While the capital and Jiangnan are brewing a conspiracy against Lushun, Lushun is also a heavily guarded scene. If Wang Jianzhi and the others saw it, they would definitely be surprised, and then they would be even more in awe of Xie Hong's intelligence system, otherwise how could Xie Hong be prepared in advance again?

But in fact, the tense atmosphere in Port Arthur and even Jinzhouwei is not targeted at the surname, but because of the advent of Xie Hong's new work, the vigilance will be raised.

Judging from the current situation in Liaodong, in fact, Lushun's vigilance is high enough. The local military and civilians' love for Xie Hong has reached a fanatical level, especially in southern Liaoning, and it is not ordinarily difficult to buy eyeliner from these people.

And although the languages of all parts of the Ming Dynasty are dominated by official dialects, in fact, dialects are difficult to ban, and the dialects of the Liaodong people are not like other places, which are incomprehensible, but the accent is still very heavy, and you can know whether it is a local person when you hear it.

Therefore, the spies from other places had no way to hide their tracks, let alone get close to Port Arthur, and most of them were discovered as soon as they entered the southern Liaoning border.

If it weren't for the immigration policy in the new policy, Liaodong would have welcomed a lot of immigrants from Guannai, and those eyeliners would not have even been able to enter Liaodong, let alone blend into Lushun.

In the hands of Wang Wei and others, the information about Lushun was still the one that Chen Shiliang had spied on when he was there, but the incomplete information alone was enough to make Wang Wei, Xie Qian and others feel frightened, and even a little excited.

Craftsmen and workshops mean wealth, the wealth created by the Ordnance Division of the capital, the scholars have seen it in their eyes, envy in their hearts, and the failure of the night of thunder and fire is not without this reason. And the scale of Lushun's side is far greater than that of the Ordnance Division in the capital, thinking of these, how can the soldiers not be swaying?

Moreover, they all knew very well in their hearts that the longer Xie Hong operated, the more things these workshops could create, which in turn made Xie Hong's strength stronger and more difficult to suppress.

Therefore, when Wang Jianzhi put forward the suggestion of countering violence with violence, Wang Wei also immediately agreed, not that he was not cautious enough, but the unknown led to fear, the more he could not get the detailed information of Lushun, the more he palpitated, and the more he couldn't wait to erase it from the map.

Of course, Xie Hong would not know that being heavily guarded could also lead to such side effects, he was just encrypting the core technology in accordance with the principle of technical secrecy in later generations. Although he was well aware that most of his opponents were technically dismissive scholars, he still felt that customization was necessary.

According to the regulations, the degree of vigilance is generally linked to the advanced level of technology.

This time, the vigilance of Port Arthur was unprecedented, and everyone who was well versed in the rules of Xie Hong's team was also nervous, since the vigilance was far more than when the flywheel battleship was launched, it showed that the technology was more sophisticated than the flywheel battleship, and more cutting-edge technology meant greater function and power, which was really unstoppable.

"Brother Xie, what is it that is going to be accepted today?" In addition to being nervous, it was more curious, even Jiang Bin, an old man who never paid attention to technology, was hooked up and ran to Xie Hong's mansion early in the morning to ask questions.

"Of course it's a good thing." Xie Hong was actually a little nervous, not because this thing consumed a lot of his energy, but once the experiment was successful, it would soon enter the practical stage, and the application of this thing also meant the opening of a new era, that is, the industrial age.

Because it was the steam engine that he was going to accept today, and not the small one used as a model, but the large steam engine that was used to drive the ships.

Thinking of the beginning of an era, and an industrial age that is crucial to Chinese civilization, how could Xie Hong not be fascinated?

"Good stuff? Could it be better than the ones you sent to the capital to the emperor? Scarface's eyes began to sprout stars, bust, and chest pads, coupled with his advanced product erotic underwear, not only made Zhengde full of praise, but he Jiang also liked it very much, so he thought of this at the first time.

"Go, go, I have nothing to say to you as a layman...... "Open industrial civilization, what a sacred thing, why do you get to sex toys?" Being interrupted, Xie Hong was very upset, and he drove Jiang Bin aside with a black face.

"Let's go, let's go to the dockyard."

Qingniwa is the old name of Dalian in later generations, which forms a strait between Jinzhouwei and Lushun, which is perfect as a dock.

When Xie Hong arrived here, there were already many people gathered around the dock, most of them were senior craftsmen, and although the steam engine had a high level of secrecy, it was open to these people.

Not only for them, but after a few years and the technology is relatively mature, Xie Hong also plans to add it to the dynamics of the School of Physics, that is, to promote it all over the world.

This is also very necessary, Xie Hong himself just remembers the basic principles, and if he wants to continue to improve, or even develop an internal combustion engine, he can only expect that after the promotion, there will be geniuses in this area. Of course, there is no need to worry about the abundance of talents in China.

