Originally, Wang Li was full of confidence and wanted to make a practical steam engine!

Even if it can't lead the world's industrial revolution, at least it can improve the production efficiency of silk weaving mills!

The structure of the steam engine is actually very simple!

However, because of the air leakage between the intake valve, exhaust valve, piston and cylinder, the prototype was not successful!

In the absence of rubber, it is impossible to ensure the airtightness between the various moving parts of the steam engine!

However, in history, when the steam engine was widely used, it was indeed before the discovery of rubber!

There must be a solution, but Wang Li is too lazy to tinker!

After throwing down the million-dollar bounty, I hurried back to Chengdu!

For more than a year, Wang Li almost forgot about it!

At this moment, I heard that the craftsman had solved the problem of air leakage, and the machine had been spinning continuously for two days, how could Wang Li not doubt it!

However, the answer of the report Jin Yiwei almost subverted Wang Li's cognition!

Actually, it's hemp rope?

A groove was ground out in the head of the piston, and a loop of hemp rope was tightly wound?

Then, soak the hemp rope with melted and softened stone paint?

It's so simple, and it's solved?

If you think about it, it's possible!

Hemp rope itself has a certain elasticity!

Stone lacquer is not just viscous oil overflowing on the surface!

The high-pressure steam in the cylinder is actually less than 100 degrees, which can not only ensure the softness of the stone paint, but also prevent it from decomposing due to high temperature!

As long as it can ensure seven or eight percent of the air tightness, it is enough to promote the reciprocating motion of the piston!

Moreover, the inner wall of the cylinder is polished to a very smooth finish!

The hemp rope soaked in stone paint rubs back and forth, and its own loss is not large!

Use it for three to five days in a row, and it shouldn't be a problem!

How long it can be used in the end needs to be further verified!

Needless to say, there must be a better way, I just haven't found it yet!

As long as you keep trying, you should be able to solve it completely!

Judging from the description of the newspaper brocade guard, the rotation speed and load capacity are far from meeting the requirements of real practicality!

However, to be able to make it move is already a major breakthrough!

A million, for me, is nothing more than a drizzle!

Do what you say, reward!

In order to speed up the rotation speed and increase the load capacity, Wang Li drew another drawing of the "four-cylinder" steam engine!

Of course, this is just advice for craftsmen!

No matter what method they use, as long as they meet their requirements, they will be rewarded with another five million!

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The retreat of the Ming army to Tongguan and Wuguan did not arouse the suspicion of the thieves, and they were all immersed in the joy of capturing the thousand-year-old capital!

At the same time, Hong Chengchou and several general soldiers were all terrified!

Their retreat was only on orders!

But the consequences, they all know - losing Xi'an, this sin is not small!

"Brother, if you are still in Xi'an, there are so many thieves outside the city, how can I find you to drink!

I really can't help it, so I let you retreat to Wuguan! ”

Wang Li's hippie smiling face, it is difficult for Hong Chengchou to believe the reason for his retirement, with a black line on his face!

"I said brother, you've caused a big disaster......

Before the words fell, a man in his forties, dressed in brocade, strode forward and pointed at Hong Chengchou angrily:

"The surname Hong, if you retreat without a fight, you will not die well! Come to a sticky end! This king will tell the truth to the emperor and take your dog's life! ”

This man's voice is very loud and full of energy!

Hong Chengchou's ears were shocked, buzzing!

Needless to say, this person is Zhu Yiluo, the king of Qin!

Hong Chengchou was about to say something to comfort, Zhu Yiluo strode up to Wang Li, and pointed at Wang Li's nose angrily: "You dead eunuch ......"

"Smack!"

A slap in the face of Zhu Yiluo!

Rotate 360 degrees and sit on the ground with a butt!

"If you dare to speak disrespectfully, I will take your dog's life!"

Song Zhe's voice was not loud, his face was gloomy and terrifying, and he was murderous!

Seeing this, Zhu Yiluo quickly closed his mouth, his face full of anger and unwillingness!

At the same time, this slap shocked Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu to open their mouths wide!

Look at Song Zhe, and then look at Wang Li, I can't believe all this!

You, the "Governor of the Five Provinces to Suppress Thieves", dare to slap the King of Qin, you don't want to live, do you?

Even the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, must be respectful to him!

