Chapter 1724, a new round of technological outbreaks
"Hmph~"
On the spacious road in Xincheng, South District of Beijing, accompanied by the roar of car engines, two Mercedes-Benz cars were speeding along the road.
Liu Jin drove a car and never dared to step on the accelerator. Although the road was very wide and pedestrians used the sidewalks on both sides of the road, Liu Jin still did not dare to drive too fast for fear of something happening.
Your own life is important, the key is not to hit anyone or anything.
The Mercedes-Benz car in front was flying with a lot more carelessness. It was going very fast, its engine was roaring, and black smoke was billowing out from behind.
Obviously the engine technology is still not powerful enough, or the current smelting technology is not good enough, the oil quality is poor, and the combustion is insufficient, otherwise there should be no black smoke.
Of course, it's just the beginning now, so we can't ask for too much. As long as this car can start running, it's already pretty good.
"Old Liu, hurry up."
Zhu Houzhao in front was shouting excitedly.
This year is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Originally, Liu Jin was staying at home with his mother, wife and children, but he was dragged out by Zhu Houzhao and insisted on driving together in a competition.
In Zhu Houzhao's words, the only people in the capital who can drive are Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin. Everyone else is now a rookie and doesn't understand what a car is.
Therefore, it is only interesting to drive a car with Liu Jin. As for the others, they are not Zhu Houzhao's opponents at all.
"Oh~"
Liu Jin groaned, then slowly released the accelerator, and the speed became even slower.
Damn, who dares to really compete with you? If something happens, a hundred heads won't be enough to cut off, just about right.
Soon, the two cars arrived at the Wangyuelou Restaurant in Xincheng, South District.
"It's boring, it's boring~"
"Old Liu, you are too incompetent. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have approached you. I might as well have competed with those young men in the capital."
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said.
"It's not me, it's your Highness. You're so good at driving. I can't keep up."
Liu Jin said helplessly: "Let's go and have something to eat. I heard that Wangyue Tower has developed a lot of new dishes. They are very good. Let's go and try them."
As soon as he entered Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin discovered that the business in Wangyue Tower was really amazing, and it was almost full.
You must know that Wangyue Tower is the most expensive restaurant in the capital. A casual meal here can cost dozens or hundreds of taels of silver. It can cost even thousands of taels of silver.
There were no private rooms anymore, so the two of them could only find a seat by the window and sit down. They ordered the new dishes from Wangyue Tower and a pot of good tea. While drinking tea, they looked at the bustling streets outside.
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On the wide streets, there are four-wheeled carriages moving at a rhythmic pace. There are also groups of young people riding bicycles whizzing by. There are also rickshaws working hard to pull customers. You can occasionally see them.
A car roared past, attracting the attention of countless passers-by on both sides of the road.
Looking at the road again, the tall buildings on both sides of the street make people sigh.
It is really an era of great changes, and the changes are too fast.
Bicycles and rickshaws were not even invented for a few years, but cars were already on the scene. Four-wheeled carriages were not even phased out, and other new means of transportation were already on the scene.
This is still very similar to the Shanghai I saw before traveling through time, but it seems that there is a lack of electricity. If there is electricity, there is really not much difference.
"Lao Liu~Lao Liu."
Liu Jin was immersed in thinking. When Zhu Houzhao saw Liu Jin looking out the window in a daze, he also shouted quickly.
"Oh~"
Liu Jin came to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.
"I was thinking how fast times are changing."
Liu Jin replied with a smile.
"Yes, it is indeed changing very quickly, so quickly that people are a little uncomfortable with it."
Zhu Houzhao also sighed and nodded.
"I still remember when I was a kid, there were no horse-drawn carriages. At that time, people with status would go out in sedan chairs. But now, there are horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, rickshaws, and cars. You can choose whatever you want."
"I also remember the capital city when I was a child. The roads were very narrow and there were not as many people as there are now. Look at the roads now and the tall buildings on both sides. The changes are really huge."
