Chapter 1141: Magic Weapon

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The launch of the steamship was carried out in a lake near Gyeonggi.

Because this steam boiler was loaded on a river boat, and this flat-bottomed boat was slowly transported by countless people with rolling logs. Because it was too large, even the servants of Shuntian Prefecture were used to clear the way for it.

Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao had already been waiting here.

This is a steam wooden boat. Under the current technical conditions, making an iron boat is almost tantamount to nonsense.

After all, the power required by ironclad ships is too great, and it cannot be solved by the current steam boilers.

In order to place the boiler, this ship is very large, nearly twenty feet long.

From a distance, the hull looks long and narrow, with a chimney on top...

Its bottom is a dark wheel.

That is to use the steam engine to drive the dark wheel to provide power to the ship.

This thing... Although it is just a wheel blade, it has gone through many detours in history. At that time, people also tried to make steamboats, but at first, they made paddle wheels. There are paddles shaped like big wheels on both sides of the boat or at the stern of the boat. The paddles rotate and hit the water backwards, using the reaction force of the water to push the boat forward. However, propulsion with paddle wheels is relatively inefficient. Especially when running into larger wind and waves, oars often can be out of the water and idle, and the boat shakes very badly when running.

It was not until fifty years later that people realized this huge disadvantage. Some people tried and improved, and finally invented a propeller that looked like a windmill and an electric fan to replace the paddle wheel, which greatly improved the performance of the paddle wheel. Efficiency of steam utilization, and increased speed.

Fang Jifan stared straight at the 'dark wheel' carried by the stern of the ship, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the so-called technological progress is actually just a process of constant trial and error.

From the paddle wheel to the dark wheel, in fact, it only takes one thought, and the technical difficulty required is not high.

But it took fifty years for such a thing. After the dark wheel, the large-scale application of steamships was possible.

The design method of this dark wheel was suggested by Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan really didn't want his money to go to waste, it was all money, wasted money.

The boat started to launch slowly, and then, the tugboat slowly dragged the scum of the world, Wang Bushi, to the middle of the lake.

Zhu Houzhao was already dancing excitedly, very happy.

This area of ​​water has already been investigated by people. In most places, the water depth is sufficient to allow such a huge ship to pass through.

He pulled Fang Jifan: "Go, get on the boat."

"Will it be dangerous?"

Fang Jifan looked at the huge monster in the middle of the lake with some worry.

Zhu Houzhao said: "You still can't trust me."

Fang Jifan trembled and shuddered, but Zhu Houzhao dragged him onto a small boat. Many small boats loaded with sailors and helmsmen set off together and arrived at the scum of the world, Wang Bushi. After that, people boarded the boat one after another. .

Fang Jifan stood on the deck, looking back at the huge chimney.

Fang Jifan said: "How many times has your Highness tried the water?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "This is the first time."

Fang Jifan: "..."

He also thought that Zhu Houzhao had done experiments with other ships before.

At least... it should be verified.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao held a small flag and waved it.

Immediately, the sailors in the distance got an order. In the boiler room, a group of sailors started to light the stove. As the stove burned, steam began to come out. Fang Jifan felt a slight trembling under his feet, as if he was standing Under the lid of the pot, he thought to himself, nothing, nothing, the progress of mankind comes from the progress of technology, and this progress starts from our Fang Jifan today.

This... makes me look like Tan Sitong.

Some tragic.

At the bottom of the boat, the paddle finally started to rotate, and the whole boat slowly started to move, and it slowly started to splash in the lake water.

The power seems to be quite sufficient.

Zhu Houzhao was already dancing with excitement, rushed to the steering room, pushed the helmsman away, and turned the rudder happily, the whole hull began to tilt slightly, and the tilt began to become more and more severe. Fang Jifan felt a force pushing him away. Going into the water, just as his face turned ashen, the ship finally began to gradually stabilize again.

The ship turned its direction, still moving forward slowly, and the speed began to increase, because of the emergence of inertia, the ship began to feel no resistance.

This huge hull began to travel along the lake.

It was not until the evening that Fang Jifan disembarked from the boat in a daze.

When they got to the shore, someone shouted: "It's not good, it's not good, Duke Qi has passed out... hurry... call the doctor."

Fang Jifan gasped for breath, finally felt better, opened his eyes slightly, and waved his hands: "Don't, seasick!"

Zhu Houzhao was happy: "Walk in the lake, you will also faint, you are so weak..."

Fang Jifan became excited all of a sudden, got up and wanted to pinch Zhu Houzhao's neck: "Your uncle, what are you doing, can you sail the boat well?"

Zhu Houzhao muttered: "Look, the others are fine."