I'll go!

There are even more terrifying!

The two brocade guards strode over, holding Zhu Yiluo's arm!

Don't say anything, just tow it away!

Rubbing their eyes, Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu made sure that they were not mistaken!

Nima!

What's going on?

The governor of the five provinces to suppress thieves, is a high-ranking official!

However, it's just a genuine product among eunuchs!

In front of the "governor", "superintendent" or "cabinet chief" who is truly genuine, it is still inferior!

Just because the eunuch is by the emperor's side, the officials at the same level will give him some face!

Also, even if it is a "governor", "supervisor" or "cabinet chief", who dares not to give face to the "prince" when he goes to the locality?

Wang Li in front of him, he dares!

The "Jinyi Guard Commander" beside him is just from the third grade!

The master didn't speak, and he dared to slap the prince?

Although you are a West Factory, you are too arrogant!

Do things, really dare to be reckless?

Withdrawing from Xi'an without a fight is a major mistake!

If the emperor investigates it, it will be a capital crime!

Besides, if you lose Xi'an, you will lose the mansion of Zhu Yiluo, the king of Qin!

He is a prince, a veritable relative of the emperor!

He escaped from Xi'an, without a luxurious mansion, without his family and slaves, and with no money!

How could he not be angry in this situation?

Let him scold a few words, and a lot of meat, just endure it and pass!

You're good, this slap is taken down, it's cool, and the gods are hard to save!

I'll go!

Could it be that this governor of the five provinces doesn't know Zhu Yiluo?

Well, that's how it should be!

Hurry up and apologize, there is still room for things to turn around!

"Alas, my younger brother, that person is Zhu Yiluo, the king of Qin......"

"I know! This guy is so loud in my ears! ”

Wang Li smiled disdainfully and looked up at the city: "Brother, I came from afar, and I don't plan to welcome me into the city?" ”

"Oh, then the king of Qin, Zhu Yiluo......"

"Brother! How did you become a mother-in-law? Wang Li interrupted Hong Chengchou's words, his face was still disdainful: "What's the use of apologizing now?"

Even if you want to apologize to him, you should wait until the time to exterminate the thieves and recapture Xi'an City! ”

“……”

These words really made Hong Chengchou speechless, but there was no way to refute it!

If you think about it a little bit, it really makes some sense!

But if you think about it again, it's still wrong!

Although there are hundreds of thousands of thieves, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to conquer Xi'an City!

So, why give up Xi'an and then find a way to recapture it?

This, either take off your pants and fart, or command blindly!

But well......

This younger brother, who is the governor of the five provinces to suppress thieves, does have some ability and a reputation!

Since the emperor has issued an edict asking to listen to his command, it is better to ask clearly!

"I said brother, although the thieves have besieged Xi'an City, the soldiers in the city are full of food, and there is no problem in guarding it for more than three or five months!

Why, then, did you let the army withdraw from Xi'an?

Why did you burn the city's grain before withdrawing? ”

"I said, brother, are you confused in the war?

You and General Zuo retreated to Wuguan, and Lu and Ai retreated to Tongguan and the Yellow River crossing, can the thieves easily capture?

Today's Guanzhong, there have been droughts for many years, thousands of miles of red land, and it is difficult to grow an inch of grass!

You burned the grain and grass in Xi'an, where else can the thieves get food?

They are hungry, but where can they flee? ”

Wang Li asked repeatedly, Hong Chengchou finally realized something, and his face was full of joy: "Could it be that my brother has a back hand in Hanzhong?" ”

"That's right!"

Wang Li smiled confidently, didn't bother to talk nonsense, and strode towards the city.

The number of brocade guards who entered the city with Wang Li was only two or three thousand.

However, seeing the more than 5,000 "ironclad brocade guards" in the rear, Hong Chengchou felt a burst of ecstasy!

Now, it is no longer an extravagant hope to completely eradicate the thieves!

Since being promoted to the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou has fought against the thieves and won almost every battle!

In the first few years, he never took the thief seriously!

However, in the last year or two, Hong Chengchou has been a little afraid!

Because, the number of thieves is growing exponentially!

King Gao Yingxiang also formed his own cavalry unit!

From the bottom of his heart, Hong Chengchou also wants to make contributions, and he also wants to completely exterminate the thieves!