"Yes, the changes are really huge."
Liu Jin gently drank a cup of tea.
At this time, at several tables nearby, someone was chatting about something while eating, which immediately attracted Liu Jin's attention.
"It's really difficult to set up a factory now. Originally, I was thinking of setting up a textile factory here in the Western Regions. You also know that there are a lot of cotton grown in the Western Regions and the quality is good. If I set up a textile factory there, it would definitely not be possible." It will be bad.”
"Originally, I prepared this five hundred thousand silver to buy machinery and equipment."
"As a result, the Jingcheng Machinery Factory actually said that they have stopped producing steam engine-related mechanical equipment, and now they use a machine called an internal combustion engine to drive the mechanical equipment."
"They said that this kind of internal combustion engine is more stable and more efficient than a steam engine, and it burns gasoline and diesel, so it is much more efficient than a steam engine."
"But the price is much higher than before. Now, I don't have enough money prepared."
"Then have you ever gone to see if this machine is really more efficient than before?"
"I went to see it, and it is true that it is faster and more efficient than the old spinning machines and looms of the past. They have made many improvements. The internal combustion engine, which is the machine now used in cars, is It is indeed much more convenient and smaller than the previous steam engines.”
"But the price is expensive. Think about it, this car costs more than 6,000 taels of silver. How cheap can a machine driven by an internal combustion engine get?"
Gu Shen
"That's true, that's true!"
"They are expensive, so we won't buy them. The Jingcheng Machinery Factory is not the only factory that makes machinery. I heard that there are several factories in Tianjin that make steam engines and textile machinery."
"I know this, but I have always used machinery and equipment from the Jingcheng Machinery Factory. Their quality is reliable. The machinery I bought a few years ago has not had any problems until now. The factory next to me bought it cheaply in Tianjin The machines produced by the machinery factory here broke down some days ago, but the impact was even greater and the losses were even greater."
"That's right. I'm planning to buy and sell cultivators and harvesters. Only the cultivators and harvesters from the Jingcheng Machinery Factory are of the best quality. Although they are expensive, they are the best-selling ones. The machines from other factories are the same as theirs. It’s a bit far behind compared to that.”
"Besides, I also received a notice that the Jingcheng Machinery Factory has completely stopped producing steam engines. From now on, it will switch to the production of internal combustion engines."
"We use internal combustion engines to drive harvesters and cultivators, and the price has also increased a lot. I am also worried now. These harvesters and cultivators are already expensive. If the price rises again, it will be really difficult to sell them.
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"This steam engine works so well, why isn't it produced anymore? I heard that this internal combustion engine still needs to burn gasoline, diesel, etc., and these oils are not easy to buy now."
"Yes, that's what I told them."
"You know what they said?"
"They say that the steam engine is a backward product with limited power, too large a volume, and too little development potential. But the internal combustion engine is different. Even though the internal combustion engine has just come out, it has strong power and can be made smaller, and the development potential is too small.
Big, it will definitely be the main technology in the future."
"They say that the Jingcheng Machinery Factory must maintain its technological leadership, so it must stop eliminating backward products and devote itself to researching new technologies and products."
"I really don't understand them. Even if the product is better, your price has been lowered."
"Yeah, I think so too. What's more, now everyone still prefers steam engines, because steam engines are more convenient. They can burn coal or firewood. They only need to boil water. It's so inconvenient for internal combustion engines to burn gasoline.
ah."
"Isn't that right? Moreover, the current price is too expensive. This car costs more than 6,000 taels. With this money, I might as well raise more horses."
"The prodigal son of my family bought a car. It's expensive, but it's really fast. I went to Tianjin for an emergency two days ago. It only took 2 hours to get there, and it's really comfortable to sit in."
"Is this car really easy to ride in?"
