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Chapter 1008 Steel Feet in the Mud (First update, please subscribe)
There are talented people in the country.

Although the personnel changes at the center of the Ming Empire have aroused certain repercussions around the world, all countries in the world are paying attention to the next move of the Ming Empire.But for ordinary people, the change of the center is almost zero in terms of their influence on life.

Compared with the vicissitudes of life in the officialdom, what do ordinary people care about?
Of course it is the simplest thing - life.

There are seven things that ordinary people open their doors every day, nothing more than firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

What is the glory of the empire, what is the future of the empire, it is too far away from ordinary people.

In the early morning, when the crowing of the rooster echoed in the sky and the earth, in the nearby barn, Wu Huasun, who was covered in oil, had been busy there. The engine of a Benniu 24 tractor in front of him had been dismantled. up.

Benniu tractor is a famous brand in Ming Dynasty. Five years ago, Benniu Tractor Company was established and launched the Benniu 16 tractor. It is clumsy and quickly won the welcome of the market. It is not only popular with farmers in Ming Dynasty, but also exported to Europe and America in large quantities.

In the past few years, this kind of light tractor, which can tow plows, sow seeds, and even tow harvesters, has been very popular in the market and has become the standard configuration of many Chinese farms.

Picking up a newspaper from the side, Wu Huasun didn't even read the news about Qian Degong's appointment as Prime Minister of the Executive Yuan, so he tore off a corner of the newspaper, took out some tobacco leaves, and rolled a cigarette. After lighting it, Wu Huasun took a sip, and then said to himself.

"This wheel is completely inapplicable."

Staring at the wheels of the tractor, Wu Huasun frowned. His farm is very close to the wetland, where the soil humidity is high, and the wheels of the tractor are prone to slipping, and he can't even pull it hard. This matter has always troubled him.

In fact, the wheels of tractors were originally steel wheels. In order to facilitate the use on cultivated land, the designers widened the wheels to increase the ground area and reduce the pressure, but the effect was not good; Rubber protective layer, in addition to the steel wheels, the Benniu tractor also has a car-like pneumatic tire.But car tires are not completely suitable for tractors, because the grooves of car tires are too shallow.

Staring at the shallow grooves on the outer rubber layer of the steel wheel, Wu Huasun, holding a cigarette pipe in his mouth, had a sudden thought.

"What if it's a track instead?"

Wu Huasun, who used to serve in the Imperial Armored Forces, was no stranger to tracks. After all, the biggest difference between tanks and armored vehicles was the steel tracks.It is also the steel track that allows it to walk on the muddy battlefield.

Recalling the tracks he saw in the army, Wu Huasun naturally remembered the "non-disclosure agreement" he signed with the army when he retired.

"The confidentiality contract is not to disclose military secrets such as tanks and machine guns, not... the track is just a part."

Sometimes, people always have some whimsy, and when they come up with these thoughts, they don't know whether the idea is right or wrong, but what is certain is that despite what they say to themselves " Tracks are not tanks but parts", but Wu Huasun still made many modifications to the parts, just borrowing the idea of ​​the track.After completing the preliminary design, Wu Huasun went straight to the locomotive depot of the nearby station.

Every slightly larger railway station will have a business section.The locomotive depot is the place where trains are overhauled. In such a place, there are various machine tools and equipment for repairing train parts. In addition, they also accept external orders. After all, Fangyuan is hundreds of miles away, and there is only this What a company with machining capabilities.

Staring at the drawings brought by Wu Huasun, the engineer of the locomotive depot thought for a while and said.

"Are these parts all made of steel?"

"Yes, cast in steel."

Explaining his ideas one by one, Wu Huasun asked.

"Roughly how long will it take?"

"A week or so. You know, this kind of off-site business needs to be ranked behind the regular business. You have to wait for a few days."

"Okay, I'll come back in a week."

The rest couldn't be easier, just sign the contract, pay the deposit, and the rest is waiting. Of course, Wu Huasun didn't wait either. After returning to the farm, he started to make some simple modifications to the wheels. to allow them to fit on steel tracks.

A week later, Wu Huaxun brought back nearly [-] pieces of steel tracks from the locomotive depot, including cast tracks, machined connecting pins, and hat tips. After connecting these parts one by one, the two tracks soon appeared on the In front of his eyes, the track was laid flat in front of the wheel. Wu Huasun carefully drove the tractor onto the track, then dragged the track, and finally connected the track into a whole with a connecting pin. After fixing the cap tip with a hammer, stared at it. Looking at this tractor with a pair of "steel feet".

Wu Huasun said to himself.

"It looks like that."

After he cranked the engine again, put on the gear, and Wu Huasun, who was stepping on the clutch, took a deep breath. At the moment when the clutch was released, he could feel the wheels seem to be moving. To something like "the clatter of chains".

"It's moving, it's moving..."

Wu Huasun shouted excitedly, and drove the tractor out of the barn. The tractor fell straight towards the house, and when he turned the steering wheel vigorously, he realized that the track is not controlled by the steering wheel.

"No, I have to think of a way..."

In the next month, Wu Huasun devoted all his attention to his "steel feet" and began to modify the steering system. Finally, a month later, he appeared on his family's farm driving a newly remodeled tractor. Amidst the roar of the engine, a tractor with a pair of "steel feet" easily plowed out several plows on the sticky black soil.

"Much faster than in the past..."

Wu Huasun said a little excitedly.

In the past, when plowing in the field, the tractor could easily slip, but now?There is nothing easier than plowing.

At the end of the day, they even plowed more than ten acres of land.

But in just a few days, the news that Wu Huasun installed a pair of steel feet on the tractor spread in the nearby towns and villages. It not only attracted the attention of nearby farmers, but also attracted the attention of reporters. Some reporters came to interview.

Facing the reporter's interview, Wu Huasun did not hide anything. A few days later, a piece of news appeared in the local tabloid...

(End of this chapter)