Chapter 138 - Great Iron and Steel Making
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The work of merging and abolishing the government at all levels below the provincial level was finally completed today!
And the time also came to the year 4572 of the Chinese calendar, that is, in July of 1867 AD.
Two months passed silently, which made Zhang Yun feel a little emotional!
At this time, Zhang Yun and Tie Niu stood side by side on this small playground covered with cement, and what was parked in front of them was a newly manufactured walk-behind tractor......
In Zhang Yun's eyes, this thing seems to be not much different from the walk-behind tractors of later generations, at least its size is not as thunderous as when I first saw it!
Zhang Yun stroked the front of this diesel-burning car, which had also shrunk by at least half from the previous one-meter-tall thunderman, and Zhang Yun nodded again and again.
After looking at the appearance for a while, Zhang Yun turned his head to Tie Niu and said, "Have you practiced it...... Ben Hou is talking about letting this tractor, pull up two tons of goods, and run over the road? ”
Tie Niu hurriedly replied: "In fact, ten days ago, this so-called tractor has been fully assembled, and before giving you the good news today, my subordinates have let it load two tons of goods, and made a round trip along the cement road to Haikou." ”
After finishing speaking, Tie Niu handed over a few more pieces of paper, and continued: "All the experimental data are on this, including the fuel consumption of 100 kilometers or something, this information is on it, and I also ask Hou Ye to take a look." ”
Zhang Yun took it casually, and after a few glances, he probably had a score in his heart!
looked at Tie Niu and said: "In this case, there is no way to modify this sample car?" It's reached its limits! Is it? ”
Tie Niu nodded, "If there is enough high-standard steel to make diesel engines, my subordinates can immediately start building an assembly line to mass-produce this kind of tractor......"
"According to the calculations of his subordinates, even if he only builds an assembly line, he can produce more than 1,000 diesel tractor locomotives within a month with sufficient raw materials."
"In a few months, it will be able to fully meet the military needs of our patriotic army, and as for the civilian aspect mentioned in the information, I am afraid it will take a long time to do it."
"After all, Master Hou, you also know that insufficient steel production, or insufficient high-standard steel production, has always been the biggest problem plaguing our great development plan of the Patriotic Army, and it has not been solved so far!"
"It can only be to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, there is no way to completely solve the steel shortage of our patriotic army once and for all."
"Hey!"
After listening to Tie Niu's whining words, Zhang Yun could only sigh deeply......
For a period of time, Zhang Yun's heart has been so remorseful that his intestines are blue! Why were you so stupid in the first place?
When you can freely travel between two time and space, you can buy a large number of large and medium-sized steel mills at your fingertips, as long as you are careful, there is not much difficulty at all, and there is not much danger!
But at that time, I was blinded by lard, or what I could say was too easy, and I didn't know how to cherish it!
It was only a matter of acquiring five small steelmaking plants with an annual output of about 100,000 tons...... Wouldn't it be nice to be able to turn back the clock......
It's a pity that everything can't go back, and now all the basic projects almost all need to use a lot of steel, but it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!
……
Do you really have to force yourself to take that step?
When the situation came to this point, four words popped out of Zhang Yun's mind, local method of steelmaking!
This kind of steelmaking method requires very low technical content, and with the current conditions, Zhang Yun can carry out large-scale steelmaking.
It's just that this steelmaking method has great defects, and it is also a great waste of resources......
Not to mention anything else, Zhang Yun once saw in a document brought over by later generations that the 10,000 tons of steel that were trained by the soil method to make steel were only qualified at most, and the other 2,000 tons were scrap steel, which was useless.
In this way, the waste of resources is too huge, and Zhang Yun has never had this idea until he has no choice!
In addition, in the past, the annual production capacity of all the steelmaking plants under his command could also reach about 500,000 tons, which could basically meet their own needs, so there was no urgency to change this situation.
But now the situation is pressing!
Zhang Yun moved this idea again, the 500,000 tons of high-quality steel can be used to make guns and tractors, which are extremely high-quality steel to make machinery......
The other large part of the amount of steel, such as agricultural tools, railroad tracks, etc., should be able to temporarily use the steel made by the soil method to replace it for a period of time, and then remediate it when the large steel mills are built in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yun clenched his fists tightly, turned his head, and said to Tie Niu: "How far is the railway to be repaired?" ”
"Back to the Hou Ye, I'm afraid that it has been built to 2/3 of the extent now, and according to the budget, it should be completed in two months to September...... From Sanya to Haikou, it only takes five hours, which is a great joy! ”
After Zhang Yun listened, he immediately said to Tie Niu: "All the rails on the railway have been withdrawn, what Ben Hou said is that those rails that have not been laid down, those that have been paved, don't move it!" ”
"Then take all the good steel back and use it to build tractors immediately, and of course you can also use the steel produced by these small steelworks in the future and use it to build tractors."
