Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 212 When the machine turns around, people’s hearts change.
Imperial City 24 Yamen.

At this moment, there was not even a breath of wind in the entire war situation.

The place was dead silent.

The only sound left was the turning of the millstone connected to the steam engine, and the gurgling sound of the boiling water in the steam engine.

Zhu Bai looked at the shocked expressions of the ministers, with a look of pride on his face.

After all, at this age, it is impossible for a young man to restrain his temperament.

"Add fire!" Zhu Bai shouted.

"promise!"

Two burly men immediately came forward with a shovel. They first opened the door of the boiler furnace, and then picked up the shovel and started shoveling!
As shovelfuls of coal were thrown into the burning furnace, the fire in the boiler became more and more intense.

The scene presented to Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao, and all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty was that the millstone was spinning faster and faster!

No matter how strong the donkey is, it can't pull it so fast.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but praise loudly when he saw this.

He looked at the officials who were so shocked that they were speechless, and finally his eyes fell on Song Lian, and he smiled and said: "Master Song, now you have seen it with your own eyes. It is true that only firewood and charcoal can replace human and animal power in this world." s things."

Song Lian's face turned blue and white, his lips trembled, and he was speechless.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to argue with Song Lian. Compared with these, he was more concerned about the steam engine in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Zhu Bai and said, "Old Twelve, since your steam engine can turn the millstone, it can also turn other things."

"Father, steam can move all things." Zhu Bai said proudly.

Zhu Biao, who was standing aside, said at this time: "I wonder if my father still remembers that during the northern expedition to Mobei, Yang Guogong once said that today's rail trains can continue to be improved?"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became happy and was obviously deeply impressed by this incident.

"Remember, why don't you remember? Yang Xian said at that time that the new type of train could pull millions of kilograms of goods at a time. And in order to cope with the new type of train, all the current sleeper tracks must be changed into railway tracks, and they must all be Fine iron. Fine iron is not enough to be used as a weapon, so I simply refused at that time."

"Boss, you mean"

"That's right, the way Yang Guogong talked about improving rail trains at that time was to use steam engines." Zhu Biao nodded and smiled.

When people are talking.

At the other end of the steam engine, with the continuous input of coal, the output power of the steam engine was soon completely reached.

Internal pressure is mounting.

At last.

Just hearing the sound of "Chi!", the steam engine shrank directly inward.

Pure white water vapor rose up, and in an instant, the battle situation was shrouded in a layer of water mist.

And the millstone finally stopped rotating.

Encountering this unexpected situation, the accompanying Ouchi guards quickly stepped forward to protect Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his son.

Amidst the shrill shouts of the chamberlains, the craftsmen of the Bingzhan Bureau brought huge cattail fans and quickly blew away the mist.

Zhu Bai, who had been so proud just now, showed an embarrassed look on his face when he saw this situation.

He had expected to be blamed.

At this time, a big hand pressed on his shoulder. Zhu Bai raised his head and was met with Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes of approval.Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Bai on the shoulder and said, "Well done, he deserves to be our child!"

Although the steam engine manufactured by Zhu Bai eventually had an accident and was scrapped, this was nothing to Lao Zhu.

Because Zhu Bai has proved that there is indeed something in this world that can be used to replace human and animal power.

And what this means is self-evident.

Zhu Yuanzhang could vaguely feel that this thing would bring about earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the white mist that had not yet been blown away. The rising steam seemed to be no longer water vapor, but the rising national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!
Things have come to this point.

These days, all the controversies surrounding the twelfth prince Zhu Bai and Yang Xian who are far away in Yangzhou no longer have any meaning.

Because of his talent, Zhu Bai had completely conquered everyone in the civil and military dynasties with his facts.

Yangzhou.

Shen Cheng's final results are similar to Zhu Bai's. There is still a long way to go before it can truly be used as a prime mover in all walks of life.

Now that the first-generation steam engine has come out, we only need to slowly solve the problems of air pressure control and power output.

In Yang Xian’s view, it won’t be too long before the application becomes available.

Of course, it is still too early to say directly building trains.

Trains also involve rails, not just steam engines, not to mention that steam engines can only be used as water pumps at most.

After that, Yang Xianhui slowly promoted it in smelting, textile, machine manufacturing and other industries, and also tested it on ships and used it to drive ships to sail. This would be of great help to the Ming Dynasty's future overseas expeditions.

Watt invented a steam engine with a condenser separate from the cylinder wall in 1765, but it was not until 1790 that he finally invented an industrial steam engine.

Because during more than 20 years, he also made a series of inventions.

For example, separate condensers, insulation layers outside the cylinder, oil-lubricated pistons, planetary gears, parallel motion linkages, centrifugal speed regulators, throttle valves, pressure gauges, etc. can increase the efficiency of the steam engine to that of the original Nucor More than three times that of a door-type atmospheric steam engine.

This was the birth of the industrial steam engine.

Therefore, these still need time to settle and accumulate, and there is no rush. What Yang Xian has to do is to lead the entire era of technology forward, rather than directly redeeming the finished products from the system.

With his current reserve of merit points, it is no longer a problem to exchange for a steam engine.

The development of science and technology means that life will get better and better for most people.

But for some people, there is only deep panic.

From the day she returned to her home from the war, Song Lian couldn't eat or sleep.

When I close my eyes at night, I see the miserable scene of the huge furnace of the steam engine swallowing it up and burning it to ashes.

If this steam engine is mounted on a horse-drawn carriage in the future, wouldn’t it eliminate the need for a horse-drawn carriage?

Even if the horsepower is saved, then the manpower will be saved even more.

If manpower is saved, won't the people become slack and all rely on external things? What will the world look like?
Confucianism mainly focuses on seeking what you need from yourself, looking inward rather than outward.

That's why Song Lian was so shocked after seeing the steam engine.

In Song Lian's view, people will become more and more impetuous if they continue to rely on external things. When people are free, they will have troubles and lustful thoughts!

When the machine turns around, people's hearts will change!

People are not old!
(End of this chapter)