An hour later, a large amount of charcoal was lifted into the cabin and the steam engine test was ready to begin.

The cabin was emptied, and all the personnel gathered on the deck to watch, leaving only Fang Zi An Suheng and others and seven or eight helpers in the cabin. The sweltering cabin was steaming, everyone was sweating profusely, and Fang Zi'an was even more shirtless, and his swarthy body was covered with oil and sweat. With Su Heng and others, he tacitly agreed to add water and charcoal to the boiler, and carefully checked the crankshaft connection and gear occlusion parts several times, and after confirming that it was correct, he finally lit the charcoal fire under the boiler.

The charcoal fire burned fiercely, making the cabin as hot as a steamer. Smoke rose from the large chimney on the deck, filling the sky, and the air was filled with the smell of scorching soot. Everyone on the deck looked intently into the cabin. Qin Xiqing and Shen Ling'er stood at the entrance of the fence with an umbrella to shade the sun and looked down, both of them looking forward to and nervously. They knew that this matter was very important in Fang Zi'an's mind, and Fang Zi'an invested almost all the silver he earned from the last adventure to the sea, and spent nearly 10,000 taels of silver to get this kind of machine, if it couldn't succeed, it would be a huge blow to Fang Zi'an. And now, it's all about to come to an end.

In the cabin, the water in the boiler began to boil, and the float rod that was hanging the weight from above to test the pressure had risen little by little until it reached a certain scale.

"Fang Zi'an, the pressure is enough, the floating rod is up, I'm going to start." Su Heng shouted in a deep voice.

Fang Zi'an shoveled two shovels of charcoal into the stove and said loudly, "Master Su, start according to the operating procedures." It's just that I remind you again, slow start, this is a small river bay, in case the speed is too fast and difficult to control, it will cause immeasurable consequences. ”

Su Heng said loudly: "Don't worry, the lowest gear starts, this is just a preliminary test run." ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and said, "Okay, let's start." ”

Su Heng shouted loudly: "Everyone is optimistic about the key parts, if there is a bad situation, report it immediately, and I will close the valve in time." ”

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"Yes!" Seven or eight men replied loudly.

Su Heng's hand caught the valve of the gas outlet, and his dark and powerful fingers began to rotate the valve opening. Just listen to the click, the valve opens to the first gear, which is the smallest gear where the valve opens and closes. Although the steam could not be seen pouring into the cylinders and pipes, everyone heard a strange sound, the sound of steel twisting and the force on the inside of the pipes. Clanging, bouncing, and the sound echoes in the hollow cabin, giving a creepy feeling.

Fang Zi'an's eyes were firmly fixed on the thick rod on the cylinder piston, and then he saw the connecting rod move.

"Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang, clang, clang! "In the extreme time, the whole steam engine began to tremble and make a roaring sound, which can be described as pulling the whole body, and after the thick crankshaft driven by the cylinder piston turned, all the connecting rod and large gears rotated and made a loud noise. The thick spiral shaft at the front also began to rotate slowly.

The people standing on the deck heard the sound of the huge waves coming from the stern of the boat, and some people rushed over to take a look, only to see huge waves gushing out from the bottom of the stern of the boat, as if there was a water monster making waves under the water. Then, the hull of the ship suddenly moved, and slowly moved forward

up.

Wan Dahai stood in front of the rudder, his face solemn and serious, holding the rudder with his own hands. Although the speed of the ship was extremely slow, as if he was experiencing the worst storm of his life, he took the rudder wheel in both hands and began to adjust the rudder, allowing the slow-moving ship to deflect towards the channel in the center of the bay and away from the dock on the shore.

In the cabin, several men quickly shoveled charcoal into the boiler to keep the steam flowing in. Fang Zi'an and Su Heng inspected the roaring machine twice, and after making sure that all parts were operating normally, they finally came to the rotating tail shaft to observe the sealing situation of the sealing part under the rotating situation.

The condition was satisfactory, although a small amount of viscous grease was oozing out of the oil seal and leather pad, but it was only a very small part, and there was no water stain oozing. There was no judder, deflection or other abnormalities throughout the spindle. The iron spindle forged by Su Heng's hand is exactly the same, smooth and round, and runs as expected. Everything was perfect and incredible.

