Chapter 578: Monsters

This is a monster, how to say it, this steam locomotive is two sizes smaller than the locomotive brought by Chen Xie, with a long chimney on the front, no matter how you look at it, it is an ugly monster. But Chen Xie didn't dislike its ugliness at all, and carefully looked at it inside and out. While watching, I also listened to John Tang's explanation. This foreign devil has made the most effort for this locomotive, from the principle to the design, he took a group of young men from Dengzhou School to make it. On the other hand, Sun Yuanhua's ability is embodied in specific things, casting parts, polishing with people, and so on. Song Yingxing is the lubricant between the two, he can always give an idea when the two of them can't think of going together, and then fuse together.

This is a steam locomotive built by handmade craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, and after Tang Ruowang led people to figure out the principle, he designed a steam locomotive according to the existing steam engine. All the procedures are meticulously documented, and that's the biggest catch. The next time we rebuild the steam locomotive, we can improve it on the existing basis and develop in the direction of the locomotive brought back by Chen Xie.

The reason why it is impossible to copy the neat locomotive brought by Hyundai is due to technical and technological problems. The key is that the problem of process cannot be solved, and the manufacturing level of the power core boiler is insufficient. Even so, when the locomotive dragged four carriages and traveled on a five-kilometer-long railway, Chen Xie still felt extremely happy.

This is a train in the true sense of the word, albeit very slowly, at most 30 kilometers per hour. But it runs very steadily, which is the conclusion reached after more than a dozen test drives, not the result of empty words. As long as there is water and coal, the train can go on and on, assuming 20 hours a day, that's 600 kilometers. Converted to 1,200 miles, what is this concept? This is a maxima capable of pulling a hundred tons of cargo at a time. Is this because the boiler power is small, what about the future? A new boiler was born, and the improvement after accumulation is the greatest significance of this steam locomotive.

"How's the railroad going?" Chen Xie didn't get on the locomotive, but stood at the starting place and watched from afar. One with a fur hat. The woman in the dogskin jacket came out and said: "This kind of railway is a design standard derived after repeated implementation, and during the first test run, it ran five kilometers and pulled a hundred tons of goods. After repeated surveys, we came to the conclusion that the design standards of the railway were acceptable. Even if you double the amount of goods, you can afford it. Now the biggest difficulty is the design of the railway bridge, the general small river is better said, like the Liao River. We are also working on ways to solve the problem of erecting the bridge piers. ”

Chen Xie heard that it was a woman, and looking at her dress, she looked like a man. Although there is still a woman's charm on the face, it is more of the marks left by the wind and frost. Chen Xie remembered it, her name was Xia Xue, and she was once the logistics director of the entire Liaodong Army, why did she come to build a railway now? This is a woman, this kind of woman in the Ming Dynasty is very rare.

It seems to know what Chen Xie means. Xia Xue took the initiative to explain: "I have always been in charge of road construction, and I can see that this is not a railway." Compared with the official way, it is not a little bit stronger. I took the initiative to take over this job, which is a little more hard, and there is an assistant in Shenyang on the far right. You can rest assured, the slave family knows your rules, and this road has been repaired, with all kinds of numbers and drawings. We all have meticulous records and keep them on file. ”

This woman is really amazing, Chen Xie said in his heart, stretched out his hand and gave a thumbs up: "I won't boast about other people, you are this." Women don't let the eyebrows go. It's the strange woman of the Ming Dynasty. Xia Xue showed shyness, straightened her bangs and said: "My lord has won the award, if it weren't for you all these years, the people of Liaodong don't know how many people wouldn't have survived." The slave family was also saved by you, and doing something is nothing. There is also this railway, which is also a big thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the slave family understands it in their hearts. Ah, I said that I forgot about the matter just now, just now you asked about the railway, such a quality railway, from Lushun to Shenyang. ”

Hiss, Chen Xie took a breath of cool air, repairing the railway is not an easy job, I didn't expect this woman to really do it with a group of people, such a long-distance railway, it was really repaired, how long did it take? When it came to the railway, Xia Xue was proud and a little sentimental, and said lightly: "My lord, please do something." ”

Chen Xie nodded solemnly and said, "You say, I will do my best." A sadness flashed on Xia Xue's face, and she pointed to the extended railway: "Along the way, many workers have fallen. The slaves wrote down their names, and the family also gave compensation. But I always feel that I still owe them a lot of things. There are a lot of people who were injured on the construction site and couldn't be saved. The slave family thinks about it, and in their family, the most talked about is the doll at home, and they always say that letting the doll study hard can change the life of suffering. ”

