The nights in Daye City are also unique. Even though it was already the second day, the entire Daye City was still brightly lit. The iron factory did not stop their work just because of the night. Several blast furnaces were still working endlessly, guiding the red iron juice from the furnace out of the blast furnace, flowing into molds and forming, then cooling, loading, and transporting it to the warehouse.

Although it was still early spring, the factory area was still hot. All the workers were wearing only a pair of shorts and were busy with their bare arms.

"Your Majesty, Daye Iron Factory implements a two-shift working system." Jin Shengnan introduced, "It is divided into day shifts and night shifts. Every two months, the blast furnace will be inspected. During the maintenance period, workers will turn the shifts. Those who used to work on day shifts will start working on night shifts in the next two months."

"No wonder the output of Daye Iron Ore has increased significantly over the past year. So that's what you did." Qin Feng nodded: "Will this make the workers too tired?"

"No, every shift of workers can work for six hours, and the rest time can reach six hours. In fact, workers want to work night shifts by themselves every day, because the wages for night shifts will be higher." Jin Shengnan explained with a smile.

"This is a new approach, the first time I saw it." Qin Feng smiled at Qishou: "Qizhai, it turns out that there are knowledge in life. Jin Shengnan did not add many people, and did not cost much more. He just put some effort into management, which greatly improved his work efficiency. There are many factories under your Ministry of Works, and you should let those people come here to study and learn from the scriptures."

"Your Majesty is right, Lord Jin is indeed unique in management and is worth promoting." The clever hand nodded seriously, "I would like to ask Lord Jin to write a detailed report on these things so that we can promote them."

"Yes." Jin Shengnan bowed and said, "He has another respect for the clever hands. Although his current status is not inferior to that of clever hands, if you really want to say it, clever hands have the kindness of knowing and promoting him."

"Mr. Jin, let's go and see your rail forging room! I want to see how this thing was made." Qin Feng was obsessed with the tracks of iron ore transport that he saw during the day.

"Your Majesty, please!" Jin Shengnan said: "Actually, after completing the rail installation and connection between the mine and the iron plant, the work stopped. However, His Majesty said during the day that he wanted to take a look, so he arranged for them to forge a few tonight."

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

"Your Majesty is so heavy." Jin Shengnan waved his hand repeatedly, "In fact, these tracks also require some spares, because they usually carry heavy objects and wear is not small. Once the tracks have large wear, they need to be replaced to avoid safety accidents, so there is no trouble at all."

"Let's go and have a look!" Qin Fengxing said with great enthusiasm.

There was no wall around the huge workshop, but there was a canopy above the head, supported by stone pillars. Qin Feng and others stood aside, watching the red iron juice flow out of the diversion gravel and injected into a long mold. More than a dozen workers stood beside the hot mold, watching the red iron juice flowing in the mold with nervous expression, and waved the tools in their hands from time to time, stirring or smoothing them in the mold. This is a very critical stage for the production of railway tracks. If there are too many air holes in the molded uncle's road, this section of railway tracks will be considered ruined, because such unqualified products will break soon after they are installed and used.

A straight and slightly curved railing had undergone a series of processes such as mold forming and water quenching in Qin Feng's eyes. When the clapper at the third week sounded, two dark tracks about ten feet long were already placed in front of him. At this moment, another group of workers were replaced, holding files in hand and groaning the plane of the track until their hands were extremely smooth on it, which was considered a slap.

"Your Majesty, these two types of rails are used on straight roads and on curves. Of course, this kind of rail car requires a large turning radius. If the turn is too fast, the center of gravity will be unstable and it is easy to overturn." Jin Shengnan stroked the cold track and introduced: "The two holes in the head of this track are used to connect two sections of tracks. In fact, the most troublesome thing is here now. The joint is very easy to loosen. Once it is loose, it will cause great hidden dangers. Now the method we take is to install the track and seal the joint. When it needs to be replaced, it is cut open. Although it is a little troublesome, for safety, it can only be done."

"It seems that it is easy to make." Qin Feng looked at Jin Shengnan and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it was really not easy to make this thing at the beginning, but now the craftsmanship is already mature, and today the performances for Your Majesty are the most familiar major works in the factory." Jin Shengnan said with a smile.

