Chapter 598 Song of Poland·3 (Please double the monthly ticket!)
“In actual use, it can pump up to 60 meters deep mine.” The geologist continued, “And the water flow may only be one Thick fingers."
Joseph was immediately discouraged, but still refused to give up and asked: "How powerful is the pump you are talking about?"
The geologist said: "26 horsepower. Your Highness. As far as I know, the maximum power that the steam engine can achieve is the one used by the University of Paris for forging experiments."
Joseph suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and leaned forward slightly: "What if. There is a 52-horsepower steam engine. Do you think it can pump out the water in this mine? ”
"The amount of water seepage is quite large, Your Highness." The old scholar picked up his pen and calculated for a while, then raised his head and said, "If there was such a powerful pump, it would probably be able to pump out 15 to 18 cubic meters of water from this depth per hour. Oh, actually there is. More than 40 horsepower is enough."
Joseph's eyes immediately lit up and he looked at the exploration data: "In other words, six or seven pumps can drain the groundwater here?"
"That's right, Your Highness. But I must remind you that there is no such powerful steam engine yet..."
Joseph smiled: "No, Mr. Plinwen, there is already one."
He was worried that the latest LJ52 of the United Steam Engine Company was not selling, so he found a use in the silver mines of Poland.
Moreover, pumping water in mining areas is used continuously for a long time, so it is easy to find problems with steam engines.
It kills two birds with one stone!
After the geological expert from the University of Paris left, Joseph continued to read Sieyès's report.
"The size of the Polish army needs to be expanded by at least 60,000 people. With recruitment and training, I am afraid that one year will be a bit tight, or even only half a year."
Joseph first thought of letting Poland The soldiers came to Lyon for training at the Military Technical School, but immediately shook their heads in denial.
Not to mention the Lyon Military Academy, the three basic military colleges in France combined are far less than the capacity of 60,000 people.
And this is obviously telling the world that France will defend Poland to the death. This would put France in a very unfavorable diplomatic situation.
"Is there a way to train troops and save money?"
Probably inspired by solving the silver mine problem, he felt that his mind was a lot lighter, and he soon thought of There really is such a place.
"His Majesty Leopold II will certainly be very happy too."
A smile appeared on Joseph's face, he picked up the report and continued reading, "Stanislaw II has agreed to go to Petersburg and appointed Prince Poniatowski as Hetman and concurrently as the second royal minister. "
"Gettman" means "Grand Commander" in Polish, similar to the French Minister of War. The "Royal Minister" is the Prime Minister of Poland.
In other words, Prince Poniatowski has become the second most powerful figure in Poland.
Josef nodded slightly. Stanislaw II was indeed very open-minded. He knew that his abilities were limited, so he was willing to hand over power to his nephew.
He then signaled to Emman who was standing at the door: "Please inform Mr. Veraine and ask him to prepare for a trip to Poland."
Veraine is the crown prince's full-time makeup artist, but Joseph doesn't like the heavy makeup of Parisian aristocrats, so he is almost semi-employed. At this time, he can finally use his professional skills.
Sieyes also mentioned at the end of the report that Poland has done a lot of practical work in the past two years.
For example, the "Great Sejm", that is, the Polish Parliament formally established the Federal Military Commission; "persuaded" the Russian troops in the territory to completely withdraw; modeled France on the first census in Polish history; the Israeli-Bald Alliance Based on the remaining members of the United Patriotic Party, a new intelligence agency-the Committee for Freedom and Security was formed.
At the same time, Stanislaw II accepted Joseph's suggestion and did not rush to promulgate the "May 3rd Constitution" as in history. Instead, he made more adequate preparations in the parliament and carried out reforms step by step. . It can be said that with Poland’s current national strength, it has basically done everything it can do.
……
More than half a month later.
On Tarnovsk Mountain in Krakow, southwest Poland, Polish Royal Minister Mawachowski, surrounded by dozens of officials, mine shareholders and technicians, looked nervously at the 8 people in front of him. A black cylindrical machine.
As the workers continued to add coal to the machine, thick black smoke spewed out of the chimney, and the machine began to tremble slightly.
Without any warning, water suddenly emerged from the copper pipe under the side of the machine and flowed down the mountain along the drainage ditch that had been dug.
Everyone looked at the turbulent water and suddenly cheered, "Thank God! This thing really pumped out the water!"
"It's a miracle, it was more than 80 meters deep."
“Look at the water flow, I estimate that the water in the tunnel will be drained before dawn tomorrow.”
“Yes, we can continue digging down soon!”
Mavachowski nodded excitedly to Sandel beside him: "Congratulations, Mr. Sandel, your outstanding work is a miracle!"
"We should be congratulated!" Sandel smiled, "And this is not my fault alone. The miracle belongs to LJ52."
After receiving the instructions from the Crown Prince, he immediately left Brittany Returned to the company and rushed to Poland with all 8 high-pressure steam engines in stock.
After intense construction, LJ52 used its terrifying power to pump out the underground water that had accumulated in the mine for more than a hundred years.
Mavakhovsky took the wine from the servant and handed it to Sandel: "Yes, congratulations to us! To the Paris Mining Development Company!"
Sandel and everyone Let’s raise a glass together, “To Paris Mining Development Company!”
The so-called Paris Mining Development Company was newly established by Joseph to acquire shares in the Tarnovsk Mountain silver mine.
The company purchased 8 LJ52 high-pressure steam engines from the United Steam Engine Company and invested 1 million francs in the silver mine, thereby obtaining a 40% stake in the silver mine.
It cost 500,000 to buy the steam engine. Together with other technical equipment, the mining development company invested more than 1.6 million francs. The annual output of the mine is 2 million francs, and the capital can be recovered in two years. This transaction can be said to be a huge profit.
The Polish government is also happy to promote cooperation.
First of all, the French company promised to increase the output of the mine by at least three times. If realized, it will make a huge contribution to Poland's finance.
Secondly, even if the goal is not achieved, 1 million francs in cash can help the Polish government solve many problems, and it can also be used to make good friends with France.
So far, it seems that the groundwater has been successfully pumped out, and the Polish government has also made a lot of money.
After watching the pump operating stably for an hour, the Polish Royal Minister warmly signaled to the manager of the Mining Development Company and Sandel and others: "Gentlemen, the celebration banquet is about to begin. Let's go back. Wait. After the banquet, we still have a follow-up cooperation agreement to sign.”
(End of this chapter)