Chapter 552: The First Stone Track in the Capital
The sky is clear, the green leaves are full of willow tops, the wheat seedlings in the field are lush and green, and the breeze is coming, blowing the wheat waves.
In a vacant land in the southern suburbs of Beijing, the loess that has been spread out has been compacted and solid, mixed in the middle of the loess, and occasionally a lot of pebbles and gravel can be seen.
More than a dozen soldiers of the Guards pushed a cart loaded with stone rails more than one person high, and walked along the rolled road.
Countless stonemasons wielded sledgehammers and chisels to lay the stone rails that had been unloaded from the carts, and when they were laid flat, they connected them with hooks made of pig iron, and wielded sledgehammers to drive the hooks into the stone rails.
Everywhere on the left and near is the sound of clanging stones, a busy scene.
"Lu Bo, you said that we have a use for laying such stone rails, not to mention ruining the crops, and even bringing it with bad feng shui, Zhang Mazi in the former village can say, this thing is bad feng shui."
In the crowd, a shirtless black man wielding a hammer spoke, his tone full of doubts.
The old man, who was holding a ruler to measure whether the stone rail connection was straight enough, raised his head, looked at the man wielding the hammer, and the corner of his eyes squinted.
"Why, you Wu Xiaoniu is afraid, afraid that Zhang Mazi said that it will ruin your family's feng shui."
Wu Xiaoniu smiled, spit in the palm of his hand, rubbed it twice, picked up the sledgehammer, and smashed the hook into the stone rail.
"Then how can I still eat here."
"I have little land, only three acres of land, and I have many brothers and sisters, and I also pointed to you Lu Bo to build more stone rails, so as to make more money and feed me as a big-bellied man."
Lu Bo snorted in his nostrils: "It's good to know, chew your tongue less in the future, this is the ministry arranged by the prince and the Ordnance Palace, and it can be wrong, don't listen to the pouts of those rural people." ”
Wu Xiaoniu's face was bitter all of a sudden, and the hammer in his hand seemed to be unable to move.
Lu Bo glared at Wu Xiaoniu: "What, Lao Tzu can't count you yet." ”
Wu Xiaoniu scratched his head: "No, no, Lu Bo, my father also said the same, you scolded him, I always felt uncomfortable, but it was not good to beat you." ”
Lu Bo slapped Wu Xiaoniu with a slap: "it, who scolded you Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu was a few sentences, and he didn't point at your father's nose and scold him, work." ”
"What are you looking at, working and working."
Ruber scolded the craftsmen on the left.
When Su Lu arrived, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Lu Bo change his tricks and curse.
Lu Bo is the elder of the True Elder Dao, because he got the letter that the True Elder Dao brought home, so he looked for it, and originally wanted to vote for the Ordnance Mansion, but he was tried by Dani, but he didn't have any ability, except for the ordinary craftsmen who could do it, he couldn't do any work.
Helplessly, Dani informed the old way and threw him on the stone rail construction site.
Old man Lu's technical level is not good, but the manager has two brushes, and with his means of leveling, he immediately bluffed a group of craftsmen who laid stone rails, and became a head of the manager.
These days, the old man has been doing a lot of work, and the stone rail used for the test is finally about to be erected.
Yanjing is the capital of the Han Kingdom, Yanjing Prefecture has jurisdiction over five counties, of which Ji County is the closest to Yanjing, and there is a large grain storage warehouse, the first station of the test stone track, it was selected in Ji County.
After a month, the stone track was finally erected, although it was only twenty miles, but the speed of the craftsmen was also very fast.
Today is the last section, and when it is over, you can test the car.
"Today's test drive, if it is completed, everyone will be rewarded."
Su Lu commanded.
The craftsmen in the left vicinity all cheered, but they were immediately suppressed by Old Man Lu.
"If you want to get the reward, you have to finish the work, and you have to do it beautifully, so that the wheel car doesn't have an accident."
As soon as the old man's words fell, the craftsmen and the craftsmen were immediately busy, and it didn't take long for the last section of stone rails to be laid.
Su Lu asked Lu Zhan next to him and said, "Give the order, let the wooden wheel car drive over." ”
With a wave of his hand, one of the Praetorian guards drew his bow and arrow, shooting an arrow into the sky.
About half a day later, a wooden cart appeared in the distance, along the stone track, and came quickly.
"It's done!"
Dani next to her said excitedly, her face was full of excitement, just a little half a cup of tea, the car ran from the capital to Ji County, such a speed, it can travel 1,500 miles a day.
Hearing the words of Lord Armory, the craftsmen and Ding Zhuang of the Ordnance Mansion became excited, you look at me, I look at you, I can be regarded as getting the reward money today.
Su Lu was a little dissatisfied with the speed of this wooden wheeled car, according to his memory, not to mention the airplane and high-speed rail, it was an ordinary green car, which could run four or five hundred miles in an hour, and the speed of this wooden wheeled car was not half a star.
The face of the rest of the Ministry of Industry was flushed, and he calculated with the subordinate officials for a long time, and finally came to the result, the rest of the face was first stunned, and then became ruddy, and his body couldn't help trembling, and walked to the side of the stone track.
Touching the wheeled car, Yu Wei's tone was also full of trembling.
"Miracles, miracles!"
"Traveling thousands of five hundred miles in one day, the ancient thousands of horses have never had such a speed, and it is really a miracle through the ages."
Yu Wei had enough of the wooden wheeled car, turned around and shook Su Lu to the ground, his voice excited.
"Lord Wang, you are really a god, the stone rail car is so fast, if this stone track can be repaired to Jiangzhou, it will be possible to reach Jiangzhou in a few hours, if it is repaired to Hanshui City, you can reach Hanshui in one day, if it is repaired to Jiameng Pass, the original one-month journey will only take a few days to reach it."
The surrounding officials of the Ministry of Industry are also excited, this is a sharp weapon that can change the pattern of various countries, and in the future, there will be no need to worry about lack of time when transferring troops and transporting grain.
Su Lu looked at the stone rail car, listened to the sycophants of the ministers around him, and was proud in his heart, this stone rail car was definitely not enough in the past, but now, it is indeed a sharp weapon.
With this success, the laying of stone rails will be carried out all over the country, especially the stone rails connecting the capital and Jiangzhou, there must be a war between the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jiangzhou will become a transit place for grain, grass, baggage and weapons, and it is imperative to take Shangshan Jiedu Mansion.
"Lord Yu, after you go back, come up with a detailed charter, the stone track should be laid to Jiangzhou as soon as possible, we will have a battle with the Tang State, and the transfer of soldiers and weapons will take the stone rail car in the future."
"In the past two years, we have to recuperate, but the necessary preparations still have to be done, the production of standard weapons and ballistas cannot be stopped, although the Ordnance House is no longer under the jurisdiction of you, the Ministry of Industry, but the provision of some materials and materials is inseparable from you, you can't pick a pick."
Yu Wei laughed and said: "Don't worry, the prince is relieved, the minister's liver and brain are smeared, and he will die." ”
"Gurgle, cluck, cluck"
Another wooden wheeled car came from the direction of the capital, stopped behind the first wooden wheeled car, and several generals jumped from it.
Headed by Dong Ling of the Staff Office, his eyes found where Su Lu was, and Dong Ling strode over.
"Lord Wang, there is news from Jiameng Pass, the Taixi people and the Intes are fighting in the brute land."
The Tessies fought with the Ints?
Su Lu looked at Dong Ling with some astonishment, this news is a bit strange, the Taixi people and the Intes have fought.
Dog eats dog, why?