Chapter 485 Yanjing! Yanjing! Yanjing! Reveal the Hazy Veil!

"Your Highness, this is a blower driven by steam, which is added on the basis of the first generation steam engine. It is precisely because of the existence of this blower that the power provided by steam has become stronger..."

Amid the huge noise of the reciprocating connecting rod, Yang Liuliu pointed to the reciprocating blower connected to the bottom of the boiler and introduced it loudly.

Although the environment is harsh.

But the people of the Ming Dynasty, led by Zhu Yuanzhang, have been shocked by the scene in front of them.

The huge boiler, the long iron pipes, and the deafening roar.

Even if you don't understand the principle of the steam engine, you can vaguely feel the grandeur of the industrial age.

Zhu Di has been listening carefully.

However, his eyes were not too focused on the steam blower.

He looked at the other side of the boiler, which was connected to the bottom of the furnace with an iron pipe!

When Yang Liuliu paused, he pointed to the square iron "big schoolbag" and asked: "What's in this iron box?"

Yang Liuliu rubbed his hands, walked quickly to the iron box, and introduced it like a treasure: "Your Highness, it is filled with fierce oil. When there is a need to increase steam power, it is difficult to quickly heat up coal in a short time to generate stronger power. We added this iron box with fierce oil. Whenever needed, turn on the valve, and the fierce oil will be sprayed from the bottom of the furnace onto the flame of the burning coal..."

Zhu Di was slightly stunned.

This idea is similar to the instant acceleration of an airplane, and the rapid spraying of methane into the engine.

As for the flammable fierce oil, it is not new.

The Central Plains has used fierce oil in wars for a long time.

And in the South China Sea, oil is even more common.

Not to mention Borneo.

In Luzon, which he now occupies, there are many spontaneous fierce oil "springs".

In order to save money, the people will buy it for lighting.

It's just that the smell is too strong.

Light it up for one night, and the next day, people's nostrils are all black.

The widespread use of glass and the emergence of glass lampshades have solved the gray-black problem, but still can't solve the smell problem.

Some businessmen have begun to improve this problem.

It has been found that filtering impurities can effectively reduce the gray-black problem caused by combustion.

...

But I didn't expect that the Research Department took the lead in widely using oil on steam engines.

I believe that with the application of oil extraction and oil processing, there will definitely be technical breakthroughs.

Even, Yan Fan official and private researchers will develop internal combustion engines and marine heavy oil turbines that specifically burn oil to generate power...

Of course, these technologies are unlikely to appear soon.

He probably won't see this day.

But with the widespread use of oil to provide power, these will definitely happen in the future.

Moreover, from Yang Liuliu and others, they can think of the innovative idea of ​​adding oil spraying in coal-fired stoves, which is enough to prove the active innovation under the rule of Yan Fan today.

"You did a good job..." Zhu Di praised with words.

Yang Liuliu and others were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Zhu Di smiled and pointed at the chimney.

This chimney...

It really looks awkward.

On a steam-powered ship, the layout of the chimney is actually modeled after the stove at home.

He thought about it and felt both amused and angry.

"Who designed this chimney?"

Yang Liuliu didn't know that Zhu Di was very displeased with the chimney. He thought he was going to be praised again, so he patted his chest and smiled, "Your Highness, it's me. The chimney of the honeycomb coal stove in my kitchen is designed like this."

Zhu Di looked at Yang Liuliu's eight big white teeth when he smiled, and was almost angry to death. He asked, "Is the smoke exhaust smooth enough for such a chimney?"

Just from the structure outside the ship's side that was at a right angle of 90 degrees upward, he knew that the smoke exhaust would definitely not be smooth.

You know, whether the smoke exhaust is smooth or not also determines the efficiency of the boiler.

