Song Yingxing drank the watermelon juice in one gulp.
"It's delicious, really delicious."
"It's delicious, I'll drink it again next time."
The two men left the county government office.
Nangong Qianyu chased after him: "Husband, are you coming back tonight?"
"I'm not coming back. I'm going to Flying Fox City."
Jiang Tian couldn't wait to see what the vehicles Song Yingxing had built would look like.
Nangong Qianyu looked disappointed as the little girl fiddled with her clothes.
That evening, Jiang Tian and Song Yingxing arrived in Flying Fox City.
"Song Yingxing, how long did it take you to create this miracle?"
“Ten days…” Song Yingxing held up one finger.
This guy had barely arrived in Flying Fox City with the main force when he started taking action.
He already had a clear idea of what a steam engine was all about.
Along the way, Song Yingxing was not thinking about anything else, but how to build a steam engine.
"How long did it take you to install the steam engine on the cart?"
“Three days.” Song Yingxing held up three fingers again.
Jiang Tian did not expect Song Yingxing to act so quickly.
"Take me to see this place quickly." After entering the city, Ling Yunzhi and Chen Feilong rode their horses and followed closely beside Jiang Tian.
One hundred cavalrymen followed closely behind.
The group headed straight for Song Yingxing's residence.
Outside the residence, Jiang Tian saw the huge carriage, which belonged to Princess Xue'er.
There was a steam engine in front of the carriage.
That kid Song Yingxing actually modified Princess Xue'er's carriage.
But thinking about it, it makes sense; there's no carriage in the entire Flying Fox City bigger than Princess Xue'er's.
"My lord, this kind of steam-powered vehicle burns fire; I intend to call it a train."
Wow, Song Yingxing's brain is pretty sharp.
They actually call this kind of vehicle a train.
But it really does look like a train.
Besides Princess Cher's huge, luxurious carriage, there was also a small car attached to the back of it.
"What is the carriage behind this one for?"
"Use charcoal, but coal would be even better. But I've searched all over Flying Fox City and haven't found much coal."
Song Yingxing let out a long sigh as he finished speaking.
"My lord, Flying Fox City is located in a remote area. There are only a few blacksmith shops in the city, and I have already used all the coal to produce steam engines."
"Go ask the blacksmiths in those blacksmith shops where they buy their coal. Why don't you take some people to buy some?"
Princess Xue'er waited anxiously in Flying Fox City.
Jiang Tian headed straight for Longcheng first.
Princess Xue'er followed slowly behind the Xiongnu army.
Princess Xue'er and her companions traveled for a month and a half before finally reaching Flying Fox City.
These days, Princess Xue'er thinks of Jiang Tian day and night.
It's like three autumns have passed since we last saw each other.
I miss him terribly if I don't see him for a day.
Princess Xue'er heard Jiang Tian's voice and immediately rushed out of the courtyard.
This breathtakingly beautiful girl, ignoring the strange looks from others, leaped into Jiang Tian's arms and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Xue'er, where's your modesty?" Jiang Tian smiled slightly and teased.
"I don't care, I just miss you. I don't care if I feel embarrassed by your scent." Princess Xue'er brought her nose close to Jiang Tian's neck and sniffed hard.
He took more than a dozen puffs in a row.
Xue'er then chuckled with satisfaction.
"Go back and wait for me." Jiang Tian turned around, and Ling Yunzhi, Song Yingxing, Chen Feilong, and the more than 100 cavalrymen all turned their faces away.
"I'll first verify whether this thing called a train can run."
“No need to verify, Lord Song, this train can run, and it runs very fast.” Princess Xue’er took Jiang Tian’s hand and wanted to walk into the courtyard.
"Then come with me to the car, I want to see the power of this car."
Half an incense stick later.
The vehicle slowly started moving.
Song Yingxing roared at his soldiers, "Add more charcoal, make the fire burn brightly, and make the water boil hot!"
Scoop after scoop of charcoal was thrown into the boiler.
Pfft, pfft.
Waves of hot steam billowed out of the boiler.
The luxurious carriage was immediately filled with steam, making Jiang Tian and Xue'er feel as if they were in a fairyland.
Taking advantage of Jiang Tian's inattention, Xue'er gave him a sweet kiss.
Waaah...
A siren sounded outside.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian immediately thought, "Holy crap!"
Song Yingxing is truly a polymath.
They even made a steam whistle.
Just then, the carriage suddenly jolted.
The vehicle slowly started moving.
"Song Yingxing, how do you steer this carriage without horses pulling it?"
"Your Excellency, I have made some slight modifications to the ship's rudder. I call this thing a steering wheel, and it is the steering wheel that I use to control the direction."
Song Yingxing, your thinking is too advanced.
"What about the brakes?"
"Without brakes, if you want to slow down, just throw less coal into the boiler."
"When the carriage comes to a slow stop, send someone to jump off and pull it back."
Holy crap, this is a human-powered foot brake!
"My lord, hold on tight! Our chariot is about to accelerate."
Another whistle blared.
Sure enough, the vehicle accelerated rapidly.
Jiang Tian used to sit in Princess Xue'er's carriage, which was enormous and required 6 to 8 horses to pull it.
Even with six to eight horses pulling it, the carriage wouldn't go very fast.
But this time, Song Yingxing used a steam engine to power the carriage, and it ran quite fast, at least 30 miles per hour.
“My lord,” Song Yingxing, who was usually taciturn, shouted from outside again, “my steam engine is far more powerful than eight horses.”
I suddenly thought of using the strength of a horse as a unit, and that strength is called horsepower.
My steam engine is as powerful as eight horses.
No, my steam engine is more powerful than eight horses; it has at least ten horsepower.
Song Yingxing, can you please stop being so unconventional? Stop being so ahead of your time.
The whistle is ready.
The steering wheel is now in place.
You even came up with a unit called horsepower.
"My lord, do you think what I said makes sense?"
“That makes sense.” Jiang Tian shouted at Song Yingxing outside, “What you said makes a lot of sense. I think it has 20 horsepower.”
"Song Yingxing, from now on you will be the Minister of Science and Technology of Jiangtian, and help me manufacture cannons and muskets."
Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty had seen cannons and firearms.
The Ming Dynasty was the pinnacle of firearms development in my country.
Asking Song Yingxing to manufacture muskets and cannons is not too easy.
"My lord, no problem at all. We can just mount the muskets and cannons on the train and that will be a formidable weapon."
At this moment, Jiang Tian suspected that Song Yingxing was also a time traveler.
Otherwise, how would this kid know so much?
"Song Yingxing, where are you from, kid?"
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