After the autumn harvest, the weather suddenly turned extremely cold.

The leaves of the trees in the city began to fall, and before the people could enjoy the beauty of the yellow leaves falling all over the ground, they could already see that all the leaves had fallen and there was not a single leaf left.

"It's getting cold really fast."

Lu Chensheng wrapped the cloak on his body and said a little speechlessly.

"Didn't the husband say that during the Xiaoice River period, the weather was relatively cold?"

Qiong Yue wrapped the child's clothes tightly, and then echoed.

Both of them were outside the palace, so they naturally felt a little cold, but if they were in the palace, they didn't feel that cold.

"That being said, it's just that the weather is changing too fast to get used to."

But fortunately, the heat in the palace has already begun, but there is no chill.

After leaving the palace, it is okay to pay attention.

"Lady, cut back to the palace, don't freeze, go out of the palace for your husband to go to the research institute to have a look."

Lu Chensheng saw that the weather was really cold, and urged Qiong Yue to go back to the palace to warm up.

Seeing this, Qiong Yue hesitated for a moment and asked the palace maid on the side to bring the cloak.

"Husband, let's change into a cloak, this cloak is a little cold."

As he spoke, he handed the child to the palace maid on the side, and changed it for Lu Chensheng himself.

Sure enough, after changing the cloak, I did feel a lot warmer.

With a hint of a smile on his face, Lu Chensheng waved his hand, "Go back quickly." ”

Qiong Yue nodded, and went back to the palace with the child in her arms.

Lu Chensheng got into the sedan chair, Gu Zhifang called some brocade guards to escort him, and followed him out of the palace.

The places on this side of the research institute are all confidential places.

Lu Chensheng hadn't come over to take a look for a long time, but now that he has this steam engine, he has focused most of his attention on this side.

The outermost one belongs to the dyeing workshop, which is actually not a secret.

For other places, the colors in this dye shop are much brighter, and there are many different kinds of colors.

But in the end, it's just some money-making business, and it doesn't deserve more attention.

But in the early days, it was built on this site, and it was directly protected.

The dyeing workshop is much larger than when Lu Chensheng came here before.

Many of the fabrics in the palace are dyed from here, and then the selected products are sent to the palace.

There are also the official uniforms of hundreds of officials, which are also from here.

Lu Chensheng just glanced outside, and had no intention of going in.

In the front one, there is the blacksmith shop, which belongs to all kinds of metals, and smelts better metals.

This place is a confidential place, and there are soldiers standing guard outside in turn to prevent outsiders from entering.

The equipment of the soldiers is now about to be updated.

Lu Chensheng came here this time for this matter.

"Greetings to the Holy One!"

In the blacksmith shop, all the blacksmiths saw that the visitor was wearing a yellow robe, and hurriedly bowed down to greet him.

Lu Chensheng waved his hand and motioned for the blacksmiths to get up, "No formality, it's okay to stand." ”

After speaking, Lu Chensheng began to inspect the blacksmith shop, the place here is huge, it is said to be a blacksmith shop, but it is actually a workshop.

The old craftsmen have their own place, which is filled with all kinds of metals and smelting tools.

"I've heard that the metal you've recently researched has been improved and is stronger and more durable than the previous Kraken?"

Lu Chensheng asked.

When the craftsmen heard this, their faces immediately filled with pride.

"Back to the saint, in fact, this is the third time we have improved, the first two improvements are not very obvious, so the subordinates did not plan to use this metal, but this time the improvement is very large.

Whether it is the strength of the metal or the flexibility of the metal, it completely exceeds the previous generation, so this time I want to use the metal in the equipment of the soldiers. ”

Lu Chensheng was quite satisfied when he heard this.

Every time the craftsmen here research, it is able to drive the strength of the Xinghan Empire.

"That's good, but don't use it to craft your old gear this time."

The craftsmen were stunned when they heard this, this time the progress is very different, if the equipment is re-improved, it can definitely improve the strength of the soldiers, why not?

"This time, you need to build a new weapon here, with this weapon, the future battlefield will change dramatically, and you need to build such equipment as soon as possible."

Lu Chensheng handed over the drawings he had already drawn, which was a flintlock pistol.

With the current industrial foundation of the Xinghan Empire, it is already possible to make such a gun.

Actually, it was possible to start working on this before.

It's just that for the previous industry, even if it was developed, it was a big disadvantage in terms of power and the number of manufacturing.

Lu Chensheng is only developing the foundation of industry, so that craftsmen can smelt better metals.

Now everything is in place and can be developed.

With the presence of a steam engine, it would all be much easier, and in his drawings, there would be a simple machine tool.

Once it is put into production, the equipment will have an assembly line and will be produced in a steady stream.

The craftsmen took the drawings and looked at them carefully, and they didn't quite understand what this thing was used for, but after listening to the words of the saint, they probably understood the power of this thing, and immediately responded.

"Please rest assured, we will definitely develop this thing, and then start mass production as soon as possible!"

"Well, this thing is also more dangerous when it is developed, pay attention to the safety of gunpowder."

Lu Chensheng nodded, took a closer look at this place, and felt that the conditions here were still okay.

The craftsmen who stayed here have been here for a long time, and their identities have been checked several times, and there is no identity problem.

The leakage of secrets is also not a cause for concern.

The craftsmen were quite excited about the task that they were about to have a new life, or that the Holy One had come to explain it himself.

The saints attach so much importance to it, they have to develop this thing as soon as possible to satisfy the saints.

"By the way, in addition to this gun, there is also this thing that you need to make."

Lu Chensheng said, handing out a drawing of a cannon.

It's pretty simple, but it requires a surprising amount of iron.

