Datang Nongwang

Chapter 555 Power Achievement Paddle Wheel
There is a saying.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is skinny.

If the steam engine was so easy to make, it must have been made out by someone long ago, so it would be Li Chongyuan's turn.

But Li Chongyuan's plan must be implemented.

No matter how difficult it is, this thing has to be broken.

Forget about the steam engine.

Solve the power of the paddle steamer first, and then talk about other things.

After arguing with Old Xu's family for a long time, Li Chongyuan put down his words, "Old Xu, think about the gears, pulleys, and iron chains and other things carefully. Now let's make a test object out of wooden things. Let’s see if it’s feasible first. Anyway, whether it’s made of wood or bamboo, it doesn’t cost money, it just takes some time.”

Anything has to be tried before it works.

Li Chongyuan basically followed this principle in doing things.

One is to save some effort.

The second is to not waste time and labor.

Thirdly, it is also to reduce unnecessary material expenditure.

"Xiao Langjun, don't worry, we all know how to do these things. Anyway, we have bamboo and wood, and if we want to make a test product, it's very simple." Old Xu nodded in response.

As for the chest pat guarantee, the current old Xu dare not.

In the past, he promised Li Chongyuan to get the bearing out.

The bearing was produced, but it failed to meet Li Chongyuan's requirements, which was a real slap in the face.

to this end.

After that incident, Old Xu didn't dare to pat his chest for promises anymore.

Li Chongyuan didn't doubt that he was there, and he was very relieved of the old Xu's family, "That's fine, let's leave it like this first, and I'll come over tomorrow. As you can see, the princess is here, and I can't stay here for a long time. If I don't Entertaining them, I guess I will have a hard time."

Li Chongyuan left the blacksmith room directly after leaving a few words.

Old Xu's family watched Li Chongyuan leave and smiled knowingly.

they know.

Li Chongyuan is an honorable man, he has no airs at all, just like a little brother next door, he can say whatever he wants, and do whatever he wants.

even.

Beyond some rituals, they all knew that Li Chongyuan was very annoyed by the so-called red tape.

to this end.

Every time the old Xu family saw Li Chongyuan, they would not be too polite, nor would they follow the etiquette too much.

After a while.

Old Xu's family started to do their work again.

After Li Chongyuan left the blacksmith's room, he first went to the ditch.

But when Li Chongyuan arrived at the ditch, there was not even a single person, which made Li Chongyuan a little puzzled.

No one, then go back.

But when Li Chongyuan returned to the small courtyard, he still didn't see these little girls.

"Uncle, where are they?" Li Chongyuan didn't see anyone, so he could only ask Li Yuan.

Li Yuan glanced at Li Chongyuan and replied, "Going to the sugarcane field."

Li Chongyuan shook his head secretly when he heard Li Yuan's words.

To be able to go to the sugarcane field, it is estimated that the idea must have come from Wan'er.

Immediately.

Li Chongyuan began to feel sorry for his sugar cane again.

Although sugarcane is edible, it is not sweet enough, and it will take a month or two to increase and precipitate the sugar.

but.

According to time.

In a month or two, the weather will start to get cold.

More likely, it will snow.

It is the end of autumn now, and in a few days, it will be winter.

After one or two months, Li Chongyuan worried that these sugarcanes would not survive the winter and would die due to the cold weather.

After all, sugar cane is a southern crop.

Li Chongyuan took it to the north to plant it, which was somewhat contrary to the habits of sugarcane, a domestic crop, and this was Li Chongyuan's first experiment, but luckily it succeeded.

to this end.

Li Chongyuan has always wondered whether it is because of the little lunatic that he always succeeds every time he tries to plant something.

Li Chongyuan didn't care about the group of little girls running to the sugarcane field, and started ordering Qiao Hui to prepare something for lunch.

If you don't entertain these little girls today.

If the little maids of Sizi go back to the palace and tell Li Shimin about their affairs in Lizhuang, or if they hear about it with Empress Changsun, Li Chongyuan will be in trouble.

"Xiao Langjun, everything is actually ready, we just need to wait for Xiao Su to buy the big goose back." Seeing Li Chongyuan's dedication, Qiao Hui showed a smile on his face.

On the other hand, Li Yuan squinted his eyes, looked at Li Chongyuan and said, "Yuan Er, they will eat whatever you do, why should you be so extravagant and wasteful? How much can a few little girls eat? Just do whatever you want." gone."

