On the stairs of the city wall behind Zhengyang Gate, except for the emperor who was walking at the front, everyone else was in chaos.
At this time, no one cares about your identity.
What about six ministers and five ministers?
You guys need to go and see for yourself what a miracle looks like!
"Boots!"
"Boots!"
"Who the fuck took away my boots!"
"..."
"Ru Yu! Take care of the people in your military department! My pants..."
"Where is my official title? Damn it, someone is trying to steal the job at Honglu Temple?"
"F*ck it! F*ck it! Don't even come near me!"
"Give me the money from the official department!"
"Old Wang Jun, don't you fucking try to frame my staff."
Everyone wants to see with their own eyes whether the five thousand kilograms of stone was really lifted up on the Zhengyang Gate Tower amidst the roaring sounds without any effort.
Or could it be that the roaring sound muffled the slogans of dozens of people on the city wall.
However, the moment the hoisting platform lifted off the ground with the stone weighing more than 5,000 kilograms, the answer appeared in everyone's mind.
Lying is a technical job.
You cannot lie about something that will be made public and known to the public.
Just...
"It's too appalling..."
Finally, Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, led a group of officers from the Ministry of War, followed the emperor and was the first to rush up to the city wall. With a complex and changeable expression, he looked at the steam engine not far away that was spitting out white smoke and roaring. I sighed from the bottom of my heart.
Ren Hengtai's eyes were fixed on the steel handle behind the steam engine that was constantly rotating and carrying the four hemp ropes of the pulley. Then he silently turned his head and glanced at Wang Jun, Minister of Industry.
Wang Jun's face turned red.
It's hard to tell whether he ran from the city wall to the city wall or for some other reason.
Wang Jun naturally saw the look in Ren Hengtai's eyes.
Today is already embarrassing, so Wang Jun naturally won't care about anything anymore.
I saw him quickly reaching the city wall and looking down.
The hoisting platform and the more than 5,000 kilograms of stones were still lifted safely, probably because they were too heavy, so the lifting speed was not fast.
[To be honest, I have been using @ recently.
Then you can see that the circular opening at the bottom that was originally closed has been opened.
Woo woo woo.
A whimpering sound came out from the opening, and the sparks and heat waves were sultry.
The raging fire seemed to burn down the whole place, and the refined coal burned and made bursts of noise.
Zhu Yunxi also spoke: "Grandpa, here is the combustion chamber, which burns coal. After treatment, the fire can burn more vigorously."
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully looked inside the combustion chamber for a few times, and then looked up at the pulley frame. All the hemp ropes were finally connected together by several things with concave and convex teeth, and were finally connected by the steam engine.
The other end drives.
There are no traces of human effort.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded imperceptibly, and said slowly: "What is burning in this steam engine?"
"It's boiling water..." Zhu Yunxi said silently, feeling a little helpless.
The future historical development of mankind seems to be a struggle with how to boil water better, and there is no way to escape from this matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched and his brows raised: "Boil the water?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said nothing. He just placed the iron rod in his hand on the chimney at the top of the steam engine that was constantly emitting white smoke.
Then he carefully pulled a bolt at the rear of the steam engine.
Don’t dare to pull too much.
If you are too discouraged at this time, something will happen.
There was a whining sound, and the entire iron rod was wrapped in white smoke.
After a while, Zhu Yunxi pulled the iron rod back. He moved very slowly, just to allow the water vapor on the iron rod to cool down for a while.
Then the iron rod with a trace of water droplets was delivered to the old man.
Zhu Yunxi had already stretched out a hand and tentatively scratched the iron rod.
Tick tock.
A drop of water gathered on the belly of Zhu Yunxi's finger and fell to the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became curious, took the iron rod from Zhu Yunxi's hand, and stretched out his hand to scratch it like he did.
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang burst into laughter.
"It's really water."
"It's really amazing. Boiling water can pull a weight of five thousand kilograms?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "It is impossible to pull such a heavy thing by boiling water. It's just because more boiling water is boiled, and the water vapor is blocked in the steam engine. The more and more water is boiled, the stronger it becomes.<
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Then this force will go to the front power chamber to push the work shaft inside to rotate, and finally it can use the outside gears and connecting rods to pull the heavy object."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned the whole time, hoping that he could figure out the reason for this incident and how this steam engine could lift a weight of five thousand kilograms...
But in the end, the emperor who was in charge of the Ming Dynasty and influenced the world found out helplessly.
I don’t understand.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man's frown and explained: "Grandpa, it doesn't matter how useful the steam engine is. The important thing is that as long as you have this thing.
In the future, our Ming Dynasty can use steam engines whether it is building cities, dredging rivers, or other things that require pulling heavy objects.