Zhu Di looked at Yang Liuliu scratching his head and smiled, "You increased the spraying of fierce fire oil, is it because you found that if the speed of adding coal exceeds a certain value, adding more coal will not only increase the efficiency of the boiler, but also reduce the efficiency?" Yang Liuliu nodded repeatedly, looking at Zhu Di with sparkling eyes. Only researchers like them know how powerful the prince is. Many times, the prince can help everyone find a solution to the problem and make the research a good direction. Zhu Yuanzhang and others, seeing Yang Liuliu's eyes, can't help but look at Zhu Di curiously. Zhu Di pointed at the chimney, "I think the flow of smoke should have something in common with the flow of water. The wider and straighter a river is, the easier it is for water to flow. You might as well try to make a thicker straight chimney, directly from the power cabin to the deck..." In fact, the chimney should be high. At the same time, it is best to be thin at the top and thick at the bottom. In addition, if you want to increase the efficiency of the boiler, it is best to use multiple small boilers. Small boilers have less water and are easier to heat up quickly. Multiple small boilers also increase the heating area of ​​the furnace bottom.

However, he did not want to point these out directly.

Pointing out the direction of the direct access deck, he believed that these problems will be discovered slowly by researchers in future experiments.

Perhaps, the principles of air pressure difference will be studied in the end.

He said it all.

Direct application, without countless experiments, researchers will not be able to study why the higher the height, the thinner the top and the thicker the bottom, the more conducive to smoke exhaust.

The first industrial revolution was the experience of craftsmen.

The experience of craftsmen in large-scale experiments and applications in industry will gradually stimulate people to study the internal principles.

Subjects such as chemistry and physics will then be born slowly.

Just like, he asked Dongxu to be a military officer to coordinate military production and improve weapon performance.

Dongxu slowly began to study ballistics, the initial velocity of projectiles, and then discovered the acceleration of gravity, the relationship between velocity and acceleration, and so on.

In the future, this kind of research based on the superficial experience of craftsmen will eventually go deep into the study of internal principles, and there will be more and more.

"Master Yang, how fast is your test ship?" Lan Yu saw that Zhu Di did not ask, and couldn't wait to ask curiously.

Everyone was also shocked.

When they saw this extremely fast ship just now, they wanted to ask this question.

Yang Liuliu smiled and introduced: "Duke Liang, we set off from Jilong Island. The straight-line distance from Jilong Island to Cotton Island is 65 kilometers. During the test, we made a lot of large maneuvers and turns. The driving distance is definitely more than 65 kilometers, and it takes a total of two and a half hours!"

Three and a half hours!

In less than an hour, it was almost ten kilometers, close to twenty kilometers!

Everyone calculated silently.

They were shocked.

Twenty kilometers is not really fast.

The speed of a war horse easily exceeds this speed.

But this is on the sea!

Moreover, the steam engine has advantages that war horses cannot solve.

Zhu Di nodded and said with a smile: "This speed is already very good. If it is powered by steam, installed on a car, with a steam-powered front and a string of carriages behind it..."

Zhu Di described the train to engineers such as Yang Liuliu.

"If we can really install a steam locomotive on the wheels, put the wheels on two rails, build roads through mountains and bridges across rivers, and establish this kind of steam-powered rail transportation, it will take only one day at most for us to travel from north to south in Luzon."

"And if such a project is built in the Central Plains, it can greatly promote trade and personnel exchanges in inland areas. Just imagine, even if it is 15 kilometers per hour, 24 hours a day, and runs non-stop, it is only more than 1,500 kilometers from Jinling to the Mongolian-Han Demonstration Area. Even if it doubles the distance to 3,000 kilometers in order to avoid some terrain that is not conducive to laying tracks in a straight line, this kind of rail transportation can also send troops from Jinling to the north of the Great Wall within ten days..."

...

Zhu Di talked about the deployment of troops.

He also talked about the transportation of fresh beef and mutton from the Mongolian-Han Demonstration Area to the Central Plains in a short time.

He has made up his mind.

In terms of technology, he will not promote other things artificially.

But he will personally participate in the promotion of steam locomotives.

Even if the train cannot be equipped with such a large steam boiler, it can be slightly smaller.

As long as it reaches 15 kilometers per hour, it will have a high application prospect.

The official promotion of the construction of railway infrastructure will definitely promote the vigorous development of industry and thoroughly lay the foundation for the first industrial revolution.

Anyway, after the establishment of the country, Yanfan will slowly digest Japan in the next few years.

It will not be possible to fight foreign wars within a few years.

In this process, he has a lot of free time.

He can personally lead the research department to overcome a series of technologies for trains.

Wait for Jin Mi and his pig iron and wrought iron slurry converter steelmaking technology to complete the process from principle to overcome technical difficulties and put it into use.

Start railway infrastructure immediately.