However, the amount of iron produced by the Xinghan Empire today, coupled with the quality of today's steel, can completely withstand the use of this cannon.

Although the consumption of this thing is a bit amazing, it is just a drizzle for the current Xinghan Empire.

After the craftsmen took over, they nodded immediately after reading it, indicating that they had no problems.

They had already communicated with the people at the research institute before.

The use of the steam engine or something, I know a rough idea.

For example, with the steam engine, it was much easier to make a cannon barrel like this.

All of this can be done with machines.

The place here is still very large, Lu Chensheng inspected around, there are stoves everywhere, even at this time it is still very hot.

Lu Chensheng saw that the blacksmiths were in good condition, so he left satisfied.

As he left, the craftsmen began to talk excitedly, and they had finally met the saint.

There are some people who came later, and they have never met the saint, but now they have finally met each other, and they always feel that their faces are shining, and when they chat, they all feel that this matter can be written into the family tree.

The older generation of senior craftsmen are also quite excited, but the saint has not been here for a long time, and now he comes once, and he still feels excited to see him.

Leaving the blacksmith shop, Lu Chensheng came to the carpenter workshop on the side.

Although there is a shipyard in Seonghan Castle that specializes in making ships, it is actually the place where the ships were developed is still here.

Some of the more high-tech parts are done here and then sent to the dockyard to be put together.

The craftsmen here are all very skilled, and of course, the monthly income is also very high, and the treatment of the family members is also excellent.

From the beginning, they came here to be poor and white, but now they have bought a lot of houses in Xinghan City, and their families also have a lot of savings.

The court abolished some of the laws, so that their children and grandchildren were no longer craftsmen, and now their children are starting to go to school.

In just a few years, their lives have changed dramatically, and there is not a single craftsman here who is not grateful to the court today.

When Lu Chensheng came in, the carpenters' expressions were particularly excited, although the kneeling ceremony had been abolished, but a group of craftsmen subconsciously wanted to kneel to meet Lu Chensheng.

After being persuaded by Lu Chensheng, the craftsmen's hands didn't know where to put them, and they kept wiping them.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just here to make a round."

Seeing that the craftsmen were so nervous, Lu Chensheng immediately smiled gently.

It was about Lu Chensheng who was quite approachable, and after the words fell, these carpenters suddenly calmed down a lot.

"I heard that you've already started preparing new ships?"

Lu Chensheng noticed that there was a model on the side, which was a kind of ship that he had not yet seen.

"Yes, in fact, it has been studied for a long time, although there has been some progress, but according to our calculations, this new ship is too heavy, and the speed is a disadvantage when sailing, and there has been no way to solve it, but after knowing about this steam engine a few days ago, we know that this ship can finally be built and experimented."

When the old craftsman on the side heard this, he immediately said with excitement on his face.

Their side has been stuck on the ship's technical side for a long time, and there has been no progress.

The most satisfying work, because of the speed of the voyage, has been put aside.

But now it's different, and with this steam engine, these problems are no longer a problem.

Although this latest ship is still mostly a wooden ship, it will use a lot of iron on the outside and inside.

The ships are still extremely bloated and bulky overall.

Lu Chensheng took the new ship and looked at it, "These places need to vacate some places like boat owners, and some weapons need to be placed at that time." ”

Lu Chensheng was not polite, and directly began to ask the ship to make an improvement.

These improvements are naturally placed in the artillery, and there may be some dangers when sailing, and the artillery still needs to be placed.

I don't know if those islanders will be scared to pee their pants when they see this kind of artillery for the first time.

The carpenters didn't know what artillery was, but after listening to the Holy Lord's request, it was not in the way to add the vacant space, and they nodded directly to indicate that they remembered clearly.

"This time, you can communicate more with the people on the research institute, they are afraid that a lot of things will come out in the near future, you can watch and join this ship."

Lu Chensheng stroked the boat, and could feel the fineness of the ship, and the craftsmen took all aspects into account and then made it according to the ratio of one to one.

It's very attentive.

When the craftsmen heard this, they immediately nodded yes.

Lu Chensheng looked around, there were many things on the carpenter's side than on the blacksmith's side, and there were quite messy appearances everywhere.

In some places, there are molds, tools and so on.

When the craftsmen saw this scene, their faces turned a little rosy.

This is also not knowing that the Holy One is coming, if you know, you should clean it up!

Lu Chensheng didn't care much, from the unfinished wood on the side, it could be seen that the craftsmen's skills were skilled, and he was extremely pleased.

The technology of the Xinghan Empire depends on them.

Today they still make ships out of wood, and in the future they will not be wood, but steel.

It's just that they still need a little change, a little bit of progress, and I believe that this day should be done in his lifetime.

Leaving the carpenter's side, Lu Chensheng came to the most core research institute.

There's a lot of research here, and it's halfway through or just getting started.

Just like that, countless sums of money have already been spent.

Now, at last, there is something to be done.

The students in the research institute actually secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Over the years, they have spent money, and there is nothing to take out, which makes their research institute always lack confidence when asking for money.

Li Daifu of the household department did not talk less about this matter.

When Lu Chensheng came in, everyone inside was busy, and the three steam engines were constantly running.

There are some simple machine tools on the side, and after connecting to the power, they start working.

Pick up some prepared materials from the side and put them on, and the machine can make the materials into the desired finished product.

For example, a small machine tool can twist a steel bar into a spring shape with power.

This has been a great success.

The students in the research institute were all excited, staring at this scene with wide eyes.

In the past few months, they have been studying various machine tools, and they are naturally extremely excited to see that this machine tool can easily make a finished product that requires craftsmen to spend a lot of time to create, and even things that they can't do at all.

These things have given them countless inspirations and inspirations.