"Three, two, one, detonate!"
Rumble —!
Under the control of the blasting engineer who had gradually mastered the amount of explosives, half of a small hill was blown away, making way for the steel dragon to move forward.
The chief engineer of the "Coastal Railway Company" at the back waved his hand.
"Continue the construction!"
Hundreds of engineers swarmed forward with various tools in hand.
The first section to be built was the wilderness between Fort Rhodes and Key West. Although it was mainly plains, there were all kinds of terrains along the way, such as valleys, hillsides, forests, grasslands …
It was also to allow the railway workers to familiarize themselves with the laying process and conduct large-scale training.
At this time, among the construction team recruited by the Coastal Railway Company, half of them were Anumar slaves and carefully selected free people in the territory. Some soldiers were also recruited from the territory's army into the engineering team.
As long as the "Fort Rhodes – Key West" section was built, there were not many places that could be difficult for them in the vast land along the coast.
In addition, there was an official wizard and three wizard apprentices from the "Mechanical Immortality School" who were responsible for taking turns to supervise the construction. Even if there were any problems, they could solve them in time.
Moreover, the "Georgia Corridor" was originally a single-track railway. There was only one line in the transportation area, which was far less complicated than double-track or double-track railways.
Single-track was not only for one-way traffic but also two-way traffic. But in the same section or the same block, only one train was allowed to run at a time. The intersection of trains in opposite directions and the passing of trains in the same direction all needed to be done at the station or in the bypass line.
In the current era where the steam industry was just starting, single-track railways were enough to meet the territory's transportation requirements.
The 368-kilometer Georgia Corridor was expected to be built in a year. After the construction team was trained, the construction of the entire Faletis colony would only be faster.
Moreover, the Abayache Mountains that ran from the north to the south were rich in coal. Every station along the railway could provide sufficient fuel, so there was no pressure on the logistics.
Standing on a small hill not far away, Elvin held his jeweled cane in his hand and nodded silently.
"My path as an infrastructure maniac has officially started here."
He had already received news that the first batch of refugees from Ilya had already landed in St. Elvin. Combined with the news they brought, it could be expected that there would be a large number of new immigrants from Ilya in the future.
Many of them came here as indentured slaves. They were in desperate need of a new job that could support their families.
These people should be enough to make this large-scale railway project land smoothly.
During this process, Elvin would also make use of his first-mover advantage to set the standards. Starting from setting the track width at 1435mm, the standard for steam locomotives would be the same. This would allow him to seize the technological high ground in the field of railway transportation.
With this as the starting point, any region that used the Binhai Railway Company's technology in the future would have to follow their standards. It would help Elvin gain absolute authority and even a monopoly in this industry.
"This is the running track of the steam locomotive? Can this creation really carry more cargo than a merchant ship and be faster than a galloping horse? "
Beside Elvin, Anthony and Dilis looked down at the busy construction site with sparkling eyes.
"Of course, you'll know when the project is completed. In fact, this is one of the projects I'm going to share with the kingdom. The bigger the base, the better the effect of boosting the economy. I regard this as a milestone in the steam industrial revolution! "
Elvin praised himself without blushing.
In fact.
Since he entered the core of the kingdom's power last year, and Georgia was also on the list of the kingdom's arms suppliers, all the procedures were very hasty and simple in order to prepare for the war against the rebels.
Now, the kingdom was about to accept the Volkan Metals Company and enter the military and industrial production system led by "Violet Eyes." The results of the research would determine Volkan's position in the kingdom's industrial chain.
In this framework, setting prices and process standards, quickly handling international patents, initiating investments, mediating internal disputes, acting as an import and export agent, coordinating relations with the governments of various countries … all kinds of functions were available.
Elvin always thought long-term.
He could guide the direction of industrialization, but for the industry to truly take shape, it required the concerted efforts of thousands of follow-up researchers and industrial workers.
People who wanted to take advantage of everything would never have a bright future. The Tulip was the most advanced area of the steam industry. Since there was such an opportunity, he would be a fool not to take advantage of it.
The technical team that had been developing for decades, the industrial workers that were gradually maturing, the supporting upstream and downstream industrial chains, and the huge consumer market, were all great assets.
At least in the new continent, except for the Shilius people who could dig gold out of the soil, the spending power of the other areas was very impressive. At least in the next few decades, the Old Continent would not be shaken as the center of the world.
Just like what he said about Lady Raven, culture, system, and technology were like heredity. Blind isolation and exclusion were like inbreeding, which would lead to deformities and premature deaths.
The School of Alchemy's sea monster pointer, alchemy bombs, alchemy stones, sniper rifles, Behemoth's Breath potion, and the essence of alchemy's technology, [Legendary Warship, Steam Fortress], were not to be underestimated.
Of course, Elvin would not make such a low-level mistake.
Today, Anthony and Dilis were the early contacts on behalf of "Violet Eyes" and "Light of Alchemy". Because of their good personal relationship with Elvin, they were given a good job on this trip.
