Brother Guo Xing was busy for most of the day, and when he came out of the workshop, blood flowed out from the scalded blisters on the back of his hands, and he grinned in pain, "Brother, I found out the reason, it was that the parts in the pot were unqualified, three craftsmen were burned by steam, and one was hit by a splash of iron and fell unconscious." ”

Li Xian gritted his teeth, "King Shang, it's really not easy for you, in my opinion, the blacksmith who made the mistake should be beheaded, let him be responsible for his mistakes, grandma's, if the parts don't work, it's just a matter of care!" If this man is dead, will he be able to bear the sin? ”

Brother Guo Xing knew that Li Xian cared about him, but he still shook his head.

"I will not kill that craftsman, he is not guilty of death, and every craftsman is precious. I asked him to take care of the scalded craftsman. The boy smiled slyly, "Don't worry, I'll regroup and recast the boiler soon, inspect every part, and in ten days at most, conduct a second test!" ”

……

Guo Xingge did what he said, in fact, he also advanced by one day, only nine days, the new boiler was ready, and the linkage device was adjusted.

This time, not only Ye Hua came, but even Chai Rong came over to see the excitement.

Before Guo Xingge started, he carefully checked it again and confirmed that it was correct, and he added the first spade of coal to the boiler, and two other craftsmen worked with him.

Soon the coal turned into reddish coals, and the heat released heated the water in the boiler, and the water turned into steam, which gathered together and pushed the piston into motion...... The clumsy machine rattled and soon the connecting rod turned, and next to the boiler, a round waterwheel was attached, which normally needed to be pushed by the flow of water to operate.

This time, it was not used, it was placed on a wooden platform, and the gear drove the connecting rod, and the force was transmitted to the waterwheel, which began to rotate without the need for water.

When Guo Xingge saw this scene, his eyes lit up, and the goal he wanted was finally achieved.

The little guy keeps putting more coal into the boiler, more heat, more thrust, and the huge waterwheel spins faster and faster, and even produces a strong wind ...... Chai Rong and Li Xi are both typical laymen, what can this thing do? It's good to fan the wind, but it's right next to the boiler, it's so hot that it's sweating, and the fan is not useful!

Chai Rong was puzzled, and Ye Hua chuckled: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen a paddle steamer driven by a sailor with a wooden wheel?" ”

Chai Rong said: "I have naturally seen this, and there are many of them on the Yangtze River!" Some time ago, ten more paddle steamers were added to Jinmingchi, which were for me to swim in the lake, and I have been busy these days and have not had time to sit. ”

The human patron wheel was invented in the Tang Dynasty, and Chai Rong knew it, which was not surprising at all.

Ye Hua said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to ask for two refits...... How about a boat race? ”

Chai Rong frowned, "Ye Qing, how do you compare?" It won't be ......" Chai Rong raised his head, staring at the currently rotating waterwheel, and suddenly had an idea.

"Ye Qing, are you saying that this thing can, can replace manpower?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Ye Hua said with a smile: "Let's compare manpower with steam power to see which one is more powerful!" ”

"Okay!" Chai Rong happily agreed, and he called Brother Guo Xing over, "King Shang, do you dare to fight?" ”

"No problem!"

Brother Guo Xing wiped his sweat and immediately agreed, "But give me ten days!" ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Of course, I will move the steam engine to the ship, and when I finish refitting, I can compete with Your Majesty!"

"Okay, that's it! I'm waiting! ”

Chai Rong returned to the palace and immediately ordered to select the most capable warriors, let them go to Jinming Pond immediately, choose a pleasure boat, practice, and be sure to win! ”

These people are all warriors selected from the army, and their strength is endless, and Jin Mingchi does not have many waves, and under their concerted efforts, the cruise ship moves like flying, which is quite amazing.

Compared with the hot training of the big men, Guo Xingge's side is much quieter, he just used reed mats to enclose an area on the shore, and then led the craftsmen to modify the ship, chiseled the deck, laid refractory bricks, put the steam engine, and installed the transmission...... These have been studied for a long time, so they move very quickly.

However, they had a problem in the first test, it turned out that the paddle wheel on the ship was for human use, no matter how great a person's strength was, it was also limited, but the steam was different, and the powerful power directly broke the blades of the paddle wheel.

Time was pressing, and Guo Xingge had no choice but to find steel bars to strengthen the shafts and blades of the paddle wheel...... Ten days passed quickly.

God still gives face, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the water is not prosperous.

The boat race between the emperor and the king of Shang, what a fun thing, who can miss it!

Almost all the important ministers in the court came, without exception, all of them gathered around His Majesty the Emperor, but Guo Xingge's side was not bad, and the old birthday star Ye personally arrived.

She grabbed Brother Guo Xing's hand, looked at it again and again, but felt distressed, "The old body won't let you get it, you just won't listen, look, this hand is rougher than the Zhuang family!" ”

Guo Xingge just smirked and didn't refute.

