Chapter 1782, the efficiency of construction machinery
In a steep river channel in Jingjiang, several steam cruise ships are busy and moored in the river, as if they are doing underwater work.
"This place has a lot of reefs, rocks and the like. It has always been a very dangerous place. Especially in these places, there are many reefs in the river. It will be very dangerous if you accidentally drive into them."
Xiong Youdi stood on the deck of the steamer, pointing to a piece of water not far away that seemed calm and without any big waves and said.
"Hmm~"
Xia Shi, who was wearing the uniform of a sixth-grade official, nodded slightly, and then ordered the people around him: "Prepare to install explosives to blow up all the reefs, rocks and the like."
"Yes, sir!"
When the officials next to him heard this, they nodded quickly.
Soon, there were shirtless water ghosts and officials nearby taking small boats and sailing towards the place where the bears have land. This kind of small boat is very different from the traditional small boat.
Because this kind of boat uses a diesel engine to drive a propeller as power, it is a new type of boat produced and designed by Tianjin Shipyard.
Its biggest advantages are its high speed, flexibility and convenience. There is no need for people to rely on paddles to row the boat. You only need to control the propeller at the tail to drive quickly on the water.
After arriving at the predetermined area, several water ghosts tied ropes to their bodies, carried bags of explosives, and wore diving goggles on their eyes. They dived directly into the water to install the explosives.
These explosive packages are specially made, wrapped and sealed with rubber, and the detonation method also adopts a timed detonation method. After being installed on the reef, you only need to pull the fuse on the explosive package, and it will start a countdown and timed detonation.
One by one, the water ghosts quickly resurfaced and were pulled onto the boat. The boat quickly came to open the waters, and everyone waited quietly.
Ten minutes later.
"Boom~"
Accompanied by loud noises, huge water columns suddenly rose up from the originally calm level, and the powerful energy impact formed huge waves on the river surface.
It can be clearly seen that there are a large number of rubbles mixed in the water column. These are reefs, rocks and the like that have been blown up.
This is not the first time something like this has happened. When building a port, it is often necessary to use water ghosts to use explosive packs to blow up reefs, rocks, etc. The experience and methods are already quite mature.
“So many fish!”
As the explosive packs exploded under the water, terrifying vibrations spread in the water, and a large number of fish maws suddenly appeared on the river. They were so white that Xiong Youdi, who had been fishing all his life, couldn't help but cry out.
Because we can see that there are many big fish among them, some even weighing dozens of kilograms, and there are so many of them. You can see a large number of full-bellied fish on the river at once.
The ecological environment of the Yangtze River in this matter is very good, and the fishery resources are very rich. When a powerful explosive pack is exploded, a large number of fish are blown out.
"Haha, hurry up and catch some fish. We will distribute fish to everyone at noon."
When Xia Shi saw it, he immediately laughed. In the past, when building ports, bombing reefs and rocks could bring out a lot of fish, but it was still not as good as in the Yangtze River.
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Here in Haoxue Town, Jiangling City, a large number of people gathered together to watch the excitement.
"Oh, this car is awesome, this is so powerful!"
"Slowly, a load of sand and gravel came over all at once."
"Isn't that right? This truck is full of dirt, at least more than 10 cubic meters. If it were carried on the shoulders, it would take at least several hundred people to jump it. It can be loaded and taken away in one truck."
"Yes, yes, these machines are so powerful. A cart and a cart of things can be loaded in such a short time. If it is carried by hand and shoulder, I don't know how many people will be needed."
"And that bulldozer, it's so powerful. It pushed a road out in one go. So much dirt was quickly leveled. If I had to use a dustpan to pick it up, I don't know how long it would take me to pick it up."
The selection is complete.”
"The excavator is also very powerful. The shovel digs out a large amount of soil, which can easily fill a large truck in three or two strokes."
"..."
The many melon-eating people watching the excitement were watching with gusto, because beside the Yangtze River, dozens of trucks produced by the Mercedes-Benz automobile factory were busy transporting soil, sand and gravel, as well as a dozen forklifts and excavators.
Extremely busy.