Extravagance.

Yes.

Every time Li Chongyuan cooks a big dish, Li Yuan always feels that it is extravagant and wasteful.

But fortunately, there are many people, and you can finish eating too much.

There is no need to be afraid of wasting.

But Li Yuan, the little old man, always feels that if he cooks too much, he won't be able to finish it. He will say a few words about Li Chongyuan every time, which makes Li Chongyuan ignore the little old man's words every time.

not to mention.

Like today, Sizi and the others came, how could he, Li Chongyuan, dare to cook a few dishes to deal with it.

Really want that.

Not to mention that Li Shimin and Empress Changsun are unhappy, it is estimated that even these little girls will not let Li Chongyuan go.

noon.

A large table of dishes was placed on the table.

The most eye-catching, of course, is the rice wine stewed goose.

As soon as Sizi climbed onto the table, she immediately activated her foodie nature. She didn't need anyone's service at all, and she kept reaching into the vegetable bowl with her hands.

It takes an hour to eat this lunch.

After lunch.

After the group of little girls rested for a while, they ran out to play again.

With Wan'er around, there is no shortage of things to play.

Until the application time.

It's time to leave Lizhuang and return to Chang'an.

With tears in his eyes, Sizi said that he didn't want to leave, and finally got into the carriage. Under Li Chongyuan's promise, he reluctantly left Li Zhuang.

As soon as the carriage left Li Zhuang, Li Chongyuan let out a long breath, "Oh, don't come every day, if you come every day, I'm afraid I don't have time and energy to do other things.

It's not that Li Chongyuan doesn't welcome them.

It was Li Chongyuan who went to Xixiang for a few months and missed too many things.

"Fourth brother, if Sizi hears your words like this, she will definitely be upset, and she might even beat you." Wan'er, who was standing beside Li Chongyuan, wrinkled her nose and said after hearing Li Chongyuan's words.

Li Chongyuan said indifferently: "Why, can't I just say a few words? Look at you, you must have been crazy for a day. You haven't read any of your books today, so remember to make up for it tonight. Also, uncle asked you to write silently. The first five chapters of the Analects of Confucius, I will write them out silently today, and I will check them."

"Hmph, I've been able to write silently for a long time, but you don't care about me." Wan'er wrinkled her nose deeply when she heard that her fourth brother said that she wanted to study.

Ok.

Recently, Li Chongyuan really didn't pay attention to this girl's study.

It's best to be able to write, but I'm afraid that this girl has gone crazy and hasn't read any books.

in fact.

Li Chongyuan also knew.

Wan'er is really not suitable for reading, she doesn't have the brain for reading, so it doesn't matter if she wants to become a literary master, or even read to the extent that she can get a fame, that is basically equivalent to the difficulty of going to heaven.

But there is a way.

In this day and age, if you don't read a lot, people will always say that the Li family has no tutor, or that the girl from the Li family is a fool who can only wield a gun.

night.

Li Chongyuan sat in the small courtyard, listening to Wan'er standing in front of him reading the first five chapters of the Analects silently.

And Li Yuan was also sitting on the side, covered with a light quilt, narrowing his eyes slightly, listening to Wan'er's silent reading.

Gradually.

Li Yuan fell asleep, and Wan'er's silent reading gradually stopped.

Wan'er approached Li Chongyuan lightly, and said softly, "Fourth brother, uncle is asleep."

"Old Jin, you can carry uncle back to the house. It's cold, so don't freeze uncle." Li Chongyuan waved to Jin's servant and gave instructions in a low voice.

Li Yuan's sleep was very shallow.

After finally being able to sleep so deeply, Li Chongyuan couldn't bear to wake him up, so he had to use this method to carry Li Yuan back to the house.

the next day.

When Li Chongyuan finished his morning run with Li Chongzhen, he was cut off by Lao Xu's second son Xu Jun, "Young man, it's done, it's done."

When Li Chongyuan heard Xu Jun's words, he was immediately overwhelmed with excitement.

"Let's go and have a look." Li Chongyuan ran again regardless of the fact that he had finished stretching.

When we came to the edge of the ditch, a new small paddle steamer was sailing in the ditch.

The original small wooden paddle steamer had been taken over by Sizi, and even taken away, so the old Xu family could only build a new one.

On the edge of the ditch, Lao Xu was gently pulling with a thin rope, while gently shaking the rocker of the wooden gear and pulley, driving the small paddle boat forward.

