With the large-scale mining equipment, it was natural to start extracting oil immediately. However, before the extraction, these mining equipment needed to be transported to the northern oil field area first. Only then could the oil be extracted smoothly.
Fortunately, there was a large railway from the capital to the north, which could be used to transport a large amount of materials. A large number of mining equipment produced in Chang 'an City were continuously transported to the north through this strategic railway.
Due to the large number of related equipment, the Northern Railway Station of Chang 'an City became extremely busy. There were large groups of people working hard regardless of day or night, especially the number of porters. The overall level of work was even more busy than the Western Railway Station of Chang' an City.
Since the establishment of the three Changan City railway stations, the Western Railway Station had always been the busiest one, followed by the Eastern Railway Station. The Northern Railway Station had always been relatively idle. After all, the Western Railway Station was responsible for the transportation of a large number of goods from various countries in the west, while the Eastern Railway Station was responsible for the transportation of densely populated areas in the east and the south.
In other words, the Western Railway Station of Chang 'an City was responsible for more than 90% of the foreign trade goods, while the Eastern Railway Station was responsible for more than 90% of the domestic trade goods. The Northern Railway Station was connected to the sparsely populated northern part of the Tang Dynasty. The neighboring countries only had sparsely populated grassland tribes. Naturally, there were fewer goods to be transported, so it was natural for the station to be idle.
Since the discovery of oil resources in the north, all kinds of personnel and materials had to be transported to the north. As a result, the attendance rate of the Northern Railway Station of Chang 'an City had greatly increased. At the busiest time, it even surpassed the Western Railway Station of Chang' an City and became the busiest railway station of the Tang Empire.
Due to the large size of many oil mining equipment, it was difficult for ordinary carriages to transport them. For this reason, Ang Lee specially developed special train carriages to transport these large equipment.
Trains full of oil mining equipment whistled to the north of the capital. They were not only carrying oil mining equipment, but also the hope of further industrialization of the Tang Empire. It was also Ang Lee's personal dream.
After the trains sped up, these large equipment only needed half a day to be transported to the oil field in the north of the capital, where they would officially begin to be installed and debugged.
As the technical director of the oil mining project, Ang Lee must often go to the site to give instructions to prevent problems that the craftsmen could not solve.
"Assistant Minister Li, the ten oil wells in this area have been installed. They will be able to produce oil tomorrow. The area next to them will also be completed tomorrow. They will be able to produce oil in a few days."
The blacksmith pointed at the blueprint while introducing it to Ang Lee.
"Not bad. You've done very well. You're much faster than the scheduled time. Continue to work hard, but you must ensure the quality. There must not be any safety accidents. Otherwise, this official will not let you off easily."
Ang Lee encouraged and gave a stern warning at the same time. After all, the safety of production was greater than the sky. Once a safety accident occurred, the consequences would be very serious, especially in the oil industry. Once there was a leak, the loss would be very huge, and even a terrible explosion would occur.
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. I will supervise him seriously. There won't be any problems."
"Hmm, that's good."
Ang Lee nodded. He walked to a higher position and overlooked the entire oil field. There was an indescribable pleasure in his heart. This feeling was really wonderful.
When he first came to the Tang Dynasty, the industrial foundation of the Tang Dynasty was basically zero. At first, Ang Lee did not intend to bring the industries of later generations into the Tang Dynasty. However, as the times changed, Ang Lee changed his mind. After all, he was a person of later generations. Since he came to the Tang Dynasty, he should bring something with him. The thing that Ang Lee could bring the most was the scientific and technological knowledge from later generations in his mind. This was the only thing that could change the Tang Dynasty and make the Tang Dynasty more powerful.
In the beginning, Ang Lee only invented some gadgets to improve the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty and make some money for himself. However, as the scientific research deepened, Ang Lee could not control himself anymore. He invented more and more things, and the changes in the Tang Empire were getting bigger and bigger. Even unimaginable things such as armored artillery vehicles, oil, railroad tracks, and trains were created.
Moreover, Ang Lee also sent out steam ships to explore and discover America, and brought back a large number of useful crops from America. He even built rubber mining workshops in the dense forests of America, which provided a steady supply of rubber resources for the Tang Dynasty and greatly promoted the industrial development of the Tang Empire.
All these achievements were changed because of his arrival, which made Ang Lee feel quite proud. If it weren't for him, the Tang Dynasty would still be poor and backward. Because of his intervention, the strength of the Tang Empire rapidly expanded several times, and it was far stronger than the surrounding countries. As a result, the surrounding countries no longer had the strength to fight against the Tang Empire. Thus, not only did he avoid the historical fate of the Tang Empire, but he also made the Tang Empire stronger and stronger.
The speed of industrialization had exceeded Ang Lee's expectations. At first, he did not intend to develop to this point, but step by step, he soon reached this point. This was not something that Ang Lee could control. It was the natural development of industrialization.
Ten oil wells stood in front of him, and a large group of craftsmen were busy adjusting the equipment to ensure that oil could be extracted normally after a day. This busy scene was very comfortable to watch.
"The industrialization of the Tang Dynasty has developed at an incredible speed. What should I invent next?"
Ang Lee said bluntly to himself. He did not know what to do next. More and more things were being invented now. The number of technical talents in the Tang Dynasty had already reached hundreds of thousands. If other affiliated industries were included, the total number of employees would be more than a million, or even several million. It could be said that it was a very huge number.
The sufficient human resources ensured that more industrial achievements could be developed, which further promoted the development of the industrialization of the Tang Empire.
Now that the petroleum-related industries had begun to develop, the next step was to develop cars. Otherwise, the petrochemical products produced would not be of much use.
In addition to cars, many petroleum refining products also had to be developed. After all, synthetic rubber and synthetic fiber were very advanced technologies. Once these things were developed, they would better promote the development of the Tang Empire.
