Chapter 112 Rail Steam Locomotive

Tang Dynasty, Suzhou.

In recent years, the imperial court has built new cities in Suzhou and opened many workshops, textile workshops, ceramic workshops, tea workshops, basic machinery manufacturing workshops, etc.

New cities do not have new houses built with new building materials such as cement, steel bars, concrete, red bricks, ceramic tiles, etc.

In this new city, you can see the track steam locomotive, which is the latest developed steam locomotive, responsible for transporting goods to and from Suzhou Port.

This new city is called Steamed Motor City!

In Steaming Automobile City, there is a textile area where the shuttle loom workshop is, a ceramic area where the tea leaves is, and a workshop where the cartons, wooden boxes and iron boxes are made.

In short, Steam Auto City is an industrial base, where many commodities are manufactured.

Suzhou City, because of the Steamed Automobile City and the newly built Suzhou Port, has developed rapidly in recent years and has become the most prosperous city in Jiangnan. On land, there are endless merchants coming and going from sea.

Many merchant ships also came to Suzhou in Silla, Japan, and the Great Sui Empire.

Yang Guang had unified Southeast Asia and the Indian Peninsula and established the Great Sui Empire, so there were only three countries around the Tang Dynasty, especially in the east and south.

Ryukyu Island is not a country, it is occupied by some forces.

The Tang Dynasty established naval forces in Hangzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou. In recent years, the navy has begun to take shape and is encircling and suppressing pirates on the coast. Before the ocean, it will also capture the Ryukyu Island and then set up Ryukyu Prefecture for management.

The shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly in recent years because there are many importers on the coast, especially after knowing that the Sui Empire and the Tang Dynasty officially became brothers a few years ago, the commercial exchanges between the two countries have become more and more ordinary.

Yang Guang also took advantage of the business path and fooled many people to live in the Great Sui Empire. He also came up with many preferential policies, which were very tempting. In recent years, more and more people have moved to the Great Sui Empire.

"Brother Lan, I haven't seen you for a few years, where have you gone to make a fortune?"

"So it's Brother Zhu. Long time no see. Let's go to Fengxianlou, I'll invite you to drink!"

In Suzhou City, two businessmen who had been together for a long time met.

Fengxianlou is one of the largest hotels in Suzhou City. When the two came here, they found a high-quality private room and ordered many good wines and delicious dishes. The wine is white wine. Some of the dishes come from Southeast Asia, especially the spices from Southeast Asia. The seasonings became popular in the Tang Dynasty and were very popular.

"Brother Lan, I respect you!"

Zhu Tong picked up the exquisite glass filled with white wine and stood up to toast.

"Okay, we will not return until we are drunk!"

Lan Yi also picked up the wine glass and stood up.

After three rounds of drinking, the two started chatting.

Zhu Tong asked, "Brother Lan, haven't you said where you have been in the past few years? Have you lost Southeast Asia or went to the Indian Peninsula to make a fortune?"

The Tang Dynasty newspaper is now published nationwide, and has previously reported the Sui Empire in more detail, so they know new information about Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Indian Peninsula, etc.

Lan Yi took a sip of wine and said, "I have joined the Great Sui Empire now!"

Zhu Tong was shocked: "Brother Lan joined the Sui Empire?"

Lan Yi nodded: "Now more and more people from the Tang Dynasty join the Sui Empire, where the Tang Dynasty has a high status, good treatment, and convenient business, so I joined."

As he said that, he took out an ID card from his arms, "Look, this is the ID card of the Great Sui Empire, and there will be no fake one. Our former prince of the Tang Dynasty conquered Southeast Asia and the Indian Peninsula and established the Great Sui Empire. It is a brother country of our Tang Dynasty. I think it is the same in the Tang Dynasty and in the Great Sui Dynasty. They are all the same in the Great Sui Dynasty. They are all the country of our descendants of Yan and Huang in China."

Both the Tang Dynasty court and the Sui Empire used their respective newspapers to promote themselves as descendants of the Yan and Huang in China, and were all Chinese, with the purpose of making the people of the two countries have a common root and mutual recognition.

As you can see from Lan Yi, the effect is pretty good.

"Yes, who would have thought that a prince could conquer such a large territory and establish a new dynasty!"

Zhu Tong sighed: "Fortunately, the two countries are brother countries, otherwise there would be a lot of struggles. Now the two countries are as close as one family, so that we, the businessmen who go out to sea, can do business well.

Brother Lan, congratulations on joining the Sui Empire. We will cooperate more in the future and make the business bigger!"

Lan Yi nodded: "That's the point! Now there are more and more merchants going out to sea. The Sui Empire and the Tang Dynasty are about to start exploring oceans again. Without enough strength, we cannot follow us. We join forces and find some people to form a caravan, follow the navies of the two countries to go to the Western world. This is a huge business opportunity. If we succeed, our wealth and status will not be greatly improved!"

In addition to doing business, Lan Yi's main purpose was to join forces with some old friends to form a powerful caravan, and then follow the navy of the Great Sui Empire and the Tang Empire to do business in Western Europe. He has some connections and can get on the line. As long as he has enough strength, he can follow him.

The quota is limited. If you miss it this time, you can only wait for the next time. The next time may be one or two years later.

Being the first to try something new is the risk, but the benefits are also huge.

at the same time.

Zhang Hao, Lu Ban, Hua Tuo, Li Bai, Chongzhen and others are also in Suzhou now. Some of them come to visit the sea and some of them deal with steam locomotive affairs.

"The track steam locomotive is running well, and you can make the next one after a little transformation. Zhang Hao, where will the next steam locomotive be used when it is manufactured?"

Master Luban is now full of energy and energy on the steam engine.

"It's better to be in Suzhou. The port commerce here is getting heavier and heavier. Another track steam locomotive can relieve a lot of pressure!"

"Early rail steam locomotives were used in coastal port cities to drive the development of commerce and promote the establishment of more basic industries in these places!"

Zhang Hao has considered that the coastal environment and economic conditions are most conducive to establishing an industrial foundation.

Economic prosperity can promote technological innovation, which will drive new economic development and form a good cycle.

"I don't know much about economy, industry, etc. All I have to do is to make the steam engine well and to make the generator in the future."

Although Lu Ban said so, when he tried to make steam engines and generators, he would lead to technological breakthroughs and innovations in other aspects, otherwise how could he create a steam locomotive?

Luban has been working hard for more than ten years to build a steam locomotive.

The generator is about to take shape now, but there are some key parts that cannot meet the conditions and need to break through technology to make qualified parts.

This is just Lu Ban is taking the lead in making these high-tech things. If you want to promote the progress and development of science and technology in the entire era, you still need scientific and technological theoretical knowledge. You need to study and disseminate this theoretical knowledge and let more people participate in it, so that you can promote technological breakthroughs and innovations in all aspects.

Rubber is needed to make a generator. Natural rubber is in the Americas, and rubber products are only needed to be made in the Americas.

The establishment of industrial foundations, especially the mechanical industry foundation, requires continuous technical accumulation and cannot be completed overnight.

The prototype of the industrial city established by the Tang Dynasty is just the prototype of light industry and does not use much machinery.

Once the steam engine technology is mature, it will drive the development of the machinery industry more quickly.

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Chapter completed!