Chapter 1019 Internal Combustion Engine

The vast world map is full of infinite reverie.

Xiao Ming said slowly: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon. This is exactly what I want to say. The foundation of the pearl chain strategy is the navy. Technology is to create a whole new warship.”

Cui Shangan was excited for a while, the first-generation steam-engine ironclad battleship was already very powerful, and the horror of the second-generation ironclad battleship could be imagined.

If these warships use the latest rear-mounted rifled guns, the European navy is completely a target at sea.

However, relatively speaking, the construction process of ironclad ships is slower than that of sail warships. The construction of a warship often takes a year or even two years.

Because of this, the sail battleship was cut and the shipyard was fully devoted to the construction of the ironclad.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will supervise this matter when I go back." Cui Shangan bowed to take orders.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly, and then the two of them talked about some details before ending the conversation.

Watching Cui Shangan leave, Xiao Ming sighed slightly. Although he wanted the Chinese Empire under his rule to be admired by the world, the realization of technology was still the biggest limitation.

After all, it is easy for him to come up with technology, but it takes a long time to realize technology, such as the construction of this ironclad ship.

And this is just one of them. Infrastructure such as thermal power plants, bridges, railways, water conservancy projects, etc. are not built overnight.

But even so, the empire has always been prosperous under his leadership, and now the main problem is not to defend against aliens, but to compete with Western powers for sphere of influence.

He was thinking that at this time, Qian Dafu trotted all the way and hurriedly arrived, and when he arrived at the imperial study, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Lin Wentao's telegram has an internal combustion engine."

Since the introduction of telegrams, the transmission of news has been much faster, and many things can be solved with just a telegram, which makes Xiao Ming and the officials a lot easier.

In particular, the time of researchers like Lin Wentao is very precious, so he gave Lin Wentao and others the privilege to send him a telegram directly.

"Today is a double happiness." Xiao Ming laughed. The development of this internal combustion engine has long been put on the agenda. After all, there is no pressure to manufacture internal combustion engines with the current industrial capacity of Qingzhou.

Stretching, he said to Qian Dafu, "Let's go, let's see how Lin Wentao's internal combustion engine is?"

"Okay." Qian Dafu smiled and walked towards the palace gate with Xiao Ming.

At this time, in the Qingzhou Machinery Research Department, Lin Wentao was discussing the issue of gasoline and diesel with Lu Tong.

In the process of developing the internal combustion engine, due to the lack of two kinds of combustion oil, gasoline and diesel, Lin Wentao actually first used the method of gas combustion to test the combustion performance of the internal combustion engine. It was not until these two days that he obtained real gasoline from Lutong. He came to test the first four-stroke internal combustion engine manufactured. After verification, the speed of the internal combustion engine has reached 800 rpm, and the compression ratio has reached three to one.

"This thing is much more powerful and powerful than a steam engine," Lu Tong said. In the test just now, the internal combustion engine has strong power, and the most important thing is that the internal combustion engine is small in size. According to Lin Wentao, the internal combustion engine will revolutionize domestic transportation.

Lin Wentao sighed, "No matter how powerful you are, you have to have fuel. Your fuel is simply not enough."

Hearing this, Lu Tong spread his hands and said, "This is the result of our collection in Kanto for three months. Unless the Minerals Department officially drills oil wells, no one can do anything about large-scale oil production."

The two were gossiping. After a while, Xiao Ming and Qian Dafu arrived at the Research Department. When they saw Xiao Ming, everyone stopped their work.

"Your Majesty, this is a four-stroke internal combustion engine." Lin Wentao said to Xiao Ming, pointing to the machine in front of him.

The mechanical horizontal seat in front of Xiao Ming is roughly like a "gong" type. At this time, a pair of wheels are idling through the reciprocating motion of the connecting rod and the crankshaft.

This scene made Xiao Ming smile with satisfaction. He said, "It seems that the internal combustion engine is very successful."

"The emperor has won awards, all relying on the technical information provided by the emperor. This four-stroke internal combustion engine is no longer a problem. The next official is going to study the six-stroke internal combustion engine." Lin Wentao is full of confidence.

If it was before, he would not dare to say such a big thing, but now it is different. The appearance of electric motors has made a qualitative leap in Qingzhou industry, and the conditions allow him to boldly develop internal combustion engines. After all, all the conditions are met.

The only thing lacking is gasoline, so he said; "Your Majesty, the internal combustion engine is fine, but the gasoline is a problem. Xiguan and Lu Tong were talking about this just now."

Lu Tong echoed: "Xiaguan's School of Chemistry has mastered the method of preparing gasoline and diesel by distillation. As long as there is a large amount of crude oil, Xiaguan can provide gasoline and diesel."

All the questions focused on the issue of oil extraction. He showed a smile. Although he really wanted to directly transport oil from the Middle East, it might be difficult at this stage, and he couldn't wait to open up the trade route.

Therefore, he placed his hope in the Kanto area under consideration. After all, the contemporary Daqing Oilfield is located in the Songnen Plain of Heilongjiang, and this layout had already begun when Zhu Sansi went north.

After Yaksa was occupied, the Mineral Division sent personnel to the Songnen Plain to find the location of the oil field. During this time, they basically figured out the exact location, because they found floating black oil in some springs in these places. Proved to be oil.

And this method is not proof that there is no basis. There is such a record in Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" in the Song Dynasty. There is a kind of oil in Yanzhou. This kind of oil is produced by the water, mixed with sand, gravel and spring water, and it is intermittent. It flowed out from time to time, so local residents dipped it with pheasant tail feathers and collected it into a clay pot.

This is the oil that is brought up by the groundwater, which they also discovered during the Minerals Division's search for oil.

"There used to be no way, but now that we have it, the most critical parts of the drilling equipment are already there." Xiao Ming pointed to the internal combustion engine and said that in the early days, the main driving force for drilling was diesel engines, and electricity was not used until modern times. After all, oil is generally in short supply. In the countryside, electricity is difficult to reach.

Lin Wentao and Lu Tong looked at each other and both laughed. They didn't expect that the fuel and the internal combustion engine would complement each other.

"If that's the case, Xiaguan will let the machinery factory try to produce a drilling rig," he said.

Xiao Ming nodded. Now that the industrial level of Qingzhou has reached the level of the end of the nineteenth century, it is time for the application of petroleum and internal combustion engines.