Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Everyone talked about it, even Guo Jia, Kuai Yue, Xun You and other smart people were full of surprise, because it was the first time they saw this object, let alone analyze the reason, even if they are rich and talented, they can only do it at one end. Foggy.

In the end, everyone could only look at Li Yi, wanting to see what Li Yi would say.

Li Yi smiled slightly, pulled Huang Yueying forward, pointed to the steam engine that was leaking in front of him, and said: "When I watched people make tea, and saw the lid jumping after the water boiled, I had a whim, and I was going to make a steam engine. A strange object, I talked about it with Yueying later, and after thinking about it, I found it feasible, so I found these craftsmen."

Li Yi looked at the nervous craftsmen on the side, nodded to them with a smile, and then said: "Everyone worked together, it took more than half a year, after dozens of attempts, continuous failure, and continuous improvement, until now we finally have today's semi-finished product. "

When he said this, Li Yi was also quite embarrassed.

He is a time traveler, and he has many wonderful ideas in his mind, which seems to be able to easily promote the progress of society, but only when many things are actually put into action, will he find out how many difficulties there are.

Especially Li Yi can't build a blast furnace, can't make steel, can't burn glass, can't mix cement, and he can't even recognize a piece of sulfur in front of him.

Therefore, Li Yi can only slow down, find suitable craftsmen, put forward goals, arrange tasks, and give ideas, let these craftsmen 2000 years ago to find, explore, and approach the goal he set little by little, and complete the task. , and eventually surpassed.

It’s just that this process is not easy. Let’s talk about the steam engine in front of you. This thing has injured people not once or twice. The iron lump was stewed in one pot.

Seeing the disappointed look on Li Yi's face, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled. Huang Yueying noticed this and touched him lightly. Li Yi immediately came to his senses, shook his head, and continued: "Those are too detailed. Let’s not mention it for the time being. You just need to know that this thing can work when it is burned outside with a raging fire, driving the outer lever to move continuously. And the water wheel driven by him is also running non-stop, hehe, everyone, tell me, how does this thing compare to white paper and continuous crossbow?"

Chapter 748 The Steam Engine

After all, they are ancient people. Although they are all elites of the era, they say that most of their IQs are higher than Li Yi's, but when they come into contact with steam engines for the first time, although they are surprised and feel extraordinary, they want to make them "make the best use of everything" in a short time It is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, Li Yi made a comparison for them, juxtaposing the steam engine with the Liannu and the paper, and even tried to figure out Li Yi's tone orderly. It is not difficult to find that Li Yi actually admires the steam engine more.

After a while, Jiang Gan was the first to speak, and said uncertainly: "This, if the strength is strong enough, it seems that it can be used for grinding?"

"Okay, that's right, go back to my place and give you a jar of good wine!"

"Ah, thank you, my lord!"

Although Jiang Gan's answer was far from being eye-catching to Li Yi, it was a good start, and Li Yi still recognized it very much.

With Jiang Gan at the head, Guo Jia soon said, "It should also be used to plow the ground, but the premise is similar to what Ziyi said, and the strength must be strong enough."

Li Yi nodded and said: "What Feng Xiao said is also very good, and you have a jar of good wine. In addition, let me explain one more thing. What you see today is not the final result. After these craftsmen get more familiar with it, Especially after the quality of the materials required can keep up, the strength of this thing will become stronger and stronger, even if it takes a thousand catties... it's just the beginning."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, even the most convinced Li Yi felt that his tone was a bit loud.

Everyone has seen the power of a thousand catties from Li Yi, but it is unbelievable that such a lump of iron can exert a thousand catties of power.

However, believe it or not, Li Yi's prestige is high enough that no one dares to question it, so they can only follow his words.

The next one, Xu Huang thought of something and wanted to speak, but suddenly heard an obvious sound of inhalation from behind, looking back, it was Mi Fang who made the sound.

Xu Huang was about to ask, Mi Fang couldn't wait to shout: "If it is true as what the Lord said, this thing can exert a thousand catties of force, then it will be very useful."

"Oh, what did you think of, tell me quickly and listen!"

Seeing Mi Fang's shocked face, Li Yi looked forward to his thoughts a little more.

Taking a deep breath, Mi Fang pointed to the runner on the waterwheel and said: "If you make this thing smaller, turn it in a different direction, and put it on a carriage, no, then it won't be called a carriage, it should be called..."

