Chapter 561 Night visit to the Ministry of Industry
"Shh, wait here!"
Zhu Gaoying and Zhang Yingzhen came to the Ministry of Industry secretly without notifying Zhang Qixin and others in advance.
"You, what do you mean by doing a surprise inspection?"
Zhu Gaoying was making gestures along the way, telling them to quiet down and keep quiet.
In this way, Zhu Gaotian and Zhang Yingzhen passed through the crowd and arrived at the important site of the Ministry of Industry.
"Your Majesty, the people in the Ministry of Industry are working day and night. There is no way they are lazy. What are your intentions?"
"Shh, I just want to see how they usually work!"
Under the leadership of Zhang Qixin, everyone in the Ministry of Industry worked like crazy, working like crazy. A task that originally took three days, now they work overtime and can even finish it in less than one day!
Even at night, the lights were brightly lit up and down the Ministry of Works, and no one went home from work because it was dark!
Do these people still want to die?
Zhu Gaoying once asked Mr. Feng that now only the printing of banknotes is left, and the steam engine research team led by Zhang Qixin has been stretched to the limit.
Everyone, including Zhang Qixin, almost only sleeps for two hours a day! During the day, they not only have to think about the structure, structure, and materials of the steam engine, but also engage in heavy physical labor and cast the designed steam engine!
Recording it over and over again caused great stress both mentally and physically!
This is not something ordinary people can endure!
It's hard to imagine what could possibly make them fall in love with this feeling of being inappropriate.
You must know that in his previous life, Zhu Gaoying suffered greatly from the pain of 996! Who is willing to take the initiative to work overtime, and still without any compensation, and have to listen to the boss nagging beside him.
And what about these people?
All of them turned out to be the other way around. They took the initiative to work overtime voluntarily and received full compensation! Even the hours of overtime work have reached the level of being anti-human.
Seeing Zhu Gaotian say this, Zhang Yingzhen just smiled.
Zhu Gaotian was a frequent visitor to the Ministry of Industry. None of the people outside or ordinary craftsmen knew Zhu Gaoxi.
Their emperor and his queen personally came to the Ministry of Industry and motioned them to be silent. There must be something important.
Although, the traditional feudal etiquette made them subconsciously want to kneel down and shout long live.
Therefore, they were all stuck in a state of half-kneeling but not kneeling. They could only bow their bodies and respectfully send Zhu Gaoyan to pass in front of them.
"His Majesty?"
"Shh, don't make a sound, just continue patrolling!"
This is the imperial army sent by Zhu Gaoyun to guard around the Ministry of Works.
"Don't alarm them. I'll go in and take a look. You continue to protect the Ministry of Industry and don't let anyone steal its secrets. Don't let even a fly in!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the young commander of the Royal Forest Army bowed his body silently and watched Zhu Gaotian enter the Ministry of Industry building.
The work attitude of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry working day and night really frightened him, especially after Zhang Qixin gave them a lot of blood, they became even more inhuman!
Working in the Ministry of Industry all day and night, even eating, drinking and sleeping in there, how can normal people endure this?
"Your Majesty, what is this behemoth?"
As soon as Zhu Gaotian and Zhang Yingzhen walked in, they saw a huge metal product parked in the open space. The whole thing was forged from jet black steel, and it was ten meters long and five meters high!
Seeing such a huge steel creation for the first time, Zhang Yingzhen couldn't help but hold her breath!
And overall, the steel used is very thick, and even the bluestone pavement underneath has been crushed or even broken!
What is this?
Zhang Yingzhen was shocked when she saw the locomotive for the first time.
At this moment, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are still busy debugging.
"Sir Zhang, after detailed calculations, the tooth diameter of the wheel and the transmission shaft we connected are close to perfect, and the transmission efficiency has reached almost the limit of the current structure, and there is almost no possibility of improvement!"
"Now the only thing left is the power test and strength test. If it can pass smoothly, then this locomotive can run on the railway!"
Although the Ming Dynasty of this era did not have any formulaic conclusions such as mathematics and physics, Zhang Qixin and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry summarized the previous knowledge and formulated quite a few laws in order to build this locomotive.
and formula.
Based on these formulas, they quantitatively built this huge locomotive.
"Now His Majesty has laid dozens of miles of railways. As long as this locomotive passes the strength test, it can be dismantled and installed on the track!"
Zhang Qixin had a pair of big dark circles under his eyes. Although he looked tired, his eyes were full of excitement and enthusiasm.
Because he understands that the steam engines they are developing and the trains they are testing are epoch-making products that can usher in a new era!
This is a miracle that cannot be matched by human power. If used properly, the entire Ming Dynasty's labor force can be replaced by steam engines!
Mechanical actions such as grinding, weaving, and cast iron that need to be repeated many times in succession can be completely replaced by this kind of washing, which is more efficient and will not cause fatigue. Even these models and machines have been completed.
After submitting the design, we are just waiting for the finished product to be produced.
If the current locomotive passes the test, its transportation speed on the train track will be far faster than that of a horse and ship, and its transportation volume can reach tens of thousands of kilograms, or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms.
It can be said that all the weapons, baggage and troops of an army, pulled by this locomotive, can be transferred from the capital to the Western Regions in two days!
There is no need to consume the physical strength and other resources of the soldiers!
If the Ming Dynasty's army can attack wherever it goes and build this railway, then the Ming Dynasty will be an invincible army!
Even without His Majesty, Ming's army would be invincible.
Not only that, Zhang Qixin also thought that if this kind of steam engine was installed on ships and ordinary carriages, it would bring about earth-shaking changes to the current mode of transportation!
The production speed and transportation efficiency of the entire Ming Dynasty will increase geometrically!
Coupled with the high-yielding crop promoted by His Majesty before - sweet potatoes! If nothing unexpected happens, then Ming Dynasty will usher in an era of skyrocketing population and technology!
The production costs of food, cloth, and even various common daily necessities will be greatly reduced, and the people of the entire Ming Dynasty will also enjoy the blessing of this high productivity!