Chapter 232: The Steam Engine is Completed
As for the few cities occupied by Angkor, Zhao Rui asked Chen Xuan not to worry about him first, first adjust the domestic agricultural production, just have harvested, the next round of sowing is about to arrive, Zhao Rui is ready to transport some seeds from Yongping Village, planting first, which can greatly make up for the lack of only rice, the main production of grain, and at the same time, after years of war, it is time to give the people time to recuperate.
Chen Xuan agreed, and also felt that temporary cultivation was the key to victory in the future, and now the Chen Dynasty is not the Chen Dynasty of the past, with a master like Zhao Rui in charge, whether it is Champa or Angkor, who would dare to provoke easily?
Roughly formulated the next stage of development plan, Zhao Rui hurried back to Wanya Prefecture, now Wanya Prefecture is equivalent to the status of science and technology center, Zhao Rui is about to develop the first steam engine here!
may have to go through a period of development again, Zhao Rui sent Aruna and Zhao Gong to Yongpingzhai and Dabaocheng respectively, so that they could recruit and train soldiers.
The previous geographical division with Jiaozhi, after Zhao Rui became a Taishi, had no meaning, the city gates were wide open, and Jiaozhi people could also enter and exit at will.
In this way, although there is no deliberate dissemination of advanced technology and so on, Zhao Rui's previous territory has become a place that most Jiaozhi people yearn for.
And the conscription is also underway, Zhao Rui has the title of hero in Jiaozhi, and people have the desire to become a soldier under the hero, so Zhao Rui's army has further increased.
Now Zhao Rui is finally not afraid of more soldiers, and with the grain reserves of the Red River Plain in the hinterland of Jiaozhi, he can really raise as many people as he wants.
Chen Xuan reduced the national tax according to the plan, encouraged farming, handicrafts and commerce, and made Jiaozhi's vitality that had been injured for many years recover unconsciously.
Zhao Rui has been doing research in Wanya Prefecture, and he is worried that Chen Xuan will not think about some things, so he transferred Ma Yue from Yongping Village to Shenglong City to give Chen Xuan advice.
At this time, there was not a complete lack of gossip around Zhao Rui and Chen Xuan, and both of them scoffed at proposals that affected unity.
From Zhao Rui's point of view, he also has the confidence to control the whole situation, no matter who is in power now, he has the confidence to control, to say something unpleasant, even if he is disobedient now, then change, change to someone who listens to his own words!
From Chen Xuan's point of view, Zhao Rui is invincible, Zhao Rui represents the future, these two criteria have been ingrained in his heart, and he also understands that it is because he has some use that Zhao Rui will use himself, otherwise even if it is the identity of the emperor of the Chen Dynasty, Zhao Rui will not care.
The so-called people are self-aware here, and only when they think through can they throw away their burdens and seek development wholeheartedly.
With Chen Xuan's conscientiousness, the Chen Dynasty quickly developed in an orderly manner, not only abandoning some policies that were not conducive to the economy, but also adding some measures for the benefit of the country and the people that no one had thought of before.
The pace of development has accumulated day by day and has reached the point where everyone can check it, so those gossips are also self-defeating.
After more than a month of hard work, Zhao Rui and other researchers lost weight at the same time, and the "perfect version" of the steam engine was finally studied.
This is a steam engine that can directly drive the textile machine, which is the machine that Zhao Rui urgently needs now, in fact, it is not difficult to structure, but this kind of machine was built by Watt after years of transformation, and mass production and application, so Zhao Rui Most of the time they delayed was spent on understanding, and the materials made really took some effort.
ββ¦β¦ Let's make a fire! β
Zhao Rui was in a trance for a while, and he almost said that it was an ignition just now.
Although the steam engine is not as good as one percent of the scientific and technological content of the rocket, after all, it is the hard work of his own people day and night, Zhao Rui also thinks that the steam engine is not a big deal, and it should be very easy to do with drawings and materials, but when he immersed himself in research, he found that it is not so easy to create anything from scratch.
Now, the exciting moment is about to begin, one end of the steam engine is a cotton press that has just been transported from Dabaocheng, this machine is used to hull and remove the cotton from the seeds, and it was also done by hand before, but Huang Xiu with experience and creativity, actually made it, although it is now hand-cranked, but it also greatly reduces the burden of cotton processing.
A fire was lit, firewood was added, and the coals were gradually burned red, and the water in the container made a rolling sound.
The water is boiling, and there must be steam!
Everyone didn't blink, staring directly at the flywheel of the steam engine, only when the flywheel turned, could it be proved that the steam engine had succeeded.
There are no problems in the testing of all the parts, and today is the first time that all the parts have been put together, and I hope it will be successful!
Someone has folded his hands and begged the Buddha.
"Huh? It's moving! β
"I think I've seen it move too!"
Zhao Rui also noticed that the flywheel seemed to move just now, maybe it was pulled by the cotton press, so it couldn't rotate slowly?
As the water continued to boil, the steam finally reached a certain volume, and the flywheel was turning, and even the two rollers with the cotton press made a creaking sound.
At this moment, the eyes of many people were already moist, they did not disappoint Zhao Rui, nor did they live up to their research for so long, and they did not waste these consumed time.
