"Oh, really?"
Li Xin was taken aback. He turned to look at the young man, then at Wang Zheng, and said, "Professor Wang, your research institute is doing a great job!"
Ambitious people are not limited by age. Those who do a good job should be rewarded and promoted.
The capable rise, the mediocre fall!
Talented individuals like Xu Jianyin should be given the lead and allowed to take charge independently!
Not bad, not bad!
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Wang Zheng and Xu Jianyin quickly clasped their hands in greeting.
Don't be shy.
Li Xin waved his hand and said, "I don't like being too restrained. Don't treat me like some kind of monster. Just be natural."
Xu Jianyin, come here, why don't you introduce yourself?
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Xu Jianyin nodded, licked his lips, and said, "Since taking over the steam engine project last year, I have been in charge of research and development and trial production."
After the Chinese New Year this year, all the components of the steam engine were successfully manufactured and assembled before the spring season, and the first test began.
Of course, there were some bumps and setbacks along the way, but we got through them all.
The recent experiments have yielded excellent results!
In the experiment a few days ago, we specifically competed with the horses.
Although steam engines are slightly slower at the start, once they reach a stable speed, they are actually faster than a horse sprinting at full speed.
"Yeah?"
This surprised Li Xin even more.
He never expected that the first successfully tested steam engine would be faster than a warhorse charging at full speed.
This steam engine was indeed a great success!
That makes sense, though. The steam engine blueprints that Li Xin found from the intelligent technology were naturally the most optimized technology.
It wasn't a steam engine that was developed when the steam engine was first invented.
Therefore, the speed was unexpected.
What about load-bearing capacity?
Li Xin asked again.
"Your Highness, the load-bearing capacity has also been tested."
Xu Jianyin continued, "The test six days ago was to verify the load-bearing capacity. We borrowed more than twenty fully loaded mine cars from the mining bureau and conducted the test."
After testing, we found that the steam engine could pull twenty-three fully loaded mine cars, but at a slower speed.
After several tests, we found that the steam engine was the most suitable for loading sixteen carriages, achieving a good balance between speed and load-bearing capacity.
In terms of efficiency, it's much more efficient than using horses to haul goods across the open fields!
"Sixteen carriages?"
Li Xin silently recited a sentence and nodded slightly.
A technician standing nearby said, "Your Highness, the total weight of the coal in the sixteen carriages is 330,000 jin."
"Three hundred and thirty thousand catties?"
Li Xin's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but take another look at the completely black steam engine in front of him.
Unexpectedly, the first steam engine to be successfully tested had such a good load-bearing capacity; it was truly remarkable!
"Let's go experience it!"
Li Xin said with a smile.
Immediately, Xu Jianyin directed the boiler operators to throw shovelfuls of coal into the boiler, and flames roared up.
Before long, clusters of white steam rose from the boiler.
"Your Highness, please board the carriage!"
Xu Jianyin gestured for Li Xin to proceed, and then led him to a carriage at the back.
This particular carriage has undergone special modifications.
The carriage is surrounded by glass, and the interior has many seats.
After the group boarded the train, they sat down in their seats.
Li Xin leaned against the window and looked ahead.
The first section is the steam locomotive.
Behind the locomotive is a carriage loaded with a large amount of coal.
Li Xin knew that this coal was specifically used to power the steam engine.
He also saw several workers on the coal car were using shovels to throw coal into the boiler.
White steam rose, and soon the steam engine driver pulled a lever. With a roar, Li Xin felt the carriage beneath him tremble slightly, and the scenery outside the window seemed to move.
"It's moving! The train carriage is moving!"
Wei Dahai said excitedly.
Li Xin looked out the window; the steam engine had already begun to move forward.
Just as Xu Jianyin said, the speed was a bit slow at first, but it was gradually accelerating.
Wei Dahai was curious and wanted to open the window, but Xu Jianyin reminded him, "General Wei, it's best not to open the window. There's too much coal dust outside; it wouldn't be good if His Highness were choked by it..."
"Forehead?"
Wei Dahai paused for a moment, then stopped what he was doing.
Li Xin was slightly taken aback, suddenly recalling the scene of riding a steam train in a scenic area in his later life. Those steam trains were very simple, without windows. After a ride, one's clothes would be covered in a layer of coal dust, which looked quite unsightly.
However, this is a common problem with steam engines. There's no good way to solve it now.
Li Xin didn't pay much attention to this.
Gradually, the speed of the steam engine increased.
The trees on either side of the window seemed to be flying in opposite directions.
"Too fast, too fast!"
Wei Dahai's eyes gleamed with excitement as he exclaimed, "This steam engine is truly a wonderful thing!"
"If we had more carriages, wouldn't it be much more convenient for us to transport troops and support various regions?"
"Yes, Wei Dahai, what you said is very good!"
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