"As for the railroad tracks...... Ben Hou will also build some earth-based steel-making blast furnaces, and Ben Hou will go back to you immediately for information on how to build this earth-based steelmaking blast furnace. ”
"Tie Niu, after you get the information, you will immediately start building this kind of earth-based steelmaking blast furnace, this kind of steelmaking blast furnace, the quality of the steel is not very high......"
"But if you are allowed to use it to lay rails, there should be no big problem, including other non-military steel products, such as those agricultural supplies, which will be completely used in the future, this kind of steel made by the local method of steelmaking blast furnace!"
"In this way, all the high-quality steel produced by these five small steelmaking plants can be used to build tractors and military supplies......"
"Tie Niu, do you think in this case, is the output of these five small steel mills enough for you?"
Tie Niu said with some caution: "My subordinates don't know what you are talking about in the earth-based steelmaking, Master Hou?" Therefore, I dare not make an assertion! ”
"However, if you simply bring all the production capacity of these five small steelmaking plants to see the tractors, your subordinates are sure that they will ...... in the months before the Chinese New Year."
"To build enough tractors for our patriotic army, of course, is limited to the military, because by that time, the number of tractor products should have reached five or six thousand!"
After listening to Tie Niu's opinion, Zhang Yun turned his head and walked in the direction of the original handsome tent, but he was pondering Tie Niu's words all the way.
Five or six thousand? Zhang Yun calculated in his heart that there were five or six hundred thousand people in the eleventh integrated army, and each integrated army could be divided into hundreds of tractors, and every 100 soldiers could be assigned one tractor on average, which should be enough!
Because there are other means of transport in the army, that is, oxen, horses, mules, plus the weight that the soldiers themselves can carry, it should already have the conditions for a blitzkrieg......
In fact, after Zhang Yun sent these tractors to the army, they were not used to bear the hearts of ordinary soldiers, but to haul heavy equipment and, of course, the grain and grass of the logistics department.
These are the main reasons that affect the speed of the army's actions, after all, relying on cattle and horses to pull 155 howitzers, the weight of more than a dozen tons!
Often, the army has already arrived at its destination and has already formed a battle formation, but the artillery unit is still hundreds of miles away.
This kind of war efficiency, in this country that likes to build cities and defend them, really makes Zhang Yundan extremely painful, so the status of artillery has never been shaken!
Especially when I think that in the future, when the all-out Northern Expedition is launched, if you still want to fight a blitzkrieg, the status of these tractors is really irreplaceable, and they drag the artillery......
On roads that have not been hardened with cement, they will definitely be carried by mules and horses with cannons, and they will run faster and more punctually, at least not affect the large-scale siege battles!
Thinking of the county seats, prefecture cities, and even provincial cities under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, almost every city needed to be broken to help, so that it was possible to maintain the invincible speed of war.
Before the Manchu court reacted, Zhang Yun had to go directly to the Yellow River in a very short time, and now with a tractor, Zhang Yun felt that his goal seemed to be one step closer.
Otherwise, it will be very difficult to rely on manpower and maintain such a marching speed while carrying a lot of grain and grass!
And now, everything is fine, at least there is hope!
Zhang Yun thought and walked all the way, and just when he had just sorted out a little clue about things, the guards around him reminded: "Master Hou, we have arrived!" ”
When Zhang Yun heard this, he looked up, and sure enough, before he knew it, he had already ridden his horse, and returned to the tent where he and the guards were handling government affairs.
Seeing this, Zhang Yun immediately dismounted, handed over the reins of the horse to the guards around him, and immediately went straight to the tent where the important information was stored......
Due to the local method of steelmaking, Zhang Yun did not pay enough attention to this kind of cheating method, and it took several hours to find it out at this time.
I opened a thick book of materials, opened it and took a cursory look, and saw that the copied materials were in good order......
Zhang Yun also completely relieved his heart, as long as this method is really feasible, then in the future, it will definitely be able to solve the long-term steel shortage of the Patriotic Army, and from then on to run to a well-off ......
casually beckoned a few guards to come over, Zhang Yun handed over this information to them and sternly told them that they must hand it over to Tie Niu as soon as possible, and they must hand it over by hand, and they are not allowed to pass through anyone's hands in the middle, and no one's hands are allowed!
After several guards solemnly took it, they all swore that they would use their lives to complete this task, and Zhang Yun let them go.
It's not that Zhang Yun is so stingy, but in the face of such a severe steel shortage situation today, the importance of this local steelmaking blast furnace in front of him cannot be overstated.
If something happens in the middle of the way, resulting in the key steps being missed, then Zhang Yun will definitely want to cry without tears!
Seeing several guards out of the tent area, Zhang Yun turned around and continued to return to the tent where the materials were stored, which stored the last time Zhang Yun traveled from modern time and space.
All the industrial materials copied from modern time and space, as small as how to make rifle parts?
So big that in later generations, the Dreadnought-class battleships that have been completely declassified, as well as aircraft carriers, and even the information of the second and third generation aircraft!
