Thomson kept explaining on the side, while Zhu Jie kept nodding his head, carefully understanding the structure of the steam engine.

I have to say that this steam engine is too primitive, although Yuan Xiao doesn't know much about this, but he still knows some about the basic steam engine architecture, and he still knows the common sense of physics, and even when he did his own tasks, he once drove a green-skinned steam locomotive, although the steam engine is far better than the current steam engine, but the principles are all common.

There is no pressure counter, no condensing chamber, no crankshaft, no reciprocating motion, no transmission system, and there is still much to improve and perfect, but there is no doubt that this is a steam engine, the most primitive steam engine! Because he realized the conversion of steam or heat into mechanical power, which is a remarkable achievement, and Thomson may not have discovered his great value now, but Zhu Jie is naturally very clear!

"Mr. Thomson, it is better to see than to hear, since this steam engine is right in front of you, why don't you demonstrate it to the emperor? It also opens the eyes of those of us! ”

Next to Zhu Jie, Yuan Jixian still has some thorns in his heart after all, he is a traditional reader, everything is inferior, only reading is high, only the way of Confucius and Mencius is the king's way, as for the others, it is difficult to get into the elegant hall, now Thomson has been in front of the emperor for a long time, continue to brag about his own machine, and at the same time the emperor also listened to it with relish, Yuan Jixian's stomach couldn't help but rise a breath of anger, and said to Thomson.

"Mr. Thomson, what Inspector Yuan said makes sense, the emperor is right in front of you, why don't you show the emperor?"

Song Yingxing said to Thomson.

Thomson looked at Zhu Jie, but he knew that here, what others said was, and only when the emperor said it would count!

Zhu Jie nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, Mr. Thomson, why don't you demonstrate it for us, and I will also open my eyes......"

"Yes!"

Thomson agreed, beckoning Deng Xiande and Lu Liuliang and several craftsmen to start moving.

As the fire burned, the water in the iron container above the stove began to heat and boil, and the whole steam engine began to work.

Not for long, with the expansion of steam, the machinery began to draw water, there is a pond with a radius of less than two zhang on one side, the water surface is more than one zhang deep from the ground, and the water in it is constantly drawn up with the work of the steam engine, half an hour, only half an hour smaller, there are thousands of barrels of water in the pond have been drawn to another pool next to it.

The surrounding people kept exclaiming, thousands of buckets of water, if a strong man used a roller to get all the water in it, it would take more than a day at the earliest, and it would definitely be tired and stinky to death, now it was just a person lighting a fire next to him, constantly holding firewood, easily, and it would be all done in half an hour!

I have to say, this is a miracle, cost-effective, if you want to complete such a big project in half an hour, at least twenty or thirty people must be used to draw water uninterruptedly to achieve it, but twenty or thirty people, twenty or thirty wheels, do you open on such a small pond?

The answer is clearly no!

Yuan Jixian's heart was full of shock, a miracle, it was definitely a miracle, it seemed that he really underestimated the talent of Yingtian Academy!

"Your Majesty, the steam engine has pumped up all the water in the pool......

Thomson fell to his knees and said in a respectful voice.

Zhu Jie smiled and nodded, and replied, "Not bad, not bad, amazing!" Amazing! Thomson, you have made a great contribution to Daming! Ha ha! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!"

Thomson was not polite, and directly accepted Zhu Jie's appreciation, obviously very proud.

"Mr. Thomson, I have to say that your invention is very meaningful, but I have also discovered that this steam engine still has great flaws and needs to be constantly improved, and if some of these problems can be solved in the next time, it will be a matter of great merit! Song Yingxing! ”

Zhu Jie said.

Song Yingxing hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is here!" ”

"This matter is not something that Thomson and his master and apprentice can complete, when necessary, gather the strength of all the teachers and students of Yingtian Academy to perfect this steam engine, for this machine, you can do whatever it takes, there is no silver, then ask Yuan Jixian, if Yuan Gong has no silver, then ask the Ministry of Science and Technology, isn't Mao Gong here? Do you want him to ask for silver, and he dares not to give it to you? ”

Zhu Jie said with a smile.

Thomson was a little unconvinced, and said in a muffled voice: "Your Majesty, this steam engine, the minister will definitely be able to complete it independently!" ”

"Really?"

Zhu Jie asked: "Mr. Thomson, you just designed a steam water machine, he can only be fixed on the ground and can only be used to draw water, but the steam engine I envisioned is not just for such a purpose, it can be used to drive vehicles, he can be used to drive equipment for weaving, he can be used to propel ships on the sea, he can even be used to cut steel, you didn't think of this, and your machine can't achieve these uses, because you still lack several matching technologies!" ”

Thomson was secretly shocked, this emperor is really not simple, in his eyes, this steam engine can be used for so many things!

Zhu Jie continued: "The efficiency of the current steam engine is too low, after each heating, it must be cooled and then heated again, he lacks a cooling device separated from the cylinder, we can call it a condensing chamber, once this research is out, the uninterrupted operation of the steam engine can be realized; Second, your steam engine does not achieve reciprocating motion, if you can achieve reciprocating motion, its efficiency will also achieve a huge increase, which requires two means to achieve, one is the crankshaft, and the other is a gear that can achieve linkage; Third, your steam engine is too big, you must get rid of the constraints of the environment, reduce the volume, and let it truly serve various environments, which requires strengthening the air tightness of the cylinder and piston; Finally, your steam engine needs a pressure meter, and constant heating will make more and more steam in the cylinder, once the pressure of the steam exceeds the limit that the container can bear, it will explode like gunpowder, and at that time, the nearby people and animals will suffer heavy casualties, and there must be an instrument that can measure the air pressure to control the cylinder pressure! What do you think? Thomson, I'm right......"

"That's right, that's right......"

Thomson was completely confused, am I an engineer, or is the emperor an engineer?

Zhu Jie sneered: "Boy, I have seen it, you vote for me every month, I will teach you a few tricks!" ”

(End of chapter)