Then the institute thought about enlarging the two rails so that they could release the car? Reynolds was very interested in the project and quickly allocated funds. With the addition of money, research has grown exponentially. But then the problem followed, the car was easy to derail, and it was difficult for the car to go up at a certain slope.

After a period of research, the researchers decided to choke the rails. Clamp the wheels between the two rails. This is the most cost-effective way. Moreover, when a horse pulls a carriage on steel rails, it can pull three more carriages than a carriage, that is, nearly four tons of cargo! However, one kilometer of rails is still a bit expensive, and one kilometer consumes five tons of rails. Almost a thousand gold coins, and if it is not a particularly high-demand shipment, it is better to use the original mode of transportation.

Of course, the daily coal transported to Nolan in Heimei Mountain is tens of thousands of tons, which can fully offset the cost of the railway. But that's just in theory. If Wayne had been there, it would have been ×4 per kilometer. The institute did not take into account the actual situation at all. Heavy steel rails combined with large tonnage coal trucks on the rails caused the rails to settle. Therefore, it is necessary to lay the foundation separately, the gravel layer, etc. Of course, the cost will soar.

These are some of the many technologies that have emerged from Nolan, and there are many more fantastic ideas to list one by one. But there is one more important thing that has to be mentioned.

Nolan Secondary School students graduated, totaling more than 1,000 and 30 students. A staggering 80 percent of the Nolan City Elementary Scholars exam, which they prepared for them, occupied the front page of the Nolan Times for two consecutive days. As a result, the school has risen and the demand for places has exceeded the demand for a while.

Secondly, during the battle between Ortuno and the Papal States and Rune, Stuyard frantically absorbed Nolan's scientific knowledge on the sidelines. For the purpose of friendly communication, there is already an elf who has passed the higher education exam. At the same time, Stuart did not limit his trade to art and coal mines, hides and other original goods. Nolan's scholars were able to get better treatment in Stuyard, and quite a few people had already gone.

The driving force behind all this is Cartheman's daughter, Erisa, Stuyard's first chimney, and behind the underwater forging press. At the same time, Hui Lisha also senses the coming wave of industry, and the weak manpower formed by Stuyard's five million people is likely to become the biggest shortcoming, and the elves love cleanliness and it is difficult to engage in industry that works in harsh environments.

To this end, Erisa targeted nearly a million human slaves in Stuadne. This is a large part of the untapped manpower, and these slaves are still engaged in agriculture, which is not worth mentioning compared to the value that these people create in the fields of steel. Situ Yad can rely on his natural advantages and have a large number of mineral resources to make steel that is much cheaper than Nolan, and can quickly occupy the market, and then the whole Rune will transfuse blood for them.

Reisa happily submitted her proposal, which was ruthlessly refuted by the Presbyterian Council a few days later.

The reason is also very simple, if all the slaves go to forge steel, Stuyard's food will be greatly reduced, and Stuyard will have to rely on Rune for food, which will be very dangerous.

Later, Hui Lisa explained to the Council of Elders that with the help of the new farming tools, Stuyard was able to reduce the number of people engaged in agriculture to half without reducing the grain production.

However, it still ushered in the opposition of the Council of Elders, because if there was a steel competition with Nolan, I was afraid that it would usher in the retaliation of the Iron Fist.

Hui Li Sha also immediately thought of a reason for refutation, and just when Hui Li Sha was about to hand in the report to the Presbyterian City. Kashuman, Erisa's father, stops her.

"Father, why are you holding me back? There will certainly be no excuses for the Presbyterian Church this time. ”

Kashuman said with a sigh.

"Hui Li Sha, you really don't understand or fake don't understand. ”

Hui Lisha said resolutely.

"Father, I understand. If we don't set up a workshop and a research institute, we will be left far behind by Nolan. You look at the Achilles promenade, the flat concrete road on the Bridget Prairie. Nolan repaired it in half a year, and before that, anyone could build such a path in these two places, not even the magicians who had accumulated all of them. And you don't see Nolan's black chimneys and the thunderous sound of pounding iron. It's hard for those of you who haven't been to see it to understand. ”

Kashuman said with a snoas.

"Hui Lisha, don't think too smart about yourself, others think too stupid. From the moment we went to Nolan to buy artillery, I knew that Stuyard had been left behind. But do you think this will save Stuyard? No, you know why the elders have rejected your suggestions again and again, and I still have some friendship with those old fellows, at least for the sake of my Kashuman's face. But as a result, they reject your plan without even thinking about it. Why? Don't you think about it, who in the family of the ten elders doesn't have a lot of effort, and the prosperity of these people's families is also based on slaves, and you say that you want to free the slaves? Your efforts are in vain. ”

Hui Risa seemed to have been struck by lightning, and she couldn't admit that her efforts for so many days had been in vain. Said with a roar.

"Then why can Wayne, he was so weak at the beginning, why can he be above me now!"

"Because he is free. ”

Kathewman eventually uttered the phrase, a phrase he would never have ever wanted to utter.

People are born without freedom and are bound by all kinds of things. The expectations of parents, the expectations of others. There is even national hatred and family hatred. Ordinary people are still like this, let alone Hui Li Sha, for Hui Li Sha, freedom has always been a luxury. The higher her status and the more brilliant her abilities, the deeper she is bound by layers of invisible shackles.

Hui Risa froze in place, sobbing helplessly, and finally the sobs turned into howling. Hui Lisa has long known that freedom has never been an unrealistic pursuit, and true freedom is the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. It simply doesn't exist. Hui Lisha has long given up this unrealistic fantasy and devoted herself to her career with peace of mind. But now Kashuman has torn the scab that once scabbed in Erisa's heart. Revealing the already broken heart inside.

Yes, Wayne had, at least for a short period of time, freedom that many people didn't have, unfettered, free. Although it was at the cost of danger, at this moment Erisa was extremely envious of those dancing girls who took off their shackles and danced on the edge of the cliff.