Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 485 Yanjing! Yanjing! Yanjing! Lift the hazy veil!

"Your Majesty, this is based on the first-generation steam engine. It uses a steam-driven blower. Officially due to the existence of this blower, the power provided by steam has become more powerful..."

Amid the loud noise of the connecting rod reciprocating, Yang Liuliu pointed to the reciprocating blower connected to the bottom of the boiler and introduced it loudly at the top of his lungs.

Although the environment is harsh.

But everyone in the Ming Dynasty led by Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked by the scene in front of them.

Huge boilers, long iron pipes, and a deafening roar.

Even if you don't understand the principles of steam engines, you can still vaguely feel the majesty of the industrial age.

Zhu Di has been listening carefully.

However, the eyes were not too focused on the steam blower.

Instead, he looked at the big schoolbag on the other side of the boiler, which was connected to the bottom of the furnace with an iron pipe!

When Yang Liuliu paused, he pointed to the square, iron 'big school bag' and asked, "What is in this iron box?"

Yang Liuliu rubbed his hands, walked quickly to the iron box, and introduced it like a treasure: "Your Majesty, it contains strong fire oil. When it is necessary to increase steam power, it will be difficult to heat up quickly after adding coal for a while and produce more powerful fuel. For the power, we added this iron box containing fierce fire oil. When necessary, open the valve and the fierce fire oil will be sprayed on the coal burning flame from above the furnace bottom..."

Zhu Di couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

This idea is similar to the instantaneous acceleration of an airplane and the rapid injection of methane into the engine.

As for flammable fire oil, it is nothing new.

The Central Plains has long used fire oil in wars.

And here in the South China Sea, oil is even more common.

Not to mention Borneo.

In Luzon, which he currently occupies, there are many "springs" of fierce fire oil.

In order to save money, people will buy them for lighting.

It just smells too much.

If you light it one night, your nostrils will be black the next day.

Glass is widely used, and the emergence of glass lampshades has solved the problem of gray and black, but it still cannot solve the odor problem.

Some businessmen have begun to improve this problem.

It has been found that filtering impurities can effectively reduce the black and gray problem caused by combustion.

……

Unexpectedly, the Research Department took the lead in using oil extensively in steam engines.

It is believed that technological breakthroughs will definitely occur with the application of oil mining and oil processing.

Even Yanfan official and private researchers will develop internal combustion engines and marine heavy oil turbines that specifically burn oil to generate power...

Of course, these technologies are unlikely to appear anytime soon.

He probably won't see this day either.

But as oil is widely used to provide power, these will definitely happen in the future.

Moreover, from Yang Liuliu and others, it can be thought that the innovative idea of ​​adding oil spraying in coal-fired stoves is enough to prove the active innovation power under the rule of Yan Fan today.

"You did a great job..."

Zhu Di did not hesitate to praise him with words.

Yang Liuliu and the others were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths from ear to ear.

Zhu Di smiled and pointed at the chimney.

This chimney...

It really looks awkward.

On a steam-powered ship, the layout of the chimney is actually modeled after a stove at home.

When he thought about it, he felt funny and angry.

“Who designed this chimney?”

Little did Yang Liuliu know that Zhu Di looked at the chimney and felt very displeased. He thought he was going to be praised again, so he patted his chest and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's me. The chimney of the briquette stove in my kitchen is designed like this."

Zhu Di looked at Yang Liuliu's eight big white teeth when he smiled and was almost angry to death. He asked: "Does such a chimney have enough smoke exhaust?"

Just outside the ship's hull, with the structure pointing upward at a 90-degree right angle, he knew that the smoke exhaust must not be smooth.

You know, whether the smoke exhaust is smooth or not also determines the efficiency of the boiler.

Zhu Di looked at Yang Liuliu scratching his head and said with a smile: "You increased the spraying of fierce fire oil because you found that if the speed of adding coal exceeds a certain value, adding more coal will not only increase the efficiency of the boiler, but will also reduce it. efficiency?"

Yang Liuliu nodded repeatedly and looked at Zhu Di with bright eyes.

Only researchers like them know how powerful the prince is.

Many times, with a casual hint from the prince, everyone can find a solution to the problem and put the research in a good direction.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others couldn't help but look at Zhu Di curiously when they saw Yang Liuliu's eyes.

