Li Shui looked at the glass bottle Zhang Men took out, and then looked at the steam engine next to him.
I thought: These two things...are connected? Are the people of Qin too imaginative?
Li Shui asked curiously: "How did you transition from glass bottles to steam engines? Can you tell me in detail?"
Zhang Men nodded repeatedly.
Obviously, he came here today just to talk about this matter.
Zhang Men said: "Ever since the little man thought about pumping the water up, he started to pay attention to cupping. In order to observe why the meat can be sucked in during cupping, the little man continued cupping people one after another."
"After pulling it out, the co-workers were all annoyed. Gradually, I figured out a rule, that is, when there is a fire in the jar, the meat can be sucked in, but when there is no fire in the jar, the meat cannot be sucked in."
"I heard that there are two qi of yin and yang in the world. This fire is so hot, I'm afraid it is yang qi. Logically speaking, if the fire is lit in the jar, the yang qi should be getting stronger and stronger, so the meat should be pushed out. , why was it sucked in instead?"
"Later, the villain did an experiment and tried the glass bottle on a piece of dead pork. The pork was also sucked in."
Li Shui couldn't help but sigh: "The food at the mine is really good."
Zhang Men laughed dryly and said: "After the villain finished using it, he ate the pork again, so there was no waste."
Li Shui smiled: "I'm just joking, don't mind."
Zhang Men responded and continued: "Later, the villain thought that this clay pot might be like a human mouth. When a person's mouth inhales, it can suck in the things outside. After lighting the fire, the clay pot Just start to inhale? So the pork can be firmly sucked in, even sucked in."
"The villain's intelligence can only think of this and nothing else. Later, the villain thought that the smartest people in the world are all applying for patents. The article published by the patent office may have what I want. .”
"Therefore, the villain tried every possible means to find these articles and read them eagerly."
Li Shui asked Si Tan next to him in confusion: "What? You also published the article?"
Si Tan said: "Those talented people have applied for patents in the patent office, and villains will naturally send people to protect their inventions to prevent others from stealing them."
"Later Miss Zhu said that all principles in the world are interoperable. If their invention patent is published, it may inspire other people."
"We thought about it and realized that Qin's laws are strict and patent theft can basically be prevented, so we agreed to Miss Zhu's request."
“We compile those people’s inventions and creations into articles, and then sell them to people who need them.”
"Some people who are interested in studying heaven and man will buy it, and some wealthy craftsmen will also buy it. Of course, the big buyers are the people in charge of the major mines in northern Xinjiang."
"These mines are very rich, and mining the deposits requires technology. They are happy to study this."
"Part of the money we got filled the treasury, and part of it was rewarded to those who applied for patents. Now when you apply for a patent in the patent office, you can get a bounty. Even if no businessmen invest in them, they can still live a prosperous life. Days. Therefore, people in the world now prefer to ponder the principles of this world."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, well done."
Si Tanjing Li Shui praised him a few words, and he was immediately elated.
Li Shui looked at Zhang Men: "You continue."
Zhang Men responded, and then said: "The articles in the Patent Office are diverse, and each one is amazing. It turns out that the place we live in is actually like this."
"Finally, someone, a villain, saw an article. This article was rated D, which is not a high grade."
Si Tan explained to Li Shui from the side: "The patents in the patent office are divided into four levels: A, B, C and D. A is a great invention or discovery that subverts the world's cognition. For example, we live on a sphere. For example, the earth revolves around the sun.”
"Class B is a great invention that benefits the country and the people, and benefits the common people, such as the Daitian method that banished immortals, and the recent chemical fertilizers."
"Level C is some magical things. It's refreshing, but a little less important, such as..."
Si Tan laughed dryly and said cautiously: "For example, the gramophone and camera that were used to banish the immortals."
Li Shui smiled slightly and didn't care.
Indeed, phonographs and cameras are nothing compared to the rice and flour that can feed the people.
