Life of Being a Crown Prince in France-Chapter 688 - 597: The Song of Poland III

Chapter 688: Chapter 597: The Song of Poland III

“In practical use, it can extract water from mines up to 60 meters deep,” the geologist continued, “and the water flow might be only as thick as a finger.”

Joseph suddenly felt somewhat discouraged but was still not ready to give up; he asked, “What is the power rating of the pump you mentioned?”

“The power is 26 horsepower, Your Highness. As far as I know, that is the maximum power a steam engine can achieve. The one used by the University of Paris for forging experiments is of this kind.”

Joseph suddenly saw a glimmer of hope, leaning slightly forward. “If there were a steam engine of 52 horsepower, do you think it could extract the water in this tunnel?”

“The water infiltration is somewhat high, Your Highness.” The elderly scholar picked up a pen and calculated for a while before looking up and saying, “With such a powerful pump, we could extract about 15 to 18 cubic meters of water per hour from this depth. Oh, actually, more than 40 horsepower would suffice.”

Joseph’s eyes lit up immediately; he looked at the exploration data. “Does that mean that six or seven pumps could drain the groundwater here?”

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“That’s correct, Your Highness. But I must remind you, there is no steam engine of that power available yet…”

Joseph revealed a smile, “No, Mr. Prinwen, there already is one.”

He had been worried about finding buyers for United Steam Engine Company’s latest LJ52 model, but now he found a perfect use for it in the silver mines of Poland.

Moreover, pumps in mining areas are used continuously for long periods, making it easy to identify any issues with the steam engines.

“Is there a way to train soldiers that also saves money?”

Perhaps inspired by resolving the issue of the silver mines, he felt much lighter and quickly thought of a suitable location.

“Emperor Leopold II would surely be very happy.”

Joseph smiled and picked up the report to continue reading, “Stanisław II has agreed to go to Saint Petersburg and has appointed Prince Poniatowski as Hetman and concurrently the Second Royal Minister.”

“Hetman” means “Grand Commander” in Polish, akin to the Minister of War in France, and “Royal Minister” refers to the Prime Minister of Poland.

That is to say, Prince Poniatowski had indeed become the second-most powerful person in Poland.

Joseph nodded slightly. Stanisław II’s open-mindedness was indubitable, knowing his limitations and willingly handing over power to his nephew.

He then signaled to Eman, who stood by the door. “Please inform Mr. Virein to prepare for a trip to Poland.”

Virein was the Crown Prince’s personal makeup artist, but Joseph was not fond of the heavy makeup favored by the Parisian nobility, so he was almost unemployed, now finally able to utilize his professional skills.

Sais also mentioned at the end of his report that Poland had done quite a lot of practical work over the last two years.

For example, the “Great Sejm,” meaning the Polish Parliament, had officially established the Federation Military Committee; “persuaded” the Russian Army to fully withdraw from their territory; conducted Poland’s first census following France’s model; and based on the remnants of the Bar

Now that the groundwater had been successfully extracted, the Polish government was also profiting greatly.

After watching the pumping machine operate smoothly for an hour, the Polish Royal Minister warmly gestured to the mining development company’s manager and others, including Sandler, “Gentlemen, the celebration banquet is about to start, let’s go back. After the banquet, we still have follow-up cooperation agreements to sign.”