The night in Daye City is also different. www.biquge.info Even though it was the second watch, the whole Daye City was still brightly lit, and the iron works did not stop their work because it was night, and several blast furnaces were still working non-stop, directing the red iron juice from the blast furnace to flow into molds one by one, and then cooling, loading, and transporting them to the warehouse.

Although it is still early spring, the factory is still hot, and all the workers are only wearing a pair of shorts, shirtless, and busy coming and going.

"Your Majesty, Daye Iron Works implements a two-shift work system." "Divided into day shift and night shift, every two months, the blast furnace will be overhauled, during the overhaul, the workers will reverse the shift, the previous day shift, the next two months to start the night shift." ”

"No wonder this year, Daye's iron ore production has increased significantly, so you did it." Qin Feng nodded: "Will this make the workers too tired?" ”

"No, each shift worker works six hours and rests for six hours, in fact, the workers are eager to work the night shift every day, because the night shift will be a little higher." Kim Sung-nam explained with a smile.

"It's a new approach, the first time I've seen it." Qin Feng smiled and looked at the skillful hands: "Skillful hands, sure enough, life is full of knowledge, Jin Shengnan didn't add many people, didn't ask for much money, just put some effort into management, so that the work efficiency was greatly improved, there are a lot of factories under the jurisdiction of your Ministry of Industry, you should let those people come here to learn and learn from the experience." ”

"Your Majesty is right, Lord Jin is indeed unique in management, and it is worth promoting." Skillful nodded seriously, "These things, please also ask Lord Jin to go back and write a detailed report so that we can promote them." ”

"Yes." Jin Shengnan bowed and said, he has another respect for skillful hands, although his current status is not inferior to skillful hands, but if you really want to say it, skillful hands have the grace of knowing and promoting him.

"Lord Kim, let's go see your railroad forge room! I want to see how this thing is made. Qin Feng couldn't forget the track he saw transporting iron ore during the day.

"Your Majesty, please!" Jin Shengnan said: "Actually, after completing the installation and connection of the track between the mine and the iron factory, this work was stopped, but His Majesty said that he wanted to take a look during the day, so the minister arranged for them to forge a few tonight." ”

"It's causing trouble for Lord Kim." Qin Feng smiled.

"Your Majesty is serious." Jin Shengnan waved his hand again and again, "In fact, these tracks also need some spare parts, because they usually carry heavy objects, and the wear and tear is not small. Once there is a large wear and tear on the track, it needs to be replaced to avoid safety accidents, so there is no trouble at all. ”

"Let's go, let's see!" Qin Feng was very vigorous.

There are no walls around the huge workshop, but there is a canopy above the head, supported by stone pillars, Qin Feng and others stood on the side, watching the red iron juice flow out of the diversion dregs and inject into a long mold, more than a dozen workers stood next to the hot mold, watching the red iron juice flow in the mold with nervous expressions, waving the tools in their hands from time to time, stirring or smoothing in the mold. This is a very critical stage for the production of rails, if there are too many pores in the forming tunnel, this section of the rails will be ruined, because such substandard products, after installation and use, will not take long to break.

A straight, a slightly curved two rails, in Qin Feng's eyes went through a series of processes such as mold forming, quenching, etc., when the three watches of the bang sounded, two dark tracks about ten zhang long were already placed in front of him. At this moment, another group of workers, with files in hand, hummed and polished the plane of the track until their hands were smooth on it.

"Your Majesty, these two kinds of rails, one is used on the straight, the other is used on the curve, of course, this kind of rail car needs a large turning radius, and if the turn is too sharp, the center of gravity will be unstable and easy to overturn." Jin Shengnan's hand stroked the cold track, introduced: "The two holes in the track head are used to connect the two tracks, in fact, the most troublesome thing is here, the joint, it is very easy to loosen, once loosened, it will cause great hidden dangers, and now the method we take is to install the track, seal the joint, and then when it needs to be replaced, it is cut open, although it is troublesome, but for safety, it can only be so." ”

"It looks like it's still easy to make." Qin Feng looked at Jin Shengnan and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it's really not easy to make this thing at first, but now, the craftsmanship has matured, and the performers for Your Majesty today are the most familiar masters in the factory." Kim Sung-nam said with a smile.

