What Li Yuanxing said about Taoism was actually chemistry. It was just a name, and no one would take it seriously. Neo-Confucianism was modern physics. Without these two pieces of knowledge, it would have been difficult for the Tang Dynasty to develop.
Fortunately, Li Yuanxing was a student of these already outstanding talents.
Using the existing theoretical knowledge in modern times to turn it into their own knowledge, if they start research from scratch, it will probably be dozens of times slower.
Standing on the shoulders of giants, you will naturally be taller.
"Your Highness, that giant beast will be ready for testing in ten days at most!" Ma Yuan's words made Li Yuanxing very happy.
In Yaozhou, in front of a stone mountain, there were three hundred guards alone.
When Cen Wen came here, he only knew that there was an important task here, but he didn't know what it was for.
There is a huge circular steel beast five feet high and seven feet wide on the four rails, like a long snake. It is being assembled, and many parts do not fit, so I have to go back and rework it.
The most original steam shield machine.
Ma Yuan ordered two craftsmen to open the drawings and place them in front of Li Yuanxing.
"Your Highness, there are eight steam drills and four conveyor belts for transporting gravel in front of us. The force of forward propulsion has nothing to do with the wheels. We use ground grips. Fortunately, the distance is only a few feet per day, so we add power to the wheels.
It feels like a waste. The only problem that gives me a headache now is that after the depth exceeds one hundred feet, the steam machine will not be able to exhaust."
Li Yuanxing looked at the drawings.
This shield machine does not use a huge disc as a path opening as in modern times.
Instead, a platform that can be lifted is used. For a cave, it can be drilled into a depth of one foot at a time. First, use a drill bit with air pressure to break the stone from the top. The iron plate attached to the stone wall below will slide the stone.
onto the conveyor belt and then transported to the back.
You can dig up to two feet at a time, and then the drill platform lowers to break the stone below.
It can be said that this is semi-manual and semi-mechanical.
Even if Datang could produce that kind of cutting-type shield machine, it would take two years, and it would not have enough power.
Li Yuanxing planned to drive from Chang'an to Huazhou, which was the route chosen by later generations of the Western Han Dynasty high-speed railway. The terrifying 135 kilometers included 127 kilometers of tunnels and bridges.
Li Yuanxing's Changcheng Railway had far more caves than later generations, but fewer bridges.
For Datang, digging holes was easier than building bridges.
Some routes have also been changed. If you can walk from the side of the mountain, you only need to dig out a piece of the mountain.
But that's it. According to the calculation of the 270 miles in Datang, it can be said that all of them were dug out to build bridges. The highest tunnel is two kilometers long, and the shortest is thirty steps. The tunnel occupies the entire
Sixty percent of the Chang-Han Railway and several bridges are simply impossible to avoid.
To build this railway to Chengdu, Li Yuanxing gave a budget of up to 7 million yuan and a time period of three years.
Seven million strings. In the modern era, this number would be almost over 30 billion. However, the over 30 billion in later generations accounts for a very small proportion of the total national output.
Li Yuanxing's seven million yuan, for the Tang Dynasty, the total income of the household department in a year during the Wude period could not reach this figure.
In the early years of Zhenguan, not counting the Prince of Qin's Palace, the entire Tang Dynasty only had 400,000 to 500,000 coins.
Even now, in the second year of Zhenguan, the annual income is only 8 million yuan.
Li Yuanxing had to invest 7 million in just a railway, which frightened several old ministers to the point of having heart attacks.
However, Cui Junsu believed that Li Yuanxing had made a miscalculation. Because the consumption of manpower, material resources, food, and labor was far less than what Li Yuanxing said, he gave Li Er a seal, and the Ministry of Industry also gave a seal, thinking that this
Although this railway has a huge amount of earthwork, it consumes no more than three million dollars in money, food and materials.
The reason is that all states and counties in the Tang Dynasty have the obligation to work.
Moreover, the food standard set by His Highness the King of Qin is too high. The food standard for each person is twenty cents per day. This is not road construction, but a banquet. Even in the most miserable place in the Tang Dynasty, the food standard is not enough for one person per day.
The principle of twenty cents.
Did Li Yuanxing make a mistake?
Li Er probably knows the reason.
Li Er remembered that Li Yuanxing had mentioned to him that it was extremely hard and dangerous to open a road in the Qinling Mountains, so the wages were at least three times that of the section from Chang'an to Luoyang, and the food expenses were at least three times higher. And then there are
Disability pensions and other expenditures, so the railway cost 8 million yuan.
Li Er knew that Li Yuanxing had made a mistake, but he did not remind Li Yuanxing.
Thinking back to the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang used millions of laborers to build the canal, and then conquered Goguryeo three times. The number of laborers who died on the road alone was said to be millions. However, when the people received the labor order, they knew it was
Death, but there is no way to avoid it, even if you bite the bullet, you will die.
You, Li Yuan, built the Arena of the Tang Dynasty. Such a large amount of work would have taken at least two years in the Sui Dynasty.
But your Qin Prince's Mansion was repaired in three months.
And it only took less than 100,000 laborers.
Looking at the railway from Chang'an to Luoyang, Li Er believed that Yang Guang would not be able to build it in ten years, while Datang could build it in one year.
