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

The torch in his hand had already reached the mouth of the cone.

As the temperature in the furnace gradually rose, a pungent smell came out along the pipe.

After passing the condensation section, part of the liquid remains, and the other part continues to move forward until it converges at the second U-shaped bend. Then, as the pressure in the furnace increases, it is forced into the water in the U-shaped bend.

Hearing the gurgling sound of bubbles coming from the tube, Tianyi immediately became energetic.

The torch in his hand also moved closer to the conical mouth at the end of the tube.

A moment later, there was a puff sound and blue flames spurted out of the cone mouth.

Xuan Ling held the shield and went to the first U-shaped bend to check.

This U-bend is the most complicated in the entire equipment. Not only does it have an additional oil drain valve, but the inner wall of the pipe is also inlaid with a piece of glass through which you can see what's going on inside.

In order to ensure that the glass would not shatter due to pressure, these people were so crazy that they made it one inch thick!

Looking through the glass, Xuan Ling saw the liquid level rising continuously. He turned his head, looked at Tianyi and the craftsmen, and laughed with his mouth wide open.

"It's done!"

"We succeeded!"

Chapter 540 The money is boundless

Zhu Youxiao had just finished dinner and was staring at a pile of signs in front of him in a daze.

He ran to Kunning Palace all day long, which was naturally what Zhang Yan wanted. However, as the master of the harem, it was more or less inappropriate for her to monopolize the emperor's power.

After all, this is a major matter concerning the inheritance of imperial power, and it cannot be influenced by sentimental relationships.

So, Zhang Yan came up with this idea.

Flip the card!

Zhu Youxiao never dreamed that this way of playing, which had only been invented in the Qing Dynasty, would be brought out by Zhang Yan!

However, the emperors of the Pigtail Dynasty were always worried about being killed, so any concubines they found had to be stripped naked and washed in advance, then wrapped in quilts and carried over.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't have to go through so much trouble.

I would flip through whichever brand I liked, and spend the night with whichever concubine I found...

How licentious and immoral!

After a long sigh, he reached for the plate.

But before he could touch the sign, Wei Zhongxian rushed in with a happy look on his face.

"Your Majesty! The Minister of Works is here to see you!"

Zhu Youxiao: ? ?

It’s time to go to bed, what else can Wu Pifu do?

"Let him in!"

Soon, Wu Chunfu came into the hall holding a box.

"Your Majesty!"

"There is a new discovery at the Zhengcunba factory area!"

As he said this, he handed the box to Wei Zhongxian, who presented it to Zhu Youxiao.

The box was opened, revealing a glass bottle filled with light brown liquid and two memorials.

Zhu Youxiao picked up the bottle and took a look at it, but had no idea what was inside.

However, he vaguely smelled a long-lost scent.

With an idea in mind, he quickly pulled out the plug and put it under his nose.

The smell is even stronger!

Such a familiar smell!

Fuck!

Is this gasoline?

He picked up the Ru kiln porcelain cup in front of him, poured the tea in it onto the ground, and then poured the liquid in the bottle into the cup.

Then, he picked up the candle next to him and moved it towards the rim of the cup.

Wei Zhongxian, You Tong and Wu Chunfu were all watching his actions. Although they didn't understand what he was doing, they didn't dare to interrupt.

The next second, a yellow and blue flame appeared in the cup!

“Hahahaha, it really is gasoline!”

Zhu Youxiao couldn't hold back his excitement and shouted out loud.

This made Wu Chunfu's eyes widen instantly: "Your Majesty, do you know this thing?"

Zhu Youxiao's body froze when he heard this, and he quickly explained, "I've seen this before at the Hongwu Emperor's place!"

"It's just that I asked several times, but Lord Hongwu didn't tell me where this thing came from."

It's good to have someone take the blame, he answered casually, then took out the two letters from the box and started to look through them.

The first is the origin of the gasoline and the list of craftsmen involved in the distillation.

But the second one made Zhu Youxiao frown.

This memorial was dictated by the clerk from the Ministry of Works who accompanied Li Xin, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and compiled by Wu Chunfu.

What was recorded was what Li Xin did in the shed last night.

At first, Zhu Youxiao thought this guy wanted to make a concrete mixer.

But the more I looked down, the more something seemed wrong.

When Zhu Youxiao saw the sketch drawn by Wu Chunfu at the end of the memorial, another thing emerged in his mind.

this......

Could it be a washing machine?

"Did Li Xin tell me what this thing was used for?"

Zhu Youxiao raised his head, looked at Wu Chunfu and asked.

Wu Chunfu shook his head: "Your Majesty, Li Xin never said that."

Zhu Youxiao put the memorial back into the box and covered the burning teacup with the lid.

"Then call him into the palace. I want to hear what he thinks."

Yu Tong, who was standing by, reminded with difficulty: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should rest."

"Not urgent."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, sat back in his chair, picked up an apple and started eating it.

After Wu Chunfu left, he came back in less than half an hour.

The person who came with him was the craftsman Li Xin.

As soon as he entered the hall, Li Xin knelt down.

"I, the humble craftsman, pay my respects to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

This self-proclaimed person made Zhu Youxiao feel annoyed: "Your self-proclaimed name is quite interesting. If you don't know, you might think you are a general."

Li Xin shrank his neck and cupped his hands in defense: "I dare not!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved at him.

"Wake up and tell me, what did you want to make after tinkering all night yesterday?"

Li Xin stood up and expressed his thoughts.

It’s still the same confusion!

According to his idea, since stirring can separate paste into layers, this method should also be applicable to other pastes.

For example, kerosene!

After he returned to the shed last night, he removed the tool from the drill press and then made something that could act as a stirrer and installed it on the tool holder.

When the drill press starts, the agitator will rotate accordingly.

Then, he put half a bucket of kerosene on it and tried to stir and separate it.

Although the idea was good, the result did not meet expectations.

But after thinking about it all night, he came to the conclusion that the speed was not enough!

After listening to Li Xin's story, Zhu Youxiao was completely confused.

Good guy!

What's so confusing? Is it so magical?

What made him think of this?

It seems that I am too narrow-minded!

This guy doesn't want to make a washing machine, he wants to make a centrifuge!

Li Xin.....

Centrifugal...

Well, maybe it's just a coincidence...

Although there are still many problems to be solved between his ideas and the centrifuge, it is inevitable that he will take some detours.

But when he thought about the application of centrifuges in future generations, Zhu Youxiao immediately made the decision.

"I've invested in your project!"

"You can choose any craftsman in the factory. I will give you 30 positions. As long as you can make something, I will reward you generously!"

After hearing this, Li Xin was so excited that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty. I will go through mountains of swords and seas of fire to make this thing!"

Both of them were very happy, but Wu Chunfu next to them was not. He looked aggrieved like a little wife and said with a resentful look on his face.

"Your Majesty, you can't poach people like this!"

"This is a project of the Ministry of Industry. How can you invest in it..."

In the past, he wouldn't care about this!

But with the examples of cement and telegraph before him, he had already fully realized the importance of technology.

What does it mean that Your Majesty is so excited at this moment?

It can only explain one thing!

That is what Li Xin wants to create, it will definitely make a lot of money!

How can His Majesty interfere with such a good thing...

Chapter 541: I have learned everything, it is hard to fool you...

Wu Chunfu's rebuttal surprised Zhu Youxiao.

This guy dares to openly contradict the emperor?

Damn it!

That's great!

After thinking for a moment, he smiled at Wu Chunfu.

"Are you sure you don't want me to vote?"

"We can split the shares..."

"30-70, I'll take 70, you take 30. I'll take out 100,000 taels of silver, okay?"