Ang Lee's pre-research refers to the preparation before formal research and development, and in the case of insufficient resources, manpower and material resources, it is necessary to conduct pre-research, and pre-research generally ends up being formally researched, which can be regarded as preparatory work in advance. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Longji was very happy to hear that he could manufacture harvesting machinery, of course, he didn't care when it could be made, and the autumn harvest has ended, at least within a year, there is no need for harvesting machinery, and the first research and development of the cultivation and pumping machinery that is urgently needed in the spring of next year is the top priority at present.

In the case of insufficient resources and manpower, only by concentrating on the research work can we better complete the research work, all kinds of required machinery, to be developed one by one, not a swarm of research, in order to ensure the adequacy of research and development strength.

After the successful development of the steam engine, it means that the power problem is solved, and as long as this core power problem is solved, the next step is that any machine can be studied, the first steam locomotive is successful, and the second is the steam ship, which has just been successful.

The steam harvester has also entered the pre-research stage, and it is believed that within a year, it can be successful, and in the future, there will be more research and development projects waiting for Li An to develop one by one.

Of course, in addition to the steam machinery series, Ang Lee is also researching other related practical things, such as high-powered artillery, coke and steelmaking technology, optimization and improvement of steel properties, etc., these studies are also very important and can be used in the future.

Li Longji also attaches great importance to various research and development situations, and does not hesitate to invest most of the resources of the treasury to research and develop these products, and as long as these products are successfully produced, they will always feed back to the treasury, such as the railway system, which consumes a lot of resources of the treasury, but after the operation of the railway, there will soon be a steady stream of money flowing into the treasury, so that the treasury is more abundant, so that the imperial court has more confidence to study more practical projects.

Meritorious service must be rewarded, this is the consistent practice of the feudal court, and it must be done, especially the invention of the steamship is very useful, of course, it must be rewarded, Li Longji in front of Li An, gave a heavy reward, and let Li An take it back, put it in the hands of every R&D personnel, make them happy, and devote themselves to the following R&D work with greater enthusiasm.

After returning to the R&D center, Ang Lee distributed the emperor's reward and said a lot of words of encouragement, which greatly increased the enthusiasm of the researchers and celebrated it well.

Of course, due to the particularity of the steamship, it must be built in an area with a developed water system, and Li An has also obtained the emperor's approval to choose the address near Luoyang City, after all, Luoyang City has a developed water system, and, starting from Chang'an, Luoyang City can be reached in most days, once there is any accident, Li An and other R&D talents can quickly arrive there and guide the shipyard.

The R&D personnel responsible for the research and development of the steamship all expressed their appreciation for Ang Li's location, and the construction of a shipyard in Luoyang City is also the consensus of these R&D personnel, there is no more suitable location than Luoyang City, but where the shipyard is located in Luoyang City, this must be studied.

And when Li An accompanied Li Longji to visit Luoyang City last time, he had already conducted some exploration around Luoyang City, knew the terrain around Luoyang City well, and valued a better location, that is, near Luokou.

The so-called Luokou is the location where Luoshui flows into the Yellow River, and it is also the starting point of the Grand Canal to the northeast and the south of the Yangtze River.

Since it is the starting point of the Grand Canal, it needs to accept a large number of boats to dock, so a very considerable wharf has been built on the bank of Luoshui near Luokou, which can meet the needs of hundreds of boats to unload at the same time.

This kind of infrastructure is also a place that Ang Lee is interested in, and a shipyard is built near here, and the steamships that are launched can be easily docked at the dock next to the Luoshui warehouse.

Once the location of the shipyard was decided, the next step was to look at how to build a steam shipyard.

At this time, the steam ship developed by Ang Lee was actually based on the ships of this era, adding the power of the steam engine, so that the ship could move forward directly with steam power without relying on oars.

Therefore, the construction of a steamship is divided into two steps, the first step is to build the hull, and the second step is to build the marine steam engine system, and then put them together, and a working steamship is built.