Si Tan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Shui was not angry. At the same time, he was also a little puzzled: Didn't people in Xianyang say that banished immortals care about everything, and will retaliate for their arbitrary actions? When I saw it today, it was not the case.
He calmed down and continued: "The fourth type is Ding et al. Ding et al. are mainly conjectures, which are reasonable and unique, but cannot be verified for the time being. In fact, it is not a patent, it is just a chat. Just for encouragement."
Li Shui hummed.
Zhang Men then continued: "The author of this Ding class may have a humble status and doesn't even have a name, so he uses a pseudonym. He calls himself Suiren."
Li Shui hummed: "The one who drilled wood to make fire."
Zhang Men responded, and then said: "Suiren said in this article that he has been interested in fire since he was a child. He has done various experiments. For example, using different things to light fire, such as putting the fire in a sealed inside the house to see how long it burns."
"Later, the Sui people discovered that there may not only be two qi of yin and yang in the world, but also a third type of qi. The Sui people named it gas."
"In his opinion, something in the grass and trees can burn, but in order to burn, certain conditions need to be met."
"Either drill wood to make fire, or use kindling to ignite it, or use sunspots to focus light to make fire. These methods all have a prerequisite, and that is heat."
"Heat can excite combustible things in vegetation. As long as there is enough heat, the things will be excited by the gas in the air and turn into a blazing flame."
"Then the gas is burned away, and the combustible things in the vegetation are burned away. The vegetation turns to ashes."
"This Sui Man even weighed the vegetation before burning and the ashes left after burning, and found that it was indeed much lighter."
When Zhang Men said this, there was a hint of excitement in his tone: "This article is really enlightening for the villain. The villain suddenly understood that the reason why the meat was sucked in was because the gas in the tank disappeared. .”
"Then the gas is gone and there is less gas in the tank, doesn't it mean that people are inhaling and sucking in things outside?"
Li Shui snorted: "Then what does this have to do with your steam engine?"
Zhang Men said: "That's about another article. This other article is also a D-level article. The author of the article also has a pseudonym, called Gonggong."
"Gonggong said that he had been interested in water since he was a child, so he had been observing it for decades. He was very puzzled and wanted to know where the water went after it dried up. After the water was boiled, where did the wisps of white gas come from? .Why does water fall from the sky and turn into rain?”
"He also did many experiments, such as covering a bowl of water with glass. After a short time, he saw water droplets appear on the inner wall of the glass bottle."
"After decades of observation, Gonggong also came to a conclusion. According to his guess, in addition to the two qi of yin and yang, there is another kind of qi in the world, which he calls water qi."
"This water vapor is colorless and odorless, just like the two gases of yin and yang, invisible and intangible. When these water vapors are cold, they will turn into water droplets. When the water is boiled, the white vapor we see is actually not the real water vapor. The water vapor is water droplets gathered together."
"Gonggong said that the key to determining whether water is water or vapor is temperature."
"In fact, at normal temperatures, water is constantly changing into water vapor, so a bowl of water will become less water after being left for a long time. But when it is heated, this process is especially rapid. It is like a pot of boiling water that boils very quickly. Done."
"So the villain got inspiration from these two articles. The villain thought, since I want to suck the water out of the mine, I need to reduce the air in the jar, and then I can absorb the water."
"If you use the method of burning things, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult. After all, there is not much gas in the tank, and it will disappear after it is burned."
"So I thought, what if I find a pot? I seal the pot and make it look like a big pot, then fill the pot with water and put a fire underneath."
"After the water boils, there will be more and more air in the jar. The water vapor and the yin and yang are mixed together, and they are crowded together. It must be very uncomfortable..."
Li Shui said worriedly: "You won't explode the big can, right?"
Zhang Men nodded repeatedly as if he had met a close friend: "The banishment of the immortal was a clever plan. The jar did explode. Fortunately, the villain went to the toilet at that time, otherwise, this life would have been sealed."
