Future library

From the west gate of Shaonan City, you can reach Xiaoxizhuang only 10 miles away. Cheng Jinzhou's equestrian skills are not good enough, and he can't get rid of Meng Da Meng Er while riding "Zhu Feng". Even Shi Yan Shi Mo and others are following. The steward can barely follow behind.

Zhufeng snorted angrily. As an Yadong horse, he was not used to keeping pace with inferior horses.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't spend much time in Xiaoxizhuang.

He showed little interest in running the industry, and even didn't bother to put his name in the rice mill. He just called on a few carpenters to change the structure of the rice mill according to his own requirements - a normal rice mill, just It's like shrinking a waterwheel and stuffing it under the water. It relies on the power of the water flow to rotate the milling plate connected to it, thereby shelling the rice.

It is conceivable that even if it is replaced with a propeller-type base, the efficiency of this kind of grinding plate will be greatly improved. According to the rugged pattern copied by Cheng Jinzhou, the water conservancy grinding plate obviously has more to pay attention to.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't bother to copy it, but while supervising the craftsmen, he casually said to the manager: "This is my new research, and it is one of the achievements of astrology. Let's try it these days."

"Yes." The steward was confused.

"You go and apply for several thousand dan of grain, and of course I'll pay for it. Let's try the rice milling here and see if there's anything that needs improvement." Cheng Jinzhou showed his tail.

The steward woke up from his confusion and cowardly wanted to object. He lowered his head and saw Cheng Jinzhou's wide eyes, and swallowed the words at once.

Thousands of kilograms of food was a big trouble, but he finally understood that the reason why he was appointed general was to take the blame. Otherwise, normally cunning and cunning people would have scurried up like a greasy rat. Where can I get my turn?

He nodded inadvertently.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded with satisfaction and said in an imposing manner: "What's your name?"

"Chen Jie." This surname means that he is further away from the Cheng family, and he is a concubine for several generations.

Cheng Jinzhou raised his chin to show that he knew. Although he didn't have much experience before time travel, he had seen many movies and TV shows. These nobles were better than anyone else. The nobles of this era did not have many opportunities to exchange their dandy styles with each other. .

The carpenters were banging away, and Cheng Jinzhou felt bored after reading it for a while. He simply took out the two books on the ring and started reading. To others, he looked like he was in a daze.

The craftsmen of the Cheng family are naturally good at their craftsmanship. After changing the underwater turntable into a semi-curved structure, they began to ask strong men to lift the rolling plate onto the makeshift wooden pulley block - this primitive crane will initially make people see it. Liang, after looking at it for a while, you will understand that this is the case. The wisdom of the working people is also accumulated. A new usable thing can be made with just a slap on the forehead. That is a scientist who has slapped the foreheads of several generations. Those who are taught by word of mouth and hands-on are the craftsmen.

The village chief of Xiaoxizhuang became uneasy. This is a typical southern village. The village was built along the water. Waterways connected the main buildings in the village. There were paddy fields outside the village. The water flow behind the dam was gentle and used to irrigate the nearby small plains. . Unlike those manors that added fun to the nobles, this place was mainly about production. If the only rice mill within a radius of ten miles is damaged, the autumn harvest will be in big trouble.

The grinding plate was smoothly placed in the center of the stone circle, and the water splashing from the base was also heavily pressed under the bamboo pieces.

The craftsman standing at the door pulled out the wedge with all his strength.

Slowly, slowly, the grinding wheel finally started spinning.

The village chief immediately became happy and hurriedly called for someone to throw in a bag of old grain. When the white polished rice flowed out, his previous worries disappeared. He smiled and said to Cheng Jinzhou: "Third brother, good tricks, good tricks. Much faster, much faster.”

"Really? How much faster can it be?"

"Two to three percent, two to three percent." The old village chief trembled.

The people below say 20% to 30%, but that’s only 20% at most. Cheng Jinzhou shrugged boredly, stretched and said, "Even if there is a steam engine, the speed can be two or three times faster. The water speed here is too slow, that's it."

Building a dam and raising the water level requires a long construction period and a large investment. It is not a good choice when traffic conditions have not been significantly improved.

Even if Cheng Jinzhou was rich, he would not invest in such a bottomless pit.

Of course, his purpose was to find an excuse to buy rice and practice the knowledge obtained from the astral library. Whether it would pay off or not was a secondary matter.

