The successful use of tap water has once again improved the work efficiency of the workshop.
After it is introduced into residential buildings in the future, it will also make it easier for people to use water.
This water is also supplied free of charge. In Song Yang's words, this is the welfare of Jiangzhou. There is no charge for tap water.
In fact, even if there is a fee, it will be in vain, and few people will be willing to pay.
There is a charge for drinking water. Why don't you just go to the well in the backyard to get water...
Tap water has been introduced into the workshop, which is currently in trial operation.
If you want to introduce it into residential areas, you have to develop galvanizing technology.
This is not too difficult, and progress should be made soon.
Before that, Song Yang started to be busy with other things.
It is also a very important thing.
As mentioned before, steel production has skyrocketed, which has caused Daye's coal production to be unable to keep up.
Now the fighting in various places has temporarily subsided.
The coal mine in Pingxiang can be opened.
Sun Yi happens to be in Jiangzhou at the moment.
He came to pay Song Yang New Year greetings.
During the Chinese New Year, I was delayed due to some trivial matters, so I can only come here to pay my respects now before the first lunar month is over.
"Are we going to open a mine? Great!"
When Song Yang told him about this, Sun Yi showed a smile on his face.
Yuanzhou is really a remote place with little cultivated land.
It really restricts urban development too much.
Sun Yi had long heard about Daye's prosperity due to its iron mines.
He even went to Daye to inspect it himself.
The thought of going back to open a coal mine is getting more and more serious.
For this matter, Sun Yi had already completed the survey of the terrain.
Now just wait for Song Yang to nod.
"First open a small pit, and the mining volume will be consistent with Daye's consumption," Song Yang said.
"Yes. I understand. I will start taking care of it when I get back this time." Sun Yi nodded hurriedly.
As long as we can get out of the way, then this matter will be easy to talk about.
"Old Fang, please send a message to Song Tian and ask him to send ten or eight experienced workers to Yuanzhou."
"In terms of manpower...for the time being, you Yuanzhou can handle it by yourself."
Song Yang arranged the work bit by bit.
However, in terms of manpower, we really can’t provide much support.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I can still free up some labor force," Sun Yi said anxiously.
"That's okay. You can start the construction this time when you get back. I have already taken care of the transportation matters. You can contact him."
Ma Cheng is not at home now. He took the fleet to Daye for transportation a few days ago.
In fact, there is no need for him, the manager, to make the trip himself.
But there was nothing important after the festival, so this guy couldn't sit still and went with the fleet.
Things in the coal mine were arranged, Sun Yi was sent away, and Song Yang came to the blacksmith workshop again.
Wang Jinshi arranged for him thirty blacksmiths and two furnaces.
Under Song Yang's command, in a series of operations, the iron ingots sent by Daye were directly returned to the furnace and melted.
"Is this mold set up properly? Check to see if it's loose!"
"Don't stand on either side, be careful."
Song Yang directed the workers to work, mainly checking for leaks and filling vacancies and safety issues.
Technical operations must be considered by the workers themselves.
Soon, the molten iron melted, the furnace tilted, and the molten iron flowed out.
The red molten iron flows along the mold and soon fills the entire mold.
The calculated amount is slightly more than the capacity of the mold, and the excess is used to remove the pool below with an iron rod.
This is done to ensure that the mold is fully filled.
The mold is filled and now all that's left is to wait for it to cool.
"My lord, what is this thing for?"
The workers who made it had never seen anything like this before.
It was four meters long and had a shape they had never seen before. It looked like a mushroom, with one end larger and the other smaller.
"These are railroad tracks, used for running trains."
Song Yang looked at the railroad tracks and smiled.
"Train? Railroad?" The workers didn't quite understand, and Song Yang didn't explain much.
Wang Jinshi was convinced that Song Yang had said something about trains, and he looked at the railway tracks with expectation.
"Sigh... This thing can only be regarded as a transitional product, and the hardness of direct pouring is definitely not enough. But the current technical level is limited, so we can only do this first, get the steam engine out, so that the output of the mine can still be
promote."
Song Yang looked at the man who was gradually cooling down and shook his head and sighed.
"My lord, the rolling steel grass people you mentioned are already working on it, and they will definitely create something that satisfies your lord in the future." Wang Jinshi consoled him from the side.
"Yes. Don't worry, I just want to express my feelings." Song Yang waved his hand.
With the current accumulation of technology, rolling steel or something like that may not be possible in ten or eight years.
Of course, directly poured rails are not unusable, and there is no big problem when used in mines.
The tracks of the first-generation trains can be used with ups and downs, let alone Song Yang’s cast tracks.
During the cooling process of the track, Song Yang led the workers to study steam locomotives.
This thing is actually relatively easy to handle.
With the use of steam ships, steam hammers and other steam equipment, there are no technical problems.
Moreover, Wang Jinshi’s team has been conducting related experiments for a long time.
"Your Majesty, look at this machine. It was made according to your drawings. We have idled it and it can run normally." Wang Jinshi pointed to a steam engine and said.
The steam engine is supported by a frame, and the iron wheel is connected through a crankshaft.
