Chapter two hundred and eighty fifth road and bridge manager
The success of the circular track experiment marks that the day when trains will be put into practical use is getting closer.
Based on Daye's current steel output, if it supplies all its resources, it will only take half a month at most to produce rail steel from Jiangzhoupu to De'an.
Even if it goes to Daye, it is still possible.
Of course, road and bridge technology still needs to be improved. At this stage, water transportation is still the most convenient mode of transportation.
The application of trains should start from Daye Mine, then cement factory, saltpeter mine, etc.
Some mineral development and transportation industries are given priority to be put into use.
Improve production capacity and transportation capacity to feed back the development of Jiangzhou.
As for the final transportation of people, this may have to wait until the second five-year plan.
In mid-February, Wang Jinshi's train team successfully modified the locomotive to version 1.2.
The reason why it is called 1.2 is actually just some adjustments made on the original basis.
However, these adjustments have made the front of the car more stable, with greater transport capacity, and most importantly, smaller in size.
After eliminating unnecessary parts, the size of the front of the car is much smaller, and it really looks a bit like a mine train.
"Very good! This thing can already be used to transport ore. Let's go to Daye tomorrow!" Song Yang was very happy to see the improved locomotive.
I decided to go to Daye the next day to investigate how to install the track.
When they heard that Song Yang was going on a business trip again, the two girls clamored to follow him.
"Go, go, go. Let's all go. That's it." Song Yang couldn't bear the pressure and could only agree.
The next day, Song Yang took a boat to Daye.
"Your Highness, you are here! I have heard about the steam engine. It would save a lot of trouble if you could really stay here!" Song Tian said excitedly after receiving Song Yang's disembarkation.
Although he is not in Jiangzhou, the fleet carries iron ore back and forth every day.
This kid will know immediately if there is any big or small affair over there in Jiangzhou.
So he had heard about the steam engine a long time ago, and Song Yang had said that he would install steam engines in their mines on a limited basis, so this boy was naturally happier.
Now that Song Yang is here, Song Tian guesses that it may be related to the steam engine.
"You think clearly, this time you are really here to study the problem of steam engines." Song Yang said with a smile.
"Great!" Song Tian exclaimed in surprise.
The mine in Daye is more than thirty miles away from the dock on the riverside, and this section of the road relies on manual and horse-drawn transportation.
There are at least 500 people working on transportation every day.
Now the output is getting higher and higher, and the number of people engaged in transportation has also increased to more than a thousand.
This is simply a waste. If all these more than a thousand people go to mine, production capacity will definitely be increased.
Song Yang took Wang Jinshi and the craftsmen on a road trip to transport the ore.
Generally speaking, it is fairly flat, and the feasibility of building a railway is still very high.
Build it all the way from the mine to the dock, so that the ore can be transported to the dock by rail, and people can be left to load and unload at the other end.
This will save at least a few hundred people.
"Then build the railway at the pier first!"
Song Yang returned to the mine and discussed with Wang Jinshi and others, and finally felt that it was necessary to build the railway.
After waiting for a day in Daye, Chen Fu arrived.
We asked him to come here because this guy has experience in road construction.
He was deeply involved in the highway from Jiangzhou to De'an and had rich experience in this area.
"First build a road like this as a roadbed, use rammed earth for the lower part, and spread about 20 centimeters of gravel on top."
The encyclopedia does not record how to build the roadbed. Song Yang could only describe the roadbed based on some hearsay memories from his previous life.
As for how to improve it later, let’s look at the actual situation.
Originally, Song Yang was still thinking about building the De'an Railway, but now the railway on the Daye side is ready, which is really good as an experimental railway line.
Moreover, even if there is a problem with the railway that transports the ore, some iron ore will be lost.
After hearing what Song Yang said, Chen Fu immediately said that he could complete the task.
"Your Majesty, this kind of road is easier to repair than our highway. And it's only about thirty miles in total. It's just that the roadbed needs to be re-tamed, which will probably waste some time."
Chen Fu looked at the drawings for a while and added.
"This rammed earth layer..."
Chen Fu and Balabala talked a lot and sounded very professional. It seems that this guy spent a lot of energy on the construction of the De'an Highway.
"How long will it take?" Song Yang asked.
Chen Fu thought for a while and said: "If a new roadbed is built, it may take seven or eight months. But if improvements can be made directly on the basis of the current road, I can be sure that it will be repaired within half a year."
"Now this road cannot be cut off for transportation. People everywhere are waiting for railway transportation. Let's build a new one." Song Yang shook his head and said.
In order to improve the project progress by one or two months, delaying transportation for half a year is not worth the gain.
Now is a period of vigorous development in various places, and the amount of steel used is huge. If this stops for half a year, many workshops will have to stop work.
"How long will it take for the expressway to be completed?"
"Back to your lord, this year's spring plowing is about to begin, which will delay some progress, but it will definitely be open to traffic by mid-June at the latest."
Chen Fu immediately replied that he was well aware of the progress of the project.
"In this way, I will give you five thousand more laborers, and you can hurry up and build the railway here after spring plowing!" Song Yang looked at Chen Fu and said.
"If the prince can add 5,000 people to Xiaguan, Xiaguan promises to complete the task before spring plowing!" Chen Fu said, patting his chest.
There are only 2,000 people on the construction site now. If they were given an additional 5,000 people at once, it would be strange if the speed is not fast.
Now Song Yang is not very short of people in engineering.
After receiving the 30,000 elite troops promised by Jiangnan, 10,000 were left to garrison in Jiangning, and the remaining 20,000 were brought back to Jiangzhou, 10,000 of which were placed in the military camp on the north bank, and 10,000 were mixed with the Fuxing Army.