Chen Jie was listening to Cheng Jinzhou's words, and his heart moved. Seeing that the master was about to get on his horse and leave, he made up his mind and said, "Third brother, do I know where there is a steam engine?"

"Oh? Have you ever heard of this?"

Chen Jie swallowed, knelt on the ground and said, "Please allow me to speak alone."

Cheng Jinzhou nodded slightly, a little curious about the so-called steam engine, but not surprised at all.

Perhaps due to the powerful power of the Star Warlocks, the current Daxia Dynasty is more open in science than any other dynasty in Chinese history. In addition, its territory is not as large as ancient China, and it is not divided into various kingdoms. , but actively interact with other countries. In this case, since they have 17th-century mathematics, there is nothing special about having 17th-century mechanics.

The craftsmen quickly retreated, and only Meng Da stayed where he was, staring at Chen Jie with half-lidded eyes.

The latter did not bother, kowtowed and said: "I saw this villain in the church. The villain has lost his mind. Please save me, Third Brother."

Cheng Jinzhou didn't react for a while. It wasn't until he saw Chen Jie's solemn expression that he understood and said, "You joined the temple and failed to pass the clan?"

"Yes." Chen Jie's voice was hollow.

The Daxia Dynasty has always been wary of the Holy Church, so although it allows people to join, there are various restrictions.

However, precisely because of the restrictions, the competition after entering the temple is smaller and the benefits are greater. Everyone from the nobles to the lower class are all sharpening their heads to get in. Some have too round heads and have no choice but to join secretly. It is something that the people do not punish the officials.

At this moment, Chen Jie is the one who has been promoted. Facing the Cheng family's direct grandson may be his last chance.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't care about the ethics and holy religion, and said casually: "Tell me what that steam engine looks like."

"I've only seen it a few times, in their inner hall. It's all made of steel. It's a little bigger than this rice mill..."

"Do you know how it works?" It is inevitable that the early steam engines were huge. Cheng Jinzhou did not study the appearance much, so it was in vain. However, through the working principle, he can directly judge their development level, which is a required course in theoretical physics. .

Chen Jie thought desperately and said hesitantly: "They burn the steam first. When the steam is full, they close the air inlet valve, then pour cold water on the outside of the container, then open the water inlet valve and pump up the water from the well..."

Cheng Jinzhou understood halfway through listening and said with a smile, "They pump well water?"

"Yes, well water was pumped during the demonstration." Chen Jie didn't know why.

Early steam engines were used to pump out stagnant water from coal mines. When they were first produced, no one knew that this was a revolution. The coal mine owners who were willing to spend money at that time wanted to use the excavated coal directly: "Lifting water with firepower", what Chen Jie described is basically the most primitive steam engine, because it does not have an independent water pump, but it is still a practical piece of equipment.

"When did they build this steam engine?" Cheng Jinzhou asked, rubbing his chin.

"It's been about 10 years."

"What about the man who built the steam engine? From the far west? How long have you been here?"

Chen Jie felt that his back was covered with sweat. He stopped slightly and said, "I don't know which priest the younger one is, but he should be someone from the far west."

Cheng Jinzhou counted the time with his fingers. Watt's invention of the steam engine, which the Chinese are familiar with, was actually Watt's improvement of the steam engine. Not counting the prototype that started in the 1st century AD, it was just a steam engine that could be used for production. By Watt, it was already the third generation - Savery could only draw 6 meters of water, which was due to the low efficiency of the Column. The value of Watt is that the steam engine he improved can really be used in all walks of life, instead of just using cheap coal to boil water and absorb water in coal mines.

The steam engine Chen Jie mentioned was basically Savery level. It took 66 years to get from his "Miner's Friend" to the Watt steam engine, but only 7 years to get to Nekomen.

Based on this calculation, even if the priest was at the forefront of Far West technology, took two years to reach Daxia, and then immediately manufactured a steam engine, the country in Far West should still have a Torquemen-style steam engine.

"Times..." Cheng Jinzhou sighed secretly and said to himself, "I'm just a playboy."

Chen Jie immediately lowered his head and pretended not to hear.

Cheng Jinzhou smiled with emotion and said, "Arrange for me to meet that priest someday."

Cheng Jinzhou didn't mention a word about the legal issues that Chen Jie was concerned about. If he was just an ordinary steward who did something wrong, there would be no need to say anything for him.

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