Among them, the second-generation aircraft have entered the jet age, in this era, it can be described as top secret, and even in another 100 years, there are many countries that do not have the ability to build them, so they can only buy them.
Therefore, Zhang Yun has always attached great importance to this information tent, and the degree of confidentiality is even second only to his own life, this sentence Zhang Yun has said to the guards more than once......
Therefore, all the hygiene of the tent was slowly cleaned by Zhang Yun by himself, and no one was allowed to approach.
No one!
Even a high-ranking official like Yang Feifei knew that this place was Zhang Yun's reverse scale, and he never dared to try to come and touch it.
Now Zhang Yun is taking this little chicken feather bullet and working in this tent, in fact, the main purpose is that Zhang Yun thinks about himself, reads all these materials, and memorizes them all.
In order not to use it, just like this time of soil steelmaking, and even when he had to do so, Zhang Yun remembered that he still had this kind of information, and this kind of technology was not applied, and he put it here in vain to attract dust......
Hey, internal combustion engine information.
This is a good thing, but it's a pity that I can't use it now, Zhang Yun took the photocopy in front of him and shook his head!
Before the cement road was not connected to the whole country, this internal combustion engine information could only be shelved and quietly let it lie here to load dust.
Now the tractor is more practical, but people can't be ambitious!
However, Zhang Yun recalled the feeling of driving a tractor, and then looked at the internal combustion engine data in front of him, he still had a strong sense of speechlessness, which was like a mountain of gold in front of him, but he tried his best, but he couldn't move much.
This feels terrible!
Radio transmitters, wired telephones...... After seeing these very low-tech materials, Zhang Yun's heart moved violently.
Slapped the door of the head, why was he so stupid before?
This kind of material should have been handed over to Tie Niu a long time ago and asked him to try to make it and see if it could be manufactured?
Of course, Zhang Yun knew in his heart that these things, in the eyes of people in this era, seemed to be incredible!
But in fact, they are all some extremely low-tech technology products, to the wireless telegraph, even if they are not open, there are smart people in this world, and they will soon invent it.
Therefore, at this time, it is completely in line with the trend of the times to take them out and use them ten or twenty years in advance......
Thinking of this, Zhang Yun casually put the two materials in his hand on the table, ready to hand them over to Tie Niu for trial production......
In the next rummaging and picking, Zhang Yun found several items of very low-tech information, including a slapper cannon, which is even more low-tech stuff!
Holding the mortars and shells in his hand, and the detailed information on how to make them, Zhang Yun fell into deep thought again...... Did this thing come out too early?
Now that he has not provoked the First World War, this mortar should not be of much use.
Just deal with that old witch Cixi!
Zhang Yun felt that hundreds of thousands of patriotic soldiers did not need such sharp artillery...... The most important thing is that the technical content of this artillery is too low.
It can be said that as long as there is excellent cannon tube steel, even a small family workshop-style arsenal can manufacture it, and it is still manufactured in batches, which is not difficult at all!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yun shook his head, and put this information back in its place, this information should not appear until he provoked the First World War.
After some selection, all the technical data that can be used now are selected......
Zhang Yun also picked up the chicken feather bullet and began to do hard work, but this tent contained a lot of important information, and Zhang Yun, who was so tired that he didn't have a trace of dry yarn on his body, looked up and saw that he had only finished cleaning a corner.
At this moment, Zhang Yun's heart was broken, thinking that if he couldn't go on like this, he had to find a helper, but Zhang Yun didn't want others to see these materials, so who to go to at this time?
Is Yang extraordinary?
As soon as the three words Yang Feifei popped out of his mind, Zhang Yun shook his head again and again, Yang Feifei, this old boy is literate, if he shows him something, he shouldn't be given something to see.
That's a lot of fun!
After going through all the names of the senior officials of the Patriotic Army in his mind, Zhang Yun was frustrated to find that he couldn't find a henchman who could be absolutely trusted.
It stands to reason that Iron Bull is loyal enough!
But after Zhang Yun thought about it in his heart, he still excluded the name Tie Niu, yes, Tie Niu is indeed very loyal, but Zhang Yun doesn't want to let this kind of information related to his rule go to a so-called loyal minister to know!
This is not about trust or not, but the instinct of the superior, as a superior to guard against the people below, it has become an instinct of Zhang Yun.
The king does not lose his country, and the minister does not lose his body!
Zhang Yun has always kept it in his heart, many top secrets, Zhang Yun even wants to take them to the grave, and never tell anyone.
When Zhang Yun was thinking about whether he was going to find someone who didn't know how to read and write to help him clean this kind of tent!
The guards guarding outside the tent suddenly shouted at Zhang Yun inside the tent: "Mrs. Hou's maid, Piaoxue is waiting for Master Hou outside the tent......"
Hearing the guard's words, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Zhang Yun's mind, and he turned a deaf ear to the words behind the guard!
muttered the word Fang Chun in his mouth, and then patted his head, and immediately ran out of the tent, asking the guards to call Piaoxue over......