After Stephenson heard Newton's words, he was not too disappointed. He also knew what he was talking about.
It's a bit unrealistic. After all, if the current steam engine could be used on a carriage, how big would it be?
But after hearing Newton's words, Stephenson still inevitably showed some disappointment.
Newton looked at Stephenson and consoled him: "The invention you mentioned will come one day."
"No, I think this invention will not arrive too far away." Mo Cheng said in a deep voice after thinking about it.
"We at Longyan have already conducted similar research. Mr. Stephenson, please tell me what you think."
Mo Cheng looked at Stephenson and said.
Hearing that someone agreed, Stephenson's face showed joy.
He looked at Mo Cheng and asked anxiously: "Is what you said true?"
Mo Cheng nodded.
Stephenson's yearning for Long Yan is a little deeper. Similarly, Newton's view of Long Yan is also a little more.
Long Yan was already studying how to turn a steam engine into a carriage, which was simply beyond his imagination.
Stephenson stood up excitedly, held Mo Cheng's hand, and said, "I will tell you all my thoughts."
Mo Cheng nodded: "Newton has a small laboratory at home. You can tell me with the drawings."
Stephenson suddenly looked embarrassed, and then said: "I haven't even graduated from elementary school, and drawings and such things..."
Mo Cheng: "..."
"Okay, then we have to talk while we eat."
They sat down again.
Stephenson told about his idea. At the beginning, his idea was to replace the propeller on the steam engine with wheels, but this idea did not work at all.
All Stephen used gears to build a complete power transmission system, although the car can move.
However, the wooden wheel was soon crushed by the weight of the steam engine.
He experimented countless times, but failed countless times.
"Mr. Mo Cheng, I think that even if it is manufactured, there is no way such a machine can drive on the streets."
"Its size is too huge, and starting up the steam engine takes a lot of time. It's winter now, and the water in the steam engine may even freeze."
"Putting aside all the problems at this stage, the production cost of such a steam vehicle is extremely high. We cannot guarantee how many people will buy it when it comes out."
Newton said after careful analysis.
Mo Cheng agreed with Newton's point of view, so he raised a fatal question.
"Is this kind of machine produced to replace horse-drawn carriages?"
Regarding this question, Stephenson gave the answer: "In my conception, such a machine is not produced to replace the carriage."
"It doesn't have the convenience of a horse-drawn carriage, let alone the controllability of a horse-drawn carriage. The bulky body of the steam car and its inability to control the steering design make it impossible for ordinary families to buy this big car."
"My father is a coal miner. I often saw him transporting coal when I was a child, but transporting coal takes a lot of time and manpower."
"My father's salary for transporting a load of coal was too little. Even if he drove as fast as he could, he would often exceed the delivery time and his salary would be deducted."
"So, I invented the steam car because I wanted to change the current coal mine transportation."
Mo Cheng nodded, agreeing with Stephenson's idea.
He thought for a while and then said: "In this case, there is no need for us to consider designing a machine for ordinary families. We can design a machine that can transport coal without paying much attention to the size."
"My suggestion is to add a carriage behind this steam engine to transport coal and other supplies."
After Stephenson heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Mo Cheng and said, "You are right, we should not consider his size too much, only his practicality."
"Your advice is great too."
"But the problem now is how to make a steam engine into a steam vehicle and how to output its power."
"This is something that needs to be studied slowly next." Mo Cheng said with a smile.
Newton added: "This step requires a lot of time and money. My friend, you have to find an investment from the British royal family."
When Stephenson heard the words "British Royal Family", he was as listless as a deflated ball.
It was not that he had not sought out the British royal family.
But George III was not interested in his proposal, it seemed to those nobles and merchants.
He was just a guy who came to defraud him of his money, and he didn’t even have a decent drawing.
"Unlikely, no one in Britain is willing to fund our invention."
Mo Cheng then said: "You can go to Longyan. For such research, the Longyan court will allocate money for you to study."
After hearing this, Stephenson was stunned and asked: "You Long Yan actually support such research?"
"How rich is your court?"
For this question, Mocheng has no way to answer.
He frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said: "It's not that our Long Yan government is rich, it's our chief assistant, Mr. Liu Zheng. He once issued an order. For various scientific researches, Long Yan can provide you with various supports, but if you need You produce results within three years.”
"For Long Yan, financial support is only the most basic. If necessary, you can even get support from the scientists at Liangzhou Laboratory, but I advise you not to have too much contact with them."
Mo Cheng felt shuddered when he thought of those scientists in Liangzhou.
Seeing Mo Cheng's expression, Hu Xi'er rolled her eyes and complained in her heart: "Mo Cheng, you were also very famous among that group of lunatics." '
Stephen Sun is more yearning for Long Yan.
If he hadn't been studying the Dreadnought-class battleship now, he might have wanted to go to Long Yan right now.
Newton also had a yearning for Long Yan.
It's just that Newton was a member of Parliament for Britain.
Even if he yearned for Long Yan, Newton couldn't go.
However, Stephenson, who did not serve in the British government, had no problems.
Dinner went on happily.
In addition to solving a problem of his own, Stephenson also received delicious food from Long Yan.
He tasted food that was not British.
Suddenly I felt like all I had eaten before was junk food.
I never thought there could be such delicious food in the world.
Before Stephenson left, Mo Cheng and Hu Xier were helpless because they had no way to return to Longyan.
I thought of writing a letter to Qing Yangshuo and Liu Zheng by mail, but they had special status and could not send it.
He could only entrust it to Stephenson, and asked him to mail it to Qing Yangshuo and Liu Zheng in America instead.
