big dry son-in-law

Chapter 615 Li Shilong cannot keep up with the times

Snapped!
Qin Mo slapped the child on the head, "Well done, sixteen!"

Li Xuan also grinned, too good, nothing went wrong, "Brother-in-law, I did a great job, why do you still have to whip me!"

"Silly boy, it's because my brother-in-law loves you!" Qin Mo looked at the boat, quickly ran to the other end, and then turned the boat in a different direction. The boat that hit the bottom started moving again.

It's pretty fast.

Li Shilong said: "Jingyun, why can this boat move by itself?"

"Well, Father, I'll explain it to you when the boat stops." Qin Mo's attention was now focused on this rough boat.

"Sixteen, tell me the truth, how did you manage this propeller?"

"I went to find Qin, and he helped me do it together." Li Xuan said.

"I'm just asking you how you can do this." Qin Mo knew that was the case, but he didn't care. He told Li Xuan that it would be great if he could make the boat move by itself.

Li Xuan said: "Although Qin Liao and I made the propeller together, I made the core of this ship, and I knocked on the iron sheet bit by bit myself. Look at my hands, they are full of holes!"

He spread out his hands. The originally delicate hands were covered with scars and calluses.

Li Shilong was full of questions, but he was too embarrassed to ask, which made him look particularly out of date.

So I pretended to be profound and had a sullen face, watching the boats in the small pond go "puff-puff".

The ship traveled for about a quarter of an hour before stopping.

Qin Mo went into the water, picked up the boat, opened the deck, and carefully observed the steam engine in the hull. It was very different from the pictures and information he had seen before, and it was also very crude.

Some parts inside have serious hand-polishing marks and are particularly rough.

In fact, steam engines have been researched and placed at the core of Qinzhuang.

However, Qin Mo also gave a principle and the drawings were very crude, because he could only remember the outline. The longer he came to Daqian, the memory of his previous life would fade.

Moreover, researching this is very expensive. I spent tens of thousands of taels on it, and it didn’t even make a splash.

He originally thought that he would be satisfied if he could see it in ten to fifteen years.

Unexpectedly, Li Xuan made a smaller version and actually made it.

"Come on, tell me how you came up with this." Qin Mo asked.

Li Xuan said: "Qin gave us homework in the handicraft class, so I chose this, and then asked Qin for advice. He said he was doing it too, but he didn't succeed.

I also went to see the big one, but it was too big, so I made a small one, then modified it myself, and it was done. "

Qin Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, so it was caused by accident?
No wonder he saw that there were many parts on it that didn't quite match.

However, this reduced version of the steam engine still has reference value.

Many things are discovered by accident.

Li Xuan may not understand the principle behind this, but children have strong thinking abilities and are sometimes smarter than adults with fixed thinking.

"Well, you are honest!" Qin Mo looked at Li Xuan's anxious expression, "You have made a contribution, and my brother-in-law will reward you!"

"Really?"

"Of course!" Qin Mo said with a smile: "Although this steam engine is simple, it can make the ship move. It can be regarded as the first of its kind in Daqian. From now on, let's call him Li Xuan steam engine!"

"Named after me?" Li Xuan jumped up and down excitedly, "Brother-in-law, are you really named after me?" "How can it be false?" Qin Mo touched his head, and he knew that this kid had a good brain. .

"What does it look like, jumping up and down?" Li Shilong snorted, and Li Xuan immediately became honest.

"Jingyun, tell me the reason behind this!"

"Father, to put it bluntly, this steam engine converts the energy of steam into mechanical work, just like boiling water in a teapot. If the spout is blocked, the lid will be pushed open by the hot steam!

This energy is actually quite powerful, so I wondered if I could use this energy to replace human power! "

"This is impossible, how can manpower be replaced!" Li Shilong flatly rejected it.

"Father, times are advancing, and technology is also advancing. Take carriages as an example. The two-wheeled carriages used to use wooden pulleys, but now they use fine steel pulleys, and the load capacity is more than ten times that of before.

One trip is worth ten trips. Doesn’t this free up manpower and reduce labor costs and escort costs? "

Qin Mo said with a smile: "A large ship has hundreds of rowers. With a steam engine, we only need to arrange for people to continuously fill the boiler with water and then add coal.

The speed is fast and even. If equipped with a sail, the speed can be at least twice as fast.

In the past, it took ten days to get from the capital to the Bohai Sea, but now it only takes five days, or even shorter. What does this mean, and my father is not clear about it? "

Of course, Li Shilong knew that a fleet of ships used to go back and forth two or three times a month, but now they can go back and forth five or six times a month.

The extra money is profit.

Taking a longer view, if it can be placed on a big ship, it will be more convenient to travel across the ocean.

"Is this thing really that powerful?" Li Shilong still didn't believe it.

"Of course, but the one Sixteen made is a simplified version and is small in size. A real steam engine is dozens of times larger than this, and it requires very high materials.

In order to resist burning and ensure air tightness, there are some materials for which no suitable substitute has been found.

However, this has surprised me. I originally thought it would take ten or fifteen years to get it out, but Sixteen gave me a big surprise.

This small steam engine has great reference significance for the transformation of large steam engines! "

Even Qin Mo said it would take more than ten years to make it, but Li Xuan actually made it casually. Li Shilong felt a sense of pride in his heart.

"Father, this time Sixteen has made meritorious service and must be rewarded!" Qin Mo asked for merit.

Li Shilong nodded and looked at Li Xuan, whose face was flushed with excitement, "Sixteen, your brother-in-law rarely praises others. I am very relieved that he can give you such a high evaluation. Tell me what you want! "

Li Xuan was shy, "Father, I, I don't want anything. Can I learn from my brother-in-law? I also want to build that steam car so that I don't need horses anymore!"

Li Shilong was stunned. This was beyond his expectation. Li Xuan actually wanted nothing.

But what is a steam car?
He looked at Qin Mo, "Why don't you explain it to me?"

Qin Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Father, a steam car is similar to this steam ship, but there are several types of steam cars, one is smaller, and one or two people can sit on it.

There is also a larger one that can seat 200 people at the same time, but that one is more difficult to make. If it can be made within 20 years, it will be great. "

Li Shilong stopped talking. He remembered what Yuan Tiangang said again: horses don't eat grass, iron trees bloom, and boats don't need oars!

He didn't quite understand before, but now he seems to understand.

(End of this chapter)