When Zhang Chun's boat passed by Liujiazhuo, Liujiazhuo's wharf was being rebuilt, and a large houseboat in the Shazhou Fishing Ground appeared to be experimenting with a steam engine, billowing smoke. Some of the women and children had already returned, because Liu Ying had found that there was no safer and more prosperous place than the ground controlled by Zhang Chun. But it's only the ones who aren't fit to wander outside. The Liu family's main business also shifted to Hankou and Xiangyang, which was a move not to put their eggs in one basket.

Liu Jiazhu has been handed over to Zhang Chun, land and population, because Liu Yunyu set a fire and burned Liu Jiazhu into ruins, and there is no property left.

The condition of Liujiazhuo's wharf is better in Xinmin Town, because the main river channel is against the riverbank, where the stone wall of a hill is exposed, and the river is fixed there, forming a large deep-water bay.

Opposite Liujiazhu is the sandbar fishing ground, all of which are many small sandbanks and shallow lakes. In the past, during the rainy season, the water of the Nanhe River would turn over the sandbar and overflow from here to join the Yunlong River, but now this phenomenon is almost impossible unless it is a heavy rainstorm. However, the scope of this lake is very large, except for the sandbar, around the Shinu Mountain half a circle, almost all of this environment, the area of tens of thousands of acres, this large area has become the sphere of influence of the sandbar fishery. In the reeds, there were more fishermen.

The steam-powered houseboat experimented in the river swing was obviously an unwilling move by Xu Zhenpeng, who was still a soldier in the strict sense of the word, a soldier with a naval dream. When Zhang Chun went to Wuchang, Xu Zhenpeng had already proposed that he be the dean of the military branch, and it would be better for the entire academy to invite another respected gentleman.

It's just that on this trip to Wuchang, even the professor was not invited, and only a few students were brought back.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhang Chun watched with interest the skilled workers and fishermen running around the smoky houseboat, apparently in trouble.

Zhang Chun was amused. After seeing Xu Zhenpeng, he scolded with a smile: "Mr. Xu thinks that the river is the sea, and it doesn't matter if the boat can stand it or not, he can get such a big steam engine." ”

Xu Zhenpeng was also a little embarrassed: "This is to make a technical preparation." ”

Zhang Chun nodded and said: "The technical preparation is okay, but our ability to make large equipment is not enough, the small ones can, you can let them get a small internal combustion engine." Not to mention advanced, it can also be adapted to small fishing boats. Change it to a patrol speedboat. I promise you to set up a Marine Police Unit. ”

Xu Zhenpeng patted his head and regretted that he didn't expect this. He quickly smiled and asked, "Is there a candidate for the principal?" ”

Zhang Chun sighed, introduced the nine students behind him, and said, "This is a student who has just been recruited, and he has been studying in engineering for a few years, and he is a good researcher." Seven studied in Japan, one studied in the United Kingdom, and Xiao He studied in the United States. This is Mr. Xu Zhenpeng, the president of the college. ”

"Hello Headmaster." Xu Zhenpeng's situation, Zhu Xiaofang, has long been thorough. So all nine students are very respectful.

The Military Branch has been moved to Zilin, but the former Ordnance Bureau has been changed to the Military Engineering Institute. It was actually divided into two places, tactical command and military engineering. The Seiko Institute entered the Military Engineering Academy as a whole. The engineering department of the College of Agriculture has been subdivided into mechanical manufacturing, mechanical and electrical, factory management and other majors, in order to prepare talents for the outside factory, Xiaofengpo and Cliff Copper and Iron Factory have been included in the College of Agriculture as an engineering practice base. The future of industrial development there is not very great, but it is enough as a training base.

The Military Engineering Academy only accepts graduate students, so the engineering department of the Agricultural College is vaguely divided into two parts: civilian labor and military industry.

