As for what Li Sheng was wandering around, of course it was not because he discovered something important or special circumstances, but because Li Sheng had recently...
Finally finished assembling the steam engine!
Although it is not all, it is still a stage.
The one for the steam train has not yet been completed, but the one for the airship has been completed now——
This seems a bit strange. Logically speaking, flying units have higher technical content and should be more difficult to deal with.
But this technical content is higher, and for Li Sheng, who majored in science and engineering, it is not very high, or to put it bluntly, it is basically non-existent.
On the contrary, the large steam engines used in train locomotives seem to be stupider, bigger and thicker than the machines used in airships, but being stupid, big and thick is not actually equivalent to the low-tech content in the mystery stereotype, but...
This kind of large-scale industrial product requires more technical content than the usually said "small and precise", because the total amount of material in the system is much larger, and the negative entropy contained in it, that is, the technical content, is also subject to more stress.
Error challenge.
For example, a large dam looks like it has more earthwork than a small dam. In fact, it is not like that at all. All large dams in later generations will have a large number of sensors to monitor their status at any time, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Someone is on duty to keep an eye on it.
The same goes for the steam engine. It looks like a larger model steam engine, but it is not that simple to maintain sufficient energy efficiency after enlarging it.
After Li Sheng actually operated it, he intuitively felt that the complexity of this thing was several times or even ten times more complicated than that of a small steam engine.
Marine steam engines are not bad, after all, you can just use them as auxiliary power, put the sails on first, and use orders to raise a group of industrial processing talents. Although the current factories have prototypes of assembly lines and are very efficient, their essence is still the same.
handicraft.
But the locomotive used for trains is completely different. The energy efficiency of this thing is not up to standard and the horsepower is insufficient. How can you still use oxen and horses to pull the train first...
This will definitely not work, so we can only work hard to build a truly usable front end.
However, Li Sheng gradually realized that this was obviously a long process, so he took care of the airship first.
Now that the engine is complete, next step...
Of course it is the oil supply device.
Petroleum... sounds like a very modern concept, but in fact, the ancients in ancient times already knew the existence of this kind of thing, and even the sages even speculated that this thing will be "popular in the world".
thesis.
During this period, although there was no oil industry, there was certainly no ready commercial gasoline available.
But correspondingly, precisely because it is not developed, it is not difficult to find it.
In addition, Li Sheng does not need massive amounts of oil to meet industrial needs, and not much is currently used.
Therefore, it is not that difficult to find a natural oil field and carry out simple manual excavation and extraction.
Li Sheng has now become the commander-in-chief of the army. It is certainly not difficult to simply distill a few barrels of crude oil to obtain low-quality diesel fuel of unknown grade.
It is true... This diesel is naturally not used in engines. Of course, steam engines do not burn oil, but airships are indispensable for hot air. Now Li Sheng does not have the conditions to prepare hydrogen and helium, so of course the airship uses heat.
Air is the source of buoyancy.
In addition to oil, oil supply also requires valves, switches and other mechanical devices, which is another big challenge for Li Sheng.
But if this level passes...
Then the next step of the internal combustion engine will be to accumulate some technical knowledge...
But after all, these are still too difficult and complicated. Li Sheng can't do so much now. As the saying goes, the day is long. Now that he has finally finished assembling the airship's steam engine, of course he needs to take a rest.
As soon as he came out, he happened to encounter Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji walking around and inspecting. Li Sheng couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
Good guy, these two gangsters came over and thought they were just decorations. I didn’t expect that they would help me look at the construction site. They are very particular...
Thinking like this, Li Sheng naturally stepped forward and walked over.
When Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji saw Li Sheng coming over, they both smiled immediately.
"The Holy Marquis has been in seclusion for a long time, and there should be another masterpiece about to be released!"
"Sir, if you haven't been here for the past few days, we two brothers will be very bored here, hahahahaha!"
Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji were extremely enthusiastic, but Li Sheng showed a very serious smile,
"You two have worked hard these past few days to help me look at the construction site. How could you be bored? It's not too late for me to express my gratitude..."
After Li Sheng finished speaking with a smile, Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look embarrassed...
"Well……"
Li Sheng was a little surprised when he saw the two people looking strange, but considering that these two guys were sent from Chang'an, and considering the records in the history books, they should be quite normal...
So I stopped thinking about it. Since the two of them said they were bored, Li Sheng happened to think of something.
"In that case, why don't you two seniors go to the beach with me?"
Changsun Wuji and Chai Shao all nodded when they heard this. Now they just want to be dogs for Li Sheng, and that's it.
If you don't seize the opportunity to shine in history, your life at such an old age is really in vain.
The three of them arrived at the beach and stared at the sea. Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji were filled with emotion.
I really didn’t expect that China from ancient times to the present...
This is not the first time that we have opened up new territories, but it is the first time that we have expanded beyond the sea.
But while the two were sighing, Li Sheng looked at the sea for a while, and then suddenly let out a breath, as if his nervousness had relaxed.
Before Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji realized what this expression meant, they saw Li Sheng smiling and saying,
"It seems that we are lucky. Nothing has happened these days. There are no pirates on the sea at the moment."
"Pirate?"
Li Sheng mentioned this word, and Chai Shao and Chang Sun were immediately surprised.
There are also bandits on this sea...?
…
The shocked expressions of the two lasted for a while, because...
Neither Chai Shao nor Changsun Wuji had ever heard of bandits at sea.
However, Li Sheng's expression was very serious and he was obviously not joking.
"How can there be bandits on the sea?"
Chai Shao found it incredible, while Changsun Wuji on the other side frowned, thought for a while and said,
"Traveling on the sea requires big ships. Building big ships is not easy. If you can build big ships, you usually have some wealth... How could you become a bandit?"
The two of them felt that this was something completely incredible.
But Li Sheng showed a strange smile.
"Who says it's impossible? In fact... it's precisely the sea that breeds gangsters most easily!"
