"Xiao Liangzi, where did you go. How many times have I told you that you wear pants in the blacksmith's workshop, and you have to put your clothes on when you go out. Lao Zhang's loud voice came out, and he carried a piece of clothing in his hand and threw it on the head of the sluggish Liang Shuopeng. Behind Lao Zhang were two young men dressed as blacksmiths, carrying a brand-new iron equipment, which seemed to be a steam engine.

Liang Shuopeng slowed down for a long time, and finally came to his senses, and the first thing he did was to say to Han Xu: "Sister Xu, I asked clearly, the kind of mushrooms that are put in every stew can't be stewed in soup." That thing was sprinkled with a little bit of freshness at the end. Then Liang Shuopeng said: "That thing is fine when heated, and it is easy to get food poisoning when stewed." ”

Lin Qiang suddenly shouted: "It's over, then I'm not dying, my life in another world has not even begun, it is already over." Liang Shuopeng smiled awkwardly and said: "That's not it, if you eat too much of this thing, you will die and forget things, and the more you eat, the worse your memory will be." ”

"Oh, thanks, yes, what's your name?" Lin Qiang asked.

“…”

"Rod, this guy and I and my buddies, as well as this genius little guy, made it for you, how the hell is this thing used?" Lao Zhang asked. Liang Shuopeng hurriedly stepped forward to explain the general operation, connecting the force arm, the drill bit or something, in short, through a series of physical transmission, the force provided by the simple steam is applied to the excavation. Rod nodded, he also didn't understand anything, and said to Liang Shuopeng: "Are the transmission excavation equipment you said done?" Liang Shuopeng nodded and said, "Don't worry, the whole set of supporting equipment is good." Later, it was possible to install wheels and develop steam locomotives, so that even the manpower needed to transport large-scale ore could be saved and more people could be used in the excavation.

Rod's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Okay, without further ado, let's find a mine and give it a try." ”

The crowd followed Rhodes to a mine with a steam engine, and the blacksmith Lao Zhang and four or five blacksmith shop men followed, all of whom wanted to see what this strange object made in their hands was for. The mine they came to is the No. 1 mine of Qingling Mine, which has been developed for a long time, but the veins of this branch are very good, and it is also producing ore stably, and the output is not low.

The captain of the miners in Cave 1 is Rhodes' cronie, Pete. Pete is a very capable person in Rod's mouth, and he is loyal, and usually thinks about Rod, so Rod also trusts him.

"Hey, Pete, I'll bring a couple of people over to you to try out the new guys." Rhodes said to one of the well-proportioned men, who was digging new ore with a pickaxe in a dusty miner's suit, and he turned to Rhodes and said, "Old Rhodes, you know the important task given by the lord, and you are completely vain in your work. He patted the dust off his body, walked over with his pickaxe, and said, "What is this iron lump of yours?" Can he be used for mining? ”

Rod patted the dust on the man's body, smiled and said, "Pete, I use this thing for mining, let your subordinates stop for a while and try this new guy." Pete looked at the steam engine suspiciously for a long time, and finally beckoned his men to hide aside, allowing Liang Shuopeng and a few blacksmiths to set up and assemble the steam engine.

"At least one more load of coal is needed." Liang Shuopeng turned his head and said to Rode. "Don't worry, you're ready." Rod nodded, beckoning the workers who had already prepared to push the coal in the cart. Liang Shuopeng took a deep breath and began his own operation.

"Chief, what are they? It's weird to look at. An old miner under Pete said to Pete. Hmph, pretending to be a ghost, what's the use, it's better to take advantage of this time to mine more, so as not to complete the task at the end of the year. The miner asked, "By the way, how many tasks are there at the end of the year?" I think the Rhodes mine owner was a little sullen the first few days. ”

Pete looked at the steam engine, then at the hard rock wall, and then at Rhodes not far away, his eyes flashed a trace of unbearability, and replied to his subordinates: "You only need to be responsible for your own work, you should not worry about the superfluous, stand quietly, you just need to keep your eyes open." The old miner hurriedly smiled and said yes, but no one could know what he thought in his heart.

Finally, Liang Shuopeng adjusted the steam engine, and as shovels of coal were poured into the burning furnace, the water in the furnace began to boil. A "whine" sound came down the pressure valve, followed by a click-and-click sound. The miners looked in amazement at the machine, which would move on its own if they added "black stones" and water, with expressions of fear and curiosity on their faces.

Finally, the force was transmitted to the excavation part, and there was a heavy "clang", followed by another sound. With the continuous operation of the steam engine, the frequency of excavation is getting faster and faster. The ore was dug out of the rock wall and smashed out, and with the steam filling, everyone only saw that it was like a hazy spring rain, and the sky was falling stones.

