Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 71 Ma Jun
Zhao Liniang rubbed the beautifully patterned golden ticket in her hand and said,

"Although this gold ticket can indeed replace the five-baht currency in circulation, it does have certain risks."

"If we print unlimited amounts of golden tickets, wouldn't we make a lot of extra money out of thin air?"

Liu Xuan patted Zhao Liniang's head and said with a smile,

"Liniang is getting better and better. Your worries are right. Printing golden tickets must not be unlimited. Especially since we have just started using golden tickets, the redemption reputation should be the most important thing."

"Once a merchant takes a gold ticket but cannot exchange it for five baht, we will lose credibility and the gold ticket will be worthless."

"Therefore, the gold tickets we issue in advance should not exceed [-]% of the total number of five-baht coins we have in stock. In order to prevent gold tickets from being exchanged too frequently, the current gold tickets are only suitable for large-amount exchanges."

Liu Xuan explained all this knowledge to Zhao Liniang one by one.
With Zhao Liniang's understanding, she understood the meaning of Liu Xuan's move after a moment's thought.

Looking at Liu Xuan's handsome face, Zhao Liniang's eyes were filled with admiration.

"How come my lord has so many novel ideas in his mind? Liniang really wishes she could learn them all so that she can share the worries of my lord."

Liu Xuan smiled and did not explain, just said,

"Let's go and show you something more novel."

When Jia Xu heard this, he also became interested.
"Jia Xu is also very interested in my lord's new gadgets, so I'll go and have a look too."

The two of them followed Liu Xuan to the vicinity of the government office.

After turning a few corners, we came to a sparsely populated alley.

Looking at the crooked willow tree on the street, Zhao Liniang couldn't help blurting out,
"My lord, isn't this Wanliu Lane? Is there anything strange here?"

Liu Xuan smiled mysteriously and led Zhao Liniang into the courtyard opposite Wanliu.

This huge courtyard was once used by the former county magistrate Zhu Ting to train maids and singers.

Liu Xuan took over the courtyard and transformed it into a huge factory.

Among the refugees there are also some craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, and even some alchemists who are proficient in alchemy.

These people were all gathered into this factory,

Liu Xuan often comes here to discuss with the corresponding craftsmen if he has any novel ideas.

The three of them came to a spacious wooden shed.
I saw an iron guy over one meter high standing in the center of the wooden shed, with a round iron can on one side, and a complex machine in the middle. Several crankshafts extended from one end of the machine, and a wheel was connected to the other side.

Several old blacksmiths are doing final inspections around this iron guy.
Seeing Liu Xuan coming over, the leader of the old blacksmith paid homage and said,

"The old man has met Magistrate Liu. We have built and assembled all the parts of the machine according to the drawings given by Magistrate Liu. Magistrate Liu just arrived. I will arrange the ignition now."

Liu Xuan looked at the two-meter-tall iron guy, nodded and said,
"Okay, let's light the fire."

The old blacksmith received the order and ordered everyone to shovel the red-hot carbon in the furnace under the round iron can.
Then he shoveled some black coal in and pulled the bellows next to it.

The carbon below immediately burst into flames.

The water above the tin can quickly boils, and a large amount of steam is compressed into the machine in the middle through the pipes above the tin can.

As the steam increased, the piston of the middle machine was slowly pushed, and the crankshaft drove the wheel on the right to start rotating.
The wheels turned faster and faster, and the mechanical transmission made a roaring sound.

The first steam engine finally came out.

Although this steam engine seems a bit bulky with current steelmaking technology,
But Liu Xuan believed in the wisdom of the ancients. As time passed, steam engines would become more and more advanced.

The roar of the steam engine attracted other people in the courtyard to come and watch.
One of the teenagers squeezed out from the crowd of onlookers,

He leaned in front of the steam engine and looked at it with wide eyes, muttering to himself,
"Good guy, if this thing is equipped with wheels, wouldn't it be much faster than a carriage?"

"It can also be installed on a boat to replace a paddle. Well, a set of gears can also be installed here to change the speed."

As the young man spoke, he took out a booklet from his arms and started drawing as if no one was watching.

When the old blacksmith saw this, he smiled and cursed at the young man,

"Ma Jun, you little brat, don't be so dazed here. The iron pot will be boiled by you later."

When the young man heard the old blacksmith's shout, he just moved a little and continued to draw with his head down.

When Liu Xuan heard what the old blacksmith said, his expression changed.
"What did you call this boy just now?"

The old blacksmith didn't know why Liu Xuan suddenly asked this. He felt a little frightened and quickly saluted and replied,

"Going back to the county magistrate, this young man's name is Ma Jun. He also came to Huaiyin with the refugees. He likes to tinker with new things on weekdays and has a bit of a temper. If he collides with Magistrate Liu, please spare this boy. "

In his words, it was obvious that he admired this young man.

Liu Xuan suppressed his excitement and came to the young man.

I saw that he had already drawn several sketches on paper.

One of the sketches is a design that installs several wheels under the steam engine and uses the steam engine flywheel to drive the wheels below.

It is already seventy-nine similar to the steam engine locomotive that Liu Xuan is familiar with.

"Ma Jun, I haven't seen Magistrate Liu soon." The old blacksmith reminded eagerly from the side.

The young man came back to his senses, put down the charcoal in his hand and saluted Liu Xuan,
"Ma Jun has met Magistrate Liu."

"What's on your brochure?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Jun put the booklet in front of Liu Xuan and said,

"Back to the county magistrate, I saw that this machine can turn by itself without any human effort, and it is extremely powerful. If there are wheels on the bottom, wouldn't it be far better than a carriage?"

Ma Jun pointed to several parts on the picture with interest and introduced, "Please see, County Magistrate, here is a gear link, you can control the rotation speed of the wheel through the size of the gear, and here is a shaft to connect the wheel, you can control the wheel turning, here Then..."

Ma Jun talked non-stop for several minutes, and Liu Xuan's eyes became more and more radiant.

What Ma Jun described was the prototype of a steam locomotive.
Although some aspects are still immature, in a short period of time he has already conceived of things like acceleration, deceleration, steering, and braking, and even made sketches.

If I were not usually interested in these things and had a certain amount of accumulation, I would not be inspired so quickly.

Liu Xuan was convinced that this boy was Ma Jun, the legendary great inventor of the Three Kingdoms era.

"Ma Jun, your idea is very good," Liu Xuan patted Ma Jun on the shoulder and said, "I can leave this steam engine to you for research. If you have any needs, just ask the manager here. As long as you can I will fully support the creation of these novel things, are you willing?"

Ma Jun looked up at Liu Xuan, his eyes filled with excitement, and nodded repeatedly,
"I would like to!"

Liu Xuan smiled slightly and whispered to Ma Jun,

"By the way, this steam engine needs to use coal to boil water, so even if it is equipped with wheels, it must prevent the machine from bumping. If you want it to move smoothly, it is best to pave the road for it."

As he spoke, Liu Xuan took Ma Jun's charcoal pen and drew two straight lines under the wheel he designed.

A picture of a steam locomotive walking on a railway track pops up on the page.

Ma Jun bit his pen and fell into deep thought again.
Ma Jun
steam engine.

Lu Bu's battle situation
(End of this chapter)