Chapter 528: Steam Engine Launched, Xiao Ying Arrives in Jingguo
More than ten days passed in a flash.
Xiao Ying and others have arrived at the border of Beizhou and will soon enter the desert area.
Only after crossing this vast desert can we truly enter Jingguo.
At this moment, her communication symbol suddenly lit up, and she actually received a message from Chen Xinghe.
I originally thought something happened at home, but after reading the message I was pleasantly surprised.
Chen Xinghe and officials from the Ministry of Industry actually developed a steam engine!
The entire project took less than three months. Even though he knew the principle and had sufficient manpower, the efficiency still surprised Xiao Ying.
"Steam engine? That thing that's said to be able to pull vehicles faster than horse-drawn carriages?"
Yu Qianli also showed a flash of surprise when he heard this.
He had certainly heard of this thing, but had never seen it with his own eyes.
If he hadn't known that it was Xiao Ying who proposed it, he wouldn't have believed it.
I didn't expect that there would be some results so soon.
Xiao Ying nodded: "That's right, but I don't know how powerful the steam engine Xinghe and the others have built this time is."
It’s a pity that Beizhou hasn’t built a teleportation array yet, otherwise I really want to go back and see it with my own eyes.
The steam engine she was thinking about was now emitting white mist and running slowly, pulling a cart.
Chen Xinghe and a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry stared at the scene intently. Many of them had dark circles under their eyes, and some even had sunken eyes, but they seemed to have endless energy.
"Run! Your Majesty, run!"
Minister of Works Zhou Liao was dancing excitedly, his fat face flushed with excitement and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"I saw it."
The emperor was also shocked. He stared at him without blinking, and did not care about Zhou Liao's offense.
This thing can actually be dragged, although the speed is very slow, but it is of great significance.
This means that vehicles will no longer need to be pulled by oxen and horses, saving the labor of livestock.
If we go further, we might be able to build the trains and buses that the national teacher mentioned.
By then, all the horse-drawn carriages going to the capital will be replaced with this thing, and ordinary people will also be able to travel by vehicle, which is cheap and convenient.
Chen Xinghe and others were also very happy. They had worked for more than two months for this steam engine.
Although the shape is simple and strange, there is no place to store and add fuel, no water circulation system, and no function to automatically handle coal slag.
Even the piston's sealing isn't good enough, the speed is very slow, and most of the materials are still made of wood...
But at least it was proven feasible, which gave them the confidence and motivation to continue their research.
The steam engine pulled the cart for less than a hundred meters before stopping, but it was these hundred meters that won applause from the whole audience.
The emperor was in high spirits, and his eyes swept over Chen Xinghe and others one by one with admiration in his eyes.
“Good job, but we need to continue to improve.”
"If you need anything in the future, just tell Zhou Liao. This is the most important thing for our Ministry of Industry right now, and we must not let it go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Everyone was extremely excited and answered in unison.
The emperor nodded slightly and continued, "Everyone has worked hard these past few months. I will reward each of you with twenty taels of silver and ten stone of grain."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
Everyone's brows suddenly lit up with joy, their eyes shining. They didn't expect that they would be rewarded just for researching to this extent.
Chen Xinghe was also very happy, mainly because he felt a sense of accomplishment.
He has learned a lot in the past two months and feels it is much more interesting than studying and going to school.
Although most of the officials of the Ministry of Industry who participated in the research of steam engines were of low rank, mostly fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth ranks, they were very knowledgeable, a knowledge different from that in books.
Many designs that he found difficult would become simple in their hands.
It is because everyone works together that we can achieve results so quickly.
As for the reward, he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he was surprised by how little it was.
Each person was only rewarded twenty taels of silver and ten stone of grain, but the officials were still so happy.
He remembered that when he was in Yingfeng Town, his mother rewarded the workers in the paper mill and glass workshop with more than this when they produced finished products.
It was also at this time that I realized that the salaries of officials of lower ranks were lower than I had imagined.
The rewards bestowed by the emperor were equivalent to a month's salary for an official of the sixth or seventh rank.
He secretly clenched his fists. This steam engine was still too inferior. It was completely different from the one his mother had described.
He must continue to work hard to build a machine that can pull buses or even trains as soon as possible!
The confidentiality regulations for steam engines were extremely strict, so even the spies sent by the Three Kingdoms did not discover it, and naturally did not report it back.
For Jing State, the most important thing at the moment is the emperor's wedding.
November 17th.
After more than a month's journey, Xiao Ying and others finally arrived at Tong'an, the capital of Jing State.
The Jing Kingdom court arranged officials to welcome him, including the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and an acquaintance.
Nangong Jingyan.
After the last auction, Nangong Jingyan seemed to be more low-key and didn't even wear his favorite flashy purple anymore.
Today he was wearing a black robe, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his figure was quite good.
His pair of peach blossom eyes no longer sparkled like before, and he actually looked serious.
Instead, it made Xiao Ying and Yu Qianli feel a little uncomfortable.
"We two distinguished guests have come from afar. I hope we will forgive you for not welcoming us properly."
Nangong Jingyan smiled kindly, his gaze lingered on Xiao Ying for a moment, then quickly moved away.
Xiao Ying didn't think that he was the kind of person who cared about appearances, but was probably just evaluating his own strength.
However, she was confident that Nangong Jingyan's ability was still not enough to see her true realm.
"Fellow Daoist Nangong is here to greet us personally. We are truly flattered."
Yu Qianli greeted him with a smile, and the two seemed like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Nangong Jingyan smiled and said, "It is an honor for Jingguo to invite two distinguished guests."
"You two are the first to arrive. Please follow me to Huitong Hall. We have prepared accommodations for you there."
Yu Qianli said, "Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Nangong."
Perhaps because he saw that Xiao Ying had been silent, Nangong Jingyan raised his eyebrows.
"Master Xiao, are you dissatisfied with me? Why haven't you said anything?"
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