Jiang Xingchen's expression darkened. After the research on rubber and rails was handed over to Xian Ning, he didn't interfere much. Unexpectedly, there was still no progress after two months.
"The effect of rubber is far from as good as you said. I have tried a lot of fillers and reinforcing agents you mentioned, but they still don't work! Not only is it not elastic enough, but it is also easy to dry out and it is very difficult to shape! Now there are more than 1,000
The barrel of rubber has been used up and there is no way to continue the experiment!" Xian Ning sighed slightly.
Jiang Xingchen lowered his eyes and thought deeply. He knew that these things were not easy to work with. In fact, everything invented in these years was not that simple. But what he didn't expect was that there was no progress at all in two months! He only knew so much.
I have told Xian Ning... If you want to continue now, you must continue to experiment and have raw materials.
"There is no progress on the railway tracks?" After a moment, Jiang Xingchen raised his head and asked.
"No!" Xian Ning shook her head and said: "Ordinary carbon steel can't meet the requirements you mentioned. It can withstand such a large pressure for a long time, even cold iron can't do it, and the cost is too high... Chromium is added to steel
It’s also unrealistic. The output of chromium is too small! Craftsmen with other metal proportions have also tried a lot, but they are still far from the requirements you mentioned!”
Jiang Xingchen breathed out softly, Xian Ning was right, let alone cold iron, even if it could, he wouldn't agree to it. Not to mention the reserves are not that big, and people would have to steal the rails if they were laid. This thing is too valuable.
! Not to mention using chromium, the emperor will probably send people to dig the rails!
"Manganese! I need manganese. As long as there is manganese, the strength and toughness of steel will be greatly improved... On the rubber side, what are the reinforcing agents and fillers... And the open mill is definitely not enough. Extended pressing
You must have a machine or something..."
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xingchen stood up and said: "Xian Ning, continue the research on the rails, put the rubber here first, wait until I get the raw materials back!"
"Okay!" Xian Ning also stood up and said, "But you have to hurry up. I still have several additives for the rubber that I haven't tried yet!"
"Yeah!" Jiang Xingchen agreed and then sent Xian Ning out of the room.
After coming back and sitting on the chair, Jiang Xingchen fell into deep thought again. If he wanted to get rubber, he had to go to sea. But the problem now is that he doesn't have a big ship. The Sap Tree Island is far away from the mainland. Can it be done with only a three-story treasure ship...
In addition, I am at odds with two major overseas forces. If the other party knows about it, they will definitely take action! Although I have a new type of ballistae, the sea is not land, and the small boat is inherently unstable and cannot be fired accurately. In addition, the delay time of the bomb is
Not easy to calculate!
It takes too long to train now. When will the rubber come out?
There is also manganese, which must be found immediately! This time a large number of blacksmiths have been recruited. If the rails cannot be produced for a long time, then so many people are just sitting here, isn't it a waste of money? It is also a huge waste of resources.
…
"Bang bang bang! Sir, are you there?" The knock on the door rang again, and it was Grandpa Fu who spoke!
After getting up and opening the door, Jiang Xingchen let Grandpa Fu into the room and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Yes! Sir, I want to use the money I just collected from super customers to build a few more steam engines! Now the blacksmith needs to add a few more machine tools!" Grandpa Fu said.
"Then use it!" Jiang Xingchen thought for a while and nodded in agreement. The demand for steelmaking in the territory is indeed great. Not only are they doing rail experiments, but steam locomotives are also being studied, and Duan Qingshi also needs a lot of steel bars.
"But now there is a problem. Our biogas is not enough. It will be difficult to rebuild the biogas digester because the space is limited!" Grandpa Fu said.
Jiang Xingchen couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows when he heard this. Energy, and the big issue of energy! When he was studying new amusement park projects before, he thought about using steam engines, but he didn't want to burn charcoal, for fear of polluting the environment and turning tourism into
The district turned into an industrial zone, which was definitely not what he wanted! With the expansion of production scale, the number of steam engines will definitely increase significantly. How to solve this contradiction?
The three consecutive problems of rubber, rails, and energy gave Jiang Xingchen a headache. He had been going smoothly since coming back, and his territory had recovered very well, but now his good mood was gone.
"Sir! It's better to use charcoal!" Grandpa Fu advised.
"No!" Jiang Xingchen immediately rejected it without thinking. His goal was to build an entertainment city for eating, drinking and having fun, not an industrial city.
"Well, let's stop this plan for a while! There is no progress in the rubber experiment and the railway track. Let me solve this problem first," Jiang Xingchen said.
Grandpa Fu was speechless. The problem is that the construction of the new city is now in full swing. If it stops for a while, it will not only be a problem with the progress of the experiment, but also the construction of the new city will be delayed. Moreover, many of the newly recruited people will be idle, and it is easy to cause uneasiness.
heart.
Grandpa Fu opened his mouth, but hesitated. The prince had already made a decision, so he didn't want to mention it anymore. He was already upset enough!
With this in mind, Grandpa Fu said goodbye and left. Jiang Xingchen did not go back after sending him off. He sat down on the stone bench under the big tree and looked up at the stars in the sky.
The stars were shining brightly, and Jiang Xingchen seemed to see the stars slowly turning, and the beauty of the night sky seemed to absorb his thoughts.
