Chapter 274 Transportation Hub
"Slow! Are you saying this is called 'Kui Lumpur'? Did the barbarians here call it?" Chen Liang was very excited all the way, but when Han Huanzhang introduced "Kui Lumpur", Chen Liang couldn't help but question it.
As soon as Chen Liang arrived in Malay Town, he immediately heard that the steam train was successful and immediately decided to take the test ride in person. In order to show off, Chen Liang decided to bring Annan military purchase representative Li Chonggen and Su Maoliang to let them see the world's unique magic train of the Great Song Dynasty. Li Su and the other two thought that the front of the car was wielded with magic, and they could actually run bizarrely, which was really impossible. In the hour just now, Chen Liang noticed that Li Su and the two looked completely stunned, well, this is the effect!
When Chen Liang went to the SAR last time, he had seen enough black technology in Mao Geng, so although he was not without novelty when he took the train this time, he was not as shocked as the two Annan guys. Also deeply shocked were Song Yixuan, the representative local beggar of Qu Lai San.
Now, accompanied by Han Huanzhang, Ma Fen and Long Jiu, they stopped on the platform of the central station named "Kuala Lumpur". The "magic" train that had just taken Chen Liang and his group to this place from Malay Town was parked on the rails next to it. The cigarette window at the front of the car was still showing white steam, and the side of the front of the car was painted with some red and yellow colors. Han Huanzhang called it "magic color". Well, the magic train was painted with a little magic color, which seemed to match.
However, what is inconsistent with the "magic" of the magic train is that the place name of "Kuala Lumpur" sounds very rustic and rustic. It is obvious that Chen Liang is not very satisfied with the name of "Kuala Lumpur". This is unscientific. "Returnees" have always used very fashionable names.
Chen Liang's reaction did not exceed Han Huanzhang's expectations. Han Huanzhang pretended to be serious and replied:
"Mr. Tongfu, this place was originally a slope, but now it is still the midpoint of the carat rail. In order to seek good luck, we took such a lucky place name, representing good luck, good luck, and prosperous business." After Han Huanzhang said that, his muscles on his face were twitching, and he almost laughed proudly.
Jiang Kui recalled that he had just sat in the carriage. The last section was indeed a slope. The front of the car in front was whimpering, and it seemed that it was very laborious to get up, and the speed was much slower. The scenery outside the glass window slowly drifted by, and Jiang Kui was even worried that he would stop if he couldn't climb up the hill. Fortunately, this kind of failure did not happen. Yes, this should be a prosperous slope that brings good luck. To talk about good luck and get a lottery, there was nothing wrong with this, so Jiang Kui nodded.
This is the central station. Han Huanzhang has just introduced that the two-story building with glass windows is the main building of the station, and the platform is underneath the feet. It is very luxurious because it is covered with cement. The question is, is it worth spending so much money here?
In fact, there was a small station before, and that station was not named, waiting for Chen Liang to name it. The small station was less than 20 kilometers away from Malay Town and was very small in scale. According to Longjiu, there were only two mere road rails there, and the building was very simple, so it could not be compared with here. When passing the small station, the train did not even stop and rushed by.
This "Kuala Lumpur" is different. Five rails were built side by side, and the building is quite large, so it is naturally incomparable to the small station. Chen Liang was a little dissatisfied with just asking him to name the small station, but these "returnees" have always had such virtues and are too lazy to care about them.
So Chen Liang smiled generously and said:
"So there is such a particular thing, it's not bad! This is really an auspicious name!"
The name of Kuala Lumpur was Han Huanzhang's insistence. No one opposed the evil tastes of Han leader. However, Ma Fen did not want to get involved in this issue, so he patted Chen Liang on the shoulder and said:
"Brother Tongfu, it doesn't matter what the name here is. The key is to look at the efficacy. Oh, no, the key is to look at the effectiveness. The effect is good, how do you feel? After riding this steam locomotive, you must have a surge of thoughts. I hope you, the novelist, will be inspired and add more updates! Alas! My book shortage has been so bad recently. Please Brother Tongfu, please be more updates." Ma Fen has never been polite in front of Chen Liang. Chen Liang is still full of appetite for Ma Fen. After drinking, Ma Fen felt that he was the most loving.
When Chen Liang saw that the a little cold General Ma Fen was very proud of himself. Now he publicly claimed that he was a loyal reader of his novels, and he would be very angry when he thought about it. Hehe, we are not as good as you "returnees" than black technology, but compared to literature, you are no match for you. However, if you want to add more, Chen Liang felt a little overwhelmed. After all, he was old, so he was humble and encouraged:
"I am old, and it may be difficult to add updates. It would be great if I am not a eunuch. However, the novels written by Long Jiu are also very good. The military themes written by Tang Kai are also very readable. You young people should write more and update more. As a reader, I support you without reservation. In the future, the novel world of Song Dynasty will be the world of you young people."
Long Jiu immediately gave a flatterer:
"In today's novel world, Mr. Tongfu is naturally the one who is a mandarin duck and butterfly. Wenyuan's novels are far less talented than Mr. Tongfu. As for me, I just fill it with water. My books are not even food and grass. When readers are hungry, they pick up my bad novels and read them. Just waste time. How can they compare with Mr. Tongfu's masterpieces? Mr. Tongfu's novels are real fairy grass. They are really ups and downs, exciting and make people unable to stop reading. After reading this chapter, Ba cannot read the next chapter immediately, and wish they could finish it in one breath. Therefore, Mr. Tongfu's masterpieces are classics."
