Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 770, Zhu Houzhao is a transmigrator?
Liu Jin took Zhu Houzhao to a building in the Jingcheng Machinery Factory, which Liu Jin called the Steam Engine Research Institute.

Jingcheng Machinery Factory doesn’t make much money at the moment, it just sells some textile machines and weaving machines, but everyone will be able to research and imitate these things soon, and no one will come to buy Jingcheng Machinery Factory anymore. .

Although the textile machines and looms produced by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory are of good quality and have fewer accidents, the price is indeed too expensive. There have been many factories and workshops specializing in the manufacture of textile machines and looms in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Although the quality of looms and textile machines in China is not good, the price is quite competitive, and everyone likes to buy their machines.

Springs and bearings are the most profitable products of machinery factories. These two things have high technical content, and small factories and workshops can't make them at all. At the same time, these two things are indispensable for all kinds of machines. .

But just relying on these two things, there is no way to support such a large machinery factory and so many craftsmen, so Liu Jin is still needed to subsidize most of the time.

Liu Jin is a businessman. Naturally, he will not always do business at a loss. For a long time, Liu Jin has been focusing on the research of steam engines. As long as this thing is released, it will inevitably set off a new steam revolution and drive the advent of the era of mechanization. Sometimes, making money is trivial.

Steam Engine Research Institute, along with the arrival of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, Ren Siheng, the person in charge of the Steam Engine Research Institute, quickly brought people over.

"His Royal Highness, son~"

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was there, Ren Siheng hurriedly saluted. He was very young, not even twenty years old. He used to be a blacksmith, and later entered the industry under Liu Jin's command.

Because people love learning and are good at research, they gradually became the head of the steam engine research institute, responsible for researching steam engines.

Of course, things like steam engines are simple to say the least, they are nothing more than using water vapor as power, but it is not easy to really delve into it and develop a powerful steam engine.

Among other things, the sealing alone is enough to make people of this era rack their brains. If the steam engine cannot be sealed, once the air leaks, the steam engine will have no effect, and the power will be greatly reduced.

"Ren Siheng, how is the steam engine research going?"

Liu Jin looked at Ren Siheng and asked with a smile.

"Returning to your son, the steam engine has already been researched, but we have been trying to find ways to continuously improve the power and stability of the steam engine."

Ren Siheng hurriedly replied respectfully.

For Liu Jin, he is full of infinite gratitude.

A few years ago, there was a famine in Beizhili. He was emaciated, hungry and cold, and fled to the capital with his younger brothers and sisters. He was about to starve to death and freeze to death. It was Liu Jin who took them in and let them enter Xishan The coal industry is where everything is now.

Entrusted by Liu Jin to study the steam engine, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. He studied it every day and devoted himself to the study of the steam engine.

Of course, like Zhu Houzhao himself, he likes mechanical things very much, and thinks that the rotation of gears is more charming than that of an eighteen-year-old girl.

Liu Jin also gave enough remuneration to let him live comfortably. Not only did he buy a house here in the capital, he became a family, and even his younger brothers and sisters were sent to private schools to study.

"Well, let's go, take us to see~"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately laughed happily.

"His Royal Highness, son, this way please~"

Ren Siheng took Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao to an empty room soon. There were various machine parts in the room. There was a steam engine in the middle, and there were many blackboards beside it. There are many things in painting, and many people are doing careful research around this machine.

"Is this a steam engine?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the steam engine in the middle, and immediately became interested, so he hurried over to have a look.

Recently, he has been obsessed with studying machinery. When he saw the structure responsible for the steam engine, he became energetic.

The same is true for Liu Jin. He walked over and carefully looked at the steam engine in front of him.

It is similar to the steam engine I imagined in my mind. It is a large boiler with coal and wood burning underneath to heat the water in the boiler.

After the water is boiled, water vapor is formed, and the water vapor enters a small piston, pushing the piston to rotate, and the piston is connected to the parts that need power.

It seems very simple, but Ren Siheng and the others have been studying it for several years.

"Is this a steam engine?"

"What principle does it rely on to work?"

Zhu Houzhao looked left and right around the steam engine, but he didn't seem to think there was anything special about it. It seemed that it was not as good as the wheat harvester he designed.

