Shi Kefa's fame is not comparable to that of Song Yingxing and others, as soon as he ascended to the heights, the responders were like clouds, and the talents of the world were all rushing towards Songjiang Mansion.

At this time, Zhu Jie also ushered in a happy event in the capital.

Now Daming's college is not only Yingtian College, but also Shuntian College, Song Yingxing was transferred to the capital, and also served as the dean of the Military Engineering College, Song Yingxing did not go to the post alone, he transferred a group of elite talents from Yingtian College, came to the capital, and built the structure of the Military Engineering College.

Shuntian Academy has not yet come up with the corresponding results, and Lu Liuliang, who came to the capital with Song Yingxing, took the lead in producing results.

In more than two years, the steam engine developed by Thomson, Lu Liuliang and others has been further improved under the guidance of Zhu Jie, and all components such as condensers, crankshafts, and gears have been developed, and now the task is to apply them.

Lu Liuliang with a few assistants to change the direction of development into a vehicle, Lu Liuliang believes that with the improvement of the efficiency of the steam engine, there will be a new type of vehicle in the future, that is, the use of the steam engine to drive the vehicle, once the development is successful, the speed of the vehicle can even be faster than the war horse!

Now Lu Liuliang's achievements have come out, after nearly two years of research, Lu Liuliang took the lead in manufacturing a steam locomotive, and the ecstatic Lu Liuliang came to the court for the first time, Zhu Jie heard that the steam locomotive was built, and he almost jumped up with excitement!

Steam locomotives, wasn't that the first train? This Lu Liuliang gave himself another surprise!

"Drive the Military Engineering Academy!"

Zhu Jie couldn't wait, so he directly took his ministers and rushed to the Military Engineering College in Tong County.

Located on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tongxian County, the Military Engineering Institute covers an area of more than 5,000 acres, less than three miles wide and more than five miles long.

This time, Zhu Jie not only brought the courtiers of the court, but also the generals who were being trained in Beijing!

"Student Lu Liuliang see the emperor!"

Zhu Jie waved his hand and replied, "Get up, don't be formal, where is your steam locomotive?" ”

Lu Liuliang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister's steam locomotive was parked at the large test site of the academy, where the minister asked craftsmen to build a bluestone road to test the steam locomotive!" ”

"Let's go!"

Soon, Zhu Jie followed Lu Liuliang to the test site.

A huge steam locomotive was parked on the north side of the test site, the steam locomotive in front was about seven or eight feet high, and the steam engine was placed, followed by a carriage, in which about two or three thousand catties of coal were placed, and in the back, there was a carriage, with a curtain on the outside, and two small windows in the middle for ventilation......

That's it?

Zhu Jie was disappointed, Zhu Jie thought that Lu Liuliang had completely built the train......

However, now that the prototype of the train has appeared, it is not far from real success.

"Ryura, you guys come and operate, let these my courtiers and generals also see the magic of this vehicle......"

Zhu Jie said lightly.

Lu Liuliang hurriedly began to order people to operate, shovel by shovel coal into the boiler, began to ignite and burn, billowing black smoke began to rise from the chimney, and the steam locomotive had started slowly and drove forward!

This steam locomotive alone, plus the coal on it, already weighs more than 5,000 catties, and such a behemoth is driven by a steam engine and starts to march around the bluestone road!

"I said, Lu Liuliang, why is the speed so slow? Don't say that compared with war horses, even the speed of special people is not slower than your locomotive! Hurry up, can you go faster? ”

On the side, Zhao Xin, who came to visit, shouted.

The generals are a little dissatisfied, speed, speed, this thing is not as fast as the carriage, what's the use of asking him? Besides, the chimney in front of it is smoking, isn't that fatal......

Lu Liuliang was not panicked, he was very calm, the power of the steam engine was started to the maximum, and the speed of the steam locomotive began to be happy, in order to be able to verify the speed of the steam locomotive, this bluestone road is a circular road surface, more than one and a half miles long, the first lap is finished, and by the time of the second lap, the speed has been increased to a speed of forty miles per hour!

The original noisy voice of the generals gradually stopped, over the years, because of the progress of Daming technology, these people are not completely coarse, knowing, such a speed, if it can be maintained, it is much more powerful than a war horse, after all, whether it is a person, or livestock, physical strength is limited, at the beginning can still maintain high speed, less than an hour, even a war horse, the speed of running will slow down, but what about this steam locomotive, as long as the coal is not burned, the steam locomotive can always run like this!

Even if the absolute speed is not fast enough, but can't stand people running? If you keep the speed in front of you and run for a day and a night, and run more than three or four hundred miles a day, it will be terrifying! The speed is definitely faster than the war horse, and the speed is not half a point, in three days, the war horse can be thrown away!

Of course, these generals are not stupid, they naturally know that even this iron lump still needs to stop and add water and coal, and it is impossible to have a place to prepare it at any time, who can say, but what about coal?

Lu Liuliang drove the steam locomotive and ran three laps before he slowly stopped and came to Zhu Jie.

"Start the emperor, the student has completed the test of the steam locomotive, please show the emperor!"

Zhu Jie smiled slightly and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad!" Lu Liuliang, you are out of breath! You, you big and rough people, come and tell me, how is this steam locomotive? ”

Since Zhu Jie is asking questions to the generals, the ministers naturally keep their mouths shut, don't look unhappy, in addition, they are happy to see the big bosses in front of them make a fool of themselves, what kind of reputation can they see?

The generals looked at each other one by one, not daring to reply, for fear of saying something wrong.

"Your Majesty!"

Xia Wanchun stood up from the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Lu's steam locomotive, I have to say that it is an unprecedented invention, using the heat generated by coal combustion to push the vehicle forward, as long as the coal continues to be extinct, the train can always keep moving fast, much faster than the horse-drawn carriage ox cart, however, this steam locomotive, there are still too many places to discuss, I am afraid that in a short period of time, it will be difficult to popularize......

Lu Liuliang's face was slightly red, and he asked, "General Xia, please teach me!" ”

(End of chapter)