It is no longer like before, everything can only be done by recruiting people to work, and it takes the power of the whole world to accomplish anything."
"Burn coal...burn coal..." Zhu Yuanzhang began to mutter softly at this time, and then his eyes darkened: "How can the output of coal mines in Shanxi Road be enough?"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang did not give Zhu Yunxi a chance to speak.
He turned around and looked at the courtiers who had gathered around, standing on tiptoes to look at the steam engine.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the courtiers present without a smile: "Have you seen enough?"
"Your Majesty, this is a divine thing!"
"I have never seen anything so powerful in my life."
"It's really my great fortune!"
"..."
Now anyone can see that Taisun did not lie about the steam engine, nor was he deceived by anyone below him.
This is all real, and it takes no effort on one person to pull a huge weight.
There is no fake!
"Come up! Come up!"
"Those rocks have been hoisted up!"
"What an eye-opener."
At this time, the officials surrounding the outside suddenly exclaimed.
On the city wall, the monarchs and ministers turned their heads sideways at the same time.
Outside the city wall, a lifting platform pulled by four wrist-thick hemp ropes appeared in front of everyone. More than five thousand kilograms of stones were piled on top of the platform.
Then, everyone saw that the eighth-grade craftsman official of the Ming Dynasty had begun to lead people to work on the pulley frame.
This time, I watched it from a close distance.
The emperor and his ministers just saw that the pulley frame was fixed with buckles.
Just close a few buckles and open others.
The hemp rope can no longer move at all, but the pulley can move back and forth freely on the steel frame.
"Woooooooooooo..."
The steam engine made a long roar, and a huge amount of white steam spewed out of the chimney like a surge, rising into the sky in columns and clusters.
This is to stop the steam engine from working and release the internal pressure.
Then, all the monarchs and ministers saw the lifting platform loaded with more than 5,000 kilograms of stones. Under the leadership of Zhang Ergong, it slid from the outside of the city wall to the city wall and hovered in mid-air.
A powerful wind blew by.
The hoisting platform began to swing slowly and slowly.
There was silence on the Zhengyangmen city wall.
Zhu Yunxi coughed slightly and looked blankly at Zhang Ergong, who was standing beside the steam engine with his hands and feet tied up.
Zhang Ergong trembled, frowning and looking at Zhu Yunxi nervously.
What does Taisun want to do?
I don’t know.
Zhang Ergong timidly glanced at His Majesty the Emperor and the adults in red robes from the corner of his eyes...
"Your Highness, would you like to put something down..."
After holding it in for a long time, Zhang Ergong finally said this.
Zhu Yunxi held back his laughter and pointed at Zhang Ergong, as if he hated iron but not steel.
"Don't you have something else that you want to present to His Majesty and the superior officials in the court?"
After hearing the reminder, Zhang Ergong reacted and nodded repeatedly.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang nervously, with his head shrunk and his hands folded: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I also have a... a steam engine, I want... to show it to Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with a kind smile.
This Zhang Ergong now has an official status of eighth rank, but he has no official appearance at all.
In the court, this is not a good thing.
But in front of myself, it is the best thing.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Of course we want to watch it, but before watching it, I still have a few words to say to your superiors."
Zhang Ergong nodded, but he didn't understand any etiquette before the emperor.
He actually looked after himself and ran to the other side of the steam engine as if he was running away.
Then I saw that this man was already commanding the craftsmen under his command, and began to put the five thousand kilograms of stones back under the city wall.
And Zhu Yuanzhang had already turned around and looked at Baiguan.
"You can see clearly this steam engine burning coal."
The ministers bowed and said: "I see clearly."
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed and said: "Look at this steam engine, it uses a lot of coal to burn coal."
The ministers lowered their heads and looked at the black coal residue scattered on the city wall.
The emperor never talks nonsense with his ministers.
Therefore, Your Majesty dislikes the operation of this steam engine
Will it cost too much after that?
While everyone was wondering what the emperor's words meant.
Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, has already stood up: "I am reporting to your majesty that steam engines are driven by coal and do not require any manpower. They should be regarded as something that has never been seen in the Central Plains throughout the ages. I, the Ming Dynasty, will hold another sharp weapon in my hand to benefit the world.
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I advise you that the imperial court is urging the general who suppressed the Japanese, Li Jinglong, Cao Guogong, to recruit Japanese miners to the court, go to coal mines in Shanxi Province, and expand coal mines, so that we can operate tens of millions of steam engines in the future." p>
After finishing speaking, Ru Rui glanced at Zhan Hui beside her, who had just had time to take one foot forward, but was beaten by her.
Zhan Hui sighed slightly in his heart.
