"The Jingcheng Machinery Factory has manufactured a steam harvester that can harvest a thousand acres of wheat fields in one day~"
The next morning, as the morning sun rose, a new day began. In the streets and alleys of the capital, the voices of newsboys rang again, immediately attracting the attention of those who had been waiting for newspaper buyers. Soon, one by one, the newsboys' voices
A large number of newspaper buyers gathered around him, and newspapers appeared in the hands of old and young men in the capital as quickly as possible.
"steampunk era?"
The old and young men in the capital who got the newspaper naturally looked at the headline of the newspaper first, and there were four big words written on it, the steam era.
"What age of steam?"
Everyone's minds are full of doubts, steam?
Can it also become an era?
The Ming Dynasty Morning Post must have a profound meaning when it writes this. Every day, the headlines of the Ming Dynasty Morning Post report are major events, major events that have a profound impact on the entire country.
But can steam become an era?
What era will it be made of steam?
Everyone's minds were filled with questions, and with such doubts, they read quickly.
The Ming Dynasty Morning Post reported in detail at a very long length that the steam engine developed by the Beijing Machinery Factory uses water vapor to generate power and push the machinery to rotate, thus obtaining strong power.
At the same time, it also talked about an extremely important application field of steam engines today, which is the agricultural field.
Now the Ming Dynasty has begun to enter the harvest season in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Due to the migration of a large number of people, the population of some local provinces has also decreased. The areas newly incorporated into the Ming Dynasty are vast and sparsely populated, with too much cultivated land.
Manpower shortage.
The emergence of steam harvesters can be regarded as conforming to the development of the times, greatly improving the speed and efficiency of harvesting.
"Such a small steam engine has the power of five or six oxen and horses?"
Some people looked at the data introduced in the newspaper and felt a little unbelievable. The emergence of the steam engine also brought about thinking about how to calculate power. After Liu Jin's suggestion, everyone also used the power of horses as a reference. Horsepower and horse became power.
unit.
"And this steam harvester can harvest thousands of acres of wheat fields in one day?"
Some people looked at what was written in the newspaper in disbelief. Thousands of acres of wheat fields were harvested in one day. How fast is this?
A person who works hard for a year can only manage a dozen acres of farmland despite the sky. It would take hundreds of farmers to cultivate these thousands of acres of land.
Now you're telling me that I only need one machine?
"The cows are going to be blown up to the sky!"
"You only need to burn firewood and coal. It can move without the need for oxen. So when we cook, do we have to worry about the stove walking away on its own?"
"Haha, yes, steam can also be used to harvest wheat, so why do farmers need to work so hard? Everyone just drinks steam."
Some people kept laughing and thought it was impossible.
Burning firewood can generate power, and can make iron lumps walk on their own. Can steam harvest wheat?
This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. Who would believe this if they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes?
"This is true~"
"The news spread yesterday."
"I didn't believe it at first, but then I went to see it myself. Just here in the southern suburbs, in the wheat field of the Capital Agricultural Commercial Bank, there was a strange machine. It burned fire, emitted black smoke, and whined continuously.
It’s noisy, but it can indeed harvest wheat, and it’s really fast.”
"In addition to harvesting wheat, it can also be used to plow the land. The land can be plowed deeply and quickly, much faster than using oxen and horses."
Some people know the news and have seen it with their own eyes, and they constantly sigh with people around them.
"Didn't the newspaper say that this steam engine is very powerful? It can not only be used to cultivate land and harvest wheat, but can also be installed on textile looms and looms. Then there will be no need for water power, or
The foot is down."
"It can also be used on ships, using steam engines to drive the ships forward. Then the design of sails can be omitted, and the speed can be faster, and you can walk even if there is no wind, and you can move forward quickly against the wind.
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"In addition, it can also be used on carriages. When the time comes, you don't need oxen and horses, and you can still pull the carriages."
"Because it has so many uses and can be used in almost every aspect of our lives, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post called its birth the steam age."
"Because with the birth of the steam engine, our Ming Dynasty is about to enter a new era, that is, the steam age."
Since ancient times, there have been ignorant people, and naturally there have also been people full of vision.
The emergence of the steam engine, coupled with the report in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, immediately made many people see the arrival of a new era.
Of course, here in the capital, more people are watching the excitement. Everyone soon knows that there are steam harvesters mentioned in the newspapers in the wheat fields in the southern suburbs of the capital. Suddenly, the south gate of the capital is bustling with traffic, and people who go out of the city to watch the excitement
There are just too many people.
