Shang Yi's response to Song Yingxing was very satisfied. In the end, he was a famous scientist, and his understanding was much stronger than the average person. However, if you want to truly create a steam machine, it is not a matter of two days. Although there are drawings and working principles, you still have to repeated
The test, and it will definitely make a few test products before it can create a truly useful steam machine. This process may take one or two years to improve and continue to develop the steam machine.
No need to stop.
Therefore, Shang Yi also handed the drawings to Song Yingxing, saying: "Song Shengxian, make a steam machine, don't worry about it, I will tell Wang Fuzhi, he will pay for you to arrange a studio to cooperate with your work.
If you choose the assistant, please ask Wang Lai to arrange it. But this set of drawings cannot be lost. You can only watch in the studio. In addition, I have one thing, I want to ask you to help. "
Song Yingxing nodded, and did not feel that there was anything wrong about Shang Yi's approach, because in this era, some unique technologies of some craftsmen will be strictly confidential and easy to pass. Shang Yi can show himself without reservation.
It is very satisfied with the requirements of Shang Yi's confidential drawings, Song Yingxing is fully able to understand. Therefore, although Song Yingxing was still a little bit reluctant, he still put down the drawings.
, I will do my best to do it. "
Shang Yi laughed: "Of course, Mr. Song can do it. I plan to build another iron smelting plant in Hangzhou to implement the production of iron ore, ironmaking, and steelmaking.
I want to try whether it is effective, but now I ca n’t find a suitable candidate to pay for the responsibility, so I want to ask my husband to get a head. Pay the initial construction of the iron smelting plant.
, While manufacturing steam machines, we can build iron smelting plants, and after the iron smelting plant is running normally, Mr. can decide the arrangement of the studio by himself. "
Song Yingxing stunned for a moment, and immediately showed a joy, because although in ancient Chinese orthodox care, he always despised science and technology, but it still attaches great importance to the technology that is related to the people's livelihood.
In the dynasty, the metallurgical industry will be regarded as an important technology of the country, and it will be driven with agricultural technology.
As the most famous scientist in China in this era, Song Yingxing certainly filled the metallurgical and Yueyue. In his [Tiantong Kaifu], there was a special volume to introduce Chinese metallurgical technology. Therefore, Shang Yi asked Song Yingxing to come.
Song Yingxing is naturally very happy to pay the construction of the Metallurgical Factory and is willing to complete this task. It is because he heard Shang Yi said that he has several new technologies for steelmaking to use. Song Yingxing is also full of expectations for this.
From the perspective of Shang Yi's previous performance, Song Yingxing believes that this must be a good way to improve metallurgical technology.
Seeing that Song Yingxing promised without hesitation, Shang Yi was also very happy because of food, weaving, coal, and iron smelting production. It was an important standard for measuring the level of productivity and national strength of a country in ancient times to modern conversion.
The reason why it can stand out in the first industrial revolution is to rely on rich coal and iron resources.
And if you want to improve the production efficiency of the arsenal, the manufacturing and application of steam engines is of course an important factor.
The improvement of karma can also drive a large number of related industries and production technologies to develop rapidly, and now the labor force is very sufficient. Therefore, Shang Yi decided to use the two -pronged approach and develop at the same time. And the metallurgical industry cannot use a small workshop production method.
Take the road of large -scale factory, of course, things must be step by step. Let's take a step in the shelf first.
However, another problem that restricts metallurgy is coal. Of course, coal cannot be used directly for iron smelting fuel. This is because a large amount of sulfur will be produced after coal burning.
The iron becomes crispy and easy to crack. Therefore, in ancient China, the metallurgical technology in the south was higher than the north. It was because the southern iron smelting was fuel with charcoal and the north was used.
The fuel is charcoal, so although the Manchu artillery is very fine, the quality is still better than the merchant's army.
However, charcoal is also an important raw material for making gunpowder, and the requirements for wood are also very high. If you want to refine large steel, you obviously cannot expect charcoal. The solution can be simple.
The fuel for steelmaking can greatly reduce the pre -sulfur content. At the same time, coal or the main fuel of the steam machine. Once the steam machine is manufactured, the coal will be applied in large quantities.
