Su He stood next to the window and watched the operation of the steam engine after replacing the sealing gasket.
The steam engine runs smoothly, and the piston reciprocates steadily, driving the flywheel to rotate rapidly.
Du Kangjie said excitedly: "Your Highness King Qin, the effect of the pure copper sealing gasket is really great.
It's extremely difficult to process, but it's worth the money.
Pure copper gaskets are polished bit by bit by craftsmen after rough processing by machines.
Now our team only has three craftsmen with the ability to process pure copper gaskets."
Su He looked at Du Kangjie and explained: "You should cooperate with other personnel to simplify the processing of pure copper gaskets as much as possible.
Improvements can be made in these two directions by designing machines for processing pure copper gaskets and improving the structure of the gaskets.
Only top craftsmen can process pure copper gaskets.
This is not conducive to the popularization of steam engines. It is best to reduce the processing requirements to level 6 or 7 craftsmen, who can also complete the processing of pure copper gaskets."
Du Kangjie nodded and said: "Your Highness, King Qin, I will try my best to complete it."
Su He knocked on the window again and told Lu Jin inside the room: "The steam engine has been running smoothly for a day.
Add a load to it and test the power of the steam engine.
Let’s see if the steam engine can replace the waterwheel.”
The purpose of developing steam engines was to replace waterwheels and become the power source for factories.
Now the steam engine runs very stably with no load, and if it runs with load, it is still stable.
Steam engines can be mass-produced, transported to various factories, and become the power of the factories.
The flow of the Han River has dropped significantly this year, and many factories along the coast have been forced to close their doors.
The machines in the factory are all designed to adapt to hydraulic power. Without power, the factory cannot operate at all.
Once the steam engine can be used, these factories will start to operate one after another.
After Lu Jin heard Su He's instructions, he first adjusted the steam valve to slow down the speed of the steam engine's flywheel.
Lu Jin directed the workers to connect the steam engine flywheel to a large power shaft through a belt.
In major factories, waterwheels and machines are connected through power shafts.
The current layout of the factory is that the factory has a power shaft passing through the factory.
It is connected to the factory machinery through belts or chains.
If a steam engine wants to replace a waterwheel, it only needs to connect the steam engine flywheel to the power shaft.
There is no need to change the layout of other machines, only the connection between the steam engine and the power shaft needs to be changed.
Factory replacement of power is very convenient and quick.
Lu Jin saw the workers and made a completion gesture.
He readjusted the steam valve and returned the steam engine to full power.
The flywheel of the steam engine drives the power shaft to rotate at high speed.
The other end of the power shaft is connected to a forging hammer.
The forging hammer rose, the huge hammer was lifted to a high place, the gears suddenly released, and the hammer dived down at high speed.
The huge hammer directly hits the steel placed on the platform.
Through continuous forging, the properties of steel are changed.
This is where some parts of the steam engine are made.
Su He watched the forging hammer running smoothly and said happily: "The power of the steam engine is very strong, far exceeding the power that the water wheel can provide.
The power provided by the waterwheel cannot even lift the current model of forging hammer.
The parts before the steam engine were still knocked out bit by bit by craftsmen.
It can now drive this forging hammer and provide power for any current factory."
Su He announced happily: "The steam engine project was successful.
Our factories will no longer be constrained by water power."
Everyone cheered enthusiastically when they heard Su He's words.
The steam engine took a year to develop and finally succeeded.
Suhe steam engine load operation conditions.
He also discussed with everyone the application of steam engines in industry.
The sky had turned completely dark, and Su He was taking a deep breath.
He saw that the steam engine was running smoothly without any problems.
Su He took the lead in applauding. The steam engine could reach this level and could be put into factories.
Even if it has some minor problems, Suhe is ready to put the steam engine into the factory.
Researchers from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the Academy of Sciences solve steam engine problems during use.
A factory must prepare multiple steam engines as power.
If a steam engine is damaged, it will not affect the normal production of the factory, but the production efficiency will become lower.
If the factory has low production efficiency and is completely shut down, you must choose the factory with low production efficiency.
This steam engine brought surprise to Suhe.
It ran for so long and no obvious problems were discovered.
"This model of steam engine can be officially mass-produced.
Mass-produce a batch of steam engines as soon as possible, transport them to important factories, and install and debug the steam engines.
Find problems during use and continue to improve the steam engine."
Su He issued the order, and the entire Qin Prince's Mansion began to operate efficiently.
The Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the Academy of Sciences transferred a large number of personnel to establish a steam power company to manufacture steam engines and began to manufacture steam engines for use in factories.
