Become a feudal king from today

"Woooo..."

The steam locomotive ran on the circular railway track for another thirteen times, and finally stopped slowly.

Wang Chong and Zhao Xu jumped off the front of the car and smiled at each other.

The success of the steam locomotive represents the overall improvement of Yanzhou's industrial level.

Because assembling this steam locomotive requires various spare parts.

The core components are manufactured in the steam engine workshop.

Many spare parts were manufactured by supporting workshops established during this period.

For example, there are specialized screw workshops for screws.

There are dedicated gear workshops for gears.

Connecting rods and crankshafts also have corresponding workshops.

Professional workshops are only responsible for manufacturing the core parts.

For example, steam engine workshops focus more on cylinder cutting and cylinder plug manufacturing.

After all, the most important thing about a steam engine is air tightness.

The reason why he did this was to establish a standardized production system.

A workshop that does everything means nothing is perfect.

Since clock workshops need gears, textile machines and looms also need gears.

Instead of building a gear production line each when manufacturing pocket watches, pendulum clocks, looms, and spinning machines.

It's better to gather them together and make things more professional.

The craftsmen in the watch workshop will develop clocks, but they will not invest their energy in studying gears.

But in order to make money, gear workshops must improve the quality of their gears.

In this way, various workshops can develop healthily.

At the same time, this is also to improve Yanzhou’s industrial system.

When he needs a certain piece of machinery, he can find the corresponding supporting workshop and give them the dimensions.

He can get qualified parts and assemble a machine.

"Where is your Highness going to lay the first railway track?" Wang Chong asked at this time.

Zhao Xu had a smile on his lips.

There are two things he is looking forward to most at the moment, one is a steam engine and a locomotive, and the other is a steam ship.

These two belong to the transportation revolution.

It is of great significance to both industry, commerce and the military.

At the moment, he has achieved the first one, and not long after, he will achieve the second one.

As for the laying of railway tracks, he had already made plans in his mind.

The first one naturally extends eastward, passes through Pingjun, and reaches Jinghai.

Pingjun is currently the largest iron mine in Yanzhou and is also the end point of the canal, while Jinghai is related to maritime trade.

Once completed, this railway will not only transport goods to docks and ports as quickly as possible, but also continuously transport iron ore to Yanzhou.

This second railway naturally passes through Shanggu County and reaches Jinzhou.

He needed coal from Jinju.

The third line extends from Pingjun to the west and north in two directions.

Go west to reach Liaojun, and go north to Ningjin Dusi.

The fourth route is from Yanzhou to the west, arriving at Yuzhou and Sizhou, then to Qinzhou and Yongzhou, and arriving at Xiaoguan.

The fifth route is to go south from Yanzhou to Qizhou and then branch, one to pass through Bozhou and the other to Ningzhou.

Of course, this is all his plan.

To build all these railways is a huge project, requiring a lot of money and labor.

Currently, the first and second sections are to be built soon.

Thinking of this, he told Wang Chong his idea and returned to Wang Chong's office in the steam engine workshop.

The two chatted for a while while holding tea. Wang Chong suddenly thought of something and said: "Your Highness's steam locomotive has been successfully tested. Next, we only need to establish a steam locomotive workshop to specialize in manufacturing and improvement. I think that the next step is to generate electricity." The machine has been developed.”

He doesn't want to take any time off now.

King Yan taught them so many things, and he was afraid that his life would be too short to realize them all.

Therefore, he just wants to turn the things in the book into reality as soon as possible.

This is his only happiness at the moment.

Zhao Xu nodded. The steam engine only represents the first industrial revolution.

At present, Western soil is basically at the end of the first industrial revolution.

In another twenty or thirty years, we will naturally enter the second industrial revolution.

In contemporary times, it was the second industrial revolution that brought Western powers to their peak.

According to his memory, in 1820, the Frenchman Ampere discovered Ampere's law.

In 1832, another Frenchman invented the hand-operated dynamo.

However, electricity was really put into large-scale use after the appearance of DC generators in the 1860s.

At present, Yanzhou is catching up with the tail end of the first industrial revolution.

If you want to surpass, you can only enter the second industrial revolution in advance and popularize electricity.

Therefore, the Yanzhou industry he is establishing now is not the ultimate goal, but only serves the second industrial revolution.

Let Yanzhou's industry create things that can break through to the second industrial revolution.

"Just follow the route I gave you and try boldly." Zhao Xu gave Wang Chong an encouraging look.

Follow him step by step from the beginning.

Now Wang Chong gradually has his own independent thoughts and actions.

Be able to develop it step by step according to the technology you have mastered.

The same goes for Qu Sheng.

During this time, although he was silent, he was developing a revolutionary chemical substance.

After chatting with Wang Chong for a while, Zhao Xu went to the palace.

On the way, he thought of Yang Zhen, suddenly turned his horse's head and headed towards Duke Yi's Mansion.

This Yang Feng has a very hot temper. If he saw Yang Zhen and knew that he was not dead and had been hiding on a deserted island for more than ten years, I don't know what he would do.

Thinking all the way, he arrived at Cuiyufang.

Most of the imperial merchants and officials who escaped from Jinling bought their houses here.

As a result, Cuiyufang has now become a place where every inch of land is precious.

Arriving at Duke Yi's Mansion, Zhao Xu was ready to watch a joke.

At this time, they were dumbfounded. They saw Yang Feng and Yang Zhen, father and son, with sly smiles on their faces.

Concubine Mi is being sent outside.

"Mother and concubine." Zhao Xu was startled for a moment and immediately got off his horse, "Why are you at Duke Yi's mansion?"

Yang Feng and Yang Zhen didn't speak, both were laughing from ear to ear.

When Concubine Mi saw Zhao Xu, she grabbed his hand and said, "Concubine Mi happened to meet General Yang Zhen on the way and remembered a good thing, so she came over."

While speaking, Concubine Mi looked at Zhao Xu with a smile, her eyes ambiguous.

Behind Yang Zhen and Yang Feng, Yang Susu turned her face sideways and blushed.

Zhao Xu instantly understood what Concubine Mi meant and couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"You were sixteen when you first came to Yan County, and now you are twenty. If you don't get married, people will poke my mother and concubine in the back." Concubine Mi followed the lead and said, "Your father also said that if you look at Yan City, it is the Duke of Yi State. Your granddaughter matches you in both status and appearance.”

After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, you have laid such a huge foundation, and someone must inherit it. Your father and ministers have never mentioned it once."

Zhao Xu glanced at Yang Susu and saw that her appearance was delicate and beautiful, and she was even more beautiful despite her shyness.

Moreover, during Yang Feng's suffering, Yang Susu was able to make tofu in order to make a living, which shows that she was also a virtuous housekeeper.

So he said: "It's up to my mother and concubine to make the decision."

Yang Feng and Yang Zhen were a little nervous at first, but after hearing this, only their mouths remained on their faces.