Chapter 800 Hydraulics and Railways

Seeing Sun Yuanhua again, Yang Reform was very surprised, Sun Yuanhua's appearance was almost unrecognizable, and according to Yang Reform's words, he had been out of shape.

Dark, thin, tired, haggard, tired, mixed with the glint of excitement in his eyes, it really makes people not know how to describe the person in front of them.

"What's wrong with the Qing family?" Yang Gengai asked in surprise.

Not only Yang Reform was surprised, but even Wang Chengen, who was on the side, was also surprised.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has nothing to do, it's just that he slept less, and he ......doesn't get in the way," Sun Yuanhua said with that haggard appearance, but in his words, he was tired and excited.

"I haven't seen you in a few days? The Qing family is like this, and said that it is okay, if it goes on like this, it will not be built without the human altar, and the Qing family will probably become skin and bones, and people who don't know still think that I am abusing the Qing family, how can this work? Yang Gai said. Yang Reform really didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua would be like this, out of shape and under great pressure, but it won't come to this extent.

“…… Your Majesty, it's really not in the way, but the minister has slept less recently, that's why he looks like this, as long as he raises for a few days, it's fine......" Sun Yuanhua continued to say in haggard, tired and excited words, dark circles under his eyes, red blood color, I am afraid that he has not slept well for several days.

Yang Reform was speechless for a while, recalling the homework that Sun Yuanhua has been handing in to himself in the recent days, Yang Reform has understood a little, this is probably also pressure, using concrete to build such a big dam, in today's situation, it is definitely a big project, in the face of the unknown, in the face of various possible consequences, how can ordinary people understand the difficulties and pressures of the host? Repair this dam, is not only to start the hydraulic power as an industrial power, but also in the altar of people to do technical verification, the pressure faced, not just a dam as simple, if the altar of people is not repaired down, the consequences even Yang Reform dare not think, only afraid to do the worst plan to make a guilty edict, this is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the process of industrialization, Yang Reform has high hopes for the plan to nail a stake in the spiritual world, will be a complete failure, the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty will produce huge variables, The pressure that Yang Reform himself faced was also huge, and he naturally wanted to transmit these pressures to the specific executors, but he didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua would be pressed into such a state.

“…… Alas, the Qing family still don't want to work so hard, I can't afford to lose......" Yang Reform said with a sigh.

“…… Your Majesty, it really doesn't matter if you're a minister, just raise it for a few days......" Sun Yuanhua said nonchalantly.

There was silence.

It is indeed not so simple to engage in scientific research and technology, and Yang Reform once again has a deep feeling.

“…… I heard that the dam is almost finished......" Yang asked as he put aside the important things.

Sun Yuanhua was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "...... Returning to Your Majesty, yes, it has almost been repair......ed, including the dam itself, the aqueduct of the cement factory, the drainage canal, including the corresponding iron plant, coal yard, and ash factory, all of which have been built almost ......, Your Majesty, in this place of Xishan, iron, coal, lime, and water are all gathered together, and it is close to the capital, which is indeed more suitable than Tianjin......"

“…… Well, yes, I know that this side of Xishan is suitable, so let's do it on the Xishan side first, don't stop on the Tianjin side, there is only so much river water in the Wuding River, and it is unstable, the Xishan side, I am afraid that it is also limited, I am afraid that I will have to find other places in the future, and think of other ways to ......" Yang Reform knew what Sun Yuanhua said, the concentration of raw materials on the Xishan side, water power, and distribution places are all gathered in one place, which is a rare heavy industry base, but it also has certain limitations, in the era of limited water power, To provoke the heavy burden of the heavy industrial base, I am afraid that there is still some difficulty, of course, before there is no stable source of power, here is indeed better than Tianjin, as a base for heavy industry enlightenment, it is enough, but if it comes to the era of steam engines, when more is needed, bigger, more stable power, here may not be suitable for heavy industry base, just say that pollution, I am afraid that the senior officials in Beijing will not be able to stand it. Of course, in Yang Reform's eyes, in the "photo pictures" sent by Sun Yuanhua, those towering chimneys and thick smoke are Yang Reform's favorites. …,

“…… Returning to His Majesty, the minister understood...... "Sun Yuanhua said, water power instead of manpower, animal power, does have a huge advantage, this, there is no doubt, the manufacture of cement, need a lot of power to grind, crush raw meal, clinker, there is no stable and continuous and cheap power, the output of this cement is definitely not up, the price is undoubtedly not down, can not be lowered, it is not good for promotion.

