Steam Engine 17

  "Sir, there is a group of blacksmiths outside who say they have some strange items to deliver to you personally." Meng Tian said with his fists clasped together.

  Shang Wen listened and knew that this was a steam engine made by his own people. He hurriedly got out of bed, not looking like someone who had just been seriously ill at all.

  "Sir," Meng Tian said worriedly.

  Shang Wen waved his hand to indicate that nothing was wrong and quickly ran outside to take a look at the steam engine he had designed. With this thing, it's just the beginning of the technological revolution. It can't be stopped even if you want to.

  Take a look outside, it's almost like what I designed. This can only be considered a small steam engine. The diameter is about 1.5 meters.

  Two ball star pots, one is the pot bottom for boiling water, and the other is covered on top. On top there are two holes, one for adding water, which is opened when adding water and closed during use. One hole is on top, it's where steam enters. Lift the air plug, then it can move.

  Due to a dry throat, he couldn't speak. Shang Wen could only gesture for the servant to give him a reward. The servant didn't understand and directly took two gold coins from his own hands. Only then did the servant understand and hastily handed over two coins. The servant looked somewhat displeased, but Shang Wen didn't care.

  Pick up those guys and start assembling. Also made some screws and nuts according to their own standards. Gears, crankshafts. Spent a whole morning finally completed.

  Meng Tian looked at all of this with a puzzled expression on his face. He didn't know what new tricks Shang Wen had up his sleeve.

  Shang Wen hinted at eating. His throat hurts a bit. He simply didn't speak anymore. He pulled Meng Tian to eat.

  Eat quickly. Shang Wen went busy again. On the contrary, Meng Tian had not finished eating yet.

  Shang Wen started pouring water. In ancient times, there were only charcoal and countless wood materials. Can only compromise first. Burn fire. Shang Wen gestured.

  Soon, a big fire broke out. Rolling thick smoke came out. Next, water started to emit steam. It seems that the water is boiling.

  The sealed air cylinder begins to move. The driving gear turns the wooden wheel. Then the connected crank starts to move the air.

  Seeing all this, Meng Tian said: "Sir is indeed a divine person. Such methods can be thought of. This is really amazing. In our daily lives, we don't notice such things. But sir... it's too amazing." Shang Wen waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.

  Then he saw. The iron hammer kept falling down. Shang Wen used a clip to hold an iron block. The iron hammer kept pounding.

  This piece of iron is now constantly being hammered. The hammering was completed quickly and in a short time, and the quality of the iron is still very good.

  Meng Tian finally knew what Shang Wen was going to do. This was to improve the manufacturing time, shorten the production cycle of a single iron sword and iron knife. Not simple. Big handwriting.

  Shangwen still has some things that have not been forged. It's just that a lot of iron is needed, so it hasn't been taken out yet, but the drawings are already available.

  However, before that, Shang Wen felt that he should invent some small things. For example, paper or pens. Without these things, when drawing, there is really no thought at all.

  Shang Wen knew that the historical brush was invented by Meng Tian. Suddenly, he asked: "Old Meng, are you studying brushes?"

  "Really?" Meng Tian looked at Shang Wen in surprise, as if saying "How did you know?"

  Shang Wen understood Meng Tian's meaning. He said, "I've discovered a phenomenon - the hair of animals has very strong oil properties. This is very disadvantageous for water absorption and gathering. As long as you soak the hair in limewater and take it out, this phenomenon disappears."

  Meng Tian listened and understood. His own research on the brush had made great progress, but he was stuck on the oiliness of the hair. He couldn't succeed no matter what. Historically, brushes were also invented by accident when they were soaked in lime water. Using lime water could achieve the process of degreasing. Meng Tian was clearly an expert and knew this as soon as he heard it. This step was now complete, and his self-made brush could finally be unveiled.

  He ran out quickly after listening. Shang Wen shrugged and smiled, then returned to the house, pulled out a list, and started purchasing a large quantity of paper-making materials. Without paper, it's really too inconvenient.

  Paper is actually a plant fiber membrane. In ancient times, people discovered it, but only by chance and didn't explore further. Now what needs to be done is to manufacture this discovery so that Shang Wen can use paper to draw and paint. No longer will he have to worry about the scarcity of sheepskin or the expensiveness of silk. The transparency of the paper is very good, making it easier to copy. As for pens, since there's no rubber, he temporarily replaced them with feather quills. Brush pens are really not suitable, mainly because of the habit of holding a pen.

  Things were found quickly. Ramie, tree bark, etc. Shang Wen ordered people to mash these things and put them in water to boil. Then mash again. Add lime water and boil. Filter. Form a pulp. Then, take out a wooden frame with a mesh on top to extract paper. Let the pulp adhere to it to form a thin film. Then dry. It became a piece of paper. The craftsmanship is quite time-consuming. An afternoon plus an evening were spent doing this work. However, the finished product was still relatively satisfactory. Because the paper was slightly yellowish. Not that kind of white one, Shang Wen saw the finished product and realized there was another step, which was bleaching.

  Shang Wen had people prepare sulfur. Burn the sulfur. Smoke. Or dissolve the sulfur smoke in water to form acidic water quality. This can achieve the effect of bleaching. After adding the bleaching program, the paper produced will meet their own standards. The people were already excited about the birth of the first piece of paper. Shang Wen, in order to be lazy, taught them some basic things and had them do it themselves so he could take a good rest and do other things.

  Next is to make the steam engine widely used. The steam engine has many uses. It can be used to build trains, so that once Qin State goes to war, it won't have to worry about the transportation of soldiers. Also, a large amount of grain can be transported and supplied without expending manpower. This can save a lot of manpower. With this saved manpower, many other things can be done.

  Shang Wen sat and drank water at the same time. Days without coffee were dull, so he could only think of problems to solve problems.

  The current steam engine's power is still very small. It can't be made too big, the technology is not yet mature. The main problem is that the sealing property is too poor. If there were rubber it would be a bit better. However, the sealing issue must be resolved. Otherwise, it will be impossible to increase the power. This situation is unfavorable.

  At this time, Meng Tian happily returned with a newly made brush in his hand. He was extremely excited and didn't care about Shang Wen's thoughts at all.

  "Sir, look. I made a pen according to your method. It's very useful, try it." He said, grabbing Shang Wen's hand.

  Shang Wen didn't like using a brush pen. He still liked using a ballpoint pen. However, he had no choice but to take care of Meng Tian's feelings and reluctantly made some new and strange reactions.

  "I've already made several for the king." Meng Tian said with a smile.

  Shang Wen asked instead, "Do you want to write a lot?"