Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Zhu Youxiao reached out and pulled him back, and kindly helped him brush off the non-existent dust on his knees.

"What is Minister Wu doing? I am just telling a story. I am not insinuating anything about anyone."

After saying this with a smile, his expression gradually became serious.

"I want to see the Fire Bull again!"

The reason for saying this is not because he has seen the steam engine of the Ming Dynasty, but because Tianqi before him should have seen it.

The frustrated expression on Wu Chunfu's face had not yet disappeared. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty wants to see the fire bull, the Ministry of Works has it."

After saying that, he started drinking alone and didn't talk to anyone anymore.

Zhu Youxiao was happy!

It's not just because the Ministry of Industry has steam engines.

It’s also because of Wu Chunfu.

Why didn’t I realize before that this guy still has the stubborn temper of a child?

While eating and chatting with Xu Guangqi and Wang Zheng, Wu Chunfu didn't say a word for a long time, so Zhu Youxiao kicked him under the table.

"Look at your aggrieved face, like a bullied little widow!"

"If you don't know, you might think that I and my two beloved ministers did something to you!"

"Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangqi and Wang Zheng burst into laughter.

Wu Chunfu's face turned red with embarrassment, and he stammered, not knowing what to say.

Wei Zhongxian stood nearby, watching this scene, feeling a deep sense of loss in his heart.

damned!

We are just short of two eggs!

Otherwise, there must be a seat for our family at that table!

Eating hotpot with the emperor, what an honor it is...

Zhu Youxiao had no idea what this old man was thinking, otherwise he would definitely hold him in his arms and comfort him.

Although, that picture is a bit spicy...

After the meal, Xu Guangqi and Wang Zheng, two old men in their fifties, flanked Wu Chunfu on the left and right and walked out of the Qianqing Palace.

In terms of official position, they are one level lower than Wu Chunfu, but in terms of age, they are old enough to be Wu Chunfu's father.

In addition, since the emperor valued him so highly, Wu Chunfu dared not even fart and could only let him do as he pleased.

The next morning, Zhu Youxiao came to the Ministry of Works and saw the steam engine he had been dreaming of in a warehouse in the backyard of the Ministry of Works.

This steam engine is about two meters high, six meters long and three meters wide, almost as big as a locomotive in later generations!

However, the steam engine in front of him was covered with rust, which made Zhu Youxiao feel quite regretful.

“Is it still working?”

He pointed at the steam engine and asked Wu Chunfu.

After a night, Wu Chunfu seemed to have forgotten the grievances of yesterday and nodded with a smile.

"It should be fine for a short run."

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied and gave an order with a wave of his hand.

"Then make it spin!"

"Yes!"

Wu Chunfu bowed and then asked the craftsmen to get to work.

Large baskets of coal were brought over and put into the furnace of the steam engine. Tung oil was burned to start the fire, and soon the furnace was burning red.

Another craftsman added buckets of clean water into the boiler of the steam engine, while checking whether all the valves were intact.

Zhu Youxiao stood and watched from a distance. He didn't know much about steam engines.

As a person born in the 1980s in a non-industrial city, he had never had the opportunity to come into contact with such things in his previous life.

The only impression I have is probably the paragraphs of text in the physics book.

With the emperor in person, none of the craftsmen dared to delay their work, and about an incense stick later, steam began to overflow from the boiler of the steam engine.

Before rubber was introduced, sealing was a very difficult task.

Of course, if there is an eighth-level fitter here, that would be a different story.

“Oooooh…”

Gradually, the escaping steam began to make a whistling sound.

The walls of this warehouse are not made of bricks and stones, but are made of wooden boards connected together.

As early as the preparatory work, craftsmen removed the wooden boards and removed obstacles that would hinder the movement of the steam engine.

There was no pressure gauge or other auxiliary instruments. An old craftsman stared at the steam for a long time, then turned and bowed to Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, the Fire Bull is ready!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded expectantly.

"Then make it move!"

The old craftsman turned around and waved vigorously to the others.

"Your Majesty has ordered, move!"

Two craftsmen, who wrapped themselves tightly, climbed onto the steam engine and pulled something that looked like a gate with force.

"squeak........"

The harsh sound of metal friction instantly rang out from the steam engine.

Zhu Youxiao's expression tensed when he heard this, and he was about to call a halt, but he saw that the craftsmen didn't seem surprised at all.

"Moo......"