"Brother Xie, it turns out that the rubber really has a serious use, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it takes so much effort to get something, if it can only be used in that aspect, it will be too wasteful."

The news was so sensational that even Zeng Zheng, who had been immersed in the experiment, was shocked, and the chemical maniac's view on the application of rubber was diametrically opposed to Jiang Bin's, and he was very pleased to be able to participate in the design of the steam engine.

"Hehe, it's not too wasteful." Xie Hong sneered.

Although it can't solve the problem at all, at least it can make the second brother happy for a while, how can it be said that it is a waste? And, to be honest, through underwear, my brother has also opened up another culture, in a sense, it is not inferior to the steam engine.

"Master Xie, can you do this way?" Calling Hou Ye, but there is not much respect, in Jinzhou, or in Liaozhen, there is only such a person, Dai Ziyan came over with a suspicious face, and questioned Xie Hong while pulling his messy beard.

"Why not? As long as your boat is on the line, the steam engine is fine. "It's not once or twice with this old man, and Xie Hong doesn't put up a fight, but he directly takes the other party's army.

"How could my ship not work?"

The old man also cherished his own works, and said that it was almost like a child, so he was angry, stomped his feet and shouted: "Even if there is no steam engine, my ship is a good ship, fast and stable, and it can go out to the ocean, you look at the ship, and then look at the sails, I tell you......"

In terms of appearance, in addition to the lack of wheel pulp, the new ship is an enlarged version of the flywheel battleship. Smooth streamlining, modest length-to-width ratios, as few superstructures as possible and as many sails as possible...... In Xie Hong's impression, the similarity between the ships of the Age of Discovery is very high, so he is very satisfied.

"In that case, why do you keep urging me?" Xie Hong spread his hands and said innocently.

"Isn't it to make the ship better? No matter how good the sailboat is, it always has to be windy to sail, so the flywheel battleship can ignore the direction of the wind, and you say that the steam engine ship is better, can I not be in a hurry? When it came to the topic of boats, the old man seemed to be a different person, and his sloppy image could not hide the sparkle in his eyes.

"Well, of course it's better, Master Dai, you can rest assured."

When the steamship first appeared, it also retained sails, and Xie Hong's design concept also followed the principle of flywheel battleship. The ship was still a sailboat at heart, but with an extra drive, and even if the steam engine broke down or was unusable for some other reason, the ship could still sail.

"How can you rest assured, if you use that flywheel, although I don't know why I don't know why I can make the wheel pulp turn by itself, but I still feel reliable, but now, with just one propeller, and it is so small, can make such a big ship move? You know, this is a real 3,000-material ship! ”

Seeing that the sailors had begun to board the ship, Old Man Dai's complaining voice was lowered a lot, he was not an ignorant person, but when it came to the topic of the ship, he could always make him forget those vulgar manners.

"Well...... this"

The principle of the steam engine, Xie Hong has explained to the craftsmen many times, and those young people in the School of Physics quickly understood this new knowledge, although the old man Dai is stubborn, he is not stubborn, so the basic principle is clear to him.

However, compared to the much more intuitive paddle wheel, the propeller problem is much more troublesome. This thing belongs to the category of fluid mechanics, and the technical content is quite high, Xie Hong only knows a little about it, and there is no problem in making it, but it will be difficult for him to explain all the relevant knowledge clearly.

So, like Old Man Dai, in fact, most people have doubts about this.

However, Xie Hong is very sure that modern steamships are like this, and with this prophetic wisdom, how could he waste time and transition from paddle steamers.

"Anyway, there will definitely be no problem, Master Dai, you can just watch it."

The ship's surname had been tested many times, so it did not raise its sails at the moment, and as the sailors took their places, thick black smoke rose from the chimney, like a beacon fire covering Liaodong.

"Whew!" A loud scream suddenly sounded, and some people knew that it was something named by Hou Ye as a whistle, which was said to be the signal before the ship sailed. The signal was indeed accurate, and with the roar of the whistle, the hull of the ship swayed, and although it had not yet broken the wind and waves, the momentum of the slow forward was unwavering.

"It's moving, it's really moving!" The person who asked the most questions was Dai Ziyan, but when the experiment was successful, the most excited person was also this old man.

He jumped up and down, and then he ran to the edge of the dock in a few steps, and cheered with joy, the neatness of which made Xie Hong very worried, afraid that he would stumble and fall into the sea.

"Oh!" The cheers rang out, although most of the people present were senior craftsmen, and they had seen many miracles from Xie Hong's hands, but the scene in front of them still made them extremely shocked and excited, in addition to witnessing the miracle, they knew that the scene in front of them also represented another layer of meaning.

Hou Ye said that the application of the steam engine represents the beginning of a new era, in which craftsmen will not continue to be despised, but will become the protagonists of the era, and even this era is named after craftsmen...... That was the Industrial Age.

(To be continued)