On the shore, a group of students had already taken a pen and recorded the data. In the end, someone took a notebook and sent it to Zhu Houzhao.

in front of.

Fang Jifan snatched the book and checked it. The speed was not bad. Compared with ordinary sailboats, even those sailing along the inland river, the speed was more than twice as fast.

The crew checked and calculated, based on the duration of the voyage just now, the maximum speed and average speed, and the remaining fuel, it was finally concluded that the ship can sail for 23 hours and 570 kilometers with a full load of fuel. about.

Of course, this is a lake. If it is traveling against the current in an inland river, it will take fifteen hours, about four hundred kilometers. But if it goes smoothly... then... it will reach 41 hours, 800 kilometers.

Fang Jifan looked at all the data and let out a long sigh of relief.

There is still a lot of room for improvement. If the ship and boiler are rebuilt, it may be able to sail for a longer time.

It would be nice if an internal combustion engine could be made.

But immediately, Fang Jifan dismissed this idea.

With Zhu Houzhao's IQ, he won't be able to see it in this life.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as the voyage can be guaranteed, the fresh water problem of the steam ship... can be solved...

For example... steam ships can travel along the coast. In fact, in this era, most of the ships originally sailed along the coast and entered the deep sea, which was too risky.

As long as ports are established along the way, if the voyage can reach 600 kilometers, then it is enough to stop at any time for replenishment.

Fang Jifan let out a breath, and opened his eyes slightly: "Immediately start to improve, other than that, the sea boat must be launched as soon as possible, the money, I'll pay, as much as I want."

With this achievement, Fang Jifan is already satisfied.

Isn't it money, sir? Is Fang Jifan short of money?

What Fang Jifan lacks is women.

He raised his eyes cautiously, and glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to read minds, so he said cheerfully: "It's easy to deal with if you have money. Everyone in the Steam Research Institute is on standby, just waiting for your words. Come, come, come, you all go on board, Continue to test the ship, see if there are any problems, and where you can improve, these days, you will die, and you will all die on the ship."

A group of students and craftsmen, who dare to neglect, are busy getting on the boat.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan are on their way back. Along the way, Fang Jifan's heart still hurts when he thinks that countless silver coins are about to be thrown into the water, but now...it seems to be seeing the dawn.

If...the steamship can really appear, then...the distance from Daming to the Golden Continent will be greatly shortened. My father is still in the Golden Continent, but he doesn't know...

Think about it.

Fang Jifan let out a sigh of relief, wishing to see him a few more times in his lifetime.

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Xingwangfu.

Zhu Houcong bowed his hands to several people with a cute face: "Hello, Uncle Jingjiang, Hello, Uncle Liao, Hello, Brother Changyang, Hello, Brother Xingshan..."

More than a dozen princes gathered together, and Zhu Houcong greeted each of them.

Zhu Yueqi, King of Jingjiang, stroked his beard and smiled: "Hou Cong is such a good boy."

As he spoke, he and King Xing Zhu Youzhao looked at each other and smiled.

Zhu Youzhuo said: "Where is it, brother Wang is too fond of love, tomorrow... Dongcheng Theater will stage "The Case of Guillotine Beauty", brother Wang, would you be interested?"

That Changyang King was young, patted his thigh and said: "Yes, yes, yes, my favorite is "The Case of Guillotine Beauty", click it, enjoy it!"

Everyone laughed.

But Zhu Youzhu smiled, took a teacup, sipped the tea, and said: "Brother Liao Wang, I'm waiting to invite you here this time because I want to discuss some important matters."

Liao King Zhu Chongshou was taken aback: "I don't know what to teach."

"I heard that you still live in Honglu Temple?" The first one who couldn't help it was Jingjiang King Zhu Yueqi.

When Zhu Chongshou heard this, he immediately sullenly kept his head silent.

On the other side, Xing Wang Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "This is not a long-term solution. You see, King Jingjiang bought a mansion with 80 acres to be my neighbor; and King Changyang, King Youxingshan... we all I bought it, thinking that Brother Wang is still in Honglu Temple, we brothers, and these juniors, see it in our eyes, and we are also anxious."

Zhu Yueqi said from the side: "Yes, yes, the dignified prince, how can you live without a fixed place, your family has more than one hundred people, it's fine at your age, but you have to think about it for your son That's right, now the price has risen again, our land has increased by more than 1,700 taels per mu, how much is this 100 mu of land?"

Several other county kings also began to persuade: "Uncle Wang..."

Hearing this, Zhu Chongfu couldn't help being angry: "It's not that the king can't afford it, but he can't bear it. The king understands that this Xishan Jianye has shares in his Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and his surname is Fang also has a feeling that they summoned us, just to buy them a house, and the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Gao is gone..."

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