Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 34 Success or Failure?

"Master Zhu has been living in Yingtian City these days, and it happened that he is very interested in these things, so I invited him to come with him." Yan Zhen explained to Cao Wei directly.

After hearing this, Cao Wei nodded, secretly surprised that Zhu Shiliu is really a wealthy family.

Living in Yingtian City all the time, it costs a lot of money just to stay in the inn.

But yes, this old Zhutou is already old, so he should enjoy it when he should. After all, accident or tomorrow, I don't know which one will come first.

"Come on, connect the cylinder to the boiler." Cao Wei didn't talk nonsense, and called Yan Zhenzhi and Cao Ying to adjust the steam engine together.

He didn't dare to control Zhu Shiliu. At such an old age, if he twisted his legs or ducked his waist, a good thing would turn into a bad thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not polite. He brought a bench from the house and sat there leisurely watching Cao Wei and others busy at work.

Today Yan Zhenzhi consciously brought the gear set and the pulley set, and Cao Wei also understood what he wanted to do.

So the three of them worked hard to set up the steam engine and the boiler outside the courtyard gate in a quarter of an hour.

The gear set and pulley set that Yan Zhenzhi brought this time were already made of steel by the Ministry of Industry, and they weighed a lot in their hands.

Moreover, the gear set and the pulley block have already been framed with a steel frame, so there is no need to place them on the tree.

Cao Wei only needed to connect the gear set and the pulley set to the gears on the steam engine, and then hang down from the tree with a rope to tie the boulder.

Then, add water to the boiler, fasten the lid, find firewood, and start a fire to boil the water.

After the flame is ignited, all that remains is to wait quietly...

Everyone present was very excited. Whether the steam engine could run successfully was of great significance!
Cao Wei is undoubtedly the most excited person. If the steam engine can run smoothly and stay in this era, this will be a milestone in the development of the industrial system!

Maybe he, Cao Wei, can also leave his name in the history and become the father of the enlightenment of future generations of science and technology!
Cao Wei's usual big heart started beating violently at this time, and he felt waves of blood rushing to his head, making his whole body hot!
The strangely shaped steam engines and boilers soon attracted many people from the village to watch.

They still remember the gear set and pulley set that Cao Wei made last time. Seeing this scene, they wondered what the big guy made this time does.

However, after waiting for a long time, they found that there was no movement, because the water in the boiler hadn't boiled yet.

Some people left in disappointment, and some people had nothing to do and chose to continue waiting.

While waiting, Cao Wei's excited mood gradually calmed down, and he began to worry instead.

What if the steam engine can't run smoothly?
Ying'er, Yan Zhenzhi, and Lao Zhu, do they feel that they are being lied to?
At this moment, Cao Wei heard the water in the boiler start to ring.

This is a precursor to boiling...

Cao Wei swallowed.

No matter that much!It takes so much effort, but you have to try it first!

After another moment, the sound in the boiler weakened, but began to vibrate slightly.

The water is boiling!
Cao Wei clenched his fists and stared closely at the connecting rods and gears behind the steam engine.

However, it takes some time to accumulate water vapor in the boiler and cylinder to sufficient pressure.

Cao Wei stared at the connecting rod without blinking, feeling his eyes gradually dry and astringent.

He couldn't help blinking, but after a blink of an eye, he found that the position of the connecting rod and the gear seemed to be different.

Obviously he stared at it for so long, he remembered the position of the connecting rod and gear very clearly!
"Moved,"

Yan Zhen beside Cao Wei said in a daze.

"Moved?" Cao Wei turned to ask him, and he moved in the blink of an eye?

Yan Zhenzhi nodded, Cao Ying also echoed, and he also saw the connecting rod move.

But it only moved once and then stopped.

Cao Wei frowned, it shouldn't be!
The connecting rod moves because there is enough air pressure in the cylinder, so it shouldn't just move once and then stop!
Cao Wei stepped forward and patted the cylinder vigorously with his hand.

Some things are like this, just take a picture when something goes wrong, Cao Wei once had experience in this area.

However, it didn't seem to be the case this time. Cao Wei's hand hurt when he clapped, and the connecting rod still didn't move.

He squatted down, and a thought came to his mind.

"Isn't the piston stuck?"

He reached out and grabbed the exposed tail of the connecting rod and pulled hard. A sour and harsh friction sound suddenly came from inside the cylinder.

After the initial effort, Cao Wei suddenly felt his hand loosen, so he let go.

Then everyone saw that the connecting rod moved without any interference, stretched out for a long time and retracted again, bringing the rear gear to rotate nearly a circle.

Cao Ying, Yan Zhenzhi, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stared at this incredible scene with their eyes wide open.

Is this a steam engine?
Does it really work? !

Then they saw immediately that the connecting rod got stuck in the previous position on the way back.

"Tsk!"

Cao Wei had to push again with his hands. After another friction sound, the connecting rod was retracted smoothly, and some water and gas were ejected from the air outlet.

Then it goes back and forth, the connecting rod goes in and out, driving the gear to rotate slowly.

The boulder has slowly lifted off the ground, but the distance it has risen is extremely small, and only the way it begins to shake slightly, let people know that it has risen.

The crowd of onlookers exclaimed, as if they didn't understand why the big iron lump moved by itself and could pull up the boulder.

"Look, the stone is rising!"

"This big guy can move on his own?"

"It didn't move by itself. Didn't you see that Cao Wei was pushing and pulling?"

When the connecting rod came in and out, every time it got stuck, Cao Wei had to stretch out his hand to help. Someone thought he was smart enough to see the root cause and spoke up.

However, neither Cao Ying, Yan Zhenzhi, nor Zhu Yuanzhang paid any attention to the speaker.

They could see that Cao Wei was just giving a little boost to allow the connecting rod to pass through the stuck place. When Cao Wei was not pushing or pulling, wasn't the connecting rod also moving?
The boulder rose slowly, and after a while, it was two inches away from the ground.

suddenly,

The connecting rod stopped!
However, no matter how hard Cao Wei tried this time, the connecting rod did not move at all!
Time is still running.

Cao Wei became more and more anxious. If the steam engine is stuck like this, the air pressure inside will increase, and it might explode!

"Father," Cao Ying saw that something was wrong, and wanted to step forward to check.

"do not come!"

Cao Wei shouted, and Cao Ying stopped.

next moment,
"Bah—!"

The sound of gas ejection surprised Cao Wei!
He looked up and saw that the place connecting the boiler and the cylinder had been squeezed away by the huge pressure, and a small but extremely violent white gas came out!

Boil!
Cao Wei didn't care so much anymore, if this continues, it will really explode!
He stood up suddenly, exerted all his strength, and kicked the boiler to the side with great force!

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the connection of the boiler broke!

There was already a lot of pressure in the boiler, and with Cao Wei's kick, the connection between the boiler and the cylinder was directly disconnected and flew out!

Huge air pressure poured out, and hot boiling water and steam sprayed out from the opening of the boiler. It circled on the ground several times and finally stopped!

Cao Wei frowned as he watched this scene.

Is this a success or a failure?
(End of this chapter)