But now, with the configuration of the Black Iron City has been improved, the transportation capacity has also been improved, although there are no things such as trucks yet, but the transportation and fire protection have provided sufficient conditions, allowing the Black Iron City to be built in multiple sections at different times, which undoubtedly makes the speed of construction a lot, according to the current speed, it will take up to two years to build this road, and it can be completed approximately, which is much faster than the original time.

As for the car as a means of transportation in modern society, because there is no oil, so the car is obviously impossible, the only feasible thing now is mainly two, the first is the train, the use of large steam engines to promote, which can still be achieved, the second is shipping, which is also the way that Shu Han advocates most now, whether it is to explore the open sea in the future, or along the Yangtze River all the way up, relying solely on wooden boats is not possible.

Although in ancient times, people used wooden boats to cross the Yangtze River, but now in the Yangtze River, evil spirits are numerous, no one can guarantee how many fierce beasts live in it, small wooden boats can still survive in small rivers and streams, but if it is a big river like the Yangtze River, with the bearing capacity of wooden boats, it is obviously not possible, so the invention of ironclad boats is already an inevitable plan.

In particular, although there is no land route between the Black Iron City and the Joaquin City, there is a large river that extends from the west of the Joaquin City to the east of the Black Iron City about forty kilometers or so, and now the Black Iron City has been preparing to build a wharf there, responsible for transportation, so the construction of the ironclad ship is also impatient, and now the craftsmen and research scholars who are responsible for the study of the three-cutter wheel machine tool have also put down their tasks, just to put into the research of the ironclad ship.

Compared with machine tools, the manufacture of ironclad ships is relatively simpler, because in modern times, ironclad ships are already very backward tactical equipment, so the secrecy is not very high, after all, modern times are already the age of information, who still stacks cannons to build that kind of bulky dreadnoughts, these things have already been swept into the garbage heap of history with the emergence of cruise missiles, the best result is to stop at the edge of the harbor, become a theme park, for visitors to watch, if you are unlucky, it is in the sea, With a loud bang, it sank to the bottom of the sea, or it was dismantled and turned into other objects, so this kind of ironclad ship has long been eliminated in the context of the times.

Therefore, their degree of secrecy is not so high, many libraries will have some information about ironclad ships, most of which appear in history, and many of them have drawings, which makes people not worry too much when building ironclad ships, not to mention that the first thing that Black Iron City needs to build now is not a combat warship, but a civilian, mainly responsible for commercial transportation of cargo ships, so it is relatively easier to be difficult, as long as the carrying capacity and navigation capacity are considered. It's relatively simple.

At the same time, there is no need to pay special attention to the steel, because such ships are mainly sailing in fresh water, compared to the corrosion capacity of the sea, fresh water is obviously much slighter, so even today's steel can definitely be used, compared to the machine tool this kind of engineering, relatively speaking, it is much simpler.

At the same time, because of the upgrading of machine tools, the size of the parts of the steam engine can also become smaller, so the size of the steam engine will change smaller and smaller, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the development of the ironclad ship, and at the same time, in this regard, the number of experts is relatively large, according to the opinions of the engineers, with the scientific and technological level of the Black Iron City, it is no problem to manufacture the ironclad ship with a tonnage of about 1,000 tons to 1,500 tons, and it is equipped with two steam engines at the same time, with the design of the container, About a freighter can ensure the transportation of more than 1,200 tons of goods at one time, and the speed can be maintained at about six knots per hour, which is not particularly slow, at least in terms of the scientific and technological level of the Black Iron City, it is enough, compared to the train, the speed will be much slower, but the amount of one-time transportation is relatively large, and at the same time, some trains have no way to transport the place is relatively easy.

But another situation is that although the wharf and the Black Iron City can be connected to the river, other places cannot be connected, such as the river connection between the foothill city and the city, but there is no river connection between the city and the black iron city, so it is obviously more difficult to transport it by boat.

But this will not stump the engineers of the Black Iron City, after observing the geographical situation around the Black Iron City and the Black Iron City, they found that there is actually a tributary between the Black Iron City and the Black Iron City is close to each other, the distance between the two is only about 20 kilometers, as long as this section of the road is dug through, then the ships can be shuttled between the City and the Black Iron City, so that the City and the Foothill City will be completely incorporated into the trade system and transportation system of the Black Iron City, whether it is development or rule, it will become more solid.

This suggestion is obviously very important to the Black Iron City, because after ruling the foothill city and the city, the biggest problem is that the two places are too far away from the Black Iron City, the straight-line distance alone is about two hundred and sixty kilometers, not to mention the winding mountains, separated by such a long distance, it will always make people not so reassuring, and if the two places can be connected by ships, so that the people come and go more frequently, it will undoubtedly be much more convenient for the Black Iron City to rule locally, and it can also make the development dividend of the Black Iron City, Affect the foothills and the city, and make the lives of the locals better.

However, although this plan is good, but twenty kilometers away, at the same time, this is not to build a road, but to build a river, and to ensure that the freighter will not run aground when sailing in it, so the water depth is at least about twenty meters, this is not a simple project, the excavated soil is estimated to fill four or five West Lake or so, if it is placed in the past, such a plan will not be passed, and now, with a series of engineering equipment in the Black Iron City, it is a little want to consider.

After two years of hard work in the Black Iron City, it is very successful to copy some engineering equipment, such as excavators, stone stirrings, etc., of course, compared with modern machines can not be compared at all, but there is better than nothing, through these machinery, the amount of engineering is relatively much less difficult, but even so, it takes at least tens of thousands of people to work for more than three years to complete.