In the process of cooperating with the construction of the Century Bridge, summarize the engineering technology of bridge construction.

In the future, it will not be difficult to lay a railway from north to south across Luzon.

Summarize the experience, as long as the future big brother is willing to cooperate with Yanfan, Yanfan can completely exchange technology for the market.

Help Daming build several "big cross" railways that run from north to south and from east to west.

The Ming Dynasty exchanged technology for this Grand Cross Railway.

And by building this Grand Cross Railway, the Yan vassal state could go one step further and catalyze industrial development.

Both sides could benefit.

In fact, in his vision, as long as the Ming Dynasty and the Yan vassal state could work together shoulder to shoulder in the future, the prospects would be very broad.

As long as the descendants of Yan and Huang take this step ahead, they might be able to continue to maintain their leadership over the entire world for at least a thousand years!

But...

Everyone was shocked and fascinated by Zhu Di's description.

Running north and south, east and west?

Grand Cross Railway?

How much steel would be needed to build these two railways that the King of Yan mentioned? How much manpower and money?

What would the Ming Dynasty look like after the construction?

For a while, a series of questions popped up in everyone's mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di with a surge of emotion.

At this moment, he really wanted to borrow another fifty years from God!

No!

Twenty years!

If he could really borrow another twenty years of life.

He dared to take drastic measures and fully promote Lao Si's two concepts and two propositions.

He really wanted to see what the Ming Dynasty would look like after the completion of the railway that Lao Si said ran from north to south and from east to west.

Would the train that Lao Si mentioned be like this steam-powered test ship?

Amid the roar, it traveled at a very fast speed across the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty. The whistle sprayed white mist and made a long humming sound amid the rumbling sound.

He was like standing in front of the cabin glass, standing in front of the glass window of this train compartment.

While the train was running, looking at the green farmland, mountains, rivers, grasslands passing by...

What kind of scene was that?

He couldn't describe it, couldn't even imagine it!

But it was just a combination of the experience of sailing on the sea and Lao Si’s description of the train.

In your mind, imagine it for a moment.

It is difficult to control the excitement.

pity……

Even if he is an emperor, he is still an ordinary person. How can he borrow another twenty years from heaven?

I hope that even if Biao'er does not have the perseverance and fearlessness to innovate, he will not destroy the blood relationship between Ming Dynasty and the fourth Yan Fan.

Let Xiongying help him and witness this scene.

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang thought a lot. After gathering his thoughts and coming back to his senses, he smiled and said: "Let's go. Next, dad will build this boat and experience this speed!"

Just think of it as the experience, the kind of train that Lao Si described.

Zhu Di noticed the hidden regret in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, thoughtfully, and nodded with a smile.

Everyone walked out of the harsh cabin.

Zhu Yuanzhang held the guardrail with both hands and stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the vast blue sea. He patted the guardrail and ordered: "Fourth, tell them to start."

Zhu Di nodded to Yang Liuliu.

beep--

The whistle blows.

Immediately, everyone felt their bodies shaking violently, and the test boat broke through the water waves. Water splashed on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and clothes, and rushed out at an extremely fast speed.

This kind of speed is nothing in Zhu Di's eyes.

But for everyone standing on the test boat and bystanders, it was very fast.

Ha ha……

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily.

On the cruise ship behind, Hu Weiyong pushed Lu Ben and stood on the edge of the deck guardrail.

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's hearty laughter, Lu Ben gritted his teeth and said, "Strange and obscene skills!"

Although I don’t know what this steamship is like.

I don’t know what Zhu Silang said to Emperor Zhu with his eloquent words.

But listening to Emperor Zhu's laughter at this moment, you can tell that he is in a very good mood!

The stern of the experimental vessel.

Zhu Yunwen held the guardrail tightly with both hands and looked at the 'Bai Lian' left at the stern of the boat.

He really couldn't understand why all the good things happened and were born in Yan Fan, his fourth uncle?

Could it be that Fourth Uncle is really favored by God?

Not to mention the kind of train that my uncle was talking about.

They were so shocked when they first arrived in Dongfan and before arriving in Yanjing.

What about Yanjing?

Does it have a greater impact on people than this steamship?

Still small?

"Your Highness Yunwen..."

A soft voice sounded from behind.

Zhu Yunwen turned his head.

