In the Gewu Academy, Shen Kuo stood in a courtyard with his long beard, looking at these busy young people in front of him with a smile, only to see that most of these young people were about twenty years old, all of them were full of energy and excitement, and they were now circling around a huge iron guy, as if they were seriously checking something.

After a while, I saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man walk out of this group of young people, and quickly walked in front of Shen Kuo and said, "Teacher, we have checked the steam locomotive again, and we are sure that there is no problem!" ”

"Haha~, okay, but you have to wait for a while, I just received news that King Yue and His Majesty are coming to watch the first run of the steam locomotive!" Hearing this student's report, Shen Kuo couldn't help but say loudly with joy.

"Uncle and cousin are coming too, that's great!" When this young student heard the news that Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu were coming, he immediately said excitedly, he called Zhao Yan his uncle, and called the little emperor Zhao Xu his cousin, and the identity of this young man was naturally about to come out, he was Wang Shu, who was responsible for developing the steam engine when he was in Guangzhou.

When Zhao Yan was in Guangzhou, he wanted to get the steam engine out, but unfortunately he didn't have any professional talents in his hands, so he had no choice but to let Wang Shu, who was only thirteen years old, provoke the beam, this little guy is a genius scientist, and has a very high talent for physics, chemistry, machinery, etc., so Zhao Yan has always taken him with him to teach.

However, although Wang Shu was a small genius, he lacked practical experience in the study of machinery, so he studied in Guangzhou for several years and failed to put the steam engine into practice, if it were not for Zhao Yan's encouragement, I am afraid he would have given up long ago.

Later, Zhao Yan returned to the capital and brought Wang Shu back, asking him to study with Shen Kuo, and also handed over the research project of the steam engine to the two of them to study together. At the beginning, Wang Shu was still a little unconvinced by Shen Kuo, but he was soon impressed by the other party's profound knowledge and began to study with the other party seriously.

For the magical machine of the steam engine, Shen Kuo quickly became obsessed with it, and even handed over the management of Gewu Academy to others for this purpose. He concentrated on the development of the steam engine, after years of research between their master and apprentice, and now the steam engine can finally be put into practice, so they built the world's first steam locomotive, and today is the day of trial.

Thinking of the research of forgetting sleep and food in the past few years, Shen Kuo and Wang Shu both felt a little emotional, and then looked at the steam locomotive in front of them, only to see that under this locomotive was a circular runway laid with wooden rails, and the whole locomotive was erected on the track. As for the structure of the locomotive, it is very simple, it is nothing more than the successful steam engine is installed on four wheels, connected by a transmission system in the middle, and there is a carriage hanging behind the locomotive, which can be ridden.

"Wow~, is this big guy what you asked me to see, Third Uncle?" At this moment, I heard a child's surprised cry suddenly outside the courtyard gate, and then I saw a child about ten years old rushing into the courtyard gate. It was His Majesty Zhao Xu, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

As soon as Shen Kuo and Wang Shu wanted to step forward to salute, they saw Zhao Yan also walking in from outside with a smile. Then he looked at the steam locomotive in front of him and smiled at them: "This big guy looks really ugly, but if he can really run, I will immediately ask people to build a railway from Tokyo to Xijing Luoyang, so that the steam locomotive can be thoroughly put into practice, and when the technology is perfected in the future, it can be promoted throughout the country!" ”

"Uncle. That's what you said, don't break your word then! When Wang Shu saw Zhao Yan coming in, he was also very excited and said that the steam locomotive was the work of him and Shen Kuo in the past few years, and it had already carried out several tests before. Although the process of the experiment was not very smooth, they found many problems and solved them, so he was full of confidence in this experiment.

"Cousin, can you tell me what this big guy is for?" At this moment, Zhao Xu pestered Wang Shu and said, Zhao Yan had also brought him to Gewu Academy several times before, so Zhao Xu was no stranger to Wang Shu, and now he was very curious about the big iron bump in front of him, especially when he heard that this thing was actually researched by Wang Shu and Shen Kuo, he wanted to know what this thing was for?

"Hehe, it's not easy to know what this thing is for, I'll take you to experience it for yourself." Wang Shu did not directly explain the role of the steam locomotive, but bent down to pick up Zhao Xu, and then strode onto the carriage behind the locomotive, but this frightened Zhao Xu and screamed, wanting to escape but unable to escape.

