The machine in front of you is a kind of praise to describe it as silly, big, black and thick.

It seems that the entire machine is filled with the style of the bear that Emperor Chongzhen saw countless times in later generations, which is rough, steel, and bulky. This is the keyword used to describe this machine.

The blazing flames in the furnace kept boiling the water in the boiler above into steam, which then drove a bearing above back and forth. Since there was no machine tool or machinery connected to it, the bare bearing looked quite evil.

However, no matter how ugly the machine is, this thing is the hope of Emperor Chongzhen.

As long as you have this thing, you can play more fun based on this thing in the future.

For example, drilling holes for muskets.

Before, it took about ten days for a skilled worker to take out a barrel of a gun.

But what about using this thing?

There is no problem if a person can look at many boilers.

Then many boilers can drill many gun chambers at the same time.

Moreover, I don’t know how tired this thing is. As long as I change the drill bit in time, basically three people can drill many barrels in three or five days.

Especially the role of trains.

No matter how slow the fire heads created are now running, being exhausted without using forage is the biggest advantage.

Imagine that countless materials were transported to Liaodong day and night through the Thomas train, and to any place where the Ming Dynasty wanted to conquer. Because it saved people and food, and was still blindly obsessed, this advantage was enough to kill anyone who was disliked by the Ming Dynasty or Emperor Chongzhen.

What's more, the steam engine can be used on board.

Tired ships planted soldiers and supplies to the American continent to liberate the Yanhuang Miao people and drive away the European and American ghosts and animals. They were so excited to think about it.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was more excited when he saw this stupid, big, black and thick machine. He didn't care that he was just a novice in engineering and science, plus a novice in history, politics, and simply asked Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing, what are the more difficult problems in this steam engine at present?"

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the biggest problem with this machine at present is the sealing problem. Due to the constant leakage of air, a lot of firewood and stone carbon are wasted, and it is always shut down.

There is also the crankshaft used to drive other machinery, which is always discontinuous and slow due to air leakage.

In fact, after solving this problem, this machine can be used in many places. However, there are still some problems in the materials.

For example, if you use this machine to drill the barrel of a musket, the life of the drill bit is not long and it will be replaced in one or two days."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, but his excitement slowly recovered.

I don’t understand the knowledge of engineering science and science at all, and I don’t understand the knowledge of steelmaking and ironmaking at all. Some of the knowledge I remember is also mentioned in the time traveler training materials.

After pondering for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen said, "I have already said it just now. Xu Aiqing will try it, no matter how you are afraid of waste."

There is also the problem of materials, mainly on steel.

However, I thought I could try using a blast furnace to make iron and steel.”

When Xu Guangqi heard the word blast furnace, he instinctively felt that the word was not simple, and asked at that time: "I don't know what the blast furnace that Your Majesty refers to?"

Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself that I know nothing about the blast furnace. Maybe the chimney of the furnace is particularly high.

After considering it, Emperor Chongzhen said, "I think there are actually only two most critical places in iron or steelmaking. One is temperature and the other is impurities."

Well, what you said makes sense, do I know it too?

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty is very much. I am just stupid. Although I know these two problems, there is no good way to solve them. Please forgive me."

Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself, I don’t know anything about it, but I have read the time traveler training materials and have always mentioned some of them.

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Let's talk about the issue of temperature first.

Xu Aiqing should know that the temperature of using firewood is not as good as that of wood carbon, and the temperature of wood carbon is not as good as stone carbon.

I have read in a book that there is a hard carbon that is harder than ordinary stone carbon, but it needs to be refined first before it can be used. Its fire poison is extremely powerful."

Xu Guangqi was very curious about where Emperor Chongzhen looked at these books, so he bowed and asked, "Qiu said to Your Majesty, I have a ruthless request, I ask Your Majesty to agree."

Emperor Chongzhen did not agree directly, but instead asked: "I don't know what my dear friend is asking for?"

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am very curious about the hard carbon that Your Majesty just mentioned, but I have never mentioned it in any book, so I want your Majesty to lend the mentioned book to me for a view."

Emperor Chongzhen was speechless by Xu Guangqi's words.

This made me find such a book.

Could it be that I told you that when I was a child before traveling, I lived near a coal mine and knew that there was a reef carbon, which had a strong firepower as strong as a dog, and even steel could be easily burned into braised?

After considering it, Emperor Chongzhen said to Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing asked me too.

When I was in Qiandi, I read some miscellaneous books. However, I never really understood the title of the book, so I never remembered it.

After I ascended the throne, I don’t know where those books are placed, so it’s not easy to find.”

Seeing that his beard was completely white, Xu Guangqi, who had devoted his life to the scientific research of the Ming Dynasty, looked extremely disappointed. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't bear to say, "So that, I remember what the hard carbon looks like. I told everyone in the factory to search for it. If I find it, I will definitely get it for Xu Aiqing?"

There is no other way around, and I can’t borrow books, so I can only expect Emperor Chongzhen to find this hard carbon.

Xu Guangqi had no choice but to bow and say, "I will thank Your Majesty first."

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen nodding, Xu Guangqi continued: "Your Majesty just mentioned the issue of temperature and mentioned this hard carbon. I just don't know what Your Majesty thinks about the impurities in the iron?"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this but was inspired. I still know some of the methods to remove impurities.

How can you let go of such an opportunity to show off?

Emperor Chongzhen immediately said with a reserved gaze: "I think all things are born and restrained. Since there are impurities in the iron, the things must come from iron ore.

