Chapter 442: The Possibility of the Age of Steam

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Chen Xie was even more lazy to run around, and returned to the resting bedroom, where the earth dragon was burned, and it was warm. The windows were covered with glass, and the outside world became blurry when the frost was formed from the inside. It was already dark, and lying on the kang, Chen Xie was a little sleepy. When the sound of light footsteps came in, Chen Xie's sleepiness was interrupted, and he got up to take a look.

Uyunna was in front, followed by a Su Mala aunt, this woman was very lively, and she hooked up with Uyunna so quickly.

In fact, Uyunna's idea is very simple, if you want to talk about the heart of favor, she doesn't have much. I guess I can't do the silky-skinned women in the Central Plains, let alone any talent. In addition to horseback riding, she also has a good body to resist, and she doesn't have much money. The appearance of these three women of the clan, Uyunna was able to help a little bit of thought, so she brought it to people.

"Something?" Chen Xie opened his mouth lightly, and Wuyunna said with a smile: "Aunt Su Mala said that her masters have made some wine and food, and she wants to invite her master to taste one or two." Chen Xie couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "The territory of Liaodong has no advantage over food. Well, it's good to roast whole lamb, and it's good to stew it around. Otherwise, it seems that this realm has no advantages. ”

Aunt Su Mala was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. At this time, the masters are still apprehensive, after all, the dust has not settled yet. Small lives are pinched in the hands of others, and the future is the same. Since you have made such a choice, you have to work hard, at least for a good future, right? Even if Chen Xie is a person who believes in his word. Chen Xie saw that she didn't know what to say, so he said lightly: "Since you have done it." Just send it over, I'm very lazy, I don't like to move, this ghost weather, I don't want to move. ”

Su Malagu said goodbye and went back, saw the three masters, and relayed Chen Xie's words. Zhezhe said with a worried face: "Don't you want to come?" Su Mala Gu was speechless, and Bu Mu Butai sighed: "Then go." My sister is gone, and we are left with my aunt and nephew, and there are too many people to protect. You can't help but fight for it. ”

The two of them each carried a food box. Each brought a personal palace maid. The front and rear feet entered Chen Xie's residence. Chen Xie sat on the kang and didn't move, looked at them and said, "Leave the things, I know your thoughts." Don't think about it, Chen is a man of his word. If you are not at ease. So be it. Each of them brought five hundred cronies. I'll send you to Jeju Island. On top of that, you can graze with peace of mind, and no one will disturb your quiet life. As for the forint. can only be sent to Jingshi, this is an inevitable result, and it was said before. ”

The two women looked at each other, knelt down together, and said, "The slave and maid ask the superintendent for something." Chen Xie nodded and said, "Speak!" ”

"Inspector, can you let us go back to the Horqin Grassland?" Bu Mu Butai said boldly, Chen Xie's eyes suddenly became extremely stern, but it was only a flash. "I know, this, I need to think about it."

The two knelt down and thanked each other, and Chen Xie sat on the kang, pondering this question in his mind. There is no doubt that there is no big problem here, as long as you think about their children in their own hands, there will not be too many moths. However, Chen Xie was still a little hesitant, because this was not in line with the rules. When they are released back to the grassland, many things may not be something they can decide.

"Master, you are gracious, and it is not easy for them, orphans and widows." Wuyunna actually opened her mouth to say good things, Chen Xie's sharp eyes looked over, and Wuyunna knelt on the kang in fright and bowed her head silently. Don't look at Chen Xie's usual talk, but once he gets angry, he won't be soft on killing. There are too many ways to clean up a Uyunna. Even if she is full of Hui, now that Wang Ben is stationed on the grassland, it is not difficult to support another person to replace him. If you can do it for the first time, you can do it a second time.

"How can you guarantee that after they go back, no one will make a fuss about their identity. The grassland is not the Central Plains, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and if something happens, it is easy to become out of control. If you don't understand anything, you know that you are a good person. When Chen Xie said this, it was still to give her face, and it was not easy for this woman. It's not interesting to embarrass her. It's nothing more than to make her understand that many things are not something she can figure out.

Wuyunna breathed a sigh of relief and asked people to serve the food box, Chen Xie waved his hand: "No, just let the kitchen get some dumplings, I don't have much appetite." I asked them to come over because I didn't want them to be cranky. I have a lot of things to deal with, and I don't have much to spend on them, and I want you to understand that you don't make a mess of it, lest I lose your face. ”

After eating the lesson, Wuyunna went out, and after instructing the kitchen, she came to the courtyard where her aunt and nephew lived, and hurriedly said after coming in: "The master has no other thoughts, but I am afraid that you will think about it." I have to go back, lest my master find out and blame me. ”

The aunt and nephew looked at each other speechlessly, and it seemed that many things were not what they thought.

