Chapter 149: 149 Railways and War
Chapter 149 149 Railways and War
On the third day after the Earl was laid to rest, the weather in Beiling was still good. There were no clouds in the sky and the sun was shining brightly. Even the temperature had risen a lot.
Tang Mo lay on the soft bed and opened his eyes. Today was the day he was leaving Beiling and returning to Bunas.
He carefully moved the slender arms hanging on his chest to the side, got out of bed and stretched.
Alice sleepily hugged his waist from behind and said sweetly: "Stay for a few more days... I don't want you to leave so soon."
"There are too many things waiting for me to do. I can't do it without leaving Wenrou Township." Tang Mo held Alice's tender arm and comforted him: "Soon, the railway will be built to Beiling. By then, It may only take you 5 hours to get to Bunas.”
“Don’t lie to me.” Alice felt that there couldn’t be such a fast car in the world that could shorten the distance between two places.
"How could I be willing to lie to you..." Tang Mo moved Alice's arm away, turned around and looked into her eyes: "Trust me."
I have to say that Alice’s eyes are very big and beautiful. They were a pair of eyes that could see light. Although they had lost their aura a few days ago, they seemed to be more agile now.
The power of love is indeed great. It nourishes young girls, or should be called young women now.
A woman is chasing a man with a veil. Although Tang Mo is not willing to take advantage of others, the fragile Alice takes the initiative to give her body. Tang Mo really has no reason to continue to be Liu Xiahui.
He is just cautious, not a gentleman. There was a beautiful woman who was like a fairy and threw herself into his arms. There was no reason for him to take the initiative to push her away.
So, just yesterday, the two people finally got together and got together.
Although it is not good to do this during the Earl's funeral, it is obvious that if he does not leave something for Alice, the new Earl of Northridge will definitely not let him go easily.
However, Tang Mo felt that he had stayed in Beiling for too long, so he had to rush back to Bunas to see the development results of Bunas after he left.
Originally, Tang Mo was not the kind of person who cherished the love between his children, so he kissed Alice again, and then said, "Beiling is yours now, Lord Earl."
"If I marry you..." Alice looked at Tang Mo with watery eyes and said softly.
"Don't be stupid, it belongs to you." Tang Mo interrupted her and said, "This is your father's business. You have to help your father take care of everything here... This is your responsibility, and my responsibility."
"Then I'll wait for you here! My dear." Alice bit her lip, feeling very charming at this moment.
A cute girl only needs one man to turn into a lustful woman, Tang Mo swallowed his saliva.
The Hero's Tomb is the Tomb of Beauty, and Gentle Township is sometimes the Tomb of Heroes. By the time Tang Mo thought of his grand ambition for hegemony again, it was already the next morning.
However, this time, Alice did not keep Tang Mo, but left the room before Tang Mo woke up.
She went to the mine to inspect and made a decisive move. After Tang Mo had breakfast in Wolf City, he returned to Bunas with his guards and Weiss.
As for Tiger, he stayed in Beiling. On the one hand, it helps Alice control the army, and on the other hand, it also gives Tiger a chance to find Chumro in Beiling.
“You’re back.” When Tang Mo returned to his office, he found Roger, Leo, Matthews and others there.
He took off his coat, hung it on the wall, sighed and said, "Why are you all here?"
“There’s been too much bad news lately, so we decided to give you a surprise.” Roger explained to Tang Mo with a smile.
"You won't let me guess, will you?" Tang Mo took off the pistol under his arm and looked at everyone and asked.
"Okay, that's it, master, our light bulbs have been produced, and the effect is very good." Matthews opened his mouth and reported to Tang Mo the results they obtained after Tang Mo left.
He showed off proudly, then took out a round light bulb from his pocket and handed it to Tang Mo like a treasure.
Tang Mo took the light bulb that he had seen many times in another world and could hardly see anymore, and looked at it carefully.
The tungsten wire inside has been processed to be very fine, and tungsten is actually a rare material in Bunas.
To be honest, Tang Mo spent a lot of money to get this kind of raw material. But after seeing the finished product, he knew it would be worth it. "It's worth it! Absolutely worth it!" Roger, who seemed to have figured out what Tang Mo was thinking, who had always felt that Tang Mo purchased rare materials at a high price, said excitedly.
