Chapter 525: Tolerance is a virtue

"Hi, no, this wear is still too serious!"
The scientific maniac named ‘Calvin George’, holding a wrench in his hand, looked at the steam locomotive in front of him and couldn’t help but sigh.
Months have passed, and since the first steam locomotive was built, it has to be replaced almost every month, because the results cannot always satisfy him and Gregory.
Turning around, he looked at Gregory whose clothes had become as dirty as him. Calvin scratched his messy hair. "Gregory, what do you say?"
Although as the minister of the Imperial Research and Development Department, whimsy can always fill Calvin's head, but now this kind of thing is obviously not within the scope of what he can handle.
He was able to create many novel things, but he rarely modified something that had already been made. This is not his strong point. This kind of thing is generally left to his subordinates or the Imperial Manufacturing Department to do.
The impact of the changes in the Black Forest on the Sloane Mendes continent is much more serious than they thought. It is said that in winter, excessive water elements coat the desert area on the southern border of the empire. Looking at the carpet, the income is a piece of white, and even the soldiers who have been tired of Huangsha can suffer from snow blindness.
Until now, as it is close to the summer, Gregory still wears long sleeves, but fortunately the snow has melted away and thanks to the snow, this year may be another bumper harvest.
He stood beside Calvin, holding a wrench in his hand, and looked at a hexagonal nut in front of him. The quadrilateral was too straight, and the octagon was too cumbersome to produce. Finally, the production standard of the nut It is hexagonal.
In fact, this steam locomotive not only has problems with wear, but also has more or less serious problems in other aspects.
The problem of how to control the speed can be put together with the problem of wear. In addition, although their steam engine is reduced in size and power, the consumption is also greater-they can’t always install a basket of coal on the car. Right?
The miniaturized road was blocked, and that road couldn't go through at all, so after several improvements, the steam locomotive grew bigger and bigger, but in this way, their initial ideas would be completely abandoned.
R & D requires a lot of investment, and your majesty also has enough patience. After realizing the potential of steam locomotives, he immediately allocated a lot of funds to them, but now there are too many problems, and neither of them has the confidence to complete this. thing.
The members of the manufacturing department and the research and development department were busy walking behind them, either gathered together to discuss the design of a certain part, or worked hard alone to think about how to improve the steam locomotive.
Without exception, everyone seems to be very busy, even those who are standing still frown, their mouths frowning.
Gregory took a deep breath and closed his eyes: "Let me think about it..."
Not only the wear of wheels and axles, but also the damage to the ground.
Because the steam locomotive is too powerful and too heavy, the wooden structure cannot support it. Once it runs, it can easily fall apart, so they replaced the wheels with metal, but the metal wheels cannot satisfy them.
Metal wheels are able to support the operation of the locomotive, but the problem is that the weight is too large and the damage to the ground is too great. If you are driving in the city, it will not work. If you are driving in the wilderness...it may also be difficult because of the large size and weight Large, it is difficult to cross certain terrain.
The locomotive is bulky, and it should be difficult to destroy, but in fact, as long as the person who has worked with it knows that this machine is actually very fragile, once the balance in the car body is destroyed, then the entire car will collapse directly .
Therefore, the locomotive is not suitable for driving in places where the road conditions are not very good. This is what their majesty does not know. If they want to continue this project, they can only report good news and no worry for the time being, and then explain because it is the early stage of the project There are still many problems to be solved, but the results are fruitful.
"I heard... there is a new building material called "cement" in Mendes mainland..."
Among the sounds of discussion, one voice is particularly prominent.
People turned to look at the proposer. The proposer hurriedly waved his hand and hurriedly said: "I just heard-I heard that there is a new building material called'cement' there, not only able to build houses, It can also be paved, which is much cheaper than paving with stone slabs, and it is also much easier, and the cost is very low!"
Upon hearing this, Gregorian raised his eyebrows and looked back, "Legend of Sadness?"
"Uh..." The proposer slightly stunned and quickly nodded. "Yes, sorrowful wind leader! The Guanghui Church sent people to study there before, and brought a lot of things back. "Cement" is one of them. ..."
His voice is getting smaller and smaller. This is when he suddenly remembered it. It was because of the tragic wind that they had to expose the existence of the ‘factory’ in the empire.
Because of the sad wind collar, their plan went bankrupt, so now he mentions the sad wind collar...
"...How exactly?" Gregory asked.
"what?"
The proposer was stunned again, but then thought, this is Minister Gregory, so there is nothing surprising.
"Hardness is not as good as stone. The characteristic is lower cost. I saw it before when I went to visit relatives in Lolandal. The road has been covered with a layer of cement. And it seems that Beifengling recently introduced a new kind of new The material, called'concrete', is said to be improved on the basis of cement. How exactly..." The proposer shook his head, "I don't know."
Because the Black Forest is separated from the Inland Sea, the communication between the Sloane Mendes continent is not as frequent and convenient as it was thousands of years ago. It needs to bypass the coast from the ship before it can reach the opposite continent.
Maybe their news has been behind for a long time, but this is also a way of thinking.
"Don’t resent them, maybe our previous plan went bankrupt, but now think about it, there are many loopholes in the plan, even without them, we will not necessarily succeed, but after this battle, we realized many problems, There have been a lot of gains. Therefore, to find the technology for producing cement, whether you steal or grab it, you can buy it if you can. In short, we must get it."
Gregor knocked on the metal shell of the locomotive with a wrench and looked at people's eyes seriously. "If it doesn't work~EbookFREE.me~We think about other ways, we must make the steam locomotive!"
Members of the Empire Manufacturing Department and the R&D Department may have difficulty seeing the potential behind this invention, but he and Calvin both looked far away. When he first submitted a project upgrade application to His Majesty, Calvin went.
Although one focuses only on machinery and one prefers magic, there is no doubt that they are all people who work hard for this country, and they are very different from nobles, otherwise they will not be able to sit in this position.
"Gregory, you said..."
After Gregory issued orders to his subordinates, Calvin licked his lips, suddenly grinned, and made a crazy suggestion to his friends and opponents: "You said, since you can't drive on ordinary roads , Then can we make a special road for the steam locomotive to run?"
"Can't drive in a special environment and certain terrain, then can't we create an environment where the locomotive can operate normally?"
"Of course, I know it's crazy, maybe it will cost a lot of money, but you also know how important a transportation line is to war. If we can speed up the speed and quality of transportation, then it will be right The war situation has changed a lot."
After hearing Calvin's words, Gregory did not rush to object, but calmed down and began to think about the feasibility of this matter.
"As long as there is a result, we can continue to study. His Majesty is an acute person. Although he knows that R&D is a very costly and time-consuming thing, His Majesty can't wait..." Calvin smiled, looking like It was a madman with a big white tooth, "Gregory, what do you say?"
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