Chapter 447 Newcomen Steam Engine (Five More)

The two walked along the hard road of Qingzhou City to the workshop area, and Rhode was watched like an animal along the way.

Leading Rhodes, the two went to the workshop area, where the craftsmen were building new workshops.

There was a pile of cement, sand, and stones beside the building under construction. Xiao Ming brought Rhode over. The craftsmen immediately stopped their work and stood there respectfully. Xiao Ming stepped forward and grabbed a handful of cement and said to Rhode. : "This is cement. It is mixed with water, sand and stones. Several things are mixed together. After three or four days, the hardness will be the same as the road just now."

Rhode looked at what looked like flour, and he couldn't believe it. He then looked at a few craftsmen who were mixing concrete, "This road is so hard, do you rely on it?"

"Yes, don't underestimate it, don't think that only you in Europe can have such a magical thing." After speaking, Xiao Ming went to the concrete mixing place and picked up a few hard lumps and returned to Rhodes, "You try Let’s see, this is a cement block that hasn’t solidified for a long time, it’s not hard enough, but after a few days it’s hard to cut with a sword.”

Rhode took it, and it took a lot of strength in his hands to knead the cement block into powder, and he was horrified.

He used to think that the Great Yu Kingdom was just a backward civilization, even if this King Qi had flintlock guns and artillery, he was just learning from Europe, but now everything is wrong.

It is incredible that there is something here that is not found in Europe.

This cement was just a small episode. Xiao Ming knew that what Rhode wanted to see was not the people's livelihood, so he brought Rhode to the Qingzhou Army.

After seeing the equipment and training of the Qingzhou Army again, Rhodes was in bad shape. When walking in the barracks, his body was shaking, and Lu Fei and others seemed to train hard in order to deter Rhodes.

After that, Xiao Ming took Rhodes to the equipment department again, and the military workshop looked at the military industry foundation of Qingzhou like watching flowers. After reading these things, Rhodes was like a defeated cock.

"Ambassador Rhodes, how is this king's Qingzhou?" Xiao Ming asked with a smile after walking around a few places.

Rhode's smile was a little reluctant. He said: "His Royal Highness is beyond my expectations. After I go back, I will talk to Earl Claire about Ryukyu Island."

Xiao Ming nodded, and he knew from Rhodes' expression that Rhodes was shocked.

The reason why he took Rhodes to visit these places was to subdue the soldiers without fighting. Now that the attitude of the Dutch has softened, if you scare them again, this Ryukyu cannot be taken back without a fight.

Seemingly stimulated, Rhodes had no plans to stay in Qingzhou. He had a gloomy face along the way and didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming said, "Ambassador Rhodes, it's almost time for dinner, why don't you go to the palace for dinner."

"No, I think I have to rush back."

"Alright then." Xiao Ming said, but he didn't want to entertain the arrogant Dutch.

Rhode declined the invitation, and went to Dengzhou under the protection of the sergeant on the same day, preparing to rush back to Ryukyu.

Watching Rhode leave, Xiao Ming turned around and prepared to go back, when he saw Liang Yubin riding a horse head on.

In front of Xiao Ming, Liang Yubin said excitedly, "Your Highness, Lin Wentao created a steam engine."

"Pumping steam engine?" Xiao Ming was stunned when he heard the words. Could it be a Newcomen steam engine?

Thinking of this, he immediately Liang Yubin went to Bowen College.

When he arrived at Bowen College, Liang Yubin directly led Xiao Ming to the laboratory of the School of Physics.

At this time, the laboratory was surrounded by students from the academy, and everyone was paying attention to the new things that Lin Wentao came up with.

"good!"

The steam engine in front of Xiao Ming is just a simple steam engine model, not a full-scale steam engine.

This steam engine consists of two parts, one is a conical boiler, which belongs to the steam engine, and the other part is connected to the pumping part through the connecting rod. Pull up.

The successful development of the steam engine has lifted the spirits of the students in the academy. Lin Wentao was full of tears. After the last explosion, he finally researched the Newcomen steam engine.

Although this steam engine can only be used to lift water, it is not a real double steam engine, but this is the progress of Qingzhou and the School of Physics.

"Wen Tao, you have done a great job!" Xiao Ming patted Du Zhiping's shoulder.

So far, the difficulty of this steam engine is undoubtedly the greatest. After all, this is a direct jump from the poor and the white to such a complex device as a steam engine.

Lin Wentao has to solve not only the problem of steam but also the problem of connecting rod, he said, "Tell me, what kind of reward do you want!"

Lin Wentao said at this time: "His Royal Highness, I don't want any reward. This Newcomen steam engine is just the most basic steam engine. Please reward me when I make a compound steam engine."

Xiao Ming nodded. He was very satisfied. Now Lin Wentao has changed from studying steam engines for the sake of his title to loving science itself. He said, "Okay, this king promises you."

Although Lin Wentao didn't want anything this time, Xiao Ming still rewarded him with a thousand taels of silver. He wanted to show other students that as long as they worked hard, everything was possible.

The basic model of the Newcomen steam engine was successfully developed. Xiao Ming immediately asked Lin Wentao to study the construction of a Newcomen steam pump for the mine. Considering the current number of mining farms, Xiao Ming needs more than 30 water pumps at a time. The field can dig further down.

After all, many minerals in his fief belong to deep mines. Once the mine is submerged by water, construction cannot be carried out. Now that the Newcomen steam engine is available, he can increase the efficiency of mining many times.

However, at this time, the Newcomen steam engine was only the most primitive steam engine, and it consumed a lot of coal, so it was only suitable for use in mines.

The New Year is approaching, Xiao Ming did not expect Bowen College to give him such a surprise at this time.

He plans to put the construction of the Newcomen steam engine on the agenda, and at the same time let the equipment department cooperate with Lin Wentao to build a real steam engine. After all, what Lin Wentao is experimenting with is only a small model made by him, and the real restoration still requires the cooperation of a large number of craftsmen.

After complimenting Lin Wentao and others, Xiao Ming excitedly returned to the palace. Although the Newcomen steam engine was the simplest steam engine, the later steam engine was continuously improved through this steam engine to obtain the later Watt steam engine.

Science is not an overnight pursuit, but a step-by-step exploration. Now that Lin Wentao has found the door to a steam engine, he believes that it will not take long for him to develop a real steam engine.