If there is an airplane, flying over Baotou in the air, in addition to the endless wheat waves, there are a lot of things, a wide road, and a straight railway.

Since the start of construction in December last year, the railway in Baotou has gone through 5 months, 5 months, a full 158 days, that is, five months, countless workers, began to work hard towards a goal, a straight railway, began to gradually take shape, because it is a segmented type, reasonable use, basically, the opening time of all railways, no more than a week, to the last half a month, Zhan Tianyou to do, is no longer there, he just has to wait for the final completion of the railway.

In terms of speed, it is a little slower than the previous estimate of more than 2 months, after all, the theoretical and actual speed, there is still a difference, the most important thing is that in fact, there are not so many people than used, many of them are wasted in the early stage or waiting, in the later stage, Zhan Tianyou integrated the construction team, divided the 30 construction teams into 13, expanded some of the construction team personnel, of course, also dismissed some, it just so happens that Baotou also needs a lot of construction teams, these people basically returned to Baotou, now, 13 construction teams, There are a total of 3,400 professional workers, and there are peripheral personnel, which will not exceed 40,000, which is not much less than the previous 100,000 participants.

One by one, the good news reported on the Baotou side, one by one the system was completed, especially when the total mileage exceeded 800 kilometers, there was no hint of task completion, when it was opened to traffic, the single line with the station as the unit was connected, and even the total mileage was more than 800 kilometers. There is still no sign of the completion of the task, Yang Yuanzhao is a little anxious now, it is difficult to do it, this 800 kilometers is a total mileage. In other words, Baotou must build an 800-kilometer-long railway, so Yang Yuanzhao may only be able to push the railway from Baotou to Kulun, which is 1,700 kilometers, not only long, but also has an important military and strategic role.

Right now. The highway from Kulun to Baotou is being built under the impetus of Yang Yuanzhao, and compared with the railway, the investment in the highway is not large, and the basic plate of Baotou is the basic plate. Basically, there is no need to worry, and it is still built together in 3 years, where are the 3 engineering teams, and if you need to build it to complete this task, you have to lean towards that direction.

Looking at the railway that was about to be completed, there were still 10 days before the final completion, Zhan Tianyou came to Baotou for a special trip. Find Yang Yuanzhao to solve the problem, because just when the railway was completed, he found a problem. There is no railway, no locomotive and train wagon, is it possible to let Malay?

Horse-drawn trains, which were very normal in the early days of the advent of railways, were once in England and Europe. It was popular for quite some time, and it was an unforgettable meeting. But here in Baotou, it's all heavy tracks. If you want the train to play its strength, you must use a heavy rail train, of course, it's just a locomotive, there is no way to use the carriage, after all, if you want to dock with others, the light rail is still a little more convenient, and the internal flow is much easier.

Hearing Zhan Tianyou's request, Yang Yuanzhao suddenly moved, although he promoted the construction of the railway, and also prepared some drawings of the locomotive, but it was not finalized, what kind of locomotive to use, with the help of the opportunity to go to Shanghai, Yang Yuanzhao has actually combed the whole of China, the running carriages and locomotives, all of them, the horsepower is not too strong, of course, it is also a medium-sized locomotive, they are all old, material, and design, there are big problems.

Yang Yuanzhao prepared, of course, is not directly imported, heavy locomotives, is a strategic material, no one will export, either, just use these old, or develop a new one, indispensable, thinking of the Baotou railway task that has been clueless, the railway seems to be not only the railway itself, but also need to have a locomotive, a driver, a conductor, a person to operate, only after these are solved, the railway can really be called a real railway.

First use the procrastination trick to stabilize Zhan Tianyou, and find an empty one in the workshop that has laid steel rails, Yang Yuanzhao put down two steam locomotives, and now has a production capacity of 16 tons per hour, a light locomotive, that is, one or two hours, and when he put it down, sure enough, in the task menu of the all-in-one machine, he saw the detailed completion of the 800-kilometer railway.

The current completion rate is 70%, and the total mileage of the railway is 4556/800, which is more than a lot, but in other configurations, such as 32 locomotives, signal lights, commanders, personnel, etc., are described in detail, these are the real railway tasks that need to be completed, and it is a real railway that can be perfectly operated by a railway.

