Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 713 A Cross-Era Vibration 2
The fire was getting hotter and hotter, and a trace of white water vapor gradually came out from this machine, and a low sound came out from inside. It was not obvious at first, but the sound became louder and louder.Everyone became more and more interested, and watched without blinking. Some people had already guessed that there must be water in the machine. With so much coal added, the water would almost boil.

Sure enough, after a while, the machine made a thunderous roar, as if a giant was rampaging inside it, knocking this huge and heavy guy until it trembled. Eyes, dare not look.Several priests checked again, and gave Fang Yizhi a "safe" gesture.Fang Yizhi calmed down, pointed at the machine like a furious porcupine, and said loudly: "Have you seen it? Water can drive the machine, and fire can also drive the machine! Coal, charcoal, peat, firewood and even garbage, as long as it is Anything that can burn, if it burns fiercely enough, can drive this machine!"

Zhu Yujian asked: "It is indeed moving, but it is meaningless, because it will only roar in vain like a lion trapped in a cage, and it is useless to us!"

Citizens and officials alike agreed.Indeed, it is really amazing to make such a big machine make such a big noise, but that's all. There seems to be nothing in its body that can make the machine tool move. This kind of machine that can only listen to the sound has a Ass.

Fang Yizhi said: "We spent 10,000+ taels of silver, is it just to make a machine that can only be heard by everyone?" Come down, we will witness the birth of a great era—the era of using machines to drive machines to produce machines has arrived!"

Amidst the thunderbolt sound, a four-wheeled carriage drove over, and a large machine tool was mounted on the carriage.The teachers and students of Nanyang Technical School moved the machine tool down and connected it with the transmission system of the machine. After double checking, they opened the machine cover—without warning, the cutter head of the machine tool was running at high speed. When they got up, everyone's eyes widened again: Such a speed cannot be achieved by any water flow!

This machine really drives the machine tool!
Fang Yizhi said: "Steel is the hardest thing we can think of. It takes a lot of effort to punch a hole or engrave a few turns of threads on the steel! But now this time will be a thing of the past!" A steel rod as thick as a teacup and [-] cubit long was fixed on the machine tool, and then the drill bit was aimed at it and drilled down... The ear-piercing sound of metal friction resounded throughout the whole palm, as if a master was scraping the bottom of the pot. Sparks splashed all over the machine tool, steel shavings flew around, and the thick and long steel rod was drilled through bit by bit, and it changed from a steel rod to a steel pipe!After it was drilled through, someone turned off the machine and replaced the boring tool. Then there was another sound of metal friction comparable to a teacher scraping the bottom of a pot. It expanded and turned into a steel pipe with a wall of no more than one centimeter!
Then I replaced the screwdriver again, this time the movement was a little quieter, clusters of hair-thin metal were dug out, and the steel pipe became a screw...

Probably felt that this was not intuitive enough. Under Fang Yizhi's command, everyone replaced the machine tool with the sharpest cutter head, then turned the speed to the maximum, and then put a steel ingot weighing hundreds of catties on it... Amidst the sharp cutting sound of human teeth, the steel ingot that took an untold amount of effort to cut was cut in half!
The whole audience was silent, and everyone was stunned to see all this, nothing but dazed.They don't understand, just shoveling a few shovels of coal into that machine, why this big guy has become so powerful, it can even cut through steel easily, it's too scary!

Fang Yizhi said: "It can not only process all kinds of metals, but also drive textile machines, grinding discs, water pumps and other machines that require power! According to Champion Hou, it can also drive ships as large as hills in the future, allowing In just one month, the ship crossed the ocean and reached Taixi! It can even drag thousands of four-wheeled carriages connected to the ground and fly around the ground day and night, transporting tens of millions of catties Send the goods to any place in Ming Dynasty! Maybe in the future, everyone can put it on your carriage and let it drive your carriage instead of the horse—this is by no means a myth!"

The audience was still silent...

Finally, an old gentry in his 90s stood up tremblingly and asked, "What's the name of this machine?"

Fang Yizhi said: "It's called a steam engine!"

Immediately someone asked, "How did it move?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Steam is generated by heating the water in the boiler, and then the steam pushes the piston to generate power to drive the machine—yes, all its power comes from the steam!"

At this moment, everyone was not calm, and rushed over, surrounded by Fang Yizhi and the technical controllers, and all kinds of problems came to them like mountains and seas, making them breathless.In the end, everyone lifted these cute guys high, threw them into the sky, caught them, and threw them again... The whole square became a sea of ​​carnival.The reporters sent by several newspapers were so excited that they couldn't even hold their pens steady, and they were still struggling to write. Fortunately, they used quill pens. If they used brushes, they might not be able to write this word.

The research on the steam engine started a few years ago. Hundreds of scholars from the East and the West participated in the whole process, brainstorming and forgetting to eat and sleep. Many people were injured due to various accidents. There was even an explosion accident, and more than ten people were killed or injured.But this group of guys are not ordinary fanatics, even those who die in explosions, relying on this kind of brute force to face difficulties and get stronger when they encounter strong ones, they stumbled out of the steam engine!This kind of steam engine still has many weaknesses, for example, it is not very stable, it is prone to boiler explosion due to careless operation, the sealing is not enough, and it is prone to steam leakage, etc. However, it is already amazing to achieve such an achievement in just a few years up.After witnessing the great power of the steam engine, everyone firmly believed that a new era had begun, and no one could resist it!