Ang Lee's plan is to build a large-scale hull at the shipyard in Luokou, but the core marine steam engine system will still be manufactured in the R&D center, and after it is built, these marine steam engine systems will be transported by rail freight to the shipyard in Luokou, where the final assembly and commissioning will be completed.

In this way, only a small number of R&D personnel need to be sent to the shipyard to guide the work, and assist in the temporary recruitment of shipbuilding talents in the local area, and most of the talents who develop steam ships can stay in the R&D center, participate in the manufacture of the core steam engine system, and start to improve the steam ship to make it more advanced, and can also appropriately participate in the research and development of other projects.

After deciding to divide the steamship into two places, Ang Lee assigned several competent R&D personnel and assigned them escorts to take the soft sleeper car of the train, with drawings and technology, to the Luokou area of Luoyang City to set up a steamship shipyard.

In order to let R&D talents gain enough dignity, Li An has already said hello to Yu Chaoen, and in the future, all R&D talents will take the train for free, and let them take the best soft sleeper car, Yu Chaoen is grateful to Li An, of course, he will not refuse such a small thing in return, and arrange things properly.

After the specific location of the shipyard was determined, Li An drew a drawing, clearly marked the geographical location of the shipyard, as well as all the docks, dormitories and other buildings inside, and reported it to the imperial court.

Li Longji immediately agreed, and allocated the resources of the state treasury to give full support to the construction of the Luokou Shipyard, so as to ensure that the Luokou Shipyard could be completed at an early date, and that a large number of steam ships could be built as soon as possible, and finally put into the process of transporting steamships.

With the strong support of the imperial court and the full cooperation of the local officials in Luoyang, the construction of the Luokou Shipyard was very fast, and a large number of high-quality timber used in the construction of ships was continuously transported to Luokou.

In order to avoid the difficulties encountered in the construction of the factory, Li An took the train many times, arrived in Luoyang City, and arrived at the Luokou Shipyard on horseback, and formulated a more detailed construction plan according to the actual situation of the Luokou Shipyard, and finally submitted it to the imperial court.

After the autumn harvest, the weather gradually cools, all kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects are dormant, and the leaves of the big trees also fall to the ground, giving people a desolate feeling.

But desolation itself is also a different kind of beauty, and walking on the yellow and bright fallen leaves is also a blessing that cannot be enjoyed.

Although it is very hard to engage in research and development, Ang Lee always finds time to accompany his wife Yan Ruyu.

And with the increase of the months, Yan Ruyu's lower abdomen is getting bigger and bigger, and it is very cute, but it is becoming more and more inconvenient to walk, and she needs to be supported by a maid, and even so, she can only walk very slowly.

Most of the fruits in the orchard have already been harvested, and there are still a few fruits still hanging on the branches, which look a little outstanding, and the ground is full of fallen leaves.

Yan Ruyu likes the environment the most, whether she is tired or not, she will find time to walk around every day and appreciate the small amount of fruit left in the orchard, which she finds a kind of enjoyment.

Ang Li's favorite thing to do is to stay in the orchard and chat with Yan Ruyu, even if it is only a short half hour a day, he feels satisfied.

"Madam, sit down in the pavilion! We've walked three laps now. ”

Li An personally helped Yan Ruyu into the pavilion.

"Husband, Lang Zhong said that a woman who is pregnant with a child should move around more, which is good for the fetus."

Yan Ruyu smiled and obediently entered the pavilion with Li An.

"You can't walk too much, you'll be tired, Mrs. can't be tired for the sake of the child, and the husband will feel distressed."

Li An hugged Yan Ruyu and said distressedly.

"Husband, you will coax people."

Yan Ruyu smiled sweetly and fell into Ang Lee's arms.

Li An gently stroked Yan Ruyu's pink face, and said softly: "Madam, these days, my husband has been busy, and I don't have too much to do with you, so you don't complain about your husband." ”

"Husband, in your eyes, Ruyu is so stingy?"

"Ma'am, do you know I don't mean that?"

