Chapter 27: Ying Zheng was frightened by the train and railway
Because the territory of Daqin was too large.

It extends to Liaodong in the north, Longyou in the west, Baiyue in the south, and the East China Sea in the east.

The border is relatively remote from the Qin capital Xianyang and is difficult to reach directly.

So Ying Zheng ordered Guang to repair the Chidao.

Chidao was an ancient highway.

The construction table is of high standard.

The road should be fifty steps wide, with trees planted every three feet. The outside should be thickly built, covered with golden spikes, and planted with green pines.

After the completion of the Chidao Road, it only took three days for a person to reach Xianyang from Jiuyuan County, which was more than 1,800 miles away from the capital Xianyang, by riding the fast horses of the time.

It was thanks to the Chidao that the Qin Dynasty was able to effectively control and manage the territories of the six kingdoms.

Every time Ying Zheng made an eastern tour, he would follow the route of the built highway.

Ying Zheng turned around and asked, "So what road do you want to build?"

He knew very well that the road built by Zhao Yi must be extraordinary.

Is Zhao Yi going to build a cement road similar to the one at the entrance of the village?

That would be great.

That kind of cement road is much better than the current dirt road of the Qin Highway.

That means no grass will grow and it won't become muddy when it rains.

Zhao Yi replied: "Railway."

Because the daily material throughput of Shahe Village is too large, it is very laborious to rely on horse-drawn carriages on dirt roads all day long.

When the rebellion breaks out in the future, Shahe Village will have to supply military supplies to the rebel army.

Therefore, a more efficient and larger-volume transportation method is needed.

Zhao Yi thought of his steam engine and blast furnace steel plant, plus the ore supply from his scumbag father.

You can make a simple train.

So Zhao Yi planned to build a straight short-distance railway from Shaqiu County to Shahe Village.

This will make the transportation of materials more convenient.

In addition, after the rebellion is successful, Zhao Yi will definitely ask his scumbag father to build railways to open up traffic in various places and facilitate the transportation of materials.

At that time, he can also take a train to travel around the land of China at this time.

Another reason why Zhao Yi had the idea of ​​building a railway was because of his scumbag father.

According to the scumbag dad, he has already taken care of the officials in Shahe County, and now all the officials in Shahe County are his own people.

No need to worry about leaking anything.

After Zhao Yi learned the news, he felt that his scumbag father had a talent for rebellion and would accomplish great things.

After all, before I even mentioned it to him, he had already dealt with the officials of Shahe County and recruited them into his gang.

Little did they know that the officials in Shahe County were originally his scumbag father's people, so there was no need to pull them back at all.

"Railway! Is it a road made of iron? Isn't it too expensive? Is it necessary?" Ying Zheng asked.

Ying Zheng was frightened when he heard the word "railway".

Build roads with iron.

This kid Zhao Yi is really bold.

Even if it had the technology, the Qin Dynasty didn't have enough ore to build roads for it.

"It is indeed a road made of iron. But it is not the railway you think of."

"It's a road made of two long iron bars and a lot of wood. It looks like this."

As he spoke, Zhao Yi took out a railway design drawing and showed it to his scumbag father.

Ying Zheng looked at the picture carefully.

Imagine a path in your mind that resembles a ladder placed on the ground.

This road is not usable.

Ying Zheng was puzzled and asked, "What can this kind of road be used for? People can't walk on it, and cars can't drive on it either. It looks completely useless."

Zhao Yi was mentally prepared for Ying Zheng's questions.

He knew very well that his scumbag father would ask such a question.

This is normal.

Since my dad had never seen a train or a mine cart in a tunnel, he certainly couldn't imagine where the railway would be used.

"No, this railway is designed for one type of vehicle."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.

Ok?
Could it be that kid Zhao is going to make some strange car?

According to the usual practice, what Zhao kid is doing must be extraordinary!
Ying Zheng asked excitedly, "What car?"

Zhao Yi slowly said two words: "Train."

Ok?
train!

The gunpowder that Zhao Xiaozi mentioned just now can explode, so use it to make grenades.

Could this train also be blown up?

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked: "Can this train blow up?"

Zhao Yi was a little speechless.

He really admired his scumbag father's associative thinking.

"It won't explode. It's a special vehicle used to transport goods. Of course, it can also transport people."

"Oh~ Then what are its advantages? What makes you want to build it?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.

"It has many advantages. First, the train is very capable. It can transport dozens of tons of materials without any problem."

I listened to Zhao Yi's class for half a month.

Ying Zheng certainly knew that the "ton" Zhao Yi mentioned meant weight.

The train can transport dozens of tons of supplies at once!
This amount of cargo is equivalent to an entire ship.

This train is like a land boat!
He didn't expect that the train Zhao Yi wanted to build would be so capable.

Ying Zheng said excitedly: "What! Can a train really transport dozens of tons of supplies?"

"Really. A few dozen tons is just a small amount."

A few dozen tons is still relatively small?
Ying Zheng couldn't believe how much more could be transported.

"So how fast is it?"

Although Ying Zheng was surprised by the train's transport capacity.

But we also did not forget to ask about another key factor - speed.

There are three key points in evaluating the quality of a means of transportation.

The first is the transport capacity; the second is the speed; the third is the usage restrictions.

Zhao Yi thought for a moment and replied, "The speed should be around 50 to 60 kilometers per hour."

Fifty or sixty kilometers per hour?
Convert to Daqin units.

That's two hundred miles every hour.

Compared to this train, my imperial carriage seems like a joke.

The imperial chariot that Ying Zheng rode on his eastern tour was the largest vehicle in the Qin Dynasty, a carriage that required twelve horses to pull.

There was a small palace on the vehicle, which was equipped with all kinds of facilities.

But its total weight is only 10,000 jin, or five tons.

Moreover, its speed is only a hundred miles a day.

And that train can carry 60 tons and travel more than 200 miles in an hour!

There is such a means of transportation in the world!

Ying Zheng was completely stunned by the train data.

Zhao Yi continued: "Another advantage of the train is that it can run long distances."

"Long-distance running, what does that mean?"

"As long as there is fuel, it can keep running. It's similar to the steam engine we saw in the factory just now."

"Can it run non-stop from Jiuyuan County in the Qin Dynasty to Xianyang?"

"Yes, as long as there are railroad tracks and fuel is constantly being replenished, the trains can keep running."

God!

What kind of transportation is this!

If Daqin built all the railway tracks that Zhao Yi mentioned, it would only take one day to reach Xianyang from the Daqin border, and dozens of tons of things could be transported at the same time.

As long as there are railways, the Qin Dynasty's control over various places will be further enhanced.

And there will be no more fear of rebellion or the Huns.

After all, trains can immediately transport troops from all over the place to quell rebellions and eliminate the Huns!

"So you're making those tools to build railroads?"

"Yes, I plan to build a short-distance railway to connect Shahe County and Shahe Village."

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(End of this chapter)