Knowing that the completion of this task requires a complete railway, Yang Yuanzhao put his mind at ease, as long as he does not stop producing locomotives and carriages now, at most 7 days, when the railway is completely completed, all will be solved, but the hard-working production of the heavy rail railway, just run a light locomotive, at least it should be a heavy locomotive, Yang Yuanzhao decided, prepare with both hands, on the one hand, through the relationship between Guò German and American foreign companies, imported from abroad, locomotives, heavy trucks, not easy to get, but carriages and ancillary facilities, it's not so critical, with some thought, you can still get it, which makes Yang Yuanzhao only put his mind on the locomotive itself.

Yang Yuanzhao can be based on these locomotives, develop a suitable traction locomotive, in this regard, there is no more suitable than the power room and the steam room, according to the load of the railway, taking into account the speed and horsepower, Yang Yuanzhao decided, based on one of the locomotives, increase the steam engine, with reasonable pipeline management and sealing, to complete the optimization of the locomotive, this point before the design of the railway construction machine, has been carried out, but because this is a system of engineering, You can't just improve one aspect.

Before the road construction machinery, horsepower, has been compared with the light locomotive, at least 5 times higher, and on the basis of the original reciprocating type, it has become a more commonly used three-rise structure of ships, with a higher utilization rate, so that this locomotive has reached the world's advanced level, but the body and structure of the locomotive also need to be changed accordingly, Yang Yuanzhao does not have more heavy locomotives now, the existing research and improvement, relatively long, and even a large number of problems, so, Clever enough to stop the study, he instead sent telegrams to German and American agencies in Germany and the United States, importing in large quantities the bodies and chassis of a batch of heavy, high-speed trains.

Soon, the news came back, the United States and Germany, this is not blocked, but the other party requires at least 100 knots, the train is never a low-cost thing, not to mention the heavy-duty, 60 tons of load, the speed of more than 120 kilometers of high-speed heavy-duty locomotives, their price is absolutely sky-high, 70,000 pounds per section, almost not less than the price of some small ships, this is more or less, unexpected.

200 knots, that is, 14 million pounds, 140 million silver dollars, this price, not only exceeds the entire Baotou has invested in the construction of the railway, but also exceeds the Baiyun Obo Iron and Steel Plant, which Baotou has high hopes for and has this huge output.

The news is summarized in Baotou, everyone is silent, this thing, there is really no way to say, everyone knows that these things are excellent, 120 kilometers, doesn't it mean that the future journey from Baotou to Taiyuan will be shortened to a few hours, this speed is really amazing, even if it is thousands of miles away, it only takes half a day to arrive, it is really the legendary end of the world.

Almost gritting his teeth, Yang Yuanzhao used an electricity report to sù German and American foreign companies, and promised this condition, who makes the current Baotou unable to produce, even with the help of the all-in-one machine, it will take a long time, of course, if Yang Yuanzhao goes abroad, to the United States and Germany, maybe he can get these detailed numbers, but Baotou now, the situation is getting more and more complicated, the secret control of Baotou is almost equivalent to making Baotou independent of the Qing court, Baotou's huge wealth, I don't know how long it can be hidden, the most important thing is that The future Xinhai Revolution, countless chaos, need him to sit down, at this time, even a month or two of domestic travel did not dare to go, let alone travel to the other two continents.

This may be the pain that development must bear, spending 14 million pounds, can solve most of the problems of the train, as long as the high-speed heavy-duty car bottom and frame are transported to China, on this basis, the heavy-duty traction locomotive, will inevitably be able to complete the finalization and production, in the field of steam engine and power, he has enough confidence to be able to produce, the lightest weight, the most powerful, the best stability of the train head.

The telegram crossed the ocean, kept circulating, 14 million pounds of business, so negotiated, Yang Yuanzhao with the help of international trade, especially tungsten concentrate powder and sulfonamides, absorbed most of the foreign exchange, this investment, will be included in the investment in the railway, currently by him to advance, in the future, when the railway operation gains income, will first deduct this part.

Yang Yuanzhao has only one request, that is, the 200 carriages must be transported to China as soon as possible, there are new ones, there are no new ones, and the old ones can be taken off, in short, they will be loaded within a week, and they will be transported to China within a month and a half, otherwise, the agreement will be invalidated.

After more than half a day, the final result was determined, not a week, Britain and the United States are directly loaded, because the requirements of Germany and the United States, the use of more than 20 fast ocean-going ships, after Yang Yuanzhao paid the expedited fee, at most a month, these high-speed heavy-duty bodies and carriages will be transported to China. (To be continued) R655