"Husband, in fact, I have grass and a baby, how can I say that there is no one to accompany me? My husband has been doing great things, doing great things for the benefit of the country and the people, how can Ruyu be selfish and let my husband stay with me all the time? ”

Yan Ruyu said very seriously.

"Haha! My Ruyu is really reasonable, and my husband didn't hurt you in vain. ”

Li An said and took a bite on Yan Ruyu's pink little mouth, and the feeling of water was so comfortable.

"Madam, there is still something in the R&D center, I'll go over and take a look."

Li An let go of the arm holding Yan Ruyu and stood up.

"Husband, come back early in the evening, Ruyu is waiting for you."

Li An smiled evilly and said softly: "Okay, come back early for your husband, and make up for your wife at one o'clock tonight." ”

After saying that, he strode out of the orchard and went to the R&D center.

Yan Ruyu slowly stood up and looked at the back of Li An who was striding away, and a complicated smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, which had both the taste of happiness and the meaning of shyness and teasing.

In fact, taking time out to accompany Yan Ruyu every day, in addition to fulfilling the responsibility of a husband, there is also a reason to recharge, every time he hugs Yan Ruyu, Li An can always get the effect of full blood resurrection, so that he has more energy to devote to research and development work.

The R&D investment of the steam cultivator is a lot of manpower, so the progress is very smooth, while the R&D personnel invested in the pumping machine are less, so the progress is relatively slower.

But Li An is fully confident, in a relatively short period of time, these two kinds of machinery are all developed, this is confidence, but also the embodiment of strength, after the success of the steam engine, Li An has understood that most of the machinery in later generations can be developed, after all, the power problem has been solved, the rest is a small meaning.

R&D requires repeated experiments, repeated product productions, and repeated modifications, and with continuous improvement, the reliable usable steam cultivator was finally successfully developed and the first prototype was created.

At this time, it is already the winter season, fortunately, the temperature is only close to freezing, and the soil has not been frozen, so it is completely equipped with the conditions for arable land.

"Li Shilang, there is a large area of cultivated land ten miles away, let's drive the steam engine over now and test it well."

A R&D staff asked excitedly.

Of course, Ang Lee was also very excited, and in such a short period of time, the steam cultivator at a high altitude made the mood happier than anyone else, and immediately agreed to this experimental plan.

In order to facilitate the operation, there are two large wheels in front, a small wheel in the back, and a platform above the small wheel, people can sit on it to operate the cultivator and control the direction of the cultivator.

In addition, in order to improve efficiency, the cultivator has a walking system in addition to a ploughing system, so that the purpose of walking forward while plowing the land can be realized.

The cultivator was quickly transported to ten miles away, and Ang Lee and the R&D personnel soon arrived there and determined the number of fields to be tested.

Ang Lee selected twenty acres of land and immediately let the steam cultivator start plowing the land.

With the sound of starting, the steam cultivator begins to plow the land and keeps moving forward.

At the test site, in addition to Li An and many R&D personnel and officials, there were many guards, as well as ordinary people who came over to watch the excitement.

"Guo Shilang is also here."

Li An looked back at random, and saw Guo Xuji dismounting with the support of his entourage, obviously just hearing the wind, and hurriedly ran over.

"Haha! Li Shilang, how could I not come to such a big thing? Yo, it's all started. ”

Guo Xuji said with a smile.

"Guo Shilang came at the right time, it's just the beginning, let's witness it together!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"Li Shilang, this cultivator looks very good, and the speed of plowing the land is much faster than that of the ploughing ox."

Guo Xuji is not blind, and he can see the power of the cultivator at a glance.

"Guo Shilang, I have zoned twenty acres of land, there is only one cultivator here, in Guo Shilang's opinion, how long will it take to plow all these twenty acres of land?"

Li An looked at Guo Xuji and asked with a smile.

Guo Xuji looked at the cultivator that was advancing, and replied with a smile: "Li Shilang, it depends on whether this cultivator will fail, if it can continue to plow, it is estimated that it can be completed in two or three hours, otherwise, it is difficult to say." ”