Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 885 Steam Power
Du Jinning didn't answer, but turned his head and ordered: "Chunhe, take some guards to move the things in my scene and the courtyard, and tell them to be careful not to damage them."

Chunhe went in response.

Only then did Du Jinning turn his head, and smiled mysteriously at Zhao He: "Brother Huang will find out in a while."

Guan Lehe looked sweaty.

My disciples don't regard the emperor as a high official.

Zhao Wei didn't pay attention to this at all.Seeing that Qi Muyuan also showed curiosity, he couldn't help asking, "Do you know what she's doing?"

Qi Muyuan shook his head: "Didn't she not be allowed to go out during this time? She just recruited two or three craftsmen, and she didn't know what she was doing, and she kept me secretive." When he spoke, his face was full of helplessness. .

Even Qi Muyuan won't let him see?

Zhao Hu became more and more curious about Du Jinning's tricks.

After a while, Chunhe brought a set of strange things with a few guards.

Du Jinning ordered them to put their things in the yard, took a small boat that Chunhe was holding in his hand, turned his head and said with a smile, "Let's go to the pond."

Zhao He, Guan Lehe, and Qi Muyuan had originally leaned over to look at the strange thing, but when they heard this, they turned their heads and looked at the boat in Du Jinning's hand.

This boat is not big, about two feet long and one foot wide, and the workmanship is quite exquisite, but there is no mast and sail installed, but a clay pot is placed obliquely in the middle. A hollow bamboo tube is inserted; there is also an oil lamp at the bottom of the clay pot.

Zhao He couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

"This is a boat that can go by itself without oars and sails." Du Jinning said.

Zhao He became very interested: "Oh, what's the reason for this?"

"Look for yourself first, and see if you can figure out what's right."

At this time, the group had left the main courtyard and arrived at a pond not far from the main courtyard.Although there are many lotuses and aquatic plants planted on the edge of the pond, there is a large water area in the middle, which is completely large enough for a small boat to drive.

"You guys stay here, I'll go down." Du Jinning said.

"Hey, be careful." Qi Muyuan saw that Du Jinning didn't regard herself as a pregnant woman at all, how could she let her go down by herself?Even if there is a servant girl following him, he doesn't feel at ease.He had no choice but to support her helplessly, and followed her step by step.

Du Jinning first lit the oil lamp with a torch, and then put it on the water.

"Hey, why don't you move?" Zhao He asked on the steps.

"You have to boil the water in the pot first." Du Jinning said.

There wasn't much water in the clay pot, and as soon as Du Jinning finished speaking, the water boiled, and steam came out from the bamboo tube.The moment the water vapor burst out, the boat began to move forward.

Zhao He was 30 years old, but he was still like a child, and shouted excitedly: "It moved, ah, it moved by itself." Then, he followed the boat and ran for a short distance.This made Eunuch Wu run after him, the helpless expression on his face was exactly the same as that of Qi Muyuan just now.

But the steam on the boat was not much at the beginning, and it didn't run fast.The power came up from behind, and it rushed far away in a "swoosh".After Zhao Wen ran a few steps, he could only watch the boat throw his back.

"How long will it run? Will it turn when it encounters the shore and water plants?" he asked.

"Run until the water in the clay pot boils dry. No one controls it, so naturally it won't turn." Du Jinning silently added in his heart: If there is a remote sensor, it can make it turn.

At this time, she missed modern high technology very much.

Although Du Jinning's answer disappointed Zhao He a bit, he became more interested in another device.

"Have someone row a boat and bring the boat back." Du Jinning ordered his servants, and then went ashore with Qi Muyuan's support.

"Come on, let's go back and see another one."

Several people then returned to the main courtyard.

Although there are many dazzling chemical experiments and interesting physical experiments, what Du Jinning wants to show today is steam power.Thinking back to when Watt discovered steam power and promoted the industrial revolution, she hoped that this scene could be realized in ancient China.

So although the device she put in the yard was more complicated, it was still based on the principle of steam.She asked a carpenter to make a few gears, and used steam power to drive the gears to rotate. At one end of the gears was a small hoe that kept waving, and was digging holes there.

Although Zhao Fu no longer emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and the most important thing for any king is agriculture.

The device wields a hoe instead of a hammer or anything else, and she just wants to tell Zhao Wei that her experiment is not a novelty, but can be used in national production.

Sure enough, Du Jinning didn't need to say much, Zhao Yu was shocked by the conclusion he came to when he looked at the little hoe that kept digging holes.

He turned his head and asked eagerly: "Can this be used to hoe the land? Can we hoe the land with only water instead of cattle?" If so, wouldn't large tracts of wasteland be reclaimed?
Although this statement is not rigorous, Du Jinning nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, I can."

Zhao He's eyes were as bright as stars.

"However, in order to achieve this, various researches are still needed, and it will take a long process." Du Jinning said the second half of the sentence.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Yu took a deep breath, with a heroic expression, "As long as I can see this day in my lifetime, I will have nothing more to ask for."

"You're sure to see it."

At this moment, Du Jinning was extremely thankful that he was a science student.Even though she is a student of agriculture, at least she knows a little about the principles of physical chemistry.If she is a student of literature, she knows that there is such a thing, but she can't figure it out and can't do it, then she is depressed.

"Besides this, there is one more thing I want to show Brother Huang." Du Jinning said.

"Oh? What?" Zhao Wei's sense of anticipation was overwhelming.

"Brother, please move to Deyue Pavilion."

So a group of people went to Deyue Pavilion.

In front of the gate of Deyue Pavilion, Du Jinning turned his head and told Chimu: "Be careful for a while, don't hurt yourself."

"Princess, don't worry, the villain knows." Chi Mu said.

Du Jinning and the others went up to the second floor of Deyue Pavilion, and Zhao Wei saw that the boy who had just talked to Du Jinning was standing ten feet away from Deyue Pavilion.Behind him lay a rock as large as a table top.

"Brother Huang, teacher, there will be some noise in the experiment for a while, but we are far away, there will be no danger, don't panic." Du Jinning said.

She was not afraid of frightening Zhao He, but worried that Eunuch Wu and the guards would do something radical because they were frightened.This sentence was clearly said to Zhao He, but it was actually a warning to Eunuch Wu, Yu Wei and others.

Zhao Hu pointed to Chimu and asked, "Is that right there?"

"Yes." Du Jinning said.

"It's okay, it's so far away. Your brother is not a coward." Zhao Yu joked.

Du Jinning didn't say anything, and just gestured to Akagi.

　I was very busy at the end of the semester and couldn't afford to update it, so I wanted to finish it right away, but I overestimated my ability.Well, probably a few more chapters.

　　
　
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