The steam engine is finally working properly!
The shouts, the cheers, resounded throughout the workshop.
Zhao Rui also smiled, let them celebrate, the significance of this steam engine is significant, not to get rid of the simple meaning of human labor, to create a steam engine, more to bring unprecedented experience to the researchers, they will understand the principle, will use mathematical, physical and chemical formulas to practical application, Zhao Rui feels that this is the most valuable wealth, no matter what new things are done in the future, it will definitely be much faster than the progress of the steam engine.
"Good! Great work, everyone! Celebrate tonight at Lanyue Tower! Zhao Rui happily announced.
"Good! That's great! β
"Haha! I can finally drink to my heart's content! β
"yes, I was almost suffocated a few days ago, and I can finally relax!"
Everyone cheered at Zhao Rui's proposal again.
Zhao Rui did not break his promise, and that night in Lanyue Tower, the largest restaurant in Wanya Prefecture, had good wine and good food, and solemnly celebrated these heroes.
Everyone drank openly, drank meat and vegetables, upside down, each of them had a smile on their faces, and the success of the development of the steam engine also brought them a satisfaction that other things could not match.
After that, many of them will be trapped in the ocean of science for the rest of their lives.
After a night of hustle and bustle, Zhao Rui allowed them to be on duty in the afternoon.
When one after another people came, Zhao Rui announced the next plan, which was to vigorously build steam engines, the faster the better, the more the better! As for the upgrades or something, the few of them will continue to do it, and the others will be put into production.
Because once the steam engine is successful, it means that Zhao Rui can get a lot of benefits.
In order to improve enthusiasm, Zhao Rui rewarded the R&D team for meritorious deeds, and issued 100 taels of silver as a bonus to the main team members like Wei Lu, and the others ranged from 80 taels, 50 taels, and 20 taels in turn.
Everyone is smiling with their eyes on the silver, which further increases their enthusiasm for production.
After Zhao Rui's arrangement, he immediately sent the first steam engine to Dabaocheng, if nothing else, the cotton press here still needs a long-term continuous power!
Because the water conservancy workshop also needs a more suitable terrain, and the steam engine can be used everywhere to build a factory.
After going back to Zhao Rui to think about it, he still put the cotton pressing workshop driven by the steam engine next to the farmland, although it is good to be closer to the two water conservancy workshops, but considering that cotton is still more convenient to transport after being pressed.
This season's crops have been sown in a large area of cotton, because of the food support of the Red River Plain, Yongping Village does not even have to grow their own food is not worried about eating and drinking, the next season, here will be planted more cotton, to the later stage, maybe Dabaocheng is the place where the textile raw materials of more than a dozen cities are concentrated.
Because Zhao Rui for the long-term development, he still tends to move the textile center to Anbang Prefecture, and then he can expand the urban scope of Anbang Prefecture and place a large number of textile factories, because it is close to the sea and the inner harbor, which is very suitable for shipping.
With a vision of the future, people also have motivation, under the supervision of Zhao Rui himself, a large-scale embossing workshop was built, its area is larger than the two textile mills, but fortunately it is a steam engine with strong power, otherwise it is really not able to bring hundreds of cotton presses.
found someone to be in charge of the steam engine, Zhao Rui explained the operation methods and maintenance rules to them in detail, and then supervised them for a few days, and finally let them do it themselves.
Then Zhao Rui went to the textile workshop, Huang Xiu and the women of the Lin family were renovating the existing loom, and when they saw Zhao Rui coming, they came forward to salute.
Zhao Rui rewarded Huang Xiu heavily in the name of the invention of the cotton press, and the other female workers in the workshop also followed suit, Huang Xiu seemed to be much more cheerful at this time than when he first came, and praised Lin Mengyao for her good fortune, and she could have a promising fiancΓ© like Zhao Rui.
The female workers on the side also echoed the icing on the cake, and said that the mother and daughter of the Lin family were even more proud.
Back at the prince's mansion, the guards here had already packed up their things under the command of Zhao Xiaoyi, because Chen Xuan had set up the Taishi Mansion in Shenglong, and hoped that Zhao Rui would live.
Originally, Zhao Rui still preferred to live in a coastal city like Anbang Prefecture, which couldn't help but be conducive to development, and there was fresh seafood to eat, but then he thought about it, he still had a place like the bullet production line, which would be more dangerous on the coast, so Zhao Rui decided to relocate the military production line to Thang Long City.
Thang Long City is located in the middle of the game and has a good strategic depth to ensure the production of weapons and ammunition and sufficient supply more safely.
The order to inform the production line of Yongpingzhai has already been issued, and Arjuna and Zhao Gong will escort them over later, and Zhao Rui will pack up here and go on the road with them.
Chen Chunli, who has just arrived, sees everything fresh, even Xiaoyi is a mysterious big sister in her eyes, looking at her curly long hair is particularly beautiful, as well as exotic facial features, the best thing is her fair skin, which is even whiter than herself who grew up in the deep palace.
Now Chunli is still relatively ignorant about emotional matters, but she thinks Xiaoyi is good-looking and has a gentle personality, so she has been a little heel behind her.