Steel Dynasty - Chapter 868
[Chapter 866 Tap Water]
“Congressman Brandon, this is the steam locomotive of Great Chongqing. It is so great. How great would it be if we in the Netherlands could build such a railway?”
Amidst the roar of the steam locomotive, a Dutch businessman was envious. said.
There was a strange light in Brandon’s eyes. In the past two years, the trade between the Netherlands and Great Chongqing has increased unabated, and the two sides have gained some trust in each other.
Now he is coming to Dayu with the mission of the parliament.
“It will happen in the future, but before that we need to maintain good relations with the Great Chongqing.” Brandon said that the Netherlands’ foreign trade with the Great Chongqing has made European countries jealous.
In addition to them, there are other European countries that want to establish relations with Great Chongqing, but because these countries do not have strong navies, they can only look back and sigh.
However, this is cheaper for them. Nobles from some countries are trying to purchase goods from Great Chongqing through the Netherlands.
“Today is already late. Tomorrow morning we will ask to see the Emperor of Chongqing. You can prepare the documents and try to achieve more cooperation this time.” Brandon kept his eyes on the steam locomotive.
Other businessmen nodded. It takes four or five months to go to the Netherlands from Dayu to half a year. It is not easy to come here. They can only cherish every opportunity.
While the group was marveling at the steam locomotive of Great Chongqing, Xiao Ming was meeting members of the research room in the royal study.
The members of this research laboratory are composed of six people, the person in charge of which is named Gao Qian.
“Did you design this city’s water supply system?” Sitting on his chair, Xiao Ming turned around and looked at the six nervous people.
As Qingzhou Government attaches great importance to science and technology, large and small research laboratories are now blooming all over Qingzhou University, and the Patent Office receives various patents every day.
After six or seven years of training, the talents of the former Bowen College began to give back the knowledge they learned to Great Chongqing.
Although Lin Wentao is a genius, successors are constantly emerging. They study different things from Lin Wentao and are also proving their worth.
“Yes, Your Majesty, everyone from Qingzhou City to the royal family and the common people are using well water and river water. This is very inconvenient and cannot meet the supply of restaurants. After the common people designed the tap water system, many businessmen were willing to invest in the construction. But the grassroots people think that this water cannot be given to merchants,” Gao Qian said.
Xiao Ming nodded. Great Chongqing has made great progress in military industry in recent years, but there are still many shortcomings in food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now with the improvement of industrial capacity, tap water should be upgraded.
“Well, you did the right thing. In this case, I will give you an imperial edict to establish the Great Yu State Water Supply Company. The six of you will be responsible for establishing the water supply system for Qingzhou.” He is used to using tap water in modern times, but he is looking forward to it. system.
Historically, urban water supply in Europe has developed greatly after the 16th century. London first used water pumps to pump water. Cast iron pipes began to be used in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the early 19th century, Britain invented the first water treatment facilities – sedimentation tanks and sand filters. From the late 19th to the early 20th century, disinfection measures for urban water supply gradually appeared in Europe.
In China, the first water company was established in the late Qing Dynasty, but the purpose was to provide fire-fighting water for the Old Summer Palace.
For Xiao Ming, he does not need to start from scratch to develop tap water. Instead, he plans to skip the previous stages and directly let the tap water enter the sedimentation tank and sand filter.
It’s just that he didn’t have the luxury of using chlorine for disinfection, because the emergence of electricity made it possible to produce chlorine on a large scale.
Gao Qian and others were overjoyed when they heard this. In this way, they, like Lin Wenyao and Lu Tong, successfully changed from ordinary students to members of the official company of the Great Chongqing.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Gao Qian and others said in unison.
Xiao Ming nodded. He looked at the structure diagram of the reciprocating water pump on the drawing and said, “This water pump shoots well. I will give it to the machinery factory and let them produce it for you.”
The mechanism of the reciprocating water pump and the structure of the steam engine More or less, it consists of a cylindrical cylinder, cylinder plug, and cast iron water pipe, and the power is provided by a steam engine.
Because the reciprocating motion of the steam engine is consistent with the principle of this water pump, the back and forth motion makes the air in the cylinder tend to become a vacuum, so that the water is sucked in and then flows out from the water pipe.
So when Xiao Ming saw this design, he was very satisfied, because this reciprocating water pump can be used as a large machine for pumping river water.
“If that’s the case, we will build the water tower first. After all, according to the common people’s knowledge, water pipes were already reserved in Qingzhou City when the drainage system was first built. From this, it seems that the emperor is really far-sighted.” Forget about flattering.
Xiao Ming smiled. The construction of Qingzhou not only reserved space for running water, but also reserved space for electric power construction. He knew the development of science and technology clearly. Naturally, he would not demolish and build again, build and demolish again. Stupid things.
“Okay, let’s do it this way. As for the construction costs, you go to the cabinet for approval.” Xiao Ming said.
Gao Qian thanked him again and then left with the members.
Qian Dafu shouted: “Next.”
After a while, three more people arrived in the imperial study. Like Gao Qian, they were all from the research room.
Now, in order to speed up the application of various scientific and technological items in Great Chongqing, Xiao Ming is now a guest of various research laboratories.
But this was not his first initiative, and the same was true in Europe in this era. Both the royal family and the nobility were happy to witness various technological inventions.
“Your Majesty, the grassroots people have brought the plan of biogas street lamps, and I hope that the Emperor will take a look at it.” A young man wearing the uniform of Qingzhou College presented a drawing to Xiao Ming.
“I have gained quite a lot today. One is tap water, and the other is this methane street lamp. The methane tank outside Qingzhou City can provide methane. It seems that you have put a little thought into it.” Xiao Ming said with emotion.
The young leader said: “Originally we were studying gas street lamps, but obtaining gas was far less complicated than obtaining biogas, so we designed biogas street lamps instead, but the principles are still the same.” “
Yes, Qingzhou is becoming more and more prosperous now, and this night is also We should add some bright colors.” He said to the young man: “I have approved this project and approved the money. You are responsible for supervising the construction.”
The young man was happy and disappointed when he heard this. It was obvious that his design was not high-end. It’s important, but although you can’t enter the royal company like Gao Qian, you can still earn some money to continue studying.
After calming down, the other two of them thanked Xiao Ming.
Noticing the young man’s expression, he said: “Don’t be discouraged. In my opinion, your research direction is right. Both biogas and gas are very important energy sources. You may be able to continue your research in depth. In the future, these things will not be It’s worse than running water or electricity.”
(End of chapter)
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