It is impossible for the emperor to seal up the steam engine. Based on what happened today, His Majesty will definitely use the steam engine vigorously.
Then His Majesty has repeatedly mentioned the matter of steam engines burning coal.
Naturally, they are worried that the Ming Dynasty may lack coal to supply steam engines in the future.
But what was the situation like for Japanese miners in the Ming Dynasty?
This is not an unknown thing in the court.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, no official from the Thirteenth Road, except Shanxi Road, would take credit for how many Japanese miners were killed and wasted, and explain their political achievements to the officials.
There is no other place in the entire Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yuanzhang, with a smile on his face, waved his hand: "Since the imperial court has such a request, let's draft a decree and send it to the general who suppresses Japan."…
After finishing speaking, the old man did not give these people a chance to continue. He waved to Mr. Zhang and led the eighth-grade craftsman to the bottom of the city wall.
The officials were left looking at each other on the city wall.
How could it be that the Minister of the Ministry of War just spoke up in the imperial court? When did the entire imperial court request this?
Zhu Yunxi passed by everyone leisurely and said calmly: "Everyone, go down, Zhang Ergong has another good thing to offer."
When everyone goes down from the city wall.
Zhang Ergong, who was taken down the city wall by Zhu Yuanzhang first, had already prepared everything.
At this time, Zhang Ergong probably also saw that His Majesty the Emperor was not a cannibal, and his nervous expression no longer showed.
"Your Majesty, this steam engine has made another improvement. Although it cannot lift heavy objects directly from the city wall, it can pull these five thousand kilograms of stones to any place connected by a road." p>
Zhu Yunxi, who came down from the city wall, nodded with satisfaction when he saw that Zhang Ergong was able to deal with the old man calmly.
Zhu Yuanzhang watched the other one lift the oilcloth, and then realized that this carriage was different from the one next to it.
The horses in front have been taken away.
It was replaced by a longer carriage with five wheels.
The four wheels at the back are opposite each other, distributed on the left and right. There is a single wheel in the front, which is extended to the carriage by an iron pole, and then there is a horizontal iron pole connected together.
In the middle of the carriage, there is another steam engine, which is smaller than the one on the city wall, and there is a basket of coal next to it.
As for the stones that were previously hoisted up the city wall, they are now also distributed in front and behind the steam engine.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "Can this... carriage move without oxen and horses?"
The emperor hesitated a little. Without the horse-drawn carriage, could it still be called a carriage?
Being questioned by the emperor, Zhang Ergong, who had been able to deal with it calmly, became nervous again and didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes helplessly. It seems that he should do practical things honestly from now on.
He could only step forward by himself: "Grandpa, look at the bottom of this car. The four wheels at the back are all connected to the steam engine above. Just like...the steam engine on the city wall just now." p>
After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "You mean, this steam engine can also drive this car.
Come on? The wheel is the same as the pulley?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently: "There is no saint like Grandpa. There is nothing in this world that Grandpa cannot figure out."
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to pat Zhu Yunxi's head with a smile on his face. Seeing that this bastard actually stretched his head over in front of everyone, he immediately stopped and snorted: "I haven't been in good shape all day! Let this guy go."
The carriage is moving, let’s have a good look!"
If a carriage could transport five thousand kilograms of things in the Ming Dynasty, canals and sea transport would no longer be the only primary means of transportation from Yingtian to Jiubian. The official transportation that was not taken seriously at first would also be reborn again... Even outside the Nine Border Fortresses where there are no canals and oceans, it will play a huge role!
This is the biggest benefit that Zhu Yuanzhang thought of when he first saw the carriage in front of him that was loaded with five thousand kilograms of stones.
"Okay..."
Zhu Yunxi drawled his voice and waved to Zhang Ergong. The two stood behind the crossbar at the front of the carriage, one holding one end of the crossbar.
Zhang Ergong was about to turn around and start up the steam engine that had been boiling water for a long time.
But he was stopped by a figure that jumped up in front of him.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still standing on the ground, was staring at Zhang Ergong expectantly.
Zhang Ergong quickly lowered his head: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a pleasant look: "Zhang Qing, you go down and we will drive with your grandson."
Zhang Ergong was confused for a moment, and then nodded. Taisun knew best how to drive, so he learned from Taisun.
Then, he jumped off the carriage.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was so frightened that all the officials around him were frightened and gathered around him.
"Your Majesty, a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. Your Majesty has a body of thousands of dollars, so you must not drive it lightly."
"I am willing to work for Your Majesty to verify this car."
"Your Majesty, please think twice and put the Ming Dynasty as your top priority."
Zhu Yunxi looked back at the old man. In fact, he was looking forward to letting the old man come into contact with these new things in person.
But everything depends on whether the old man will listen to these ministers...