Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 772, the age of steam

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"The Jingcheng Machinery Factory has manufactured a steam engine harvester, which can harvest thousands of acres of wheat fields in a day~"

The next morning, with the rising sun, a new day began. In the streets and alleys of the capital, the voice of the newspaper boy sounded again, immediately attracting the attention of those who had been waiting to buy newspapers. A large number of newspaper buyers gathered around, and newspapers appeared in the hands of young and old in the capital as quickly as possible.

"steampunk era?"

The old and young men in the capital who got the newspapers naturally looked at the headlines of the newspapers first, and there were four large characters written on it, the age of steam.

"What steam age?"

Everyone's mind is full of doubts, steam?

Can it also become an era?
Daming Morning Post's writing like this must have a deep meaning. Every day, the headlines of the Ming Morning Post report major events that have a profound impact on the entire country.

But can steam be an era?
What era will the steam be composed of?
Everyone's minds were full of doubts, and with such doubts, they quickly read on.

The Ming Morning Post reported in a very long and detailed manner that the steam engine developed by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory uses water vapor to generate power to drive the machine to rotate, thereby obtaining strong power.

At the same time, it also talked about an extremely important application field of the steam engine, that is, the field of agriculture.

Now the north and south of the Ming Dynasty have started to enter the harvest season one after another. Because of the migration of a large number of people, the population of some local provinces has also decreased, and the areas newly included in the Ming Dynasty have vast land and sparsely populated land. There is too much cultivated land, so that There is a shortage of manpower.

The emergence of steam harvesters can be regarded as conforming to the development of the trend of the times, which greatly improves the speed and efficiency of harvesting.

"Such a small steam engine has the power of five or six horses?"

Some people looked at the data introduced in the newspaper and found it unbelievable. The appearance of the steam engine also brought thinking about how to calculate power. After Liu Jin’s suggestion, everyone also used the power of horses as a reference. Horsepower and horses became power. unit.

"And this steam harvester can harvest thousands of acres of wheat fields in a day?"

Someone looked at the content written in the newspaper in disbelief, harvesting thousands of acres of wheat fields in a day, how fast is this?

If one person works hard for a year, he can only manage a dozen acres of land. It takes hundreds of farmers to cultivate a thousand acres of land.

Now you tell me that only one machine is needed?
"The bull is going to blow to the sky!"

"It only needs to burn firewood and coal, and it can walk without oxen. So when we cook, do we have to worry about the stove going away by itself?"

"Haha, yes, steam can also be used to harvest wheat, so why do farmers need to work hard? Everyone drinks steam."

Some people kept laughing, thinking that this was impossible.

Burning wood can provide power, and iron lumps can walk by themselves, and steam can harvest wheat?

This is simply the greatest joke in the world. If one hadn't seen it with one's own eyes, who would believe it?

"It's true~"

"The news spread yesterday."

"I didn't believe it at first, but then I went to see it myself. In the southern suburbs, in the wheat field of the Jingcheng Agricultural Commercial Bank, there is a strange machine. It burns, emits black smoke, and whines continuously. Noisy, but it is indeed possible to harvest wheat, and the speed is indeed fast."

"In addition to harvesting wheat, it can also be used to plow the land, which is deep and fast, much faster than using oxen and horses."

Some people knew the news, they had seen it with their own eyes, and they kept sighing with the people around them.

"Didn't the newspapers say that this steam engine is very powerful. It can not only be used to plow the land and harvest wheat, but also can be used to install on the weaving machine and loom. At that time, there will be no need for water power, or Foot stepped."

"It can also be used on ships, using a steam engine to drive the ship forward. At that time, the design of the sail can be saved, and the speed can be faster, and it can walk even if there is no wind, and it can move forward quickly against the wind. .”

"In addition, it can also be used on a carriage. At that time, there is no need for cows and horses, and it can also be used to pull a carriage."

"Because it has so many uses and can be used in almost every aspect of our lives, so the Ming Morning Post dubbed its birth as the age of steam."

"Because with the birth of the steam engine, our Ming Dynasty is about to enter a brand new era, that is the age of steam."

Since ancient times, there have been ignorant people, and naturally there have been people full of vision.

The appearance of the steam engine, coupled with the reports on the Ming Morning Post, immediately made many people see the arrival of a brand new era.

