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    "What Brother Wang said is true. Let the stubborn old men in the clan leave them alone. You and I have been in Dengzhou for several months, and we have long been convinced of the methods of His Highness King Qi. And you and him  We are old acquaintances, how about we pay a visit now that His Highness is back?" Another young man who was obviously younger said, as if he was impatient to get acquainted with Li Min.

    The young man who spoke was a few years younger than the short-bearded young man next to him. He looked to be around twenty years old at most. He was shorter, but he had red lips and white teeth and was extremely handsome. He even looked more handsome than a woman.  , which also caused some girls next to him to point at him and snicker from time to time.  The handsome young man seems to have been used to this situation for a long time and doesn't care at all.

    "Brother Cui, based on my experience, we must not disturb His Highness King Qi now, otherwise we will suffer a lot!" After hearing the advice of his companion, the short-bearded young man immediately said with a wry smile.  If Li Min could see this short-bearded young man in the crowd, he would immediately recognize him as Prince Wang Kuang of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

    "Brother Wang, what do you say?" The young man named Cui asked with a puzzled look. They came to Dengzhou to express their goodwill to Li Min, and they also had a big secret to report to him. If Li Min knew  For their intentions, it must be too late to thank them, so why would they still suffer?

    "Brother Cui doesn't know. Don't look at His Highness Prince Qi's high spirits on the stage. In fact, there is a hint of anxiety in his eyes. And if you look at the wall of the palace behind you, although you can't see clearly, Princess Qi should be there. Everyone knows  The King of Qi and his wife have a very deep relationship. This time, His Highness went to Goguryeo and they were separated for several months. Naturally, the husband and wife miss each other endlessly. If we go to see each other in an incomprehensible manner at this time, although His Highness the King of Qi will definitely take it seriously.  But with his narrow-mindedness, we will definitely suffer a little bit afterwards, so we¡¯d better come back in two days, since our affairs are not in a hurry anyway.¡±

    When Wang Kuang was speaking.  There was always a faint bitter smile on his face. He just played some tricks to get acquainted with Li Min.  But he didn't expect it to be written down by Li Min. Later, he suffered a lot for this matter. If he was not forced to do anything, he really didn't want to deal with this petty prince again.

    Hearing Wang Kuang¡¯s explanation, the young man surnamed Cui was also stunned. Thinking of his beloved wife at home, he also felt a little missing in his heart.  With an understanding smile, he held his hands to Wang Kuang and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is very considerate, I am too impatient. Since we can't visit now, why don't we go to the port? I heard that this time His Highness King Qi will come from  Goguryeo has brought a lot of slaves, and you and I are short of manpower in our mines, so go pick some now. It must be much cheaper than inland!"

    "Hahaha~, just what I want!" Wang Kuang also had this plan. At that moment, the two of them left the square hand in hand, and together with some smart businessmen, began to gather towards the port, using the knives and forks that had already been polished.  Start sharing the delicious spoils brought by Li Min.

    After Li Min finally finished memorizing the speech and calmed down the emotional people, he returned to the house impatiently. When he saw Wen Xin and Xijun, he was naturally filled with endless lovesickness. During the day  He mainly spent the whole day chatting with Wen Xin, and lingered with Xijun several times in the evening to relieve the pain of lovesickness in the past few months.

    Originally, Li Min wanted to stay with Wen Xin and the others for a few more days, but he didn't expect that early the next morning, before he got up, someone reported that Yifan and Yuan Tiangang had something to ask for. Li Min had no choice but to wear  As soon as the good clothes arrived in the hall, Yifan shouted loudly with a happy face: "Liu Lang, good news, our steam engine can finally be used!"

    "What~, thisis this true?" When Li Min heard this, his mind, which had been a little hazy just now, immediately came to his senses. He ran a few steps with a look of disbelief on his face, stepped forward and grabbed Yifan's arm and yelled.

    "Of course it's true. We've been testing it for several days, and it's still spinning!" Yifan said with a stinky expression on her face. She was extremely proud of the steam engine, a work that took a lot of her hard work.

    "Great!" Li Min got the affirmative answer, and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself. He suddenly reached out and picked up Yifan and spun him around a few times. Yifan was so frightened that he screamed repeatedly, and at the same time, he instinctively slapped Li Min with both hands.  head.  When Li Min realized that it was inappropriate to let her down, the other party's face was already red with embarrassment. Even Yuan Tiangang next to him had a look of shock, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a while.

    Fortunately, Li Min was always quick-witted and had many crooked ideas. After putting down Yifan, he immediately turned to Yuan Tiangang. In the shocked eyes of the old magic stick, he reached out and picked him up and spun him around a few times. After putting him down, he grabbed his withered hands.  He said excitedly: "Thank you! Thank you Daozhang Yuan and Yifan for their efforts and hard work during this time!"

