Chapter 656: The first steam locomotive

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"Steam locomotive?"
"What is it? This Lin Wentao is really a strange thing, and I don't know what's going on this time."
"He dare to say in the court that it must be something very important."
"..."
Officials in the Palace of Discussions talked a lot. In their eyes, people like Lin Wentao have always been mysterious, and because these people are not involved in government affairs, they don't pay much attention to Lin Wentao.
The officials did not understand, but Xiao Ming did. After overcoming the steam engine problem, Lin Wentao shifted his focus to using the steam engine.
Xiao Ming has been in Qingzhou during this period. When he is free, he goes to Lin Wentao's workshop to discuss various steam-powered machinery with him.
This steam locomotive and steam ship are naturally the focus of the discussion between the two, but the iron-clad ship equipped with a steam engine is difficult to build without modern shipyards, so he focused on the steam locomotive.
After living here for five years, one of Xiao Ming's deepest feelings is that there is too much traffic in this era.
Both military transportation and material transportation are quite slow, and this slow pace seriously restricts the development of industry.
Because of the appearance of the steam engine, Qingzhou’s consumption of industrial materials has risen by more than one level, and the efficiency of transportation has hardly changed.
Therefore, he personally instructed Lin Wentao and used the technology spar to teach Lin Wentao. With sufficient industrial capacity, the steam locomotive was successfully manufactured.
"You Aiqing must not understand what a steam locomotive is. Today, I will take you to take a look." Xiao Ming said.
Now Qingzhou's steam engine and steelmaking technology have completed a leap, which is equivalent to the production of all the steel parts needed by the Western Industrial Revolution in Qingzhou.
In this way, the next logical thing is the explosive appearance of various steam machines, and this is what he wants to do next.
The king of Yan was destroyed and the north gradually stabilized. His desire to establish a perfect industrial system should also be realized step by step.
For this reason, in addition to handling government affairs, Xiao Ming plans to personally participate in the construction of the industrial system, and five years of talent preparation has also given him a group of usable people.
"Finally, please!" said the ministers, who were also very interested in steam locomotives.
Nodded, Xiao Ming took the officials and accompanied Lin Wentao to the steam engine workshop.
"Emperor, this is a steam locomotive." Lin Wentao said excitedly.
The steam locomotive at this time was parked on a 100-meter-long railroad track. The moment he saw the front of the train, Xiao Ming suddenly felt a familiar feeling.
Now this thing is a modern steam locomotive, commonly known as a bobbin car.
To put it simply, this steam locomotive is a side-lying steam engine fixed on a wheeled car. The connecting rod crankshaft combined with the reciprocating movement of the flywheel drives the wheels to rotate, allowing the locomotive to move along the rails.
"His Royal Highness, this steam locomotive has taken us more than half a year." Lin Wentao felt in his heart. During this time, they had been researching, producing, and assembling day and night.
Now the steam locomotive is finally able to walk along the railroad tracks, although in his opinion the speed is not very fast, but the future potential is definitely huge.
"Isn't this just a big iron pot?" Fiji squinted.
Pang Yukun also nodded, Xiao Ming and Lin Wentao looked very excited, but they were confused.
In contemporary times, the world's first steam locomotive was invented by the British George Stephenson in 1814. If according to the current standards in the West, this kind of thing is estimated to appear in 40 to 50 years.
But now he is the first person to make a steam locomotive. Although this steam locomotive is still a bit rough and simple, it doesn't matter if it is ugly, as long as it can run.
Lin Wentao saw the disdain of many officials, so he said: "This is indeed a big iron can, but it is a big iron can that can go."
Then he did not explain, and directly said to the two craftsmen who were responsible for driving the steam locomotive on weekdays; "Now you two will operate the locomotive and show it to the emperor."
The two nodded and climbed onto the steam locomotive. One of the craftsmen picked up a shovel to fill the boiler with coal, while the other craftsman stared at the steam pressure gauge.
This pressure gauge was made by a craftsman when Lin Wentao was developing the steam engine, and now it can be applied to the steam locomotive.
In this way, the locomotive driver can judge the pressure in the boiler and adjust the steam pressure.
The rails in the workshop were naturally made by Lin Wentao by Xiao Ming. These rails formed a circle along the wide workshop, so that the locomotive could move in this circle.
But these rails also consumed a lot of his steel, which made him very painful.
It's just that now that there is a steam locomotive, all this is worth it, because the next step he can build a railway along the mining area, so that coal and iron ore can be continuously transported to Qingzhou.
"Woohoo..."
The steam pressure in the steam locomotive is getting higher and higher. At this time, the craftsman rang the siren, and the steam locomotive moved slowly along the rails with a hum.
This scene immediately shocked the officials, and they kept their distance from the steam locomotive for fear that this steel monster would hurt people.
Lin Wentao finally laughed when he saw the embarrassment of these officials. Whoever made these officials know nothing would point to the steam locomotive.
"Huh, hum..." The connecting rod of the steam locomotive tilted up and down, driving the wheels to rotate through the flywheel and crankshaft. At this time, the heavy wheels finally moved.
And as the locomotive moves, the speed of the locomotive gradually increases. In the first lap, the locomotive is half as slow as a person walking, and in the second lap, it is like riding a bicycle.
On the third lap it was already like a horse galloping.
Under such a huge power, a kind of official face is very wonderful~EbookFREE.me~ At this moment, they may be truly convinced by technology from the inside, rather than being a sage.
Xiao Ming brought them here this time to let them witness the real power of science and technology. Otherwise, these officials would cling to the Confucian classics, and they would still ignore science and technology from the bottom of their hearts.
All he wanted was that when they dreamed of this steel monster in midnight, they would suddenly wake up.
"His Royal Highness, does this steam locomotive work?" Lin Wentao said excitedly.
Xiao Ming nodded. This locomotive was designed to pursue the maximum power that Qingzhou can currently achieve. After all, the efficiency of the steam engine cannot be improved, and the speed of the locomotive cannot be improved.
Now Lin Wentao has only improved the Watt steam engine and made the steam engine more efficient. Therefore, the locomotive of this level can only be compared with the original locomotive, but this is enough for Xiao Ming.
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