Zhu Di pointed to the chimney, "I think the flow of smoke should be somewhat similar to the flow of water. The wider and straighter a river is, the easier it will be for water to flow. You might as well try to make a thicker straight chimney. Directly from the power cabin to the deck..."

In fact, it is best to have a high chimney.

At the same time, it is best to be thin at the top and thick at the bottom.

In addition, if you want to increase the boiler efficiency, it is best to use multiple small boilers. Small boilers have less water and are easier to heat up quickly. Multiple small boilers also increase the heating area of ​​the furnace bottom.

However, he didn't want to point this out directly.

Pointing out the direction leading directly to the deck, he believed that researchers would slowly discover these problems in future experiments.

Perhaps, the principles of air pressure differences will eventually be studied.

He said it all.

Direct application, without countless experiments, it is impossible for researchers to study why the higher the height, the thinner at the top and thicker at the bottom, the more conducive to smoke exhaust.

The first industrial revolution was the experience of craftsmen.

The experience of craftsmen in large-scale experiments and applications in industry will gradually encourage people to delve into the underlying principles.

Disciplines such as chemistry and physics will gradually emerge.

It's like he asked Dongxu to be the military equipment officer, coordinating military production and improving weapon performance.

Dongxu slowly began to study ballistics, study the initial velocity of projectiles, and then discovered the acceleration of gravity, the relationship between speed and acceleration, etc.

In the future, there will be more and more such studies based on the experience of craftsmen and ultimately the study of inner principles.

"Master Yang, how fast is this test ship?" Lan Yu couldn't wait to ask curiously when Zhu Di stopped asking.

Everyone was immediately shocked.

When they saw this extremely fast ship just now, they wanted to ask this question.

Yang Liuliu introduced with a smile: "Liang Guogong, we set off from Jilong Island. The straight-line distance from Jilong Island to Cotton Island is 65 kilometers. During the test and testing, we made many large maneuvers and turns, and the driving distance was absolutely It’s more than sixty-five kilometers and takes two and a half hours!”

Three and a half hours!

In less than an hour, it was almost ten kilometers, close to twenty kilometers!

Everyone calculated in silence.

Showing shock.

Twenty kilometers is actually not that fast.

The speed of the war horse easily exceeds this speed.

But this is the sea!

Moreover, steam engines have advantages that war horses cannot solve.

Zhu Di nodded and said with a smile: "This speed is already very good. If it is powered by steam, it is installed on a car, with a steam-powered front and a string of carriages hanging behind it..."

Zhu Di described the train to Yang Liuliu and other engineers.

"If we can really install a steam locomotive on the wheel, put the wheel on two rails, build a bridge over the mountains and over the water, and build this kind of steam-powered rail transit, our Luzon, from north to south, will have the most It’s only one day.”

"And if such a project is built in the Central Plains, it can greatly promote commerce and personnel exchanges in the inland areas. Just imagine, even if it is fifteen kilometers per hour, twenty-four hours a day, it can be traveled from Jinling to The Mongolian-Han Demonstration Zone is only more than 1,500 kilometers. Even if the distance is doubled to 3,000 kilometers in order to avoid some terrains that are not conducive to straight-line laying of tracks, this kind of rail transit can also be completed within ten days. Send troops from Jinling to the north of the Great Wall..."

……

Zhu Di sent troops from the army.

He also mentioned that fresh beef and mutton from the Mongolian-Han demonstration area were transported to the Central Plains in a short time.

He had made up his mind.

In terms of technology and other things, he will not promote it manually.

But for the steam train, he wanted to personally participate in promoting it.

Even a train cannot install such a large steam boiler, it must be slightly smaller.

As long as it reaches 15 kilometers per hour, it already has high application prospects.

The official promotion of the construction of railway infrastructure will definitely promote the vigorous development of industry and completely lay the foundation for the first industrial revolution.

Anyway, after the founding of the country, Yan Fan will slowly digest the Japanese country in the next few years.

Within a few years, there will be no foreign war.

In the process, he had a lot of free time.

It is completely possible for him to personally lead the research department and conquer a series of train technologies.

After Jin Mi's pig iron and wrought iron slurry converter steelmaking technology has been completed from principle to overcoming technical difficulties and put into use.

Railway infrastructure construction will begin immediately.

In conjunction with the construction of the Century Bridge, a summary of the engineering technology for bridge repair was provided.

