I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 293 Building the Railway
When Ying Changsheng's voice fell, the minister was immediately refuted and was speechless.

Originally, he still planned to attract Ying Zheng's attention through his unconventional attitude.

In just a moment, he was rendered speechless by Ying Changsheng's refutation.

For a while, he really couldn't find anything to say, so he had no choice but to continue to refute.

"Although what Young Master Nineteen said is reasonable, the problem lies in the speed of soldiers on the battlefield. The speed of this train is really not as fast as that of that horse!"

"Every minute and every second of a soldier on the battlefield may determine the outcome of a war. If you use this train, the delay time is too much, and this train has to rely on the rails to travel, so... "

"I don't agree with these words even more!"

Ying Changsheng's voice sounded again, only to see the barbarian in front of him speak with disdain.

"Let me ask you, how fast is the speed of the horse? It's probably two to three times faster than the train? It is true that the speed of the horse is faster than the train in theory, but I dare say that the speed of the horse is not as fast as that of the train." train!"

After Ying Changsheng's words fell, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who had supported him suddenly started whispering. Everyone was a little puzzled as to why Ying Changsheng said that.

The reason is very simple. Just now everyone has witnessed the speed of the horse and the speed of the train.

The speed of the train is indeed not as fast as the speed of the horse, under such circumstances.

Ying Changsheng, since the speed of this train is theoretically higher than that of a war horse.

Inevitably, everyone fell into doubts, a little puzzled, how would Ying Changsheng answer.

At this time, looking at the unbelievable crowd in front of Ying Changsheng, he smiled and explained to them the truth of what he just said.

I only heard him open his mouth and say.

"Well, it's actually very simple!"

"The speed of the train is indeed constant at about one-third and one-half of the war horse, but the question is how long can the war horse drive continuously?"

"This one……"

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. At this time, General Wang Jian slapped his thigh fiercely. He thought of something, and he opened his mouth immediately.

"The old man understands, this train is really good, it's much better than horses, those horses are not as good as this train!"

"General Wang Jian, what is the meaning of this?"

Some confused ministers or ministers who have never ridden a horse are a little puzzled.

At this moment, Wang Jian opened his mouth to ask them with a smile.

"How long do you think a horse can run on the battlefield?"

"This one……"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, then Wang Jian stood up and explained.

"What Young Master Nineteen just said is actually very simple and easy to understand. I don't know. Although the speed of this war horse is actually fast, its speed is not long-lasting!"

"A horse, no matter how excellent a BMW is, even if it is the hard-earned BMW that Daqin just obtained from Dawan Kingdom, in fact, although it is fast, its durability is not very good. If a horse runs extremely fast, It will run out of horsepower in an hour at most, and I will never be able to run again!"

"That is to say, if a horse can travel a day, two or three hundred miles is considered good!"

"In order to transmit information, the post station often uses multiple horses to transfer, so that the information can be delivered in time!"

"And this train is completely different!"

"The train can travel forty miles in one hour, and 480 miles in twelve hours a day. Isn't this slower than a war horse?"

"What General Wang Jian said is absolutely true!"

The moment Wang Jian's voice fell, Ying Changsheng immediately flattered him.

He only heard him open his mouth and say to the officials.

"The war horse is a mortal body, so its speed is naturally inferior to the steam locomotive made of steel. This steam locomotive can run continuously. If there is enough coal and enough water that can be turned into steam, the train can run continuously. Drive, drive for days and nights without stopping, and how can a war horse do that?"

Ying Changsheng's voice fell.

For a moment, everyone realized the importance of this matter, and they opened their mouths and nodded.

"Indeed, if this is the case, this train is not useless!"

"Yeah, so it sounds like this train is definitely much better than a war horse?"

"It seems that my Daqin should quickly promote the train, and let this train bloom everywhere in my Daqin!"

"It's not enough to just promote trains. We should also vigorously build the ironworks, then smelt the steel, and then promote the rails, and spread the rails to every place in the north and south of the river. Only in this way can the operation of the train be satisfied..."

After the voices of the ministers fell.

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

He opened his mouth and said.

"It's true, it's not big, everyone should promote trains, and the production of rails should be accelerated, and the laying of rails should be done quickly!"

"In the future, with this railway and this train, it will be much more convenient for the common people to travel between counties and counties in Daqin, to transport troops, and to transport grain and grass everywhere!"

"Yes, indeed, Your Majesty!"

The ministers on the side all nodded in agreement. At this time, Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something, he opened his mouth to say.

"But laying the rails shouldn't be easy, right?"

The moment Ying Zheng's voice fell, Wang Jian and the ministers at the side suddenly showed serious expressions.

Yes, although the railway looks good, and the rails look good, the problem is that if it is not easy to build this thing, it should not be an easy task.

The moment Yingzheng's speculation fell, Gongshu Shangzao's originally happy face changed slightly, and he opened his mouth to explain.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, what His Majesty just said is true. This train, if you talk about its steam locomotive, is not complicated to make. As long as there are skilled craftsmen, dozens of people can build one in a few days. Now, these craftsmen are skilled enough to make at least dozens of locomotives a year!"

"As for the wagons being dragged behind the train, this is even simpler and doesn't consume much manpower at all!"

"The only thing that is more difficult is this. This is the construction of the rails. The rails need to tamp the foundation first, then use gravel to lay the foundation, and then lay sleepers on it. After laying the sleepers, install the rails. Step by step, quite It's so difficult!"

"It takes a lot of manpower, and in addition, not all the land is flat to and fro along the railway line, and there are mountains and rivers, ditches and rivers, and it takes a lot of manpower to dig mountains and blast rocks, dig tunnels, or level the land. It’s definitely not just one or two, I’m afraid it will take a lot of people to act together before it can be built!”

"In addition to this, there are other problems. Building a railway is also extremely dangerous. After all, the rails are too heavy. A steel rail weighs a thousand kilograms. If it hits a person, it can kill or injure a person in an instant... "

(End of this chapter)