Everyone was drinking sour plum soup while waiting. The weather was too hot.
The thermometer showed that the surface temperature was more than 39 degrees Celsius in the morning.
The body temperature was higher. Li Family Zhuangzi's organizational skills were reflected.
All the people had mung bean water. It was really just water. There were not many mung beans, and there was a little salt in it.
The people only needed to drink a bamboo tube. It was mainly used to replenish electrolytes and water.
Mung beans were medicine. It increased the peristalsis and absorption of the stomach. It also relieved the burden of the gallbladder and diuresis.
The reason why licorice was not used was that some people had gastrointestinal problems and would feel uncomfortable after eating it.
Li Family Zhuangzi did not choose the best things for the people. He chose the things with the least side effects.
It was just like Li Yi's clinical practice. When other people finished the surgery, the doctor told them to wait. When they were waiting, they would fart and drink porridge.
No one said to drink milk. The doctor did not dare to. No matter what kind of milk it was, some people would be allergic.
After the surgery, if they were allergic and hospitalized again because of your doctor's advice, it would be a medical accident.
Porridge was different. Don't they usually eat? Are they allergic to food?
How could the people know so much? Anyway, it was fine as long as there was something to drink. Li Dongzhu gave it to them.
The businessmen gathered together. They were different from what they thought. They began to think about what resources were available on the road from Haizhou to Chang 'an.
The price of each item, the local supply and demand.
Finally, they considered the transportation cost. They listed some data first and then included the transportation cost. Whether it was cost-effective or not would be known.
These people were from big companies. Ordinary businessmen did not know about it at all.
"Shipping will be affected? The people who raise the boats will have a hard time? "A businessman skipped a lot of superficial things and looked at the essence.
"There is a balance. If it goes against the flow, it will be better than the train. What about going with the flow? It depends on the comprehensive cost. "
"In winter, the Yellow River stops flowing. The railway goes to Haizhou, and the Grand Canal can be connected to the railway. Ships can retreat from the Yellow River and enter the Grand Canal. There is also a demand for transportation."
"What about the season when the Yellow River is full? It depends on the price. The price of the railway. "
"It is better to look at the price of the capital than the railway."
"What is there to look at? The price of the capital does not rise or fall. Even the vegetables in the greenhouse in winter will not suddenly rise without restrictions."
"Yes! Therefore, if the Li family's farmstead stabilizes the price of goods in the capital, it will be able to stabilize the price of shipping and railway transportation. "
"Oh! Indeed, Li Dongzhu is benevolent and righteous! "
"It's still early. This is just a trial run for the train. When it can operate normally, there will be a price list."
"Li Dongzhu has a new official today, right?"
When he went out to sea, he was the Tang dynasty's Overseas Pacification Envoy and General of Heavenly Strategies. He resigned when he came back.
Last time at Hanyuan Hall, he was the Imperial Appeasing Emissary, Rank One. That night, he resigned.
Now he's the Overseas Transportation Supervisor of the Tang dynasty, and he's still at Primary Rank One. I guess he'll be gone tonight. "
"He just wants to stand in front of His Majesty in the name of the government. It's a big occasion! When it's over and he returns to the Li Family Zhuangzi, who can be closer than him? "
"I'm f * cking convinced. How can an official be like this?"
"If you can make a train, you can do it too. Let's not talk about asking you to design it. If I give you a locomotive, why don't you dismantle it and see if you can put it back?"
"I can't even dismantle it, so where should I start?"
As the merchant spoke, he went off topic as well.
Rumble, rumble, rumble. The train came back with four wagons.
The wagons were filled with crushed ores that were used as industrial additives. They were valuable.
For example, paper making, special steel smelting, special glass making, drug addition, oil refining, material synthesis …
The powder was packed in bags and put into the wagons.
There were special unloading trucks from the wagons to the unloading area.
The tracks were densely packed and there were many forks to facilitate loading and unloading.
There were no gantry cranes, but there were large hand gourds. People used their feet to pedal, like pedaling bicycles.
How difficult would it be to pull by hand? The speed was also slow, so he directly changed tools. Li Yi used this basic tool to the extreme.
He knew there were better things, such as hydraulic pressure.
The good things he exchanged were convenient for his own use. It was impossible for him to exchange for the entire Tang dynasty.
Therefore, a small crane appeared. The power was manpower. Several people pushed the wheels hard together.
Through the pulley block, several tons of things were lifted up. The crane was fixed and could not be moved, but it could be rotated.
The purpose of the rotation was to lift things up and put them on other wagons. It was the first time it was used.
"I found that as long as there are enough people, and even a steam engine to be responsible for the power, gantry cranes are not a problem."
Li Yi muttered. Gantry cranes also ran on rails, and then there were beams and pulleys.
Even if the power system required manpower and animal power, it would be easier to lift it up, not to mention the steam engine could be used.
After muttering, Li Yi shook his head again. "There's no need. What in the Tang dynasty needs gantry cranes? The small crane and manpower are enough. "
"Brother Yi, what's gantry?" Li Longji was more interested in the word 'dragon'.
"It's the crane in front. It's another kind that can lift the entire locomotive in one go. It's very easy." Li Yi explained. This dragon was not the same dragon.
"No need!" Li Longji understood. The locomotive was assembled. Why would it be lifted into the air?
If it was broken and needed to be repaired, it could be pulled by horses to another track, and it could be repaired on the track.
"Brother Yi, the railway is so long, and it requires several wagons to use one track. There are extra tracks on the side to avoid. If communication is not timely, won't we hit each other?"
Li Longji knew that they could delay the communication, but if the locomotive broke down on the way, it would be too late to tell the people in front. There were two locomotives …
"I've made a new thing. It's a short distance telegram. It's a bit difficult to make a long distance telegram. I need time.
There's also a telephone. Use a telephone line to connect to Xingqing Palace, Huangcheng, and Li Family Zhuangzi.
When we return to Zhuangzi, I'll show it to you. If it wasn't for the railway, I wouldn't have worked so hard. "
Li Yi threw out two things at once, a short distance wireless telegraph system and a wired telephone system.
Zhuangzi had enough technology. Next, he would study a long distance telegraph. He had the technology, but it depended on the industrial foundation.
"Is this a luxury item?" Bi Goo did not say anything. Song Jing helped Bi Goo ask.
"This is not for sale. It's related to the safety of the Tang dynasty." Li Yi looked at Bi Goo.
"It's not me. I didn't say that I want to collect taxes. Why are you looking at me? Oh! The Ministry of Revenue will allocate funds, right? Dial! "
Bi Goo felt wronged. He felt like he was being kidnapped.
He suddenly realized that this matter was not related to the Li Family Zhuangzi. It should be handled by the imperial court.
"Old Bi, even if you pay, I have to control it. Let's make it clear first! This includes the code. You can do it yourself, but no one else can.
When you think about it, once you do it, you will be strictly watched after you retire. There will be a period when you are free from secrecy. During this period … "
Li Yi explained the situation clearly. Whoever participated in it would have to bear the corresponding responsibilities and obligations.
If he didn't use it himself, why would he be free from secrecy? Others were free from secrecy because they were afraid that others would harm the interests of the Tang dynasty.
If he dared to harm the interests of the Tang dynasty, his lifespan …
Even if there was no lifespan requirement, he did not feel that he wanted to harm the Tang dynasty. This was his own people.
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