Chapter 1892: Cars Start to Drive Off the Track

It rained yesterday and the temperature suddenly dropped in the middle of the night. I felt very uncomfortable when I woke up in the morning.

The newspaper said that you should add more clothes and take off your coat when it gets hot at noon. You should not leave it on without wearing it.

Today is not the day of the new moon, there is no big court meeting, and everyone stopped at the small court meeting.

Everyone came to Zhuangzi's square, and firecrackers were placed next to them.

In the most conspicuous position, something was covered with red silk, and Datang's first rear-wheel drive six-wheel steam engine car appeared on the stage.

The people in Qin Tianjian made up another call, saying how good the sky was after watching the stars last night.

I don’t know where they were watching, but there was freezing rain falling sparsely last night, and it became clear in the morning.

As Li Longji spoke and the ribbon-cutting ended, the red silk was lifted amidst the sound of firecrackers, revealing a steam car eight meters long, two meters wide and two meters high.

The craftsman personally operates the car, ignites the fire, adds coal, and opens the valve.

Puff puff! Woo~~! With a rumble, the car started running, and the rubber outer ring didn't seem to bear much weight.

Like a train, there is no need for animals to pull it, water or coal, and the car moves on its own.

The driver controlled the speed and circled slowly.

After two turns, Yu Lin Feiqiu opened the way to Baqiao, and everyone followed in carriages.

Arriving at the other side of the bridge and onto the spacious main road, Yu Linfei rode a fast horse and shouted to passers-by and vehicles to give way.

The driver adjusts the intake and exhaust angle valves, more steam begins to do useful work, and the car speed increases.

Along with the smoke and steam, the car rushed forward at a speed of a little more than 25 kilometers per hour.

The people came to the roadside to watch the excitement. Why did the big guy run to the ground? Shouldn't we get on the railroad tracks?

No, it looks smaller than the one running on the railway track, a lot smaller. Is this guy going to walk on the ground backwards?

For about ten minutes, the steam engine car slowed down, turned slowly, and then accelerated back.

When he saw that he was about 100 meters away from where he left, the stoker removed the fire, and the exhaust valve whirred.

The people gathered on the road and looked at the ground. Don't let everyone crush the ground. It still needs to be repaired.

"It's a little bulky." Wei Zhigu walked around the steam engine car with his hands behind his back to look at it, commenting that it was too big.

Li Yi nodded to the craftsmen, who carried things down from the car.

Pieces of stone locks used for training were taken out from the storage box of the car. Each piece weighed fifty kilograms, a pound of Datang's.

A total of two hundred yuan, and when replaced by Li Yi, the weight was 6.4 tons.

“If you fill it with coal and water, and take into account its own weight and load, you can run a hundred miles at a time. If you reduce the load, the distance will be increased proportionally.

Later, similar steam engine cars were built and used in Chang'an, Jingzhao Prefecture, to connect to various counties, making two trips a day.

It is used to help people transport supplies and rides, so it is larger.

The one used for plowing in the fields is two circles smaller than it, less than ten feet long and five feet high, with four wheels and a three-share plow. "

Li Yi gave the answer at this time, the one that needs to carry a heavy load to run a long distance is bigger, and the one that needs to cultivate land is smaller.

I was afraid that the ground would be compacted, which would require the use of ropes. The steam engines and cars could not go down to the ground, so they had to tie long ropes to the plows to pull them.

It's not easy to design that way, and the distance is too long. The steam locomotive has to go to other places.

The rope-tethered plow is not integrated with the vehicle, and still relies on people to control the direction and depth.

Wei Zhigu nodded and made it clear: "There are coal and water warehouses along the way. The cars can pull too much coal and water by themselves, and the power is used on the load, like a rail train."

"For arable land, trucks should transport coal and water to the fields themselves." Yao Chong expressed his opinion.

Li Dan opened his mouth several times and closed it again. He was hit yesterday.

