Seeing that the matter had calmed down completely, Jiajing turned his attention back to the steam engine model in front of him and introduced it immediately.
"What did I just say? Yes, the power of this machine is steam generated by burning water!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, several guards came forward, poured water into the water inlet of the model, then put coal underneath, piled flammable hay on top, lit it with fire sticks, and then respectfully withdrew. To the side.
Seeing this, Jiajing nodded, then pointed at the steam engine model in front of him and continued to explain to everyone.
"You see, after the water boils, the water vapor generated will drive this part to operate. After this part is completed, the piston can continue to move, and then the entire machine can run!"
"In general, this steam engine uses the steam generated when water is burned as power to make the entire machine run and perform some reciprocating motions."
When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment and then continued to add.
"This will greatly save manpower and material resources. If the steam engine is transformed and used for textiles, the silk we can produce every year in Ming Dynasty will be more than twice the original!"
“Not only that, the efficiency of mining will also be greatly improved, and we no longer have to worry about water accumulation underground.”
After Yan Song heard this, he immediately knelt down and begged Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, since this machine called the steam engine is so magical, I would like to ask your Majesty to set up a corresponding department to specifically improve and research the steam engine!"
Xu Jie on the side heard Yan Song's words and couldn't help but cursed the old fox in his heart. He immediately followed Yan Song's steps, knelt on the ground and begged Jiajing.
"Yes, Your Majesty, since this steam engine has so many wonderful uses, I, the Ming Dynasty, should pay attention to it!"
Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Yan Song and Xu Jie, nodded slightly, and immediately gave instructions.
"Well, I do have this plan. Let's discuss the specific matters later!"
"As you command!"
Seeing that his proposal was accepted by the emperor, Yan Song couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
At this moment, the water in the steam engine, heated by the coal, was almost on the verge of boiling. Seeing this, Jiajing immediately looked stern, stepped back, and said loudly.
"Everyone, watch out, this machine will start moving soon!"
Jiajing's words attracted the attention of everyone present. Whether it was the students of the Imperial College or the officials who came to observe, they were all staring at the steam engine model attentively at this moment.
Time passed like this minute by minute, and gradually, as the temperature increased, a little white steam emerged from the top of the steam engine model.
Immediately, I saw a student excitedly pointing to the top of the steam engine, his face full of excitement.
"Look, everyone, steam is starting to come out of that machine!"
Everyone looked in the direction pointed by the scholar, and saw more and more steam coming out of the top of the steam engine model. More and more, the whole machine began to operate at an extremely slow speed. got up.
"Look, that machine is starting to move!"
"What, he actually started to move!"
Yan Shifan on the side couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the machine was running successfully.
After all, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for manufacturing this steam engine. If something happens and the machine fails to operate, His Majesty will be blamed. As Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he has an unshirkable responsibility!
More importantly, it will affect my image in His Majesty's mind.
Jiajing saw this, with a warm smile on his face, and explained in time.
"Look, this is the basic principle of the steam engine!"
As the combustion temperature became higher and higher, more and more steam was generated, and the running speed of the entire machine actually began to slowly increase.
Seeing this situation, Jiajing had a regretful expression on his face and turned to speak.
"Unfortunately, this is just a model, not a real steam engine. Otherwise, the speed of operation will be several times that of this machine!"
Everything that happened in front of them was too novel for these students of the Imperial College. What they did not expect was that such a complex machine could be operated solely by the steam generated by burning water.
This is knowledge that I have never learned from the sages’ books that I have been studying since childhood!
The Imperial Academy students were also quite curious about the automatically operating machine in front of them, and looked eager to try it.
Jiajing seemed to have seen what they were thinking, and immediately stepped aside and gave instructions.
"Anyone who wants to come up and see this machine up close can come up!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the many officials aside and said slowly: "The same goes for you!"
After Jiajing's words fell, the Imperial College students who were already eager to try it couldn't wait to come to the model of the steam engine, look around at its structure, and let out a burst of admiration from time to time.
As for the officials, as early as after Jiajing said what he just said, Yan Shifan couldn't wait to go forward to inspect the detailed structure and draw lessons from it.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other and said slowly.
"Let's go and have a look too!"
"Yes, that's exactly what I meant."
Immediately afterwards, the remaining members of the cabinet came to the steam engine model and began to observe its structure.
"Your Majesty is so talented and enlightened that he is able to create such a complex machine!"
Yan Song looked at the machine in front of him that was gradually slowing down and couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, His Majesty's talents are far beyond our reach. Even if Lu Ban comes back to life, he will not be able to design such a sophisticated machine!"
Xu Jie on the side heard this and followed suit.
Gradually, with the coal burning more than half, the steam generated by the steam engine became less and less, and the speed of the machine gradually slowed down.
When Jiajing saw this situation, he immediately called his guards and ordered: "Extinguish the coal!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Jiajing finished speaking, and soon the burning coal was doused by water.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiajing withdrew his gaze and immediately said, "Okay, we'll be here for now."
"When I have free time another day, I will come over to the Imperial College to teach!"
"I plan to put that steam engine in the Imperial College, so that the students of the Imperial College can observe its structure anytime and anywhere, and then make suggestions for improvement!"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, there were cheers from the Imperial College students.
But soon, they realized that so much time had passed, and Yan Shifan looked reluctant to leave, looking back at the steam engine from time to time.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Yan Song, everyone present knelt down and saluted.
"Um."
Jiajing just responded in a subtle way, and immediately left the Imperial College with unhurried steps. When Lu Fang saw this, he followed the emperor's steps step by step without saying a word.
Jiajing quickly left the Imperial Academy, took a dragon chariot, and headed towards the Forbidden City in the direction he came from.
(End of chapter)
