Chapter 575 Even if you know how to make it, you can’t make it
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang, is like this. God hates me. The Ming Dynasty can create it. But if this news leaks out, or this train appears on the battlefield, can other countries copy it?"
In ancient times, the technological content of everything was basically very low. Most people could copy it just by looking at it a few times. It was not the same as modern technology. Even if you knew the principle and how to make it,
You can't make it either.
For example, ancient bows and arrows, crossbows, siege vehicles, and cannons only require craftsmen to spend a few days to design the drawings.
As soon as these words came out, many people were worried that if such a powerful weapon were used by other countries, it would be really not good news for Ming Dynasty.
"This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Zhang Qixin said categorically, his tone extremely firm.
"Only I, the Ming Dynasty, can build this train. No other country has this possibility!"
"Because making this train requires tens of thousands of smart and capable craftsmen, His Majesty's wise leadership, and a powerful country that produces countless steels every year!"
"There is no country in the world that can meet this requirement!"
"Even if other countries unite and use the strength of the whole country, they still cannot meet the minimum standards for manufacturing trains!"
This is not Zhang Qixin's arrogance, but his self-confidence.
Because trains, an epoch-making product, can be reproduced so easily by other countries, then chess does not deserve to be called a thing of the Chinese era!
Moreover, the requirements for the steel used in making trains are very high. Most countries do not have such smelting technology, and even if they do, they cannot support such a huge consumption of steel.
"I dare not say how long it will take, at least ten years, or even thirty years. Even if the method of making trains is leaked, they will not be able to make a train in such a short period of time!"
If other countries want to manufacture trains, they need to collect all the steel from previous years and manufacture them in batches.
It will take at least three years to complete.
And for their Ming Dynasty, even the first production only took a month!
"And by the time they cast the trains, our railways and trains had already spread all over the world!"
"Whether they even have the chance to cast a train is still unknown!"
Now the train has been basically debugged and can transport goods and carry passengers.
Putting a steam engine on a carriage has this effect. If you put the steam engine on a huge wooden boat there, wouldn't it be possible to sail unimpeded in the sea without requiring a lot of manpower to row oars or relying on waves?
With strong wind power, you can swim on the vast ocean at any time and under any conditions.
By that time, not only the army on the road, but also the battle at sea will definitely become one of the main battlefields. By then, His Majesty will definitely vigorously develop the navy!
This is also true. During the first industrial revolution, countries established hegemony largely based on maritime hegemony. Of course, part of the reason was because European countries were all coastal countries with relatively small inland areas.
The Ming Dynasty had a huge land area and a very long coastline, so Zhang Qixin speculated that the establishment of a navy was also a particularly important thing!
Now that we have both the navy and the army, what about the air force?
With the existing conditions and technology, Zhang Qixin could not imagine what the air force would be like.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. With the help of this God, our Ming Dynasty will surely prosper and even be able to lay the foundation for eternity and create great achievements for eternity!"
"Your Majesty is mighty, our Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to continue its legacy for eternity!"
This kind of thing that surpasses the contemporary knowledge of ministers can naturally be called a divine object. With the help of this divine weapon, it would be nothing more than a trivial matter for Ming Dynasty to repel the five-nation coalition or even destroy them!
"Haha, okay, continue for eternity!"
It's easier said than done. Even if the average life span is twenty years, it will still take two hundred thousand years. By then, we don't know how far it will have developed. Maybe the entire earth will have become a village.
"Zhang Qixin, I just want to ask you if this train can take me and the ministers to visit Tianjin Port now?"
These craftsmen originally hoped to build the railway all the way to the west and north, because in the coming spring, they would have plans for the Northern Expedition. If they had built it to the northwest earlier, the railway would have contributed to the entire Ming Dynasty sooner.
But if Zhu Gaoyang issued a death order, between the railway construction and Tianjin Dang, no construction could be done to the west.
This made the craftsmen very uncomfortable, but this was His Majesty's order and it was hard to disobey. So they worked overtime and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars. The army and the people worked together to build the railway from the capital to Tianjin Port in less than a month.
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Fortunately, there were not so many people and houses at this time, so there was less trouble in demolition during construction. In addition, His Majesty personally issued the order, and the whole people were united, so the efficiency of railway construction was naturally reached to the maximum.
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"Okay, now the train is filled with coal and the water in the boiler needs to be boiled. It can set off at any time!"
"Okay, then come with me to Tianjin Port today!"
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
Although the ministers who came looked like a crowd, there were actually only a few dozen people, and two boxes were enough to accommodate them all.
For the sake of the quality of the trip, Zhu Gaotian specially asked people to bring hot water and tea, and also asked people to design the location of the toilet in the carriage in advance.
Of course, this is also simple. You only need to make a hole in the iron sheet below.
Accompanying them were many palace maids and eunuchs, ready to serve at their beck and call along the way.
Naturally, bodyguards are definitely indispensable. When the emperor travels with the ministers in the court, he naturally needs special protection. Otherwise, if something happens, the entire Ming Dynasty's top management will be directly affected.
Before setting off, Zhu Gaotian was very considerate and gave each of them thick cotton hats and coats, and also tied a layer of windproof cloth on top of the truck.
It's very cold to stand on a truck in the middle of winter. Anyone who rides outdoors at high speed in winter will know this.
"It's actually warmer in this carriage than in my house?"
As soon as they entered the carriage, everyone was shocked by the warm and comfortable environment inside, because it was as warm as spring!
"How come it's so warm? Even if we burn coal underground in my house, it's incomparable to this place!"