Chapter 246 New Gunpowder Project
What is the symbol of the industrial age? The first thing Roland thought of was the steaming train running on the rails.
Greasy cast iron cylinders, thick crankshafts and huge iron wheels, rhythmic noises and vibrations, and the sound of sirens piercing the sky. For him, the first beauty of machinery began with steam trains. Compared with those mechanical systems in later generations that hide the structure under the shell, use high-precision processing to reduce vibration, and emphasize sound insulation and sound absorption measures, it undoubtedly shows the strength and beauty of industry more intuitively.
He also wants to lay railroad tracks all over his territory, and let the trains drag a box of people and goods to and from various parts of the western region, but although the ideal is good, the reality is not satisfactory, not to mention building a steam train, just laying railroad tracks A large amount of steel far exceeds the iron ingot production capacity of the Beipo kiln group.
So the best thing to do is to use human-driven bicycles as Roland's best choice. The more smooth roads are built in the territory, the greater the bicycle income. And compared to steam trains with complex structures, it requires almost no maintenance, and it is enough to grease the chain occasionally.
If he intends to mass-produce bicycles, Anna can no longer make them by hand, so he must first build a factory and train a group of professional workers for production and vehicle assembly. Considering that Kingdom Avenue will not be completed until next spring at the earliest, the scale of the factory does not need to be too large at the beginning. After Anna manufactures the machine tools needed for the assembly line, the workers will gradually familiarize themselves with the process of each link, and produce ten pieces a month. Just come. Among them, the chain with the highest technical content needs to be punched out by the machine, and then manually driven into the pins to form the connection.
However, rubber parts such as tires and brakes still need to be made by Soraya's ability. The workload of this part is not large. As long as the bottom mold is prepared, the magic pen can quickly draw a lot. The same is true for bearings. It is impossible to make reliable rolling bearings. It is also possible to take a small piece of steel sleeve as a sliding bearing. After the inner ring is covered with a smooth mirror coating, the effect is not much worse than the former.
When the bicycle first came out, only nobles could afford this expensive means of transportation. In order to popularize it among the masses, in addition to hype, Roland also planned to implement the installment payment system to reduce the pressure of purchase as much as possible. Of course, only citizens who have obtained an ID card can apply to the city hall for this payment method.
The three of them tossed around in the garden all afternoon. Carter Lannis was worthy of the name of the chief knight and was the first to master the riding skills; Iron Ax followed closely behind, and the second successfully circled the garden. Only Barov tried more than ten times without success, either he was crooked and about to fall, or he couldn't move forward in a straight line. In the end, Roland had to ask Soraya to draw a static image of him standing next to his bicycle with his hands on the handlebars.
"Is that enough?" the witch asked after completing four huge posters.
"I have to add two more words of advertising," Roland thought for a moment, "It says: New Era Mount, I own it, so it will be the same if you own it. Below it says: The bicycle factory recruits workers, the salary is considerable, Great remuneration, and a chance to get a new car that belongs to you for free. Those who pass the elementary education can register with the city hall."
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After dealing with the bicycle posters, the prince returned to the office, and while there was still some time before dinner, he asked his personal guards to call for Kaimo Struer.
Now that the development of mercury fulminate has finally made a breakthrough, the development of a new generation of weapons can also be put on the agenda. Undoubtedly, in the era of hot weapons, the caliber represents justice, and the rate of fire represents freedom; the greater the power, the more glorious, and the more turrets, the more equal... But an embarrassing problem is that, if it continues like this, it will be achieved by the laboratory legal system. The two acids will soon be unable to keep up with consumption.
For example, if you want to increase the rate of fire, you must discard the black gunpowder with more residues and change to smokeless propellant powder, which is gun cotton, or a mixture of gun cotton and nitroglycerin. The same is true for high-power explosives. It doesn't matter if you can't make trinitrotoluene (t.n.t.), you can use nitrated starch instead. In addition to poor stability, the power is a bit stronger than t.n.t.
No matter what kind of things are mentioned above, a large amount of high-concentration fuming nitric acid is required, and a large amount of concentrated sulfuric acid is required to purify nitric acid, which cannot be satisfied by the output of the laboratory. In other words, there is no way to produce diacids by industrial methods. Even if more efficient weapons are developed, they will fall into the predicament of having no ammunition available.
When the chief alchemist walked into the office, Roland said, "I have a new task for you."
"Please tell me," Kaimo shrugged, "as long as you don't attend any ceremony."
"I need more acid, and the output of the chemical laboratory alone can no longer meet my needs. Therefore, your new task is to design a chemical system that can produce the two acids efficiently and conveniently."
"Chemical...system?" He looked confused.
"That's right, it consists of one or several complete reaction devices. As long as raw materials are input, finished products can be continuously produced." Roland briefly explained the nature of industrial production. "I don't know much about this part, so I can only Figure it out on your own."
Having said that, the prince also knows that this is a very difficult task, and it may take several years to study it, and it may not necessarily produce results. After all, what the other party can rely on is just some basic reaction principles and chemical equations in "Elementary Chemistry".
"I see." Kaimo nodded, "The things you mentioned really refreshed my mind."
"Whether you can finish it or not, the two acids are something I urgently need." Roland paused, "So next month I plan to expand three more laboratories by the Chishui River, and recruit qualified candidates from the community Act as an experimenter. If you don’t have time to teach them, just select a few disciples to take care of them. After all, industrial acid production is a very long research project.”
Probably because of the temptation of "Intermediate Chemistry", he agreed immediately, "Yes, Your Highness."
After Kyle Strire left, Roland sighed softly.
If there is no hope for the industrial acid production method, Lucia can only go to battle to purify the acid. After all, when the war comes, he needs more powerful weapons to win the victory for the town.
Roland opened the drawer, intending to eat some dried fish to relieve his boredom, but found that the drawer for storing snacks was empty.
Dazed for a moment, he raised his head, only to see that a piece of dried fish had been handed to his mouth.
"Are you looking for this?" The blond woman opposite smiled.
Roland bit the dried fish and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, "I thought you would just stay in the mist for the rest of your life."
"That's pretty good, at least others can't see me, but I can still see you." Nightingale pouted.
The originally dull mood dissipated a lot unknowingly. Seeing the other person's familiar appearance, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "You said before that you don't know what kind of expression to show..."
"Um?"
"Actually, it's pretty good like this." To be continued. ,, your support is my biggest motivation.