This is the first time that everyone has seen this kind of large-scale use of machinery for work.
The roar of the machine and its super high efficiency also shocked everyone.
Everyone has always believed that doing projects is very hard, it is very tiring to carry it on your shoulders, and it often requires a lot of manpower.
It's not uncommon to see thousands or even tens of thousands of people.
In the past, when the dams were being built in Huguang, the number of civilian laborers recruited from the surrounding area was measured in tens of thousands. Sometimes, more than 100,000 civilian laborers might be recruited at once to build the embankment.
The scene of 100,000 people building the embankment is very spectacular. At first glance, there are seas of people everywhere, and the teams carrying soil can stretch for several miles.
Many levees on the Jingjiang River were built slowly year by year by relying on a huge number of people in history, bit by bit, and then slowly some of the current levees in Jingjiang River came into being.
However, now, the way the Ministry of Industry is overhauling river embankments is eye-opening. A large number of cars, excavators, and bulldozers have come on stage, and the construction machinery roars. There are no traditional pickaxes in sight.
, dustpan, shovel, hammer, wooden stick, etc.
Moreover, everyone was originally worried that the imperial court would recruit everyone to serve as corvees to participate in the construction of the embankment, and many people were even ready.
Who knows, the imperial court has no intention of letting the common people participate in it, nor does it ask everyone to do corvee service. It just hired a lot of people to do some auxiliary tasks, such as carrying cement, mixing mortar, loading and unloading goods, etc.
Yes, pay back wages.
Moreover, the wages paid are quite high, eight taels of silver a month, which is the standard for construction workers in the city. For manual and hard work, the wages paid are also high.
As for tasks such as digging soil and transporting sand and gravel, they are all done using machinery.
Powerful forklifts, excavators and cars are very efficient. Where there was no road before, the forklifts passed through it and a brand new road was opened.
With the powerful digging ability of the excavator, a large amount of soil, sand and gravel were quickly dug out by the excavator. In just a short time, a hillside like a hill was dug out.
In addition, there are pile drivers specially used for piling. As the sound of "dong dong" keeps sounding, deep piles are driven, and then steel bars are added to them one by one, and concrete is poured.
The foundation has been laid.
Then along the foundation, reinforced concrete is laid and poured layer by layer, and an extremely strong dam is completed.
It is now the second half of the year, with good weather and little rainfall, which is the most suitable time of the year for building embankments.
"Incredible, incredible!"
"The efficiency of these engineering equipment is so high!"
"Based on this work efficiency and speed, it won't take too long to build this embankment at all. It can be repaired this year."
Zhang Sian, the Chief Envoy of Huguang, also came. He had always been very curious about the construction machinery Zhong Fan mentioned. What kind of construction machinery could make Zhong Fan think that it would not take too long to build this embankment.
I finally saw it today.
I was also deeply impressed and amazed by the power of engineering equipment.
The excavator and shovel are powerful. Digging out soil is like digging tofu. Even if you encounter big rocks, boulders, etc., you can dig them out easily.
If you use the traditional method, I am afraid that when you encounter some big rocks, it will often be difficult to move them. It will take a lot of manpower and time to move the rocks away, or it will take a lot of time.
The stone was chipped and moved away.
"Haha, this is the power of the machine!"
"These machines have only been developed in the past two years. They are driven by powerful internal combustion engines. They are most suitable for engineering work and are also the fastest efficient."
"At the same time, it is also the most economical in manpower and financial resources. Otherwise, if you want to build this Jingjiang embankment, you will have to recruit at least 100,000 civilians."
When Zhong Fan heard Zhang Sian's words, he couldn't help but laugh.
To be honest, when he saw these machines for the first time, he was deeply amazed by the powerful efficiency of these machines. With the emergence of such machines, even the most difficult projects have become easier and simpler.
The imperial court dares to talk about large-scale construction of railways, highways, ports, rivers, reservoirs, etc. Do you think it is proposed casually?
Without this strength and technology, no matter how much money you have, you would not dare to raise it. But with these powerful machines driven by internal combustion engines, whether it is building bridges and paving roads, or building reservoirs, dams, etc., everything becomes more difficult.
