The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 4 The Birth of the Steam Engine
What is the birth principle of the steam engine?
Zhu Gaochi is a theoretical master, and he needs excellent craftsmen to turn his theories into real objects.

There is no need to take detours. For example, the method of using gunpowder to remove air does not conform to the current productivity. It is too advanced and will be eliminated by the times.

"Either we leave a small amount of water at the bottom of the container, and place a movable stopper above the inside of the container."

"Then heat it with fire at the bottom to boil the water dry, you can try it."

Wansan said excitedly, "Okay."His eyes were full of admiration.

How does the eldest son's head grow, his thoughts seem to be unconstrained, like an antelope hanging horns.

Where is God appreciating the food, this is God chasing and feeding the food.

Not only Wansan was like this, but the rest of the craftsmen were all in admiration and convinced each other.

The solution that no one could think of was solved by the eldest son at once.

Who hasn't seen boiling water?
Unfortunately, no one thought of this method.

The advancement of technology sometimes depends on a flash of inspiration.

Just like the British Dr. Needham, he has done a lot of systematic research.

In his famous book "History of Science and Technology in China", he mentioned that in ancient China, "water row plus bellows equals steam engine".

Ancient Chinese craftsmen invented and spread the double-acting piston bellows in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The West did not manufacture this kind of bellows until 200 years later in the [-]th century, which promoted the development of the iron smelting industry.

Nearly a thousand years later than China.

"Make three pipes, the first to connect the vessel, the second to go deep into the well, and the third to drain the water."

Boiling water not only preliminarily solved the problem of vacuum, but also steam rushed into the container through the first pipe, and after cooling, the pressure in the container was lower than the external atmospheric pressure.

Its negative pressure presses the water in the mine into the container through the second pipe, and when the steam flushes into the container again, the water in the container is discharged out of the nozzle through the third pipe
"The first and second pipes are made of one-way valves to prevent backflow of the well water, so that water can only flow out through the third pipe."

The craftsmen had a direction and soon made molds.

After making an appointment with Wansan to come back in the future, Zhu Gaochi left happily.

……

Ironworks.

Wan San commanded the apprentices, and the apprentices led their apprentices.

One was Wansan's old face, and the other was the eldest son. The ambassador of the ironworks did not stop them, allowing them to beat various parts.

The large-scale water well pressure appliance was built by Wansan.

The pressurized well was invented in the Song Dynasty. A piston is used to evacuate the inside of the pipe, and the water is pumped up under the action of atmospheric pressure.

This equipment has been handed down to later generations, creating benefits for the general public and solving the problem of water use.

In the rural areas of later generations, a large number of pressurized wells have been preserved.

The role of the steam engine is to replace manpower and improve efficiency.

Endless life.

……

West Mountain Mining Area.

"It...it moved by itself."

A middle-aged man with a white face and a beard in a silk gown, with his mouth open, pointed incoherently at the iron monster that kept shaking its "arms".

Because she was too surprised, she couldn't care about the noble people around her.

He didn't notice at all that as the beams kept swaying, the water in the mine was continuously pumped out.

Not only the middle-aged people, but also the people surrounding a teenager, were equally shocked and silent.

Only the young man was not at all attracted by the scene in front of him, but quietly went to look at the sink.

"The efficiency is still too low." The young man shook his head. This Newcomen steam engine can only be regarded as a transitional product and needs to be improved.

At least.

This item cannot be used as a steam locomotive.

It's not that he doesn't want to reach the sky in one step, but technology needs to be accumulated, and he himself is crossing the river by feeling the stones, so he can only take it step by step.

Wansan looked at the monster he created with his own hands, with a complicated face, and said proudly: "My lord, it's a good luck not to disgrace your life."

"It's an eye-opener. The eldest son's method of turning stones into gold is really amazing. I admire you very much."

The middle-aged man came to his senses, and quickly caught up with him, showing a flattering smile.

As the largest mine owner here, Zhang Dehui is of course full of evil.

Xishan is the largest coal area near Beiping. When the Yuan court withdrew to the grassland, the backers behind the mining area also collapsed.

No matter what the future holds, the remaining mine owners will fight fiercely, and middle-aged people who can occupy the largest mine are of course the most ruthless.

But no matter how ruthless a businessman is, he has to kneel when he meets Prince Yan.

Moreover, Zhang Dehui also wanted to curry favor with the eldest son.

The vassal king of Beiping is the King of Yan, and the eldest son is the future son of the King of Yan. The future King of Yan, to put it bluntly, is the future Emperor of Beiping.

As long as he can rely on the eldest son, Zhang Dehui is willing to give anything.

Only one thing.

The eldest son came to the door suddenly, did it mean King Yan?
You must know that the king of Yan led the army to the desert, and the expenses were so high that it was as deep as a bottomless pit.

Zhang Dehui was afraid that he would not be able to fill the opponent's stomach.

How big is King Yan's appetite, and how much blood does he have to bleed to satisfy the eldest son, no, to satisfy King Yan.

It just took him by surprise.

The eldest son has always been very polite to him, and he doesn't want his filial piety. The only thing that makes people puzzled is that he has made many confusing requests.

The mine owner dared not ask or offend.

Of course, whatever the little ancestor said, he would do whatever he wanted, as long as everything made the little ancestor happy.

I thought that the little ancestor had listened to someone's slander, but he didn't expect that he really made a machine that can move by itself.

"In ancient times, Mr. Zhuge made a wooden ox and horse that could walk by itself. Today, a prince has made a treasure that can fetch water by himself. It will surely be passed down through the ages and leave a good reputation."

The 14-year-old boy shook his head.

The famous "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" of later generations should have been written by Lao Luo now, but it has not been circulated yet.

However, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has not yet spread, but it does not affect the folk story of Zhuge Liang, so exaggeration is inevitable.

It is the same as the self-media of the later generations. If you don’t have a shocking name and a magical core, how can you make people remember deeply and attract traffic.

In the same way, it is precisely because of the mythological nature of the story that the story can be passed down from generation to generation.

There is nothing new in the world, only technology changes.

Technology has improved productivity, brought about qualitative changes, and affected individual thinking.

The young man didn't expect that he would time travel to become Zhu Gaochi, but since he's here, he won't be polite.

Industrial Ming.

He will use just a few decades to complete the road that others have completed in hundreds of years.

"As the sun and the moon shine, and wherever the wind and rain come, there is no one who does not obey."

This is the soul of China.

2000 years ago, the ancestors had proposed the definition.

Just like America in later generations.

Americans confidently say that America is the greatest country in the world.

Because they are first, they are confident.

In the era when the ancestors were alive, they were always number one and confident, so they shouted without doubt.

Do not obey the slogan.

(End of this chapter)