Like a lady, Ma Ru came to Zhu Yunwen, turned her head, looked behind her, and gathered around Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang, listening to the conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and laughing heartily from time to time.

Turning his head, looking at the long stern of the boat, Bai Lian said in a low voice: "Your Highness, can the kind of train described by King Yan be built? I don't think it can be done, what do you think, Your Highness?"

As he spoke, Ma Ru looked at Zhu Yunwen.

She will be the prince's daughter-in-law in the future.

The interests of Hedong Palace are mutual prosperity and loss.

Therefore, she very much did not want the railway like the one described by King Yan Zhu Di to appear.

Such Yan Fan is intimidating!

When Ma Ru saw Zhu Yunwen pursed his lips and said nothing, he couldn't help but ask again: "I heard that Your Highness accompanied His Majesty on his southern tour last time and came to Yanjing. How was Yanjing?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head, "Yanjing at that time was completely desolate..."

Ma Ru's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.

"But we don't know how it will develop over the years. However, people here who have been to Yanjing say that the construction of Yanjing is very shocking."

…

Yanjing.

North side of Century Bridge.

Under the fifteen-foot-tall bell tower, there was a sea of ​​people on the shore.

Ministers from various ministries and generals at all levels who stayed behind all came to attend the completion ceremony.

On the tall concrete and steel base, there are clock towers on all sides, and three hands are rotating in the huge circular glass.

A worker carefully came down from the top along the reserved steel ladder, trotted to Ye Mao, Shen Zhi and others, and said excitedly: "My boss, gentlemen, the adjustment has been completed. In five minutes, it will be twelve o'clock." The first chime of the bell tower will ring throughout Yanjing!"

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao looked at each other.

Shen Zhi made an invitation gesture, "Ye Bu, will you come with me to receive the plaque?"

"Then I will take advantage of Dong Shen's family." Ye Mao said with a smile and followed Shen Zhi to the north of the bell tower base.

Two red ropes extend from both sides of a piece of red satin in the middle of the fifteen-foot-high base.

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao looked up at the bell tower, which was more than 40 meters high. They lowered their heads, looked at each other, suppressed their excitement, and each grabbed the hanging red rope.

The huge crowd looked up and stared at the clock tower's second hand.

At a certain moment, Jiang Jinzhong lowered his head and shouted to Ye Mao and Ye Bu with a smile: "Ye Bu, Mr. Shen's family, are ready!"

"five!"

Tan Yuan shouted countdown.

Immediately, everyone, whether they were common people, businessmen, officials or soldiers.

Inside the navy and army camp.

There are no soldiers out of camp.

They also lined up quietly in the military camp, staring from a distance, and the second hand was clearly visible turning.

Countdown loudly.

"Four!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

Boom!

The melodious bell rang first, resounding throughout Yanjing.

When the crackling firecrackers sounded.

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao pulled hard on the red rope.

Surrounded in the center of the base, red silk falls from all sides.

Three large golden characters are embedded on the four sides of the base, revealing - Yanhuang Tower!

Outside, people clapped their hands and cheered excitedly.

Inside the navy and army camp.

"stand at attention!"

"salute!"

Amid the orders given by generals and commanders at all levels, a neat array faced the two characters Yan and Huang, and instantly raised their hands in uniform and saluted.

"Five thousand years of wind and rain..."

Loud singing came from the military camp.

After the cheering people heard it, they were slightly stunned. Then they smiled, raised their heads in excitement, and started singing along.

"Yellow face, black eyes, always a smile."

…

Shen Zhi, Ye Mao and others followed the melody and hummed softly together.

Shen Zhi looked at the radiant faces and bright and excited black eyes in the crowd, and couldn't help but secretly clench his fists.

Worth it!

Turning around, he whispered with emotion to Ye Mao, Jiang Jinzhong, Xia Yuanji and others, "Ministers and generals, the happiest thing in my life is to go to sea with the prince. It is here that I truly understand what a businessman is!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the people, "Look at the brilliance on the faces and the bright light in the eyes of the people of Yan Fan, not to mention our Central Plains. Over the years, I have traveled all over the world, but only in our Yan Fan can I be here." People see this on their faces and in their eyes.”

But he was not the only one to feel this way.

The fellow merchants of Yan Fan whom he was familiar with all felt this way.