The cold winter is not idle, Chen Xie excused himself from Shenyang, first to Liaoyang, from here to Lushun, and back to Dengzhou by sea. After landing on the shore, I met Su Haochen, who was sitting in Dengzhou, the new Dengzhou general soldier, who looked thinner, and his eyes were still bright.

Dengzhou is changing with each passing day, and the outside of the old city has now become a new city, which is a bit of an inner city and an outer city. Standing on the pier, you can see billowing black smoke from the towering chimney, which is a symbol of modern industry. It is also a symbol of strength. Don't really say anything about pollution in this era, it's all.

"Master, it's so hard to see you now." Lu Weiluo, a foreign devil, seeing Chen Xie is like seeing his own father, and now his position is the head of the Dengzhou Ordnance Bureau, and his title is guerrilla. Anyway, if Chen Xie recommended it, the military department and the official department would not be embarrassed, and the emperor would not refuse to give these positions. Therefore, the three foreigners who can work have been assigned positions.

How to say it, Lu Weiluo saw Chen Xie, and he looked very excited, this is really not pretending. These people turned out to be a group of mercenaries, because they had a skill, and they became masters in Chen Xie. Don't say anything about Europeans, this Europe is more rural than Daming, and the streets of Paris stink three miles.

To put it nicely, Chen Xie made them realize the value of life, and to put it mildly, that is, they were 10,000 times better than living in Europe when they were slaves to Chen Xie. Therefore, when I saw Chen Xie, the excitement was understandable, and the tears in my eyes were real.

"Okay, you don't have to do that. I read your report and rushed back. Chen Xie smiled and comforted, and Su Haochen twisted his face away on the side, looking like his brother couldn't stand it.

After getting into the carriage, Lu Weiluo continued to be like a fart: "Master, the little one can only say that you are the only wise man in this world. According to the model you provided, the newly formed manufacturing bureau has completed the replication of the steam engine. In terms of craftsmanship, it may not be as good as your model, but it is always copied to a rough look. ”

When Chen Xie heard this, his heart was really jumping, this is a steam engine. With this thing, the era of industrialization can be started. On the surface, Chen Xie still had to make a calm appearance, listening to his report while calmly bowing his head. Speaking of which, things are also a bit of a coincidence, since Sun Yuanhua stepped down, he has stayed in Dengzhou. Devoted to technology, not only did he work hard, but he also seduced his Christian brother John Tang from Beijing.

Originally, people cast cannons in Beijing, and they did a good job. After casting nearly ten cannons, Sun Yuanhua sent a letter, and Tang Ruowang picked his son. gave Zhu Youzhen a note saying that he would go to Dengzhou to learn cannon casting technology. Moreover, there was a huge explosion in this Jingshi, and his work could not be continued.

Zhu Youzhen didn't keep him, and said that the cannon had to depend on who was using it. Besides, the cannon made in Dengzhou is better than the one made by John Tang. It's better to think about it and persuade Chen Xie to get some cannons to replenish the arsenal in Beijing.

When Tang Ruowang arrived in Dengzhou, he didn't go to learn how to cast cannons, but was dragged to the Manufacturing Bureau by Sun Yuanhua, and after seeing a model of a steam engine, the two of them went crazy and plunged into it. is also crazy, and there is also Song Yingxing. This gentleman is self-defeating, why? He was writing the book "Heavenly Creation", halfway through it, I heard that Dengzhou manufacturing is very good, this heart itched, I couldn't help but come to Dengzhou at his own expense to investigate, the official resigned on the pretext of poor health.

When I arrived in Dengzhou, I wandered around in a private factory at first, and I heard that the best factory was in the Ordnance Bureau, and I wanted to go in and people would not give face. Military forbidden land, even if you have a fame, people don't buy it. Catching up with Lu Weiluo, he was ordered to set up a manufacturing bureau, targeted research and development to overcome the difficulties of steam engines, and recruited professionals from the society, with preferential treatment. Song Yingxing, who was wandering in a private factory, was itchy about the manufacturing technology of the Ordnance Bureau. I was really able to put down the shelf and run to apply for a job.

Sun Yuanhua, who was responsible for recruiting technical personnel, saw that it was him, and immediately accepted him. Song Yingxing's practical ability is average, but he can't stand his well-informed, and he is still very effective in making ideas in it. The leading group with three people as the core was formally established, and a research group was set up to rotate the model around the steam engine all day long.

Don't say it, you've been busy for a year, making parts one by one, and you've really made them out.

After listening to Lu Weiluo's report, Chen Xie was overjoyed. Immediately let people go back to Zhangjiazhuang to get another model. What model?

Sun Yuanhua, Song Yingxing, Tang Ruowang, the three of them are busy working around the sample of the steam engine, this thing is made, but everyone is really not at ease. Why? The process was too hard. This thing was very dangerous, and in order to build this steam engine, which was relatively good and could run safely for three days, the boiler exploded several times during this time. (To be continued......)