The discussion was startled by this sound, and the sound immediately stopped, and all eyes looked towards the source of the sound.
At first glance, it didn't matter, but at the second glance, my heart ached immediately, and I seemed a little at a loss.
Because what they saw was that the prototype of the steam engine they were proud of exploded, and the sound came from here.
I saw a big crack in the upper boiler, and thick steam was escaping from it. The rod also stopped running and was stuck there crookedly.
There was another crisp sound, and the entire upper boiler exploded completely and split into two halves. Unable to withstand the gravity, they fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
It's ruined.
When Duan Murong saw this scene, her beautiful eyes burst into tears. She ran over like crazy and grabbed pieces of pieces, with tears dripping down her face.
Her hard work over the past few days was ruined, and her heart ached.
The boiler is broken and can be rebuilt, but the situation is not something that can be relieved. What does a broken boiler mean? It means that even if a prototype of a steam engine is made again, it will not be easy to use. No matter how many more steam engines are made, they will all break. This is iron. The disadvantage is that it simply cannot withstand such strong leverage.
All your hard work is in vain, and all your joy is in vain.
After being lost for a while, the craftsmen hurriedly came over to comfort Duan Murong, but they could not conceal their own loss.
Li Zhao looked at it and smiled helplessly. He almost forgot about this. The iron in this era was mainly pig iron. Pig iron is brittle and easy to break. It is strange that it can withstand high-intensity piston movement.
Under this situation, even with exquisite drawings, it is impossible to build a steam engine, let alone a train or a steamship.
"We still need to change the iron smelting technique!"
The iron smelting technique in Chang'an Township was taught by him and has developed towards steel smelting, but the weapons manufacturing department is still in the backward smelting stage.
If you want the boiler to not break, you must at least use cast iron. Cast iron is an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, etc. It cannot be smelted with current smelting technology. Now Li Zhao's iron smelting base can smelt wrought iron, but the wrought iron It's not hard enough or strong enough, and it's not a good material for a steam engine.
The iron smelting base is also smelting steel. Steel is an alloy with excellent hardness and strength. It is a good material for casting steam engines.
It can be solved in terms of casting materials, but the iron smelting base belongs to him, so he can't support the weapon manufacturing department unconditionally!
it's out of the question.
The forging of steel requires high temperatures, specialized training methods, and specialized furnaces.
Obviously, the weapons manufacturing department did not have such conditions and knowledge, and it was difficult to make steel. This made Li Zhao difficult, but he soon smiled to himself.
Although it is impossible to support the weapons manufacturing department unconditionally, it can be sold! The purpose of Chang'an Township is to make a lot of money. With such a big benefactor, don't waste your money.
Of course, this is not the case right now. What is needed now is to help them cast the steam engine first. There is no problem in providing them with some steel unconditionally.
Doing business! You have to whet their appetite and finally make them want to stop.
"What can we do?" Duan Murong finally reacted. She had realized that the iron they smelted could not maintain the operation of the prototype steam engine, which meant that all the efforts and surprises were in vain.
Without usable iron, no matter how good the technology is, it cannot be put into practical use.
This is a flaw.
Everyone lowered their heads.
Because no one knows what to do?
Although there are experienced craftsmen here, including Mohist disciples, their experience is only in the stage of smelting pig iron, and they have no concept of wrought iron or alloys at all.
In other words, although their technical structure allowed Li Zhao to advance to a higher level, it did not improve their smelting level.
Everyone shook their heads, but all looked at Li Zhao.
Since Li Zhao can help them understand the principle of steam turning ball, he must be able to help them solve the problem of boiler collapse!
Duan Murong also looked over, with a look of girlish hope in her eyes, which made Li Zhao feel embarrassed for a moment, sighing that anime characters are really not good enough.
Especially the looming hope, which is too much for people to bear.
"this."
Li Zhao muttered, not knowing how to speak. It was impossible for him to say that the problem could be solved, but it would cost money to buy it, so he took it back as soon as he said it.
It’s a business! It needs to be done step by step and to whet your appetite first.
"I can help and send you ready-made parts, and you can assemble them."
This will not only save them a lot of time, but also build a reputation for Chang'an Township.
Of course, the main components of the steam engine are the cylinder and the piston, and the required iron must be hard enough and tough enough. These two components can be cast by him, and the other components can be left to the weapons manufacturing department.
After receiving Li Zhao's promise, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Li Zhao said this, he must have overcome the problem of insufficient iron hardness. In this way, the problem of cracking will be solved, and the research on casting of steam engines can continue.
As long as the steam engine is built, Mohism will be able to rise to prominence and will surely defeat Confucianism.
This has been the dream of the Mo family for many years!
Some Mohist disciples were very excited just thinking about it.
"Of course, I only made the main components such as the boiler and the bars. You have to complete the rest."
Everyone nodded, this was not a problem for them.
After explaining some more things, Li Zhao immediately rushed to the iron smelting base and found A Chao.
(End of chapter)