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Maoxiang was listening to the class and was distracted from time to time, looking out the window at the strange sight.
He poked Li Yan, who was sitting next to him and was listening carefully to the lecture.
"Brother Li, what do you think the big chimneys on the other side of the river are for?
Coke and steel mills already have large chimneys, so it is not surprising that they increase production capacity and build chimneys.
Why do weaving factories build big chimneys?”
Maoxiang was very curious. During this period, urgent construction started in the industrial zone.
Many workers used reinforced concrete, a precious material, to build large chimneys more than ten meters high.
Some factories build more than one large chimney.
Over the past few days, these large chimneys have begun to emit billowing black smoke.
Now in the sky over the southern industrial area, dozens of black smoke pillars are rising into the sky, and dark clouds are billowing across the sky.
Li Yan shook his head and said: "I don't know, what are these big chimneys used for?
You also listened carefully to the lectures. Last time you went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for an internship, you got a zero score. That was so embarrassing.
This is a class for the Minister of Industry. Let's not make any noise and disturb his class.
The better your internship performance, the better the official position you will be assigned.
The final exams are about to start in the spring, why are you not in a hurry?"
Zhang Dezhi was giving a lecture on the stage. He saw someone whispering behind him and he motioned for them to be quiet many times, but neither of them stopped.
Zhang Dezhi couldn't help it and said in a stern tone: "Li Yan, if Maoxiang doesn't listen carefully to the class, one class point will be deducted."
These two students have always been the thorns in the class and are not stable at all.
His level is limited and his lectures are a bit boring and not as lively as others' lectures.
These are new scholars who may rise up in the future, and other teachers should save their face.
Zhang Dezhi does not need to do this. He will only be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in this life and has no room for improvement.
His son was the commander of the strongest artillery division under King Qin.
My son showed great success in the war not long ago and has been granted the title of Duke and Duke.
His eldest disciple Wei Shiming is now the governor of Hetao and a senior official guarding one side.
The course he taught was also very important, the impact of industry on the country.
This is a work he wrote with great painstaking efforts after consulting His Highness the King of Qin and many other people, combined with his own experience.
If they don't learn this lesson well, if they really become officials in this big environment, they will definitely fall behind others.
Zhang Dezhi completed this class with great interest.
At the end of the class, the students put away their notes and walked out of the classroom.
Some people go to the library to study, and some people go to internship units for internships.
Maoxiang stared blankly at the south. Every time he saw this scene, he felt scared.
Billowing black smoke came out of the chimney.
Dozens of thick black smoke rushed into the sky, like dozens of roaring black dragons.
Niu Jinxing watched a large amount of black smoke floating over the industrial area, staying there for a while before dispersing around.
"Dark clouds are looming overhead. This sight looks unlucky."
All the students in the Imperial College habitually look south.
They didn't know what these big chimneys emitting black smoke represented, but they all remembered this moment.
Wang Zhongce met with the senior officials who came to the Imperial Academy to take classes.
Together they went to the gate of the military academy next door and waited for King Su He of Qin to finish his class.
Tian Wenheng, the new Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, asked curiously: "This sight of billowing black smoke should be the steam engine that was rumored to be boiling some time ago.
Has the steam engine now been officially put into use in the factory?"
He had heard about steam engines and knew that they were machines used in factories.
Wang Zhongce responded with a smile: "We will accompany His Highness King Qin to visit the industrial zone in a moment.
By then, you will be able to see what a steam engine is.
The steam engine was produced some time ago and has been installed and debugged one after another.
Now major factories have restarted using steam engines."
After Su He finished teaching the students at the military academy, he took Li Fengming and other senior military officials to visit the industrial zone.
Only by letting the top military officials see the industrial background can they have a clear understanding of the war potential of the Qin Palace.
Su He looked south, dozens of black smoke rushed into the sky.
If this kind of scene existed in future generations, it would immediately be posted online and known to the whole country, and everyone would criticize it.
Nowadays, this is proof of productivity and represents national strength.
This black smoke represents the advent of the industrial age.
The output value of industry will soon surpass agriculture and become a pillar industry.
In this era, the benefits brought by industry far outweigh the pollution caused by factories.
Black smoke contains a large amount of pollutants, which is a negligible price to pay for industrial development.
Su He walked to the gate of the military academy and saw Wang Zhongce leading a group of civilian officials waiting for him at the gate.
"Let's set off and visit the factory area."
Su He decided to take these officials to visit the factory area.
It is also to broaden the horizons of these people and give them a clear understanding of industrialization.