So Li Er would not remind Li Yuanxing, he would let Li Yuanxing see the potential of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
A long railway will let the world see the power of the Tang Dynasty.
The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky. I, the Tang Dynasty, traveled from Chang'an to Chengdu in one day!
So Li Er wanted to see with his own eyes the giant steel beast made by Yaozhou that could dig mountains and dig holes. In one breath, he could dig a cave in the Qinling Mountains directly to the middle of Shu!
Li Yuanxing did not comment on the huge primitive shield machine.
Ma Yuan's mechanical ability now far exceeds that of Li Yuanxing, so Li Yuanxing will not speak nonsense casually, and he does not dare to speak nonsense, not because he is afraid of losing face, but because he is worried that his words will affect Ma Yuan's decision-making.
"This thing is very important!" Li Yuanxing said to Cen Wenwen after reading the whole thing.
Cen Wenwen leaned forward and said, "I know that your Majesty is also concerned. The Ministry of Rites is already calculating the start date. At this time, it is related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. No one dares to be negligent."
Li Yuanxing looked at other auxiliary tools, especially machines for drilling and drilling.
There are also rail cars for transportation.
"This design is very interesting!" The gravel truck is not square or rectangular, but trapezoidal.
Regarding this design with one end long and one short, Ma Yuan explained: "Your Highness, the empty cart is very light and can be pushed into the cave. Then it can be turned around at the machine's feeding port, and then turned to the other side.
Hang the cable on the track and you can pull it out of the cave.
Ma Yuan said, and opened another latch under the car: "Your Highness, this is a tipping bucket. When the gravel comes out, it is directly tipped into the pit, and then it is transported away by other vehicles and entered into the gravel crusher.
To make it a neat size, the gravel path under the railway still needs to be used.”
Li Yuanxing shook his head gently: "My opinion is to reinforce the dome while advancing. Please read this opinion in detail. If reinforcement is needed, then there must be concrete and reinforcement in the car entering the cave.
Prefabricated panels, or stone."
"Your Highness, the original plan is to finish digging the hole and then repair it."
"What if the cave collapses due to vibration during the opening?" Li Yuanxing asked in return.
Ma Yuan was a little unable to answer the conversation.
After all, he is an expert in mechanics, but he is not good at architecture. Instead, Cen Wenwen said: "Your Highness, you can ask the craftsman in charge of construction at the Ministry of Works to discuss this matter. If you need to reinforce while advancing, then you should consider this machine.
Is it possible to make some adjustments?"
"Your Highness, the machine can be easily modified. Originally, the back half of the machine was empty. Just add some shelves to make it easier for the craftsmen to work. The only trouble is that the feeding truck is a heavy truck. How to send it in? Let these little craftsmen consider it.
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Li Yuanxing said no more.
After seeing the TBM, Li Yuanxing hurried back to Chang'an, but left Wu Zhao and Li Lanshan behind in Yaozhou.
Late at night, when Li Yuanxing returned to Chang'an, the north gate of Chang'an City was not closed. It was always open and the lights were bright. Qin Qiong was sitting at the gatehouse of the city gate waiting. When he saw Li Yuanxing coming back, Qin Qiong got on Li Yuanxing's carriage directly: "Wu Lang, your
The telegram scared me. There will be war in the north tomorrow. Is it possible that it is so sudden?"
"I'm afraid that the Gaochang people and the Tuyuhun people may feel it is more sudden!" Li Yuanxing said and ordered to go back home.
Qin Qiong said: "Your Majesty, the three provinces, the Sixth Ministry and several generals who have returned to Chang'an are waiting for Wulang. The sudden start of the war by the Western Turks caught us a little unprepared."
"Go to the palace!" After Li Yuanxing gave the order, he whispered: "Just because you and I were caught off guard, it doesn't mean that Fang Gong doesn't know. Fang Gong is in the north and he can't fight. He's more ruthless than us when it comes to conspiracy. He won't send the news back.
, maybe because he is afraid that someone will leak his information, maybe Li Xiaogong also knows that he must be helping his father-in-law."
After Qin Qiong heard this, he immediately asked: "Could it be that Wulang, you showed that you were prepared in advance?"
"I wasn't prepared. I just asked my husband to go to the northwest and help me cheat the Western Turks. I originally thought that it would be the New Year, but I was a little surprised that it happened so soon."
After listening to Li Yuanxing's explanation, Qin Qiong smiled and said: "Then it's not an accident. This is the planned strategy."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have shamelessly snatched Fang Gong from the emperor. There must be some changes in the Western Turks that we don't know about, but Fang Gong must be aware of it."
Qin Qiong felt relieved.
When Li Yuanxing said this after entering the palace, Li Er felt relieved.
Instead of blaming him at all, he said: "The general will be away, and the emperor's order will be ignored. Fang Gong is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. With Wu Lang's plan, it is natural to use it at the right time. One day early or one day late, it is not a big deal.
It's just that I don't know whether the death of the Western Turk Khan was planned or unplanned!"
"Unplanned!" Li Yuanxing did not expect that the Great Khan of Western Turks would die.
"This is trouble, ** trouble!" Wang Jishan said suddenly. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
