Chapter 281

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66th Year of the Great Yan Calendar.

In this year.

In various parts of the Great Yan Kingdom.

One could see the Great Yan Army holding long spears, driving martial artists and immortal cultivators to busily pave railways.

Their physiques were different from ordinary people, and the construction speed was very fast.

After a year of construction.

The vast territory of the Great Yan Kingdom……

Had successively built more than ten iron tracks spanning east, west, south, and north.

And……

These iron tracks had all started to run smoothly.

The steam carriage also because of the appearance of iron tracks……

Underwent improvements again.

It became two-section, three-section, four-section, five-section, and six-section carriages.

According to the type of transportation.

It was divided into passenger and cargo.

From the southernmost end of the Great Yan Kingdom to the northernmost end of the Great Yan Kingdom……

It used to take the fastest horse, running wildly without sleep or rest for a month to arrive.

But now……

It only takes a short fifteen days!

The material transportation and traffic in various parts of the Great Yan Kingdom also gradually changed from walking on the imperial roads……

To walking on the railways.

At the same time.

In other fields of the Great Yan Kingdom……

Also because of the appearance of the steam engine, earth-shaking changes occurred.

In the field of navigation.

The steam engine was loaded onto large ships, through the power of more than ten giant steam pots……

Long-distance voyages no longer needed a large number of sailors and crew members.

And there was no need to wait for seasons and wind directions, even against the wind, one could go to sea!

The speed of maritime transportation even soared to 90 kilometers per hour.

Therefore, in terms of cargo transportation.

Shipping also became the first choice.

The huge sailing ships, the amount of cargo loaded, far exceeded the steam carriage.

On the coastline of the Great Yan Kingdom.

One port after another continued to rise.

Gathering a large number of merchants and common people, forming super-large coastal cities.

In the field of textiles.

Through the application of the steam engine……

The speed of textiles directly increased by more than ten times.

The original textile factories could only be built on the riverside.

Through the propulsion of waterwheels, to carry out large-scale textile reeling.

But now……

After the appearance of the steam engine, the textile factories broke away from geographical limitations.

And began to blossom everywhere in the Great Yan Kingdom.

Those folk textile factories, after seeing the convenience of steam textile machines……

Also successively introduced improvements.

Replacing a large amount of human labor with steam textile machines.

The output even climbed because of this.

In the field of mining and metallurgy.

With the application and popularization of the steam engine.

Metal forging beds appeared.

Through the steam engine, the human labor of hammering and smelting was saved, and it could be done day and night without stopping.

Greatly increased the output of metals such as steel.

When mining.

It could even transport goods rapidly through steam carriages, and the collection and distribution became increasingly frequent and rapid.

The efficiency became higher and higher.

In the field of agriculture.

Old devices such as water drainage wheels were gradually eliminated.

Through the steam water-lifting device, agricultural irrigation became increasingly convenient.

In terms of cultivated land.

Large steam plowing machines also appeared one after another.

They could plow nearly a thousand acres of land in one day.

The speed was astonishing.

And in terms of military manufacturing.

With the popularization and application of the steam engine.

Armor, long spears, and cannons, etc., could all be mass-produced.

More and more military weapons were stockpiled in the inventory.

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66th Year of the Great Yan Calendar.

End of the year.

Imperial Palace, main hall.

Yan was listening to the ministers below reporting the situation of the Great Yan Kingdom this year.

"Your Majesty, I have calculated the total output value of the Great Yan Kingdom this year, which is about 697.5 billion Great Yan coins."

"In terms of mining and smelting, 73 large-scale mineral smelting bases were established throughout the country, with an output value reaching 38.5 billion."

"In terms of agriculture, a large amount of wasteland in the Great Yan territory was opened and planted, the irrigation coverage area increased significantly, and the output value reached 138.5 billion."

"In terms of rail transportation, the annual transportation volume reached 32.22 million tons, and the output value reached 56.9 billion."

"In terms of maritime shipping, the annual transportation volume reached 65.69 million tons, and the output value reached 75.6 billion."

"In terms of textile cloth……"

One astonishing piece of data after another echoed in the main hall.

All the ministers in the hall, including Yan……

Everyone couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

These output values were all calculated according to the statistical methods described in the Divine Book.

They could accurately measure the strength of a country's national power!

At the end of every year.

The Great Yan Kingdom would calculate the data for the year.

But the data for this year……

Was really too scary!

All data showed a doubling growth!

The total output value even tripled compared to last year!

In every industry, every field…… ===== CHAPTER 283 =====