"Later, the villain opened a hole in the big iron pot and sealed it with something. He thought it was almost time, so he opened it. At that time, I could feel that there were big balls of air gushing out from inside."
"The villain did some research and found that most of the water in the pot turned into water vapor, so when the opening was opened, most of the water vapor mixed with yin and yang qi and spewed out."
"When I close the lid and let the pot cool down, according to Gonggong's theory, the water vapor will turn into water. Then won't there be less air in the pot? Originally, the two qi of yin and yang are carried by the water vapor. I ran out, and now the water vapor is gone. The suction power must be quite strong."
"I tried it, and I really sucked up the water from the mine, and it was much faster than we used to use buckets to suck out the water."
"Later I added some small things and improved it a little. This thing can work day and night outside the mine."
"There are countless coals in the mine, which can continuously heat this big iron pot. In the past, it took a hundred people to do a day's work, but it can do it in an hour."
"The mine rewarded the villain with a lot of money, and then encouraged the villain to apply for a patent, so the villain came boldly."
Li Shui said with emotion: "You can invent the steam engine, of course you are talented, but... you can't do it without the inspiration of Suiren, Gonggong and others."
Zhang Men nodded vigorously: "Exactly, exactly. I will definitely find these two people and thank them properly."
Li Shui nodded and said to Ai Yin and Si Tan in the patent office: "You two must also find these two people and reward them."
The clerk in the patent office responded.
Li Shui walked around the boiler, then pointed at the valve and said, "Is this where you release the gas?"
Zhang Men said enthusiastically: "Exactly, Exiled Immortal, please look, there is a lid here. This lid is made of pig iron and is extremely heavy, but the weight matches the air in the pot just right."
"When the gas was not strong enough, it was impossible to lift the lid. When the gas was about to blow up the cauldron, it just exceeded the weight of the lid, so I pushed it up to let the air out."
Li Shui nodded: "How often can this lid be opened?"
Zhang Men said: "At first, it could be opened three or five times a quarter of an hour. But after being transformed by the villain, it can be opened once in a few breaths. As long as it opens and closes, the water in the mine can be continuously supplied. Suction it up. The faster you open and close it, the faster it absorbs water."
Li Shui hummed, and then said curiously: "Why don't you add an iron rod to this lid? Every time the lid is opened and closed, the iron rod can be pushed back and forth."
Zhang Men was a little stunned: "Add iron rods? Of course it can be done, but... why add it?"
Li Shui smiled slightly and said: "After adding the iron rod, what about adding a crank on top of the iron rod? Through these cranks, the reciprocating motion can be turned into up and down motion. You can get almost any direction you want."
Zhang Men was still a little dumbfounded: "Yes, I understand, but why do you need to add such a crank?"
Li Shui added: "What if we add a wheel at the end of the crank? When the crank rotates, the wheel will also rotate?"
Zhangmen scratched his head: "This is a bit magical, but... why add wheels?"
Li Shui said: "What if you add four wheels. These four wheels are big enough to support a car. And your big pot is burning coal and boiling water on the car?"
Xiangli Zhu had already reacted, and she looked at Li Shui in shock.
Soon, Zhang Men came to his senses. He was even startled by this idea: "Then...in that case, this car can move by itself without the need for oxen or horses?"
Li Shui smiled and nodded: "With such a car, its speed depends entirely on the speed of your big pot. As long as you have enough coal, it can travel thousands of miles a day, day and night, and tirelessly." And it is so powerful that even if you drag a string of empty carts behind it and put countless grains and ores on the cart, it will not feel tired."
Zhangmen was sweating profusely with excitement. He has been studying steam engines for a long time, and he knows that what Li Shui said is true. He also knew how terrifying this thing would be once it was realized.
Zhang Men suddenly prostrated himself on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you so much for your advice. I am very grateful."
The two clerks in the patent office looked at Li Shui with admiration and thought to themselves: banishing an immortal is just banishing an immortal after all. In just a few words, a strange-looking machine was transformed into a divine object. This... is probably the ability of immortals.
