Chongzhen left in a carriage, leaving Wang Chengen alone in a daze.

Chongzhen was engaged in the profession of the emperor. In addition to participating in the armored vehicle project last time, he even started working in the tank project, but he was assassinated in a few days and was injured. Then the tank project was placed there, basically no movement, but the semi-tracked armored vehicle achieved an amazing breakthrough. It seems that he is not an all-round athlete, so he should leave the technical matters to Wang Chengen! []

To be honest, Wang Chengen was at the beginning and said "mechanized troops" that the emperor said, but after savoring it, he thought it was too attractive. Although it was a bit crazy, it was fascinating and yearning for it. Wang Chengen was also a vehicle enthusiast in his later generations. Now in the Ming Dynasty, the power of steam locomotives is just a slag, but it is also a power, and it can also be equipped with a semi-tracked truck. In this era of bad roads, it can run around the world without worrying about traffic jams. Well, the emperor is also planning to build a "mechanized troops". The Ming Dynasty is not short of money now, and he has to seize the opportunity and must make it happen.

As soon as the emperor left, Wang Chengen couldn't wait to call Shi Pinyuan and his friends to hold a meeting and prepare to implement his grand plan. After everyone sat down, Wang Chengen spoke with passion:

"Today, the emperor looked at our armored vehicles. On the one hand, he was very satisfied, and on the other hand, he also put forward higher requirements for us. We have to do a lot of things next, and it is also urgent. Let's record the following things: the first is to produce 20 assembled armored vehicles as soon as possible. Well, according to the emperor's name, 20 "buffalo armored vehicles" should be produced as soon as possible. This is the first. Second, we must design half-crawler steam-powered tractors and semi-crawler trucks for cargo transportation as soon as possible. Regarding trucks, one must meet the needs of military use, that is, it must be able to transport food, grass, ammunition and traction cannons to the army. The second is to be able to transport ordinary carriages, manpower twin-wheelers and unicycles. The transportation must reach two or three tons at a time. As for the speed, the speed cannot be less than ten kilometers per hour."

Wang Chengen stroked a 1:20 wooden model of a half-track truck and continued:

"The first thing is about producing 20 'buffalo armored vehicles'. It's not difficult. You just need to make the load-bearing wheels into steel wheels according to the emperor's requirements. However, these 20 armored vehicles are sent to the Liaodong front line. If you have to hurry, you must start work day and night to drive it out. You must produce it on the 20th of this month. If there are fewer people, you can adjust it from other places. Do you understand if Shipinyuan?"

Shi Pinyuan received the emperor's praise and was in high spirits. At this moment, he heard that the treasure armored vehicles he made would be transported to the Liaodong front line. He dreamed of the "buffalo armored vehicles" rushing around the Qing army array. He was so excited that he was indescribable that his face was red and he looked like he was inconvenient. He quickly stood up and said:

"Please rest assured Director Wang! We must do our best, but we still have to support Ding Wang. As for our members, who doesn't want our "buffalo armored vehicle" to be powerful on the battlefield! Brothers, do you think this is the case!"

Although Shi Pinyuan was excited, he would still say what he motivated his subordinates. Sure enough, when he said that this "buffalo" was intended to be used to chastise the Tartars, the crowd was immediately excited and clamored to echo Shi Pinyuan.

When Wang Chengen saw that everyone was in high spirits, he expressed his opinion:

"I will coordinate with Dingwang. Just show your energy to play hard and take out these twenty 'buffalo's as fast as possible. After taking them out, each person will be rewarded with ten silver coins."

Although spiritual encouragement is good, Wang Chengen is absolutely unambiguous in terms of material rewards. These ten silver coins, one silver coin is equivalent to RMB 300-400 in later generations, and ten silver coins are equivalent to RMB 3,000 or 4,000 yuan. This is of course more motivated to work.

Wang Chengen struck while the iron was hot and continued:

"The second thing is to design a semi-track steam-powered traction truck. Let's discuss it carefully today. This time, we will decide the plan. Let's discuss it together, and if you have any ideas, please mention it."

Wang Chengen had the Emperor's Shangfang Sword and realized that there must be a breakthrough in land transportation now, so he decided to do a big deal and realize his dream of vehicle.

Shipinyuan has considered the issue of trucks countless times. Shipinyuan's home is just driving, and of course it is very clear about the transportation of goods. Given that his professionalism is extremely suitable, it is naturally a set of things:

"When it comes to cargo transportation, before there were four-wheeled carriages, our ancestors used human-powered twin-wheeled carriages and animal-powered twin-wheeled carriages. The best twin-wheeled carriages are amazing. Since the four-wheeled carriages were found, transporting 1,700 kilograms was not a problem. However, the official road conditions in the Ming Dynasty were very bad, so the capacity of four-wheeled carriages would be greatly reduced. If it rains, it would be muddy, and there would be no way to talk about transportation at this time. And when marching and fighting, food and supplies

Transportation is particularly important. It has always been a key factor in restricting warfare. Alas! If the food and grass in the Battle of Songjin can be transported up, it will not be defeated. Therefore, the emperor supports Director Wang to develop a semi-track steam-powered truck, which is extremely wise! Now such an important matter that is beneficial to the country and the people is left to us. This is the great favor of the emperor and the trust of Director Wang. We must do this well in any case and live up to the emperor's expectations."

