"Steam locomotives?"

"What's that? This Lin Wentao is really a wonder, and I don't know what I made up this time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"He dared to say in the court that it must be a very important thing."

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There are many discussions among the officials in the council hall, in their eyes, Lin Wentao and these people have always been mysterious, and because these people do not participate in government affairs, they do not pay much attention to Lin Wentao.

The officials didn't understand, but Xiao Ming did, and after overcoming the problem of the steam engine, Lin Wentao shifted his focus to the use of the steam engine.

During this time, Xiao Ming had been in Qingzhou, and when he had free time, he went to Lin Wentao's workshop to discuss with him all kinds of machines powered by steam engines.

The steam locomotive and the steam ship were naturally the focus of their discussion, but the ironclad ship equipped with a steam engine was difficult to build without a modern shipyard, so he focused on the steam locomotive.

After living here for five years, Xiao Ming felt that one of the places that touched him the most was that there was too much traffic in this era.

Both military transportation and material transportation are quite slow, and this slow pace seriously restricts the development of industry.

Because of the advent of the steam engine, Qingzhou's consumption of industrial materials has now risen by more than one notch, while the efficiency in transportation has hardly changed.

Therefore, he personally instructed and used scientific and technological spars to teach Lin Wentao, and when the industrial capacity was sufficient, the steam locomotive was successfully manufactured.

"You Aiqing must not know what a steam locomotive is, so I will take you to take a look at it today." Xiao Ming said.

Now Qingzhou steam engine and steelmaking technology have completed a leap, which is equivalent to the steel parts needed by the Western Industrial Revolution can be produced in Qingzhou.

In this way, the next logical thing is the explosion of all kinds of steam machinery, and this is what he is going to do next.

With the fall of King Yan and the gradual stabilization of the north, his desire to establish a perfect industrial system should be realized step by step.

To this end, in addition to dealing with government affairs, Xiao Ming is ready to personally participate in the construction of the industrial system, and the five-year talent preparation also allows him to have a group of available people.

"Obey your orders!" The ministers said that they were also very interested in steam locomotives.

Nodding, Xiao Ming took the officials to accompany Lin Wentao to the steam engine workshop.

"Your Majesty, this is a steam locomotive." Lin Wentao said excitedly.

At this time, the steam locomotive was parked on a 100-meter-long railroad track, and the moment he saw the front of the locomotive, Xiao Ming suddenly felt a familiar feeling,

Now this thing is the modern steam locomotive, commonly known as the tube car.

To put it simply, this steam locomotive is a side-lying steam engine that is fixed to a car with wheels, and the reciprocating motion of the connecting rod crankshaft combined with the flywheel drives the wheels to rotate, allowing the locomotive to move along the rails.

"Your Highness, this steam locomotive has taken us more than half a year." Lin Wentao sighed in his heart, during this time, they worked day and night on research, production, and assembly.

Now the steam locomotive was finally able to move along the tracks, and although it didn't seem to him to be going very fast, the potential for the future was definitely huge.

"Isn't this just a big tin can?" Fiji squinted.

Pang Yukun also nodded, Xiao Ming and Lin Wentao looked very excited, but they were confused.

In modern times, the world's first steam locomotive was invented by the Englishman George Stephenson in 1814, and if we follow the current standards in the West, it is estimated that this kind of thing will appear in forty or fifty years.

But now he was the first person to build a steam locomotive, although the steam locomotive was still a little rough and rudimentary, but it didn't matter if it was ugly, as long as it could run.

Lin Wentao saw that many officials were disdainful, so he said: "This is indeed a big iron can, but it is a big iron can that can go." ”

Then he didn't explain, and said directly to the two craftsmen who were responsible for driving the steam locomotive on weekdays; "Now the two of you will operate the locomotive for the emperor to see."

The two nodded and climbed onto the steam locomotive, one of the craftsmen picking up a shovel and adding coal to the boiler, while the other craftsman stared at the steam pressure gauge.

This pressure gauge was made by craftsmen when Lin Wentao was developing the steam engine, and now it can be transported to the steam locomotive.

In this way, the locomotive driver is able to determine the pressure in the boiler and adjust the steam pressure.

The rails in the workshop were naturally made by Xiao Ming and Lin Wentao, and these rails formed a circle along the wide workshop, so that the locomotive could move in this circle.

However, the rails also consumed a lot of his steel, which made him very painful.

But now with a steam locomotive, it's all worth it, because the next step is to build a railway along the mine, so that coal and iron ore can be transported to Qingzhou in a steady stream.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The steam pressure inside the steam locomotive is getting higher and higher, and the craftsman blows the whistle, and the steam locomotive moves slowly forward along the rails with a "hum" sound.

This scene immediately shocked the officials, and they kept their distance from the steam locomotive, for fear that the steel monster would hurt people.

Lin Wentao finally laughed when he saw the embarrassed appearance of these officials, who let these officials point fingers at the steam locomotive without understanding anything.

"Hum, hum, ......" The connecting rod of the steam locomotive tilted up and down, and the wheels rotated through the flywheel and crankshaft, and then the bulky wheels finally moved into position.

As the locomotive moves, the speed of the locomotive gradually increases, and on the first lap the locomotive is like a person walking half as slowly, and on the second lap it is like riding a bicycle.

On the third lap, it was already galloping like a horse.

Under such a huge power, an official's face is very exciting, and at this moment they may be truly impressed by science and technology from the heart, and it is no longer a philosophy of the sages.

Xiao Ming brought them here this time to let them witness the real power of science and technology, otherwise these officials would not have paid attention to science and technology from their bones.

All he wanted was for them to wake up when they remembered the steel monster in their midnight dreams.

"Your Highness, is this steam locomotive okay?" Lin Wentao said excitedly.

Xiao Ming nodded, this locomotive was designed to pursue the maximum power that Qingzhou could achieve at present, after all, the efficiency of the steam engine could not be improved, and the speed of the locomotive could not be improved.

Now Lin Wentao has only improved the watt steam engine, which has slightly improved the efficiency of the steam engine, so this level of locomotive can only be compared with the original locomotive, but this is enough for Xiao Ming.