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Chapter 197 The Birth of the Steam Engine

When Tianzhu made the first batch of bombs, the talents sent by Longguo began to investigate.

By the time they found out that this was indeed the case, Tianzhu Kingdom had successfully produced [-] bombs using the [-] kilograms of gunpowder.

At this time, they returned quickly, returned to the Dragon Kingdom in more than ten days, and reported the incident to the Emperor Li Ke of the Dragon Kingdom.

The delay took a full month!

That is to say, when Li Ke knew the news, the bomb in Tianzhu had already been made.

In the palace, Li Ke's expression was very ugly.

Tianzhu is a country that he has been relatively neglected for a long time.

This country was later known as India.

They have always been relatively self-confident, often setting themselves up as superpowers.

And today's Tianzhu seems to be the same.

They got the bomb in a low key.Now it seems that it can rise.

Although Li Ke was a little angry about this, he also seemed helpless.

After all, this incident did happen, and it was indeed because of Long Guo's negligence that it led to such a result.

Beside, Cheng Chumo said to Li Ke:
"Tianzhu is indeed an insidious country. This method allowed them to obtain bombs. But they can't indulge them like this. Do you want to take measures?"

Li Ke shook his head and said:

"[-] kilograms of gunpowder is enough for them to make a lot of bombs. If we fight hard with them at this time, even if Longguo wins, there will be a lot of losses."

This is what Li Ke is worried about. So much gunpowder has already given Tianzhu a lot of combat power. If they really want to fight Tianzhu at this time, the gunpowder they have is enough to fight against Tianzhu. Dragon Kingdom fights.

Although the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom have more comprehensive combat experience and equipment, if the opponent also has bombs, it will also cause a lot of casualties to the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom.

Li Ke didn't have to do this.

I don't want to make fun of the lives of my soldiers.

There is no need to make such a senseless sacrifice.

So he is going to wait and see.

Cheng Chumo said:

"If this is allowed to happen, wouldn't the country of Tianzhu dare to challenge the country of Long?"

Hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said:

"After all, they don't know how to make gunpowder, so no matter how much gunpowder they have, it is limited. What we have to do now is to wait.

Since Tianzhu has these bombs, they will definitely not be idle. They will not take the initiative to provoke our Dragon Kingdom, because our Dragon Kingdom also has bombs.

If he fights with us, both sides will suffer, and even they will never take any advantage in the end.The king of Tianzhu should not be a fool, he would never do such a thing.

Therefore, I conclude that with these explosives, they will first wage war on some other small countries.And all we have to do is wait.

Wait until they have exhausted their gunpowder in these wars, and then strike.In this way, our soldiers do not have to face the threat of bombs. "

Cheng Chumo nodded!
While the two were chatting, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry begged to see Li Ke, and after letting him in, he saw the Minister of the Ministry of Industry excitedly saying to Li Ke:

"Your Majesty, we have manufactured all the parts according to the drawings you gave us last time, and checked them correctly. We have also assembled them according to the drawings above. The basic work has been completed. Your Majesty, please check!"

This surprised Li Ke a bit. He originally thought that the prototype of the steam engine would take a long time to produce.

Unexpectedly, it has been successful in only a month or two.

So, he couldn't wait to take Cheng Chumo and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry to see the prototype of the steam engine.

Outside the palace, in a workshop not far away, the Ministry of Industry is specially used to make some secret things.

Among them, the production of the steam engine is also carried out here, and there are quite strict guards here to prevent all the secrets inside from being leaked.

Entering the workshop, Minister of the Ministry of Industry took Li Ke to a secret workshop.

In the workshop, it was tidied up, and not far away, a steam engine made of steel was placed on the ground.

The prototype of this steam engine doesn't look very big.

It is mainly composed of cylinder, base, piston, crank connecting rod mechanism, slide valve steam distribution mechanism, speed regulating mechanism and flywheel.

The cylinder and base are the stationary parts.

The boiler is the place where heat energy is produced. The new steam coming out enters the slide valve chamber through the main steam valve and the throttle valve, and is controlled by the slide valve to alternately enter the left or right side of the cylinder to push the piston to move.

The principle is very simple, but without such blueprints, ordinary people would never be able to figure it out.

Li Ke looked at the steam engine in front of him with a happy smile on his face.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Cheng Chumo and others expressed their doubts about the thing made of steel in front of them, and they didn't know what it was used for.

Li Ke didn't explain much, but asked someone to bring some coal, and immediately put the coal into the boiler. After lighting it, he added some water above the boiler.

As the temperature rises, the water begins to boil, forming steam, which then passes through the main steam valve and throttle valve and enters the slide valve chamber.

Controlled by the spool valve, the left and right sides of the cylinder enter alternately, which in turn causes power to push the piston to move.

Then I saw the wheel connected to the steel rod, and it started to turn.

And as the temperature gets higher and higher, the pressure generated by the steam increases, the piston moves faster and the wheels turn faster and faster.

This scene stunned Cheng Chumo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and others!
And Li Ke said ecstatically:
"Successful, I didn't expect it to be really successful!"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry looked at the steam engine with a shocked face and said:
"Your Majesty, what exactly is this? How did it move by itself? Why is the wheel turning by itself?"

Li Ke smiled and said:

"The principle is actually very simple. You all know that water will boil at high temperature and generate steam. The steam is continuously produced, squeezed in a closed space, and continues to expand, so as to find an outlet and release it.

So the power to push the piston is formed, because the power of the steam is also great, so the power generated can make the wheel turn. "

After Li Ke's explanation, everyone understands this principle.

At the same time, Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in amazement:
"Although this principle is very simple, it is very difficult to use this principle. Your Majesty is truly a man of genius. He actually thought of making such a machine, which perfectly utilizes the power of water vapor. Your Majesty is so talented. !"

Li Ke thought to himself, if he could develop this thing, it would be really powerful. Unfortunately, this is the blueprint given to him by the system, but this thing can't be explained, so he simply doesn't bother to talk about it.

Anyway, in the eyes of these courtiers and common people, I already look like a god-man, so it is not surprising that I created such a thing.

Thinking of this, Li Ke said again:
"I will change the graphics of a car for you later, and you can speed up to get it out for me. When it is equipped with this steam engine, the world's first steam engine car will be born!"

(End of this chapter)