After the steam engine starts to rotate, the iron wheel can rotate stably.
"The general idea is this, let's give it a try after the rails are completed."
Song Yang said with satisfaction.
Cooling the rails also requires tempering and other processes. It took seven days to complete the first rail.
The sleepers that had been prepared were laid out for 100 meters.
Only 100 meters of material have been prepared for the railway track.
Under the command of Song Yang, the 100-meter track was laid bit by bit by workers carrying it on their shoulders.
Then fix it to the sleepers with rivets.
As for the width of the rails, Song Yang used the Jiangzhou measurement of 1.5 meters.
It also stipulates that in the future, rail tracks and locomotives will be produced according to this standard.
It took hundreds of people busy talking about it for a whole day before it was finally finished.
This provoked Song Yang to call out for the crane.
The next day, it took a lot of effort to transport the steam locomotive to the railway track.
It took a lot of effort to move it up, but the connecting rod broke again during the transportation.
"Change! Get a new one right away! Do it now, no matter what you say today, it has to be put into trial operation!" Song Yang jumped angrily.
In the middle of winter, Wang Jinshi was sweating, and he led his apprentices to start disassembling and assembling the connecting rod.
"Clang clang clang!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
After hammering for a while, the steam engine was finally repaired.
"Quickly, hurry up and debug. It will get dark soon." Song Yang gave instructions hurriedly.
Wang Jinshi then took people there to straighten out the various parts of the steam engine. After confirming that there were no problems, he immediately started installing the charcoal fire.
The charcoal has been waiting aside for a long time. Once the furnace door is opened, it will heat the inside directly.
Soon the steam engine began to operate normally.
"Boom Kaka! Boom Kaka!"
The connecting rod drives the wheel to start moving slowly.
"It's moving! Haha! It's really moving!" Song Yang shouted excitedly.
"Your Majesty! We succeeded!"
Watching the "locomotive" Wang Jinshi and other craftsmen moving forward at three paces, they also cheered.
From water to land, the practicality of the steam engine was once again proven.
Song Yang climbed up to the front of the car and shouted: "Add more heat! Add more heat!"
The workers immediately added altars inside.
However, no matter how strong the fire was, it was not going any faster.
And just as we started to pick up speed, the track in front was almost over.
After listening to the train, Song Yang slapped his forehead and said in annoyance: "Damn it! Forgot! The rails should be made into a ring!"
In order for the rails used for testing to be fully functional, they must be made in a circular shape to save space and materials.
But Song Yang forgot.
Of course, he ultimately blamed this mistake on the fact that it was not written in the encyclopedia.
In the following days, the railway track was extended again, totaling 800 meters.
Changed to the shape of a circle.
At first, in order to save materials, I wanted to build a 500-meter ring. However, during the 500-meter ring experiment, the train almost overturned.
There was no choice but to expand the ring to 800 meters.
The laying of 800 meters of track has been completed half a month later.
Steam engines were also improved during this time.
Useless parts have been streamlined, the water tank has been further enlarged, and the kinetic energy has been further improved.
On the day when the train was tested again, the test site was still crowded with people.
Regardless of whether these experiments failed or not, they could not stop the enthusiasm of the people.
Some who couldn't push forward climbed directly onto the house.
"Start!" Song Yang gave the order, and the train started to move.
This time the steam engine ran for a while, and then the crankshaft was controlled by the joystick.
Push the joystick and connect the crankshaft to drive the train.
Before this, the steam engine had been idling.
This saves preheating time.
"Boom Kaka!"
"Boom Kaka!"
The steam locomotive moved forward slowly, and its speed began to gradually increase.
"Woo!"
The whistle sounded and the steam train reached its maximum speed.
Song Yang stood on the front of the train and calculated the speed of the train in his mind. It should be no less than thirty kilometers per hour.
This speed sounds very slow, but in fact the first trains during the Industrial Revolution only traveled at a speed of eight kilometers per hour.
"My train is better than theirs right from the start! Haha! I'm so talented!" Song Yang was very pleased with himself.
But he forgot that the speed of the first version of the train was only three miles...
The one he is testing now has been improved.
"Master Wang, load the train! Test it and see how much cargo it can pull!"
The train slowed down slowly, Song Yang picked it up directly, found Wang Jinshi and gave instructions.
Wang Jinshi was immersed in the joy of success at this time. Song Yang patted him on the shoulder and he calmed down.
"Yes, yes. Test it right away!"
Wang Jinshi nodded hurriedly.
In the afternoon, the test results came out.
It is not a problem for this version of the front of the car to pull 1,800 kilograms, and the maximum load can reach 8,000 to 10,000 kilograms!
This weight is nothing to a normal steam train.
But for this primitive steam locomotive in front of you, it is already very valuable.
"Good! Very good! Continue research and development based on this basis and strive to break through the 10,000-kilogram load capacity!"
"If the load capacity can exceed 10,000 kilograms, we will use the train to Daye to pull ore!"
Song Yang patted Wang Jinshi on the shoulder and said.
"Understood! The common people will do their best to develop a more advanced locomotive!"