When there were no rubber tires, the earliest steam tractors had wheels made of iron.
This big iron plate drove out of the factory and onto the road, swaying. Although it felt very bad to sit on it, Xi Zhong was still full of excitement. He held the steering wheel excitedly, steered it crookedly, and looked at the front of the car.
A large chimney in front spewed steam.
Just one steam tractor cannot be said to have entered the industrial revolution, but at least it has opened a crack in the door.
The dawn of a new era is almost here!
"It does not count as a success if it can move. It must be able to successfully cultivate the land once, and then it will count."
Yijun yelled from behind. The apprentices in the factory moved the large iron plows and carried them on ox carts. When the old ox was pulling, he saw the iron shell in front of him whining and touching the steam.
When it was pregnant, its bull's eyes also widened.
Lao Niu suddenly started to accelerate, and the apprentice workers suddenly lost sight of the car and started shouting in panic.
Fortunately, the old cow's acceleration soon stopped, and it only ran a little distance in front of the steam tractor. It seemed to be proud of its own physical strength, and at the same time despised this iron shell that came from outside to grab a living.
"Moo!"
"Woo!"
The old cow's voice sounded like a challenge, and the steam engine kept whining in response.
The bullock carts of the old era and the tractors of the new era walked side by side towards the distant fields.
Naturally, we met a lot of people on the road. People looked at the steam locomotive with surprise, curiosity, and shock. They briefly put down their work and started to follow the steam locomotive.
"Big Chief, what kind of equipment is Xi Zhong driving?"
"It will smoke and look like an ironworks chimney."
"There's a fire inside, burning coal?"
People gathered around the steam locomotive and trotted along with it. Steam locomotives did not move very fast, but the advantage of their mechanical power was that they were tireless. As long as they had enough fuel, they could keep running until the day their own equipment was destroyed.
Someone reached out and touched the iron sheet. He accidentally touched the cylinder and shivered from being burned.
"Woo"
"Be careful, this iron sheet is not easy to control, and you will be crushed under the wheel in a moment!"
Xi Zhong issued a serious warning to the melon-eating crowd around him. People laughed, backed away and dispersed to the side, but continued to follow him.
"This thing is going to be cultivated in the fields. You should stay away. The machine does not have eyes. If it hurts you or damages the machine, it will be a loss outweighing the gain."
Yuzai smiled and persuaded many people who were approaching to move away. When the people learned that this iron man was going to work in the fields, they looked very surprised.
Is this big iron sheet supposed to be used as a cow or horse?
"It's a cow?"
"Isn't that an iron cow, haha!"
"The Iron Bull is at the ironworks."
"This is his brother."
"Big Chief, how many acres of land can this thing plow in a day if it doesn't eat or drink?"
Questions are flying like snowflakes. Regarding various performance issues, the factory leaders can only smile and say that everything must be based on actual testing.
There was a big pit in the field. The grown-up porpoise looked curiously at the tractor that was emitting steam and smoke and driving into the field.
It lay down at the entrance of the pit, made a grunting sound, stretched out its legs, and waved its hooves at the people driving.
Old driver, take me with you!
As a result, many people appeared in Douzi's experimental field.
As the news spread, many people gathered from all directions. The pig carried two flowers and a pile of grass roots on its head, and was very happy that everyone came to visit its land.
Zhushan Mountain Wilderness is the temporary settlement area for Qi Refiners.
The news that a new magical machine is about to be tested in the farmland has spread all over the country.
"What do you mean, a car that can move on its own?"
"Steam power! Have you seen the big iron arm that clangs every day on the hill opposite?"
"That's an atmospheric steam engine. The car that can run on its own this time is a miniaturized steam engine!"
"If this iron shell can move, there must be a villain inside."
The Qi Refiners are very obsessed with all the new products in Hongzhou. After the last "market cycle phenomenon", the Qi Refiners' view of the land of Hongzhou has completely changed.
They believe that this is a land of Tao, and any Tao that should not have appeared in the first place will be transformed into a physical instrument or some kind of knowledge in Hongzhou, from intangible to tangible, and then be used by the world.
Learn and absorb.
