Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 342 Wang Zhenghao

Enjoying the cheers of the crowd on the pier, Zhu Jianzhuo narrowed his eyes slightly, with a heartfelt smile on his face.

Zhu Jing'an on the side also reached out to support his father, smiling in the face of the cheers of the people.

He also enjoys the feeling of being supported by everyone!

After a moment, Zhu Jiazhuo raised his hand and pressed it down, and then spoke.

"No courtesy, stay on your own!"

Perhaps due to the cold, Zhu Jianzhuo fell ill again after participating in a hunting activity some time ago.

Now his voice inevitably sounds a little weak and out of breath.

Fortunately, the high platform was quite far away from the crowd, and because there were so many people on the pier, no one could hear clearly what Zhu Jianzhuo said.

This prevented Zhu Jianzhuo from showing his timidity in front of so many people!

Zhu Jing'an heard this and said loudly.

"Your Majesty has a decree, no courtesy, no ceremony!"

Gradually, the steam engine's wheels began to turn.

beep! Dudu!

"let's start!"

Soon it resounded throughout the pier.

The people who gathered on the dock first thanked him and then stood up from the ground.

"Your Majesty has a decree, no courtesy, no ceremony!"

It's steaming!

The evaporated water vapor is guided into the cylinder, and as time passes, the accumulated air pressure in the cylinder becomes higher and higher.

Well, the first thing is the old rules!

Burn the boiler!

A large amount of anthracite coal was thrown into the furnace, and then the fire was lit.

Zhu Jianzhuo looked around and then said to Zhu Jing'an beside him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded and went to deliver the order.

Soon, relevant personnel from the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty received the order and began to prepare for the experiment.

……

The pure water in the water tank begins to heat up little by little, and then gradually boils.

"Jing'an, get ready to start!"

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he just nodded and gave instructions to the attendants waiting at the side.

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers guarding the high platform shouted at the top of their lungs.

The shouts of the soldiers gathered together and spread around.

The runner is connected to the drive shaft, and the drive shaft is connected to the propeller.

"Your Majesty has a decree, no courtesy, no ceremony!"

"..."

The steamer blew its whistle, and black smoke began to erupt from the chimney.

White waves began to emerge from the rear of the ship, causing ripples on the river.

Driven by the propeller, the steamship named Wang Zheng began to move forward slowly.

Although the speed was very slow, he did move on his own without sail or oars.

The reason why this ship was named Wang Zheng is because the earliest record of steam engines in China was included in "Pictures of Strange Weapons" written by Wang Zheng.

In addition, Wang Zheng was also a loyal minister who died for his country.

When Li Zicheng invaded Xi'an and established the name Dashun, as a Shaanxi native, Wang Zheng chose to commit suicide and die for his country, which was regarded as a death for the country.

For such a loyal minister, Ming Dynasty will naturally praise him greatly.

Gradually, the Wang Zheng sailed out of the Yangtze River Pier.

And began to move upstream. As time went by, the air pressure of the steam engine continued to increase, and the effect of inertia, the Wang Zheng's driving speed was constantly accelerating.

Gradually, the speed gradually reached more than ten knots. Although this is the speed that the ship ran when it was empty, it can still be regarded as an epoch-making event for this era.

"I bet you, the ships of the Ming Dynasty can sail without sails. My God, please tell me that all this is false.

Charles is a businessman from England.

He was staring straight at Wang Zhenghao on the Yangtze River, filled with admiration.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not open customs to British merchants, the relationship between Britain and the Ming Dynasty was still hostile in a precise sense.

However, as the saying goes, you give yourself your identity when you go out.

As long as the British merchants changed the flags on the merchant ships and mastered one or two foreign languages, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to tell which country they belonged to.

Naturally, it was inevitable that British businessmen would sneak into Ming Dynasty to do business.

These days, steam engines are still a rarity even in Europe.

Moreover, most of the steam engines in Europe are primary products that can only be used to pump water into mines.

Therefore, Charles could not think for a while that the reason why the Wang Zheng could "go on its own as a fire ship" was because of its steam engine.

However, Charles could not think of it, but there was someone in the crowd around him who could.

Seeing the Wang Zheng sailing on the Yangtze River like this, a group of people from the Ming Dynasty started talking about it.

"Good guy, this ship can actually sail without sails or oars?!"

“If you see it with your own eyes, you can’t fake it.”

"If you guessed correctly, this fire ship should be powered by a steam engine."

"What steam engine?"

"If you don't know about the steam engine, you should know about the new spinning machine, right? The power source of the new spinning machine is the steam engine."

After the invention of the steam engine, its miniaturization and application were also quite effective.

The most typical example is the invention of the steam spinning machine!

When this new type of machinery, which saves manpower to the extreme, first came out, it shocked many people.

When Charles heard the discussion among the people around him, he realized that it was a steam engine.

The man who just asked what a steam engine was nodded immediately after hearing this.

"That's it, that's it!"

The person who spoke first saw this and continued to speak.

"The fire ship itself is nothing. The real spectacle is the steam locomotive."

"I heard someone say that the imperial court's current research on steam engines includes not only steam engines and ships, but also steam locomotives."

"The entire vehicle is made of steel, powered by a steam engine, and can travel hundreds of miles a day on a road paved with fine iron."

Steam locomotives are no secret in today’s Ming Dynasty.

Some time ago, in order to prove to the government and the public that the official title and treatment of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty was worth it, steam locomotives had already appeared in front of the ministers.

The more people know about it, the more naturally the news will spread!

However, although many people knew the news, they obviously did not believe it after he heard the news.

"It's fake. How heavy is a car made of steel? Can it be pulled by a steam engine?"

"Yeah, how can it be an iron chariot that travels hundreds of miles a day? It's more like a good horse."

"Using fine iron to pave the road? How much will it cost? I'm afraid even the court can't afford it!"

When the man heard this, he didn't argue with anyone, he just waved his hand and said.

"It can't be true or false, and it can't be true if it's false. Just wait and see the news later."

He knows that the DPRK and China are currently arguing endlessly over whether the Ming Dynasty will build a large-scale railway network in the future.

Naturally, I don't bother to argue with these ordinary people who don't even have news about steam locomotives.

Lose your share!

(End of this chapter)