The entire Daxia was on holiday, except for the Science Research Institute located outside Siyang County.
Qin Chengye has led thousands of craftsmen to study the internal combustion engine.
At this moment, he summoned the thirty core researchers to the researcher's conference room, where the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
"This is the project His Majesty gave us a year ago, but now we are stuck on machining the crankshaft and cylinder pistons!"
"The crankshaft is not strong enough, and the cylinder's sealing performance does not meet the standards, making it impossible to complete the two most critical steps of compression and expansion."
"Lao Zhou, I need stronger steel! Lao Chen, the processing precision needs to be further improved! Engineering Department, we need to re-analyze the cause and effect issues between the four-stroke engines. Gasoline must be thoroughly mixed with air to unleash its tremendous force at the moment of ignition!"
"I've always thought that it should be ignition before the dead center during the compression phase. The mixed gas burns, generating high temperature and high pressure, pushing the piston downward and generating huge force..."
Qin Chengye was drawing on the blackboard as he spoke. He once again drew a detailed breakdown of the various stages of the internal combustion engine's operation, and then everyone started a discussion.
Blacksmith Zhou frowned and looked at this thing and took a deep breath. The crankshaft is the arm of this thing. It needs to withstand huge force, so it needs to use stronger steel. How can better steel be made?
Generally speaking, the strength of steel is related to its carbon content and heat treatment. According to experiments over the years, as the carbon content increases, the hardness of the steel will increase accordingly, but it will become very brittle... Would it be better if it were tempered or other metals were added to make it an alloy steel?
Some new ideas emerged in Zhou the blacksmith's mind. Although he thought they were a bit absurd, hadn't His Majesty said that science requires bold assumptions and careful verification? Perhaps these problems can be solved.
In short, these crazy people at the Academy of Sciences completely forgot about the Chinese New Year.
After the meeting, they returned to their respective posts and led their subordinates to roll up their sleeves and carry out various experiments again.
At the same time, not far from the Academy of Sciences, a railway track about three kilometers long was laid.
This is the experimental track being tinkered with by the people from the Railway Department of the Academy of Sciences. They are studying trains and have now entered the most critical moment - how to make the internal combustion engine have enough power to drag this behemoth!
According to the research plan issued by Qin Chengye, the experimental model of the train must be released next summer. Time is very tight and everyone is working hard.
No one complains about the extremely intense work, and no one asks about the salary. They dedicate themselves silently here and immerse themselves in the crazy atmosphere of distress, joy, helplessness, or the final completion of public relations.
They are a group of people who are almost forgotten by the people of Daxia. However, in the near future, it is they who will lead Daxia into the second industrial revolution.
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The mahjong game in Ci'an Palace ended at dusk. Xu Yunqing came to the courtyard, looked at her son's back, and said, "When you gave Shui Yunjian the Peiyuan Zaizao Pill, Shui Yunjian only used a small half. You later gave it to Jia Nanxing, but he didn't eat it. Instead, he gave it to Fatty and asked Fatty to pass it on to you. Fatty left again and asked me to pass it on to you before he left. Now I'm giving it to you. Even if you can't reach the Saint level after taking it, you should have no problem entering the ranks of first-class masters."
Xu Yunqing handed the half-pill of Peiyuan Zaizao Pill to Fu Xiaoguan, who took it and said with a smile, "This skill is really not very useful now."
"That's not the way to say it. If my martial arts skills were higher, at least I could prevent assassinations... You like to go out so often. Who knows if a bad guy might pretend to be a good guy and approach you?"
This was a very sufficient reason. Fu Xiaoguan put away the magic pill and sat in the pavilion with Xu Yunqing to talk.
"Mom, when was the Tianji Pavilion built?"
Xu Yunqing shook his head. "I heard that the Tianji Pavilion has existed for a long time. As for the dynasty it was built in, I never cared about it. Why are you asking about it suddenly?"
Su Changsheng said that it would be better for him not to go to see the eighteenth floor of Tianji Pavilion, but this sentence tempted Fu Xiaoguan to find out the truth.
There must be some big secret hidden in it, but no one knows it now.
In order not to worry Xu Yunqing, he smiled calmly: "I'm just curious."
"Isn't it just a spy organization throughout the dynasties? What's there to be curious about? By the way, son..."
Xu Yunqing leaned over, looked at Fu Xiaoguan, pondered for a moment, and whispered, "As for me... I've also spent such a long time in this palace with you. I think... I'd rather be out in the world. I've only gained weight here from being lazy and gluttonous."
She added sheepishly, "So, I'm thinking that after this year is over, I'll leave and venture out into the world again. That way I'll be more free. What do you think?"
Fu Xiaoguan's eyes widened suddenly - Jianghu? What kind of Jianghu is there in this world?
"Is it that my son or daughter-in-law did something wrong?"
Xu Yunqing quickly waved her hands, "No, no, no, you're all doing well. I'm very pleased. I just feel like I've been staying in this palace for too long and want to go out for a walk."
This is understandable. Aren’t you looking for opportunities to go out every day?
"Then let Xinyan, Susu, or Zhang Pei'er go with you. That way, there will be someone to look after you and serve you along the way."
"No, no, no, they have to stay with you. Didn't you encourage the people to have three children? This has to start with you. Ten daughters-in-law, each with three children. Son, you have to work hard. When I come back, I want to see thirty grandchildren!"
What could Fu Xiaoguan say? He seemed to have neglected them recently. He would make it up to them starting from Xu Xinyan tonight... Ten of them! His body really couldn't take it!
"Mom, where are you going?"
Xu Yun smoothed his hair. "I'm just wandering around freely, what's the purpose? I just need to go to the Taoist temple... There's no one there, but your master is buried there. I have to visit the grave and clean up the temple while I'm there. Maybe if Mother finds a child with good talent, she'll take him in as a disciple. We can't let the Taoist temple fall apart like this."
This is a big deal. The Taoist temple's inheritance cannot be broken, so let my mother do it.
"Then you must write to me at any time to let me know that you are safe."
"Um."
"Since you are leaving, I will go and take this pill so that I can enter the first-class realm sooner."
"Okay, mother will protect you again."
This year, Fu Xiaoguan spent his time in seclusion.
Xu Yunqing didn't play mahjong these days. She stayed outside the Yangxin Palace until Fu Xiaoguan came out.
Three days later, when the Great Xia Dynasty opened, Xu Yunqing left quietly and disappeared without a trace for a long time.
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