Chapter 128 Announcement
As the steam pushed the lever, He Xi heard a very heavy "thud". It seemed like the whole earth was shaking.
At this time, various other noises were also heard, including the sound of flames, blowers, boilers, steam gushing out, plus the sounds of four or five people operating next to them. It was deafening for a moment, and He Xi couldn't help but said: "It's too chaotic."
But these three words, as soon as they are spoken, disappear into countless sounds, and others cannot hear them at all.
Immediately, the thumping sound became louder and louder, and He Xi clearly saw that the huge wheel on the steam engine began to rotate. After the runner starts to rotate, you only need to connect the machine to the runner to drive the machine to move.
Now, if this wheel can directly drive a vehicle, it would be a train.
The only problem now is that it's too big.
Whether it is a material problem or a design problem, in order to solve these problems, we have to increase redundancy. That is, as it is now, it is suddenly a behemoth. If you want to shrink it into a locomotive, you don't know how much energy it will take.
In fact, He Xi didn't know that he had already surpassed his predecessors by a lot.
At least, He Xi put the steam engine on the right path from the beginning. The steam engine that He Xi described from his book is the classic structure of the steam engine. Naturally, this classic structure could not have existed from the beginning. Instead, countless people improved it from generation to generation before it became its final appearance.
It's like He Xi got the final plan as soon as he started. The problem is that this classic structure has very high requirements in all aspects.
Both Ge Tiangong and Zhang Zongde used different methods to find ways to approach this ultimate requirement.
It's just that Ge Tiangong has a craftsman's mentality after all, and such a classic organization can no longer be solved by a simple craftsman. Even if you are at the Grandmaster level, it is the same. If you know what happened and don't know why, it is impossible to recreate it.
Only after Zhang Zongde sorted out these problems did he truly take a firm step.
This step has actually exceeded the development of steam engines for 20 or 30 years.
Only He Xi still felt slow.
However, after the entire steam engine was put into operation, the entire work shed was indeed untenable.
The steam is steaming, making people sweat profusely, and smoke and dust are flying. It is estimated that everyone will have dark faces in a while. There is an earth-shattering noise. No, it should be more than just noise. He Xi clearly feels that the ground is shaking, and with the machine It rotates and vibrates.
However, it also illustrates a problem.
The horsepower of this steam engine is quite limited because the speed is very low.
However, these problems can be gradually improved in the future.
It's always the first step.
He Xi couldn't bear it anymore. Then he took his son and his entourage out of the work shed.
Zhang Zongde also followed. He Xi patted Zhang Zongde and said, "Get ready. I will give you everything. In addition, let's see if we can build another one in this period of time. Send it to Nanjing." .”
Zhang Zongde said: "Send to Nanjing?"
He Xi said: "Of course it is sent to His Majesty. How can I ask for credit for you?"
Although there are still some problems with the steam engine in front of him, this steam engine already matches He Xi's idea of a steam engine. It is not the model where the water wheel and the steam engine are linked, nor is it the kind that can only lift water. Steam engine.
He Xi naturally wanted to tell Zhu Yuanzhang the good news.
This also strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence.
After all, He Xi has always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts have been ambiguous during this period of time. What He Xi is most worried about is that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turns to the prince. As a result, everything He Xi does will be problematic.
Zhu Yuanzhang is an irreplaceable figure in the world, a figure who can decide the world's situation with one word.
The same is true for He Xi.
If you want your boss to support you, you must naturally let your boss see your achievements. The steam engine was the result reported by He Xi.
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With He Xi's support, Steam Engine No. 2 arrived in Nanjing in the winter of the 24th year of Hongwu.
When this behemoth entered Nanjing City, it took a lot of effort to make the Nanjing City Gate adequate. If it were bigger, the gate would probably have to be demolished. Not to mention, it’s so heavy that no horse can pull it.
When transported in Beijing, they are assembled directly on the ship. But this cannot be the case in Nanjing.
However, fortunately, the wisdom of the working people is infinite, and it is not that such heavy objects have never been transported before.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Huang Zicheng to be responsible for this matter. Huang Zicheng used a thousand households to clear the road in front and finish it at the back. He even laid logs on the road one by one. There were two hundred households on both sides to pull them together. There were even people who specially changed the undersides. The logs were delivered step by step from outside the Jubao Gate to Houhu Lake.
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to send him to the palace. But the craftsman calculated that the palace was not suitable and the road was not wide enough.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang transported it to a large open space behind the palace.
Wait until this place has just landed and send craftsmen to inspect it.
Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that the prince and all civil and military officials come together to watch the power of the steam engine.
Huang Zicheng was responsible for this matter, and he also had some thoughts. When He Xi saw what the power transmission mode of the steam engine was like, He Xi already knew the right way. That was because He Xi had this knowledge reserve. But most of the many officials in Nanjing do not have this knowledge reserve.
Let them watch a wheel spin, and they still don’t know what it means.
So, Huang Zicheng used his brain and immediately asked Taiping Iron Works to design a set of machinery, which was modified from the previous water hammer and installed on the steam engine.
After debugging, Zhu Yuanzhang was invited to take a look.
On this day, both sides of Houhu Lake were crowded with people, and almost all the officials had arrived.
Naturally, there are those who are happy and those who are unhappy.
Xie Jin was the happiest. He followed Huang Zicheng and listened to Huang Zicheng explain the power of the steam engine. This made him very happy.
There is no other reason.
Xie Jin has been under a lot of pressure in the court for a while. Fang Xiaoru has almost made it known, and the secretary, who has always been calm, has also caused a stir. Zhu Yuanzhang did not intervene much, how could Xie Jin feel better in Fang Xiaoru's hands.
Let's not talk about the difference in ability between the two, just talk about Fang Xiaoru's qualifications and influence in the secretarial department, and he is already the prince behind him. That is, Jie Jin cannot be hostile.
Jie Jin could only endure it.
Now he feels that he doesn't have to endure it anymore.
He may not fully understand the significance of the steam engine, but he at least understands that the emergence of the steam engine will be a great benefit to the new law. This is another verification of He Xi’s theory. How could he not be happy?
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