He has seen this thing glowing in a factory. When the entire factory is illuminated by a few light bulbs, the night is no longer so long.
Because the lighting is so good, some workers are even reluctant to leave the factory after get off work. They just gather there, chatting and playing cards happily.
As one of the easiest games to popularize, cards have been spread in Tang Mo's factory. Everyone likes to play a few games in their free time. If the bet is not too big, Parker will not interfere too much.
"We have used this kind of light bulbs in several new factories. The work there is almost non-stop now. Some new workers were replaced at night. Working overtime, our production speed of rails has been directly increased to the original two hours. Times!" Matthews said proudly.
There are no labor laws these days, so three shifts definitely don’t exist. Two shifts are enough to achieve 24-hour production.
Tang Mo felt even more inhuman. Even though he worked the night shift, there was no night shift subsidy. Everyone received the same salary as when they worked during the day.
Those workers are even willing to work the night shift so that they can use the daylight to go out after get off work, saving them the trouble of using candles and oil lamps when they go to work during the day and go home at night.
“Another workshop that uses light bulbs for lighting is the train production workshop. We have already manufactured two locomotives and the third one is in production.”
“The train from Bunas to Station 2 can leave once a day, which is so convenient. Workers can even take the train to work, and it can also transport goods from the terminal to Station 2.”
Tang Mo’s railway tracks have been connected. From the self-operated dock to the factory area, and then to the No. 2 station in the vicious forest, Tang Mo’s industries have been connected by the railway tracks.
With a distance of less than twenty kilometers, a round trip by train only takes 40 minutes at most. This efficiency is enough to make the horse-drawn carriage drivers stunned.
There was no way, what Tang Mo brought out directly was a mature design that had been tested for decades, so as soon as its performance appeared, it completely crushed all other means of transportation in this era.
With this thing, transportation will become very convenient, and wars will therefore revolve around railways and transportation lines.
That kind of aimless attack will turn into a fierce battle for transportation nodes along the transportation lines. What Tang Mo is building is not just transportation lines, but lifelines.
As long as he is willing, the goods departing from Beiling now can be transferred by train to Bunas as long as they are transported to Station 2.
Of course, because of the short distance and the time required for unloading and loading, the advantages of such transshipment may not be obvious yet.
But once Tang Mo breaks through the Vicious Forest and connects the railway to Beiling, the advantages of railway transportation will immediately show.
By then, the distance between Northridge and Bunas will become almost non-existent, and the two places will be completely connected as a whole, becoming the Northridge-Bunas economic circle.
"What about our secret weapon? Is it already ready?" Tang Mo looked at Matthews aside and asked curiously.
"Yes! Master! This may be the most powerful weapon made by mankind so far!" Matthews' expression became serious and he said solemnly: "With it, Bunas will be invulnerable and become The strongest fortress!”
“Let’s go and see our new toy.” Tang Mo motioned for a few people to follow him, and soon they arrived at the platform.
Taking the train, Tang Mo and others soon arrived at Station No. 2, which had been built by Tang Mo into a new secret factory. In the building of this factory, Tang Mo's new weapons, which had begun to take shape, were parked.
C80 howitzer! A behemoth that was improved from the C64 field gun! This guy weighs two tons, and its caliber has jumped from 75mm to 120mm, and its range has reached an astonishing 6 kilometers.
This thing actually has very poor maneuverability, and is almost at the limit of what a war horse can drag. It was cumbersome to deploy and the ammunition was heavy.
But...Tang Mo had a train, and he produced a batch of flatbed wagons to carry these cannons. Relying on pre-laid rails, his artillery can quickly maneuver to wherever they are needed and then fire immediately.
This is almost the prototype of the train gun, and it is a very domineering prototype. One of Tang Mo's trains can pull a dozen cannons and a large number of artillery shells to the battlefield, giving a head-on blow to the enemy attacking Bunas from any direction.
Tang Mo actually only needs to deploy a dozen cannons to provide artillery support everywhere, which greatly reduces his defense pressure.
So, no matter which position Cyric attacks Tang Mo from, they actually have to face Tang Mo's super fire support.
Just judging from the caliber and quality of the artillery, Cyric has already lost, and lost very thoroughly.
(End of this chapter)