After a moment of silence, Yang Gengai turned out the blueprint of the dam. Yang reformers are in the Forbidden City and can't go out, so for the sake of intuitive needs, they also have these intuitive "photo" drawings. According to the requirements of Yang reform, the only requirement of this photo drawing is "photo", what is the actual appearance, what it looks like, what it looks like, for the emperor who can use the resources of the whole country, this requirement is not excessive, it is more reasonable than the emperor to go to Xishan himself, and it has also set off a "photo wind" in the capital.

“…… This Xishan is indeed an advantage over Tianjin...... "Yang Reform looked at the "photo" drawings for a long time, and said, I have to say that now the dam is almost built, the cement plant is completed, and the power source is relatively stable, the advantages of Xishan are revealed, and Tianjin, after all, is still too far, three hundred miles away, for today's Ming Dynasty, it is still a large number, and the productivity is not enough.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, yes, after the dam is built, this crushing raw material, clinker almost does not take much effort, far more cost-effective than the previous use of animal power, the output of this cement has risen all of a sudden, the price has also fallen, with the cement produced in Xishan, the minister can be sure to say that the altar of repair, otherwise, relying on manpower and animal power to grind out the cement of the altar, the minister is really not very sure......" Sun Yuanhua said, his eyes were tired and haggard, and excited.

Yang Reform was silent for a while, and the topic went to the human altar again, the human altar is a super project in the super project for today's Ming Dynasty, and the problems encountered are unimaginable to ordinary people.

“…… However, Your Majesty ......," Sun Yuanhua said again.

"What?" Yang Gai was thinking about his own business, and when he saw Sun Yuanhua asking, he asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, now not only the cement factory needs water power, but also the steel plant also needs water power, if you use water power to hammer, drill and forge objects, you can do things that cannot be done by manpower, many objects, you must do this continuous and huge force to do ......, so ......, Your Majesty, the minister is only afraid that this water power ......is not enough," Sun Yuanhua said in a slurred voice.

Yang was speechless for a while. Just now, I was talking about using Xishan as a heavy industry base, and the dam was about to be repaired, but this immediately encountered a lack of water power...... and the demand for power immediately encountered a bottleneck.

“…… What does the Qing family mean, this dam is smaller? Yang Reform was speechless for a while, the first time he did this kind of thing, he was really inexperienced, this kind of thing happened, Yang Reform was very understandable.

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, the minister does not mean this, the minister means, if it continues to develop like this, I am afraid that the water of this Wuding River is not enough, Your Majesty, the cement and steel required for this altar, I don't know how much, if the cement and steel in Xishan only meet the needs of this altar, it is barely enough, but Your Majesty, now the cement is selling well, I don't know how much is needed, but I am afraid that the cement of the Xishan Cement Plant will be difficult ......to meet external demand," Sun Yuanhua said with a sigh of relief. This thing is indeed unexpected, before he was afraid of building such a big dam, the money invested in it could not be recovered, too much waste, was blamed, after the altar was repaired, the cement had no place to go, but did not expect that the cement after the emperor's wave after wave of sales, now it has been completely booming, the production capacity of his cement factory, now is not enough, not that it can't produce so much cement, but this water power is not enough, he also wants to use water power to make steel, to forge, to refine larger objects, to make cannons, To drill the holes of the guns, these require a lot of water, so after calculating, Sun Yuanhua found that the water power in his budget was not enough, and the water of the Wuding River was not so stable, soaring and plummeting. …,

Yang Reform is also irritable, there is no way, water power is not good at this, there is no stable and sufficient source of power, can only make the needs and industry meet the natural conditions, but can not be separated from the natural conditions, by the natural conditions too much.

“…… What can the Qing family do? Yang asked reform.

There was a slight silence.

Sun Yuanhua plucked up his courage and said, "...... Your Majesty, the minister thought that the dam ......could be raised to store more water, and in the dry and low water season, it could be stored at night and started during the day, so that more water could be ......"

Sun Yuanhua said that if there was a problem with the original plan, there would be a piece of Ze country downstream, and it might even affect the capital, and near the capital, there was all the property of the dignitaries, and the loss and pressure were not ordinary......

Yang Reform now understands why Sun Yuanhua looks like this, and he feels this guy for this! Temporarily raise the height of the dam, if this is in the future, I am afraid that it will eat guns, of course, everything is still in the grassroots, and there is no systematic construction means and standards, whether it can be done, the risk to take, it depends on the decision-makers.

Yang Gai really looked at Sun Yuanhua in shock.

“…… Qing family's idea...... Will it work? How high does the Qing family want to increase? "Now it's Yang Reform's turn to be messy, this is a dam, not in accordance with the design and construction plan, with a perceptual understanding of the heightened there, how does Yang Reform feel, this is like the urban-rural junction of the land to be expropriated, each household to put the dead to raise their own floors, thinking of an ordinary two-story brick building was heightened into a five- or six-story building, Yang Reform was called a burst of shock, in case the building collapsed, no, in case the dam collapsed, the consequences ......, should be expropriated, no more than a year or two, but this dam, But decades!