Chen Xie was silent, crossed his waist with one hand, followed the direction of Xia Xue's finger, looked at the endless railway, and said with emotion: "In this way, these people's dolls are raised by the government, and the government must also solve the problem of reading." In addition, a monument should be erected in Lushun and Shenyang to record these workers who sacrificed their lives for the railway. They are for the future of the Ming Dynasty, and their names must be remembered by future generations. Without them, there would be no Ming on the road to a strong country, they are the roadbed of the Ming Dynasty. It's true that they are ordinary people, but they are even more heroes. The matter of erecting the monument, hurry up a little, and I will personally lay the foundation when I am ready. I'll unveil it on the day of the repair. ”

Xia Xue was excited when she heard this, aren't people in this era asking for grief after death? Set up a monument, incense continues, what can not be satisfied? Speaking of which, the people of the Ming Dynasty were so foolish, they were satisfied with a false name, and they didn't ask for it anymore. Chen Xie was embarrassed, and immediately said that each of these people who sacrificed for the railway could send a son to teach the team.

This teaching team, now that it has also moved to Liaodong, is still the tradition of the Dengzhou battalion, no matter how the army reforms, the cadets who come out of this school are the fastest promoted group of people in the army. Although it is a martial arts, it is also a background. What's more, in this place in Liaodong, the status of being a soldier is not low, and the treatment is even above that of civilian officials. Why else, this place in Liaodong is now impeached by the imperial history and said to be a foreign place? It's because officials can't do whatever they want, and everyone in the common people has guns, so they will do it with you in a hurry. Of course, there were also Diao people, but the laws of Liaodong were stricter. In response to some deliberate acts of resistance to the law, severe punishment will not be granted.

Therefore, Liaodong is a very strange place now, and if the officials are in this place, if they are not corrupt, their income is not low. You can even use the power in your hands to open some convenient business doors for your family, which is okay. But there is one point, the folk customs here are unusually strong, and many Qing troops have retreated into the mountains in recent years, constantly fighting with the local people. One wants to come down and rob it, and the other wants to protect private property with a gun in his hand. At the beginning, I was able to fight thousands of times every year, but in the last two years, it has been much more peaceful, mainly because the Jurchens are fighting less and less. I really couldn't do it, so I had to hide in the mountains to survive. On the contrary, this side is constantly encroaching on their territory and competing for living space.

All in all, Chen Xie's trip has gained a lot, although the power of this locomotive is only about one-fifth of what modern times bring, but this is a neat locomotive in the real sense, and there is a treasure with complete technical accumulation. Looking at this locomotive from Chen Xie's point of view, it is a great epoch-making scientific and technological progress.

At the request of Chen Xie, the first steam locomotive began its first long-distance transportation, pulling more than 100 tons of goods from four carriages and heading for Shenyang. Chen Xie did not share their honor, but let the three old gentlemen sit in a special carriage, drink and sing all the way, and go to Shenyang. Chen was still riding a horse, rushing a day and night in advance, and immediately after arriving in Shenyang, he arranged a grand welcome ceremony to organize a grand welcome ceremony, so that those who have made great contributions to the train and railway can enjoy a high-standard honor.

The train station has not been repaired yet, so I can only build a temporary platform at the end of the railway, which was done very sloppily overnight, but the other welcome ceremonies are not bad at all. At dusk, when the screaming whistle came, the people waiting here in Shenyang were boiling. The firecrackers went off, the gongs and drums were tight, the lion dance team moved, and the dragon lantern players also ran. All kinds of musical instruments sounded together, and the picture was a lively, and this scene was really lively.

When the locomotive slowly stopped, Chen Xie stepped forward and bowed deeply in front of thousands of people to the three old gentlemen who were getting off the train, as well as some old craftsmen who had made great efforts in the manufacturing process. The cabinet lord of the current dynasty made this great gift, and everyone in the car was drunk even if they didn't drink. My mind was dizzy, and I was surrounded and walked forward, my ears were full of good sounds, and my feet were like stepping on clouds, soft and without any strength.

After the welcome ceremony, there was a celebration banquet, with enough good wine and good food, Chen Xie held the wine bowl and toasted those heroes one by one. I don't know how much wine I drank, I just fell down in a daze, and I don't know how I went back. At noon the next day, Chen Xie woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that he was in the palace of "my Great Qing Dynasty", and scolded Chang Shiren in his heart. But this place has never had an owner. Except for some eunuchs and old palace maids who had nowhere to go, there seemed to be no one living in it.

Shenyang has changed a lot, mainly reflected in the urban area, the emerging wool textile industry, to the city brought vitality, a large number of foreign population poured into the city, the production of wool tweed is simply not enough to sell. Some private businesses have joined this industry. Factories were built one by one, and while a large number of women found a job, they also had to accept the cruel and ruthless oppression of the capitalists. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: I have a splitting headache, let's do two shifts today, I'll rest early.