Therefore, through this equation, it can be concluded that everyone in Hongzhou is a superman who has mastered the power of law.
A qigong practitioner jumped into the air, but as soon as he was not far from the ground, he was grabbed by a group of people by his leather skirt.
Since they were all ancient people, their clothes were different from those of today. Most of them did not wear pants, but mainly made of furs such as leather skirts. So this time, the leather skirts were torn off from the air, leaving only
A naked man is flying in the sky.
"Brother, don't leave! It's your skirt!"
A distant voice came from the horizon: "Send it to you!"
"No, brother, give me a ride, I can't fly!"
The artist is flying in the sky, and a group of people are chasing him underground.
"Wait a minute, there's another one here that can fly!"
"Don't let him fly!"
Leaving the area of Zhushan, there were still some Qigong practitioners who could not fly. They did not blindly catch those who could fly. At this time, they were standing by the side of the road waiting for license plates, and an ox cart appeared not far away.
The gas refiners who waited for the vehicle told the driver their requirements and set off towards the fields of Laoyoufang.
Along the way, there were children from the school, who lined up and were brought over by Uncle Xi and Da Wei. The emergence of new machinery is to let the children of the new era see it, and in their hearts, they will plant the seeds of exploration.
and discovered** seeds
Farmers carried hoes, and workers arrived in groups.
Even the merchants who are buying and selling in the market come here to join in the fun.
Businessmen from the large tribes in the eastern coastal area, major salt sellers, and the famous Qiantou Caosusha family came from afar to gather here.
A few years ago, the Susha clan followed Huandou's instigation and had some friction with Hongzhou, but they quickly gave in. After all, it was normal to change one's stance to make money.
By reselling Hongzhou's second-hand products, the Susha clan accumulated a large amount of property, especially Hongzhou's porcelain. The leaders of the small tribes in the eastern hills had nothing but Haibeido.
Seashells are the hard currency in the Central Plains. Seashells of specific shapes are widely circulated as money. People in the eastern coastal areas are basically wealthy people in this era.
Buying some porcelain at home is to show a different status from the ordinary poor people. Others use pottery and I use porcelain. This is called class.
Regarding the changes in Hongzhou, the Susha family, who had primitive commercial contacts with Hongzhou in the earliest times, know best.
Ten years have passed, countless magical instruments have been born on this land, and without even realizing it, Hongzhou as a whole has transformed from a primitive settlement into a majestic city-state. They have risen so fast that other large tribes have also grown up before them.
Two years later, we prepared to launch a war against Hongzhou, but after two years, we suddenly found that we could not defeat it.
Time seems to be speeding up in the land of Hongzhou. Some people in the Baiyue area bought hourglasses to calculate time from Hongzhou. In addition, many things used to measure time in the past came from here, so they
It was compiled into an ancient folk song, saying that Hongzhou is in charge of the changes in the east and south over time.
Time slowly flows from the land of Hongzhou to the east and south.
"There is a god in the southeast, who belongs to Emperor Zai's family. He is located in the south of the river. He controls the sun, moon and stars, and controls the passage of time."
"To the west of Daze and to the south of the river, there is a shallow field where the Mahatma comes out. There are sorghum, rice, millet, and millet. Hundreds of grains grow by themselves. In winter and summer, the harp is played, and the luan sings and the phoenix dances.
There are all kinds of beasts in this wild place!"
"The state of Hongzhou has nine methods for governing the world, eight styles of singing, seven arts, six crafts, and five elements."
"There are hourglasses, sundials, and water clocks, all coming out of Nanqiu."
Everyone who comes from the eastern hills knows this story that has begun to spread in recent years. Just like some areas will tell you that when you come to the Promised Land, milk and honey flow everywhere.
Of course, Canaan is called Dijia. Hongzhou is in the south. This Canaan is very reasonable.
The big leader of the Susha clan squeezed in the crowd and stood on the field ridge, looking at the big iron wagon that was starting up in the field.
"Is that what it is?"
"Can it plow the land by itself?"
"Yes, but I heard that its working speed is not high, but it is better in terms of duration and durability."
"It doesn't require physical strength."
