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James Watt built the first practical steam engine in 1776, ushering in the steam age.
In the Bratis continent, in the fifth year of the double holiday calendar, benefiting from the development of casting technology, especially steelmaking technology, Ge Lipeng, whose Christian name was Watt, also began to develop and produce steam engines.
At this time, a full year had passed since the end of what mainland historians called the Unification War.
Ge Lipeng resigned as director of the gun factory because he still preferred to make civilian inventions rather than making weapons.
It happened that Lu Weijia found the coal mine near Black Rock City not long ago. After a simple exploration, he found that the coal seam there was thick, the coal quality was good, the geological structure was simple, and the mining ratio was high. It was a very good mine.
Ge Lipeng felt that the time was almost ripe, so he planned to move the steam engine to the Bratis continent.
The principle of the steam engine is very simple, even junior high school students can understand it.
It is nothing more than boiling water through a boiler to generate steam, and then the steam pushes the piston to do work, replacing human or animal power.
However, producing a steam engine, especially a steam engine that can actually be put into use, is a long-term and complex issue.
Until Ge Lipeng's time travel, improving the thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines was still the research direction of many scientists.
The thermal efficiency of ordinary internal combustion engines is only between 40% and 60%, and that of steam engines is even lower. Even multi-expansion steam engines are only over 20%. In comparison, permanent magnet synchronous motors can achieve more than 90%.
However, the invention of motors and batteries is relatively late. Of course, in theory, if you know the production methods of batteries and motors in advance, you can skip the invention of the internal combustion engine and step into the electrical age.
But even in another dimension, most of the electrical energy used in modern society still comes from the combustion of internal combustion engines, and internal combustion engines can be said to be everywhere.
Obviously, Bratis Continent also needs internal combustion engines.
Fortunately, there are many more helpers around Ge Lipeng now. After realizing that the humans on the other side could no longer be reincarnated, most of the more than 100 people brought by Li Yu chose to join the Shuangxiu Cult and abide by the precepts.
, become a true believer in Saturday.
With the help of these physicists, chemists, and engineers, the first steam engine came off the production line in less than half a month.
And unlike James Watt's No. 0 machine, the efficiency of this one developed by Ge Lipeng and his research team is obviously much better.
With the advent of the internal combustion engine, it was difficult not to try to hang a carriage behind it and lay rails on the ground, so the first train on the Bratis continent appeared half a year later.
Its running distance is very short, only about thirty miles from the coal mine to the steel plant.
However, on the day when the railway was laid, many people still came.
Even Queen Victoria was alarmed. After hearing the news, she rushed back from the capital and cut the ribbon for the train herself.
After that, everyone got into the big wooden bucket that pulled coal together. The small train emitted black smoke and drove from the Holy City Steel Plant to the Ping'an Coal Mine under the watchful eyes of the onlookers. There were no faults along the way.
After arriving at the destination, there was a prolonged round of applause.
Although everyone has seen many miracles of Shuangxujiao in recent years, especially the people living in the Green Field area, they are somewhat accustomed to this.
But a car that can run on its own without the need for horses or other livestock to pull it is quite shocking.
After experiencing it, Ms. Rabbit felt that although the speed of the small train is not as fast as that of a horse, it is more durable and eye-catching, but it is a bit expensive for passengers.
The black smoke in front kept drifting into my nose, and the wind was also quite strong.
Ge Lipeng explained that this is because this small train is intended to transport coal. A train that can actually seat people will be released in the future. It will also have a roof. The design of the roof will be as aerodynamic as possible, so that it can be used again.
Reduce some energy consumption.
Ilea expressed her expectations. Miss Rabbit has been leading the army to fight in the past two years. After defeating the dwarves and elves and completely unifying Bratis, she returned to Lionheart Castle to handle government affairs.
After working hard for more than half a year, it was only now that the situation in the empire had completely stabilized that she had time to return to her hometown.
As the first territory of the Arias family and the origin of Shuangxiujiao, Green Field has developed the most rapidly, changing almost every day.
When Miss Rabbit came back, she was almost unrecognizable. Nowadays, the brick houses in the green field are all neat and tidy. Whether it is a city or a village, it looks very neat. Unlike other places, there is no human and animal feces.
In addition to the fact that the monks on weekends have been providing hygiene education, it is also because the local farmers have tasted the benefits of composting.
The rising demand for fertilizers has made poop that was originally despised become valuable, and some people even went to the manholes to steal feces in the middle of the night.
In addition, the new city, named the Holy City, is also paved with floor tiles, cinemas, bathhouses, schools, chapels, sports fields, shopping streets... you can say that it has everything.
Moreover, in the early days, Li Yu used dragon's blood (sildenafil), white paper, and low-priced linen to create a commercial reputation for the new city, and caravans from all over the place flocked to the green field.
Subsequently, Shuangxiujiao's new products such as glass, porcelain, soap, perfume, dyes, etc. also began to come online one after another. Now the Holy City has become the trade center of the Western Region. Even merchants from foreign countries have heard of this city.
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He even braved the flames of war and traveled thousands of miles to come here to purchase goods.
In addition, the school also used this place as a pilot during the weekends to build 12 primary schools at once, and began to fully implement three-year compulsory education to cultivate basic literacy and arithmetic abilities.
Children over the age of six can enroll in school for free. Not only is tuition free, but three meals a day are also included. This alone saves parents a lot of money in child support.
Children of this age are not much of a labor force themselves. Even if they are given to others as servants or apprentices, they will at best be in charge of food.
In comparison, being sent to an elementary school is much better in terms of environment and food, and there are more jobs that you can do after you learn how to read.
In addition to the train, Ilea also took a test ride in a hot air balloon. Of course, for safety reasons, she did not fly too high and was only about two meters above the ground.
In the afternoon, I went to enjoy a football match. After this entertainment package, Miss Rabbit immediately didn't want to go back to the capital, and she didn't even want to be the queen.
There is no joy like resting at work, not to mention that others are getting poorer as they fight. Only Miss Rabbit is getting richer as she fights. After unifying the continent, Ilea has completely gained wealth and freedom, and there is not much enthusiasm left to go to work.
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That is to say, she was crowned not long ago, and now she is starting to enjoy life at such a young age.
Therefore, Miss Rabbit can only hold on to her inner impulse and wait for a few more years to cultivate an heir, before she can return to her hometown and enjoy herself.
But Li Yu didn't know when he would come back to have a baby with her. Ilea thought that waiting was not the answer, she had to be more active, otherwise she would accidentally fuck her to death in the position of the queen.
That would be too uneconomical.
Ilea's eyes turned around, and finally fell on her attendant Albus.
"Your Majesty, do you have any orders?" Albus asked hurriedly when the Queen looked at him.
"I remember you are still illiterate. Now that you are a noble, this is not acceptable."
Miss Rabbit said with a straight face, "Since elementary schools are open during weekends, you should go to school too."
"Ah?" Albus didn't know why Ilea suddenly sent him to be a primary school student. He was actually a bit old for primary school.
"Well, after you finish studying, you can follow me to attend the royal meeting." Ilea ignored Albus and said to herself, "Then you go to Sir Quintus. I heard that he is compiling
"The Book of the Prophets" is short of manpower."
Albus was completely confused as to how he could help Quintus compile the "Prophet", but since it was the Queen's order, he still complied.
Miss Rabbit was satisfied. There was a person who didn't hold up the tank.
This chapter has been completed!