"Returning to Your Highness, a steam engine, a steam engine, as the name suggests, is a machine that uses steam to push a piston to generate power."

"There is a large boiler here, which is filled with water. A fire is fired under the boiler. After the water is boiled, steam is generated. The steam enters the piston, which will push the piston to rotate, thereby generating power."

Ren Siheng quickly began to introduce Zhu Houzhao in detail. The principle is very simple, and he can understand it as soon as he speaks.

"I understand what you said, but if the steam wants to push the piston, the sealing should be very high, otherwise, if the air leaks, wouldn't it be useless?"

Zhu Houzhao listened carefully, and thought about it after listening.

He is quite talented in mechanics, and he knew that the core of this steam engine is hermeticity.

"Your Highness is amazing, you can see the difficulty at a glance."

"The principle of the steam engine is very simple, but it is quite difficult to manufacture. For this airtightness, we also experimented for several years, came up with many methods, and used many materials."

"It wasn't until last year, when the son brought back a rubber thing from the Golden Continent, that our airtightness was finally satisfactory."

"In addition, we cooperated with the Miyun Iron Works. After more than a year of research, we developed a seamless cylinder tube, which greatly increased the power of the steam engine. It is now practical."

"The most important thing now is safety, because our seal is so good and the power is very strong, but it also makes it very easy for the fryer to happen. We haven't solved this problem yet."

Ren Siheng nodded solemnly, His Royal Highness is very powerful, he can see the problem at a glance.

"Fryer?"

"If it's a fryer, why don't you design an air valve?"

"Once there is too much steam in the pot, this valve can automatically discharge the excess steam, so it can guarantee safety?"

Hearing Ren Siheng's words, Zhu Houzhao touched his chin, thought for a while and said.

"Yes~"

When Ren Siheng heard this, he couldn't help but slapped himself on the face.

"Why didn't I think of this method? If there is an air valve, not only can some air be discharged to ensure safety, but it can also be conveniently controlled, increasing stability and controllability."

"Hurry up and redesign it, add an air valve~"

Thinking of this, Ren Siheng immediately got busy, and immediately began to redesign the boiler with his subordinates, adding a gas valve.

"I think we should research something that can calculate the steam pressure in the boiler, so that we can accurately know the pressure in the boiler and make it easier to control."

Zhu Houzhao touched his chin, thought for a while and added.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, you are really a genius, so amazing~"

Ren Siheng nodded again and again, and immediately felt that he had met a confidant.

I have studied the steam engine for so long, but I still feel that it is not perfect. Now after what Zhu Houzhao said, I suddenly felt enlightened, and suddenly I saw the appearance of a perfect steam engine.

As for Zhu Houzhao, hearing Ren Siheng's praise made him even more happy. A young man of this age is the age that most needs to be recognized by others.

It is impossible for his father to praise him for his research on these things, and he even thinks that he is not doing his job properly. As a prince, he should learn the way of being a king and the way of governing the country, instead of playing with these things.

As for his teacher Yang Tinghe, it is even more impossible to praise him. Yang Tinghe is already so angry that he has not gone to his place for class in ten days, which makes him very embarrassing as a teacher. resignation.

Now he only made two suggestions, and Ren Siheng praised them again and again, which made him even happier. He hurriedly got together with Ren Siheng and the others, and chattered about how to better improve the power of the steam engine and improve the efficiency of the steam engine. The stability and control of a steam engine come.

Liu Jin on the side was dumbfounded.

"Isn't this Zhu Houzhao also from time travel?"

"How did he know about the gas valve?"

"How does his head grow? Isn't that too powerful?"

Liu Jin really wanted to doubt whether Zhu Houzhao was a time traveler. When he saw the steam engine, he knew about the gas valve and knew that he had to develop an instrument to measure the water vapor pressure in the boiler. This is too monstrous.

Originally, after listening to Ren Siheng's words, Liu Jin wanted to remind Ren Siheng about the valve and pressure gauge, but Zhu Houzhao thought of it first.

The point is that student Zhu Houzhao is a person of this era, and he can think of this thing all at once, which really makes Liu Jin feel incredible.

"Is it true that the people of later generations are smarter than the people of ancient times?"

"Or are there really geniuses in this world?"

"This Zhu Houzhao, what is his head made of?"

　Are we really smarter than the ancients?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)