Li Chongyuan looked at the propulsion method of the small paddle steamer, carefully looked at the scene in front of him, and felt very happy, "Old Xu, you did a good job. Although this method needs to be improved, it can make the paddle steamer rely on such a speed." It is considered to be the most advanced way at present.”

"Xiao Langjun, we thought about it all night last night, and worked all night until now, and finally fulfilled Xiao Langjun's request. Xiao Langjun, do you think this is feasible?" Old Xu was very happy when Li Chongyuan praised him so much. , the creases on his face seemed to be smiling.

The rear of the paddle steamer.

A paddle wheel is being pulled by gears, pulleys, and leather ropes, and under the action of the rocker, it is stirring the water, pushing the entire paddle boat forward.

This is exactly the best result that Li Chongyuan discussed with Lao Xu's family yesterday.

At least.

This is how it is currently.

Although the pulleys are good, the gears are not many.

After all, this is a wooden experimental paddle steamer.

If we really want to get to a large paddle steamer, there will definitely be many more gears and pulleys than the one in front of us. Otherwise, the rocker alone cannot be shaken by a few manpower.

After listening to Lao Xu's words, Li Chongyuan glanced at Lao Xu's family again, and said: "It's been hard work, it's hard work. Now that the test of the paddle steamer has been successful, you should go to rest and leave the next thing to me Bar."

When Lao Xu's family heard Li Chongyuan's words, they were very grateful.

After Lao Xu's family went back to have a rest, Li Chongyuan took Li Chongzhen to play with the Xiao Ming Steamship.

"Cousin, why is the shape of this boat different from what we usually see? What is the name of the windmill-like thing behind it?" Li Chongzhen didn't know what the name of the boat in front of him was.

While trying to play, Li Chongyuan looked to see if there was any problem with the little paddle boat, "This is called a paddle boat, and this windmill-like thing is called a paddle wheel, which is used to stir the water to propel the whole boat forward. For this boat, we It took a lot of work to get it out. Don't underestimate this boat. This paddle boat is faster than manpower paddling, and it is also stable. It can save manpower and save a lot of money. space."

"Cousin, according to what you said, wouldn't it be very good if the ship was sailing against the current?" Li Chongzhen understood.

Li Chongyuan turned back and smiled, "Of course. If I sail along the river, then why do I build a boat? I build such a paddle boat for sailing against the current. Of course, the main purpose of my boat is not to walk in the river, but walks on the ocean."

"Cousin, are you going to the sea?" Li Chongzhen's eyes lit up when he heard Li Chongyuan's words suddenly.

The sea.

For him, Li Chongzhen, that was the place he longed for.

For a person living in the inland land, it is estimated that everyone wants to see the sea.

But Li Chongzhen had only heard of the sea, but had never seen it. Of course he wanted to see the sea.

And when he heard Li Chongyuan say that the main purpose of the boat he built was to walk on the ocean, how could Li Chongzhen not be excited.

Li Chongyuan smiled and replied, "Of course, otherwise, why would I need to build a pier in Xixiang, your cousin, and why would I need to build a shipyard. You are really a cousin and I want to build a pier for business , let’s build a shipyard.”

When in Xixiang.

Li Chongzhen once asked him about the Li Chongyuan Shipyard.

But Li Chongyuan just laughed, and never told him his real purpose.

now.

When Li Chongyuan said this, Li Chongzhen's eyes immediately became unnatural.

"Cousin, cousin, take me, take me, I'm going to the sea too, I'm going to see the vast sea, I'm going to see if there is such a huge giant on the rumored sea A giant." Li Chongzhen hurriedly jumped on the edge of the ditch.

Li Chongyuan pointed to the small paddle steamer in the ditch, "The boat hasn't been built yet, even if you want to go, we have to wait at least a year or two. After the boat is ready, my cousin and I Take you to the sea to see, haha."

The paddle steamer demonstration has already had results, so it is estimated that this shipyard will build such a ship in the future.

The future is promising.

After Li Chongzhen got Li Chongyuan's guarantee, he rubbed his hands excitedly, and he was about to go to the sea to see the giant that he had always been thinking about.

As for the giant he was talking about, you don't need to guess to know it is a whale.

Above the ocean, apart from whales, the largest giants are probably only whales.

Whales, also called in ancient times, are also called salamanders.Same whale.

In the history of China, there are few records of whales, and even fewer records of hunting.

(End of this chapter)