"The boat is moving. Master Su, we can be regarded as a success. Finally, after all this time, we have finally turned this vision into reality. Fang Zi'an muttered.

Although he spoke in a soft voice, almost drowning in the roar of the steam engine, Su Heng still heard his words completely clearly. Su Heng saw Fang Zi'an, and there seemed to be a pool of tears in his eyes.

"yes, it's not easy. Brother Fang, we succeeded. Congratulations. Su Heng said with a smile.

"Rejoicing and rejoicing, this is everyone's happy event, if it weren't for Master Su's hard work, how could there be today." Fang Zi'an slapped Su Heng's arm vigorously and laughed.

Su Heng also laughed and said, "If it weren't for your genius idea, how could I have achieved what I am today." I can now finally hold my head high and be worthy of my ancestors. ”

"Master Su, what you have done has surpassed Ling Zun and Grandfather Zun, this initiative is unprecedented, and you are also a well-deserved master." Fang Zi'an said with a smile.

Su Heng said: "Let's not be too happy, we have to see how stable it is." The overall navigation and operation of the vessel is unknown. I think we'll have to wait and see for a while. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "What I said is, don't be happy too early. You stare in the cabin, and I'll go up and see what the whole situation is, and see if there are any other problems. ”

When Fang Zi'an climbed onto the deck, everyone on the deck was cheering and celebrating. Seeing Fang Zi'an coming up, everyone congratulated him one after another. Qin Xiqing and Shen Ling'er smiled happily like two flowers. Fang Zi'an didn't have time to talk to them more, so he went straight to the place where the rudder was manipulating and asked Wan Dahai about it.

"Wanda Faucet, how do you feel?"

Wan Dahai was engrossed in steering the rudder and said loudly: "There is nothing abnormal, there is no problem. It's just that it's very slow now, and I don't know how it will get faster. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled: "Try the feeling first, and then test it slowly, it's not something that can be done overnight." ”

Wan Dahai nodded and said, "That's right." Fang Gongzi, you are really like a god, I thought this thing was unreliable, but I didn't expect it to be. Congratulations. ”

Fang Zi'an said with a smile: "Everyone is happy, the big dragon head has practiced well, and in the future, I'm afraid the big dragon head will have to adapt to this feeling of driving a boat." ”

Information from all sides was constantly summarized, the hull was not abnormal, and the steam engine was running

There are no anomalies, no anomalies in manipulation. The speed of the voyage was slow, but everything was normal. During the test run, which lasted for half an hour, the big ship slowly sailed back and forth from the mouth of the bay to the lake inside the bay, and finally Fang Zi'an ordered the boat to stop and return to the wharf. After another half an hour of inspection, everyone happily disembarked and came to the shore to make a summary.

When the sun set, a simple banquet was placed in the open space next to the pier, and Fang Zi'an raised his glass to celebrate this exciting moment with everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after a thorough evaluation, there are no problems at all with the operation of the machine and the handling of the voyage. So far, we've had a success. Thank you all for your hard work. What you may not realize is that together we are making history. I am sure that what we do here today will go down in history. We celebrate our shared success with a drink. ”

Everyone cheered loudly and raised their glasses to have a drink with Fang Zi'an.

"After discussing with Master Su, the old leader and the Wanda leader, we will conduct a series of sea trials in the future. Starting tomorrow, the big ship will go to sea for several days of sea trials to further inspect and investigate and adapt to this new way of sailing. That's the real test. But I now have complete confidence in that, and I am confident that it will be a success. The second glass of wine should be used as a pre-wish for the success of the sea trial. ”

Everyone had a drink again.

"Shicai, I have already discussed it with Master Su and Old Boss Liu, and they are all big leaders. I also told them about the prospects of a machine like the steam engine. In the next step, we can build this steam machine in large quantities, which can be used in a wide range of places that require human and animal power, such as vehicles and boats. Don't be surprised when you find me speeding up one day in a vehicle driven by no one or a horse, for it will soon be done. Of course, this requires a lot of modification and hard work, and it also requires the concerted efforts of all of us here. Therefore, Master Su and I unanimously decided to set up a large-scale manufacturing workshop here, with full responsibility for all manufacturing, repair, improvement and R&D affairs. It was named 'Lin'an Manufacturing Bureau'. Since then, we have both belonged to the Lin'an Manufacturing Bureau. You say, 'Is it good?' ”