As soon as they arrived, the officials began to talk about it.

"Do any of you know what the prince is calling us here for today?"

"Where do I know this, I don't know more than you, now that they're all here, I'll find out later."

"It's also here, but if you have to bring us here, I'm always a little unsure!"

"What? Do you still think that the prince has deceived us and is preparing to kill us? ”

The official who had spoken earlier scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Not really."

"That's it, what else do you have to worry about, just wait."

……

Zhao Jun ignored the discussion of the officials behind him, and only silently watched the masters of the Heavenly Academy in the open space in front of him making final adjustments to the behemoth in the open space.

This behemoth is your gruff version of the locomotive, full of cyberpunk and rudeness! Big! It's full of violent beauty when it looks!

This is the first locomotive that can be transported by Tiangong Institute after getting fig gum!

After improvement, the current statement of the Tiangong Institute is that, according to the design, the front of the locomotive does not include the carriage, and can pull at least eight carriages to touch about 600 stone of goods at a speed of half an hour and 12 miles.

This speed is not fast, and it is also a cut short of speed compared to the world's first locomotive that can run on the track in Zhao Jun's previous life, but there is no way.

The key rubber is a substitute made of fig gum, and the substitute is definitely not so good compared to the genuine product.

But this speed does not mean that this locomotive is useless if it is slow, the locomotive that can pull six hundred stones of goods can move forward uninterrupted as long as coal and water are added, even if it is a little slower, but its strategic significance can not be underestimated, not to mention that he is only the first generation of products now, Tiangong Institute is still improving Zhao Jun believes that this speed and pullable weight will be faster and heavier.

The most difficult thing is often the first step, and once the first step is passed, the rest will be logical.

For example, today, the Institute of Engineering has already passed the first hurdle and can enter the rapidly developing highway.

After waiting for two more teas, the craftsmen of the Tiangong Academy finally went back and forth to say that everything was ready.

Zhao Jun nodded at this time, and turned to look at the high-ranking officials of Yunzhou County who had been waiting for a long time.

first glanced at everyone, and then Zhao Juncai said: "I think you are very curious, why this king called you here today to discuss things, but this king believes that for today's experience, you will definitely feel worthwhile, and even feel honored for it."

Because today is a historic moment.

It is the starting point for us to move from the era of farming under the productive forces to a new future, and here today, a new chapter will open in the history books!

And our Yunzhou County will also be able to surpass many other forces in terms of comprehensive strength at a leapfrog speed!

And all because of him! ”

As he spoke, Zhao Jun let go of his figure, and the craftsmen of the Tiangong Institute behind him pulled down the red cloth covering the locomotive, showing the true face of the locomotive full of industrial atmosphere in front of everyone!

At this time, an official who had heard about the steam engine project in Yunzhou County looked at the locomotive in surprise and said: "Lord Wang, isn't this the steam engine that I have been secretly studying in Yunzhou County?" ”

Zhao Jun nodded and shook his head, "Yes and no." ”

"We have already overcome the technical problems of the steam engine, and the reason why we have not shown it is because we have not found a way to put it into practice.

And now, we've found one of them. ”

Zhao Jun walked to the locomotive as he spoke, stroked the cold body of the locomotive with his hand, and said with fascination in his eyes: "Do you believe that this thing in front of you can move on its own!" ”

"Impossible!"

Immediately, an old-fashioned official spoke up: "Lord Wang, this looks like a big lump of steel has been made into this weird appearance, how can it be moved by itself?"

Isn't that a youkai? ”

The rest of the people also nodded in agreement when they heard this, and it was hard for them to imagine how such a big piece of iron could move on its own, even if it was pushed by people, it would take at least dozens of people to push such a big piece of iron in front of them!

Zhao Jun smiled: "This is the role of the steam engine."

With the steam engine, we have made the lump of iron in front of you, which is not at all immovable in your eyes, move, and the power is not small.

Just this thing, as long as you add charcoal and water to him, he can keep moving until the water boils dry, until the charcoal can no longer burn! ”

At this time, when an official with a keen sense of smell heard this, his eyes lit up, and after looking at each other, he discussed in a low voice, and finally sent a representative to ask: "Lord Wang, you said that this thing can move, so how many things can this thing pull?" How fast can it be? ”

The person who came out to ask was none other than Fan Zheng, the current director of the Yunzhou County Grain Storage Division.

As the director of the grain storage department, after listening to Zhao Jun's description of the role of the thing in front of him, he was immediately keenly aware of where it could be used.

Nowadays, every year Yunzhou County has to prepare a huge team of people for the collection of taxes in various places, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to recover the tax grain, and then transport it to various granaries for storage.

The amount of manpower, material resources and even time spent during this period is astronomical, and the officials of the Grain Storage Department are busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and from the end of the year to the beginning of the year.

Every day, we are either transporting grain or arranging for it to be transported.

Now the officials of the entire Yunzhou County officialdom simply avoid the Grain Storage Division, for fear that one of them will be accidentally arrested to help.

It's the hardest of the yamen!

If this thing in front of him really has the same effect as the prince said, wouldn't it be able to greatly save the manpower and material resources of the grain storage department?

This is Fan Zheng's idea.

Zhao Jun nodded without hesitation and said: "I got to the point, now this thing can pull eight carriages, can drag things of six hundred stones, and in terms of speed, it can travel twenty-four miles in about an hour." ”

As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Fan Zheng's brows instantly furrowed.

It doesn't mean anything about the weight that the locomotive can pull, but isn't it a little slower in terms of speed?

Fan Zheng threw out his doubts.

"Lord Wang, the speed of this thing is a little faster than ordinary people walking, if you use it, isn't it a little cost-effective?

How long will it take to get the goods there? ”

Zhao Jun shook his head with a smile and said: "You can't just look at his speed, now this is the first generation of speed, which will definitely be improved later, but the key to it is that it is sustainable!"

For example, if your grain storage department is manpower, then you must only be able to walk during the day, and at night the people need to rest, they still have to eat and drink.

The speed is not fast, and it will drag a lot of manpower in Yunzhou County, Yunzhou County is already short of manpower, you have to recruit so many people every year, this is a great waste for Yunzhou County!

But if you use this, it will be slower, but as long as someone keeps adding charcoal and water to it, he can keep moving, and he won't get tired.

On the whole, it is still fast, and it can also liberate the labor force of a large number of people in Yunzhou County, so that they can devote their energy to more needed places. ”

And the most important thing in this thing is not to transport grain, in this king's plan, his role should be ......"

"Transport!"

At this time, there was a sudden sound in the crowd, and everyone immediately looked for it......

……

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(End of chapter)