"Mr. Long said it well. Master Tongfu's novels are loved by everyone in our Annan. I will tell you that I am also from Master Tongfu, oh, no! They are loyal readers of Master Tongfu. As soon as the "Overseas New News" was delivered to me, the first thing I saw was to read the serialization of Master Tongfu, and I read other pages after reading it. Haha!"
The person who spoke was Li Chonggen, the chief representative of Annan's military purchasing group. In his mouth, Chen Liang jumped to become a master and a great god!
As soon as he spoke, the other one immediately followed:
"That's right, that's true. I hope that the "Overseas New News" will be obtained early every day. After I get it, I immediately turn to the serialized page. After reading Master Tongfu's masterpiece, I still feel unsatisfied."
"Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! We are not here to talk about the novel today, so please ask Mr. Han to introduce this magical motorcycle to us!"
Ma Fen realized that he had just turned aside, so he smiled and quickly agreed.
"Okay, let me Zhang introduce the steam locomotive and carat rails." Although Han Huanzhang's sense of role is not outstanding, when it comes to the time when it is time to perform, he still consciously takes the role of Leader Zhang.
Han Huanzhang cleared his throat and introduced it:
"Today, you are riding a train led by a steamer head. We might as well call it a train in a more popular way. You see white steam coming out of the cigarette window because of firepower. It is not magic but science. From now on, we call it a ‘train’."
The train is just a train, and Chen Liang nodded, so naturally no one else would express his opinion.
Han Huanzhang continued:
"If the train is used to load goods, it can load 8 tons at a time. If it is used to carry passengers, it can pull five cars at a time. One car can carry thirty people, and one car can carry 150 people at a time. Of course, it should be no problem to carry 200 people at a time for sacrificing some speed."
Han Huanzhang looked at the bodies of the two Annan representatives and thought to himself that Yue Monkey was indeed short and concise. Such a creature might not have any problem loading 250.
"The Kara rail you saw is 73 kilometers long to Hatang Town on the east coast to Hatang Town on the west coast. I won't explain in detail what the concept of kilometers is. There are five stations in total, Malay Station, Hatang Station, and Kuala Lumpur Station. There are two small stations on the way to pass by. Originally, the straight line distance between the east and west coasts was less than 60 kilometers, but with the curves and ramps, the length of this rail finally reached the current 73 kilometers. Now it is a single line, and a double line will be built in the future, that is, two same rails are in parallel. At that time, the capacity will be even more amazing."
Song Yixuan understood the concept of kilometer, but in fact, Su Maoliang didn't know what kilometer was. Li Chonggen whispered to him, and it seemed that he didn't understand it.
"We came from Malay Town just now. There were only a few people. Without the train, the maximum speed reached 42 kilometers per hour. Even if we climbed the hill just now, the speed reached 28 kilometers per hour. When we were fully loaded, the average speed of the entire section was no less than 28 kilometers per hour. In less than three hours, the train could run from the east coast to the west coast."
Such data has already made Li Su and Song Yixuan sigh at the wonder of the magic. Just now, the locals were in the car and the lightning felt like they were in the air. Li Chonggen even thought that the train could travel thousands of miles a day, and it was amazing that it was shocking.
On the other hand, Chen Liang, who is used to writing science fiction, is a little unsatisfied and added:
"I tell you that this train is a primary train. In the future, 100 kilometers per hour is a minor meaning, and pulling a thousand tons at a time is a minor meaning, right, Mr. Zhang!"
This must be the secret revealed by Mao Geng, Han Huanzhang thought.
But since Chen Liang said that, he still has to help him fulfill it. Han Huanzhang is worthy of being an artist. Needless to say, he can get promoted or something like that:
"Yes, the rails have changed in the future. Now the concrete rails cannot be placed on the countertops. In the future, all the rails are paved. In the blink of an eye, the train can run from Xialong Bay to Shenglong Mansion, an hour or eight hundred miles. That's a small meaning. It's a small meaning to pull three thousand people at a time."
The two of them sang together and blew the train into the sky, which made the three local gangsters stunned. Jiang Kui also opened his mouth and was shocked very much.
Ma Fen and Long Jiu looked at each other and thought that these two people were out of reach, and they didn't look at the current conditions. It was really a waste of money and money to complete the construction. Is it easy to finish it?
Let’s talk about the rail construction here. Of course, there is a serious shortage of cement. There is no way. You can only use three-mix soil as the foundation and lay a little "soil cement" - that is, 5% of the cement mixed with lime and loess. Only the rails on both sides are real cement concrete components. It is also shabby. It mainly contains bamboo tendons. Only the raised part of the rail, that is, the track part, is mixed with a little iron wire. Such a track can run at most 40 kilometers per hour, and the load is of course pitiful. In order to ensure that the rails are not damaged by iron scratches, a layer of wooden board has to be pasted on the inside of the iron wheel at the front of the car.
Of course, the trains at the beginning of later generations were also very slow. Until the 1920s and 1930s, the speed of 2030s was 2030s and 30 kilometers per hour. The rail transit of our Song Dynasty was comparable to that of some trains seven hundred years later.
Note: The previous error correction is made. The distance between the east and west coasts at the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Kra isthmus is only 56 kilometers. Considering the land curve, the total length of the land passage will not exceed 80 kilometers.
Chapter completed!