Nowadays, the construction of railways, roads, bridges, docks, etc. in various cities has made the manpower of the Black Iron City scarce, not to mention that there are so many factories that need more people to enter, at this time, another 10,000 people will be squeezed out, and the Black Iron City is really helpless, and the shortcomings of the population at this time are exposed. First Literature

But this project is indeed too important to stop, only to stop some projects, and squeeze out the population to build this vital river, after all, if the foothills and the city can not be integrated into the economic system of the Black Iron City, it will be a huge hidden danger for the Black Iron City.

Because Guangyuan Country will not sit still As the time of peace gets longer and longer, any party will be a little restless, especially between the Holy Alliance and Guangyuan Kingdom, and the Black Iron City remains neutral in it, but whether it is the Guangyuan Kingdom or the Holy Alliance, how can it really make the Black Iron City neutral, this is impossible, so it also influences the Black Iron City through various methods, hoping that they can take refuge in their own side, the Holy Alliance is still quite normal, after all, there is a natural barrier between the two, and they only rely on the bazaar to tradeIt's hard to rebel.

And Guangyuan Kingdom is different, in terms of geographical location, Picheng and Foothill City are relatively closer to the cities of Guangyuan Kingdom, and the natural risks between each other are not so dangerous, and there is even trade between the two places, if this goes on for a long time, it will inevitably make Guangyuan Kingdom increase its influence on Foothill City and Picheng, so when the war really breaks out, Black Iron City will inevitably have to consider the relationship with Guangyuan Kingdom because of the relationship between Foothill City and Picheng, so when making decisions, it will be subject to others.

Therefore, it is imperative to open up the passage between the two, and not to continue to simply rely on the mountain road for trade, as the industry of the Black Iron City is becoming more and more developed, the number and volume of commodities are also increasing, and naturally it cannot simply rely on the mountain road to carry out, so this passage must be repaired.

And under such a firm will of the ruling layer, even if there is a shortage of manpower, it is inevitable to squeeze out a part, but no one has come to ask for people for the railway project supervised by Shu Han, obviously, the high-level leaders of the Black Iron City regard this railway as almost the same value as the river, and the railway was built a little earlier, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless for the entire Black Iron City, so Shu Han was able to continue the smooth construction.

On the other hand, the population stimulus plan, with the various measures promulgated by the Black Iron City, so that every family can minimize the burden when giving birth to children, and at the same time will get some benefits, and the direction of policy encouragement is to give birth to more, the more rewards, under this policy, many families are almost having children at a rate of one a year, and it is not uncommon for a family to have seven or eight children, which also makes the population of Black Iron City officially break through the 1.75 million mark at the end of the year, of course, this also has a huge price.

That is, because there are too many children, many women have to return to the family, which reduces the working population in society by nearly half, and more tasks are pressed on the man's body, and women take care of the children at home, this traditional family model, naturally breeds a lot of problems, many men work outside the pressure itself is very large, after returning home, naturally it is also a big temper, domestic violence and disputes are more and more, divorce cases are naturally more and more.

There are naturally all kinds of drawbacks in this, but today's Black Iron City, what you want is the population, and other drawbacks, no matter how much you can temporarily be invisible, but these newborns who have just been born, the oldest is only three or four years old, and when they reach adulthood, there will be more than ten years to support the development of Black Iron City, and now in Black Iron City, the number of children under the age of fifteen accounts for about 30% of the entire population.

This is already a very exaggerated number, but it is precisely because of the baby boom that the population of Black Iron City has grown rapidly, but the growth of these populations is still very low compared to the conversion rate of the population, so Shu Han can only continue to explore in other directions to see if there are any other tribes or villages around.

Because of these deep mountains and old forests, there will always be a few villages in some corners that no one notices, and among these deep mountains and old forests, it is difficult to complete the exploration of the Black Iron City itself, after all, the surrounding mountains are layered, and it is indeed possible to miss some key places, under the careful investigation of the Black Iron City, it is true that more than a dozen villages have been found, and a population of more than 4,000 people has been found.

This was a natural surprise for the Black Iron City, and these people were immediately dispersed and replenished to the various villages of the Black Iron City, and then the people from the villages were drawn from the villages and entered the city, going to the factory or other places to strengthen the power of the Black Iron City.

Black Iron City obviously does not trust these outsiders so much, so the unity is arranged in the countryside, relatively individual environment, it is also easier to control, and the means of production are limited, of course, these people themselves live in a large tribe, and the social relations in the countryside are relatively similar, so that they are easier to adapt, which is the lowest cost of rule for Black Iron City, as for those ordinary farmers who have been in Black Iron City for generations, they enter the city, become blue-collar workers, or go to build roads, these jobs pay more, The treatment is also better, which can be regarded as a little material feedback from them following Black Iron City for so many years.

But these people are obviously not enough, Shu Han's suggestion is to continue to attack the Warcraft, so as to open up the road to the south, in order to gain more population, compared to the Holy Alliance and the Guangyuan Kingdom, it is obviously easier to obtain the population of other regions, just like the Holy Alliance and the Guangyuan Kingdom, in fact, they have not stopped in the past few years, although the war between them has come to an end, but the external development is still continuing, but because of the control of the important roads by the surrounding Warcraft, they cannot break through in a short time, but even so, The Holy Alliance and Guangyuan Kingdom are still organizing forces to besiege and explore these demonic beast locations, hoping to get more information to occupy these places, if they go out at this step, then their territory and population will continue to expand, and Black Iron City cannot sit on the sidelines and wait for death, which is equivalent to a slow death.