People were very interested in the invention of the steam tractor and imagined that they could use such machinery at home.
Looking at some curved shaft plows on the side, I can't help but feel a little disgusted.
People always like the new and dislike the old. One day you were my little baby, and the next day you were just Mrs. Niu.
"I'm afraid even if you use a knife to chop this thing, it won't be broken. Look at how careful they are."
The leader of the Susha clan squinted and looked at the fields where the factory leaders were inspecting the condition of the iron wagons. He was a little funny:
"On what piece of land can these factory director-level people be placed on a land where they cannot unite a large tribe? With their existence, those tribes will be able to develop to a point where they have no worries about food and clothing and the country will be strong in less than ten years.
Each of them is a treasure in this world."
"But these talented people are now surrounding this small iron car, checking it over and over again."
But after laughing, the leader of the Susha clan seemed a little disappointed:
"If the Akafang clan, who was the first to start all these changes, had crossed the river not to the south, but to the southeast, then maybe the Susha clan would rule now."
"The gap is too big."
"Even if these leaders are assembling and inspecting equipment in front of our eyes, we don't know how these things are made. Even if we know, we don't have the means and materials to make them."
Another business leader next to him felt deeply and nodded to the leader of the Susha clan:
"You are right. This is the technical distance. Compared with the distance between people, compared with the distance from the wild fields in the south to the grasslands in the north, and even compared with the distance from our place to the sun and moon in the sky,
It’s still further away.”
"For plows, you can take them away and copy them; for porcelain, if you master the firing method, the collapse of the earth furnace will only require you to try a few more times, but there is really no way to imitate this thing. Even if I tell you the core technology, you will not understand it.
Ha ha."
"If you don't have steel, you need equipment to make steel. If you have equipment, you need to learn if you don't have technology. If you have technology, you don't have iron, so you need to make iron first. To make iron, you need mining. After mining, you need to have an excellent blast furnace.
, otherwise you won’t be able to smelt good iron. After you have a blast furnace, you must have corresponding means of construction and fortification.”
"Nothing can go wrong in any link, and the higher you go, the more difficult the technical means and knowledge required."
The businessman said to the leader of the Susha clan: "This is the result of Ming Dynasty. Hongzhou people like to say this word most."
"What about us? We are the ones selling the light!"
The leader of the Susha clan glanced at the businessman and laughed heartily with him.
In the fields, the steam tractor is quietly waiting for its debut moment.
The leaders of the factory had already installed a large iron plow for it and conducted two adjustments. The operation of each component was rechecked. After a short wait, Xi Zhong restarted the steam engine.
The tractor started to move and began to pull the large plow, slowly plowing in the field!
People around watched the iron truck start to work. The steel plow opened up extremely deep ravines on the ground, with a whining sound and a thin puff of smoke and steam. The rhythm of the steel made the people around them silent for a short time, and then
A burst of cheers resounded throughout the sky!
Compared with cold steel armor and weapons, the real power of steel is finally perfectly presented in people's eyes in this prehistoric era!
It is full of enthusiasm and has power that is far beyond the reach of cows and horses. When it is quiet, wind and rain cannot make it shake. When it moves, nothing can stop it!
The steel plows not only cut ravines on the ground, but also cut deep ravines in the hearts of everyone who watched this steam locomotive debut.
The world is changing with each passing day. With the improvement of productivity, whatever you think in your mind can be realized!
"When water is heated to boiling, water produces steam."
"When all the rivers and seas in the world are boiling, the new era will already be pouring in like hot water."
The core spirit of steampunk quietly emerged in the ancient East of the current era!
That is hope. Compared with every day that has passed, every day in the future will definitely become better!
The businessman and the chief of the Susha clan were also stunned and entranced.
Science can also be classical.
“What on earth are the people of Hongzhou making?”
The leader of the Susha clan clearly understood the transformative significance of the power machine in front of him.
"From stone, to copper, to iron, to steel, it spanned an unknown number of years."
From the first sprout of life under water, to the behemoths of the Stone Age, to today's steam age, you have experienced a lot?
"do you know?"
"I never think about the future, because it will come sooner or later."