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, the minister wants to increase the height by three feet...... "Sun Yuanhua said it in a hurry.

“…… Three feet? ......" Yang Reform was dizzy for a while, the dam base above the total is less than two zhang high, now directly add three feet, this project, is really a proper perceptual project, how to do what you want, not at all in line with the construction requirements of building science.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, three feet, the minister thinks that if it is three feet higher, the water stored can be greatly increased, and it may be possible to meet the needs of hydraulics, otherwise, in the dry season, the cement factory and the iron factory are only afraid of stopping work for months......" Speaking of this, Sun Yuanhua was serious and persistent, his eyes were full of self-confidence, and he squeezed down the exhaustion and haggard face.

“…… Is this okay? This foundation has been laid, and now it is only getting taller? Won't go wrong? If the dam fails, have you ever thought about the risks? Yang Reform asked a little fleshy, Yang Reform is not familiar with engineering and construction, but he also knows how serious the risks brought by arbitrary heightened buildings are.

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, it should be feasible, this pedestal has been dug two zhang, which is actually strong enough, adding a three-foot height on it, it should not be nothing, just change the slope slightly when repairing...... Sun Yuanhua said.

Yang Reform's mind was in a mess, what he should have said and wanted to say was disrupted by Sun Yuanhua. Who would have thought that this water power would not be enough?

In this era when everything is grass-based, in this era when there are no engineers, Yang Reform really can't make up his mind.

“…… Your Majesty, the three feet that are heightened, in fact, it doesn't matter, there are steel bars made of bones, cement paving, strong, besides, there is also a floodway, as long as the floodway is widened and enlarged, if this higher dam is really not good, open the floodgate of the floodway, let the floodway increase the flood discharge, it will not be like the dam, Your Majesty, this dam made of steel and iron bones is not so bad......" Sun Yuanhua tried to persuade, he has been suffering about this matter recently, should he increase the height? If you don't increase the height, it is the safest, he is the most sure, but this water power is not enough, whether it is an iron factory, a cement factory, it can't be divided at all, as the emperor said, the Wuding River is only so big, there is only so much water, there are too many limitations, now the cement is so prosperous, I don't know how many orders to buy cement, every household is ready to take this back to build the ground, this water power is not enough at once, the water power of the cement plant alone is not enough, let alone the iron factory, Sun Yuanhua also tried his best, The only relatively simple and feasible method is this method, increase the height of the dam, store more water, get more water, as for the danger and consequences, Sun Yuanhua, who has been suffering for several days, finally made up his mind to increase the height, he Sun Yuanhua is only more than 100 catties, those people want to eat, he is open. …,

“…… Can the Qing family be sure? Yang Gai's mind was a mess, this matter was ......, no engineer gave him an idea, Yang Gengai really had no bottom in his heart.

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to surrender, but all the consequences ......," Sun Yuanhua said without any fear. Obviously, after so many days of torment, he had made up his mind.

“…… Good! Then according to the Qing family, if you increase the height, you will increase the height......" Yang Reform also gritted his teeth and agreed, since he chose Sun Yuanhua to do this, then believe him, since the water is not enough, then it has to be increased, it really can't be done, just knock off the extra three feet.

"Command! Your Majesty, rest assured, this is definitely feasible......" Sun Yuanhua said with an affirmative attitude. Sun Yuanhua breathed a sigh of relief, and increased the height of the three feet, the amount of water and water power increased greatly, and the water allocated to the iron plant and the cement plant was enough, otherwise, only the water power required by the cement plant to produce cement was enough, of course, this can only maintain a certain degree of production, if you want to increase production capacity, this water is still not enough.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, since the Qing family is so sure that it is feasible, then I believe in the Qing family, but there is another thing, I want to talk to the Qing family......" Yang Gai cleaned up those irritable moods and said.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to show me......" In Sun Yuanhua's eyes, fatigue obviously occupied more space, and the original light was much less, and it could be seen that Sun Yuanhua was extremely tired.

"I look at this West Mountain, the steel mill, the coal yard, the cement factory, and the ash factory are all gathered in one place, and the Qing family has thought of any way to transport raw materials, coal, or something? In order to save more manpower and animal power, save more costs? Reduced cost? Yang reformed his rational thinking, put aside the others, and talked about his own business. Yang Gai is ready to build a "railway road" in this new base of hydraulic-heavy industry enlightenment, laying the foundation for the future railway. This new industrial base, which integrates coal, iron ore, lime, marble, water power and other resources, is indeed an extremely good base for the enlightenment of heavy industry. [Not much to say about coal mines, coal has always been mined here in history, iron ore can refer to Shougang, Longyan Iron Ore Company, lime and marble are ready-made, can be searched on it. 】

Sun Yuanhua was bewildered.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is puzzled, and I ask Your Majesty to show ......," Sun Yuanhua said.