Wang Chengen bragged this guy and said that the food and grass in Songjin were robbed and that the food and grass was robbed and could not be transported. He laughed secretly in his heart, and of course he would not expose it. Besides, if there were a hundred semi-tracked steam-powered trucks at that time, even if the food and grass were robbed, they could still be transported from the rear. Although the reason was far-fetched, they would not be wrong.

Of course, Shi Pinyuan's speech was not only so short, he only heard him continue:

"The biggest advantage of our half-track steam-powered truck is that it has outstanding off-road performance. As long as there is a road, it can run. No matter it is windy or rainy, it can still run even if it is snowing or hail. If it is on a plain, such as the Liaodong Plain, it is completely unrestricted by roads, and drives whatever you want. I dare say that the Tartars have no way to take it! Director Wang said just now that the cargo weight is two or three tons. According to the doctrine of the mean, I suggest that it should be set at two and a half tons. As for the speed, I suggest that the speed should be set at more than 15 kilometers per hour. Since our half-track truck, since it is a transport vehicle, the steam-powered tractor does not have to be equipped with armor at all, so the weight is

The weight of one and a half tons can be reduced based on the existing armored half track steam-powered locomotives. The total weight of the tow truck is about four tons and the speed can reach about 40 kilometers per hour. As for the towed half track truck, the weight will be greatly reduced after the lever crank link and gearbox is cancelled, and the chassis can also be lightened. In addition, the weight of the truck can be reduced to about one and a half tons. In this way, two and a half tons of cargo will be loaded, and the total weight will be exactly four tons. A steam locomotive to pull a full load truck and a speed of 30 kilometers per hour should not be a problem. Towing two full load trucks should also reach a speed of 20 kilometers per hour,"

Shi Pinyuan's call was obviously a result of repeated preparation. After hearing this, Wang Chengen felt that it was roughly the case. Unexpectedly, Wang Chengen's newly accepted son Qu Shixiang raised the question:

"I have a problem. Of course, there is no problem with half-tracked vehicles on land. What should I do if I encounter rivers? Generally, wooden bridges and stone arch bridges built on rivers cannot carry a few dozen tons of weight. A steam locomotive to drag a full truck weighs eight tons, and I am afraid that after getting on the bridge, it will crush the bridge."

After hearing this, Wang Chengen thought to himself that this was a difficult problem. He always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't get through this level. How could this smart child think of it? Why didn't he think of it? The solution was to build a bridge and the other was to ferry. It seemed that nothing could be done overnight. He was also indifferent to this. It would be easier to do without a road, but he would be blind if he didn't have a bridge.

Wang Chengen was very upset here, but Shi Pinyuan said:

"It's okay. The carriages have already had a solution. When they encounter rivers, they use ships to transport them across the river. Shipping and land transportation are inseparable from each other. It's not that a truck has to cross the river and transport the goods to far away places. The carriages can also be transported in sections to complete long-distance transportation."

After Shi Pinyuan said this, Wang Chengen had a clue in his mind. Isn’t it? One piece of transportation can completely solve this problem. In order to improve transportation efficiency in later generations, of course, it is necessary to minimize loading and unloading. It is best to drive a car to the end, cross mountains, cross bridges, and run on the expressway. The transportation efficiency is of course unparalleled. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the students who went to Beijing to take the exam would have to walk for two or three months, which was simply the speed of a snail. If you can take a "bus" with a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, even if you ride in a segment, it would be a subversive progress.

Wang Chengen's emotions suddenly became high again. Every man in the 21st century basically had a vehicle dream. In addition to the princess, the emperor and himself had an almost obsessed hobby for off-road vehicles. It seems that he will be able to design and build a powerful off-road vehicle by himself in the Ming Dynasty. Although it is steam-powered and the horsepower is not large in size, it is an off-road vehicle in any case, which is enough.

Later, Wang Chengen organized his subordinates to patiently formulate a design standard for steam locomotives and trucks for transportation. Originally, Wang Chengen wanted to formulate the vehicle standards for the "mechanized troops" at one time, but when he thought of the damn bridge problem, he had to put it down temporarily. Unbelievable that the "mechanized troops" had to build a floating bridge on the spot when they encountered a river, otherwise they would have to give up the vehicles behind them. Could it be that a set of spare vehicles must be prepared on the other side of the river?

There was no way, Wang Chengen, an enthusiast of the "mechanized army" in later generations, had to give up unrealistic ideas for the time being.
Chapter completed!