They were all glad that they gritted their teeth, stamped their feet, and followed King Yan to the sea.

Money, according to the original business model, must be a lot less.

But the money these businessmen earn now can still enable them to live a good life with good food and clothing.

At the same time, the government respects them.

The people also respect them.

This kind of wealth and ubiquitous respect at the same time makes them, businessmen, cherish it very much.

Everyone now understands the truth.

For them, businessmen with low status in the past.

Respect from all directions is a priceless asset!

Therefore, these people, in recent years, have been writing books to warn future generations.

Teach future generations a lesson and always adhere to the two ideas and propositions of the prince, and tell future generations of the tragedy of businessmen not only making money but also losing respect in an elite economy.

"Dr. Shen, we are also lucky to go to sea with the prince!" Jiang Jinzhong laughed loudly as he looked at the excited people who were laughing and singing.

Ha ha……

Suddenly, a group of people all raised their heads and laughed heartily.

Until the waiting people reluctantly dispersed.

When the bell rang at two o'clock, Ye Mao turned his head and looked up at the bell tower. His eyes fell on the words "Yanhuang Tower" for a long time.

Finally he withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Zhi, "Master Shen, Mr. Li from Dongfan came to report a month ago that the prince arrived in Dongfan. Calculating the time, the prince and his majesty should set off from Jilong Island. In another month, We will arrive in Yanjing, and when the time comes, let the officials in the Central Plains see what a prosperous age our prince created!"

Shen Zhi nodded with a smile.

Asked: "Ministers, do you need my help? How are you preparing for the competition? Our Shen family company has formed a very powerful Cuju team, but we have agreed in advance that I will not give it to you when the time comes. The civilian Cuju team and the military Cuju team formed by the adults save face.”

"I heard that the Shen Dong family will also play in person. I also heard that the Shen Dong family specifically asked the prince for Cuju skills for this Cuju team. It just so happened that our army's new Cuju skills were also taught by the prince. When the time comes, we will have a good competition. Let’s eliminate the civil service team formed by Ye Bu and others first!”

"Hmph! Tan Tongzhi, our Yanfan civil servants are not powerless. If your army loses, this year's army budget will be cut in half. How about we open more schools?"

…

Everyone issued challenges one after another.

Ye Mao introduced with a smile: "Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. The rural teams from Luzon have also arrived in Yanjing and have settled down. Now there are only a few teams organized by Dongpan. The team has not arrived yet, but Mr. Li will personally lead the team and will arrive with the prince. "

"For the welcome ceremony, our civil, military, sea and land groups also unanimously decided and made arrangements..."

Shen Zhi listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

He knows all this.

Many small flags of the Ming Dynasty were spontaneously settled temporarily by some businessmen who were engaged in the silk business and made garments.

In short, the entire Yanjing, from officials and merchants to common people.

Everyone is determined to make the prince look good.

At the same time, everyone comes from the Ming Dynasty and is also very grateful to His Majesty.

Without His Majesty, there would be no Prince.

There is no current Yan Fan.

…

One month later.

It's approaching evening.

It's getting dark.

The factories on the south bank end work early.

The workers were talking excitedly as they passed the Century Bridge.

"I heard that the prince and his majesty will arrive tonight?"

"Yes, at noon, the steamship came back early to report the news. I saw the steamship with my own eyes, so I can't lie."

"Hurry up and go home. My mother-in-law asked the children to come to the factory in the afternoon to remind me. We will have dinner early today. The whole family will put on new clothes and come to the shore to wait for the prince to come back and His Majesty to arrive."

"I also asked my children to buy fireworks, but I don't know if they bought any. My family only bought some firecrackers five days ago."

"I definitely can't buy it. Fortunately, I prepared it a month ago."

"Old Liu, share it with me!"

…

When all the biogas lamps in Yanjing lit up.

The north and south sides of Yanjing Bay are already crowded with people.

at the same time.

Ten miles away from Yanjing Bay.

A huge fleet, under the moonlight, slowly moved forward.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood at the bow.

At this moment, all the people in the fleet walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck like Zhu Yuanzhang, staring at a dim light ten miles away.

The distance is too far.

Can't see clearly.

But the shocking impact of that large area of ​​dim light is beyond description.

You know, it's dark night!

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