Chapter 597 Polish Song 3 (Please give me double monthly tickets!)

No. 53 (asking for double monthly tickets!)

"In actual use, it can pump water from a mine shaft 60 meters deep at most." The geologist continued, "and the water flow may be only as thick as a finger."

Joseph was a little discouraged, but still unwilling 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 a steam engine can achieve at present is the one used by the University of Paris for forging experiments."

Joseph suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and leaned forward slightly: "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 a bit large, Your Highness . "The old scholar took up the pen and calculated for a while, then raised his head and said, "If there is such a high-power pump, it can probably pump out 15 to 18 cubic meters of water from this depth every hour. Oh, in fact, more than 40 horsepower is enough. "

Joseph's eyes lit up immediately, 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 high-power steam engine yet..."

Joseph smiled: "No, Mr. Prinwen, there is already one."

He was worried that the latest LJ52 of the United Steam Engine Company had no market, but he found a place for it in the silver mines in Poland.

And the mining area is used for long-term continuous water pumping, so it is easy to find problems with the steam engine.

It's really killing two birds with one stone!

After the geological experts from the University of Paris left, Joseph continued to read Sieyès' report.

"The size of the Polish army must be expanded by at least 60,000. Recruiting and training in one year may be a bit tight, or even only half a year."

Joseph first thought of letting Polish soldiers come to the Lyon Military Technical School for training, but immediately shook his head and denied it.

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 is determined to protect Poland. This will put France in a very unfavorable diplomatic situation.

"Is there a way to train soldiers and save money?"

Perhaps inspired by the solution to the silver mine problem, he felt a lot lighter in his mind, and soon thought of such a place.

"His Majesty Leopold II will definitely be very happy."

Joseph smiled, picked up the report and continued to read down, "Stanislaw II has agreed to go to St. Petersburg and appointed Prince Poniatowski as the Hetman and the Second Royal Minister."

"Hetman" means "Grand Commander" in Polish, similar to the French Minister of War. And the "Royal Minister" is the Prime Minister of Poland.

In other words, Prince Poniatowski has become the second most powerful person in Poland.

Joseph nodded slightly. Stanislaw II was indeed very magnanimous. Knowing that he was limited in his ability, he was willing to hand over power to his nephew.

He then signaled to Eman, who was standing at the door: "Please inform Mr. Vereen and ask him to prepare to go to Poland."

Vereen was the full-time makeup artist of the crown prince, but Joseph did not like the heavy makeup of the Parisian aristocracy, so he was almost semi-unemployed. At this time, he was finally able to use his professional skills.

Sieyès also mentioned at the end of the report that Poland had 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 Committee; "persuaded" the Russian troops in the country to withdraw completely; imitated France to conduct the first census in Polish history; based on the remnants of the Bar Union, the United Patriotic Party established a new intelligence agency-the Freedom and Security Committee.

At the same time, Stanislaw II accepted Joseph's advice and did not rush to promulgate the "May 3 Constitution" as in history, but made more thorough preparations in the parliament and carried out reforms in steps.

It can be said that with Poland's current national strength, it has basically done everything it can.

...

More than half a month later.

On the Tarnowsko Mountain in Krakow in southwestern Poland, Polish Royal Minister Malachowski, surrounded by dozens of officials, mine shareholders and technicians, nervously looked at the eight black cylindrical machines in front of him.

As the workers continued to add coal blocks to the machine, the chimney spewed thick black smoke and the machine began to tremble slightly.

Without any warning, water suddenly came out of the copper pipe on the side of the machine and flowed down the mountain along the drainage ditch that had been dug long ago.

Everyone looked at the surging water and cheered, "Thank God! This thing really pumped out the water!"

"It's a miracle, it's more than 80 meters deep."

"Look at the water flow, I estimate that the water in the tunnel can be pumped out before dawn tomorrow."

"Yes, we can continue digging down soon!"

Mawachowski nodded excitedly to Sander beside him: "Congratulations, Mr. Sander, your outstanding work is a miracle!"

"It should be congratulations to us!" Sander smiled, "And this is not just my credit, the miracle belongs to LJ52."

After receiving the instructions from the Crown Prince, he immediately returned to the company from Brittany and rushed to Poland with all 8 high-pressure steam engines in stock.

After intensive construction, LJ52 used its terrifying power to pump out the groundwater that had accumulated in the mine for more than a hundred years.

Mawachowski took the wine from the servant and handed it to Sander: "Yes, congratulations to us! Cheers to the Paris Mining Development Company!"

Sander and everyone raised their glasses together, "Cheers to the Paris Mining Development Company!"

The so-called Paris Mining Development Company was just established by Joseph to invest 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, and 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, which can be recovered in two years. This deal can be said to be a big profit.

The Polish government is also happy to facilitate cooperation.

First, the French company promised to increase the output of the mine by at least 3 times. If it can be achieved, it will make a huge contribution to Poland's finances.

Second, even if the goal is not achieved, the 1 million francs in cash can help the Polish government solve many problems, and it can also be used to make friends with France.

At present, 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 running stably for an hour, the Polish Royal Minister enthusiastically signaled to the manager of the mining development company and Sander and others: "Gentlemen, the celebration banquet is about to begin, let's go back. After the banquet, we still have a follow-up cooperation agreement to sign."