The content of the newspaper is just a good look for people who are surprised by the forces in Youzhou, after all, it is impossible to really go to Youzhou to participate in this art exhibition.

The people don't have so much idle time, even if they have idle time, they don't have spare money to go, the people in Youzhou are very fond of being able to usher in spring quickly, and these activities such as calligraphy and painting exhibitions have made many people have some literacy skills with the establishment of the school.

The main reason for participating in the activity is that everyone wants to join in the fun, and there may be a lot of novelties in Youzhou at any time.

The students in Youzhou are very interested in this exhibition, they are all able to write a good hand, and they will be very willing to show it.

Youzhou has not advocated such an activity in recent years, and now this activity happens to be very interesting to readers, which directly leads to the fact that some people have formed a calligraphy and painting circle to start communicating before the activity has been carried out.

They are also speculating about what kind of scene it will be and whether they will have room to play.

Li De's mind was not thinking about this, and now he could be very busy, and the large steam engine in the blacksmith's workshop was experimenting with the test of driving the railcar in the experiment.

The idea of a rail steam locomotive has been around since the time of making a merry-go-round, when the idea was to build a train, and after analysis it was evaluated that the risk was uncontrollable, and then there was a short-distance urban rail car project.

Railcars will be used on the periphery of Youzhou, because the need to lay rails will have a certain impact on the road.

The track path of the first test is the distance from the urban area of Youzhou to the half-city inn, which used to require horses, and it is believed that the rail car will bring convenience to the lives of the people in the future.

"Governor, the iron-gauge car we made is divided into three parts, one is the front of the locomotive equipped with steam power and the control room, the steam power is placed behind the control room, and then there are two carriages that can carry sixty people."

Thirty miles at full speed, less than half an hour to and from the city and the half-city inn, the steam car is restricted by the railroad road, so it cannot run after the snowfall, and the snow needs to be cleared.

Li De looked at the ancient style of the steam car, and the painting style was a little weird, no matter how you think about it, it looks like a dimensional design.

Li De entered the carriage, and the most empty thing inside was that the pillars and handrails had not yet been installed with seats, and it was said that all of them could only accommodate so many people if they were all standing, and if seats were installed, it was estimated that there would be about thirty people at most.

Although the number of people is a little smaller, it looks pretty good, after all, the emergence of the rail car can really be regarded as a Weida initiative, opening a new era of transportation.

"How much does it cost?" Li De asked.

"The total cost is 600,000 yuan, mainly steel, and the track construction is very expensive."

The designers are all telling the truth.

If the railroad car made of steel is smelted into weapons, it can meet the armor used by 10,000 soldiers and horses, but the money is worth it.

Li De's heart hurt at this time, 600,000 guan is nothing, but you must know that the blacksmith workshop has carried out a lot of projects, and dozens of projects are all related to steam power, and if you calculate it, it may consume more than one million guan.

The total tax revenue of the city guard is only a few percent, and a blacksmith workshop accounts for a few percent, which is more than the development funds of various departments.

"Let's test it."

Li De came here today to see the test train, and so much investment can only make the rail car operational.

Woohoo!

Li De has a familiar feeling of how to listen to it, the real steam locomotive is very moving, and Li De and other craftsmen are sitting on the car.

Test drives are usually a bit dangerous, but the blacksmith's workshop has been tested repeatedly, and today's test is just a full ride.

In this way, Li De and the others rode the railroad car from the track of the blacksmith's workshop to the turning point, and there will be a specific track to let the railroad car drive in the direction it should go.

When returning, it is also very simple, this steam power is not limited to the front and rear form, only need to change the device, but in the opposite direction form, someone needs to assist the driver in front, and if there is a problem, it will issue an alarm in time and pull the brake to slow down.

The design is such a solution, and it can only be in the form of double rails or double heads, but it is a bit wasteful to install a two-way locomotive for a rail car.

The designer has prepared to place the position on top of the car, and on the roof of the car is to stand high and see far away, so as to avoid accidents as much as possible.

Li De is still very stable in this steam locomotive, and the speed of driving at a constant speed of thirty miles is much faster than that of a horse-drawn carriage, and it is still a little cold to enjoy the winter scenery back and forth.

Without glass windows, you can only endure it, and the sound is relatively loud, which does not give Li De a very good feeling but the craftsmen are very happy, this is the test of the vehicle where will be installed with glass windows, as long as the rail car can run safely, it is their achievement.

Li De regretted getting into the car a little, and when he was driving at a constant speed for thirty miles without a window, it was called cold, even if there were more in the car, he couldn't warm up.

So Li De decided to let the car return, and he had to wait for all the facilities in the carriage to be installed before testing.

The test run was successful, and the 600,000 yuan had results, and the next operation was not something for the blacksmiths to consider, and they continued to carry out the next project with rewards, which were all money-making goods.

Li De returned to the city guard, at this time he still felt very cold, and with the railroad car, he needed to think about mass production.

According to the current chamber of commerce's carriage of horses, the round-trip pick-up and drop-off is occupied by a lot of manpower and carriages, and with the rail car, the transportation of goods in the city should also be considered in order to ensure the transportation to and from the half-city inn.

The number of rail cars must be small, and the direct railroad tracks in the suburbs need to be planned, especially for workshops that involve the transportation of a large number of cargo spaces, so he decided to drive the freight rail cars directly to the industrial area.

A freight station was set up on the shore, and all the cargo spaces transported by steam trucks were loaded and unloaded at the freight station to reduce transportation time.

In this case, the investment in the project of rail cars in the future cannot be less than 10 million, and it is not possible to determine to what extent ten steam locomotives and construction rails can be built, so the main location can only be deployed first.

The first application must be commercial transportation, if you transport people, you don't know when you will be able to return to the capital, now it is not easy to collect iron ore, you must earn back the benefits.

So the first officially built railway track is from Youzhou Industrial Zone to Youzhou Dock, which is directly connected to the wharf, and the rail car is equivalent to the wharf when it arrives at the dock.

The main purpose of freight transportation is to provide transportation for the sea, from which the benefits of transportation are fixed, and the steam-powered capacity can be a perfect alternative to caravan transportation.