Chapter 275 Thrilling on the way
When we got on the train again, the train hung two more cars. Ma Fen explained that he had brought fifty guards, preparing to demonstrate the power of the car-jet meteor bomb to the Annan Military Purchase Team on the way.
This made Li Chonggen and Annan representatives feel excited again, and Song Yixuan also looked excited. Ma Fen despised Song Yixuan and thought to himself that you, the big bandits of Song Dynasty, have used this thing, so how excited!
In fact, Ma Fen said this well. The actual situation is that the period from Kuala Lumpur to Hatang Town is still difficult to say peace. A few days ago, a convoy of ox carts was attacked by local indigenous people and lost two ox carts.
Today's show-style tourist trip was carried by the local leader, Chen Liang and Jiang Kui, as well as guests who could be called foreign guests. The safety issues are not ambiguous.
In fact, the two Annan no longer had any motivation to continue riding the magical train. They just heard that they were going to have to shoot meteor bombs, which rekindled their enthusiasm. As for Chen Liang, of course, he had to inspect the whole process. This rare train is really powerful. He had to experience it seriously. No, it was not just an experience. In fact, Chen Liang also wanted to see how Hatang Town was built. It is said that some foreign merchants gathered there, and it seemed that they could soon develop into a foreign trade center like Quanzhou and Kaohsiung. Of course, I have to go and see this.
The train ran rhythmically on the single-line rail leading to Hatang Town. Along the way, you can see ox carts parked at the temporary stop next to the rails. Han Huanzhang felt a little headache when he looked at these ox carts.
Because it is a single-line rail, traffic can only be controlled through dispatch. The current method is to drive the ox carts and horse carts in Malay Town and Hatang Town from the east to Kuala Lumpur from the west to Kuala Lumpur at another time period, vehicles gathered in Kuala Lumpur then drove to both Hatang Town and Kuala Lumpur to solve the inherent problems of monorail transportation.
Ox carts are slow cars, horse carts are express cars, and trains are express cars. Of course, the priority level is that ox carts make horse carts, and horse carts make horse carts make trains. There are various cumbersome dispatches, but in fact, it is not cumbersome. But Han Huanzhang thinks this matter is particularly cumbersome. For Han Huanzhang, an artist, such work is too specific and meticulous, and there is no way to make any mistakes. If you accidentally have a traffic accident, you can't afford to hurt!
To be honest, building the "New Silk Road" in the Isthmus of Kra Isthmus was a promising job, but over the past year, the road construction has consumed a lot of money and energy. Now, the road has been repaired, such as station construction, warehousing management, traffic dispatching, etc., which has been annoying. Han Huanzhang has been gritting his teeth and has been working on these work that has nothing to do with art.
Ma Fen and Tang Kai were fighting on the front line, and Liu Wenbin, who had been voyage for several months, was in charge of production, so despite his lack of professionalism and interest, Han Huanzhang was still working diligently and kept holding on.
Until today, the train finally started on the rails, but it seems that there is still a long time before the full opening of the train. During this transition period, the ox, horse, horse and train had to run the same rail, which made me feel a little troublesome when I think about it.
Jiang Kui was in the same seat with Long Jiu at this time, asking about the wonders of rail transit along the way.
Long Jiu explained to Jiang Kui endlessly, for example, why the ox cart had to wait for the train to pass, how to get the ox cart and horse carts, how to issue operating licenses, how to train, how to arrange the one-way opening time, and the various functions of the three stations in the middle, and so on.
Jiang Kui became interested in rail transit.
It was just because some time ago that bitumen coal was found somewhere north of Halong Bay. Halong Bay has always been the production of high-quality thermal coal and is continuously supplying it to the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, coking coking coal was not found here before. Until not long ago, a large bitumen coal field was found more than 40 kilometers north of Halong Bay.
Chen Liang was talking to Annan about buying that coalfield. If nothing unexpected happens, the coalfield should be successfully obtained. Given that the coalfield is seven or eight kilometers away from the coast, Longjiuli also learned from the carat rails and also used rail coal to transport coal there. If this kind of rail transit is used, it should be more economical and more guaranteed than other modes of transportation. If you drive a few more trains in at that time, you don’t have to worry about the capacity at all.
This is the main reason why Jiang Kui came to inspect the Kra rails this time. However, when Jiang Kui saw the magical train, he couldn't help but hesitate and said carefully:
"A magical artifact like a train is used to transport coal, and is in Annan again. Wouldn't it be leaking the secret of the world? It's inappropriate!"
Long Jiu smiled slightly and said:
"It's okay at this time. Don't worry, sir, this train is not that easy to copy."
"Copyright?!" It is obvious that the word "Copyright" is too advanced.
"Oh, I mean, this locomotive is extremely difficult. Even if you hand in a model for a group of craftsmen to imitate it, you may not be able to build it without exploring it for four or five years. Even if you build it, it will be a lot of problems. It is better to buy a train." Long Jiu glanced at the seat in front and was chatting with Chen Liang and Ma Fen, and continued to whisper: "Besides, this train technology is nothing. Chief Executive Mao will have even more amazing technology soon. At that time, there will be more magical cars coming out, so you don't have to worry about it." This even more amazing technology is naturally the internal combustion engine technology.
Jiang Kui nodded and said:
"That's good! When you go back, you start designing the rails there." I thought of it again: "The cost of rails here is so high, is there any way to reduce the cost?"
The construction cost of more than 4,500 jin per kilometer of carat rail, plus various temporary stops, stations, warehousing and other ancillary facilities, is very high enough. If you add the investment in train operations in the future, the investment may exceed one million jin. The cost of carat rails is such a high construction cost and maintenance cost, and the initial cargo volume is insufficient, it is really an unknown when the investment will be recovered.