The cost of synthetic rubber was far lower than natural rubber, and the cost of synthetic fiber was also lower than that of plant fiber. Once these two things were developed, they would greatly relieve the pressure of raw materials in the industrial and garment industries. The production price of industrial products would be lower, and the cost of making clothes would be lower. The cost of living for the common people would also be lower.
At the location of the oil field, Ang Lee sat there for half a month, personally guiding the craftsmen and watching the oil wells produce black oil.
When the oil exploitation was on the right track, Ang Lee took the train back to Chang 'an City and brought back more petroleum raw materials and the products after the oil separation.
After returning to the capital, Ang Lee had a lot of gasoline and diesel in his hands, and he transported all of them to the R&D Center to prepare for the next experiment.
The most urgent task at hand was to invent cars that could burn oil as soon as possible. Moreover, it had to be a comfortable family car. First, it would be promoted in the circle of nobles, and then gradually promoted to the homes of ordinary people.
Cars were a relatively complicated system, but after so many years of development, the industrial foundation of the Tang Empire was very good. Therefore, no matter how complicated the car system was, it could be developed.
After returning to the R&D Center, Ang Lee mobilized tens of thousands of technical personnel and began to go all out to research cars. The core of this was the development of the car engine. After all, the transmission mechanism, the car body, and the tires had already been developed. The only thing that needed to be focused on was the car engine. Eighty percent of the manpower in charge of the research of cars was studying the car engine. They carried out the detailed research bit by bit in strict accordance with the drawings provided by Ang Lee.
After so many years of development, the industrial foundation of the Tang Empire was relatively strong. In addition, with the detailed drawings provided by Ang Lee, the research of the car engine progressed very smoothly. The results were produced in just a few months. Coupled with the gasoline that had been extracted long ago and the car body that was easy to develop, the experiment could be carried out smoothly.
Under the personal guidance of Ang Lee, the assembly of an experimental car was officially started. The assembly was completed two days later, and they were waiting for the order to test it.
"How is it? Is everything ready?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Assistant Minister Li, the craftsmen have checked it more than a dozen times. There are absolutely no problems."
"Good, very good. Then let's start the experiment!"
Ang Lee officially ordered the craftsmen to test the newly developed car.
The craftsmen heard the order and immediately added gasoline to the mailbox. Then, a driver entered the driver's seat and started the car.
"Vroom vroom vroom …"
When the car was started, it made a humming sound. Ang Lee was very familiar with this sound, and his heart was immediately excited.
Sure enough, after the humming sound, the car moved forward smoothly. Although the speed was not fast, this was the set speed. As long as it could move smoothly, it was a victory. At present, the experiment had clearly been successful.
"It's starting, it's starting. Assistant Minister Li, we did it."
Seeing that the car that they had painstakingly developed for several months was finally moving, all the craftsmen jumped up excitedly. This was the joy of success, an indescribable sense of happiness.
"Good, very good. Keep driving. Speed up and drive out of the R&D Center. Run ten laps around the walls of the R&D Center."
Ang Lee ordered to test the reliability of the car engine.
When the driver heard Ang Lee's order, he immediately drove the newly developed car out of the R&D Center. According to Ang Lee's request, he ran around the outer wall of the R&D Center.
Of course, the car that had been developed so far was only an experiment. The car's appearance was very ugly, and there were no measures to reduce the noise. It could not be used as a private car. However, a series of improvements would be made to the car's appearance, practicality, and noise. After the improvements, the car could naturally be used as a private car.
And this improvement process was bound to be smooth. After all, the most core technology had been broken, and the rest were some aspects that did not require much technology. The difficulty of improvement was naturally relatively low, and success was inevitable.
Ang Lee had absolute confidence that he could produce a car suitable for family use within a few months. By then, the Tang Dynasty would be a new era.
The experimental car ran back and forth five laps around the R&D Center without the slightest malfunction, which was enough to prove the maturity and reliability of the car technology. In other words, the newly developed gasoline engine was completely usable. With this technology, the Tang Empire would once again undergo earth-shaking changes.
Before the practical car was developed, Ang Lee did not intend to publicize it. After all, the car that had been developed now was only a functional product. Ordinary people could not see the use of it at all. Only when advanced and luxurious private cars were produced could the people truly understand the great role of the car.
There was no large-scale celebration or publicity. Li An asked the craftsmen to suppress the joy of the successful research and development and put it into the next research and development work with greater enthusiasm. They would do their best to research and develop advanced cars. When the advanced and practical cars were developed, there would be a large-scale celebration and reward.
In the next few months, the craftsmen, under the guidance of Ang Lee, went all out to develop the advanced practical car. They improved the details of the engine, added devices to reduce the noise of the car, improved the car's appearance and decoration, and added a lot of functional facilities. They even installed medicinal jade in the car, so that the Tang Dynasty version of the car looked like a modern car.
Of course, due to technical limitations, the car's appearance was still a little thick. Its overall height was higher than a person's height, and it did not have the appearance of an assembly line, so its speed would definitely be limited to a certain extent. However, due to its relatively large size and larger interior space, it was still relatively comfortable to sit inside. When the chassis was raised, sitting inside it gave people a feeling of looking down from above.
Moreover, during the design, Ang Lee adopted a modular design, leaving a lot of room for improvement. It could be easily improved into a variety of cars. For example, the top could be replaced with a review car with an opening, or even completely removed the top cover and made into a sports car that could be driven around.
Of course, this small chassis could only be made into these small cars. Next, Ang Lee wanted to develop larger cars, including large transport vehicles and people vehicles. When all these cars were developed, the Tang Dynasty would undergo earth-shaking changes.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is the car. It's really beautiful!"
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