who was wearing a fur, shook his head and sighed.

"The main reason is that we do not lack labor. Another reason is that this railway is based on the cement straight road. Material transportation is extremely convenient. In addition, the early material and material work is well prepared. Otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve such results in such a short time." The warrior pointed at the more than a thousand workers who were busy with excitement and pride and said.

"Unfortunately, less than one-fifth of the engineering materials are still available, and they can support more than a hundred miles at most. The rest can only be cast after the spring thawing."

The main thing is cement sleepers. This thing is poured. If the cement encounters weather below zero when pouring, the things made will collapse like sand when it hits. Therefore, the temperature below zero cannot be reached. You can only wait until the spring of the next year before you can continue to make cement sleepers.

"When will it be completed next year?" I nodded, tied the reins and turned over and jumped off the horse's back, and walked to a piece of railway track that had been assisted and stepped on. It was still and very strong. You can see that the railway track extended far to the end of the horizon.

There is the direction to Yan'an. Before the Chinese Empire was established, or before the cement straight road was built, it would take at least ten days for the people to go from Chang'an to Yan'an County.

Now, it only takes two or three days to ride the postcar, and when it comes to the future, you can reach it in half a day. This speed is really beyond everyone's imagination. What is important is the effect of a lot of repeated publicity. Many people are asking what the train looks like. It is really a steel monster that only drinks water and eats coal?

Not only can they move by eating those things, but they can also pull thousands of people to run on such rails. This is simply invented by Prime Minister Zhuge during the Three Kingdoms period, and no one can even prove what it looks like a wooden ox and a horse.

Although I think it's a bragging, the problem is that the railway tracks have begun to be laid. Some time ago, I ordered the second and third locomotives used for the test to be placed in the train park located in the southwest of Chang'an City.

Well, it means that people are specially allowed to see something new and can also take it. Of course, no one is allowed to approach the locomotive within two meters. After the daily display, these old-fashioned experimental steam locomotives will be locked back into the warehouse.

Although I am sure that the surrounding vassal states do not have the technology or ability to create such high-end and cutting-edge machinery in this era, safety is the first priority. Being able to delay those guys from developing one day will have an additional advantage for the Chinese Empire.

"Your Majesty, all the stations can be completed next summer, but the stations in various places are still under construction. You can only open all stations until mid-autumn time." The warrior thought about it and gave the answer.

"Well, it just so happens that the new test locomotive will not be completed until the beginning of next spring. After nearly half a year of test drive, I think there should be no problem, and it is just for trial operation." I nodded and said with satisfaction.

"By the way, a total of several stations have been built." Wei Yunqi next to him asked curiously.

"The Jingzhao area is along the railway, including Jingyang, Sanyuan, Huayuan, and Yijun. There are internal areas within Shangjun, Sanchuan, Shangluo, and then to Fushi in Yan'an County. They are all in a straight line distance. In the end, the company set up a total of nine stations in Chang'an." The warrior smiled.

"At that time, each station will park five square clocks and others up and down. The nine stations will be three quarters of a minute together, and each station will have a separate parking lane. So it will not affect the smoothness of the railway, but their speed will not exceed 80 miles per hour..."

The Samurai's explanation allowed more people to understand how the train will operate in the future. "After the trial operation is completed, it will be increased to the maximum speed of the test vehicle No. 5."

"Extreme speed?" The big guy in the court did not understand what extreme speed was.

"That is, the speed originally designed by the Test Vehicle No. 5 is 160 miles, which is twice that of the Test Vehicle No. 4." I glanced at these scientific illiterate groups. "However, its normal driving speed will be around 140 miles."

"One hundred and forty miles, one hour is two hundred and eighty miles, that is, more than two hours, you can reach Yan'an County in less than two and a half. Oh, God, you are not afraid of being blown away by the wind so soon?" Luo Shixin said in a fuss.

"Barring it, we will definitely be sitting in the carriage with windows at that time. Where can the wind blow?" Li Xuanba gestured to Luo Shixin with contempt and said with disdain.

"So, in this way, you can travel nearly 3,300 miles in one day?" My uncle was once again shocked. "It will take less than a day from Chang'an to Jiaozhi?"