"There is a simple place and you don't need so many ancillary facilities. Just one track. Two simple stations are built at both ends. It will not exceed 50,000 chunks, and you can get the money back in one or two years."
On the other side, Ma Fen was introducing the power of the meteor cannon to Li Su and the other two, and Song Yixuan, who was sitting on the other side, also listened with relish.
In order to save space, the seats in the car are arranged in the same order as the train seats of later generations, and they are sitting opposite each other. Ma Fen and Chen Liang sat together, Li Su and the other two sat opposite seats, and Han Huanzhang and Song Yixuan sat on the other end.
This time, Li Su and the other two came here mainly to buy meteor cannons, but the total production capacity during this period was not enough. The two Chameng companies shared that they wanted to sell to Annan, and they could only increase the production capacity or squeeze out the share of Zhenla. This is a really happy worry! However, Chen Liang and Annan had previously reached the intention of exchanging meteor cannons for bituminous coal fields, and the military purchase can only be successful but not failed.
At this time, the door in front of the carriage opened, and a guard reported that there was a situation in front of him. Several elephants in the jungle ran out and were patrolling in the front. Maybe they were curious. They might be very interested in watching the ox carriages running on the rails. At this moment, the distance from the rails was only a few dozen meters. It was just an uphill, and the sight on the train was limited. When they saw the elephant group, the distance was already very close and they were a little caught off guard.
A group of uninvited guests!
"Quick! Slow down, meteor cannons fire! Dispel the elephant group." Ma Fen ordered without hesitation.
With the sound of tooth-ache metal friction, the train began to slow down.
The seven elephants in front saw the smoke monster running towards the Mercedes. They were a little hesitant at first, and then ran away. However, they were running in the wrong direction and were going to cross the rails and run opposite the rails.
"Get close, fire!"
The panicked elephants ignored it and rushed to the opposite side of the track. Four elephants had crossed the track, and the remaining three elephants ran significantly slower because one of them was a baby elephant, and the two elephants should be taking care of the speed of the baby elephant and waiting for it to cross the track together.
Even though the train slowed down, it quickly approached the elephant group.
There was only a loud bang, and the six meteor cannons deployed in the first carriage fired, firing out in five consecutive rapid fires, one after another. The members of the inspection team in the middle carriage heard the roar in front, and then the smoke filled. At first, they could see the elephants in front running in panic, and then they were shrouded in the smoke.
When the train stopped, the smoke had dissipated. An elephant was lying on the ground and seemed to have been hit. The baby elephant ran away. Except for this unlucky elephant, the other elephants had run away without a trace. Fortunately, they were finally in danger.
Naturally, the guards went to check the elephant's injuries. It seemed that it was only injured in the leg, but it was not in danger of life. The problem was that the lead balls that were hit by the meteor bullet were not so easy to heal, and this little elephant might die on it. However, Ma Fen didn't care. It was not the 21st century. Now there are not fewer animals but too many, which can be said to be endless. Let's talk about this elephant. Just run around indifferently and broke several newly built rails. Fortunately, it was not a major damage that could not be repaired, and it could be cured by repairing.
Han Huanzhang felt very frustrated, thinking that the tracks were really hard to manage, and this kind of thing would definitely happen in the future. This kind of destruction is really annoying. Han Huanzhang no longer has the enthusiasm to build the Kara Rail. When he thinks of a lot of tedious things, he wishes that someone could take over it. Think about it, but there is no suitable person to take over it. Bu Dafa is okay to build roads, and he is afraid that he will manage rail transit, which is probably not the material.
The train stopped here for an hour. After repairing the tracks, two ivory were cut off. The train continued to run. When it arrived at Hatang Town, it was already past two o'clock.
Hatang Town has actually been built to a small scale. Here you can see people with high noses and deep noses, and you can also see the Indians with dark skin. There is a small market around the railway station. Chen Liang is somewhat satisfied with this. This is a beginning. Maybe it will take the future. Whether it is the cannibalism, the Indians, and the Europeans mentioned by Mao Geng, they will gather here to purchase the goods shipped by the Song Dynasty.
After dinner, it was almost four o'clock. Chen Liang decided to rest for a day in Hatang Town. Chen Liang was not in a hurry anyway, but Li and Su were a little impatient and wanted to buy the meteor cannon as soon as possible.
The live-fire drill of meteor cannons on the way was really shocking. Even the elephant herd was bombarded, and an elephant was knocked down. No wonder Chameng and Zhenla competed to buy meteor bombs. Now Zhenla and Chameng are in a difficult position to fight. Once one of the two countries has the upper hand and even destroy the other, the next infantry front may be Annan. Of course, while the two countries are fighting in a mess, Annan will expand by the way. In any case, Annan, a major country on the southeastern peninsula, urgently needs a weapon like a meteor cannon.
Song Yixuan is now eager to buy more meteor bombs. Qu Laisan tasted the sweetness of meteor cannons. While Zhen La was unable to look around, Qu Laisan was ready to continue his efforts and win a larger territory in the next time.
Given the amazing orders of meteor cannons and several major customers are rushing to buy coins, there will be at least 100,000 orders for meteor cannons in the next year, and the production capacity of the Isthmus of Kra isthmus is limited. Even if you tap the potential, the capacity improvement will be very leisurely. Ma Fen, Han Huanzhang and Long Jiu discussed it and decided to ask Chief Executive Mao for help.
Chapter completed!