Since that's the case, it's better to find a way to absorb it."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen looked confident, Xu Guangqi immediately raised his feet and said, "Please give me advice."

Emperor Chongzhen said after a nod, "I have seen the ancient iron smelting method in ancient books.

All steelmaking and Damascus steel must be added when making limestone.

Although I don’t understand the meaning, the quality of Baijian Steel and Damascus Steel is obvious. Therefore, I think I can try to put limestone in it.”

After Xu Guangqi bowed, Emperor Chongzhen simply added another sentence in order to ensure the insurance: "No matter whether it is useful or not to throw limestone in it, even if it is immediately refined with steel better than Baijian Steel, Xu Aiqing might as well throw more other things in and try it out."

Emperor Chongzhen thought it was very simple. If you throw more things, who would know what you would get?

How many materials were obtained by such messy things in later generations?

If Lao Xu gets out any special alloy steel because of this, it would be very awesome.

Thinking of alloy steel, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Xu Aiqing might as well make two or several different materials together, whether they are thrown in together or divided into orders, in short, just try it.

I am not afraid of wasting. As long as I can get some useful things, no matter how much material I waste, it is worth it."

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "I thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty, please relax. I will try it out more to see what you can get in the end."

Emperor Chongzhen said with a nod, "Yes, many things are unintentional gains, just to keep trying. I also want to make a request to Xu Aiqing."

Xu Guangqi said curiously: "Please give me instructions."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "My request is actually very simple. It is necessary to have detailed records of any experiment conducted in this Royal Academy, no matter what it is for."

Xu Guangqi smiled and said, "Qi Zhui Your Majesty, any experiment in the Royal Academy today is actually recorded."

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head gently before continuing: "What I want is not a general record, but a detailed one.

For example, the materials used in each experiment should be as accurate as possible, and the time used in each experiment should be more accurate."

Thinking of the accuracy of time, Emperor Chongzhen was inspired again.

This is a good opportunity to show off and cannot be missed.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Xu Aiqing must know that the time measurement method I used in the Ming Dynasty now is only a few hours, quarters, cups of tea, moments, etc. I think it remains unchanged, especially in conducting such experiments in iron and steel making, which is even more inappropriate."

Xu Guangqi said curiously: "Please give me advice."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "I think it can be divided into some. For example, dividing an hour into two and dividing it into hours. The hour into division is called a division, and the division is divided into an interest, and it is called seconds."

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Qi Zhu Your Majesty, if an hour is divided into two and divided into two hours, then how many minutes is the moment? Time is divided into seconds, then how many seconds is the minute? How can one second be defined?"

Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to tell Xu Guangqi that it was so easy to be sixty in an hour and sixty in a minute and sixty in a minute.

But this theory must be found for a reason.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen said lightly: "I think the sixty-year-old son is the earliest and greatest invention of my Han people.

The year is sixty years per cycle, the month is five years per cycle, the day is sixty days per cycle, and the time is five days per cycle.

In this case, it is not like counting an hour as sixty as a cycle, which can be divided into sixty seconds.

I just calculated that the breath time of a person is exactly one second."

Xu Guangqi thought about it and bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I will calculate the time, minutes, and seconds in detail later, and finally write to Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "No rush. As long as the division of time is accurate and combined with more precise measurements, the data of these experiments are accurate. After continuous verification, some useful things can always be drawn."

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his attention to the steam engine and said to Xu Guangqi: "I still have an idea. I wonder if Xu Aiqing can help me realize it?"

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Please give me instructions."

Looking at Xu Guangqi's white hair and silver beard, Emperor Chongzhen's heart flashed a little unbearable, but he forced himself to say, "Xu Aiqing, I think the carriage is walking forward by the horse, and the axle drives the wheels.

If you find a way to put this steam engine on the carriage, as long as you have a way to control the direction, will you no longer need a horse to pull the carriage?

If it works, then think about it further. As long as the steam engine is enlarged several times, can it pull more things?"

As he was talking, Emperor Chongzhen was also interested and simply squatted on the ground and gestured: "If the tracks are laid and the cars are fixed on them, one by one, can a larger steam engine pull more things at once?"

Xu Guangqi, who also squatted down to look at Emperor Chongzhen's gesture, looked at the two long lines drawn by Emperor Chongzhen, and there were short lines in the middle, and asked curiously: "I understand the tracks that Your Majesty mentioned, but what are these horizontal lines used for?"

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Your dear, if there are too many things on a car, will it be heavier?

If there are two tracks alone, wouldn’t it be crushed to sink into the ground? If there are these horizontal stone pillows below to share the pressure, wouldn’t it be much more stable?”

Xu Guangqi suddenly said: "Your Majesty is right. If you only use two thin tracks to carry the cargo on the vehicle, the force surface is small and it will inevitably sink. If you have these small horizontal stone pillows as the basis, it is equivalent to artificially distributing the force area to each stone pillow, which will inevitably be much more stable."

Well, what you said makes sense, and I don’t know whether it is right or wrong, true or false.

Novice from science and engineering like Emperor Chongzhen did not know what laying pillow stones under train tracks in later generations. Only knowing that there was such a thing, he drew it. What he said just now was just taking it for granted to fool Xu Guangqi.

I just didn't expect that Xu Guangqi summed up so many things based on his own messy statement, and these guys who play science are really terrible.

Emperor Chongzhen simply stood up from the ground and said to Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing can summarize these things and teach them."
Chapter completed!