The old lady said: "Okay, I know I can't talk about you, today the old body wants to see, you are busy working every day, what kind of fame can you live a busy life!" ”

Brother Guo Xing patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Ancestor, I will open their eyes!" ”

At this time, Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, who was sitting next to him, also stretched out his hand and asked Guo Xingge to come to him.

"That Shang King, seven days ago in Kaifeng, someone put up a gamble, I took out 30,000 taels to bet on you to win, this is the old man's coffin, you can't lose!"

Brother Guo Xing chuckled: "I'm very sure, but it's hard to say, anyway, 30,000 taels of silver, it's a big deal that I will pay King Wei." ”

"It's not silver, it's gold!" Fu Yanqing gritted his back molars and said: "Only win, not lose!" ”

Guo Xingge suddenly felt that the pressure was greater than that of Taishan.

What's even more surprising is that Taifu Chai Shouli came over, "That, and the old man, I bet 300,000 yuan, too...... Gold! ”

Brother Guo Xing almost sat down, Mrs. Chai, aren't you Your Majesty's father, why don't you bet on your son, what are you doing with me?

"Hey, hey!" The old man smiled proudly, "I'm not as unproductive as the surname Fu, whether I lose or win, your steamship is also my share!" How much can you win with these 300,000 taels of gold, and the sum of the cost and the winning, I will build a factory for you! ”

Brother Guo Xing was dizzy, as if he had stepped on cotton.

And it's not how much you can win, just 300,000 taels of gold makes Guo Xingge's heart pound and his blood boiling!

Anyway, fight!

The young man even stripped naked, picked up the shovel himself, and went down.

On the viewing platform, people saw such a scene, on the emperor's side, there were twenty strong men, with thick arms and long legs, and a slap of heart hair, like a group of big bears.

On the other side, plus Brother Guo Xing, there are only three people, and there is no fat man, especially Brother Guo Xing, his waist is not as thick as other people's arms!

With such a strong contrast, even Li Xi was furious.

"Senior brother, it's okay, I'll bet all that bit of private money!"

Ye Hua chuckled: "Don't say it's a group of big men, even if it's a group of elephants, what can you do?" In front of the steam engine, muscles don't work! ”

Li Shi trembled, still not at ease, at this time announced the start of the game, the big men jumped on the boat, someone commanded, shouted the trumpet, and prepared to step on the bright wheel and row out.

They held back their strength, and suddenly, someone ran over and told them that the Shang King's side was not ready and that they would have to wait for half an hour.

In a word, these big men are angry!

Why do they have to wait for half an hour, aren't they afraid?

The big men were indignant, and the people watching outside were also talking, saying that if the king of Shang had confidence, he should play immediately, and postpone it for no reason, what kind of hero is it.

Many people secretly went to the gambling board and placed their bets on His Majesty's side.

Ye Hua didn't care, he knew in his heart that the so-called preparation was to preheat the boiler, which was something that could not be helped. He looked around and suddenly found that Li Shi was gone...... Ye Hua couldn't help frowning, and after waiting for a while, he didn't see him come back.

Time passed quickly, and black smoke came out of Guo Xingge's ship, and finally they were ready.

"Game on!"

With the waving of the red flag, the big men exerted their strength together, they held back their strength, the muscles of their bodies tensed, and again, and again, the thick thighs, stepping on the plank, transmitted their strength to the rotating wheels. The ship is like an arrow from the string, jumping out quickly...... With this speed, who can compare?

Just with three skinny monkeys?

Look, where is their ship?

These big men subconsciously looked back, oh my God, no!

Where is it?

As soon as they turned their heads, they found that Guo Xingge's ship was almost on par with them.

This frightened the big men, and the captain shouted the trumpet, and everyone struggled forward, and the boat cut through the lake, and the speed became faster and faster, and everyone used all their strength to feed.

But on Guo Xingge's side, not only did the boat run faster than them, but Guo Xingge also came out of the cabin with a shovel.

The boy stood shirtless at the bow of the boat and laughed at the people opposite.

It doesn't take three people, two people can kill you in seconds!

When those big men saw Brother Guo Xing, they became more and more angry.

Hard, hard!

Be sure to win!

They used all their strength, but they sadly found that Guo Xingge's smile was getting farther and farther away...... The steamship had already thrown them out of the way.

The whole competition lasted less than a cup of tea, and Guo Xingge won the game with an absolute advantage.

When he and two other craftsmen jumped from the boat to the shore, there was a cheer!

As for the big men, their legs were like noodles, and almost every one of them had crawled out of the cabin and collapsed on the shore, panting like dogs.

Guo Xingge was still not satisfied, he waved at the guards and asked them to go to the cabin, the soldiers went in, and everyone came out with a bag of rice.

The rice was piled up like a hill.

The cheering crowd was speechless at the moment!

What are you kidding, this is a competition, everyone is looking forward to reducing the weight, is His Royal Highness the King of Shang crazy? How can I increase the portion size myself?

If it doesn't increase, wouldn't it be easier to win?

Just when everyone was amazed, Li Xian came back out of breath, "Senior brother, is the game over?" If the king of Shang loses, don't be sad, keep up the good work! ”