God said there would be light, and there was light......

Well, the prince said that there should be power, so there was a hydraulic station.

With a hydroelectric station, there is power, and with power, there is a factory.

The factories are several red brick factory-style buildings built next to the hydroelectric station, which were built at the same time as the hydroelectric station. Although the roof of the factory has not yet been completed due to the tight construction schedule, the interior of the factory has been completed, especially the most important sky axis.

The so-called "sky axis" is a long axis installed above the plant and driven by a single power machine. A similar one that is installed on the ground is called an earth axis. With the invention of the electric motor and a new one, the single motor drive slowly replaced the "sky axis" and "earth axis", and it has long been no longer used in modern times.

Now, however, it has been resurrected here...... No, it was taken by Zhu Guoqiang to the Ming Dynasty for the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

"This is the Celestial Axis!"

Raising his head, looking at a thick and long sky axis at the top of the high beam of the factory, Ge Zhenye, who had been concentrating on the study of steam engines for some time, seemed extremely surprised, and he even wanted to ask how such a long iron shaft was made. In fact, even if he asked, he couldn't get an answer, the iron shaft was brought by Zhu Guoqiang from another world.

"Yes!"

Nodding, Zhu Guoqiang pointed to the sky axis above the factory and explained.

The "sky axis" is driven by a hydro turbine at the hydroelectric station, which then drives multiple intermediate axes, which in turn drive each working machine. Two pulleys of equal diameter are often installed on the intermediate shaft, one of which is fixed to the shaft and the other is idling on the shaft. When the transmission belt is on the fixed wheel, the working machine is driven, and when the transmission belt is on the idle runner, the working machine stops moving. The transmission from the intermediate shaft to the working machine can also be used to achieve speed regulation ......"

When Zhu Guoqiang explained the working principle of the "sky axis", his expression was quite emotional, in another world, the "sky axis" was widely used to drive machine tools, etc., of course, this is because in the early days of the industrial revolution, a water wheel or water turbine, steam engine, need to be able to provide power to a workshop or several workshops, so the engineers designed this set of exquisite transmission mechanism.

When many people refer to the Industrial Revolution, they will mention the "Jenny Machine". Will mention the steam engine, will mention the machine tool, but no one has ever mentioned the seemingly simple "axis", they do not know, the seemingly inconspicuous "axis" is an indispensable hero to promote the industrial revolution, it is through the "axis" to achieve a machine multi-link, through the axis to adjust the speed of the machine tool, the steam engine is the driving force of the industrial revolution, and it is the "axis" that allows it to be further applied.

Of course, compared with the late 19th century design of the exquisite design of the "Sky Axis", Zhu Guoqiang's use of the "Sky Axis" seems a bit primitive, except for the main shaft is made of steel, most of the others are made of hardwood, and in the process of manufacturing the "Sky Axis", Zhu Guoqiang really saw the ingenuity of the world's skilled craftsmen, it is through their skillful hands, there is this complete set of Sky Axis.

Carpenter, in ancient China, can be called the first of a hundred craftsmen. In terms of woodworking technology, Chinese carpenters are called second, and no one dares to call them first. No one would doubt this, after all, whether it is a thousand-year-old wooden pagoda or a wooden hall, it speaks volumes.

All that is needed now is to shift the goal of these skilled craftsmen from construction to industry.

"This is a hydraulic hammer?"

Seeing that under the transmission of the heavenly axis, the hydraulic hammer began to hammer and forge the red iron, Chen Zhizhao was surprised.

"It's no longer a simple hydraulic hammer, it's a metal forging hammer, which is more scientific than a hydraulic hammer."

In fact, there is no difference in essence, but its design is more scientific, Zhu Guoqiang said to himself in his heart.

"In the future, this is the metal forging workshop, not only can forge iron chisel and other tools, but also can forge iron, plates, rivets, etc., the manufacture of steam engines requires a large number of iron plates, rivets and other iron, are inseparable from here, now the forging workshop has more than a dozen kinds of forging hammers from 10 pounds of hammers to jack hammers, can process a variety of metal parts ......"

Even so, it is still at the level of the 18th century, which is almost the level of less than 100 years ahead of the world...... Zhu Guoqiang's self-talk in his heart naturally no one will pay attention.

But one thing is for sure, with this metal forging workshop and these forging hammers, this seemingly inconspicuous workshop may be the cornerstone of this world's industrial revolution......

In the future, there will be too many "firsts" born here, such as the first horizontal rifling machine - some of its metal parts are machined here, of course, just some of them, such as gears, which Zhu Guoqiang brought from another world.

"Tsk, ingenuity, ingenuity, ingenuity......"

Walking in front of the hammer forging equipment made of gears and wooden shafts, Ge Shizhen was amazed and said.

"Lord Shizi, I think this celestial axis can not only drive such a forging hammer, but also other things." What about the others?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ge Shizhen, as if they were waiting for his answer, not only the craftsmen were looking at him, but also Zhu Guoqiang was looking at him.

Drawing inferences from one another, this is what Zhu Guoqiang needs.

Staring at the rapidly rotating celestial axis, after thinking for a while, Ge Shizhen raised his head and asked Zhu Guoqiang for advice as if he had thought of something.

"Lord Shizi, you said that if we get a machine here to sharpen iron, how about it?"

"Grinding iron?"

"No, it's supposed to be polished iron......"

Ge Shizhen thought for a moment, and then said:

"After all, ironware also needs to be polished, and in the past, it was all manpower, so we can use tools like the Zha Bang for processing jade to polish iron, Master Xu, what do you think."

Ge Shizhen turned around and asked the master behind him:

"Master Xu, do you know Zha Tong?"

"Stick? What is Zha Dang? What is Childe talking about? ”

The master carpenter asked with some confusion.

"It's a kind of wood machine, using the method of foot pedals to rotate the metal disc back and forth, with sand and water to process jade, we can use the sky axis instead of the foot pedal to make it rotate, and then use it to process iron."

After thinking for a while, Ge Shizhen said again.

"I have seen this kind of machine in the book "Heavenly Creation", and there are also its drawings in the book, which may be different from the drawings, but Master Xu, if you study it for a certain time, you will definitely be able to get it, otherwise let's try it?"

As soon as his words fell, as if he had thought of something, Zhu Guoqiang was surprised.

"Heavenly creation? Song Yingxing, he ......"

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