Jinan Fucheng, Shandong Town General Military Mansion.

After Liu Juntao came back from Yushan Town, he locked himself in the study, and instructed the people up and down in the General Army's Mansion not to disturb him, Liu Juntao only writes and draws in the study every day, or he is checking all kinds of practical books compiled by the military department in recent years, and even eating and sleeping are in the study, except for going to the toilet, he almost never goes out from morning to night.

Guo Muying was also very surprised to see Liu Juntao acting like this, I don't know what Liu Juntao is busy with, I haven't seen Liu Juntao act like this for so many years, it's the first time in so many years.

However, Guo Muying is also very gentle, knowing that Liu Juntao must be doing something big, and he didn't come forward to disturb Liu Juntao, but just arranged for his subordinates to deliver the food on time.

In this way, Liu Juntao retreated in the study for a whole month, and when Liu Juntao came out of the study, there was a thick stack of papers in his hand, as if he was holding some treasure.

At this time, the beard on Liu Juntao's face was already very long, and he didn't have the energy to take care of himself at all in this month's time, so he looked as sloppy as a "middle-aged uncle".

Guo Muying couldn't help but laugh for a while when she saw this, and hurriedly beckoned the maid to wash and change clothes for Liu Juntao.

After some washing, looking at the refreshed Liu Juntao, Guo Muying asked with a smile, "How did you get from this retreat?" What miracles have you realized? ”

Liu Juntao raised the thick stack of papers in his hand and said, "Of course! I've written a martial arts cheats! ”

"Has the husband practiced his divine skills?"

"Haha! This cheat is not for me, but for Daming and Huaxia, which can make Huaxia soar into the sky! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao strode to the front yard with a smile, and loudly greeted the guards outside the door, and went to Xiang Qun, the head of the General Department, Zhang Baigui, the director of the Military Department, Yang Liben, the director of the Research and Development Department of the Military Department, Huang Wu, the director of the Inspection Department, and Liu Zi'an, the director of the Intelligence Department, to invite them immediately.

Guo Muying looked at Liu Juntao's back, repeated what Liu Juntao had just said in her heart, and said secretly: "My husband is a god, my god!" ”

Not long after, Xiang Qun, minister of the military department, Yang Liben, director of the research and development department of the military department, Zhang Baigui, director of the military department's armament department, Huang Wu, director of the inspection department, and Liu Zi'an, director of the intelligence department, rushed over one after another.

Liu Juntao looked at everyone and laughed, handed the information in his hand to Zhang Baigui, and then said to everyone: "This is the result of this town's retreat!" ”

"The military department immediately launched research, as well as the work of creating samples, from today onwards, this item is the top priority of the military department, and it is a research and development project of all priorities, and all human, financial and resource resources must be given priority to this project!"

Xiang Qun, Minister of the Military Department, Yang Liben, Director of the Research and Development Department of the Military Department, and Zhang Baigui, Director of the Military Department, were all ordered, and at the same time, after listening to Liu Juntao's words, the three of them were also very shocked, and they didn't know what was drawn on these drawings, which was so important.

But before the three of them came back to their senses, they heard Liu Juntao say again: "This thing is a secret of our Shandong Town, and the secrecy level is Tianzi A!" The Inspection Department and the Intelligence Department must do a good job of keeping this matter secret, and anyone who leaks this thing, regardless of their position, regardless of the manpower of any force, or whose relatives they are, will be immediately arrested as long as they are suspected, and as long as the facts are confirmed, they will be immediately killed. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed drastically, and their eyes were full of shock.

You must know that when the Jingtai two-year-style thunder throwing cannon, the Jingtai first-year Shenwei general cannon, and the latest Jingtai four-year bird gun installed in various armies were developed and put into production, they were only listed as the secrecy level of Tianzi B.

At the beginning, the goods of Liu's Erguotou, Huangming brand cement, and all kinds of glaze of the Ministry of Commerce were only listed as the secrecy level of the first grade.

What is it on this drawing that is more important than sharp armaments and money-making goods?

"This thing is a martial arts secret book, which can open up the second vein of the governor of Huaxia, let the dynasty soar into the sky, and from then on look at the four seas and dominate the world!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they all asked what was on these drawings.

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "This thing, this town is named a steam engine!" ”

"Just in time?"

"True Qi Machine?"

"Steam Chicken!"

Liu Juntao also smiled dumbly, so he wrote these three words on the paper, and then said: "This machine uses the principle of hot water turning into steam, and uses the power of water vapor to drive various related machines!" ”

Everyone listened for a while and didn't understand too much, but Yang Liben, the director of the R&D Division, and Zhang Baigui, the director of the Military Armament Division, looked at the drawings and explanation materials in their hands, and gradually understood something.

Looking at Zhang Baigui and Yang Liben's excited looks, Liu Juntao also sighed in his heart: "With the steam engine, on the great land of China, the railway runs through the east and west, and the sail crosses the continent and the ocean, and the scenery of three thousand miles a day will not be too far!" ”

Although this is a dream, Liu Juntao believes in his heart that such a future is still possible in his lifetime.

In its original history, the first steam locomotive was launched in 1804 and the first steamship was launched in 1783. Although it is only five years of Jingtai, that is, 1455 A.D., there is a difference of 300 years from the original historical time, but Liu Juntao's Shandong Town, the accumulation of related science and technology, has been ahead of this time for more than 50 or 60 years, and then over time, according to the development speed of various technologies in Shandong Town, such an advance will continue to expand!

At present, it is impossible for a mature steam engine to pop out of this Jingtai five-year situation, but the initial sample machine or semi-finished steam engine should still be able to be built.

Correspondingly, although the military departments of the military department could not use the mature steam engine in a short period of time, through relevant research and development, the military department could completely improve the existing equipment, and it was still possible to increase production alone.

And the so-called "steam engine" has actually gone through several stages, and the general public's "Watt got inspiration from the phenomenon of steam lifting the kettle lid, and thus invented the steam engine", in fact, it is a history of more than 1,000 years, and countless people's attempts and efforts have been condensed into Watt alone.

Just about the steam engine in the industrial age, from the "miner's friend" of Thomas ~ Seville in 1698, the similar product of Newcomen in 1712, and then to the condensing steam engine made by James Watt in 1769, and the double-action steam engine in 1782, this is what later generations called the steam engine: the double-acting reciprocating piston steam engine, the source of power of the industrial revolution.

Prior to this, the prototype of the steam engine had existed for hundreds of years, but it was not well known and had not been used in production.

And Liu Juntao's thirst for the steam engine has evolved from simply crossing the party's scientific and technological tree to a deep understanding of the current national political reality.

What does a steam engine mean? Trains and ships are secondary, which means that the industrial economy has a steel-like support point.

As long as Shandong Town successfully develops a practical steam engine, it can produce a large number of industrial products on a large scale, such as cotton spinning and silk weaving, packaging, building materials, food deep processing, etc., especially machinery.

Now the technology of smelting steel in Shandong Town has been very mature, not only the output is huge, but also the quality is guaranteed, and the materials for manufacturing steam engines have been available; What is missing now is the experimentation and application of related technologies.

Liu Juntao also believes that as long as it takes some time to practice, the related technology of manufacturing steam engines will not be a problem.

In the future, at least within the vision of Shandong Town, a virtuous circle of manufacturing machinery with machinery can be formed, and all kinds of armaments equipped by Tiance Army can really be called "industrial products"!

This is also Liu Juntao's ultimate expectation: to arm tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of troops with sophisticated and large-scale industrial and military engineering equipment, and then crush all the way up to completely defeat and eliminate all the Tartars!