wealthy lord

Chapter 325 The advent of the first steam engine
  "I just said that we need to build steam engines and use steam engines as power to drive machine tools. This can greatly save labor and use high-precision machines to forge copper and iron bullets. In the future, whether it is to mass-produce standard pistols or other weapons and equipment , are inseparable from machine tools and steam engines!”

Hearing what Lin Yun said was clear-cut, Yang Tiexin made up his mind to cooperate with Lin Yun to complete it even though he had only a partial understanding of it.

After that, Lin Yun manufactured the pressure cooker lid and some precision parts of the steam engine.

Of course, these are just the simplest parts, such as round mats or iron rods as thick as chopsticks.

The requirements for these parts are not very high.

In fact, for him, steam engines are not difficult to manufacture. What is really difficult is machine tools.

Although this thing has been quite popular on Earth in previous lives, even ordinary small processing factory workers may have a good understanding of the structure of machine tools.

However, the real difficulty is to produce a variety of suitable parts.

Because machine tools are used to make copper and iron bullets, they are extremely precise.

The day passed like this, and it was getting dark.

In the operating room, apart from an oil lamp placed on the table, there was only a blast furnace burning beside it, emitting a fiery red light.

The scorching heat in the room also made Lin Yun and Yang Tiexin sweat profusely.

They had already taken off their shirts and were working shirtless.

However, in order to prevent being burned, Yang Tiexin also put on an apron made of special material for Lin Yun.

Dressed like this, Lin Yun's young master's temperament disappeared and was replaced by a blacksmith, exuding heat from all over his body.

Finally, in one day, the two finally completed the construction of the steam engine.

Look at the completed parts placed on the table.

Yang Tiexin sat down on the chair and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Lin, we have finished everything!"

Lin Yunwan said: "All done? There is still a long way to go! Strictly speaking, we have only completed 30% of the workload!"

"Ah? Thirty percent?"

"That's right! The steam engine is just a machine that provides power. The most important thing is the machine tool. It hasn't been manufactured yet!"

Hearing what Lin Yun said, Yang Tiexin immediately lost his temper, raised his hand and complained: "Master Lin, this is so tiring! The old man was never so tired before when he was rushing to make a ton of weapons and equipment in the blacksmith shop a day! The two of us have been working on the parts on the table all day long, which is not an ordinary task!"

Lin Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Stop complaining! Precisely because it is difficult, it is more valuable! When the machine tool is successfully manufactured tomorrow, it will be easy for us to manufacture various weapons and equipment in the future!"

"What? Will it be successfully manufactured tomorrow? I think the machine tool is more sophisticated than a steam engine. How can it be successful tomorrow?"

Lin Yun said with a bad smile: "Let's stay up all night tonight and we will definitely finish it tomorrow!"

The reason why he was so anxious was to give Cui Mingchong a meeting gift.

Since he wanted to talk about the financial owner, Lin Yun naturally had to come up with something decent to bribe Cui Mingchong.

But to reach Cui Mingchong's current level, ordinary gold and silver may not be able to bribe him, and even if it could, it would require a huge amount.

If Lin Yun had so much gold and silver, how could he give it to Cui Mingchong if he still kept it?
  Therefore, sending a pistol is the best choice.

But Lin Yun couldn't give away the best weapon as a gift. He planned to use machine tools to make a revolver.

Although the revolver is very powerful, and a person with fast hands can shoot almost all the bullets in a few seconds, this pistol also has a flaw, that is, the speed of changing bullets is very slow.

It's enough for self-defense, but it's not enough for a long gunfight.

Moreover, Lin Yun was not afraid that Cui Mingchong would use this revolver against him. As long as the ammunition he sent was limited, the pistol would become a decoration.

In the end, you have to be controlled by yourself. Yang Tiexin lamented and said: "Master Lin, you are really crazy! You are so anxious every time you do things! I will be exhausted sooner or later!"

"Okay! Then you can go back and rest tonight, and come back to pick up my shift during the day tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Yang Tiexin was shocked and quickly explained: "Mr. Lin, you misunderstood! I just complained a few words. You have to stay up late to work, how can I go back to rest?"

Lin Yun waved his hand and said: "Hey, no need! You are getting older. You are busy during the day. If you don't get a good rest at night, your body will be exhausted sooner or later. I still count on you as a veteran to be my technician! What if? I’m exhausted, who should I go to?”

He worked so hard to train Yang Tiexin just to make him play a leading role for him in the future. If he was exhausted, then Lin Yun would be shooting himself in the foot.

When Yang Tiexin heard Lin Yun's words, he felt very touched.

Who wouldn’t want to work with a leader who cares about his subordinates?

Lin Yun was not only generous in his actions, but also treated his subordinates very well.

This made Yang Tiexin very satisfied.

After that, Yang Tiexin was asked to go back and rest.

Lin Yun also returned to the main hall to have dinner. He had been hungry all day and his stomach was already growling.

But when I came to the main hall, I clearly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Lin Wuyue and Oona were talking and laughing, nothing wrong.

However, Ye Wanqing and Sun Xuemeng were both unhappy.

Lin Yun stepped forward and asked, "Xuemeng, didn't I ask you to go back to Sun's house to deliver a message to Mr. Sun during the day? Why didn't you go?"

Only then did Sun Xuemeng realize that he had been sulking and had forgotten what Lin Yun had told him.

She stood up suddenly and apologized repeatedly: "Sorry, sorry, I forgot, I'm going now!!"

Sun Xuemeng turned around and left.

She was not considered an outsider now. She had just gotten married to Lin Yun and had a quarrel with the second lady, which made her a little overwhelmed.

Therefore, escape is her last choice.

Lin Yun looked at her back and said, "Forget it for today! It's so late, I don't worry about you going on your own! Let's wait until dawn tomorrow!"

Lin Yun's chest was pressed against his back, and he didn't want to argue with her.

But Sun Xuemeng turned his back to everyone and said, "Okay! I'm tired, so I'll go back and rest first!!"

With that said, he bowed and saluted Lin Wuyue and Oona, and then left.

Lin Yun frowned slightly and said, "Did something happen?"

Lin Wuyue put down the embroidery in her hand, stood up and said, "Ms. sir, I'll heat up some food for you right now!"

With that said, he left.

Just as Oona was about to stand up, she was stopped by Ye Wanqing's warning eyes, and she could only sit down again with her lips curled up.

Lin Yun saw this and asked, "What's going on?"

Ye Wanqing hummed softly and recounted the unpleasantness that happened to Sun Xuemeng during the day.

When Lin Yun heard that it was another family affair, his head suddenly felt as big as a bucket.

(End of this chapter)