Therefore, the coal mines have not been relaxed, and there is no technical content in this regard. It can only be rely on people. Although there are not many coal mines in Zhejiang, Shang Yi knows that in Keelung, Taiwan, there is a very rich coal mine.
Resources, which is fully developed at this stage, so Shang Yi ordered people to go to the Keelung area of Taiwan to investigate coal mines. When only the results were available, the horse started to work. Anyway
, Can greatly increase the output.
If the industrial chain of this steam engine -coal -iron -iron can be fully formed, it can be more than a hundred years earlier than Britain. Maybe China can make the industrial revolution in advance.
However, whether it is a steam engine, coal or iron smelting, the results will not be seen in a short period of time. 叧 An important construction item can see the results and bring benefits, that is, road construction.
Of course, Shang Yi knows that the complete roads are not only conducive to the circulation of materials and personnel, but also greatly increased the control of the government's control of society. It is the current battlefield period, and the transportation of the army and the transportation of military materials is all.
And it is important.
Although in this era, China is one of the most developed countries in the World Road Transportation Network, but it is only connected between major cities. There are basically no formal roads in the distance and small counties.
It is not enough. And the roads in some places have disrupted for a long time, and the condition is very poor. Relatively speaking, the traffic conditions in the economically developed areas are better, and the underdeveloped areas are worse.
Of course, Shang Yi attaches importance to the construction of the road, and since last year, he has re -built the road in Zhejiang. It is not only during the period of the Jianghuai campaign.
The road to Suzhou is about 300 miles.
This new road is different from the previous official roads. The basic concept of a large number of modern roads is used: the road surface is on the horizontal plane of the groundwater as a whole; the two -way car and horse road can be used to take two carriages side by side, and there are specialized ones.
Pedestrian roads; set up a station every fifty miles, pay responsibilities to send messages to send emergency important texts, and also pay responsibility for the inspection and protection of the road, and maintain public security. In the middle of the road
On both sides of the stage horse road, there are walls of stalls. There is no need to disturb the cars and horses on the road. There are drainage facilities on both sides of the road.
In the construction of the road, the filling type of the subgrade uses a stepped result. It is paved with clay and sandy earth.
Fill the soil to about three feet, and then flatten the sides of the sides on both sides to facilitate drainage, so that the entire road base is roughly completed. Pay the mixture of gravel and mortar on the base surface.
, Complete the laying of the pavement.
Although the entire process is more complicated than the original, the roads that have been cultivated are not only wider and flat than the past official roads. The car and horses traveling and going are not disturbed. They do their own ways to avoid many unnecessary troubles, and they are maintained in maintenance.
It is also much more convenient. Therefore, after the construction of this road was successful, it was immediately praised, and the time from Suzhou to Hangzhou was shortened a lot.
In addition, although the newly -built road is basically built along the original official road, when passing through the city, it will build a whole circle around the periphery of the city wall.
Take the new road. At the same time, the war occurs, and the army can also move quickly along the road and arrange defense.
However, whether it is ancient or modern, the maintenance of the road is a long -term work, and the cost of maintenance cannot be left out by the government. It can only be charged by the road itself.
Like the highway, it is charged a certain fee for the roads and horses on the road, including a cart, and only the walking is completely free; the second is to charge additional fees to the shops operating along the road. In addition
The road opened the passenger transportation business. Use the new four -wheeled carriage to transport the personnel along the road to charge a certain fee.
Of course, the costs of these three items are not high. The ride fee is basically affordable that ordinary people can afford it. It is mainly based on the expenses of the car.
There are still many people who would rather go away a little away, and also go from the new road, which is convenient. Therefore, once this new road is opened, there are a large number of pedestrians and horses in the sky.
Run, very lively.
In the next year, Shang Yi intends to build two roads within this year, one leads to Shaoxing Mansion, and one leads to Jiaxing Mansion. In this way, the road network centered on Hangzhou is initially completed. Then
It is popularized and promoted to the entire Zhejiang region to form a comprehensive road traffic network.