"Your Highness, let's go up too, and experience how this cart that is not pulled by horses walks!" At this time, Shen Kuo also smiled and said to Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan also nodded at the moment, but he was secretly smiling in his heart, he had done all kinds of cars in the later life, but he had never taken a carriage, but since he came to the Great Song Dynasty, he couldn't do without a carriage every time he traveled, and maybe he could take the train to play around in the future.

Zhao Yan and Shen Kuo also got on the carriage successively, this carriage is not big, only there is a row of seats on both sides, Wang Shu has pulled Zhao Xu to sit down, Zhao Yan and Shen Kuo are sitting opposite them, and then Wang Shu immediately signaled the people on the front of the car to ignite the fire, and after a while, he saw a large stream of black smoke coming out of the chimney in front of him, and made a huge roar, which made Zhao Xu startled, and asked Wang Shu with some horror: "Cousin, what kind of monster did you make, how can you still spit clouds and spitting fog, And it screams so loudly? ”

"Haha~, what kind of monster is this, this is a steam engine that my teacher and I have been studying for several years, and it has only recently been put into practical use, so I built this steam locomotive, and now it is about to run!" As soon as Wang Shu's words fell, everyone in the carriage felt their feet tremble, and then with the huge roar of the steam engine, the steam locomotive finally moved slowly, and the speed slowly increased, and it kept rotating along the wooden circular track.

"Really...... Is it really a car, and it can be turned without cows and horses? Zhao Xu watched the surrounding scenery continue to retreat, and the speed of the steam locomotive under his feet was getting faster and faster, which made him wonder and said to himself, this was the first time he had seen a steam engine, so he was naturally very shocked.

Zhao Yan also seemed very excited at this time, of course, he was not because of the steam locomotive, but because he saw that the steam engine could finally be put into practice, which also means that the Great Song Dynasty will have a strong heart, and all industries will undergo earth-shaking changes because of this, and even in his lifetime, it is likely to witness the occurrence of the first industrial revolution.

Thinking of the Industrial Revolution, Zhao Yan was a little worried while excited, because the Industrial Revolution not only brought about changes in industry and commerce, but also had a huge impact on the social form.

"Third uncle, this steam locomotive is really running, it's so interesting, can you also build a road like this in the palace, so that when I go to the palaces, I don't have to run tired and break my feet!" At this time, Zhao Xu excitedly hugged Zhao Yan's arm and said again, the palace covers a vast area, and some places cannot take a carriage, so they can only walk, which makes the young Zhao Xu suffer deeply, and now he sees this steam locomotive, so he has the idea of building a railway in the palace.

"Haha, I don't have an opinion, but I still have to ask the Queen Mother for things in the palace, but this steam locomotive is so loud when it starts, and it puffs smoke like a monster, I guess the Queen Mother will not agree." Zhao Yan naturally understood Zhao Xu's thoughts, but he knew that with the character of the Empress Dowager Gao, it might be difficult to accept such a new thing as a steam locomotive.

Zhao Xu finally remembered when he heard this, the affairs in the palace were still decided by the Empress Dowager Gao, which made him a little disappointed, and at the same time, there was a faint desire to control everything in his heart.

The steam locomotive made a dozen turns along the circular wooden track, and finally came to a slow stop, and this was not because the machine was malfunctioning, but because the coal on the front of the locomotive was used up, after all, this locomotive was originally an experimental locomotive, and the space on it was limited.

"Your Highness, this steam locomotive was originally proposed by you, and you provided a lot of help during its development, so it is up to you to give this locomotive a name!" As soon as the train stopped, Shen Kuo asked Zhao Yan that the name should be chosen by the most noble person among the people, but Zhao Xu was just ten years old, so Shen Kuo asked Zhao Yan to name it.

Zhao Yan naturally had a name in his heart, but he saw that Zhao Xu was also eager to try at this time, and said to him with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think you seem to have a favorite name, why don't you name it!" ”

"Okay, just now I heard that the third uncle and cousin have been calling this kind of car a steam locomotive, and listening to my cousin's meaning, it seems to be driven by water vapor, so it's better to call it a car!" Zhao Xu said excitedly.

"Huh?" Zhao Yan didn't expect Zhao Xu to use the name of the car on the train in advance, which made him feel very awkward, but fortunately, Wang Shu suddenly interjected at this time, "The name of the car sounds too bland, and the chimney of the steam locomotive is constantly spewing smoke and fire, so I think it is better to call it a train, a fire-breathing car, this name can be remembered at once!" (To be continued......)