Chapter 686 Steam engine and mercury

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Everyone else left, only Xu Zhengming stayed.

Xu Zheng was obviously a little uneasy, not knowing what special things Zhang Zhun had to do with him. He felt that after he came to Shandong, he seemed to have not done any decent results or done anything bad! What did Zhang Zhun ask for him to do?

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked, "Do you really think we humans can fly?"

Xu Zhengming hesitated for a moment and said with a little unconfidentiality: "What do you think, sir?"

Zhang Zhun stared at him with a bright look and said meaningfully: "I'm asking you."

Xu Zhengming took a light breath and said slowly: "I think it is feasible."

Zhang Zhun was still staring at him with a bright look and said deeply: "Your wife doesn't seem to agree with your research? She even smashed your invention?"

Xu Zhengming sighed helplessly and said nothing.

Zhang Zhun's words just hit his weakness. In fact, Xu Zhengming is from Jiangnan and has a relatively wealthy background. His husband's family is a businessman family and can make a lot of money every year. Otherwise, he would not have funds to provide Xu Zhengming with various research. However, Xu Zhengming was too obsessed with research, so he never had any income, which naturally caused a lot of comments. In the local area, Xu Zhengming was called a madman behind his back.

Xu Zhengming's most prominent research was to use wood to make something like a helicopter. He stepped on the gear with his feet, and pulled the propeller to rotate continuously through the gear changes, leading him to the ground about one foot. The duration may take half a cup of tea. It should be said that this was the earliest helicopter test in China.

Later generations recorded that it was nonsense to say that he once took a helicopter to fly over Taihu Lake. It was already amazing to be able to lift himself about one foot away from the ground and last half a cup of tea. After all, manpower is limited, and it is impossible to step on the heavy gears for a long time. Idiots know that it is impossible to fly over Taihu Lake.

However, Xu Zhengming's invention did not last long. Because of his wife, she finally got angry. She smashed all Xu Zhengming's inventions and forbidden Xu Zhengming from doing research from then on. Xu Zhengming's own family also implemented strict *** and found him a serious job. If Zhang Zhun hadn't suddenly brought him to Shandong, Xu Zhengming's second half of his life would have been depressed.

Zhang Zhun continued to stare at Xu Zhengming with sharp eyes, as if he was observing some aspects of Xu Zhengming's factors, and said deeply: "Do you believe that people can really fly?"

Xu Zhengming gritted his teeth gently, hesitated for a moment, and finally said affirmatively: "I believe."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "Why?"

Xu Zhengming said affirmatively: "Because people are the smartest."

Zhang Zhun nodded calmly.

Xu Zhengming suddenly asked back and said, "Sir, do you believe it?"

Zhang Zhun looked at him with a smile and asked without answering, "What do you think?"

Xu Zhengming said a little sadly: "I don't think adults will believe it. No one in the world will believe me. Really, no one will believe it."

Zhang Zhun shook his head gently and said gently: "You are wrong, I believe."

Xu Zhengming said in surprise: "Sir... do you... believe it?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said calmly: "I not only believe. I believe even more than you. I not only believe that people can fly, but also believe that people can fly from this place to that place quickly. For example, from us to your hometown, it only takes an hour. For example, from *** to Nanjing, it only takes an hour. It takes at least half a month to walk on the ground, and we can reach it in one hour."

"We can even fly farther. Do we see the moon at night? In fact, as long as we can fly, the moon is very close to us. In the future, we can also fly to the top of the moon to see if there is really Chang'e, Wu Gang, and whether there is really osmanthus tree. Perhaps, there is nothing on it, just like the desolation outside our Yumen Pass."

Xu Zhengming was completely stunned.

Zhang Zhun actually believed it!

At this moment, Xu Zhengming felt that Zhang Zhun was the closest person in this world.

The people around him always have a different view of him because of his whimsical thoughts. Everyone looked at him and felt that they were looking at a madman. Under the pressure of these people, Xu Zhengming's life was indeed very hard. He was full of pain and didn't know who to explain it. Because no one would believe his ridiculous thoughts.

It is really difficult to find someone who can understand and believe him in this world. He can't believe that there is such a person in this world. He is completely desperate about this. This time he came to Shandong, and he actually wanted to leave the sadness and start his life again. However, now, Zhang Zhun clearly told him that he believed!

Zhang Zhun not only believed it, but even more than Xu Zhengming himself. Xu Zhengming himself dared not imagine Zhang Zhun’s description. From *** to Nanjing, flying thousands of miles away, only Zhang Zhun dared to imagine it. Even Zhang Zhun imagined that humans could fly to the moon. Xu Zhengming suddenly realized that compared with Zhang Zhun, he was not a madman at all, and Zhang Zhun was a real madman!

Xu Zhengming said with a passionate tone and emotion: "Sir..."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and continued to say slowly: "Actually, you don't think enough. We can not only fly in the sky, but also swim in the water. Pay attention, not swimming, but dive directly into the depths of the sea. If I tell you, we can live under the water for a few months, or even a year, and there is no need to surface at all, do you believe it?"

Xu Zhengming said in a naughty way: "I... are incredible."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and continued to say slowly: "If I tell you that all ships made of steel can float steadily on the water, do you believe it?"

Xu Zhengming said in a naughty way: "I... are so incredible."

Zhang Zhun still smiled slightly and continued to say slowly: "If I told you that a ship made of steel can not only float on the sea, but also run faster than a sail without using sails. Whether it is a tailwind or a headwind, the speed is the same, would you believe it?"

Xu Zhengming was completely stunned.

Even with his geeky thinking, he couldn't keep up with Zhang Zhun's description.