Many factory bosses surrounded the steam engine and tried their best, but this thing is too precise and complicated, and they couldn't find out why it happened for a while.Cleverly grabbed Fang Yizhi and the others and began to ask the price of this thing——how much is it?Especially those coal bosses, mining coal, if you dig deep, water will come out. This water must be pumped out, otherwise people will die.Pumping water by hand not only requires a lot of manpower, but also if you dig deep, you can’t pump it at all, but with a steam engine, it’s easy to handle. If you install one in the mine, you can pump as much water as possible. Doubling it!Buy it, no matter how expensive it is, you have to buy it!When they learned that the steam engine was not perfect and needed a lot of improvement, they scrambled to slap their chests and promise to provide experimental funds for free, as long as they could buy the steam engine first!Some Anhui merchants with tens of millions of net worth were even more sinister, and they talked with Nanyang Technical School about the joint venture to build a steam engine factory with a smile.Any fool can see that this thing has an extremely broad application prospect. If they can get the production authorization, they will build an astonishingly large industrial empire for future generations. If you don’t invest in this, what are you investing in?
There was a steam engine boom in Nanyang almost instantly.

Fang Yizhi looked at all this, smiled with satisfaction, and turned to Fang Kongxuan, "Qianhu, do you still think that Mizhi is wasting his time and wasting his studies here in Nanyang?"

Fang Kongzheng blushed... When he mentioned Fang Yizhi in Wuhan, he got angry and scolded this bastard for not doing his job properly and not even reading books, which is simply outrageous.But looking at it now, this bastard is not a waste of his studies, he just jumped on the tide of the times and wants to lead an era!Among other things, the invention of the steam engine alone is enough to make that bastard famous forever!He sighed and said: "Your Excellency, please don't laugh at me. I used to be too small and my vision was too narrow. I only thought that the imperial examination was the right way, but I didn't know there was such a vast world. I almost missed the secret. In the future I won't restrain him anymore, as long as he is interested in things, just let go!"

Fang Yizhi said solemnly: "So, I thanked the latent husband on behalf of the people of Ming Dynasty!" In this regard, he has contributed a lot. It can be said that he is already an extremely important figure in Nanyang Technical School.However, Chinese people value filial piety the most. If Fang Kongzhang does not agree with his efforts and insists on taking the imperial examinations, Fang Yizhi will probably not be able to resist him. In this way, the foundation he laid will be ruined, even if he is the last one. To be the number one scholar in high school is at best to manage a prefecture and a county well, so what good will it do to the common people in the world!Fortunately, Fang Kongxuan was quite reasonable, and he let go in time, and he was relieved.

Father Bowen looked at the carnival crowd with a complicated expression.As a hypocrite with extremely high attainments in machinery, he naturally does not know how powerful the steam engine he personally participated in and finally invented has. Daming has a great impact on the world in terms of population, territory, and wealth. It has an overwhelming advantage. If the steam engine technology is popularized again, it is equivalent to installing a powerful engine for this giant. Its development speed will be jaw-dropping. Other countries on the entire blue planet can only follow it. Eat ashes in the back!Machines like this are supposed to be owned by prominent white people, why is it the other way around now?
It has been several years since he came to Daming, and the impression he got from this country is that the vast majority of people are very hardworking, eager to learn, love cleanliness, and respect their ancestors more than gods—to put it simply, the whole world is full of people. The myth of the ancient flood, all the myths about the ancient flood are stereotyped that the gods could not bear to exterminate all human beings and saved them, only the Chinese myth is: a hero emerged from among our ancestors, leading everyone to overcome all difficulties and dredging The river, one after another, finally the flood bowed to us!Some of the most outstanding talents rule this vast empire, relying only on the experience of governing the country passed down for thousands of years and the moral code handed down from the golden age of antiquity.In addition, the attitude of the Chinese towards science is also tolerant. Many theories that are regarded as outrageous in Europe are popular here. For example, the banned book "The Movement of Celestial Spheres" has printed and sold more than 6 copies in just one year. , and the supply is in short supply, who dares to do this in Europe, you just wait for the stake or the barbecue!But the Chinese are different. They are discussing, studying, and doing various experiments with great interest. Their tolerant attitude is astounding.

Once upon a time, Ming Dynasty, which had to spend huge sums of money to import red-clothed cannons to Europe, in turn exported more powerful cannons to Europe. The scientific theories from Europe sparked dazzling sparks with the scientific views accumulated in China over thousands of years, such as Speaking of mathematics, it is blooming everywhere, and the speed of development is jaw-dropping. In this respect, Europe has fallen behind!Now they have the steam engine again...

"Hey, Bowen, what are you thinking?" Father Brightman from Portugal asked with a smile.

Father Bowen said: "I wonder if we did something wrong... With the steam engine, China, a behemoth, will soon be revived, and they can easily tear the whole world to pieces!"

Father Brightman shrugged and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable, but what does this have to do with us? We are all Chinese now!"

Father Bowen couldn't help laughing... That's right, they all joined the Daming household registration and became Chinese. Will China tear the whole world into pieces? What does it have to do with them?

Science has no borders, but scientists have borders.A scientist like this who is particularly capable of tossing around is of course better in his own hands...

(End of this chapter)