Chapter 1106 Key Issues in the Transportation Industry
Huang Wan is only twenty-six years old this year and still has a strong curiosity about new things. Liu Yu specially arranged for Zhong Yu to take her around and saw many things in the factory that she had never seen before or even thought of.
"Look at this thing." She handed Ding Kui a palm-sized thing.
When Ding Kui looked at it, his eyes almost popped out, "Gears!"
That's right, what Huang Wan gave him was a circular gear, and the shape looked very standard.
"Gear? That's an interesting name. Do you think I did a good job?"
"Did you do it?" Ding Kui looked at Huang Wan with an incredulous expression.
"Yeah, but a carpenter gave me a proof. Is there anything I did wrong?" Huang Wan was a little nervous.
"Yes, yes, very well done! Ah, you are an earth magician.
All metals are composed of earth elements, but I didn't expect your control to be so good."
Ding Kui felt relieved when he thought of Huang Wan's identity.
"How long does it take you to make a gear like this?"
Huang Wan showed a bright smile and replied: "It didn't take long, less than a stick of incense."
"Oh, it will take at least ten minutes." Ding Kui was calculating in his mind.
"This is the first one I have made. It should take less time to make it in the future." Huang Wan thought that Ding Kui thought she was slow, so she hurriedly explained.
"Haha, without precision machinery, production is already very fast." Ding Kui took a look and knew that people had misunderstood, "How much magic power does it cost to make one?"
"Oh, it doesn't consume much magic power. Doing it after melting will save some magic power, but it will cost some mental energy."
"That's for sure." Ding Kui could understand that the inner ring of the gear in his hand was a standard circle, and the distance between each convex tooth and the convex tooth was exactly the same. Without precise control, it would be impossible to do it so well. It all depends on spirit.
Power control.
"This is more labor-intensive than controlling magic superposition, but it can just train my mental power." Huang Wan's unique skill is multitasking. Her mental power is already stronger than that of her peers, but she still cares about ways to exercise her mental power.
She watched Ding Kui spinning around her, his eyes seeming to shine with lust.
Baby! With her help, we can make more precise machine tools. Building a waterwheel where there is a river can improve production efficiency.
Ding Kui was almost drooling, seeing the prospects of industrialization.
"What else would you do besides this?" He thought about how to dig out the "treasure" in front of him.
"By the way, I heard that you want to make a very long iron bar. I should be able to help you, and there are many other things."
Huang Wan has a lot of ideas, especially after talking with the craftsmen in Hengfu City, she found that she can do things that the craftsmen can't do.
"Iron bars? Railroad tracks!" Ding Kui almost jumped up, his excitement startled Huang Wan.
He has been thinking about laying a railway, but there are two major obstacles, one is the rails and the other is the locomotive.
The locomotive is responsible for providing power. This can be replaced by other power sources, such as a war horse. Once the starting and braking problems are solved, the war horse can pull the carriage and reach an average speed of thirty or forty kilometers per hour, and the transportation and logistics industry can take off.
The most difficult thing is the rails. Rails that are dozens of kilometers long and have exactly the same shape and size cannot be made at all. This is a deadlock that limits the development of rail transit in Ding Kui's territory.
"That's right, that's right. If you can make the gears, there will be no problems with the rails! Oh my, you really helped me a lot!" He wanted to hug Huang Wan, but she was a yellow flower girl after all, and it wouldn't affect her if she really hugged her.
Great.
"The iron, are the rails important?" Huang Wan was confused.
"Important! Very important! Do you think the road from Hengfu City to Juyang City is smooth?"
"It's flat."
"How long does it take for ordinary people to walk from Hengfu City to Juyang City?"
"It's going to take a long time anyway."
"As long as I make the rails, I can shorten the time to more than an hour. Do you think it's important?"
"More than an hour!" Huang Wan blinked, "It's so fast, almost like riding a horse. In the future, the connection between Juyang City and Hengfu City will be closer, which will be beneficial to the future development of the guild."
The apprentice in charge of the general management knows how to consider the development of the Magic Guild, and she can understand Ding Kui's desire for railway tracks.
"That's right!" Ding Kui rubbed his hands excitedly, "Not only those two cities can also be connected to other cities, such as the county city, port city, etc., the entire Nanqiu County can be connected by rails."
"Yes, yes! What do the rails look like?" Huang Wan was infected by Ding Kui's emotions and wanted to make the rails right away.
"Wait a minute, I'll draw a pattern for you."
In his previous life, Ding Kui was a railway boy. His parents and many relatives worked on the railway. His family lived next to the railway. He was very familiar with trains and railway tracks. It can be said that he could draw railway tracks with his eyes closed.
"Oh, this is a railroad track. It's very simple. It's much easier than making gears." Huang Wan felt relieved when she saw the pattern of the railroad track. With her ability, she can definitely make it.
"Yes, it's very simple. You can definitely do it. Ordinary craftsmen can do it too, but it's too time-consuming, and there is a big error in the size before and after. It's not as precise as yours."
Ding Kui has confidence in Huang Wan.
"Let's do this. I will go to Nanping County with you tomorrow. You can try to make one a few meters long."
It was not convenient for him to let Huang Wan do the test in the military camp. After all, this was his private matter.
Now there are no signs of a large-scale invasion by our own people. After the Battle of Baicaodian, the North and Central Route Army rested in Ji'an County. The new army, which suffered its first setback, needed time to adjust its mentality. Daigu watched the 20th Army Corps return to Shaodian Kingdom.
If there is no movement, it is still a question whether the Northern Route Army will still be under his control.
The Shaodian Army did not have time to attack. The 20th Army returned to Nanping County to rest and needed to recruit new soldiers and wait for the wounded to return. The Eighth Army rebuilt the destroyed defense line on the border. After our country was no longer an ally, the border areas needed
It is essential to increase defense facilities, watchtowers and outposts.
Ding Kui's department is responsible for guarding the border. The first task is to prevent the first wave of attacks from his own army. This is not difficult for the 74th and 75th Divisions. Ding Kui can take some time to leave for a while.
"What are you talking about?" Ruan Xingzhu couldn't hold back and ran to the Chinese military tent to observe. Ding Kui took the gear and explained it to her, and at the same time introduced his comrades in the knight competition.
"I don't know much about earth elements, so I really can't do this." She couldn't help but admire Huang Wan after reading the gears.
The four major types of magicians have their own strengths. The air type can teleport, which is enviable, and the earth type is also good at controlling earth and metal. It is not surprising that the Son of the Wind lost to Huang Wan in making metal items.
"I just realized now that I didn't have any earth magician friends before, and you are the only one." Ding Kui thought about all the magicians he knew.