It could also be called a honeymoon trip.
"I didn't expect Anthony to have successfully become an official wizard after not seeing him for a few years. In the end, the two of you even got together. Childhood sweethearts are envious of others."
Elvin was a little emotional.
He still remembered what Dilis had said before. She wanted to raise her own value to resist the political marriage and the boring life of a wife and child in a large family that was only based on benefits.
But now that she had reached the marriageable age, she still walked into the hall of marriage with the children of the big families as fate had set in stone.
But the relationship between the childhood sweethearts was just a matter of course. Although the marriage was a factor, there was also a meaningful relationship. At least their married life seemed to be very harmonious, and there was nothing bad about it.
The newlyweds looked at each other and smiled sweetly. Then, Anthony bowed solemnly.
"Elvin, thank you for giving me part of the research and development of the" sonar ". Together with the knowledge accumulation of the" Siren's Song ", I was able to obtain the groundbreaking results that satisfied my advancement."
In the three branches of the "Alchemy School", when one was promoted to an official wizard, they needed to complete their own groundbreaking results. Although the requirements were far less stringent than the requirements of the "Activation School" wizards, it was not something that ordinary people could easily accomplish alone.
No matter how simple this kind of result was, it was not as perfunctory as the utility model that Elvin could buy casually for two thousand dollars in his previous life.
Dilis, whose mental strength had already reached the standard, was obviously stuck at this step.
The most direct result was that the official wizard Anthony already had a long lifespan, but as an apprentice, Dilis was almost the same as an ordinary person. There was no need for a hundred years, just a few decades later, the difference between the two would be like heaven and earth.
"This is nothing. When the" Siren's Song "was invented, we worked together to complete it. It was only a flash of inspiration away from the" sonar ". Maybe you don't need my help, you will be able to think of it sooner or later.
Oh right, when you got married last year, I was on the battlefield and did not care about other things. Now is the time to make up for it. "
In the Alchemy School, the "Light of Alchemy" guild's eldest daughter Dilis was in the "Magic Potions" branch, while the eldest son of the noble alliance's Cramer family, Anthony, was in the "Alchemy Tools and Enchantment Engineering" branch.
The Cramer family was an ancient family that had taken root in New Ewen Port when it was still a noble's fief. In essence, they were the leader of the noble alliance. Although they did not reach the level of the 59th member of the parliament, they were just below him.
Also, unlike the Amor family that had been separated from the core of the kingdom's power for a long time, the Cramer family that had been farming in the kingdom's mainland had complicated relationships. There were also several official wizards in the family that belonged to the "Violet Eyes", and their potential was huge.
With the rapid development of the steam engine industry, the "Light of Alchemy" guild of alchemists (mechanical engineers) was the only wizard's subordinate force that could openly appear in the public eye and under the eyes of the church.
It represented the general trend and trend.
In the great revolution of productivity, the "Alchemy School" was just a simple research and development department. In order to truly enter the thousands of households, it could not do without the transformation process from technology to product, and this key step was the work of the "Light of Alchemy".
Although Dilis' family only managed the "Light of Alchemy" within the Kingdom of Faletis, because of their position in the kingdom, their influence was already very good, and they maintained close relations and cooperation with the guilds of other countries.
The two of them could be considered as winners in life, and their relationship had always been good, and they had not stopped contacting each other for many years.
Even with Elvin's current status and power, this relationship was worth some effort for him to continue to maintain. In his opinion, friendship and benefits did not conflict, and it was more stable to have a relationship.
"Dilis, take a look at this first."
Elvin took out a bottle of "biological enzyme preparation" that he obtained from analyzing the [Lesser Elixir of Immortality] and handed it to Dilis who was full of curiosity.
"It's a small substance produced by the metabolism of a certain supernatural creature, and it's even smaller than the cells of human cognition.
It can significantly enhance cell activity and slow down aging, and as long as you continue to consume this medicine from the age of 35, your natural lifespan can be extended by 30%! "
"This …"
Dilis's body trembled slightly, and she felt that the door to a new world was slowly opening for her.
In the past, the main raw materials for the preparation of potions were plants and biological materials from nature. This kind of research that explored the microscopic world and discovered the mysteries of the human body, made Dilis, an apprentice of the "Potion" branch, deeply fascinated.
"Although the main research direction of" Potion "now is' buff ', the fundamental use is still' treatment '. Other than this life-prolonging medicine, I can also provide you with a research direction, which is also in the field of biomedicine products, and that is … vaccines! "
Vaccines were automatic immunizations made from pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, etc.) and their metabolites, through artificial attenuation and inactivation, to prevent infectious diseases.
If it could be released, it would definitely be a milestone in modern medicine.
The two of them, however, were confused by this unfamiliar new term.
"Vaccines?"
Elvin smiled mysteriously at them.
"Let's go, we'll talk about this another day. It's time to get down to business. Since you've come all the way to the New World, I'll let you see the new weapons developed by the Volkan Metals Company, and personally experience what it means to be immoral! "
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