Some of the policies announced by Suhe require these people to implement them.
They took a carriage and rushed to the industrial area.
Su He, Wang Zhongce, and Li Fengming were riding in a carriage.
Wang Zhongce asked curiously: "Your Highness, King Qin, how can the steam engine in the factory run in advance?
I remember that the factory waited for us to finish cutting the ribbon before starting the water tanker."
Su He responded with a smile: "The steam engine is most dangerous when it starts.
Only when the factory was running smoothly were we allowed to visit.
This way we won’t have to visit the boiler room.”
Their first stop was the Steam Power Company, a company specializing in manufacturing steam engines. The general manager of the company was Lu Jin.
Su He got off the car and led a group of people into the steam power company.
Tian Jiapeng was on the side, responsible for introducing the situation of steam engines to civil and military officials.
They first visited the processing and manufacturing of boilers and other steam engine parts.
Standing outside the cylinder processing workshop, looking through the glass window, watching workers processing cylinders.
Zhang Dezhi, Minister of Industry, said: "I see that the processing of steam engine cylinders is similar to the processing of musket barrels. They are both processed with boring machines."
Tian Jiapeng explained from the side: "Zhang Shangshu, you are right.
The processing technology of both is similar, the steam engine cylinder just requires higher precision."
They visited the production of steam engine parts along the way. The civil and military officials only took a general look and got a preliminary impression of the steam engine.
After visiting the assembly of the steam engine, they finally came to the steam engine test workshop.
Wang Zhongce looked at the dozens of steam engines placed inside.
He asked with some worry: "I heard His Highness King Qin say that steam engines are dangerous.
Can the steam engine you have here ensure absolute safety?"
Lu Jin immediately responded: "Prime Minister Wang, please rest assured that our front production workshop is conducting low-voltage test runs.
This process is just to verify whether the steam engine can operate normally.
Low-pressure steam is basically not dangerous, but it can also make the steam engine run slowly, allowing everyone to see the operating status of the steam engine.
What is dangerous is the high-pressure steam test run, after the steam engine has been verified by low-pressure steam.
After it passes the high-pressure steam verification, it can be put on a nameplate and handed over to the manufacturer for use."
Lu Jin pushed open the door of the testing workshop, and Su He took the lead into the testing workshop.
More than a dozen steam engines are connected to the same steam pipeline, and they are running at no load.
Lu Jin also took everyone to visit the boiler next to it.
Su He pointed at these steam engines and said excitedly: "With these steam engines, we will officially enter industrialization.
A steam engine only needed coal to boil water to power a factory.
This way we don't have to build the factory by the water.
A large number of factories can also be established in inland areas.
The factory can operate around the clock in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
It won’t be affected by the weather.”
When the officials heard what Su He said, they were all thinking about the impact of steam engines on industry.
They also personally touched the steam engine. This machine can run with coal and water, and can burn firewood in extreme cases.
With the existence of steam engines, industry will usher in great development.
After Su He took them to visit the steam power company, they came to the textile company not far away.
The companies that pay the most taxes are not arsenals and steel plants, nor are they popular pharmaceutical factories.
The companies that pay the most taxes have always been textile companies.
The linen and cotton cloth produced by the textile company are sold throughout China. A large amount of cloth is produced every year, and the supply exceeds demand.
The hottest selling product is Linen Step.
Flax can be grown in large quantities, and the price is the cheapest. Poor tenants in the Ming Dynasty can afford it.
A large amount of cotton needs to be planted from Henan and other places, and cotton from Shaanxi and other places cannot be planted due to drought.
This resulted in a shortage of cotton in textile mills, which could only produce as much cotton cloth as they had cotton.
The silk produced by the textile factory also sells very well.
Industrially produced silk is cheap and of good quality.
The silk produced by textile mills suppressed the silk produced in Jiangnan and other places in the Ming Dynasty.
It has been strongly resisted by the gentry represented by the Donglin Party of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, and woven silk is prohibited from entering the Jiangnan area for sale.
Su He led a group of officials and approached the textile factory.
The Han River next to it has stopped flowing for a while, and the silt in the river is exposed.
The original waterwheel of the textile factory looks like it was set up in the sky.
The textile mill power shaft has been connected to the steam engine.
The loom in the textile factory is connected to the rotating shaft through a belt and runs at high speed.
The female weaver's hands were flying, operating the loom, and a piece of linen was woven quickly.
The emergence of the steam engine made factory machines more efficient.
Su He took officials to visit the main factories in the industrial zone to make them aware of the changes brought about by the steam engine.