In the future, it will not be difficult to lay a railway from north to south across Luzon.

Summarizing experience, as long as the future eldest brother is willing to cooperate with Yan Fan, Yan Fan can completely trade technology for the market.

Help the Ming Dynasty build several "Grand Cross" railways that run from north to south and from east to west.

The Ming Dynasty exchanged technology from this Grand Cross Railway.

By building this grand cross railway, Yanfan could go further and catalyze industrial development.

Both parties benefit.

In fact, in his vision, as long as Ming Dynasty and Yan Fan can work side by side in the future, the prospects will be very bright.

As long as the descendants of Yan and Huang take this step ahead, they may be able to continue to maintain their leadership position over the entire world for at least a thousand years!

only……

When everyone heard Zhu Di's description, they were shocked and intoxicated.

From north to south, from east to west?

Grand Cross Railway?

How much steel would be used to build these two railways, as King Yan mentioned? How much manpower and how much money?

What will the Ming Dynasty look like after it is built?

For a moment, a series of questions popped up in everyone's mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di with excitement.

At this moment, he really wanted to ask God for another fifty years!

Do not!

Twenty years!

If he could really borrow another twenty years of life.

He dared to take drastic measures and comprehensively promote Lao Si’s two ideas and two propositions.

He really wanted to see what the Ming Dynasty would look like after the completion of the north-south and east-west railway, as the fourth man said.

Could the train that Lao Si mentioned be like this steam-powered experimental ship?

Amidst the roaring sound, they drove at extremely fast speeds across the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty. The whistle, which sprayed white mist, made a long buzzing sound amid the rumbling sound.

It was as if he were standing in front of a ship's cabin glass, or in front of a train carriage like this.

While the train is traveling, look at the green farmland, mountains, rivers, grasslands passing by...

What kind of scene is that?

He couldn't describe it, couldn't even imagine it!

But it was just a combination of the experience of sailing on the sea and Lao Si’s description of the train.

In your mind, imagine it for a moment.

It is difficult to control the excitement.

pity……

Even if he is an emperor, he is still an ordinary person. How can he borrow another twenty years from heaven?

I hope that even if Biao'er does not have the perseverance and fearlessness to innovate, he will not destroy the blood relationship between Ming Dynasty and the fourth Yan Fan.

Let Xiongying help him and witness this scene.

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang thought a lot. After gathering his thoughts and coming back to his senses, he smiled and said: "Let's go. Next, dad will build this ship and experience this speed!"

Just think of it as the experience, the kind of train that Lao Si described.

Zhu Di noticed the hidden regret in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, thoughtfully, and nodded with a smile.

Everyone walked out of the harsh cabin.

Zhu Yuanzhang held the guardrail with both hands and stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the vast blue sea. He patted the guardrail and ordered: "Fourth, tell them to start."

Zhu Di nodded to Yang Liuliu.

beep--

The whistle blows.

Immediately, everyone felt their bodies shaking violently, and the test boat broke through the water waves. Water splashed on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and clothes, and rushed out at an extremely fast speed. This kind of speed is nothing in Zhu Di's eyes.

But for everyone standing on the test boat and bystanders, it was very fast.

Haha ...

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily.

On the cruise ship behind, Hu Weiyong pushed Lu Ben and stood on the edge of the deck guardrail.

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's hearty laughter, Lu Ben gritted his teeth and said, "Strange and obscene skills!"

Although I don’t know what this steamship is like.

I don’t know what Zhu Silang said to Emperor Zhu with his eloquent words.

But listening to Emperor Zhu's laughter at this moment, you can tell that he is in a very good mood!

The stern of the experimental vessel.

Zhu Yunwen grasped the guardrail tightly with both hands and looked at the 'Bai Lian' left at the stern of the boat.

He really couldn't understand why all the good things happened and were born in Yan Fan, his fourth uncle?

Could it be that Fourth Uncle is really favored by God?

Not to mention the kind of train that my uncle was talking about.

They were so shocked when they first arrived in Dongfan and before arriving in Yanjing.

What about Yanjing?

Does it have a greater impact on people than this steamship?

Or small?

"His Royal Highness Yunwen..."

A soft voice sounded from behind.

Zhu Yunwen turned his head.