“It’s quite comfortable to sit in. Even in this winter, it’s not cold at all inside. It’s very comfortable. The key is that it’s fast enough and very convenient. You still have to go to the train station to take the train, so it’s just a matter of taking a bus.
convenient."
"In the winter, it's not very convenient to ride a carriage. It's so cold that the horses don't want to go out."
"In that case, I still need to buy a car as a backup at home."
"Let's buy one. It only costs a few thousand taels, and it's not a big deal."
"..."
Liu Jin listened to their conversation silently.
I also started to think about it.
The steam engine represents the first industrial revolution, and the internal combustion engine represents the second industrial revolution. Once the internal combustion engine comes out, the wave of the second industrial revolution will soon set off.
Compared with steam engines, internal combustion engines have greater functions and uses. The output power of internal combustion engines is greater and more stable. The key is that it can be large or small.
The large ones can be used on large transport vehicles and ships to make powerful ships and trucks, and the smaller ones can be used to make motorcycles and various small machinery.
It can be said that the effect is very large.
Cars, trucks, ships, motorcycles, excavators, forklifts, and other machines and vehicles of later generations can all be manufactured based on internal combustion engines.
There are also various machine tools, equipment, etc., which are much more convenient to drive by internal combustion engines than steam engines. The most important thing is power. The power that internal combustion engines can output is far beyond what steam engines can compare with.
Once various machines are manufactured based on internal combustion engines, the second industrial revolution will develop rapidly.
After people travel, they no longer need to rely on horse-drawn carriages. Instead, they can take cars, buses, or even motorcycles. If you can't afford a car, you can always afford a motorcycle.
When he thought of motorcycles, Liu Jin silently wrote it down and asked Ren Siheng, Lu Qing, Duan Hai, and Huang Zhiyuan to study it later.
Cars are indeed too expensive!
Now it sells for several thousand taels of silver, and only the truly rich can afford it. For ordinary people, it is really too far away.
Even if the price gradually drops in the future, in Liu Jin's opinion, it is estimated that there will be no way for the price of this car to drop below 1,000 taels of silver in less than ten or twenty years.
So for ordinary people, bicycles and motorcycles are the best choices.
If a motorcycle could be built and sold for tens of taels of silver, then it would be completely acceptable. The motorcycle is fast enough, and most importantly, it is powerful and can carry hundreds of kilograms.
It is still very difficult and inconvenient to push a bicycle uphill. It is fine in plain areas, but it is more convenient to use a motorcycle in mountainous areas.
There are more choices for travel, and if the internal combustion engine can be used to develop many engineering equipment, such as bulldozers and excavators, then Ming’s infrastructure projects can be greatly changed, and the efficiency will be higher, faster, and extremely
Great savings in manpower.
There are also various machines that are driven by internal combustion engines, which are far more efficient than steam engines, and some machines must be driven by powerful power.
Like ships, the speed of steamships is still too slow. If driven by an internal combustion engine, the speed of the ship can be greatly improved, and the efficiency will be completely different. Moreover, the ship can also be bigger and earlier, and gradually break away from the wood.
The structure of a sailing ship.
"However, the most important thing in this second industrial revolution is electricity. Now the technology of electricity has developed to a certain extent. The telegraph has already been released. I believe that other technologies will be released soon."
"Once important inventions related to electricity are invented, such as motors, lighting, and talking, it will really be the second industrial revolution."
"It's just that the speed is really too fast."
"It's only the twenty-sixth year of Hongzhi."
Liu Jin was thinking a lot, and it was a bit incredible to think about it. Ming Dynasty's technological development was so fast.
Although there is a plug-in of my own, the speed is much faster than the development of science and technology in history.
In just over ten years, the transition from steam engines to internal combustion engines has already occurred, and even electricity-related technologies are being accumulated. It is estimated that once a breakthrough is made, rapid development will occur soon.
"Is it because I opened a large number of new schools and popularized basic sex education?"
"It's just that it's developing so rapidly. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
