Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 859 We won’t cooperate anymore

Zhu Biao opened his mouth several times, but he didn't say a word.

What could he say?
My father is almost outspoken.

He couldn't get it back even if he wanted to.

As a ruler, should we ask him to say, "Yes, this is what our father means, so you can feel free to commit corruption and accept bribes"?

That's outrageous.

Zhu Biao couldn't speak.

"We have time to leave first." Zhu Biao walked away quickly with a strange look on his face.

It seems like there is a ghost chasing behind me.

Chu Ze, who was left in place: "..."

……

The regulations proposed by Chu Ze were quickly implemented with Zhu Yuanzhang's tacit approval and Zhu Biao's vigorous promotion.

Chu Ze himself also began to stay at home.

Commonly known as - working behind closed doors.

The real kind.

But since he is standing on the shoulders of giants, it seems easier to make.

At the beginning of the birth of steam trains, the speed was actually very slow.

Chu Ze remembered that the first train was only traveling at a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour.

After numerous updates and changes, the speed continues to increase.

Until the next few dozen kilometers per hour.

Not only the speed, but also the safety has been greatly improved.

Even steam engines are equipped with safety valves.

The safety valve is made of lead with a low melting point. Normally, the water in the boiler overflows the safety valve. Once the water level is too low, the safety valve will be exposed to the air. As the water decreases, the cooling effect will gradually be lost, and the air in the pot will rise, causing the safety valve to melt down to reduce the pressure in the pot and avoid The boiler exploded.

Beyond that, there are improvements to the boiler.

Trevithick built a special chimney for the boiler, which greatly increased the ventilation of the boiler and increased the coal combustion rate and thermal efficiency.

But the big flywheel designed by Trevithick was abandoned by the latecomer Stephenson.

Instead, the connecting rod is directly connected to the wheel to maintain the reciprocating motion of the cylinder piston.

Even the cylinder has been changed from the original flat single cylinder to a vertical double cylinder
And the vertical boiler was changed to a horizontal fire tube boiler, and the inner and outer fire boxes and smoke boxes were made into a whole.

Chu Ze clearly remembered that there was this sentence in the information - "The two cylinders are half a stroke apart, which avoids the problem of difficulty in stopping and restarting."

And this set of steam train models is what Chu Ze wants to learn from.

Or plagiarism?

Well... as far as he is concerned, that's right.

But for the era he lives in now, this cannot be copied at all.

After all, he hasn’t been born yet.

But now that the steam train is out of his hands, these big guys will have to change their research direction.

Chu Ze couldn't help laughing as he thought about it.

He lowered his head again and continued drawing patterns.

What he has to do is draw all the spare parts.

Then build the first concept car.

It will be put into production only after the trial is correct.

Drawing is time-consuming.

It is necessary to draw the shape of the part and mark the dimensions.

It took Chu Ze a lot of thought.

Until it is completely completed.

Then he immediately handed over the drawings and asked the people below to start production.

Production takes time.

He had been busy the past few days, but as soon as he had some free time today, Chu Ze felt uncomfortable all over.

He rubbed his chin and thought, he had to find something to do. The first thing is to find Zuo Chong.

I talked to the Zhu family and his son last time, and I don’t know if the imperial edict for Zuo Chong to be the emperor’s merchant has been issued.

Whether there was or not, he decided to go there.

If so, say congratulations; if not, just go and sit down, listen to Zuo Chong's complaints, and then go to Zhu Yuanzhang to ask for the imperial edict.

With this purpose in mind, Chu Ze appeared in Zuo's living room without any burden.

When Zuo Chong heard that Chu Ze was coming, he was very happy.

Smiling and walking happily, he walked over.

"My lord, you are now out of seclusion. How about it? Is the train ready?"

Looking at Zuo Chong's expression, Chu Ze knew that the imperial edict to make him an imperial merchant had arrived, so he didn't have to worry anymore: "You are quite well informed."

Zuo Chong laughed.

"The prince's plan was announced in front of the civil and military officials of the court. We can't even think about it without knowing it. What's more, there have been a lot of moves in Beijing during this period. These must be related to the prince, right?" Zuo Chongchao Chu Ze blinked mysteriously.

In doing business, the most important thing is information.

After all, he is also a wealthy businessman in the Ming Dynasty. If he can't even get this little information, how can he do business?
Zuo Chong's face gradually grew proud.

Chu Ze looked at him.

Zuo Chong waited for a long time, but did not wait for Chu Ze to make a sound.

Turning his head, he happened to see Chu Ze looking at him with a scrutinizing face.

Zuo Chong was confused.

He asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Why are you looking at us like this?
Is there something inappropriate about me?
Zuo Chong lowered his head subconsciously, glanced at himself, and then became more confused.

He was in good shape, and there was nothing inappropriate about him.

Chu Ze shook his head.

"nothing."

The two chatted for a while, then Chu Ze got up and left.

Zuo Chong enthusiastically invited him to dinner, but Chu Ze refused.

On the way back, Chu Ze couldn't figure it out.

Zuo Chong was so happy that it was beyond Chu Ze's expectation.

He should be happy to have received the title of Imperial Merchant.

But when he paid, there was no reaction at all.

This shouldn't be the case.

unless……

Zhu Yuanzhang and the others did not ask Zuo Chong to pay for it at all.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, would he easily give up taking money from Zuo Chong?
Chu Ze thinks the possibility is low.

He had already set his sights on Zuo Chong, how could he let this piece of meat fly away?
Or does Zhu Yuanzhang have other plans?

You don't want to be a good person yourself and let him make the fool of you, right? ?

Chu Ze's expression suddenly became strange.

They have to bear the good reputation, but they have to bear the bad reputation themselves?
This is also extremely unethical.

Chu Ze cursed secretly in his heart, but after he got off the car, he put all his thoughts back into his heart without showing anything on his face.

Only on the second day, Chu Ze entered the palace.

Find Zhu Biao and directly explain his intention.

"Biao, you ask, where is the best place to locate our first train station?" Chu Ze thought thoughtfully, "We have thought about it, our budget is limited, and Yingtian is the imperial capital, this first train The line must go out from the Imperial City, right? The closest ones to Yingtian are Yangzhou Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture and Fengyang Prefecture. Among them, Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture are Since Yingtian is the closest, why not set the end point of the first railway at one of these two places?"

The red pen in Zhu Biao's hand did not stop.

But he listened to Chu Ze's analysis.

After hearing what he said, Zhu Biao replied: "Why are you in such a hurry? The train hasn't been ready yet? It won't be too late to decide the location when it is ready."

"late."

Chu Ze said resolutely: "Our train can definitely be built. During this period, the craftsmen are building parts, and we happen to have time, so why not make use of it and confirm the clues first. While making the train, we will simultaneously work on the railway and the train. The construction of the station can be put into use directly after the train is built. Isn't it better than building the same station one after another?"

(End of this chapter)