Li Shimin

Chapter 425 The Steam Engine

Li Xuan didn't pay much attention to the fact that Li Xiaogong took [-] shi of coarse salt to dry the sea fish.

Anyway, drying dried sea fish is extremely simple, and now there is a trend of drying sea fish in Laizhou, Dizhou and other states near Qingzhou.

These few soldiers from Zhechong Mansion together can dry all the ten thousand shi's faults into dried sea fish in a few days.

Of course, there is another extremely important thing, Li Xuan is also homesick.

Although the courtyard where Qingzhou lived, he had asked the housekeeper Li Chang to buy it.

However, as a person who loves his family very much, in Li Xuan's heart, only Lijiazhuang in Chang'an City is his home.

Therefore, all his attention is on the steam engine.

……

Qingzhou, shipyard.

In a house where the air is very hot, the ink masters waiting for the bandstand are assembling a huge stove while looking at the crumpled blueprint in their hands, and several small gears are connected to the side of the stove.

Then, wait until everything is assembled.

Le Tai and the others added hot water that had been prepared to the stove and lit the coals under the stove.

Half an hour later, there was a sound of ding dong bang.

Those small gears connected by steel plates began to rotate rapidly.

And as the coal below the stove continued to burn, the speed of those gears turned faster and faster.

"Success!"

Seeing this, the bandstand and the craftsmen beside them couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Lieutenant Li, please report to His Royal Highness King Jin!"

Li Lun, who had been staring blankly at the side for a long time, turned his head and ran outside without saying a word.

Soon, Yiqi rushed out of the shipyard and headed straight for Li Xuan's courtyard.

When Li Xuan fell outside, Xue Rengui didn't dare to delay Li Lun's request, so he hurried in to report.

"Your Majesty, Li Lun, Lieutenant of the Shipyard, asks to see you!"

"Li Lun?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said: "Let him in quickly!"

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui cupped his hands and walked out.

After a while, Li Lun followed Xue Rengui and walked in with a happy face.

Seeing this, Li Xuan's heart trembled!
"At the end of the day, I will see His Royal Highness King Jin, and King Hejian County!"

Li Lun saluted directly.

"Get up!"

Li Xuan waved his hand, and quickly asked: "You are in such a hurry, but Le Tai and others made a steam engine?"

"His Royal Highness King Jin, Letai and other craftsmen have already produced steam engines!" Li Lun said.

"Really?"

Li Xuan stood up directly, his face full of joy.

Meanwhile, Li Chongyi, Li Chengqian and the others on the side also had joyful expressions on their faces.

They didn't know what impact the steam engine would have on Datang, but they knew that the master had been staying in Qingzhou and would not go back, just to wait for the steam engine to be built.

Now, they finally see hope.

"Report to Your Majesty, this matter was witnessed by the last general!"

Li Lun said hastily.

"go!"

After speaking, Li Xuan walked out.

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also hurriedly followed.

"Nizi, what is a steam engine?"

Behind him, Li Xiaogong grabbed Li Chongyi by the neck and said with a puzzled face.

He rarely saw anything that could make Li Xuan so happy.

"Back to Aye, the steam engine is an object made by the master to solve the power problem of the steel ship, and asked the musicians such as the music platform to make it. But what exactly is it, I have never seen it..."

Li Chongyi quickly explained.

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong couldn't help being surprised, "A mere steam engine can drive a huge steel ship?"

"The master said yes!"

Li Chongyi whispered back.

Li Xiaogong snorted coldly, and ignored Li Chongyi.

Soon, a group of people came to the shipyard.

"The villain sees the king, the king of the county, and the young men!"

Seeing Li Xuan, Le Tai hurriedly saluted.

"Get up!"

Li Xuan waved his hands casually, but his eyes were fixed on the steam engine that was already on the side.

"My lord, this is the steam engine you want, we have already made it!"

The band quickly walked to the side of the steam engine and began to add carbon into it.

Having been in Lijiazhuang for so many years, he knew that Li Xuan didn't like to listen to nonsense at this time, so he just showed it.

As the carbon fire in the boiler increased again, the water in the entire boiler began to boil.

At the same time, push the face gear on the top to drive the iron wheel on one side to start rotating.

"This……"

Seeing this scene, Li Xiaogong's eyes widened, he couldn't figure out that just boiling water could drive several iron wheels beside him.

At the same time, there was a sound of steel colliding with each other.

"This thing is indeed a steam engine!"

On the side, Li Xuan looked around one by one, his face full of joy.

"Bandstand, if you install wheels on these iron wheels, how fast can they turn?"

"Back to the king, the villain hasn't started the experiment yet!"

Le Tai was startled, and quickly replied.

"Is there a manufactured wheel?" Li Xuan asked.

"Have!"

The music stage replied, and then hurried to a corner.

"Please also ask the king to carry it for a while, and the villain will install the wheels!"

The few ink curers on the side also ran to the past.

Soon, a huge steel wheel was lifted, but inside the steel wheel, there were three twisted steel sheets.

Under Li Xiaogong's puzzled expression, Le Tai and others replaced the steel wheel.

Then, add charcoal to the boiler again.

As the steel wheel rotated, a whirlwind appeared out of thin air.

Seeing this, Li Xiaogong, Li Chengqian and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes again.

This is amazing too!

"His Royal Highness, why is this?" Li Xiaogong asked in surprise.

"Could it be that this is the fairy art that the old fairy taught you?"

"no!"

Li Xuan shook his head slowly, and explained: "Boiling water will generate a force that can lift the lid of the pot, and this steam engine just transfers the power of boiling water to this steel wheel!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong was still confused.

In response, Li Xuan chuckled and did not continue to explain.

"Your Majesty, if a few more steam engines of this kind are installed in the cabin of the steel ship, will it be possible to drive the steel ship?"

"Of course!"

Li Xiaogong nodded repeatedly and said.

At the same time, looking at these steam engines with a bright face, his eyes were full of amazement.

"If this kind of steam engine is installed on all those seagoing ships, wouldn't that directly save a lot of labor costs?"

Gongshe means sailors, generally a large ship has a hundred people, a medium ship has six to 70 people, and a small ship has three to 40 people. As for the huge ship, it needs at least 200 people.

"No!"

Hearing this, Li Xuan quickly shook his head, "This steam engine is only a simple version manufactured for the first time, and various improvements will be made in the future, and it will become even bigger and heavier. It is easy to be crushed when placed in those wooden cabins. !"

"As for the Gongshe, it is always needed at any time!"

As he said that, Li Xuan thought of something, turned his head again, and said to the bandstand beside him.

"This kind of steam engine is at least a machine. If it is damaged, the giant ship can only stop in the sea and cannot move. Therefore, when building, it is necessary to leave holes for the oars, and each giant ship must always have [-] oars. Paddle!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yao Cheng, Le Tai and others hurriedly clapped their hands together.

Although Li Xiaogong was surprised by this, he did not object.

It is always right to be prepared for things like going to sea.

……

On the way back, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Master, since the steam engine has been manufactured, shall I go back later?"

"Ok!"

Li Xuan nodded lightly, "I'll go back and get ready, and I'll set off the day after tomorrow!"

……

(End of this chapter)