In addition to the Ordnance Bureau, the Military Engineering Academy also has a former ammunition institute, which is mainly composed of chemical personnel. Due to the problems of flight control and aerodynamics involved in the development of rockets, some mathematical talents were later snatched from business. Therefore, the military branch selected chemical, seiko, and mathematical researchers to study and manufacture rockets, and specially formed a flight control institute. In addition to the study of the relatively simple theory of rocket flight control, the power generated by gas turbines is similar to that of rocket flight control. The mission of the flight control station is two, one is a large rocket, an enlarged version of the existing rocket. Launches are carried out with rails, or from launch stands, using solid fuel. One is to use a propulsion device similar to a gas turbine, which is not fast, but is capable of flight control. One of the plans given by Zhang Chun is the animal flying fish, one is the plane of the Wright brothers, and the other is our kite. Don't make real things, the Seiko team has been able to make very small models. Because since Liu Guangli established Seiko, almost all of his energy has been spent on miniaturization and precision manufacturing. Solid rocket engines are preferred, as this can replace artillery. We can't build cannons, can't we build monkeys? The two engines are different, one is uncontrollable detonation, and the other needs to be controllable, although there are precedents for gas turbines and air compressors, but the structures are too complex, Zhang Chun only asked to do theoretical research, part of the experiment. When the conditions are ripe, get on the horse.

The people at the ammunition station, the Seiko group, and the flight control station went crazy. This rocket is a big bullet. Can't have a gun, can't you make a bullet? Then it's a shame for the dead.

The Department of Military Engineering did not know that he had been taken to the ditch by Zhang Chun. This was the prototype of missiles and jets. Even in Germany, it will be a few years before theoretical research can be carried out.

In fact, the agricultural college itself should also be separated, and the former chemical institute in Zhupixia Village was rebuilt to prepare for the establishment of an industrial and commercial college. Wang Renbin is also preparing for the School of Mining. At that time, Xinmin Agricultural College can no longer be called an agricultural college, but Xinmin University. Xu Zhenpeng's ambition is not small.

Back in Xinyuan, Zhang Chun learned that Xu Zhenpeng had already carried out some work on the small internal combustion engine, but it was originally used to provide alternative power supply for the laboratory in the event of a power outage.

A small gas turbine for liquefied gas can generate electricity because it does not need to be controlled. But what is used for power needs to be controlled. Electricity is fine, but the whole set of generators is too bulky and not very efficient overall, unless you invent a high-energy battery. Gas doesn't work, they think of liquids, alcohol doesn't work, it's still difficult to control, and this thing volatilizes too quickly, and storage is also a problem. They thought of the fusion of cotton oil and alcohol, which was naturally a failure. I don't know how they got it, but it turned out to be biodiesel. Xu Zhenpeng was broken. With the fuel scheme, the relevant experiments began, but the gas turbine could no longer be used, it was too wasteful. Rather, it went back to the piston engine. There were German engine prototypes in the past, and all Seiko had to do was to miniaturize.

After Zhang Chun visited the relevant experiments, he praised the people of the Chemical Institute and the Seiko Institute. but complained to Xu Zhenpeng. Because the raw materials used in the chemical industry consume a lot of agricultural products. It is a necessity for people's lives. When the yield of the agricultural college does not reach the level of surplus, this is a great waste.

Zhang Chun said: "If you want to toss, you toss coal." ”

The people in the chemical industry group were stunned and asked if coal is okay?

Zhang Chun said: "Nonsense, you won't ask Mr. Wang, coal is the fossil of living things, and you are all playing with living things." You have all the coal you want, and it's 10,000 years of sedimentation, you say you can't. The only difference with coal is that it loses hydrogen over a long period of time and reactions. Add hydrogen, and high-temperature distillation will give you something similar to what you made. ”

A dumb researcher also asked, "Hydrogen is hard." ”

As a result, he was knocked on the head by several colleagues: "You are stupid, hydrogen is difficult, hydrides can be found everywhere." It's also a shame that you studied chemistry, not physics. ”

Zhang Chun laughed, you guys, take it to the ditch again, other Germans only thought of this method after many years.

Zhang Chun didn't go back to worry about such a difficult matter, he still studied agriculture.