"Nothing can be done to make the Star Territory become a city like the previous life. You can't even see a star at night... Maybe how to solve the source problem... I also don't know rubber, rails, and manganese mines... and...
If the New Town Celebration doesn’t come up with something new, it won’t be attractive enough to tourists..."
"Hehehehehe..." Suddenly a burst of triumphant laughter rang in his ears. Jiang Xingchen, who was deep in thought, was frightened and jumped up so high!
After landing, Jiang Xingchen realized that it was the old man, looking at him with a proud smile.
"You damn old man, do you want to scare me to death?" Jiang Xingchen was so angry that he still felt his heart beating too fast.
"Aren't you scared to death?" The old man was still laughing and asked: "Boy, you look uncomfortable!"
"Nonsense!" Jiang Xingchen glanced at the old man, sat down again, and said: "There is no progress in rubber and rails. There is also an energy problem. Do you think I can be happy?"
After hearing this, the old man smiled even brighter, his face wrinkled and his little eyes could no longer be seen.
"You old guy, the more difficulties I encounter and can't solve, you'll be happy, right?" Jiang Xingchen was so angry.
"Of course!" The old man answered quite simply and said with a smile: "If you encounter difficulties, it means that the magic train cannot be built. If the train cannot be built, you will lose the bet. If you lose the bet, you have to promise me something.
Conditions...hehe, when Chuxue girl was unconscious, you should have known what my conditions were, right?"
The more Jiang Xingchen listened, the darker his face became, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.
"Boy! Stop thinking about rubber and rails. You can't research things so fast! Now that the recruitment in the territory has ended, and the staff is sure that there are no problems, is it time for Pink to go to the ice field!" the old man asked with a smile.
"I can't go!" Jiang Xingchen waved his hand immediately.
"Ah? Why, didn't we agree before?" The old man glared and raised his voice: "Boy, this is serious business!"
"I know! But you have to go to Sap Island first and get a batch of rubber back!"
"What, you want to go to Saap Tree Island? Boy, are you kidding me? There are no boats now, why don't you go to that shit Saap Tree Island and swim there with a bunch of people!" The old man's voice was even louder.
"You old fool, please keep your voice down, Mei'er is sleeping!" Jiang Xingchen scolded and said, "Who told you that there are no ships? There are three-story treasure ships that can be built in the Cursed Land!"
"The three-story treasure ship is of no use. Do you know how far it is from the mainland to the Sap Tree Island? Do you know how big the waves on the sea are? Once it encounters a storm, the three-story treasure ship is likely to be sunk... You are
Don’t you think I’ve lived too long?”
"Stop talking nonsense, you will not die if anyone dies! Pai Gu is following you... Besides, how do you know that a three-story treasure ship will sink? There was a three-story treasure ship last time I went to Sap Tree Island. Isn't it okay?"
Jiang Xingchen retorted.
"Can it be the same as last time? We have Mung Bean escorting us. We also have a seven-story treasure ship leading the team! If there are any storms on the sea, Mung Bean will warn us... But now..." the old man said. His expression was a little sad. Mung Bean saved it with his own hands.
He also named it himself. At first, he took the credit from Jiang Xingchen and said that he domesticated mung beans.
Jiang Xingchen sighed and said: "Although there are no more mung beans, the Wang family has a lot of experience at sea. They go to sea all year round, so they will naturally know the weather... The current shipyard is too late to make a seven-story treasure ship, but we can buy one.
!”
"Buy, where can you buy it? Chongming Island and Sizhou Island are both your mortal enemies! Besides, how long will it take for your news to be released? Even if there is one for sale, how long will it take to drive to the cursed land! If you have this time,
Pinky has already gone to the ice field twice!" the old man said with his lips curled up.
Jiang Xingchen laughed when he heard this: "Who told you that I want to buy a ship from overseas?"
"Uh!" The old man was stunned. If you don't buy it from overseas, where else can you buy it?
"Dachen Kingdom!" Jiang Xingchen took a deep breath and said, "Dachen Kingdom and Dali Kingdom are both close to the sea. As far as I know, there are several seven-story treasure ships in Dachen Kingdom!"
"This..." The old man hesitated for a moment, frowned and said: "That's fine! But will they sell it to you? People who run the sea caravan all regard the boat as a treasure... Yes, anyway, you have a lot of money.
I'm afraid he won't sell it if I throw money at it!"
Jiang Xingchen laughed: "I'm not that good at throwing money at it! I'll give you as much as it's worth, and I'll definitely be able to buy it... I think Emperor Chen will help us! Haha..."
After the words fell, Jiang Xingchen saw that the old man was still reluctant, and continued: "Old man, if you are sure about the ice field, then I will let Pinky go there?"
"No!" The old man waved his hand quickly: "Now your life is more precious than anyone else, let's talk about it later! I know that after going around and around, I have to listen to you in the end..."
Hearing this, Jiang Xingchen smiled and said, "I won't let you run away in vain. I'll prepare delicious food for you when you come back..."
Just when Jiang Xingchen had made an agreement with the old man, on the sea not far from the coast of the Cursed Land, a huge black dorsal fin suddenly emerged from the water, and then the huge body slowly emerged, and then slowly turned sideways, revealing its black and white belly.
!(To be continued)
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