Chapter 249 Expansion and relocation plan of industrial zone
The highway from Jiangzhou Fucheng to De'an is a benchmark highway that Song Yang plans to build.
It can show everyone the convenience brought by roads.
On May 20th, the expressway officially started construction.
At the foundation laying ceremony, Song Yang buried a cornerstone with his own hands.
The ceremony ended quickly in a simple atmosphere.
As soon as the ceremony ended, the construction team entered the site.
The estimated construction period is one and a half years.
Now there is no heavy-duty paving, and the cement floor does not need to be built too thick.
And the roadbed is already ready.
But the construction period still takes one and a half years.
It relies entirely on people pulling and shouldering, and the progress is definitely not as good as the era of machines.
After the road construction was completed in an orderly manner, Song Yang turned his attention to the machines.
The steam hammer was developed three days ago. It is the largest machine in Jiangzhou and can forge various steel materials.
With this thing, blacksmiths can save a lot of effort.
"The progress of Wangye's industrial steam engine is also good. I tested it on the textile machine a few days ago. I have basically mastered the key points for improvement. The finished product can be seen within half a month."
After seeing the steam hammer, Wang Jinshi followed Song Yang to introduce the recent development progress.
The supply of industrial steam hammers should give priority to the mining industry. The successful production of steam hammers can greatly increase the speed of crushing ore. The steam hammers will be transported to the mine tomorrow.
There is still a long way to go in the mining industry where steam engines are to be applied.
Coupled with the mass production of cement plants, the number of woven sacks required increased sharply, and experiments with industrial steam engines turned to the textile industry.
Jiangzhou is short of cotton, but has plenty of hemp.
There is as much wild hemp as you need in Lushan Mountain, and it can produce several crops a year.
Recently, the collection of wild hemp has increased greatly, and all of it has been made into sacks to hold cement and various production materials.
"If there is no problem with the machine, we will provide it to every workshop."
"When the technology matures, we should build steam-powered trains."
Song Yang said as he walked.
Song Yang has already theoretically described what a train is to Wang Jinshi and others.
At this stage, there are still many difficulties in making trains. On the one hand, it is the power and tightness of the steam engine.
The train is not a ship. The ship floats on the water, and the energy provided by the steam engine does not need to be particularly large.
Trains require higher power performance and need to be relatively stable.
On the other hand, steel smelting has just started at this stage, and production cannot keep up with consumption.
It is unlikely that a large amount of steel will be available to pave the rails.
Even if a steam locomotive is developed and put into practical use, it will take only a year or two before steel production can keep up.
Therefore, plans for steam engine trains can only be postponed.
Song Yang is now instilling this idea in everyone, and it is also to provide some ideological motivation for the future development of steam engines.
"Old Wang, the conditions in the workshop should be upgraded."
After walking out of the workshop area, Song Yang looked back at the blacksmith workshop.
The original small workshop has actually been upgraded and renovated several times.
It has expanded from just one or two huts to a large factory area.
The original shooting range behind the workshop is now allocated to the workshop area.
The blacksmith workshop is the largest in area and is divided into several areas.
There are those who study steam engines, those who study steam hammers, and those who make guns, cannons, and those who smelt various instruments on a daily basis.
This large area now looks a bit disorganized.
Moreover, the Gongfang District is too close to the new city, and the daily noise pollution and fireworks pollution are also considerable.
Song Yang had already discussed with Fang Zhe to move the workshop area to the side.
There are a lot of open spaces now, and there are large areas on both sides of the northern livestock area.
Originally, there were military camps and school grounds to the west of the livestock area. Later, Yu Ming moved all the military camps and school grounds to the open space cleared from the ruins of the old city.
The vacant space was originally used for the workshop area.
To the east of the livestock area is a wild land, and a few miles further east is the bamboo forest at the mouth of the river.
After more than a year of logging, the bamboo forest area in Jiangkou has dropped by 80%.
Now the felling of bamboo has stopped, and the source of bamboo has turned to the bamboo forests in the south near Mount Lu.
"Your Majesty, we can overcome the conditions." Wang Jinshi didn't want to cause trouble to Song Yang.
Fang Zhe said with a smile: "Sooner or later, the layout will have to be reorganized. Now that the scale is not that big, it would be good to start early."
In the past, industry had no scale at all and could be put down in any corner.
Now it can be foreseen that the industrial scale of Jiangzhou Fucheng will be quite huge in the future.
Therefore, Fang Zhe's thoughts are constantly changing following Song Yang's guidance.
"Then...it all depends on the arrangements of the prince and your lord." Wang Jinshi said, clasping his fists.
"Old Wang, where do you think the workshop should be placed?" Song Yang looked at Wang Jinshi and asked.
He discussed it with Fang Zhe, but nothing was finalized.
"Your Majesty, the east side should be better. From the current location, this side can still be connected together, and it is close to the East Pier, so water transportation conditions are convenient." Wang Jinshi gave one of his own.
It’s pretty much what Song Yang thought.
It's just that although the location to the east is good, the development of Ohyeji is much more troublesome than the school grounds to the west.
Just clearing the weeds and paving the earth and rocks is a hard work.
Therefore, Song Yang and Fang Zhecai have never made a decision to expand the Gongfang District to the east.
"If we look at long-term development, the east side is indeed more suitable." Fang Zhe said, looking at the wasteland to the east.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Fang. Actually, the relocation is not urgent. We can build it slowly over there and move it when it is built." Wang Jinshi suggested.
Song Yang thought about it for a while, nodded and said:
"That's right. The space is not yet enough. Although the blacksmith workshop is expanding, it has not been separated from the machinery factory. Moreover, it will take another year and a half before the machinery is fully put into use."
Song Yang first walked to the wasteland to the east.
Fang Zhe, Wang Jinshi and others immediately followed behind.
Arriving next to the wasteland, Song Yang looked at the wasteland in front of him and said:
"Old Fang, let's just go here. The place will be cleared first, and construction will begin slowly. Build a machinery factory first, and separate the machinery factory from the blacksmith workshop."
"After the machinery factory is separated, the old workshop area will have ample space." Song Yang added.
Song Yang and Fang Zhe and Wang Jinshi both discussed that in the future, mechanical production will be separated from the blacksmith workshop.
Including steam engines and guns, all must be separated from the blacksmith workshop.
It needs to be made more professional and refined.
Fang Zhe stepped on the meadow and took two steps into the wasteland, and then looked at the soil quality of the wasteland.
"Your Majesty, a lot of earth and rocks are needed to level the land." Fang Zhe said with a frown.
After taking charge of Jiangzhou for one year, Fang Zhe made great progress, and he could see the difficulties at a glance.
"It's best to build a gravel road first to connect this side to the dock." Fang Zhe thought for a while and said.
The dock is connected to the artillery testing ground, quarry, and lumberyard in the south by roads.
If this side is connected to the dock, it will be more convenient to obtain materials.
"Okay, if you want to get rich, build roads first, and build gravel roads first."
"The road is open, and the work behind it will be easier."
Song Yang nodded and said.
In the end, this matter has been tentatively settled.
The preliminary exploration, surveying, mapping, design and planning work were all left to Fang Zhe.
In one year, Fang Zhe has trained many talents in this field.
Once the plan is finalized, just give it to Song Yang to go over for the last time.
The expansion of the industrial zone was carried out smoothly, and Song Yang returned to the laboratory again.
On the 23rd, after nearly ten days of waiting, the test items in the laboratory finally turned moldy.