After four months of drought, the vast Yongding River only has a shallow water level in the middle, which is less than a zhang deep.

Zhu Shun returned to the steam engine workshop and stood on the bank of the bare Yongding River, looking in the direction of the center of the river.

The 100 meters ahead were all black silt, there was no current, and the riverbed near the shore even dried up and cracked out large holes.

More than 100 people were digging a channel on the vast riverbed, which was covered with black silt, to divert the only water in the middle of the Yongding River to the pipes of the steam engine.

Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Zhang Tao took a donkey cart to the humble steam engine workshop, and the first thing they saw was a tall steel machine standing on the bank of the river.

There are ten seats in total, lined up.

Not to mention whether Zhu Shun can manage the drought, these ten tall steel machines deeply shocked Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Zhang Tao.

Sun Yuanhua stared at the tall steel machinery, and kept looking up and down, left and right: "Could it be that this kid Zhu Shun has invented some drainage machinery?" ”

"The Yongding River has dried up to this point, even if Zhang Heng and his old man are reincarnated, it is impossible to lead water from such a low riverbed to the bank four or five zhang high."

Zhang Tao did not raise the bar with Sun Yuanhua this time, but agreed with Sun Yuanhua's opinion.

Zhang Tao's mentor is Wang Zheng, the first person to invent machinery in the Ming Dynasty, and his knowledge of machinery and geometry is not much worse than Xu Guangqi.

It is precisely because Zhang Tao is extremely proficient in all kinds of machinery that he agrees with what Sun Yuanhua said: "That's right, don't talk about water power." ”

"Even if it is a strong wind, it is impossible to bring water up, and besides, Suncheonfu is inland, and there is no strong wind to use."

However, the next scene made these three top inventors of the Ming Dynasty speechless in shock.

Zhu Shun saw that these people were coming, and he didn't talk nonsense, shoveled a shovel of coal and filled it into the kiln, and with the violent burning of coal, a large amount of white steam came out of the Newcomen steam engine.

The thick rocker arm on the top of the steam engine, a balance rocker arm made of steel, which ordinary strong men can't lift, actually begins to move up and down.

With the up and down movement of the rocker arm of the scale, the water at the bottom of the Yongding River was pumped up by the steel machinery and flowed out continuously along the drainage pipe.

Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Zhang Tao looked at the steel giant beast that was spitting smoke and fire, and stopped breathing for a while, and the same thought flashed through their minds.

Could it be that the dragon lord has descended to earth?

The thought only lingered for a moment, and was soon forgotten by them, and they had a bold guess as they were proficient in all kinds of mechanical and geometric knowledge.

Zhu Shun invented an unprecedented power machine that could replace animal power, water power, and wind power.

Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Zhang Tao couldn't help but breathe a little dignified, the meaning of this new power machinery, as the top inventors of the Ming Dynasty, they knew very well.

It will bring a storm to Daming, a power storm that changes productivity.

Xu Guangqi walked over briskly regardless of his demeanor, began to carefully observe the steam engine with a solemn expression, and asked a very key question: "What is the power of this machine?" ”

Sun Yuanhua and Zhang Tao also walked over quickly and asked various questions respectively.

"How powerful is this machine, how many things can be lifted?"

"How much does this machinery cost, and is it expensive?"

Faced with the three top inventors' three questions, Zhu Shun first answered the question they were most concerned about, pointed to a shed next to the steam engine and said, "The power source is that thing." ”

Xu Guangqi turned his head to look at the shed, frowned, and said, "Coal? ”

Sun Yuanhua was also puzzled: "Or bituminous coal?" ”

Zhang Tao looked at the kiln that was burning violently, and thought: "The power of hot gas? ”

Hearing the power of hot gas, Zhu Shun felt a little surprised in his heart, the invention of the steam engine was precisely because Pa Ping discovered the phenomenon of thermodynamics.

Zhang Tao has actually discovered this phenomenon.

The fourth year of Chongzhen was in 1631, and Paping invented the Paping pan in 1679, nearly half a century earlier than Europe.

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not entered the customs, this discovery would have really taken the lead in triggering the first industrial revolution.

Zhang Tao seemed to fall into a state of some kind of flying thoughts, and muttered to himself: "After the hot water boils, the hot gas can open the lid of the kettle, which shows that the hot gas has an invisible force like the wind." ”

"There is a fire at the bottom of this egg-shaped container, and the connecting rod at the top must be lifted upwards after the impact of the hot gas."

"When the heat is gone, the connecting rod falls again, and so there is a reciprocating motion up and down."

But what's the point of this reciprocating? Why can the river water be pumped up from the bottom of the river four or five feet deep, is there any power that is not known in this? ”

The more Zhang Tao thought about it, the more questions that arose next, and he gradually fell into a state of demonic barrier, no longer paying attention to anyone here, and he was left alone in the entire world.

When Sun Yuanhua was studying gunpowder, he would also fall into this state of demonic obstacles, which was a good thing, he was able to figure out a lot of things that he couldn't usually figure out, and sighed and asked Zhu Shun not to disturb Zhang Tao.

Zhu Shun pointed to the Newcomon steam engine next to him with a smile, only by raising his voice can the sound not be covered by the roar of the Newcomen steam engine: "This kind of machine is called a steam engine, and the power comes from coal." ”

"The power is 5.5 hp, well.... It can lift about 100 catties of water to the sky at a height of 46.6 meters, well.... About 16 zhang in the sky. ”

A hundred catties of water, mentioned to a place sixteen zhang high!

Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua stood in place, opening their mouths, not knowing what to say.

Just opened his mouth and looked at the steam engine that was emitting a lot of white gas.

The Newdoor steam engine kept moving up and down, and the noise was very loud, so Zhu Shun could only walk over and extinguish the charcoal fire and stop the Newkemen steam engine.

Xu Guangqi was silent for a long time, and spit out an exclamation: "The talents of the ten friends are far above me." ”

Sun Yuanhua said even more openly: "It's also above Mr. Wang Zheng." ”

When this sentence is said, it is equivalent to stepping on someone else's reputation to stammer Zhu Shun's meaning, if Wang Zheng knew about this matter, he would definitely have formed a relationship.

Sun Yuanhua can become a Zhengwu Langzhong, and he will not understand this truth, but the shock brought to him by the steam engine today is too amazing, not to say so is not enough to describe Zhu Shun's talent.

The roar of the steam engine stopped, and Zhang Tao also woke up from the state of the magic barrier, and said something that made Xu Guangqi frown.

Zhang Tao walked to the side of the Newcomen steam engine, stroked the steel skeleton affectionately, and said solemnly: "I have decided, I will resign tomorrow and come over to be a teacher." ”

Zhu Shun just wanted these three top inventors of the Ming Dynasty to see the steam engine, but he didn't expect such a huge windfall.

Chief Engineer of the Mechanical Bureau, there is.

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