Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 418: Changes in the Chariot

After Master Lu filled Zhao Sheng's wine glass with food, he continued:

"We carefully cast four cylinders according to the internal combustion engine schematics you provided. Originally, we were struggling to figure out how to ignite the fuel.

As a result, my apprentice suggested heating these cylinders first, and then spraying clean water into them, so that a large amount of water vapor could be generated inside.

So we wondered, in this closed environment, could water vapor push the piston?

When asked this question unexpectedly by Master Lu, Zhao Sheng unconsciously said, "Theoretically, it is possible."

"Yes!"

Master Lu's face instantly lit up with excitement, and his eyes were filled with excitement.

"The results were as expected. We carefully selected materials with fast heat transfer near the heated parts. After repeated experiments, eight sets of cylinders were able to move the wheels, but the force was still not very strong.

So, we decided to go with a double boiler.”

"Double boilers in parallel?"

Zhao Sheng couldn't wait to interrupt, his eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

"Yes, this boiler has one side driving the rear wheels, and we use a drive shaft near the middle to connect to the front wheels. This way, the power is very sufficient."

Master Lu spoke enthusiastically, gesturing with his hands.

As Master Lu was speaking, Liang Dong brought in a small stove from outside, followed by the kitchen staff.

Liang Dong explained: "The weather was too cold and the food was cold, so the kitchen added a small stove to stew the food."

Mr. Zhao nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, it tastes very good this way."

"Do you think the other dishes need to be heated up?"

Liang Dong glanced at the dishes on the table and asked with concern.

"No, let's put a small stove under this old duck soup."

After Mr. Zhao finished giving his instructions, the kitchen staff put the dishes away and he and Liang Dong walked out of the restaurant together.

Looking at the small stove burning on the table, where the vegetables and tofu were stewed and smoking, Zhao Sheng seemed to gradually understand Master Lu's approach.

Seeing Zhao Sheng looking intently at the small stove, Master Lu continued, "We originally placed the cylinders on both sides of the stove. Then someone asked, 'Since we have three sides, why can't we use them?'"

Zhao Sheng was stunned by these words, and couldn't help thinking: Yes, why not?

"Then someone else said, why not use all four sides..."

Master Lu became more and more excited as he spoke, and reached out to grab the wine jug.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhao quickly filled the wine glass in front of Master Lu.

When Yan Ruxiang saw this scene, he felt a sense of admiration for Zhao Sheng and instantly felt that Zhao Sheng's image was extremely tall.

"It turns out that a prince consort can be so respectful and humble," he thought to himself, and secretly vowed to follow the prince consort until death.

Deng Liu, who was standing aside, had the same feeling and was full of respect for Zhao Sheng.

After another glass of wine, Master Lu stroked his beard and pointed at the small stove with a smile.

“In the end we put cylinders on all four sides, but there was less room to add coal on this side.

This is not the end of the story, after all, the cylinder needs a fixed point, and the temperature of the boiler will be lost and wasted.

When we were adding the fixed bracket, one guy was lazy and just installed it into a long strip.

In order to ensure the stability of the furnace roof and prevent it from being completely discharged, we have..."

Master Lu was probably too excited and talked endlessly about what had happened in detail.

Zhao Sheng understood that all the inventions of these craftsmen seemed to be accidental discoveries, but in fact they were the inevitable result of hard work.

This is also the reason why Master Lu is so happy.

Not only has the weight of the tank changed, but the power has also increased significantly. In the future, these tanks will no longer move as slowly as snails.

At noon that day, Master Lu was drunk, but his face was filled with incomparable happiness.

He devoted his entire life to iron smelting, and he never expected that in his old age, he would be able to accomplish so many remarkable things. How could he not be happy?

Master Lu was arranged to live in the place where Zhao Sheng used to rest next to the Security Bureau. Zhao Sheng felt at ease letting Master Lu live here.

……

This year, Li Xin asked Zhao Sheng and his family to spend the New Year in the new Prince's Mansion.

In just three months, Dingzhou New City has begun to take on the appearance of a city.

Merchants with a keen sense of smell will naturally not miss the business opportunities of the new city's development, especially Dingzhou's superior geographical location and complete security system.

Rich businessmen began to order houses from Zhao Sheng's construction group.

For them, having more houses is not a bad thing.

Soldiers have already settled in the Bada camp outside the new city. Each camp can accommodate 20,000 people, but there are only about 10,000 people there now, and they may be divided up in the future.

These are not the issues that Zhao Sheng cares about. He thinks that such a structure can make people feel very safe, which is the most important thing.

Cheng Jushu and his family also went to settle in Dingzhou New City, but Zhao Sheng met a person here, that is Cheng Jushu’s eldest son Cheng Ziyang.

At first impression, Cheng Ziyang gives people a very elegant feeling.

In the middle of winter, he was dressed in a Confucian robe, looking very thin, with fair skin, and spoke slowly and softly, with the demeanor of a modest young man.

When he learned that Cheng Ziyang was studying in the capital and had already achieved the status of a juren, he was a candidate for an official in the court.

Zhao Sheng and Cheng Ziyang felt like they had known each other for a long time, and also felt that they had met too late.

When two people are together, it is inevitable that they will talk more.

"Prince Consort, the world is in turmoil right now. I wonder what your plans are."

In the back garden of the General's Mansion, the north wind made people's faces numb, but the two of them were still drinking and chatting here.

"Master Cheng, the world is so vast, what can I do alone?"

Zhao Sheng had a vague feeling from Cheng Ziyang's previous conversation that this person was not simple, and he didn't want to easily express some unrealistic ideas.

"Although the world is vast, I believe that those who are capable should step forward and contribute to the common governance of the world."

Cheng Ziyang looked at Zhao Sheng with a serious expression and deep eyes.

The corners of Zhao Sheng's eyes twitched slightly, and his expression seemed to be lost for a moment. He wondered to himself: Could this person in front of me have some secret? Or perhaps some lofty ideal or ambition?

He was a little confused about this person. His previous elegance seemed to have changed a thousand times in this instant, and countless impossible ideas sprouted in his mind.

"I heard from my father that you have created many things that benefit the country and strengthen the military. Moreover, you also did a lot of good deeds during this year's insect plague, saving many people. Such a person must be a great ruler."

Cheng Ziyang said this with a cheerful expression, completely changing his previous serious look.

He changed too quickly, and Zhao Sheng had an urge to leave here, because if he continued like this, he would have a strong urge to investigate this person in depth.

Just when Zhao Sheng was struggling, Cheng Ziyun came over.

"Commander-in-chief, something happened in Pingyang County."

"what's the situation?"

Zhao Sheng suddenly stood up and looked straight at Cheng Ziyun, eager to see clues from his face and find out what had happened.