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Chapter 1080: All Put on Bridles

The evidence is in the west hall, a set of radiators made of copper pipes. As early as seven or eight years ago, Hong Tao was dissatisfied with the dust from the coal-burning stove and began to think about using earth heating instead.

Although there are no ready-made pipes and radiators available, copper pipes can be used instead. In fact, copper pipes have much better heat dissipation, shaping and corrosion resistance than iron pipes. The only shortcoming is that they are expensive.

But this shortcoming was nothing in the imperial palace. It was fixed immediately. Craftsmen were hired and in less than a week, several frequently visited rooms in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were furnished.

I turned on the fire and tried it. Hey, it worked well. Put the cast iron stove in the corridor, and the hot water circulated back and forth in the house through the cast iron stove cover and copper pipes, which not only saved the dust disturbance when adding coal, but also absorbed enough heat.

But good things come to those who wait. Less than two months later, there was an explosion in the west hall. The copper heat sink was blown to pieces and hot water sprayed half of the room. Fortunately, no one was in the hall at the time, otherwise the least they would have done was burn their head and face with big blisters.

After looking for the cause, it was discovered that it was neither a quality problem nor a construction problem. Instead, the air vent pipe was filled with pine oil and gravel brought by the birds, which blocked it tightly and caused excessive pressure in the pipe. It is unclear why the birds would do such a ridiculous thing.

After this incident, Wang Chengen refused to allow any more earthen heating in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. If the emperor was scalded, he could not take the responsibility and would be cut into pieces by the court officials.

Hong Tao did not insist, some things need to be done step by step, there is no need to make people around him feel uncomfortable. But he did not give in completely, but installed the earth heating in the General Staff Office, leaving time to test it.

"Well, did you see it clearly? Those copper pipes were blown apart by the steam. From this, it can be inferred that as long as the space is tight enough to prevent too much steam from leaking out, the force is still very strong.

This is the power generated by a furnace cover and a bucket of water. If the furnace cover is made bigger, more water is added, the fire is stronger, and more steam is generated, the power generated may be able to drive the machine.

Of course, I just had a sudden idea. How to implement it specifically requires you and the professors in the college to figure it out together. Here is the conceptual picture I drew, you can take it for reference. Mr. Descartes, is this idea worth 200 points? "

When Kepler and Descartes followed Wang Chengen back from the west hall, Hong Tao knew from the solemn expressions on their faces that the deal was going to be done before they could speak. In order to further prove his point, he also took out the sketch of the steam engine.

Don't worry, this sketch is still far from a real steam engine, and it lacks many key parts. It's not that Hong Tao can't draw, but he did it on purpose.

For craftsmen, the more detailed the drawings are, the better. They will not ask too deep theoretical questions, nor will they explore the laws behind the phenomena. A victory is being able to make the product exactly as per the drawings.

But you can't do that to scientists. If you draw all the parts, it will reduce the appeal and raise more questions. So you only need to provide a direction and a concept, and leave the rest to them. That's what can be called research, not plagiarism.

"According to Mr. Kepler and I, 200 points is fine. But we still need to get authorization from others. Can we take these drawings back as evidence?"

If Descartes didn't want to leave the palace too quickly 10 minutes ago, he didn't want to stay even a second longer now. Although he was not as proficient in mechanical manufacturing as Galileo, he could feel the strong excitement from the emperor's ideas and these drawings.

If this could be accomplished, the impact on humanity would be hard to estimate. Imagine if thousands of pounds of heavy objects no longer needed to be dragged by mules and horses, and hundreds of textile machines no longer needed to be driven by water wheels, but could be kept running by just a large pot of boiling water using firewood or coal, what would the world be like!
"Wang Chengen, please see the two gentlemen off on my behalf!" Hong Tao was not worried at all that those guys in the academy would raise objections. Since Descartes and Kepler had already seen some clues, Galileo, Mersenne and others would not be much different.

When I thought that these guys would be busy with the research and development of steam engines for a long time and would no longer have to come to the palace frequently to ask for advice, I felt so relieved that I almost laughed out loud in front of them.

This is not just a lucky victory, but a solution that will last for a long time. If anyone comes to ask me about the cause in the future, I can repeat this drama.

Behind the steam engine is electricity, and behind electricity is power generation, storage, and utilization. Generators, wires, electric lights, telephones, telegraphs, and related materials can all be studied.

If these still don't exhaust their energy, then they can think about the internal combustion engine. It is estimated that they will not have much leisure time in their lifetime. Each of them is unprecedented, and there are too many laws worth studying and summarizing.

"Pingtou, tell Zhou Jiaqing that the Jinyiwei must do a good job of protecting and monitoring the Western scholars of the Imperial Academy. It would be best if a separate department could be established with detailed files specifically for this task."

Unfortunately, before his smile could bloom, it was covered up by his solemnity. As the emperor of the empire, there are too many things he needs to think about. If there is even the slightest omission, it may lead to a disaster.

It is certainly a good thing to let European scholars participate in the development of steam engines, which will definitely speed up the progress. But there are also more uncontrollable factors. If one of them wants to return to China one day, we can't stop them from leaving.

But if the key data is taken away, the high-tech products that the empire has spent a lot of money and resources to develop will be greatly reduced, or even suffer the consequences.

How can we prevent this situation as much as possible? Hong Tao thought about it and finally came up with two words: system! A corresponding management system must be established as soon as possible to make laws about who can access what level of confidential information and what price they need to pay.

This not only ensures safety, but also allows you to further screen people's hearts and minds, and free yourself from the state of anxiety and dilemma.

"Your Highness, Your Highness...Jin Gui, Jin Gui is back!" As soon as the flat-headed brother stepped out of the door, Wang Chengen walked in quickly, breathing rapidly.

"Oh? Where is the person!" Hong Tao couldn't help but be moved when he heard the name. He immediately withdrew his thoughts from the scientific research department and asked loudly.

"He is waiting for orders outside the palace. He looks like he just got off the boat and smells like the sea."

Wang Chengen sent Kepler and Kadir out of the palace, and met Jin Gui at the palace gate. He was ordered to go to sea. He didn't know what he was doing, but he had been gone for more than a year, and the emperor asked him many times whether he would come back, so he must have an important mission.

(End of this chapter)