Chapter 17: Steam engine

"My lord, there is a group of blacksmiths outside, saying that they want to have some strange things and hand them to you personally." Meng Tian said with a fist.

Shang Wen listened. Knowing that this is a steam engine that he ordered to build. Get out of bed quickly. It's not like someone who is seriously ill at all.

"Sir" Meng Tian said worriedly.

Shangwen waved his hand to indicate that there was nothing wrong, and hurried out to look at the steam engine he designed. With this thing. It was the beginning of the technological revolution. I can't stop even if I want to stop.

When I went outside, it was similar to what I had designed. This can only be regarded as a small steam engine. The diameter is about 1.5 meters.

There are two star pots, one is for boiling water at the bottom of the pot, and the other is covered on top. There are two holes on the top, one for water intake, which is opened when water is added, and closed when in use. A hole is on it. This is where the steam enters. Lift the air lock. This will move.

Because of a dry throat. Can't speak. Shangwen had to signal to give a reward to the next person. do not understand. Take out two golden cakes directly from his own hands. Only then did the next person understand. Give two quickly. The subordinate looked a little unhappy. But Shang Wen didn't care.

Pick up those guys and start assembling. There are also some screws and nuts built according to their own standards. Gears, curved rods. It took a whole morning to finally complete it.

Meng Tian looked at all this with a puzzled look. I don't know what novelty Shangwen has appeared.

Shang Wen motioned to eat. My throat hurts a little. Just stop talking. Take Meng Tian to eat.

Finished quickly. Shang Wen went busy again. On the contrary, Meng Tian hasn't finished eating yet.

Shangwen began to pour water. In ancient times, there were only charcoal and countless woods. Can only be wronged first. Burn the fire. Shang Wen gestured.

Soon, the fire ignited. Thick smoke came out. Then, the water started to vaporize. It seems that the water is boiling.

The sealed cylinder begins to move. Drive the gear to rotate the wooden wheel. Then the connected curved rod began to breathe.

See it all. Meng Tian said: "Mr. is really a **** and man. Such a method can be thought of. This is really amazing. Things that we don't usually pay attention to. To my husband...it's so amazing." Shang Wen waved his hand and gestured. this is nothing.

Then see. The hammer driven by it kept falling. Shang Wen clamped a piece of iron with a clamp. The hammer kept beating.

In this way, a piece of iron starts to cease. The beating is complete. The speed and time are very fast and very short. The quality of its iron is still very good.

Meng Tian finally knew what Shang Wen was going to do. This is to improve the manufacturing time. Shorten the duration of an iron sword and iron knife. not simple. Generous.

There are still some things Shangwen hasn't built yet. It was only because I needed a lot of iron that I didn't take it out, but the drawings were already there.

But before that, Shangwen felt that some small things should be invented. Such as paper, or a pen. and many more. Without these things. When drawing. There is really no thought.

Shang Wen knows that the brush in history is Meng Tian's invention. Just like Sha asked, "Lao Meng, are you studying brushes!"

"Yes" Meng Tian looked at Shang Wen in surprise. The meaning seems to say, how do you know.

Shangwen understood what Meng Tian meant. Speaking of "I found a phenomenon that animal hair is very oily. This is not conducive to gathering water, etc. As long as the hair is soaked in lime water and taken out, there will be no such phenomenon."

When Meng Tian heard it, she understood. The brush that I researched has made great progress. But suffer from the oiliness of the hair. It has never been successful. The writing brush in history was also invented by inadvertently throwing lime water into it. The degreasing process can be achieved with lime water. And Meng Tian is obviously a connoisseur, he knows immediately. This step is considered complete. The brush made by yourself can be born out of nowhere.

After listening, ran out quickly. Shang Wen shrugged. Hey smile. Just go back to the house and make a list. Purchase a lot of paper-making stuff. There is no such thing as paper, it is too inconvenient.

Paper is actually a kind of plant fiber membrane. Someone discovered it in ancient times. It's just accidental and no further exploration. What we need to do now is to make this kind of exploration. In this way, Shang Wen himself can use paper to draw drawings. Never again because parchment is too scarce. The silk is too expensive to use and I am troubled. The transparency of its paper is very good. It is better to copy. The pen, because there is no rubber, I can only temporarily use feathers instead. The brush is really hard to use. Mainly the habit of writing.

Things were found quickly. Burlap head, bark, etc. Shang Wen ordered people to mash these things into water and boil them. Then mash it. Add lime water and boil. filter. Form pulp. Then, take out a wooden frame and put yarn on it and start picking up the paper. Let the pulp adhere to it and become a kind of film. Then let it dry. It becomes a piece of paper. The process is relatively time-consuming. I have been doing this work one afternoon and one night. But the finished product is quite satisfactory. Because the paper is more yellowish. It's not the kind that is in vain. Shangwen realizes that there is another process after seeing the finished product, which is bleaching.

Shang Wen ordered people to prepare sulfur. Burning sulfur. smoke. Or the smoke of sulfur dissolves in water. Form acidic water quality. In this way, the effect of bleaching can be achieved. After joining the Pleasure Program. The paper made meets our own standards. People have long been happy with the birth of the first paper. Shang Wen was lazy. Just teach them some basic things. Let them do it. You can take a good rest. In this way, other things can be done.

The next step is to make the steam engine widely used. The steam engine is very useful. Can cause trains. In this way, once the State of Qin fights, there is no need to worry about the transportation of soldiers. There is also a large amount of food, which does not require manpower to replenish. Can save a lot of manpower. With these manpower, many other things can be done.

Shang Wen sat and drank water. The days without coffee are boring, and I can only think about problems to solve them.

The power of the current steam engine is still very small. Can't do too much, the technology is not yet mature. The main reason is the poor sealing. It's better if there is rubber. But the sealing problem must be solved. Otherwise, the power cannot be increased. It is not good to go on like this.

At this time, Meng Tian came back happily. Holding the brush just made in his hand. I was very excited, and didn't care about Shangwen's thoughts at all.

"Please see, sir. I made the pen according to your method. It's very easy to use. Try it." He said, grabbing Shang Wen's hand.

Shang Wen doesn't like to use brushes. I still like to use a pen. But there was no way to take care of Meng Tian's mood, and had to reluctantly make a novel reaction.

"I have made a few of them to give to the king." Meng Tian said happily.

Shang Wen asked. "Do you want to make a lot of pens?"