At the pier on the north bank of Santaihe River, the iron ore that had just been unloaded from the ship was transferred to a rail carriage and was transported to a workshop not far away. The blast furnace in the workshop was filled with black smoke, roaring, knocking and shouting.

There are several iron smelting furnaces in the workshop. The gate at the bottom of the furnace is opened, and bright and red molten iron flows out. Then, after a series of processes, pouring and forging into railway tracks of specified sizes.

The completed rails will be loaded with specially made rail carriages by workers. The rail carriages will advance along the tracks in the workshop, join the main track outside the workshop, and go to the construction site at the foot of the Dabie Mountains to lay new tracks.

Rong Jianxu, the head of Huangzhou, is inspecting the railway factory. He has come to the railway factory many times. Every time he comes, he feels moved by the busy factory, because he has never thought that there will be such a scene in the world before.

Of course, compared to the scene of Daye Ironmaking Station shaped like a Flaming Mountain, the railway track factory is still quite "normal".

Rong Jianxu has been in charge of Huangzhou for more than two years and has a deep understanding of the differences between Huangzhou and other places, so he is quite calm now in the factory. However, the first time he is here, he will be the chief supervisor Yuwen Kai, and several officials from the Dongguanfu Office, but he is not calm.

Just like Rong Jianxu, Yuwen Kai, who came to Xiyang for the first time, was shocked by various strange scenes. The astonishingly large hydraulic workshops/workshops, as well as the crowded city of Xiyang, the city and the extremely prosperous streets all made Yuwen Kai suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.

He personally experienced how prosperous Xiyang City was, and how strong the textile industry, paper industry and porcelain industry were.

It also understood why the imperial court agreed to build the Guanghuang Railway, so it was not afraid that it would lead to insufficient financial resources.

Yuwen Kai does not understand commercial taxes, but it can also be seen that once the Huanghuang Railway is completed, the products produced in Huangzhou will inevitably be transported to the Huaixi area by relying on this railway. Then the income from the government's toll tax alone will be considerable.

Not only Huangzhou's products, but also specialties transported to Xiyang from all over the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Lingbiao will be continuously imported into the Huaixi region through this railway, and then loaded into the Huaixi region and transported along the Huaixi River to the middle and lower reaches of the Huaixi River.

Therefore, the huge expenses caused by the huge "operation costs" of this Guanghuang Railway are not a problem for the government that has sluggish tax collection.

Yuwen Kai witnessed the production process of a railway track throughout the whole process, admired the complex craftsmanship, and recalled the scale of the Guanghuang Railway, and then thought of the Sanmenxia Railway that had begun to be built.

In order to solve the problem of Sanmenxia canal transportation, the court thought of many solutions and finally adopted the plan proposed by King Bin, using the water-land-water method to build a twenty-mile-long railway near the Pizhu Danger to bypass the natural danger.

This plan was proposed by King Bin, so the construction was also presided over by officials recommended by King Bin. In order to solve the danger of the pillar, Yuwen Kai had to stand by and watch.

However, he did not feel disappointed, but instead took the time to take a trip to Huangzhou, the south of the mountain, and wanted to experience the different "stones from other mountains" in person.

Yuwen Kai and several colleagues set out from Chang'an, walked on Wuguan Road into the south of the mountain, then took a boat to the Yangtze River through the Han River, landed at Zhixiakou, Ezhou Prefecture, took a rail carriage to Wuchang, and experienced a personal experience of "rail transportation".

After arriving in Wuchang, Yuwen Kai did not go to Daye, but crossed the river to Xiyang to learn about "how the rails were made."

Now, Yuwen Kai, who was shocked one after another, finally realized how powerful the "stone from other mountains" in Huangzhou is.

It is not because the railway has already "grown" from Xiyang, Huangzhou to the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, nor is it because of a large-scale knitting workshop or textile workshop, but because of a "steam pump".

The railway track workshop requires a large number of hydraulic forging hammers to hit the railway tracks. The water trucks on the banks of Santai River cannot provide sufficient river water to impact the water wheels, so the workshop uses a multi-stage reservoir, and the key is the steam pump.

The emergence of this magical machine will surely change history.

When Yuwen Kai watched the steam pumping water beside the multi-stage reservoir in the railway track factory pumping water, this idea came to his mind. He presided over the construction of the canal and knew what a machine that could pump water meant.

Multi-level canals, multi-level ship locks, and water-distribution and water storage dams, through steam pumps, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, canals, and appear in places where it is impossible.

It is even possible to renovate the existing canals and canals, use water pumps to increase the water level, and increase the traffic capacity of the canal ships.

Thinking of this, Yuwen Kai was so excited that his whole body trembled slightly, his mood could not calm down for a long time, and his thoughts flew to somewhere, so that when others looked at him, Rong Jianxu, who was standing beside him, smiled slightly when he saw this.

When he first saw the pump pumping water, his first idea was to use it to pump water to irrigate the farmland. If the steam pump can greatly reduce the cost of use, once it is promoted, how much land will be irrigated!

This will be a magical tool that benefits the people of the world. It is a waste to use it to promote the water wheel!

Rong Jianxu thought so, so he was extremely excited, but the reality is that the use cost of this steam pump is too high and it is burning coal. You can imagine how much restrictions will be, and it is difficult to promote them.

But he soon thought of another use of the water pump, which is to serve as an auxiliary tool for canals and canals, to maintain the water level and water volume, that is, to maintain the traffic capacity of canals and canals.

If the water in the canal and canal is deep enough, the draft of the canal canal can also become deeper, which means that the load capacity will increase and the transportation capacity of the same fleet can be significantly improved.

Therefore, Rong Jianxu wrote to the court and asked the court to send officials who were proficient in grain services and construction to Huangzhou to observe and see if the steam pump could be used in existing water conservancy facilities.

This is why Yuwen Kai and other officials in Dongguanfu went to Huangzhou so smoothly. Rong Jianxu was naturally very happy to see Yuwen Kai without even saying anything, and immediately thought of the purpose of the water pump.

The grain in Guandong was imported into Guanzhong, and the last section of Guangtong canal, with the help of a water pump, can significantly improve the capacity of the canal transport, and the danger of the pillar...

However, the geology of Sanmenxia area is hard, so the idea of ​​digging a new canal to bypass the dangers of the main pillar cannot be implemented. Rong Jianxu knew that King Bin had not thought of using a water pump to solve the problem, but the reality is that it costs too much, so it is better to build a section of railway.

But it is different in other places. With the help of steam pumps, some important canals and canals are not afraid of the problem of low water levels in the dry season, which makes it difficult for the canal ships to pass through.

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If burning coal is inconvenient, you can burn wood. If one is not enough, two is not enough, and four is not enough. As long as the traffic capacity of the canals and canals and the high cost of steam pumps can be guaranteed, the court canals can still afford it.

Several officials from the Dong official present also realized the important role of the steam pump. Everyone was happy. Yuwen Kai, who was a little stunned, finally came to his senses and clenched his fists.

When it comes to engineering and technology, his ideas will spread very quickly. Therefore, Yuwen Kai quickly realized a problem: Can steam power be used to pump water?

Why, why can't it be used to directly push the water wheel, save the water pumping process, and directly drive other machines?

Thinking of this, Yuwen Kai was so excited that he wanted to shout. Looking at the spectacular water pump unit in front of him, listening to the deafening roar, he seemed to feel the powerful fetal movement.
Chapter completed!