"It will take at least ten years before steam trains can be put into use."
The words of Jiang Wei, the industrial leader, were full of regret.
Even though the experiment was successful, it doesn't mean anything.
What Qin Luo and Li Meizhi experimented with was just a small steam engine pushing the wheels to rotate.
There is still a long way to go before it can become a fully qualified steam train.
Jiang Wei has been in charge of industry in the cabinet and is most familiar with the relevant situation. When he talks about it, he is particularly weak.
"If it only takes ten years to make steam trains a reality, wouldn't it be a great event?"
Unlike him, Zuo Mengeng smiled crookedly when he heard that the train would be born in just ten years.
Ten years later, it was only 1651.
The British bourgeois revolution has just begun, and the first industrial revolution is still far away.
Trains are running all over the land of China, a situation that many people in future generations would never dare to imagine!
If it really takes that step, China will definitely become the king of this world, and there will be no need to worry about the recurrence of that humiliating history.
After discussion, Zuo Mengeng also understood the main difficulty in turning a steam engine into a steam train.
The most important thing is actually the level of craftsmanship.
If you want to build a steam engine that drives trains forward and can push thousands of tons of cargo, you must be able to create larger metal parts.
Especially the big boiler on the train.
Qin Luo, Li Meizhi and others already know what a steam train looks like.
How do you know?
Drawn by Zuo Mengeng.
Although Zuo Mengeng didn't know how a steam train was built, he did know what a steam train should look like.
Although he couldn't draw detailed design drawings, the appearance drawings still couldn't trouble him.
Moreover, based on the appearance pictures, Zuo Menggeng explained it clearly and clearly, and no one could find any faults.
Since there are no flaws, everyone can only think that the steam train should have this shape and layout.
The next thing they have to do is turn the drawings into reality according to the predetermined appearance.
Don't underestimate this, it will be enough to help the relevant teams avoid many detours.
After all, in the original time and space, the steam train went through a long evolution of more than a hundred years from its birth to its final perfection.
Now Qin Luo and others want to study steam trains. Without Zuo Mengeng's guidance at the beginning, there is no way to say what the consequences will be.
Maybe it will take more detours than foreigners and it will take longer.
Now that we have the final model of the steam train, Qin Luo and others only need to perfect it according to this framework, which really saves a lot of effort.
And this is exactly the meaning of Zuo Mengeng’s existence.
With today's technological standards, it is very difficult to build such a large boiler.
"Your Highness, we decided to reduce the scale of the train according to your drawings, which can reduce the difficulty of manufacturing. Once we are familiar with each link and the level of craftsmanship has improved, we will be foolproof when we build a larger train.
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Qin Luo gave the plan.
Zuo Mengeng naturally had no objection.
"As a leader, I only want results. How to study and how to lay out the plan is your business. And you don't have to feel pressure. If it doesn't work in ten years, it will take twenty years. If it doesn't work in twenty years, it will take fifty years. Although the country needs trains very much,
But it cannot violate objective laws."
Zuo Mengeng began to relieve everyone's pressure.
He dreamed of a train and wished that the train would appear in front of him immediately.
But he knows very well that Xia's scientific and technological research has advanced a lot now, far exceeding the level of the world today.
As long as you maintain this pace of progress, you don't dare to be greedy for unnatural achievements.
Finally, after deliberation, the cabinet decided to establish a professional railway research committee.
Led by Jiang Wei, who is in charge of industry, Vice Minister of Industry Li Rixuan, Vice Minister of Transport Deng Bingheng, and Vice Minister of Finance Gao Hongtu are all members and provide necessary support.
The main person in charge of the project is Qin Luo.
It was also from here that Qin Luo and Li Meizhi officially separated.
Qin Luo began to turn to specific project research and was responsible for turning theory into reality.
Li Meizhi leads her team to focus on the theoretical research of steam engines and belongs to the scientific research team.
As for research projects other than steam trains, they were handed over to Song Yingxing, the third person in the original team.
Yes.
After Song Yingxing, who wrote the famous "Tiangong Kaiwu" came to Xia Kingdom, he could only serve as the third person in the steam engine team.
This is because he is a genius and is diligent and studious, so he can catch up from behind, but he still has to lag behind two juniors.
Song Yingxing had no dissatisfaction.
In fact, the steam engine surpassed all his previous understanding of machinery.
This epoch-making thing completely fascinated him and he was completely immersed in it.
Now, Song Yingxing can finally lead a team independently and be responsible for the application research of steam engines other than steam trains.
The cabinet specially approved 20 million summer dollars for the Railway Research Committee, which is equivalent to two million taels of silver.
The Xia Yuan, which is about to be released, has a tentative exchange rate of ten to one with silver.
The government has announced that gold and silver will be withdrawn from the currency market and requires people to go to banks in various places to exchange them for Xia Yuan within a limited time.
In order to protect the interests of the people, the government has specially stipulated that the fineness of gold and silver will not be considered when exchanging money.
No matter the quality is good or bad, it will be exchanged according to this exchange rate.
Among them, it is inevitable that some criminals will deliberately mix impurities in silver to make a profit, but in order to promote paper currency smoothly, the government decided to suffer this loss.
In short, because of this regulation, people's resistance to paper money has really weakened a lot.
It was finally time for Xia Guo's team to visit the Netherlands to set off.
After more than a year of preparation, this diplomatic team was very large, enough to reflect the importance of Xia State.
This visit was personally led by Foreign Minister Liao Zhongjian and included more than 300 officials from various walks of life.
In addition, the Navy also dispatched four third-class battleships headed by Yangzhou to form a visiting fleet.
Although the breech-mounted artillery above was removed and replaced with bronze artillery, and the cap guns in the hands of the soldiers were also replaced by flintlock muskets. But this formation will definitely cause a huge sensation when it reaches Europe.
In addition to four naval warships, there were more than 20 merchant ships accompanying them.
Merchants from all walks of life have prepared a dazzling array of goods and gifts, vowing to let Europa experience the style of Middle-earth.
At Qingdao Port, Zuo Menggeng personally saw off the diplomatic team.
"Nowadays, there are endless wars in Europe and the situation is complicated. After you go there, you must not only establish good relations with the Netherlands, but also pay attention to the current situation of each country. Especially England, you need to pay more attention. England is located on an isolated island, geographically.
The advantage is huge. Once the English have completed their evolution, they will definitely implement the method of sowing discord in the European continent for their own benefit, and thus rise. After arriving in Europe, they must promote this view to various countries so that they can maintain their attitude towards the English.
Be vigilant. If possible, also check whether there are forces hostile to England in the British Islands. If so, you might as well establish a good relationship and even provide some assistance. Remember, the divided British Islands are