"Lord Jin, if you say that this kind of rail is used to connect your Daye City with Taiping City, do you think it is feasible?" Qin Feng suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Jin Shengnan was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is not very feasible, between Daye City and Taiping City, there are mountains separated by mountains, although the road is now built, but it is still winding, this rail car is not suitable for such terrain." ”

"What if it's in a plain area with wide roads?" Qin Feng asked, for example, from Feng County to Shayang County, from Shayang County to Zhengyang County, from Zhengyang County to Yuejing City?

Jin Shengnan didn't keep up with Qin Feng's train of thought for a while, and he was stunned.

Qin Feng waved his arms and said excitedly: "Jin Shengnan, have you thought about it, if we can install this kind of track from Feng County all the way to Shayang County, then what you have here, no, no, no, not only your things here, all the materials, food, weapons, etc., can they be loaded on the car and transported at a speed that I couldn't think of before?" ”

Jin Shengnan finally figured out what Qin Feng wanted to express, and not only did his eyes show a look of horror, "Your Majesty, this, this is a huge project. ”

"Yes, the project is huge." Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, "Even from Feng County to Shayang County, along the way, there are mountains and water, but we can dig holes in the mountains, and we can build bridges across the water, as long as they can be repaired, the economic and military significance brought by this track is immeasurable." Jin Shengnan, during the day, I saw that only a few horses can drag more than a dozen carriages, but I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of catties of ore galloping on the road, looking at the speed of their running, it is enough to throw off the traditional transportation and auxiliary streets, such a carrying capacity, such a running speed, can completely change our way of life in Dayue. ”

Jin Shengnan swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a grunt.

"Jin Shengnan, think about it again, if we have this kind of rail transit all over the country, and there is a war there in the future, and we mobilize the soldiers, we no longer need the soldiers to work two legs, and they are tired and half dead, right? If this car can transport goods, why can't it transport people? Or just need to modify the car, right? Even if it's for the war, it's for the convenience of the people? ”

He said leisurely in an extremely seductive tone: "From Daye City to Yuejing, even if it is a fast horse, it will take ten days, and it will tire people half to death, but if there is such a rail transit, if you Lord Jin go up to Yuejing again, wouldn't you be able to sit comfortably in the car and get there?" ”

"What Your Majesty said is indeed very tempting, but such a transportation network that is enough to change my Ming Dynasty is not difficult to complete in a short period of time, and many difficulties are placed." Skillfully took over the conversation, "Your Majesty, this rail car is pulled by pulling horses, and now if nothing else, it is horses, and we can't raise much for a while." Although horses are stronger than people, they also need to rest, sleep, and replenish their physical strength, according to His Majesty's vision, then every other distance, we must set up a place, raise a large group of horses, and replace horses at any time, in order to ensure that the rail car can move forward without interruption, which involves the post station system. Such a road needs people to maintain, inspect, and protect, which requires a lot of manpower and money. This is not a simple matter, and it requires the cooperation of all parties. ”

"Fang Dazhi, are you interested in building such a rail transit in Shayang County?" Qin Feng smiled and looked at the skillful hands, "The first one, it can be used as a pilot, just repair from Feng County to Shayang County, hundreds of miles, not too short, not too long, but the problems that need to be involved will also be involved, and the problems that should arise, he will also appear." As for money, Shayang County is not short of money, as long as you are willing to repair, the imperial court can bear half of the cost. ”

Fang Dazhi, the county guard of Shayang County, is also the son of Fang Ke of the Fang family, one of the five wealthy families of Shayang County, slightly older than Jin Shengnan, and in Daming, he also belongs to the kind of young and strong officials. After listening to Qin Feng's words, he smiled and said, "Shayang County is willing to share your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty, since you envision that this kind of rail car can transport people, the minister thinks, it is not only limited to transporting troops, but ordinary people can also do it, right? If that's the case, after the completion of the repair, the people who want to take this car should always buy a ticket to get on the bus, right? In fact, if you think about it carefully, although the initial investment cost of this thing is large, as long as it is completed, it is also a golden rooster that makes money? Transporting goods, transporting people, are freight, and his dynamic load is large, running fast, when the time will inevitably become the businessmen's sought-after goods, money, must be able to make a lot of money, if the business is good, I am afraid that the money will be earned back in a short time. ”

"Well said." Qin Feng laughed, this Fang Dazhi is worthy of being Fang Ke's son, and his business acumen is deeply rooted in his blood. "Fang Dazhi, then take your Shayang as a pilot, if it is successful, we will promote it throughout the country, and then I will set up a special national department to be responsible for this matter, you said this, I suddenly feel that this thing in addition to the huge military significance, it seems to be an important driving force for my Ming economy!"