Like a lady, Ma Ru came to Zhu Yunwen, turned her head, looked behind her, and gathered around Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang, listening to the conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and laughing heartily from time to time.

Turning his head, he looked at the long Bai Lian at the stern of the boat and whispered: "Your Highness, can the kind of train described by King Yan be built? I don't think it can be done. What do you think, Your Highness?"

As he spoke, Ma Ru looked at Zhu Yunwen.

She will be the prince's daughter-in-law in the future.

The interests of Hedong Palace are mutual prosperity and loss.

Therefore, she very much did not want the railway like the one described by King Yan Zhu Di to appear.

Such Yan Fan is intimidating!

When Ma Ru saw Zhu Yunwen pursed his lips and said nothing, he couldn't help but ask again: "I heard that Your Highness accompanied His Majesty on his southern tour last time and came to Yanjing. How was Yanjing?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head, "Yanjing at that time was completely desolate..."

Ma Ru's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.

"But we don't know how it will develop over the years. However, people here who have been to Yanjing say that the construction of Yanjing is very shocking."

……

Yanjing.

North side of Century Bridge.

Under the fifteen-foot-tall bell tower, there was a sea of ​​people on the shore.

Ministers from various ministries and generals at all levels who stayed behind all came to attend the completion ceremony.

On the tall concrete and steel base, there are clock towers on all sides, and three hands are rotating in the huge circular glass.

A worker carefully came down from the top along the reserved steel ladder, trotted to Ye Mao, Shen Zhi and others, and said excitedly: "My boss, gentlemen, the adjustment has been completed. In five minutes, it will be twelve o'clock." The first bell ringing from the bell tower will ring throughout Yanjing!"

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao looked at each other.

Shen Zhi made an invitation gesture, "Ye Bu, will you come with me to receive the plaque?"

"Then I will take advantage of Dong Shen's family." Ye Mao said with a smile and followed Shen Zhi to the north of the base of the clock tower.

Two red ropes extend from both sides of a piece of red satin in the middle of the fifteen-foot-high base.

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao looked up at the bell tower, which was more than 40 meters high. They lowered their heads, looked at each other, suppressed their excitement, and each grabbed the hanging red rope.

The huge crowd looked up and stared at the clock tower's second hand.

At a certain moment, Jiang Jinzhong lowered his head and shouted to Ye Mao and Ye Bu with a smile: "Ye Bu, Mr. Shen's family, are ready!"

"five!"

Tan Yuan shouted countdown.

Immediately, everyone, whether they were common people, businessmen, officials or soldiers.

Inside the navy and army camp.

There are no soldiers out of camp.

They also lined up quietly in the military camp, staring from a distance, and the second hand was clearly visible turning.

Countdown loudly.

"Four!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

Boom!

The melodious bell rang first, resounding throughout Yanjing.

When the crackling firecrackers sounded.

Shen Zhi and Ye Mao pulled hard on the red rope.

Surrounded in the center of the base, red silk falls from all sides.

Three large golden characters are embedded on the four sides of the base, revealing - Yanhuang Tower!

Outside, people clapped their hands and cheered excitedly.

Inside the navy and army camp.

"stand at attention!"

"salute!"

Amid the orders from generals and commanders at all levels, a neat array faced the two characters Yan and Huang, and instantly raised their hands in uniform and saluted.

"Five thousand years of wind and rain..."

Loud singing came from the military camp.

After the cheering people heard it, they were slightly stunned. Then they smiled, raised their heads in excitement, and started singing along.

"Yellow face, black eyes, always a smile."

……

Shen Zhi, Ye Mao and others followed the melody and hummed softly together.

Shen Zhi looked at the radiant faces and bright and excited black eyes in the crowd, and couldn't help but secretly clench his fists.

Worth it!

Turning around, he whispered with emotion to Ye Mao, Jiang Jinzhong, Xia Yuanji and others, "Ministers and generals, the happiest thing in my life is to go to sea with the prince. It is here that I truly understand what a businessman is!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the people, "Look at the brilliance on the faces and the bright light in the eyes of the people of Yanfan, not to mention our Central Plains. In these years, I have traveled all over the world, but only in our Yanfan, can I People see this on their faces and in their eyes.”

But he was not the only one to feel this way.

The merchants and merchants of Yan Fan whom he was familiar with all had this sentiment.

