Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Wei Wu was still wondering if something had happened at the Institute of Science and Technology.

Unexpectedly, Song Zhong brought good news.

Wei Wu also became excited when he thought that the Ming Dynasty was about to enter the steam age, and it was he who was driving it forward.

"Let's go to the Institute of Science and Technology to see what you have accomplished!"

After getting up, Wei Wu was about to leave, but suddenly remembered Zhu Yuxuan beside him.

"Yuxuan, I'm going to go check out the Institute of Science and Technology. I'll leave the housework to you."

"Business is important. Don't worry about the trivial matters at home, just leave them to Yuxuan."

Wei Wu nodded, then left the mansion with Song Zhong and rushed to the Academy of Science and Technology.

As soon as I stepped into the Institute of Science and Technology, I saw a group of craftsmen gathered around a steam engine the size of a car.

"Why hasn't the Vice President come yet? I really want to see how this steam engine works."

"Yes, yes! Using hot steam to convert power is amazing just to think about it. Our Academy of Science and Technology is destined to go down in history!"

"The piston, cylinder, boiler, transmission rod, condenser, they all go back and forth endlessly. The design is so ingenious, it's simply amazing!"

"What's the big deal? Didn't the Vice President say that? We need to learn to utilize natural phenomena. We can even use lightning in the future!"

Wei Wu was very satisfied when he heard what the craftsmen were talking about.

Their yearning and curiosity for science and technology proved that his efforts during this period were not in vain.

"Everyone, the Vice President is here!"

Before Wei Wu could get close, Song Zhong beside him shouted loudly.

Hearing his voice, all the craftsmen who were watching the steam engine turned around and greeted Wei Wu.

After responding one by one, Wei Wu walked through the crowd and came to the steam engine.

It has to be said that the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty's craftsmen was indeed impeccable. What they lacked was only the basics and inspiration.

Just like now, with the drawings and knowledge of the principles of the steam engine, it can be made purely by hand.

And it was exactly the same as the blueprint Wei Wu gave them.

After looking at him for a while, Wei Wu turned his head and looked at Song Zhong.

"Have you ever tried to manually rotate the wheels to see if there's any lag or other issues?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhong immediately replied:

"Don't worry, Vice President. We've already debugged it several times and it's running without any problems. Now we just have to test the boiler."

"Okay, let's start the experiment! But after the boiler is lit, remember to have people stay away to prevent accidents."

"Yes!"

After receiving Wei Wu's order, Song Zhong, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately ran to make arrangements.

Because Wei Wu had said before that this steam engine would be equipped on ships on a large scale.

So Song Zhong and his team specially built a propeller blade and connected it to the transmission device.

In about fifteen minutes, all preparations were done.

After the coal in the boiler was ignited, all the craftsmen stayed away from the steam engine as Wei Wu requested.

Although they really wanted to observe up close, their lives were more important.

In fact, Wei Wu also wanted to take a closer look, but the steam engine had just been produced.

No one can guarantee whether there are defects or other problems.

If it's just a steam leak and you get burned, it's not a big deal, but if the boiler explodes, it will be troublesome.

The scattered boiling water and flying metal are simply not something that a mortal body can withstand.

Therefore, scientific research must be carried out while ensuring safety.

As time slowly passes, the water in the boiler is vaporized by the high temperature combustion of coal.

Then, under everyone's gaze, the transmission rod connected to the cylinder slowly moved.

Bang!

A simple metallic sound was heard, and the flywheel slowly began to rotate driven by the crank and connecting rod.

Driven by a large amount of high-temperature steam, the flywheel rotates faster and faster.

At the same time, the propeller connected to the transmission device also starts to rotate from slow to fast.