    Although Li Min¡¯s approach was a bit shocking, it finally eased the embarrassment at the scene, and Li Min also took the opportunity to change the topic and asked them to quickly bring their own.I went to see the completed steam engine.  As soon as he mentioned this, Yifan immediately forgot the embarrassment just now, and happily led Li Min to the Academy of Sciences.  It's a pity that Yuan Tiangang suffered a lot. After living at such an old age, it was the first time for him to be carried around by a man.

    The Academy of Sciences is built directly behind Prince Qi's Mansion, separated from it by a small alley. Now, in addition to the steam engine development team led by Yifan, the Ship Design Institute led by Wei Heizi has also been merged into the Academy of Sciences.  There are also some papermaking, textile, agricultural and other research groups. The personnel in these groups are professionals hired by Li Min with large sums of money from various places to analyze and study existing technologies and find ways to improve them. They have already  Some groups have produced results.

    Entering the Academy of Sciences, he walked through several courtyards. Before he could reach the place where the steam engine development team was, Li Min heard a strange yet familiar roar. This was the sound of machinery rotating rapidly. In his previous life, he heard it almost everywhere.  They could all hear it, but after coming to Datang, this was the first time Li Min heard such a noise-like roar.

    Although this sound is not pleasant, in Li Min's ears, it is like fairy music, because it indicates the arrival of the era of large-scale industry, and the goal he set at the beginning will also be changed in a way because of its appearance.  Complete with incredible speed.

    Thinking of this, Li Min could no longer hold himself back and almost ran into the yard. What appeared in front of him was the Gao Ming who had originally designed it according to Yifan and had asked the Ministry of Engineering for it.  The craftsmen spent countless time and energy to finally complete the steam engine.

    I saw that the iron guy in front of me was as tall as two people. The most eye-catching thing was the huge flywheel, and then the cylinder that was built with great difficulty.  The steam engine is now running. There is a shirtless worker standing next to the boiler, working hard to add coal to the furnace inside. After the high-temperature steam enters the cylinder, it pushes the piston to reciprocate, and passes through the outer crankshaft.  The kinetic energy is transferred out and drives the huge flywheel to rotate.

    "Your Highness, how are you? I've made a steam engine!" Just as Li Min looked up and down at the steam-spitting steel monster in front of him, Yifan and Yuan Tiangang also walked over, pointing to the running steam engine with a proud look on their faces.  said to him.

    "Yifan, you are such a genius, I don't even know how to praise you!" Li Min looked at the steam engine in surprise. In his previous life, the steam engine had almost been eliminated, so this was his first time.  When I saw the real thing for the first time, I felt really shocked.

    "By the way, how is the power of this thing? Have you ever done any tests?" Li Min thought of a key question and asked hurriedly, because he knew that the steam engine could not just run. It must generate enough horsepower to be practical.  the value of.

    When Yifan heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Of course we have tested it. The power generated by this steam engine when it rotates is enough to compare with an adult horse!"

    "What? How can such a big man be compared with the power of a horse?" Li Min couldn't help but feel discouraged when he heard this. Although he didn't know the horsepower of later generations of steam engines, with the size of the steam engine in front of him, even if it was installed  On a corresponding large ship, the force generated would definitely not be able to move the ship.

    "Just be satisfied. When the steam engine was first developed, its power was smaller than it is now. The main reason was that the air leakage was too serious. Later, after improvements by the craftsmen, the power was increased a lot, but the problem of air leakage has never been solved."  Yifan also heard the dissatisfaction in Li Min's words and couldn't help but become very aggrieved.

    "Air leakage?" Li Min was stunned after hearing this. He had overlooked this problem. In his memory, later generations of steam engines used rubber, probably to solve the problem of air leakage.  Thinking of this, Li Min hurriedly explained the characteristics of rubber, and then asked Yifan if it could be used?

    "If this thing is really wear-resistant, it can solve the air leakage. However, we have used many materials during this period, but none of them can meet the requirements of steam engines." Yifan said very frustrated. She also knew that if  If the air leakage problem can be solved, the power of the steam engine will definitely be greatly improved. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the materials, it has not been successful. As for the rubber Li Min mentioned, she has little confidence.

    "Rubber will definitely work, but" Li Min was very confident in rubber. After all, this was the experience gained by later generations, but he immediately thought of another question. Rubber is a good thing, but if he remembered it correctly,  Rubber trees and peppers are both specialties of America. Where can he find rubber trees now?

    Thinking of this, Li Min suddenly became discouraged. Without rubber, we can't build a practical steam engine. Without a steam engine, we can't build a steamship. Although we can go to America without a steamship, God knows we won't be able to come back until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.  Later, Li Min seemed to have only one choice left, which was to work hard to develop the maritime industry.After the merchants of the Tang Dynasty arrived in the Americas and obtained rubber, they began to manufacture steam engines on a large scale.

    Is there no other substitute for rubber in this world?  At this moment, Li Min suddenly had an idea and thought of this problem.

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