After more than a month of research and development, the first steam engine of this era finally came out, looking at this steam engine, Chen Chen's heart could not say a burst of joy. Ω (8) (1) Ω "Chinese .┡81.Although this steam engine is relatively simple and has many defects due to technical reasons, it is still a machine.

Now that the steam engine has been produced, the locomotive and the ship can be produced later, and then the steam engine is paired with it, and finally it can be run.

This new steam engine also overcame the difficulties that had just been developed, and at the same time added a new construction method, and was generally quite successful.

Then the next step is to produce new means of transportation, if there is no means of transportation, then this machine is also wasted, after all, the steam engine only provides power, and cannot directly help people do things.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have just made a steam engine. So the production method, everyone is already clear, now everyone's job is to make steam engines, batch production. Chen Chen looked at the workers and said softly.

"Your Majesty, I feel that it is troublesome to make this thing, and it also costs a lot of material, financial and manpower resources, what is the use of him?" In any case, several workers and masters could not understand the reason for making such a complex machine.

Chen Chen smiled slightly: "Manpower is limited after all, the reason why human civilization can be developed is because people can produce a machine that replaces the power of people, and this steam engine is like this, when we create other things, and then match the steam engine, then at that time it will no longer be a carriage on the road, okay, let's produce it as soon as possible." ”

Although everyone was very reluctant, after all, it was His Majesty's will, who would dare to disobey and not do it?

When Chen Chen was leaving, he said to the engineering official in charge of the project: "This matter is related to the foundation of the country, and it must be handled well. ”

The official hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the minister will do his best to do this job well." We will not fail to live up to Your Majesty's trust. ”

"While making steam engines, the output of steel can't be left behind, if the number of people is not enough, recruit workers from outside, anyway, the work must not be left behind." As soon as he thought of the next work, everything would cost a lot of steel, so Chen Chen told the officials again.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister remembers, and will do his best to do a good job." The official nodded hurriedly and said that he would definitely do a good job.

Chen Chen praised him, and then ordered someone to return to Beijing.

He had recently spent a lot of energy making the steam engine, so he needed to take a break, and at the same time, the factory had put a lot of time into making the steam engine, and the production of steel was not much, so he could not continue to produce anything else, whether it was the workers or the productivity, it would take a while.

Now Chen Chen is facing not only the problem of national industry, but also the problem of national life.

On his way back to Kyoto, he saw many problems, and the people's daily necessities were extremely scarce, so Chen Chen decided to invest some energy in the people's life and design some modern products to ensure that the people's basic life can be operated.

For example, this cooking life, the main use of flint is here, but flint is extremely inconvenient to use, a lot of time is wasted on the fire, two flints desperately collide, but how can not make a fire, it is really a headache.

For example, some people are sick and have no money to see a doctor, or they are interfered with by quacks, delaying the disease, so in this regard, we must also vigorously produce some modern medicines, such as headaches, colds, burns, runny nose, this kind of disease is quite common here, many people due to poor treatment, the result of a small illness becomes a major illness, and then on a cold day, all the hidden dangers are counted, and then they die, which is really sad.

Therefore, the livelihood of the people is also a big problem, the country to develop industry is right, but in the national life must also invest a lot of energy, now Dongshui's heavy industry system is almost the same, but the light industry is almost blank, therefore, to take advantage of this opportunity to change the pattern.

Back in Kyoto, Chen Chen immediately gathered relevant personnel to discuss the production of some necessities of life - matches.

"I brought everyone here today mainly to make new products, and this time I need your cooperation." Chen Chen's gaze swept over the people in the paper mill and the lumber mill.

"Your Majesty, please command, I will not give up until I die." The emperor personally asked you to discuss things, and whoever dared to hold it up in front of the emperor hurriedly agreed without hesitation.

Chen Chen looked at everyone's nervous expressions, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "You don't need to be so nervous, it's not a big deal, just to tell you about the production method." ”

"Listen, people at the paper mill, you've made a model like this." Chen Chen handed them the drawn model, and the picture was a model of a modern matchbox.

"Is it difficult to make this? If it's difficult, tell me, and I'll help you. Chen Chen looked at them frowning, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, this job is almost not difficult, why are they frowning.

As soon as several people heard Chen Chen's question, they hurriedly replied: "No, no, no, there is no doubt, we are just attracted by His Majesty's brilliant idea to lose our temper, and we hope that Your Majesty will atone for our sins." ”

"I haven't finished talking yet, this carton is only one aspect, the most important thing is still on the friction surface on both sides of the carton, remember that the friction surface of the matchbox is coated with red phosphorus, antimony oxide, or manganese dioxide, silica sand, etc.

Listening to Chen Chen's words, everyone was staring at Chen Chen with big eyes, looking at Chen Chen with a blank face, Chen Chen couldn't wait to slap his own mouth, what kind of pot can't be opened! They obviously don't understand, and what they say is still so energetic, it seems that the problem they are selling really needs to be changed.

"Ahem, it's nothing, you just need to do it according to the drawings, and I will take care of the rest." Chen Chen coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment.

Although several people were puzzled, they did not dare to speculate.

Chen Chen looked back at several timber merchants and said, "I'm going to trouble you now, the train still needs poles, and there are two kinds of match rods: paper and wood." ”

"Wooden matchsticks are generally made of five or six kinds of firewood, such as poplar and walnut, and are about half the thickness of chopsticks. Then at one end of the match there is a red round head, which, in which, it contains ******, potassium dichromate, iron oxide, sulfur, rosin, etc. ”

"Of course, in order to facilitate the burning of matches, the rod next to the round end of the match must be smeared with a centimeter long paraffin, so that on the friction surface of the matchbox, press the match and slash, the red phosphorus on the friction surface is the first to burn, this heat makes other oxidants produce oxygen in an instant, the paraffin on the rod is ignited, and the matchstick can burn smoothly."

"This is how matches are made, I explained to you, you do it well, don't let your majesty down."

Everyone was in a cold sweat, "We don't understand what Your Majesty just said, what should we do?" ”

Chen Chen shook his head and smiled: "You don't need to do too much, you are responsible for the production of cartons and match stalks." ”

"Yes." When everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, they hadn't heard what His Majesty said just now, so it can be seen that His Majesty is extremely knowledgeable. (To be continued.) )