The total number of the Renaissance Army in Jiangzhou Fucheng is about 50,000, and it is easy for 5,000 people to support road construction.
"Okay. From now on, you will be the road and bridge manager, and you will be responsible for building roads from now on!" Song Yang looked at Chen Fu with satisfaction.
Chen Fu was stunned and said: "That side of De'an..."
Chen Fu is the magistrate of De'an County, and it is somewhat difficult to accept his transition from county magistrate to road and bridge manager.
The main reason is that the county magistrate is a serious official, the general manager of roads and bridges... This thing, like Ma Cheng, is an official position established by Song Yang himself.
Of course, Chen Fu quickly adjusted his mentality and became the general manager of roads and bridges. He would only have more contacts with Song Yang.
As a core member of Jiangzhou, Ma Cheng, the water transport manager, is in charge of the navy!
In the future, Chen Fu may also have the opportunity to enter the core of Jiangzhou.
"I accept the order! I would like to be the general manager of roads and bridges!" Thinking of this, Chen Fu immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order.
"Yeah. Work hard. There will be a lot of road and bridge engineering work in the future. You will be merciful when I receive it."
"By then our railways will be built to connect all state capitals. The burden on your shoulders is not small!"
"Yes, yes! I understand!"
Chen Fu nodded hurriedly, with a happy smile on his face.
After returning to Jiangzhou, Song Yang made some personnel changes.
Pei Lin was transferred to De'an County Magistrate, and Chen Fu was transferred to Road and Bridge Supervisor.
Pei Lin was just a small postman and messenger two years ago, but now he can work on his own.
Especially last year's spring plowing went very smoothly, and Pei Lin's contribution is not small.
It is not a problem to be promoted from the agricultural administrative officer in Jiangzhou Fucheng to the magistrate of De'an County.
Pei Lin thanked Song Yang and went to meet Chen Fu the next day.
The five thousand people allocated by Song Yang will arrive in De'an tomorrow.
Chen Fu was anxious to finish handing over the work so that he could concentrate on building roads.
As Song Yang said, the entire Jiangnan metropolis is developing rapidly.
The future development trend of railways is unstoppable. After Chen Fu understood this, he was even more excited to be the general manager of roads and bridges.
Of course, Song Yang also knows people well and is good at assigning tasks.
Although Chen Fu was not very good at being a county magistrate, he was really good at building roads and bridges.
He is willing to invest more energy in this aspect than others.
From the succinct way he can analyze the construction of roadbeds, it can be seen that this guy does a lot of research on weekdays.
Song Yang discovered this guy's strengths and would of course let him shine in a more suitable position.
Chen Fu's side has been arranged, so there won't be any major issues for the time being.
Song Yang planned to concentrate on making inventions.
The number of Crouching Tiger Cannons has stabilized, and now it's time to upgrade them to Fran Cannons and Hongyi Cannons.
In fact, the Tiger Crouching Cannon is not a serious artillery, it can only be regarded as an excessive product.
Jiangzhou's firepower will further increase when the Folan cannon and Hongyi cannon come out.
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The reason why Song Yang wanted to engage in artillery research was because of the news sent by Jiangbei.
The Luo Xin Group has basically unified all the state capitals in Jiangbei and is now consolidating its forces.
It is estimated that he will have plans to proclaim himself emperor at any time.
If Luo Xin does not claim to be emperor, he will be a bandit.
It's okay if Song Yang doesn't trouble him.
But if he proclaims himself emperor, it will be equivalent to dividing the country.
Song Yang considered himself the successor of Da Qian, but the Jiangnan Revival Alliance still had the word Da Qian in front of it.
Luo Xin openly split the Da Qian, that is, declared war with the alliance.
That would be tantamount to forcing the Alliance to send troops to attack him.
According to the information from Jiangbei spies, the Luo Xin Group has at least 200,000 soldiers and horses. Of course, it is hard to say how many elites there are among them.
However, the alliance's military strength is definitely at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
That's why Song Yang was in a hurry to upgrade his weapons and equipment. If war breaks out, he would defeat the Jiangbei bandits in one go and unify the Central Plains.
Fortunately, there is still time left for Song Yang.
The spies have contacted the border troops in the north. Although they do not intend to defect to Song Yang, they also said that they will not defect to Luo Xin.
Song Xi from Ganzhou in the northwest also said he would not make peace with the bandits.
Speaking of Song Xi, this is the brother of Song Han, the king of Fangzhou.
The King of Fangzhou had already taken refuge in Song Yang and had someone contact him.
The king of Fangzhou persuaded Song Xi to join Song Yang, but Song Xi remained silent, neither refusing nor agreeing.
At the beginning of last year, Song Xi got in touch with Song Hui, the general who was far away in the Western Regions.
With the support of Song Hui, he easily defended Ganzhou and expelled Luo Xin's troops from Liangzhou.
If it weren't for the fact that the Huns were supporting Song Hui in the Western Regions and all the Western Expeditionary Army retreated, Luo Xin would not have been a match.
In terms of national justice, Song Xi was also clear about it.
The Western Regions were also an integral part of Daqian, so he urged Song Hui to stay in the Western Regions to fight against the Huns.
As for taking refuge in Song Yang...
Song Xi holds the trump card of the Western Conquest Army, which has tens of thousands of cavalry. Why should he join Song Yang, who only has 20,000 to 30,000 people?
There are more horses than you, so why should I take refuge in you?
Of course, he had no intention of breaking out.
After all, Song Yang is the heir to Da Qian, and I heard from King Fangzhou that this Song Yang is not easy.