Release that Witch

921. Chapter 921 Train Times (I)

    Neverwinter City, Northern Slope Mining area.

    A new road that is connected to the ore yard and the furnace area is undergoing final cleaning.

    It is different from the iron-clad wood rails in the mine, not only the interval is larger, but also the bearing surface is much wider. In particular, the two tracks are cast in all steel, and you can imagine how heavy it is by looking at it. If you change to other feudal lords, you will be unbelievable for such a waste – how many sets of armor and swords are so many irons? Even a conservative estimate is enough to arm a Knight group of a size. Now it is buried in the ground, letting it wind and rain, rust and dust, is simply a practice of losing the family.

    When Roland walked into the yard with the participants, there was a commotion in the crowd. Not every department knows the ins and outs of the new roads, especially the officials from the Longsong region, and they are more surprised to open their mouths, and their eyes can no longer be removed from the track lined up – they are inherently uniform. Railroads always give people a kind of silent power, even if they don’t understand its role, they will be convinced by this power.

    After several years of “shocking tempering”, they would not think that their King would be a loser, but this practice still makes most participants feel guilty. Spreading the cast steel strips on the ground, at first glance, is no different from paving with gold royal.

    That is a good material, as long as it is shipped out, you can exchange a lot of coins in any city.

    In fact, only Neverwinter City can afford such consumption.

    Since the blast furnace ironmaking and converter steelmaking have been put into production, the cornerstone of all industries, steel smelting, has finally achieved “de-itching” to a certain extent. Although the latter needs Anna to “ignite”, the production process has been a miracle in this era compared to the original “Iron Star.”

    In addition, the transformation of the Northern Slope Mine has further enhanced the smelting industry. Under the bold planning of the Ministry of Construction and the cooperation of the lotus, several blasting operations blasted the dome of the shallow mine, turning some mining sites into open pits, while iron ore was the largest mining area.

    It was from the beginning of the previous year that Neverwinter City’s steel production has made a dramatic breakthrough, with more steel being released in a month than the total number of other cities in Greycastle.

    It is only in Roland’s view that this is a matter of course – if industrial production can’t crush the “steel” that the blacksmith has tempered, it doesn’t make sense to toss these things.

    As for the track in front of it, it is part of the experimental railway that connects the mining site, the smelting area and the dock in the original design.

    Since there is no significant difference between the wide rail and the narrow rail in terms of consumables and load capacity, he deliberately adopted one meter five as the railway spacing standard. The numbers are easy to remember. The width of the two rail plus road bases is also basically affected by the capacity of the lotus. Inside. The sleepers are cut from logs, and the meteorites are taken from the slag after the mine blasting. If you don’t look at the carrying vehicles, these rails are exactly the same as the modern tracks.

    However, with the opening of the united war, the construction work was temporarily interrupted. After all, what he wants to do is still in the experimental stage. The impossible has not yet been finalized and will be built. Therefore, whether it is rail processing or installation, it is done by Anna. Without the black fire, the road in the latter half is naturally impossible to talk about.

    Of course, just these new roads can’t satisfy everyone’s curiosity. Under Roland’s instructions, the workers unveiled a canvas shed at the end of the track. When the canvas covered with dust and fallen leaves landed, a dark steel car appeared in front of everyone.

    “Your Majesty, this is…Steam wheel? ”Longsong region governor Petrov was surprised.

    It is no wonder that he would think that as the main part of the vehicle, the barrel Steam engine standing on the steel beam immediately attracted everyone’s attention. As more and more Steam engines are put into use in Neverwinter City, officials are becoming familiar with this seemingly clumsy, yet infinitely powerful machine, even in traditional areas that require a lot of manpower to complete. You will also take the initiative to use the Steam engine to achieve your goals – such as farm irrigation, dock unloading, and more.

    It can be said that the manufacturing plants of the Steam engine and related equipment will only receive the production instructions issued by Roland, and now they will occasionally produce special machines for the needs of City Hall. Even with the same gear, bracket and drive rod, a slight combination can give a completely different effect.

    This is a very good sign, which means that people are moving from passive production to active creation.

    For Petrov, the steam engine driven by the steam engine in the river is called the Steam Stream Ship, so the car is called a steam wheel.

    Roland is naturally reluctant to sit down and naming the right to others.

    You know, this is an epoch-making vehicle.

    Since the day it was born, the world has ushered in a drastic change, even though the model is not as fast as a carriage, although it has been changed to a variety of strange shapes, even after the power source has been replaced several times, but initially The name is still deeply engraved in the history of human development.

    “The train,” Roland corrected. “It is the key to solving transportation problems.”

    “You want to build such a track on the prairie, and then for…Train use? ”Barov whispered out the birth words. “What if Devil attacks the workers and obstructs the track?”

    “First of all, there must be at least two railroad tracks, which can be guaranteed at the same time. Secondly, I don’t plan to cross the grassland, but from Hidden Forest set off, to the nearest position to Taqila ruins, and then to the east. ”Roland puts the idea in mind, “This way, even if Months of Demon comes, Leaf can protect the track from Evil Beast. As for Devil…This is itself a contest between spear and shield. There is not only one place, but the railway repair, where cannon can be. Even if they can destroy the railway with gunfire, as long as we build it faster it will be alright. ”

    This point he had discussed with the Adviser Department before returning to Neverwinter. The Hidden Forest route seems to be farther than the grassland route, but the speed of construction will be much faster. There is basically no way to eliminate most of the problems in the development of the project – weeds and vines will automatically let go and form a natural hydrophobic slope. The forest under the command of Leaf can actively carry construction materials, which can greatly reduce the burden of Hummingbird.

    Later, the lotus road, the sleeper and the rails are laid by the Ministry of Construction. Anna is responsible for the seamless welding. If the three processes are alternately advanced, the rails can be repaired to the predetermined position before the end of the winter. By then, the entire Taqila ruins will be placed within the reach of stronghold guns.