"Lord Wang, you're here!"

Zihan is an old man who looks to be in his fifties, quite lean, with a pair of bright eyes, but his real age is only in his forties, and this old man's old state is really that he has an almost crazy attachment to mechanical arts.

"Mozi!"

For this contemporary Mozi, the leader of the Ink Guild, Li Yuanba didn't dare to slack off, after all, without this master, let alone a steam engine, he couldn't even see the hair of a steam engine.

Besides, it is precisely because of Zihan's leadership that there are now more than 30 ink artists in the Shenji Mansion branch government with black characters as their surnames, and there are as many as 160 other ink masters.

Such a force, since it has entered Li Yuanba's hands, with Li Yuanba's character, will he let go of this incomparably huge force again?

Of course it is no!

"Lord Wang, what do you think of this steam engine?"

Zihan had a rather smug look on his face, after all, it was an extremely honorable thing to be able to make such an epoch-making thing with his own hands, and it would be an extremely honorable thing to put on anyone's body.

Li Yuanba carefully looked at this big guy who covered a fairly large area, his eyes flashed with essence, and said:

"Mozi, your Ink Guild is really not in vain, such a complex steam engine, you actually took just over a month to build it."

"The prince is polite!" Zihan naturally didn't dare to take credit, he hurriedly said: "If it weren't for the drawings of the prince and those tiny accessories brought from the Chang'an Shenji Mansion, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to make things so quickly." ”

This is the truth, if there is no Li Yuanba, everything is empty talk.

Li Yuanba laughed and said, "Mozi doesn't have to be presumptuous, even if he only has drawings and parts. If it weren't for your thousands of experiments, the steam engine wouldn't have worked! ”

Speaking of this, Li Yuanba didn't wait for Zihan to reply, and continued: "By the way, I don't know how efficient this thing is? Has Mozi ever tried? ”

Efficiency is key, if it's such a big machine. If the work efficiency is only ridiculously one-person, then the steam engine is a failure, or the entire "artifact bureau" is a failure.

When Zihan heard Li Yuanba's question, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said: "Lord Wang, I never thought that such a thing could produce the power equivalent of thirty horses, and with such power, it can accomplish many things that cannot be done with our manpower alone......"

"The power of thirty horses!"

Li Yuanba heard this. I was taken aback in my heart.

Originally, according to his idea, this first real steam engine was developed, and it would be good to have the strength of five horses, but if it was ten, it would be enough to make Li Yuanba ecstatic.

Now it has reached the strength of an astonishing thirty horses, which is not a surprise, it is simply a shock!

With such a steam engine, it is completely possible to enter the stage of developing a steam locomotive!

Of course. If you want to develop a steam engine, then urban planning must be done well. This kind of thing, a lot of things need to be prepared, and it can't be done overnight, so it's not rushed.

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

Hearing the disbelief in Li Yuanba's tone, Zihan pointed to the steam engine and began to introduce:

"Look at these places. If the things that enclose these places are wear-resistant and stable enough, it is not impossible to reach even the strength of forty or fifty horses. ”

Li Yuanba followed Zihan's fingers and looked at it, there was the joint between the cylinder and the machine, although it was quite tightly sealed with the naked eye. However, since Zihan said so, then he must be that the fief is not secure.

"What kind of substance is used here now?" Li Yuanba looked at it curiously and said.

"It is made from the sap of plants produced in the Western Regions, and after some potions added to it by our Ink Guild, it is made into a viscous substance, which we call viscose!"

Zihan continued: "After this substance is dried, the sealing is good, so we use it here, but compared to the closure of the cylinder, there are some places that cannot be locked with rivets, and it is okay to use adhesive for a short time, but after a long time, it will run out." ”

"How long is that?" Li Yuanba frowned and asked.

Zihan said without thinking: "According to my estimates, it will have to be changed once a month, after all, the viscose still plays a role in moderation, and if there is no viscose, the machinery will wear out." As the mechanical wear becomes more severe, the life of the steam engine will be shorter. ”

This made Li Yuanba start to have a headache, if this problem is not solved, it seems that such a steam engine can only be used for a year and a half, and I am afraid that things will break down.

You know, the cost of such a steam is not low, just those tiny accessories are enough to consume half a month of time for all the craftsmen of the Weaving Division of Shenji Mansion, if you start to make steam engines in large quantities, the manufacture of those small accessories alone will have to waste a year and a half.

But the key is that after a year and a half, the steam engine that was manufactured at the beginning had to be scrapped and restarted, and everything fell into a dead loop, which was too passive.

Of course, the replacement of the steam engine also takes time, and Li Yuanba is not lacking time now.

"Mozi, if I give you time to solve this problem, when will it be solved?" Li Yuan was domineering.

Zihan nodded and shook his head, and said, "I don't dare to give you a specific time, but we already have a preliminary plan, as long as we find additives that enhance the wear resistance of viscose, this problem will naturally be solved." ”

Speaking this time, Zihan is much more cautious, if he sets a deadline to solve this problem, then it is equivalent to putting a shackle on himself.

When the time limit expires, if this problem is not resolved, it is impossible to punish him, but he will lose the reputation of the Ink Maker's Guild, which he cannot accept.

Therefore, Zihan will not set himself up.

"Good!" Li Yuanba nodded and said: "In this case, then the king will give you time, if you need anything, just go and tell the head of the house, this king will also ask about your progress regularly, I hope Mozi will not let this king down!" ”

Zihan respectfully saluted Li Yuanba and said, "Lord Wang, don't worry, as long as you give us time, we will definitely solve this problem!" ”

Li Yuanba was just about to reply, when a Shenwu guard soldier who came to the isolated island with Li Yuanba, holding a snow-white pigeon in his hand, hurriedly walked in, and saluted directly to Li Yuanba and said:

"Lord, Silla is in a hurry......" (to be continued......)