"Mr. Jin, if you use this kind of railway track to connect your Daye City with Taiping City, do you think it is feasible?" Qin Feng asked suddenly.

"Ah?" Jin Shengnan was stunned and shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is not feasible. There are mountains between Daye City and Taiping City. Although the road has been built, it is still winding and twisting. This track car is not suitable for such terrain."

"What if it is in a plain area with spacious 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 did not keep up with Qin Feng's thoughts for the time being, and was stunned.

Qin Feng waved his arm and said excitedly: "Jin Shengnan, have you ever thought about it? If we can install this kind of track from Fengxian to Shayang County, then what you have here, no, no, not just what you have here, but all the supplies, food, weapons, etc. can be loaded in the car and transported it at a speed you never dared to imagine before?"

Jin Shengnan finally figured out the true meaning of Qin Feng's desire to express, and not only showed a look of horror in his eyes, "Your Majesty, this is a huge project."

"Yes, the project is very big." Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, "Even if there are mountains and waters along the way from Feng County to Shayang County, we can dig holes along the mountain and build bridges across the water. As long as it can be repaired, the economic and military significance brought by this track will be immeasurable. Jin Shengnan, during the day, I saw only a few horses that could drag more than a dozen cars, but I was afraid that tens of thousands of kilograms of ore would run on the road. Judging from their running speed, it would be enough to get rid of the traditional transportation and auxiliary streets. Such carrying capacity and running speed could completely change our Dayue lifestyle."

Jin Shengnan swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a gulp.

"Jin Shengnan, think about it again. If we have this kind of rail transit that is spread all over the country and there will be wars there in the future, and we will mobilize soldiers, and we will no longer need the soldiers to work hard on their legs, and we are exhausted, right? Since this car can transport goods, why can't it transport people? Or just need to modify the car, right? Even if it is for war, it is for the convenience of people's travel?"

He said leisurely in an extremely attractive tone: "Even if you are driving fast, it will take about ten days, and you will be exhausted halfway. But if you have such a rail transit, you Lord Jin will go to Yuejing again, so you can just sit in the car comfortably?"

"What Your Majesty said is indeed very tempting, but this kind of transportation network that can change my Ming Dynasty is probably not difficult to complete in a short time, and many difficulties are placed there." The clever hand took over the conversation, "Your Majesty, this rail car is driven by a horse. Now, not to mention anything else, even a horse, we can't raise much. Although horses are stronger than people, they also need to rest, sleep, and replenish physical strength. According to Your Majesty's idea, every distance we have to set up a place to raise a large group of horses and replace horses at any time to ensure that the rail car can move forward without interruption. This involves the station system. Such a road requires people to maintain, inspect, and protect, which requires a large amount of manpower and funds. This is not a simple matter, and requires cooperation from all aspects."

"Fang Dazhi, are you interested in building such a rail transit?" Qin Feng looked at the clever hand with a smile, "The first one can be used as a pilot. It can be built from Feng County to Shayang County, which is hundreds of miles long, not too long, but the issues that need to be involved will also be involved, and the problems that should arise will also arise. As for money, Shayang County is not short of money. As long as you are willing to build, the court can bear half of the cost."

Fang Dazhi, the county magistrate of Shayang County, is also the son of Fang Ke, one of the five wealthy families of Shayang County. He is a little older than Jin Shengnan. In the Ming Dynasty, he also belonged to the kind of young and strong official. After hearing Qin Feng's words, he smiled and said, "Shayang County is willing to share your worries. Your Majesty, since in your vision, this kind of rail car can transport people, I think it is not only limited to transporting the army, but ordinary people can do it, right? If so,

After the completion of the work, those who want to take this car should buy tickets and get on the bus, right? Actually, after thinking about it carefully, although this thing was invested in a high initial cost, it would be a profitable golden rooster after it was completed. Cargo and transporters all require freight, and its dynamic load is large and running at a fast speed. It will inevitably become a hot commodity for merchants at that time. Money can definitely make a lot of money. If it is well managed, I am afraid that the money can be earned in a short time."
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