Chapter 128: Good News

As the steam pushed the lever, He Xi heard a very heavy "thump". It was as if the whole earth was shaking.

At this time, all kinds of other noises were also ringing, the sound of flames, blowers, boilers, steam gushing out, plus the sound of four or five people operating next to them. It was deafening for a while, and He Xi couldn't help but say: "It's too messy." ”

But these three words, as soon as they came out, disappeared into countless sounds, and others couldn't hear them at all.

Immediately, the sound of knocking became louder and louder, and He Xi clearly saw that the huge wheel on the steam engine began to rotate. After the runner starts to rotate, you only need to connect the machine to the runner to drive the machine to move.

Now, if you let this wheel drive the vehicle directly, it is the train.

The only problem now is that it's too big.

Whether it is a material problem or a design problem, in order to solve these problems, we have to increase redundancy, which is what it is now, and suddenly it is a behemoth, and I don't know how much energy it takes to shrink it into a locomotive.

In fact, He Xi didn't know that he had surpassed his predecessors by a lot.

At least, He Xi put the steam engine on the right path from the beginning, and the steam engine that He Xi described from his book is the classic structure of the steam engine. This kind of classic structure naturally cannot be at the beginning, but it has been improved by countless people from generation to generation before it becomes the final state.

It is equivalent to He Xi at the beginning, he got the final plan, the problem is that this classic structure has high requirements for all aspects.

Ge Tiangong and Zhang Zongde both used different methods to find ways to get close to this final requirement.

It's just that Ge Tiangong is a craftsman's thinking in the end, and such a classic institution is no longer something that a simple craftsman can solve. Even if it is at the grandmaster level, it is the same, knowing it, not knowing why it is, it is impossible to reproduce it.

And Zhang Zongde straightened out these problems, and only then did he really take a firm step.

And this step has actually exceeded the development of the steam engine for twenty or thirty years.

Only He Xi still feels slow.

However, after the whole steam engine was put into operation, the whole shed was indeed untenable.

The heat is steaming, making people sweat profusely, smoke and dust flying, it is estimated that after a while, everyone will be black, earth-shattering noise, no, it should be more than just noise, He Xi clearly felt that the ground was shaking, and it shook with the rotation of the machine.

However, it also illustrates a problem.

The horsepower of this steam engine is quite limited because the revs are very low.

However, these problems can be slowly improved in the future.

It's always the first step.

He Xi couldn't bear it anymore. Then he took his son and his entourage out of the shed.

Zhang Zongde also followed, He Xi patted Zhang Zongde and said: "You prepare, the things that should be given to you will not be less, in addition, see if you can build another one during this period of time." Send it to Nanjing. ”

Zhang Zongde said: "Send it to Nanjing? ”

He Xi said: "Naturally, it was sent to Your Majesty, where can I ask for credit for you." ”

Although there are still such and such problems with the steam engine in front of him, this steam engine is already in line with the appearance of the steam engine in He Xi's mind, not the mode of linkage between the waterwheel and the steam engine, nor the steam engine that can only lift water.

He Xi naturally had to tell Zhu Yuanzhang the good news.

This is also why He Xi strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence.

After all, He Xi has always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang has been ambiguous for a while. What He Xi was most worried about was that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turned to the prince's side, so that everything He Xi did had to be problematic.

Zhu Yuanzhang is an irreplaceable figure in the world, and a figure who can decide the situation in the world with one word.

The same is true for He Xi.

If you want your boss to support you, you naturally have to let your boss see the results. And the steam engine is the result reported by He Xi.

------

With the support of He Xi, the second steam engine, Hongwu arrived in Nanjing City in the winter of the twenty-fourth year.

This behemoth, when it entered Nanjing City, it also took a lot of effort, Nanjing City Gate is enough, if it is a little bigger, I am afraid that the city gate will have to be demolished. Not to mention, the horse can't pull anything when it's so heavy.

When it was transported in Beijing, it was assembled directly on board. And when you arrive in Nanjing, it can't be like this.

However, fortunately, the wisdom of the working people is infinite, and this kind of heavy object has not been transported.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Huang Zicheng to be in charge of this matter, Huang Zicheng used a thousand households, opened the road in front, closed in the back, and paved the logs on the road one by one, with two hundred households on both sides, pulling together, and some people specially replaced the logs below, just like that, step by step, from outside the treasure gate, to Houhu.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to send it to the palace. But the craftsman calculated, the palace was not good, and the road was not wide enough.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang transported it to the back of the palace, a large open space.

After this place has just landed, send craftsmen to overhaul it.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the prince and the civil and military officials to watch the power of the steam engine.

Huang Zicheng is in charge of this matter, and he has also moved his mind. He Xi saw what the power transmission mode of this steam engine was, and He Xi already knew that the way was right, that is, He Xi had this knowledge reserve. However, most of the officials in Nanjing do not have this knowledge reserve.

Let them see a wheel spinning, they don't know what it means yet.

So, Huang Zicheng used his brains and immediately asked Taiping Iron Works to design a set of machinery, that is, after the previous water hammer was modified, it was installed on the steam engine.

After debugging, Zhu Yuanzhang was invited to come and see.

On this day, on both sides of Houhu Lake, there was a sea of people, and almost all the officials had already arrived.

Naturally, there are happy and unhappy.

Xie Jin was the happiest, Xie Jin followed behind Huang Zicheng and listened to Huang Zicheng explain the effect of this steam engine on power. It made him very happy.

There is no other reason.

Xie Jin's pressure in the imperial court during this period of time was very high, and Fang Xiaoru had almost made a clear card, and the secretary and supervisor, who had been calm, also made waves. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't intervene much, how could Xie Jin feel better in Fang Xiaoru's hands.

Not to mention whether the ability of the two is up or down, just talk about Fang Xiaoru's qualifications and influence in the secretary and supervisor, and he is already the prince behind him. That is, Xie Jin cannot be hostile.

Xie Jin can only endure.

Now he felt that he didn't have to endure it.

He may not fully know the significance of the steam engine, but he at least understands that the emergence of the steam engine is a great benefit to the new law. It is another verification of He Xi's theory. How could he not be pleased?

Some people died, but not completely......