Of course, here in the capital, there are more people watching the excitement. Everyone soon knew that there was a steam harvester mentioned in the newspaper in the wheat field on the southern outskirts of the capital. There are simply too many people.

Wang Shouren left the morning court, and originally wanted to go back and have a good rest, but after reading the Ming Morning Post, he also hurried to the southern suburbs.

Lao Wang, who knows everything, is also full of curiosity about new things.

Investigating things to know, what exactly is gewuzhizhi, if the bamboo is removed, it is considered to be gewu?
What is the truth in this world?
Steam engine?
Steam harvester?
Wang Shouren believed that the Ming Morning Post would not lie, but he really wanted to see for himself how the steam engine worked and how it harvested the wheat fields.

When Wang Shouren came to the wheat field in the southern suburbs, it was already crowded with people. Countless people who came to see the excitement gathered around a large wheat field with great interest, and sighed from time to time.

In the wheat field, on a strange machine, someone is manipulating this machine to walk around in the wheat field continuously.

"Woooo~woooo~"

A whistle sounded, and a strange machine emitted a puff of black smoke.

Amidst the roar of the machine, along with the advance of the machine, the wheat field slowly disappeared, the wheat stalks were laid flat on the field, and the wheat was packed in bags and placed in the wheat field.

A large wheat field, this machine just keeps moving back and forth, and it will be harvested soon.

"Haha, isn't the steam harvester I invented amazing?"

On the steam harvester, Zhu Hou took care of the crowds of melon-eating people around him, and shouted very excitedly.

His steam harvester deeply shocked Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang yesterday. Emperor Hongzhi felt incredible, but he had to admit the importance of this steam harvester to agriculture.

With this thing, it will be extremely easy to harvest wheat and plow the land in the future, which is of extraordinary significance to the feudal dynasty that attaches great importance to agriculture.

"His Royal Highness?"

Wang Shouren's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at the person on the steam harvester. It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Awesome~Awesome~"

"This machine is really powerful. With this machine, it will be very easy to harvest wheat in the future."

"Isn't it? It turns out that you only need to burn firewood and coal, and Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and horse are not very powerful."

The melon-eaters who watched the excitement kept discussing excitedly. The steam harvester can walk and move by itself, and it can also harvest wheat. This is simply unbelievable.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it.

"Haha, of course, the machine I researched is naturally very powerful."

Zhu Houzhao was even more happy and proud when he heard the voices around him.

I saw it slowly driving out of the wheat field and onto the road.

"Remove the harvester part, I'm going to drive the steam engine into the city."

Zhu Houzhao gave instructions to the engineer of the Jingcheng Machinery Factory.

"That's not good?"

Someone thought for a while and said.

"What's wrong, such a great invention should let more people know about it and see it."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao is eager for the whole world to know about this steam engine. Although he did not make this steam engine, he feels that he is also responsible for the manufacture of this steam engine.

There was no way to do it, Zhu Houzhao still had to listen to what Zhu Houzhao said, and soon someone disassembled the parts of the harvester, leaving only a part of the steam engine.

"Let's go~"

Zhu Houzhao excitedly controlled the steam locomotive. With the billowing white steam coming out continuously, the whistle sounded, and the steam locomotive drove slowly towards the capital.

On both sides of the road, countless people who watched the excitement followed, and sighed in amazement while watching.

A machine that doesn't need people to pull it, doesn't need cows or horses, only needs to burn firewood and coal to walk on its own. Although the speed is very slow, it's about the same as a normal person's walking, but this is already extremely remarkable.

According to legend, Zhuge Liang developed a wooden cow and a flowing horse, which can move automatically without wind, and can walk by itself without eating grass. No one believes that there is such a thing.

But looking at it now, it seems that there really is, the steam locomotive in front of me is like this, it is moving, and there are three people sitting on the steam locomotive.

Well, one is responsible for adding firewood and coal to it, Zhu Houzhao is responsible for the control, and the other is responsible for Zhu Houzhao's safety.

"woooo~"

Accompanied by bursts of sirens, the steam locomotive slowly drove towards the capital. All of a sudden, the entire capital was empty. Wherever the steam locomotive went, men, women, and children crowded to both sides of the road, looking at the people on the road. Steam locomotive moving slowly above.

Just like a few years ago, when everyone saw a whale for the first time, everyone was very curious, looking at the steam locomotive in front of them, amazed.

　With pig feet, the technology of the steam engine will mature quickly and be quickly applied to various fields~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)