Five years later.

In the course of five years.

The development of the Star Empire is gradually picking up, and the reform is also very smooth.

Each year's fiscal revenue is higher than the previous year.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest rifle made by the Imperial Academy of Engineering through research and improvement, this weapon has a simple design, and it is no longer like an open flame gun, choosing a front-loading projectile."

"Instead, we discovered a kind of gunpowder called thunder mercury, and then through improvement, we designed a fire cap containing lightning mercury to ignite gunpowder, put the fire cap on the anvil with a fire hole, and hit the fire cap to ignite the gunpowder in the chamber, and finally complete the shooting."

"At first, we were going to wrap it in a paper shell, but in the end we found that the risk of blowing up the bore was too high, so we chose to use copper ......."

Yang Yu played with the bolt gun in his hand, listened to the explanation of the dean of the Academy of Engineering, and was a little unresponsive.

Your engineering institute is a group of talents.

It's only just a few years into the first industrial age, and the firing pistol has been developed?

And it also went directly over the cardboard shells.

"Your Majesty, this is also the latest cannon developed by the Academy of Engineering, a breech-loading rifled gun, but it is in the testing and improvement stage, and it is expected to be put into use, and it will take at least one or two years."

Immediately afterwards, the president of the Academy of Engineering introduced to the emperor the research of the Imperial Academy of Engineering on military affairs in recent years.

"Rear-loading rifled guns?"

Hearing this, Yang Yu directly looked at the dean of the Academy of Engineering in front of him with a dumbfounded gaze.

Aiqing, although I am not a history major, I remember correctly.

The earth's civilization breech-loading rifled guns appeared at the beginning of the second industrial revolution.

And we have just entered the first industrial age, and it will not be a few years.

You just worked out the firing pistol and breech-loading rifled cannon for me?

"Is Your Majesty dissatisfied?"

Seeing His Majesty's gaze, the dean of the Academy of Engineering was taken aback, "The rear-loading rifled gun of our Engineering Academy is only in the testing stage, and it still needs to be improved, and the official service in the army is still far away." ”

"Try to do the best!"

Yang Yu didn't know what to say, and today on a whim, he went to the Engineering Institute to check, and really gave himself a big surprise.

After visiting the weapons.

Yang Yu put down the rifle in his hand, carried his hands on his back, and walked in this huge engineering institute to visit.

When he passed by the humble laboratory, he pointed to the staff who were busy inside, and turned his head to look at the dean of the engineering academy beside him, "What are they doing?" ”

"This ...... Your Majesty, this group of boys, said that they wanted to build a steel battleship that could travel on the sea, and they also made many proportions and theories for the ministers, so the ministers could only let them get a model for the time being and take a look at it......"

When the dean of the Academy of Engineering heard this, he smiled awkwardly.

"Nonsense, can steel weigh the same as wood? How is it possible to drive on the sea? ”

One of the generals next to him said unhappily.

Even if he hadn't been to school for a few days, he knew that the weight of steel and wood was not proportional.

The steel ship is on the sea, don't you sink directly?

"Why can wood float on the sea, but steel cannot? Why can birds fly in the sky? What about us humans? ”

"If you have an idea, then pursue it, I and the empire are behind you."

Yang Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, if the Star Empire can really go to that vast ocean, it depends on the Imperial Engineering Academy.

This Imperial Academy of Engineering is really full of talents and imagination.

Many things he didn't come up with, this group of people thought of.

Ironclad ships, the first industrial revolution seems to have appeared, what kind of steam ironclad is coming.

"By the way, I heard that your engineering institute is researching something, a car that can run without a horse, is it true?"

Suddenly, Yang Yu seemed to think of something, and turned his head to look at the dean of the engineering academy beside him.

"Yes, Yes, Your Majesty, please, the theories are fine, as long as the power of the steam engine is enough, then we don't need a horse, the car can move."

"And with this thing, whether it's transporting supplies or soldiers, it's a lot easier."

Hearing His Majesty's question, the dean of the Academy of Engineering's eyes lit up, and led His Majesty the Emperor to the research institute that developed steam locomotives.

Yang Yu naturally knows what kind of changes the steam locomotive will bring to the country.

It's also a must-have in the age of steam.

Equally.

Once this thing is born, what kind of convenience will it bring to the Star Empire.

He hoped that the engineering institute would develop telegraphs and the like, so that the transmission of news would not have to rely entirely on flying pigeons to transmit books or travel thousands of miles.

He also knew that the telegraph was not what it should have been in this era.

The first industry is just to push civilization forward, and the foundation of using the principle of steam to gradually move civilization towards modern civilization is to lay a solid and heavy foundation for the second industry.

The second industry is the real beginning of civilization, which can use the resources that can be seen, mined, and used on the planet.

"Your Majesty, this is the head of the steam locomotive that our engineering institute is designing, weighing 4 tons and capable of 40 miles per hour."

The president of the Academy of Engineering was afraid that the emperor would not understand the technical terms, so he simply gave him a direct explanation of the data.

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry, Aiqing take your time."

Yang Yu was not in a hurry, twenty kilometers per hour was twenty kilometers, he was not in a hurry.

You can't make a big fat man in one bite.

The technology is all down-to-earth, step by step, and it is done.

There is no need to undermine the confidence of the Academy of Engineering.

"By the way, how are you doing research on electromagnetism books? Are there any results? ”

"Your Majesty, we are working hard to research and make breakthroughs, and the wind turbine of the design plan has been made, but we still don't understand how to use that thing."

The dean of the Academy of Engineering said with sincere fear.

He packed the ticket, and he could get it out in five years, which is indeed out, but he hasn't figured out how electricity is generated.

And what does it do?

"I am in the Imperial Palace, waiting for your good news."

Yang Yu shook his head slightly, the electricity was made, but there was no electrical equipment, or electric lights, and it was useless.

It still needs to be taken step by step.

Don't be in too much of a hurry.

In general, the Academy of Engineering still gave him many surprises.

"No, the old minister will not let His Majesty down."

Watching His Majesty the Emperor and the generals around him leave, the president of the Academy of Engineering bowed slightly and watched the Emperor leave his Academy of Engineering.

"Your Majesty, the new type of firing gun developed by the Academy of Engineering, according to the idea of the last general, can be installed in the army, but the production of ammunition is a problem."

Leaving the Engineering Academy, a military general beside Yang Yu said.

"Now that there is no war in the Empire, there is no need to equip such weapons, what are you doing with these weapons?"

Another general said, "Although the weapons are good, we can't cause trouble to the empire now." ”

"Equipment, it must be equipped, but it cannot be equipped on a large scale, there are too many imperial troops, once it is equipped in large quantities, and then there will be new weapons and equipment research and development."

"So what are we going to do with obsolete weapons? Now on this planet, there is only one country, and in addition to destroying, it is still destroyed. ”

Yang Yu naturally considered the upgrading of weapons, and said: "Order the weapon manufacturing company under the command of the Engineering Academy to produce enough weapons to equip the Imperial Forest Army." ”