"Click..."

"Hmm...! Crisp and delicious, with a hint of fragrance, not bad!"

After taking a bite, Fusu nodded, not too surprised.

"I still think canned lychees are the most delicious fruit!"

After taking one gulp, Fusu raised his head and said.

"Haha! Brother Huang, what you are eating is the shell of the watermelon. It's strange that it tastes good!"

Xiao Zhengtai couldn't help it and laughed out loud.

"Shell? This green thing is a shell?"

Fusu held the watermelon in his hand and looked at it doubtfully.

"What if?"

Little Shota took a bite on the red watermelon flesh, and the sweet and refreshing taste immediately swept through his body, showing an expression of enjoyment.

"I see!"

Following his example, Fusu also took a big bite of the piece in his hand, and immediately narrowed his eyes, "Well, it's delicious, even better than canned lychees!"

In the hot summer, eating canned lychees will inevitably feel too sweet.

But watermelon is different, very refreshing!

"Am I right? Watermelon is full of water, definitely no worse than lychee!"

Little Shota was very fast. He finished drying a piece of watermelon in a short time and spit out a row of black seeds into his hand.

In just a moment, a huge watermelon had been eaten by the two of them, and only a packet of watermelon seeds was taken away!

…

"Young Master, the supervisor, Zuo Cheng, Huang Yuan, just came here and said that the steam engine was successfully manufactured!"

After Fu Su left, Xiao Zhengtai slept lightly for a while. As soon as he opened his eyes, Jing Fu opened his mouth to report.

"Oh? Where are the others?"

Xiao Zhengtai rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.

"I heard that you were sleeping, so I went back first and said that I should keep an eye on you to make sure nothing goes wrong!"

"Okay, got it!"

The young lady nodded, changed her clothes, took a carriage, and headed to the steel mill.

As the demand for steel gradually increases, the steelmaking plant has also expanded and expanded, and now it has formed a large scale.

Steam engines require a lot of steel, so we simply found an empty factory building in a steelmaking plant to study it!

When young Shota arrived at the steelmaking plant, the building where the steam engine was being researched was already surrounded by water.

Almost all the craftsmen in the steelmaking plant came to watch.

Before Xiao Zhengtai came to the palace, Da Qin's output of iron was very small, let alone steel!

Usually they build some hoes, plows, weapons, etc. This is the first time they build precision instruments!

I heard that the fire experiment was going to be started soon, so everyone gathered here!

The craftsmen of Shanyu Manufacturing looked on eagerly!

I've been working day and night for so long, but I don't know if it can work?

"The young master has arrived...!"

With Mingde's voice, the craftsmen blocking the door immediately gave way to a passage, allowing young Shota to pass smoothly.

"Young Master, look, is it still right?"

Huang Yuan stretched out his hand and made a respectful gesture of invitation.

No one had ever seen this thing called a steam engine, so he followed the same example. He didn't know whether it was correct or not.

And no one has tested it before!

"Yeah! They look almost the same!"

Little Shota walked around the steam engine with a happy face and nodded.

Not to mention, Huang Yuan's craftsmanship is not bad. In just half a year, he has already developed a steam engine.

In fact, he has never seen a real steam engine, only a few pictures.

Judging from the appearance, it should be similar, but I don’t know if it can operate normally!

"Light the fire!"

Xiao Shota gave an order, and the craftsmen lit the coals they had prepared before and started testing.

Everyone present was eagerly waiting for the water to boil, not daring to breathe.

Soon, the water in the boiler heated up and small bubbles began to appear.

Gradually, a small flywheel on the steam engine began to rotate, which proved that the water vapor in the boiler had begun to work.

Slowly, the flywheel spun faster and faster, and everyone cheered, "Great, it worked, it really worked!"

"Yes!"

Even the young lady jumped for joy.

The steam engine was the core of the first industrial revolution. It could replace human power and convert the energy of steam into reciprocating power of mechanical work.

With the steam engine, the next steam trains, steam warships, and steam looms can all be researched one by one!

"From now on, mass-produce steam engines for me, and build as many as you can!"

"No problem, but there are not enough craftsmen at the moment. If we want to mass-produce, we may need to recruit more!"

"You can take care of this. If you need money, just go to Yu Wenxuan!"

"yes!"

Huang Yuan answered with cupped hands.

"How did you go about studying the warship drawings I gave you last time?"

"Young master, if you don't ask, I'm just going to report it!"

"oh?"

"Thanks to the young master, I made more than two thousand yuan by relying on this blueprint!"

Mentioning this matter, Huang Yuan smiled all over his face.

"Making money? You won't sell my drawings, right?"

Xiao Zhengtai's heart skipped a beat.

Warships are powerful weapons for going to sea and can withstand the strong winds and waves of the ocean.

After he develops warships, he will encourage his father to send troops to conquer those overseas islands.

If it falls into the hands of a foreign race and is used against Da Qin, wouldn't it be like shooting oneself in the foot?

"No, no, no, how is this possible...?"

Huang Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and explained with a smile, "The drawings given by the young master are very clear. The entire ship is made of steel. After the official summoned the craftsmen who built the building ship together, they did not believe in steel.

The boat can float on the water, so I made a bet with the official to build a simple boat according to the method on the drawing and see if it can sink!"

"If it sinks, Xiaguan will lose to them, but if it floats, then they will lose to Xiaguan!"

"As a result, the boat made of steel actually floated when it was put into the water. It was very stable and did not shake like a wooden boat!"

"Xia Guan also used this method to win more than 2,000 yuan, haha!"

Huang Yuan became more and more excited as he talked, and finally burst into laughter.

"call……"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhengtai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It really shocked him just now.

I thought this guy sold the drawings he worked so hard on just for a few bucks!

But calm down and think about it, it is indeed impossible. If it was really sold, this guy would not be standing here now, he would definitely take the money and run away!

"Can you please stop panting so much next time? It scares me to death!"

Xiao Zhengtai patted his chest and rolled his eyes at him.

"Okay!"

Huang Yuan grinned and nodded.

"Then again, when you got the blueprints, didn't you also question whether the ship made of steel could float? Why did you still win the bet?"

Xiao Zhengtai suddenly thought of the scene where he handed the drawings to Huang Yuan before setting off for the expedition.
Chapter completed!