They were all glad that they gritted their teeth, stamped their feet, and followed King Yan to the sea.

Money, according to the original business model, must be a lot less.

But the money these businessmen earn now can still enable them to live a good life.

At the same time, the government respects them.

The people also respect them.

This kind of wealth and ubiquitous respect at the same time make them, businessmen, cherish it very much.

Everyone now understands the truth.

For them, businessmen with low status in the past.

Respect from all directions is a priceless asset!

Therefore, these people, in recent years, have been writing books to warn future generations.

Teach future generations a lesson, always adhere to the prince’s two ideas and two propositions, and tell future generations the tragedy of businessmen not only making money but also losing respect in an elite economy.

"Dr. Shen, we are also lucky to go to sea with the prince!" Jiang Jinzhong laughed loudly as he looked at the excited people who were laughing and singing.

Haha ...

Suddenly, a group of people all raised their heads and laughed heartily.

Until the waiting people reluctantly dispersed.

When the bell rang at two o'clock, Ye Mao turned his head and looked up at the bell tower. His eyes fell on the words Yanhuang Tower for a long time.

Finally he withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Zhi, "Master Shen, a month ago, Mr. Li from Dongfan came to report that the prince arrived in Dongfan. Calculating the time, the prince and his majesty should set off from Jilong Island. In one month, We will arrive in Yanjing, and when the time comes, let the officials in the Central Plains see how prosperous the Yanjing created by our prince is!"

Shen Zhi nodded with a smile.

Asked: "Ministers, do you need my help? How are you preparing for the competition? Our Shen family company has formed a very powerful Cuju team, but we have agreed in advance that I will not give it to you when the time comes. The civilian Cuju team and the military Cuju team formed by the adults are saved to save face.”

"I heard that the Shen Dong family will also play in person. I also heard that the Shen Dong family specifically asked the prince for Cuju skills for this Cuju team. It just so happened that our army's new Cuju skills were also taught by the prince. When the time comes, we will have a good competition. In one fell swoop, we will eliminate the civil service team formed by Ye Bu and the others first!"

"Hmph! Tan Tongzhi, our Yanfan civil servants are not powerless. If your army loses, this year's army budget will be reduced by half. How about we open more schools?"

……

Everyone issued challenges one after another.

Ye Mao introduced with a smile: "Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. The rural teams from Luzon have also arrived in Yanjing and have settled down. Now there are only a few teams organized by Dongpan. The team has not arrived yet, but Mr. Li will personally lead the team and will arrive with the prince."

"For the welcome ceremony, we, the civil, military, sea and land groups, also unanimously decided and made arrangements..."

Shen Zhi listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

He knows all this.

Many small flags of the Ming Dynasty were voluntarily settled temporarily by businessmen who were engaged in the silk business and made garments.

In short, the entire Yanjing, from officials and merchants to common people.

Everyone is determined to make the prince look good.

At the same time, everyone comes from the Ming Dynasty and is also very grateful to His Majesty.

Without His Majesty, there would be no Prince.

There is no current Yan Fan.

……

A month later.

It's approaching evening.

It's getting dark.

The factories on the south bank end work early.

The workers were talking excitedly as they passed the Century Bridge.

"I heard that the prince and his majesty will arrive tonight?"

"Yes, at noon, the steamship came back early to report the news. I saw the steamship with my own eyes. I can't lie."

"Hurry up and go home. My mother-in-law asked the children to come to the factory in the afternoon to remind me. We will have dinner early today. The whole family will put on new clothes and come to the shore to wait for the prince to come back and His Majesty to arrive."

"I also asked my children to buy fireworks, but I don't know if they bought any. My family only bought some firecrackers five days ago."

"I definitely can't buy it. Fortunately, I prepared it a month ago."

"Old Liu, share it with me!"

……

When all the biogas lamps in Yanjing light up.

The north and south sides of Yanjing Bay are already crowded with people.

at the same time.

Yanjing Bay is ten miles away.

A mighty and huge fleet advanced slowly under the moonlight.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood at the bow of the ship.

At this moment, everyone in the fleet walked out of the cabin and, like Zhu Yuanzhang, stood on the deck, staring at a hazy and bright place ten miles away.

distance is too far.

Can't see clearly.

But that large area of ​​hazy light gave people a shocking impact that could no longer be increased.

You know, this is dark night!

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