Mi Fang struggled for a while, but couldn't think of a suitable name, so she simply said directly: "In short, using this thing instead of horses for traction, and directly driving the axles and wheels, the speed may not be as fast as horses rushing, but the advantage is that there is no need to rest. Add firewood and water, so that it can be done day and night, whether it is walking in normal times or transporting supplies in war, it is extremely beneficial!"

"well said!"

Li Yi sighed in admiration, with a smile in his eyes.

Originally, he thought that he would have to hear seven or eight unreliable answers before he could get the answer he was expecting. He didn't want someone to get to the point so quickly.

The rest of the people were also thinking along Mi Fang's words, some thought it was feasible, but some were puzzled and asked, "How to walk on two wheels?"

Hearing this, Li Yi was overjoyed, and before he could explain, someone soon said, "Isn't it enough to add two more wheels?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but Mi Fang seemed to be enlightened. Regardless of everyone's words, she said loudly again: "Not only can it be loaded with wheels, but also oars can be put on the boat. It is very convenient for bulk materials to travel by water." , is it the south, but the wind direction and water flow are too restrictive, manual paddling, the sailors can hardly stand it for a long time, but if you use this thing to drive the paddle, then all the rivers, lakes and seas can travel unimpeded?"

"it is good!"

Li Yi couldn't help admiring again, he really didn't expect that it was Mi Fang who gave him such a big surprise.

Mi Fang wanted to continue, but she opened her mouth, and finally slapped her forehead, and said anxiously: "The rest is hard to say, this thing must be of great use, but this subordinate thinks too much at the moment, My mind is a little messed up."

"Okay, don't rush, think slowly, there is plenty of time!"

Li Yi was full of smiles, feeling vaguely that the candidates for the future minister of the Ministry of Industry or the Minister of Industry could be finalized in advance.

Glancing at Mi Fang approvingly again, Li Yi turned his gaze to Xu Huang and asked, "What did Gong Ming plan to say just now?"

Old Xu Huang blushed, and said a little embarrassedly: "I originally planned to use this thing to carry the log to the top of the city. Ahem, it's a bit too simple. Don't blame me if I can't get on the table."

Li Yi laughed, and said: "It's not simple, it's not simple. If it's a thousand-jin heavy object, it's hard to do it manually. Why not use it to carry it? Those good wines also have Gongming's jar."

Xu Huang laughed, now everyone knows that Mi Fang's words are the most suitable for Li Yi, and their answers are obviously not as good as others.

Li Yi didn't continue to ask questions, and asked Mi Fang: "Tell me, if this thing is easy to manufacture, and as you guessed, it can be loaded on a carriage and cargo ship, and it is faster than a horse. Through this, how much more income can be generated each year?"

Mi Fang shook her head resolutely and said: "My lord, this thing is of great significance, I'm afraid it can't be measured by money, if you have to care about how much money, it's really difficult to calculate because my subordinates have limited vision."

Li Yi asked again: "How is it compared to paper?"

Mi Fang paused. When Li Yi got married with the Mi family, he decided to let them participate in the paper business. Therefore, Mi Fang knew the cost of paper, and also knew that the manufacturing process was actually very simple. After the world was peaceful, Li Yi Yi seems to intend to let go of the technology of papermaking, and even said that the price of paper will be raised from sky-high prices to the level of ordinary people, so that even ordinary people can afford it.

It is true that small profits but quick turnover, but it is certainly not comparable to the current huge profits.

And although the iron lump in front of me still can't understand it, it is obviously not something as simple as paper, and it has greater potential, so...

In the end, Mi Fang said: "The profit from this thing is probably dozens of times higher than that of a piece of paper."

"how can that be!"

"According to this, isn't this one thing comparable to the taxes of the whole world?"

"I'm afraid I've said something too much."

……

After Mi Fang finished speaking, everyone immediately lost their composure. Although they all thought that the steam engine was miraculous, it could be moved by burning a fire, and they could see some convenience and profit from it, but there were still great limitations, and it was impossible to predict the other prospect.

Li Yi smiled. Instead of making a conclusion on this issue, he turned around slowly and walked towards the craftsmen.

Seeing this, the craftsmen hurriedly saluted Li Yi, but Li Yi didn't say no, but took two extra steps, and helped them up one by one with his own hands.

"Xiang, Marquis Xiang, this is..."

Seeing Li Yi like this, an old craftsman with a gray beard was so excited that he stuttered a bit.

Li Yi took a step back, folded his palms, and suddenly bowed to the craftsmen.