"This, this is just... Incredible. Rod looked at the efficiency of the steam engine in front of him, and he couldn't move his eyes anymore. In addition to him, everyone in the other world: blacksmiths, miners, including Pete, the captain of the miners who was still disdainful just now, couldn't close their mouths in surprise at this time.

"Liang Shuopeng, how much can this steam engine produce in a week?" The despair in Rhodes's previous body was swept away from the apprehension on the way, and his voice became full of neutrality again: "This thing is fantastic, in the shortest possible time, fill the current eight mines with steam engines." If you can do it, I will appoint you to do the management of the iron mine, responsible for personnel management and logistics management. There is still a shortage of civilian staff in these positions. ”

Liang Shuopeng glanced at the blacksmith Lao Zhang, and the blacksmith Lao Zhang nodded at him and gave him a thumbs up. Liang Shuopeng smiled gratefully at the blacksmith, then turned back to Rod and said, "Rode, no problem, I must have to experiment a few more times in the design before, and now you give me half a month, and I can install all eight mines." ”

Everyone happily returned to the small building on the second floor, and in order to thank them, Rhodes specially approved them a barrel of fruit wine and a lot of meat today. This time the meat is not the green meat of the past. After getting along with each other during this time, they learned that the many strange colored things they ate before were the food of the miners, some strange insects in Qingling, and the meat of wild beasts.

There are also domestic livestock in this world, and this time the pork and mutton were roasted by the skilled women of a few miners' villages. Being able to drink wine and eat the meat of livestock is a treatment that can only be enjoyed by people at the rank of captain or above in the entire Qingling. After the success of the steam engine mining, although Rhodes told them that they would be promoted to the management after the steam engine mining was fully rolled out, in order to thank them, especially Liang Shuopeng, for their efforts, they have now been treated on a par with the management in life.

Several people looked at the barbecue and fruit wine in front of them, and then remembered the Northeast stew they had eaten before, and they were all very touched. Zhao Huiying was already crying in front of a table of barbecue, and her tears wet her clothes.

Several people were swept away, and even Han Xu no longer cared about what others said about whether her cooking was unpalatable or delicious. The three men were holding the fruit wine, which was not strong, and they were also pushing the cups and changing the glasses to drink, when everyone suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"I'll go, don't move." Han Xu had a piece of ribs in his mouth, stood up with his mouth puffed up, opened the door, and was greeted by a man who was more than one meter tall and handsome, like a Korean movie star, Han Xu's eyes straightened. He wore a clean shirt and trousers that were different from those worn by the miners, and he said, "Ah, I'm sorry, you're dining, why don't I come back later?" ”

Han Xu wiped his hands with his pants, and said with a hint of blush on his face: "No, it's okay, come in and eat some together." The man entered the house with a smile. Han Xu led him to sit down at the dining table, several girls looked at the man with admiration, Duan Lingzi opened her mouth and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"Oh, haha, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, and I'm a little emotional." The man pushed the big glasses on his eye sockets and said solemnly: "Hello, I am the clerk of this mine, and my name is Cheng Shaowei." I'm here today for a little bit of a reason, and I'm blown away by the steam engine you invented, so I feel like I'm able to find someone from here who resonates with me. ”

Cheng Shaowei didn't wait for a few people to reply, he suddenly stood up, pointed to the candle on the table, and said mysteriously: "Everyone, have you ever thought that the night in this world is so dark, he can be lit up by other lights other than the firelight one day?" ”

"So big brother, do you mean electric light?" Han Xu chewed the ribs in his mouth while cocking Erlang's legs, and said comfortably. Cheng Shaowei was shocked, he came back to his senses and grabbed Han Xu's hand and said, "You! What did you say?! You repeat. ”

His sudden movement frightened Han Xu into a daze, and his brittle bones clicked in his throat, and he coughed. Tsuneishi stood up abruptly, but by this time he had already let go of Han Xu's hand and sat back in his chair. Cheng Shaowei tidied up his hair, which was meticulous before, but was slightly messy because of excitement, calmed down and trembled and said, "My God, what are you talking about electric light?" ”

Han Xu looked at the person from another world in front of her, thinking about how to explain it in layman's terms, of course, it may also be the effect of alcohol, so that she couldn't realize how awesome the idea that a person from another world could use light other than fire. She picked up another piece of lamb chops, pointed at Cheng Shaowei with the bones of the lamb chops, and said lightly: "It's just that there is a kind of thing, pull a tungsten wire to lift a piece of wire, pass something, and then it will light up as soon as it is hot, do you understand?" ”

Cheng Shaowei lay on the table dejectedly, everyone looked at him worriedly, and after a while, he raised his head and said in frustration: "It turns out that the real genius is such a girl who has no elegance at all." ”