But he knew that with the 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, it was already difficult to compete with the thieves!

Fight to the death with the thieves, or defeat the outcome of the battle, Hong Chengchou naturally knows!

Gradually, he learned to "fight a living battle" - not only to retain his strength, but also to "capture" a variety of materials, and to "invite" thieves out of the Shaanxi territory!

He also knew that it would be good if he could eradicate the thieves once and for all!

It's a pity that neither he nor the general soldiers of all walks of life have that kind of strength and strength!

Therefore, after the thieves escaped from the carriage gorge, smashed the emperor's mausoleum, and conquered Sichuan, the commanders of the Ming army from all walks of life were afraid and afraid, and their hearts were extremely contradictory!

Not only does he want to exterminate the thieves and make meritorious contributions, but he is also afraid that he will run out of soldiers and horses in his hands and lose the value of his existence - Zhu Youzhen's post-autumn reckoning is not a joke!

He issued an "edict of guilt" on his front foot to stabilize people's hearts, and then cut off the heads of the governor of Fengyang and more than a dozen magistrates!

Who is not afraid of such a capricious monarch?

In fact, from beginning to end, there is really one person who is not afraid!

This person is Cao Wenzhao!

In terms of troops, he led the Guanning Iron Cavalry - even if he couldn't defeat the thieves, at least he could escape!

In terms of identity, he is Wang Li's subordinate - as long as the West Factory does not fall, he doesn't need to look at Zhu Youzhen's face!

Now, Cao Wenzhao has come to Guanzhong, which has reassured Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu!

The encirclement of Guanzhong has been formed!

The amount of food and grass that thieves can get is very limited!

It is estimated that it will not last more than three months!

Coupled with Cao Wenzhao's non-stop raids, completely exterminate the thieves, just around the corner!

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For the situation of suppressing thieves in Guanzhong, Hong Chengchou is full of confidence, and Zhu Youzhen is also full of confidence!

Knowing that Huang Taiji sent troops to North Korea in a big way, Zhu Youzhen couldn't bear it anymore!

With the current strength and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed not suitable for three-front combat!

However, aren't thieves from all walks of life surrounded in the gate?

Without mobilizing the soldiers, horses and generals in Guanzhong, choosing a capable person to go to Liaodong to "encircle Wei and save Zhao" should be able to hit Huang Taiji hard, right?

It shouldn't be a three-front battle, right?

Originally, the Guanning Army has always been stationed in Liaodong and has never participated in the suppression of thieves in the southeastern provinces!

Don't miss it!

Zu Dashou, He Kegang, Qiu Hejia, Wu Sangui......

Zhu Youzhen shook his head.

After thinking twice, there is really no suitable candidate!

After thinking about it, a letter of 800 miles was urgent, and the stars and the moon arrived in Wuguan!

After receiving the letter, Wang Li once again wanted to cry without tears!

I can't wait to chop that monkey guy with a knife!

Of course, I also want to chop Huang Taiji with a knife!

The plan of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", if planned properly, can indeed hit Huang Taiji hard!

But in essence, this ploy is a compromise, a kind of shirk, and extremely immature!

Who knows, Huang Taiji's grandson really sent troops to North Korea!

I knew that when I went to court that day, I should have been as silent as the ministers!

I knew that the situation of the thieves in Guanzhong should not have been reported to Zhu Youzhen!

Now it's okay, let's set yourself on fire!

He did not express it in the letter, but expressed his ardent expectation of making himself the "Governor of Destruction" and commanding the Guanning Army!

Alas!

As long as you are entangled by him, you can't throw it away!

Actually, I also want to make a contribution, and I also want to try to change history!

However, I really have a limit to what I can do!

It is indeed a fact that the thieves are in Guanzhong, but there are many variables!

If I accidentally let the thieves escape, I will be the next Chen Qiyu, or even the next Yuan Chonghuan!

At this juncture, do I dare to go to Liaodong?

If there is a mistake in Guanzhong, and there is a mistake in Liaodong, I will really be doomed!

Besides, that ghost place in Liaodong is both dangerous and cold!

I won't go to death!

If you don't go, you won't go!

The problem now is that Zhu Youzhen's kid is staring at me too closely!

You have to think of a perfect way to deal with it for the time being!