Zhu Houzhao drank a few glasses of wine, and encountered something pleasant, and at night he had a good night's sleep.

After getting up and changing his clothes the next morning, he walked out of the dormitory and stood by the white jade railing under the eaves of the porch, and suddenly felt a comfortable feeling that the pores of his body were open, as if he had infinite energy in his body.

The morning in May is neither hot nor cold, and the temperature is moderate.

When he was in high spirits, he walked around the chamber, the cabinet, and the military aircraft, stopping for a while at each place, saying a few words, and then leaving after seeing that everything was as usual.

When he had nothing to do, he changed into a corset again, and left the palace as soon as his figure changed.

The scene outside the palace is like a vivid and vivid picture of the market, Zhu Houzhao looked at it from a distance in the car, the wide streets of Jingshi crisscrossed the country, and there were a variety of shops along the way.

The shops on both sides of the street alone he saw included silk and satin shops, porcelain shops, bookstores, gold and silver shops, as well as spices and precious stones from foreign countries.

The noisy carriages of the dignitaries and the ordinary people carrying the goods on their shoulders are intertwined, forming a unique flowing landscape.

Before I could remember, a voice sounded outside the carriage, "Your Majesty, the Academy of Sciences has arrived." ”

"Oh."

Zhu Houzhao came today to the Royal Academy of Sciences, which he had always been talking about.

As of Zhengde, there are 76 official 'scientists' in the Royal Academy of Sciences, who are distributed in several major industries such as Gewu, water conservancy, navigation, mathematics, and chemistry.

The word chemistry should not have appeared in 1526, which was given to them directly by Zhu Houzhao.

For example, the smelting industry of silver and iron, and the edible industry of white sugar and refined salt, all of which he classified into the category of chemistry.

Although contemporary people don't understand it at first, they will understand it after doing it slowly.

The main project he came to inspect today was the steam power plant.

In fact, the principle of the steam engine is very simple, that is, combustion produces high-temperature and high-pressure steam, and then the steam is introduced into the cylinder through the conduit, and a piston is added to one side of the cylinder, so that it can make a fixed piston movement.

At this time, a connecting guide rod is arranged on the piston, and the other end of the guide rod is placed with a wheel.

The steam is pushing the piston to move, that is, it is pushing the wheel to turn.

This completes the so-called mechanical work of converting the energy of the steam into the rotation of the wheel.

The early steam locomotive, arguably one of the simplest applications, as long as the wheels moved, the locomotive moved, and the same was true on ships, and high-pressure steam was ultimately to drive the propeller to move.

This principle is really simple, so simple that Zhu Houzhao can also dictate it.

Of course, it's always easy to move your mouth, but it's hard to actually build it.

Zhu Houzhao began to make up his mind to set up this project team two years ago, and the initial application demand was Yinshan from Japan.

Mining is very hard,

In fact, in the feudal dynasty, mining has always been more dangerous.

This danger is not only a direct threat to the lives of individuals, but also has another meaning, that is, the mining will gather a large number of miners, all of whom are adult men, and the working environment is very difficult.

Therefore, if you are not careful, it is easy to cause a civil uprising.

Didn't Hong Xiuquan start the propaganda among the miners?

But if there is a simple steam locomotive and then paved with a track for transportation, it can greatly reduce the degree of human labor, otherwise it is a rickshaw, which is pulled out one by one.

It cannot be said that this factor was not involved in the turmoil in Japan this time.

And if one scenario can be applied, with the wisdom of the working public, it should only be a matter of time before it can be used in other scenarios.

In the Academy of Sciences, this program is also the highest level of the program.

The person in charge of this project is not an old-school scholar official, but a very young man who has shown talent in mathematics, named Qian Daomin.

There are also 11 members in the team, which is also the largest number of people.

Hearing of the Emperor's arrival, they all went out from the house to greet them.

Zhu Houzhao beckoned casually and walked straight to the experimental plant in front of him.

You Ji caught Qian Daomin at a glance and asked him to stand beside the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please come here."

"Oh." Zhu Houzhao pointed to a large container in front of him, "Is this a new boiler?" ”

"Exactly."

These structures have already been seen by the emperor several times, and they are no strangers.

On the whole, it is a horizontal structure, on the left is the coal combustion, the steam enters the boiler, and on the right is the piston and the connected wheel, after the piston is pushed by the steam, the wheel will rotate.

"What is the main problem now?"

Qian Daomin introduced: "There are several, the first is the speed regulation structure, it is easy to realize the rotation of the steam wheel, but it is really difficult to drive on the road, to be able to control the speed, when to speed up and when to slow down, this must be more difficult to do."

The second is the choice of safety and efficiency. For the sake of safety, the pressure and temperature of the new steam should not be too high, otherwise the boiler and condenser will not be able to withstand it, but there is not enough pressure and temperature, and the driving force generated is not large enough to pull the goods, and it will be meaningless. ”

Zhu Houzhao always had a feeling of returning to the afterlife when he blurted out words such as pressure and motivation, but in fact it was not.

Sometimes the popularization of these concepts is also a kind of progress.

"There is also high-temperature and high-pressure steam, which requires delicate diversion control, and delicate gate valve design. Moreover, the wheels are constantly rubbing on the track, and it is easy to have problems after a long time. ”

Zhu Hou looked at the spinning iron wheel and fell into deep thought,

The Industrial Revolution is not a system that solves all problems in an instant with the advent of one or a few new products.

In the case of less productivity, a small part can make the whole machine not turn.

For this, Zhu Houzhao has no good way, where does he go to think about an exquisite door valve design?

"At least, the wheels moved." The emperor pointed to the flywheel and sighed, "The movement of the wheel means that it has worked, even if the goods cannot be transported, you can think about whether there are other places that can be used to replace human and animal power, and transform while using it." ”

Qian Daomin nodded, "This should be okay." ”

"I'm still looking forward to it, the current ships rely on the wind or oars, and the shortcomings are always obvious."

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao will be a little anxious,

Although industrial progress takes time, after so many years, the current situation is that everything can only be run in the laboratory, and it is not known when it will be actually put into practice.

"If we want to build a steam-powered ship as soon as possible, I'll have to put some pressure on you, the great scientist. I come every year, every year it's like this, and it's always bad. ”

Qian Daomin was taken aback, "It's Weichen's incompetence, which disappointed Your Majesty, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"The words of punishment have also been said, but I feel that you have to plan your own time, and accomplish something at what point, otherwise it will be delayed indefinitely, and I will not see the day when I am old and frail."

After saying that, the emperor turned around.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little solemn, You Zhishang pointed out, "Team Leader Qian, the entire Academy of Sciences, you are the project that Your Majesty is most concerned about, Your Majesty is a little anxious, you and your colleagues must understand." ”

"You Gong is honest, it is indeed us...... Betrayed the will of God. ”

"Then set a time, don't say it overnight, but as the days go by, you must let Your Majesty see the progress, right?"

"Yes." Qian Daomin stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the minister has made a military order here, and within five years, he will definitely be able to build a steam-powered car that can be used practically." ”

"Got it."

In addition, Zhu Houzhao didn't say a word and left directly.

In fact, he feels that 5 years is an absolutely optimistic expectation, of course, he really can't do it, and he won't really kill people because of slow progress, mainly to put some pressure on them, so sometimes he still has to show a little bit of the power of the Son of Heaven and press them.