Fortunately, it was his mind that was indeed a genius, so he had such a dull reaction. If someone else had changed, he might have directly criticized Zhang Zhun for being absurd. In fact, if someone else had changed, Zhang Zhun would not dare to say such things. Because such words would be easily regarded as a madman. If someone behind the scenes said that the governor of the Hu Ben Army was a madman, it would probably cause a lot of reactions.

After a while, Xu Zhengming slowly reacted, feeling his mouth was dry and he felt difficult to even speak. He stammered: "Governor, I can't keep up with what you said. I'm so stupid. I don't know what you are talking about..."

Zhang Zhun gently interrupted him and said encouragemently: "Of course you can't understand now, because these are all things that can be achieved after a long period of research. This long time may be three hundred years, or four hundred years. In short, we may not have the chance to see it in our lifetime. However, we must leave a foundation for our descendants to continue working hard."

Xu Zhengming said excitedly: "I don't know what the Governor wants me to do? I, Xu Zhengming, will never refuse even if I go through fire and water!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "There is no need to be so excited. However, this basic work is indeed difficult to do. I just know some of the most basic situations and can only provide you with some ideas. You still have to be responsible for the specific work."

Xu Zhengming said excitedly: "Sir, please rest assured. I, Xu Zhengming, are only 30 years old this year and have at least twenty years to live and can do a lot of things."

Zhang Zhun nodded, asked Xu Zhengming to come on horseback and return to the Hengwang Mansion in Qingzhou City to start his own story. His story involves many technical issues. With Xu Zhengming's current situation, he must be unable to understand, so he can only record it and then slowly ponder and study it. Hengwang Mansion has various complete equipment and facilities, and it is best to tell it here.

What Zhang Zhun asked Xu Zhengming to study was that one was a steam engine and the other was thunder mercury. Needless to mention the role of the steam engine, the basis of all power. As for thunder mercury, it is a must-have item for post-loading guns. The bullet base must use thunder mercury before it can be fired with a striker...

“What is a steam engine?”

Xu Zhengming asked with confusion.

When Zhang Zhun heard this, he felt that this matter was a bit lingering.

The industrial foundation of the Hu Ben Army was really difficult to start with a person like Xu Zhengming! However, except for Xu Zhengming, Zhang Zhun could not find any other person.

What is a steam engine? It is indeed difficult to answer. It seems that there has never been such a thing in ancient Chinese history. In ancient China, there were water wheels, windmills, water mills, and tools that used a lot of livestock power, but there was no steam engine. Even there was not much understanding of coal. For most people, coal was just a tool for heating and cooking.

Zhang Zhun could not complain about this society. He was facing such a practical situation. In the late Ming Dynasty, although capitalism had begun to sprout, modern industry, industrial revolution and other things could not see any signs. It seemed that he did not feel that there was a need for the emergence of a steam engine. Without great power demand, there would naturally be no steam engine.

The Ming Dynasty was different from the United Kingdom. The British itself had very little power and was difficult to utilize, and the manpower was very limited. However, the Ming Dynasty was different. The Ming Dynasty had enough hydraulic power and animal power as the original mechanical power. In addition, the Ming Dynasty also had enough manpower. For example, the spinning wheels in Songjiang Prefecture were made by manual work. Because the labor cost was low, workers could be hired at any time, so there was basically no market for steam engines.

However, in the long run, the steam engine should be invented as soon as possible. Because if the Ming people did not invent this invention, other countries would also invent it. Once other countries invent the steam engine and seize the opportunity, it would be more difficult for the Ming people to catch up. Trains, ships, cars, etc. are inseparable from the invention of the steam engine.

Zhang Zhun hopes to use the research of steam engines to build some industrial foundations on his own control territory. It has to be said that in ancient China, the industrial foundation was completely blank. Song Yingxing's own "The Creation of Heavenly Works" recorded a lot of industrial production, but these cannot be regarded as industrial foundations.

In ancient China, in terms of industry, there was no support from a theoretical system. Because real scholars were not willing to learn arithmetic. There were very few people who could calm down and study mathematics. Without the development of mathematics, there would be no theoretical system and no industrial foundation.

Alas, speaking of it, Zhang Zhun immediately felt that he needed to open a new school. In addition to teaching students to read and recognize words, the most important thing for the new school is to teach the three basic courses of mathematics, physics and chemistry. However, once he opened a new school, he might be even more busy. Because, there may be some people who can be teachers in mathematics, and only he understands physics and chemistry. Where can he have time to be a teacher?

The only way is to compile the commonly used physics and chemistry knowledge into a book through the little girl Xue Ningying, and then let someone read the book according to the book. However, it seems that it is not easy for these two books to enrich the content. Zhang Zhun himself has forgotten that his basic physics and chemistry knowledge is almost done.

The previous ones were all the difficulties encountered by the steam engine. Xu Zhengming worked on it for a long time before he had a vague concept. As for how to study this thing, he was still a mess. However, compared with the difficulties of the steam engine, it seems that it is not a difficult problem.

Zhang Zhun didn't know what it was or what its chemical composition was. He only knew that it was such a thing that could be used as the base fire of bullets or used as detonators. In modern bullets, if there were no such thing, breech loading could not be achieved. Therefore, to increase the power of the gun, it was necessary to produce the mercury.

Since even Zhang Zhun could not accurately describe what ray mercury was, Xu Zhengming became even more confused. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun provided a development idea, which is to systematically organize existing chemical reactions, form fixed books that can be taught to the younger generation, and then teach them to his next generation. With such efforts from generation to generation, there will always be the day when ray mercury is invented.

If we say that a basic industrial foundation is established through the steam machine architecture, then a basic chemical foundation is established through the mercury. The industrial foundation and chemical foundation are really important for a modern powerful country. Now Zhang Zhun can only place high hopes and look forward to Xu Zhengming's good performance. As for when it can be realized, it can only be proved by time.
Chapter completed!