Wang Shouren left the morning court and originally wanted to go back and have a good rest, but after reading the Ming Dynasty Morning News, he immediately hurried to the southern suburbs.
Lao Wang, a student who studies things to seek knowledge, is also full of curiosity about new things.
Examining things to achieve knowledge, what exactly is investigating things to achieve knowledge? If the bamboo is removed, it is considered to be an investigation of things?
What is the truth of this world?
Steam engine?
Steam harvester?
Wang Shouren believed that the Ming Dynasty Morning Post would not lie, but he wanted to see with his own eyes how the steam engine worked and how it harvested wheat fields.
When Wang Shouren arrived at the wheat field in the southern suburbs, there was already a sea of people. Countless people who heard the news came to see the excitement and watched with gusto around a large wheat field. From time to time, they even let out bursts of sighs.
In the wheat field, there is a strange machine, and someone is controlling the machine to keep walking around in the wheat field.
"Woooo~woooo~"
A whistle sounded, and a burst of black smoke came out of the strange machine.
Amidst the roar of the machine and the advancement of the machine, the wheat fields slowly disappeared. The wheat straw was spread flatly in the field, and the wheat was packed in bags and placed in the wheat field.
A large wheat field was quickly harvested by this machine just by moving back and forth.
"Haha, isn't the steam harvester I invented great?"
On top of the steam harvester, Zhu Hou looked after the densely packed melon-eating crowd around him and shouted very excitedly and proudly.
His steam harvester shocked Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang yesterday. Emperor Hongzhi found it incredible, but he had to admit the importance of this steam harvester to agriculture.
With this thing, harvesting wheat and plowing the land will become extremely easy in the future. This is of extraordinary significance to the feudal dynasty that attaches great importance to agriculture.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Wang Shouren's eyes widened slightly and he looked at the person on top of the steam harvester. It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Awesome~Awesome~"
"This machine is really powerful. With this machine, harvesting wheat will be very simple in the future."
"Isn't that right? You only need to burn firewood and coal. Zhuge Liang's wooden ox and flowing horse are not that powerful."
The melon-eating crowd watching the excitement kept discussing excitedly that the steam harvester was a machine that could walk and move by itself, and could also harvest wheat. This was simply incredible.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it.
"Haha, of course, the machine I developed is naturally very powerful."
When Zhu Houzhao heard the sounds around him, he became even more happy and proud.
I saw it slowly driving out of the wheat field and onto the road.
"After removing the harvester part, I want to drive the steam engine into the city for a walk."
Zhu Houzhao gave instructions to the engineers of the Beijing Machinery Factory.
"Isn't this not good?"
Someone thought for a while and said.
"What's wrong with such a great invention? More people should know about it and see it."
At this time, classmate Zhu Houzhao wished that everyone in the world would know about this steam engine. Although he did not make the steam engine, he felt that he had some credit for the creation of the steam engine.
There was no other way, but Zhu Houzhao still had to listen to his words. Soon someone dismantled the parts of the harvester, leaving only the steam engine part.
"Let's go~"
Zhu Houzhao excitedly controlled the steam locomotive. As the billowing white steam continued to emerge, the whistle sounded, and the steam locomotive drove slowly towards the capital.
On both sides of the road, countless melon-eating people watching the excitement followed, and they all sighed in surprise while watching.
It does not need people to pull it, nor does it need oxen or horses. It only needs to burn firewood and coal to walk on its own. Although the speed is very slow, it is almost the same as normal people walking, but it is already an extremely remarkable thing.
According to the legend, Zhuge Liang developed a wooden cow and a flowing horse, which could walk on its own without wind and without eating grass. No one believed that such a thing could exist.
But now it seems that it really does exist. The steam locomotive in front of me is like this. It is moving, and there are three people sitting on the steam locomotive.
Well, one person is responsible for adding firewood and coal inside, Zhu Houzhao is responsible for controlling it, and the other person is responsible for Zhu Houzhao's safety.
"Woo~"
Accompanied by bursts of whistles, the steam locomotive slowly drove towards the capital. Suddenly, the entire capital was deserted. Wherever the steam locomotive went, people of all ages, men, women and children crowded on both sides of the road and looked at the people on the road.
A steam locomotive moving slowly above.
Just like when everyone saw a whale for the first time a few years ago, everyone was very curious and marveled at the steam locomotive in front of them.
