Listening to the roar of the machine, Du Zhongxiao seemed to have returned to the familiar years before, and he was a little distracted for a while.

Tao Qiqi said excitedly: "Official, you see that this machine is much smaller, but its strength is much greater. I've tried, and now this machine is as powerful as ten cows, which is remarkable! ”

Du Zhongxiao patted Tao Seventeen's shoulder and said, "Good job!" This material is of great use, whether it is loaded on a ship or used to pull a cart. If you want to, don't do anything else in the future, specialize in this machine. ”

Tao Seventeen said: "The official commanded, and the little one naturally did it." But the boats in the river have sails, so why use them? This thing uses a lot of copper and iron, the price is extremely high, and it is not cost-effective to use it to pull a cart, so it is better to use an ox cart. ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "Regardless of the ox cart or carriage, the most troublesome thing is the trouble of raising livestock. With this machine to pull the cart, as long as there is coal, it can be kept day and night. Even if the price is more expensive, it is not comparable to the ox cart and horse-drawn cart. As for the river, this machine can replace the slender man. On the Bianhe River alone, more than 100,000 manpower has been saved. No matter how expensive this machine is, it is worth it. ”

The most important thing about the steam engine being stronger than animal power is that it is low in use and has a long running time. With today's technology, making a steam locomotive may not be faster than riding a horse. But the steam train can run day and night, even if the speed is 50 miles per hour, it can easily run thousands of miles away in a day and a night, which is incomparable to no car.

Du Zhongxiao has memories of his previous life, so he naturally knows what the steam engine means, but for others in this era, he can't realize the value of the steam engine at once. Even in historical Europe, the steam engine was slowly popularized. Just like Tao Seventeen, although he single-handedly participated in the manufacture of this steam engine, he couldn't think of the value of this thing, it was just a hobby for him.

Du Zhongxiao asked Tao Seventeen to turn on the steam engine and run it continuously for three days and three nights to see if anything could go wrong.

After receiving Du Zhongxiao's letter, Han Jiang couldn't wait to come from Chenzhou to see with his own eyes what the latest steam engine looked like.

Looking at the roaring steam engine, Han Jiang said to Du Zhongxiao: "Wait for you, this machine has been moving for more than ten days?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, if not, how do you know if something will go wrong." ”

"Okay, okay, now it's the size of it, and it's on board. I have heard people say that there are cars and boats in the south of the Yangtze River, which are trampled on by people and run and fly in the lake. We can invite craftsmen who know how to make cars and boats from Jiangnan to load this machine onto the boats. If everything goes well, how many boatmen can be saved by using this machine for boats on the Bianhe River! This is the most important weapon of the country! ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It's not just a boat, I'm thinking, this machine is really easy to use, it can be loaded on the car." Instead of horses, they used this machine to pull the cart. You think, the charcoal can be dug from the ground, no feed, no people to raise. ”

Han Jiang frowned and said, "It's on the car, is it okay?" The machine is loaded on the car, how can it go? ”

Listening to Han Jiang's words, Du Zhongxiao didn't understand what he meant for a while. After thinking about it for a while, he came to his senses, Han Jiang had the impression that the cars were pulled by people or livestock, how could this machine be pulled? After sorting out his thoughts, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "The machine is loaded on the car, and the wheels are directly turned." The wheels turned, and the car moved forward, yes or no? ”

Han Jiang thought for a while before he understood what Du Zhongxiao meant, nodded and did not speak.

For Du Zhongxiao, with the knowledge of his previous life, the steam engine is naturally associated with the train. But for people in this era, they have never seen a car with their own power, and their brains can't turn for a while. Just like Han Jiang, after listening to Du Zhongxiao's words, he didn't think in the direction of the car, but thought about loading the steam engine on the ship.

The boats in the Bianhe River have sails, and they are equipped with steam engines, which are auxiliary power, instead of slender men.

After seeing the steam engine, Han Jiang said: "Wait for Xiao, you give me a set of drawings of this machine, and I will go back to Chenzhou and make one according to it." Chenzhou can make boats, I will find some boatmen from Jiangnan to make a car and boat, and try how this machine can be used on a ship. ”

Du Zhongxiao has no objections. His Yongcheng County is a small place, and there are no conditions for shipbuilding, so he had to let Han Jiang try to make a ship.

Loading a steam engine into a car does not have to build a railway, it can be a tractor. The advantage of the railway is that it has a large capacity, runs smoothly, and franchises the line. Du Zhongxiao is now a test run, and when the car is ready, it is not too late to rebuild the train and repair the railway.

returned to the back office with Han Jiang, and the two sat idle.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Zihua, now the imperial court has ordered the local government to build a school, and my county will also build one." I'm thinking that in the past few years, a few of us have been engaged in drawing, arithmetic, and the like, and we can put them on the sample to teach. These things are also very useful when learned. ”

Han Jiang said: "Naturally, you can." It's just that I'm afraid that no one wants to learn. If the imperial examination doesn't test these, who wants to bother with that. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Not all people can study and become officials. The state and county schools were established, and a few of the students enrolled were able to enter the school. And after learning these, if you can't get into the jinshi, you can also enter the business, and it is always the capital to settle down. ”

According to Du Zhongxiao's plan, in the future, prefectures and counties can run some government-owned industries and businesses, and recruit these students from schools, thus forming a kind of cycle. Only by linking learning with employment can we provide motivation to learn.

Han Jiang thought about it and nodded in agreement. Chenzhou is a prosperous place, and there are many more government-owned field restaurants than Bozhou.

The two talked for a while, recounting the year's parting, and unconsciously turned to technology.

Han Jiang said: "I heard that you built dozens of good knives here a few days ago and sold them for a lot of money. I also heard that you have master craftsmen here, and you have a special method to make steel, yes or no? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a smile: "It's just sold twenty knives, how can everyone know about it." Yes, I have a way to make steel, and Xia Xianggong also sent a lot of them to the institute every month to build weapons. ”

Han Jiang leaned forward and said, "Is this method easy to learn?" Can it be passed on? ”

"There's nothing you can't preach, and it's not hard to learn. So, in two days I'll take you there to see it. Why, Zihua intends to learn this method of steelmaking? ”

Han Jiang nodded: "You think, how much good steel is needed to make that steam engine." If you don't make your own, you won't have anywhere to buy it if you have money. ”

What Han Jiang said is the truth, in this era, good steel is scarce, and it is difficult to buy it with money. Du Zhongxiao's crucible steel output is not large, but the method is simple, and it is very suitable for local production. Chenzhou is a big place, and it is much more convenient to do these than Du Zhongxiao.

At this time, the Qingli New Deal was in full swing, and many young officials were reused. But Han Jiang and Du Zhongxiao were both interested in this, and the conversation hardly involved the government and politics, focusing on the issues they were interested in. (There is something to do today, only one more, forgive me.) ）

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