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During this period, all kinds of popular things in Chang'an City were one after another.

There is no need to mention major events like Li Shimin's southern tour.

Even the appearance of Honor One, Honor Two and Honor Three has constantly attracted everyone's attention.

As for the new bicycles in the permanent bicycle workshop, there is no need to mention it.

Now walking on various streets of Chang'an City, you can hear the crisp sound of "Dingling" from time to time.

Needless to say, there must be a new permanent bicycle nearby.

These changes in horse-drawn carriages and bicycles naturally had a certain impact on the steam locomotive workshop of the Laoniu Transportation Team.

"Jingmu, I think we can also cooperate with Michelin rubber workshops to produce a batch of pneumatic tires specifically used in steam locomotives.

After several years of development, our steam locomotives are no longer as bulky as they were before.

Just enlarge the pneumatic tires tried on Honor 2 to a few times and you can use them on our steam locomotive.

Nowadays, there are many people buying four-wheeled carriages in Chang'an City, but I think steam locomotives are obviously more promising than four-wheeled carriages.”

Lao Hansan and Jing Mu have been staying in the steam locomotive workshop these days, discussing what the new steam locomotive should be designed.

In recent years, Lao Hansan has invested money in this workshop.

However, judging from the current situation, this workshop has barely achieved a break-even.

If the money you lost before was included, Lao Hansan would not earn a penny.

If the Laoniu Transportation Team had not developed well in the business in recent years, Lao Hansan would probably not be able to hold on.

"Shopkeeper Lao, using pneumatic tires is naturally a good way to greatly improve the comfort performance of our steam locomotives.

However, I think the new steam locomotive cannot just focus on the wheels, but should start from the carriage.

In the previous products, except for those who drive steam locomotives, there were only two or three people on the entire steam locomotive.

It is very practical, which means that some playboys buy it as toys.

If we combine the function of a four-wheeled carriage, we will make this steam locomotive into a small truck-like shape.

On the one hand, you can transport goods at the back, and on the other hand, you can also install sofas and other related things to make the carriage of the steam locomotive achieve the same effect as the carriage."

If Jingmu used to take the sedan route, then now they want to take the van or small truck route.

In the era of the Tang Dynasty, this adjustment was actually in line with market laws.

After all, few owners drive carriages or steam locomotives in person.

At this time, what the workshop needs to consider is how to make the passengers have a comfortable riding experience.

Compared with horse-drawn carriages, steam locomotives do not require livestock and are simpler to take care of everyday life.

And the power of today's steam locomotives has improved, and even if three horses work together, they are not an opponent.

So if you just walk on a flat road, the steam locomotive still has a lot of room for use.

This is also the reason why Lao Hansan is willing to continue investing and reuse it.

"You mean to make our steam locomotive like Honor 2, but instead of horses on the front of the car, it's a steam engine instead?"

After Lao Hansan digested Jingmu's words, he confirmed it.

"Yes! The acceptance of four-wheeled carriages is already very high, and we can make good use of this advantage.

To some extent, our steam locomotives have many similarities with trains running on the railway.

But we don’t need rails, and it’s equivalent to only having a shorter car.”

With this metaphor of Jingmu, Lao Hansan immediately understood it.

"Improving in your direction seems to be more in line with everyone's perception.

It is difficult for everyone to accept something that is too advanced."

After so many years of hard work, Lao Hansan naturally hopes that the steam locomotive workshop can make money for himself.

Otherwise, if he loses money every year, he doesn't want to keep such a loss-making product.

“Yes, that’s true! And our new steam locomotive can be divided into several types.

Among them, smaller steam engines can be further selected for carrying people, so that the entire steam locomotive will not appear so bulky.

This is the real meaning of application.

As for steam locomotives that transport cargo, we can increase the number of wheels under the carriage to improve its load-bearing capacity.

In addition, I think the steam locomotives used in mines that were previously more successful can continue to develop as a separate development direction.

Our workshop can now do not lose money, but it is all because of the profits brought by these special steam locomotives.

Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is in charge of great power, all kinds of construction will surely be in full swing.

At that time, no matter whether there is a demand for our steam locomotives on each construction site, there will be a demand for each mining area."

Jingmu also has a certain understanding of Li Kuan's style of doing things.

Obviously, the number of various projects in the next step of the Tang Dynasty will definitely only increase, not decrease.

You will know it by looking at the railway from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, which has officially started construction.

The construction cost of such a railway of more than a thousand miles is extremely high.

But the court finally chose to build it.

The impact of this railway on the entire Workshop City alone on the industry and commerce of the Tang Dynasty was very huge.

It involves a large number of craftsmen and helpers, and a large number of various materials, providing many opportunities for countless workshops.

"Well, I think what you said is pretty good!

Then the next step of the development of steam locomotive workshops will be promoted in this direction.

Try to come up with new products as soon as possible within three months.”

Lao Hansan still trusts Jingmu very much.

After listening to him, I thought for a while and chose to believe him.

"It doesn't take three months for the shopkeeper to do it! Our steam engine is ready-made. As long as the pneumatic tires are in place, it is not difficult for us to re-made a car.

I guess this month or next month, there will be a new steam locomotive on the streets of Chang'an City."

Jingmu is still very familiar with the projects he is responsible for.

How long does it take to complete it, he naturally calculated it in his mind.

"That's the best! It's just that you can't sacrifice quality for speed and quality, otherwise it will be difficult to change everyone's opinion in the future."

Merchants of this era still attach great importance to reputation.

There are still relatively few real unscrupulous businessmen.

Because in the feudal period based on the interactions of acquaintances and merchants, the living space of unscrupulous merchants was relatively small.

At least in the cooperation between workshops, there is no survival soil for unscrupulous merchants.

As for some workshops trying every means to deceive the people, that is another problem.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing will definitely not happen!"

Jingmu is in the Laoniu Transportation Team for stability and does not aim to attack higher goals.

So naturally, I won’t do anything to fish through the river.

...

Rao Yongxiang is the dean of the Chemical College of Guanshishan Academy.

As an expert in oil refining, Rao Yongxiang has a very high status in the academic circle.

In recent years, the rapid popularization of kerosene lamps has given Rao Yongxiang a relatively high reputation among the people.

However, during this period, his research direction has turned a corner, which makes people a little confused.

"Master, whether it is heating the water into steam by burning honeycomb coal or using kerosene to heat the water, the efficiency of the steam engine has not changed significantly."

In the laboratory of the School of Chemical Engineering, Lian Zhijian confirmed the experimental data over and over again and gave his own judgment.

During this period, due to the emergence of steam engines, many workshops in Datang have undergone considerable changes.

After taking the train from Chang'an City to Luoyang, Rao Yongxiang became interested in steam engines.

Today's steam engines all achieve the ultimate driving effect by burning honeycomb coal.

As an oil expert, Rao Yongxiang obviously looks down on honeycomb coal.

He has conducted experiments and compared that the same weight of honeycomb coal and kerosene can provide completely different heat.

So he felt that if kerosene or other petroleum processing products could be used as fuel for the steam engine, the efficiency of the steam engine should be greatly improved.

But reality is cruel.

After many experiments, no experimental data was obtained that supported his conjecture.

"No! The energy density of kerosene is obviously much higher than that of honeycomb coal, but the steam engine has not changed at all.
To be continued...