Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Nanyang is an important place for commerce and trade.

Shengdian Ancient Town, Jingziguan Ancient Town, Dongguan Guanyi Street Commercial District, and Nanguan New Street Industrial and Commercial District were the most prosperous trade towns in the world at that time.

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In this history, Zhu You established his capital in the Nanyang Basin and avoided a historical tragedy...

The people of Nanyang did not suffer that tragic scene in history...

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A gasp of exclamation surrounded his ears.

Li Shusheng's waist couldn't help but become straighter.

Zhang Shutang waved his hand:

"Brother Li, let's go into the city."

The gongs and drums started to sound again, the suona started to play again, and the lion dancer was sweating like rain, but he was beating hard.

Zhang Shutang winked at Li Shusheng.

Li Shusheng instantly understood that Zhang Shutang was making a big fuss out of his own money-splitting matter.

He is even more willing!

After all, this is the best way to rid yourself of being a loser!

He immediately smiled and agreed, then waved behind him.

The gong and drum troupe brought by the Li family also played.

Immediately, Zhang Shutang and Li Shusheng walked in the front, followed by a hundred soldiers holding silver coins in their hands, lined up in double rows, and walked uniformly towards Dengzhou City.

On both sides, there are gong and drum teams beating hard...

On both sides, the people looked on with envy.

However, the disciples of the aristocratic family could no longer stand, and immediately returned home on horseback, donkeys, or sedan chairs.

I can’t afford to lose such a profitable thing!

They are all hanging out in Nanyang. It would be so embarrassing if they were pulled down by a family of the same level in the past...

Don't be afraid that the Li family will get a hundred thousand silver...

I'm afraid they will buy other shares!

Just imagine, if Li Shusheng invested seven or eight shares of capital...

In the first quarter, there were millions of dividends...

Omg!

Wouldn't that mean giving up your business to the Li family?

By then, his own business will inevitably be suppressed and annexed by the Li family!

The disciples of the aristocratic family saw the Li family dividing their money...

Can't sit still!

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Daming Royal University.

Steam Power and Utilization School.

A group of white-haired technical masters and important ministers of the country gathered together.

Because, in this new university hall, there was a bold young man who proposed a new theory - on the solution to quickly laying train tracks.

This person is none other than Bi Maoliang's son - Bi Dengfu.

As soon as Bidenfu's argument came out, it instantly attracted the attention of a large number of people.

Even the big guys came...

Wang Lian was also present.

As the chamberlain minister representing the royal family, Wang Lian knocked on the table and stopped the arguing crowd.

Everyone hurriedly stopped the discussion.

Wang Lian cleared his throat and said:

“Two Elders Song, two Elders Bi, Elder Wang, and all the young talents.

The sons of Jinyiwei have sealed off the surrounding area, so we can discuss it freely.

You are all experts in the role of trains, so you naturally know more than Mr. Wang.

I have only one sentence - this matter is related to the state affairs and people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty. Please don't hide it. "

The five white-haired old men all laughed.

Wang Zheng had the highest status, and he immediately said:

"Don't worry, Eunuch Wang, we are all sensible people. Naturally, we will not let go of any opportunity or make any mistakes."

Bi Maokang and Bi Maoliang smiled and said nothing.

It concerns the children of the Bi family, and they should avoid suspicion.

Song Yingxing laughed:

"Tengsuke, tell me your thoughts first."

Bidenfu was a professor at the University Hall and held teaching positions in several subjects.

After hearing Mr. Song's instructions, Bi Dengfu hurriedly stood up, bowed to everyone, and then said:

"Eunuch Wang, elders, colleagues, and students."

“The current method of building railways in the Ming Dynasty is to first pave the dirt road with Sanhe soil, and after repeated rolling, four-foot-high gravel is laid on top to form a roadbed.

Sleepers are laid on top, and rails are set up on the sleepers. "

These basic knowledge are familiar to everyone present.

Immediately, everyone in the gathering waited patiently for Bi Dengfu's next words.

"But, as a result, the speed of railway construction will become very slow."

Bidenfu turned around and walked to the blackboard, picked up the chalk, and wrote a series of numbers on it:

“Please take a look, let’s not talk about mountainous areas and river valleys that require bridges.

This discussion:

Let’s just talk about the construction speed of our railways in plain areas.

I recorded a data:

This is an average of [-] trips, and supporting workers, advancing an average of one mile in a single day.

This data does not include the above-mentioned areas where construction is difficult, but simply refers to plain areas.

If calculated comprehensively, the construction speed is even slower. "

Everyone nodded.

Everyone present has personally participated in the construction of trains and railways. Even if they don't know much about these situations, they still have a rough impression.

Bidenfu said pretty much the same thing.

Nowadays, railway construction is so slow.

"So, where's the slowness?"

Bidenfu looked around.

Assistant Chen Jinzhang stood up:

"What Brother Bi said, as a participant in the Han-Wu (Handu - Wuguan) Railway, I have some understanding of it.

I think there are three main aspects.

One is that mountainous areas need to blast open mountains, fill valleys, and build bridges.

Therefore, although the number of workers participating in the Han-Wuzhou Railway has reached 7604 million, it is still the one with the slowest progress among the three railways.

This part of the terrain is what slows down construction the most.

Of course, Professor Bi also said that this point is not included in this argument.

Secondly, it is inconvenient to transport gravel.

To build a standard double-track railway, 40 tons of gravel are needed for each mile. (12 tons of gravel are needed for each kilometer of railway.)

A carriage can only carry an average of five stones, and even a four-wheeled cart can only carry no more than fifteen stones.

In a mountainous area like the Shangyu Ancient Road——

Adding up all the large and small carriages, it would take tens of thousands of vehicles to advance one mile.

Of course, this is not just a vehicle that can only carry so much...

But this is our prerequisite!

The gravel comes from the mountains.

It makes no sense to discuss the number of vehicles loaded on the plains!

As you all know, the gravel we use to lay the railway comes from the construction site of the ancient road.

Although most of them are broken rocks during road construction.

It is waste utilization.

However, this thing is too heavy after all. Simply relying on horse-drawn carriages to transport it is really not much faster.

And even if the gravel produced when digging roads in Handu is used, let’s not talk about whether the quantity is enough.

Even assuming that the quantity is sufficient, the same problem remains:

Transporting in mountainous areas is difficult!

In other words, the second biggest problem - lack of transportation capacity has seriously slowed down the speed of construction!

The third problem is the slow progress of treating the water seepage layer on the road surface.

That is what Brother Bi said, the progress of laying and rolling Sanhe soil is slow.

Everyone, the above three points are the problems that restrict our construction speed! "

ps: Three updates today. Next chapter will be around afternoon.