"Of course not. From Chang'an to Jiaozhi, the estimated length of the railway is about 3,800 miles to 4,000 miles. In addition, you have to stop at the station to add water and coal. Test No. 5 can travel more than 500 miles before adding fuel and water. However, for safety reasons, it will stop between 350 miles and 400 miles. Each time it is added coal and water, it takes about two quarters of an hour, so in total, it should take one day and six hours." The warrior quickly explained.

"That's much better than walking in the carriage for half a month." My uncle was still excited. There was no way. It seemed that he loved and hated Jiaozhi. He loved him because he had been there for several years, but he finally had feelings.

But hatred is naturally because of the long journey of Jiaozhi, and the hardships of the long journey are really indescribable to outsiders. After my uncle was exiled, he wrote to me when he arrived in Jiaozhi that he had been walking for three and a half months.

Three and a half months, and it was quite fast. According to my uncle, he rode a horse for nearly a hundred miles every day, and just walked around the mountains and rivers to form a junction.

If there is no horse, then it is absolutely impossible to go from Chang'an to Jiaozhi with your legs alone for less than half a year. Because the road conditions in this era are really bad. Sometimes when you encounter a river, you have to go from the river bank here to a place with a ferry, and then you can wait for the boatman to come and ferry them over.

Well, this is pretty good. If you encounter bandits, it is not impossible to explain this journey in your life. This is why the ancients of this era rarely want to leave their hometowns.

"By the way, I heard that Chang'an's railway station should be located on the east side of Chang'an City, why do you have to be located outside the city?" Han Shiye asked the warrior in confusion.

"Where can it be set up outside the city?" The warrior said in surprise. "If the train is set up in the city, wouldn't it be necessary to make holes in the city wall? Besides, it would be strange if the train is so loud that it would be strange if it is not scolded by the people. We are all fussy when we see this thing for the first time. If it is an ordinary person, it would be even more unbearable..."

"Yes, what you said makes sense. Another important reason is that it is located in the northeast of Chang'an City, near a river. If it is cargo, you can get off the train and transport it directly via water." At this time, I explained. "And in the future, Chang'an City will definitely become a hub for trains to rely on exchanges, covering a very wide area, and it is really not suitable to be set up in the city."

After the 70-ton open furnace in Chang'an's smelter was successful, Jiaozhi had started construction, and four giant open furnaces were built, two 70-ton open furnaces and two 100-ton open furnaces. In Chang'an and Bashu, all old smelting furnaces with high energy consumption and heavy pollution were destroyed.

In the future, Chang'an, or Guanzhong area, will only leave a large smelter with a daily output of 2,000 tons. All the original steel plants will be flattened, and the factories and workers will be concentrated and managed.

In addition, a super-large smelter with a daily output of 5,000 tons will be built in the Jiaozhi area and in the Ma'anshan area of ​​Bashu. The pollution will be moved outward to reduce pollution to the Guanzhong Plain. Well, I am not willing to live in a haze environment.

In addition, a steel smelter with a daily output of at least 2,000 to 3,000 tons will be built on Luzon Island. In this way, in five years, the daily steel output of the Chinese Empire will be more than 14,000 tons per day, and the annual output will be about 6 million tons. Beloved, remember that during the first industrial revolution, the annual steel output of British barbarians seemed to be more than 70,000 tons.

Nowadays, the steel production of the Huaxia Empire has exceeded 100,000 tons. Therefore, with the widespread promotion and application of giant open furnaces in the future, it will naturally not be a dream to produce millions of tons of steel per year.

Well, this proves the benefits of China's vast land and wealth from another level. Only by rapid steel production can we meet the current demand for steel. Just take the rails alone, according to the research results, it is shown.

The weight of rails per meter is 60 kilograms, and their durability and load-bearing are the best. Of course, although the heavier this thing, the better, the problem is that it consumes too steel.

For example, just building railway tracks from Chang'an to Yan'an are 60 kilograms per meter, while from Chang'an to Yan'an is 650 miles long. Then a single-line railway track requires 39,000 tons. If you come to the reply line, you have to multiply this number by two.
Chapter completed!