The steam engine actually made a sound like a cow's mooing, and slowly moved under Zhu Youxiao's surprised gaze.

The steam engine made entirely of steel was driven out of the warehouse without any rails!

Although the speed was very slow, as slow as a turtle, it did work!

Where the steam engine passed, the bluestone slabs were crushed into pieces and deep grooves were left behind.

But all this made Zhu Youxiao extremely excited!

Ming Dynasty really had steam engines!

Fuck the Jiannu!

Fuck the powerful countries!

Under the iron torrent of the Ming Dynasty, all enemies will be crushed into slag like the bluestone slabs!

He pulled Wu Chunfu to his side and asked in a trembling voice.

"Is there any tradition of how to make this fire bull?"

“Are there any specific written records and drawing data?”

Wu Chunfu was startled and nodded quickly in reply.

"Yes! It's in the Yongle Encyclopedia!"

Chapter 199 Hate!

There is actually steam engine technology in the Yongle Encyclopedia, which is a fact that Zhu Youxiao would never believe even if he were beaten to death!

In later generations, the definition of steam engine was very confusing.

Western literature states that the prototype of the world's first steam engine was invented by the ancient Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria in the 1st century AD. The name of the machine was called the steam ball.

In 1679, French physicist Denis Papin built the first working model of a steam engine after observing steam escaping from his pressure cooker.

Thomas Savery in 1698 and Thomas Newcomen in 1712 built early industrial steam engines, and both made their own contributions to the development of steam engines.

Later, Watt applied scientific theories and gradually discovered the problems of this steam engine. In 1765, he invented a steam engine with a condenser separated from the cylinder wall, and obtained a British patent in 1769.

Then the problem is coming!

In the 1st century AD, the West was still in the era of civilization where people ate raw meat and drank blood. Did they have the ability to create a prototype of the steam engine?

Even if it can really be made.

So, what were they doing during the 1 years between the 17st century AD and the th century AD?

Why did there suddenly appear an explosion of progress in the late 17th century?

The 17th century and after was the turbulent period between the Ming and Qing dynasties!

Is it possible that the missionaries who swarmed in took advantage of the Jiannu’s ignorance of science and technology, and in exchange for benefits, plundered the Chinese heritage?

As for the so-called prototype of the steam engine in the 1st century, is it possible that it was fabricated with a pretentious mentality?

Then, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China.

Not only were they busy plundering wealth, they were also ruthless towards all kinds of ancient books!

Pack up whatever you can take away.

If you can’t take it away, burn it!

The most regrettable thing is the tens of thousands of classics and historical books, including the Yongle Encyclopedia!

The cultural gap caused by this disaster is more cruel than the economic plunder that brought to China!

However, the technology of those countries that participated in this plunder experienced explosive progress after the war!

All of this seems to have found its answer here, in the Ming Dynasty!

Those bandit-like countries, they are afraid!

They are afraid that one day the lion will wake up, regain its heritage and strengthen itself!

Therefore, they want to destroy these heritages, or take them away, to fundamentally cut off the foundation of China!

The ambition of the wolf is obvious!

What is even more hateful than these bandit states is the incompetent people in power!

The Jiannu and Jurchens who only know how to fool the people!

His property was robbed, his home was burned, and his people were killed, but instead of shouldering the responsibility of a ruler, he said things like "measure the material resources of China and win the favor of other countries"!

This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

Before he knew it, Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists and suddenly let out a loud shout.

"Deserves to be killed!"

Wu Chunfu, Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing, Wei Zhongxian, as well as the craftsmen and managers from the Ministry of Works who were present were frightened by his sudden shout.

They all looked at Zhu Youxiao at the same time.

Zhu Youxiao, who originally had a happy expression on his face, now had red eyes, clenched his fists, and a murderous look on his face, just like a general who had just returned from a battle on the battlefield!

“Old slave deserves to die!”

Wei Zhongxian shuddered and was the first to kneel down.

He didn't know why the emperor suddenly became like this, and he had never seen Zhu Youxiao like this before.

But that is not important anymore. What is important is your attitude!

"Your subjects deserve to die!"

Although Wu Chunfu, Xu Guangqi and others were also confused, when they saw Wei Zhongxian's reaction, they all knelt down on the ground.

After closing the valve, the craftsman on the fire bull jumped down from the front of the car and knelt respectfully beside it.

But Zhu Youxiao was still immersed in his own thoughts and could not extricate himself for a long time.