"The iron ore you dig out has to be transported from the pit to the iron factory, the limestone has to be transported from the mountains to the cement factory, and then grinded, and the coal has to be transported from the coal mine to the iron factory and the cement factory. Yang Gai said.

"Your Majesty is reasonable......," Sun Yuanhua said confusedly.

“…… So, I envisioned a simpler, larger, and lighter way to transport the raw materials to connect the raw materials to the factory, so that the raw materials can be sent directly to the factory after they come out of the pit, and in this way, the cost can be greatly reduced......," Yang said.

“…… Your Majesty, the railway ......, this ......" Sun Yuanhua was confused, he didn't understand at all, this brain is really not enough, he has been struggling with the matter of raising the dam recently, which makes the whole person very haggard, where is there still energy to think about this?

“…… Let's put it this way, it is to lay the rails on the ground and then put the wheels of the car on the rails, so that there can be many advantages, such as a large load capacity, such as being lighter, such as being simpler and more durable...... "Yang explained.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister ...... "Sun Yuanhua was still confused, I don't know if he was too tired or couldn't understand this at all.

“…… Well, let's put it this way, have you ever thought about how much steel and cement are needed to cultivate the altar? These have to be transported from the West Mountain, the West Mountain to this side, about nearly forty miles, such a long road, if there is no cheap transportation method, with the carriage for a long time, how much can be transported? When will it be shipped? How costly is this? A horse-drawn carriage can make a round trip almost once a day, how expensive is this transportation? Also, the construction of this altar, there must be a lot of marble, white marble, only Xishan, Fangshan side, this marble, white marble must be large pieces, if it is used in a carriage, not to mention, it is easy to damage, if you can use this kind of large load, can be transported day and night, and a relatively stable way to transport, wouldn't it be better ......, not to mention, the coal in the capital, not all have to rely on the West Mountain to transport over? If there is such a railway, can the price of this coal be lowered even more? Will there be more people who can afford coal? Can ordinary people suffer less cold in winter? ......" Yang Gai immediately crackled and said his idea. …,

Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor in confusion and shock, railway? A road that lays iron on the ground? A railway from Xishan to the capital?

“…… Well, the railway between several factories on your Xishan side is a pilot, first used to accumulate some experience, and when you have experience, you will build the railway from Xishan to the capital, the Qing family is ......, time is not waiting, the construction of the altar is imminent, and the Qing family should have planned clearly for the construction of the altar of people! Don't temporarily raise the dam when the time comes......" Yang Reform finished speaking, and added. The altar of people can indeed be called the Apollo plan of the Ming Dynasty, which links the construction of the railway with the altar of people, and the necessity of building the railway is immediately presented. Of course, this is not a railway, it can only be called a railway road.

Sun Yuanhua listened to the emperor's explanation, and his whole body was excited, and his anxious expression was even worse, the altar of cultivating people! ......, the emperor is right, the construction of the altar of people is imminent, but he is not ready to do it, thinking about raising the dam today, isn't it thinking about reducing the height of the altar in the future? Indeed, he has to plan everything to build the altar better, to do everything in place, only owe the east wind to do, instead of thinking of this and doing this today, thinking of that tomorrow and doing that, when it is really time to repair the altar, he will not be given a chance to start again. Although he didn't know what a railroad was, he was very fond of it.

“…… Please also ask Your Majesty to show me......" Sun Yuanhua immediately said movingly, the exhaustion on his face immediately disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a solemn expression.

“…… From the Qing family's point of view, this is the ...... of the railway sketch I made, and this is a sample of the railroad tracks I made and the cars running on the rails...... "Yang Gai showed the sketch to Sun Yuanhua, and took out the rails and trolleys cast in sterling silver......

Sun Yuanhua was dumbfounded.

“…… The four wheels of the car can be easily rolled on this track, but it is much easier than on the flat ground, I think, a horse can pull an ordinary carriage on the flat ground, on this rail, I am afraid that it can easily pull two carriages, and the horse can also run longer, so that it is not horsepower and manpower? Isn't the carrying capacity larger? With a carriage, it is not limited to running during the day, maybe it can also run at night, the track is fixed, and there is no fear of running in the wrong direction...... "Yang Gai said.

Sun Yuanhua didn't listen to the emperor at all, and was in a daze with a carriage and railroad tracks with sterling silver.

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