After reading the book, I found that what I was thinking about was in the book, and it was more comprehensive.

No wonder Xiao Yi was clearly trying to enlighten himself when he talked about tea leaves, and he couldn't talk casually in the future.

Fortunately, it's Xiao Yi, he won't laugh.

"Dongzhu Li, is this guy running on the ground in the future?" the onlookers shouted.

Li Yi glanced at Guo Ziyi, who nodded.

"Come here, don't be afraid." Li Yi also shouted. Theoretically, there is no possibility of premeditated assassination of the people he encountered suddenly.

Without even searching their bodies, Yu Lin Feiqi led the people one by one to the front.

People roll up their sleeves and place their hands, palms up, in front of themselves, as if this can prove that they will not hurt others.

"Put your hands down, it's cold, roll up your sleeves." Li Yi stepped forward and helped pull down his sleeves.

The people were excited and moved, and Dongzhu Li trusted him.

After everyone's emotions stabilized, Li Yi said loudly: "Before the end of the year, Jingzhao Mansion will run two large overground trains from Chang'an to various counties every day.

If you come and go, you can spend a little money to take a ride. The specific amount of money will be printed in the newspaper.

Compared with traveling by carriage or boat, it is faster, carries more weight, and is cheaper but not expensive.

In addition, before next summer, all counties in Jingzhao Prefecture will be connected to steam engines and automobiles, making travel between counties more convenient. "

"Okay! It's cold on a sledge in winter, but it's slower on a boat against the current in summer." A commoner believed what Li Yi said was cheap.

"Mr. Li, can it go to the ground?" People who have land at home are quick to think of using big tools to plow the land.

There are a lot of stone locks next to it, which proves that it is strong, much stronger than an ox.

"It's more expensive than oxen and horses, it's faster, and it can be cultivated deeply. Those who grow new indica rice will be subsidized, and it can be used to quickly harvest rice stubble. ＵＵReading www.uukｋｎshu.net rushes to plant."

Li Yi first reminded that the price is high, so you should consider whether it is a good deal.

If you think it's not worth it, continue to rent animals or use your own animals to plow and harrow the land.

"Write it in the newspaper, I'll go back and think about it, and plow it for everyone to see. It's hard to go up the mountain, and you have to use animals. Anyway, I don't pull the plow, it's tiring and slow."

The people who pulled the plow manually didn't want to go back to the old days, so sad.

After communicating with the people, the team returned to the village, and the steam engine car continued to run without stone locks.

When they met people walking on the road, they invited them to get on the car and run to the east and west of the city, and on the road to the south of the city.

Before noon, the people of Chang'an knew about it.

Li Dongzhu took the things off the rails and the ground could run.

When it was frozen and snowy, people would take this kind of car to and from Chang'an. It was said that there were two trips a day. Seeing how fast it ran, it was estimated that four trips would be possible.

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"Hard and soft, is this car easy to build?" Zhang Jiuling talked to Li Yi after lunch.

"The first one is the most difficult, and the rest are easy." Li Yi brought a fruit plate.

"Is the cost high?" Zhang Jiuling looked at the washed sand apples in the fruit plate, frowned, pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, and felt sour before he ate it.

"Look at the usage cycle, coal and water costs, and the manufacturing process, all of which are labor costs.

The cart adds space for loading and riding, and according to the ticket price I offer, it will pay back in five years.

This is the case in Jingzhao Prefecture. If it is changed to other places, it will pay back in ten years, and there will be maintenance in the middle.

If you want to use it elsewhere, you must first repair the road. The road is not wide enough for steam engine cars, and it must be at least three meters wide.

After the road is repaired, I can use it until it breaks down and does not pay back, and use it as a subsidy to the local area."

Li Yi said what Zhang Jiuling was going to say later. You miss your hometown, I can use it by ship to the seaside, and it is closer to go by land from there.

You have to repair the road, and the road you originally built must be widened, otherwise the steam engine car cannot run.