Iron Dynasty

Mr. Brandon, this is the steam locomotive of the Great Yu Kingdom. It is simply too great. How good would it be if we could build a railway like this in the Netherlands?

In the roar of the steam locomotive, a Dutch businessman said with envy.

There was a strange light in Brandon's eyes. The trade between the Netherlands and the Great Yu country has increased unabated in the past two years, and the two sides have gained some trust in each other.

Now he is coming to the Great Yu Kingdom with the mission of the parliament.

There will be in the future, but before that, we need to maintain a good relationship with Da Yu. Brandon said that the foreign trade between the Netherlands and Da Yu has made European countries envious.

In addition to them, there are other European countries that want to establish exchanges with the Great Yu Kingdom, just because these countries do not have a strong navy, they can only look at the ocean and sigh.

However, this made them cheaper. The nobles of some countries were trying to buy goods from the Great Yu Kingdom through the Netherlands.

It's too late today, tomorrow morning we will ask to see the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, and you can prepare documents for more cooperation this time. Brandon's eyes have been on the steam locomotive.

The other businessmen nodded their heads. From the Great Yu Kingdom to the Netherlands, it took as short as four or five months, or half a year. It was not easy to come here, and they could only cherish every opportunity.

While the group was marveling at the Great Yuguo steam locomotive, Xiao Ming was meeting the members of the research room in the imperial study.

The members of this research room are composed of six people, and the person in charge is named Gao Qian.

You designed this city's water supply system? Sitting on a chair, Xiao Ming turned to look at the six people who were a little nervous.

With the emphasis on science and technology in Qingzhou Prefecture, large and small research laboratories are now blooming in Qingzhou University, and the Patent Office receives various patents every day.

After six or seven years of training, the talents of Bowen College in the past began to give back the knowledge they had learned to the Great Yu Kingdom.

Lin Wentao is certainly a genius, but now his successors are constantly appearing. They are studying things different from Lin Wentao, and they are also proving their worth.

Yes, Your Majesty, from Qingzhou city to the royal family down to the common people are using well water and river water. This is very inconvenient and cannot meet the supply of restaurants. After Caomin designed the tap water system, many businessmen were willing to invest in the construction. But the Caomin thought that the water could not be handed over to the merchants. Gao Qian said.

Xiao Ming nodded, Da Yuguo has made great progress in the military industry in recent years, but there are still many shortcomings in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation. Now with the improvement of industrial capacity, tap water should also be upgraded.

Well, you did the right thing. Since that's the case, I will give you an imperial decree to establish the Dayu State Water Company, and the six of you will be responsible for building a water supply system for Qingzhou. He was used to tap water in modern times, but he was looking forward to tap water. system.

Historically, after the 16th century, the water supply in European cities and towns has undergone great development, and London first used water pumps to pump water. In the 17th and 18th centuries, cast iron pipes were used. At the beginning of the 19th century, the first water treatment facilities in the United Kingdom—sedimentation tanks and sand filters.

In China, the first water company was established at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but the purpose was to provide fire extinguishing water for the Yuanmingyuan.

For Xiao Ming, now he does not need to develop tap water from scratch, but is ready to skip the previous stage and directly let tap water enter the sedimentation tank and sand filter.

It's just that he can't have the luxury of using chlorine gas for disinfection, because the emergence of electricity has made it possible to produce chlorine gas on a large scale.

Gao Qian and others were overjoyed when they heard the words. In this way, they, like Lin Wenyao and Lu Tong, went from ordinary students to members of the official company of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Thank you, Your Majesty. Gao Qian and the others said in unison.

Xiao Ming nodded. He looked at the structure diagram of the reciprocating water pump on the blueprint and said, This water pump shoots well. I will hand it over to the machinery factory and let them produce it for you.

The structure of this reciprocating water pump is similar to that of a steam engine. It consists of a cylindrical cylinder, a cylinder plug, and a cast iron water pipe. The power is provided by the steam engine.

Because the reciprocating motion of the steam engine is in line with the principle of this water pump, the back and forth motion makes the air in the cylinder tend to vacuum, so that the water is sucked in and then flows out from the water pipe.

So when Xiao Ming saw this design, he was very satisfied, because this reciprocating pump can be used as a large-scale machine for pumping river water.

If that's the case, I'll build the water tower first. After all, according to what the grass people know, the water supply pipe has been reserved in Qingzhou City when the drainage system was first built. From this, it seems that the emperor is really far-sighted. Forget flattery.

Xiao Ming smiled. The construction of Qingzhou not only reserved space for running water, but also reserved space for power construction. He has a clear understanding of the development of science and technology. stupid thing.

Okay, just do it like this. As for the cost of construction, you can go to the cabinet for approval. Xiao Ming said.

Gao Qian thanked him again, and then left with the members.

Qian Dafu shouted to the outside world at this time: Next.

After a while, three more people arrived in the imperial study. Like Gao Qian, they were all from the research room.

Now, in order to speed up the application of various technological items in the Great Yu Kingdom, Xiao Ming is now a guest of honor to various research laboratories.

But this is not his first creation, and the same is true in Europe in this era, both the royal family and the nobles are happy to witness all kinds of technological inventions.

Your Majesty, Caomin brought a plan for a biogas street lamp, and I hope your Majesty will take a look at it. The young man in the uniform of Qingzhou College presented a blueprint to Xiao Ming.

Today, I have gained quite a lot. One is tap water, and the other is this biogas street lamp. The biogas tank outside Qingzhou can provide biogas. It seems that you have lost a little of your mind. Xiao Ming said with emotion.

The young man headed said: Originally, we were studying gas street lamps, but obtaining gas is far from easy to obtain biogas, so we changed to design biogas street lamps, but the principles are still similar.

Yes, now that Qingzhou is becoming more and more prosperous, this night should also add some bright colors. He said to the youth: This project is approved, and the money has been approved, and you are responsible for supervising the construction.

The young man was both happy and disappointed when he heard the words. Obviously, his design was not as important as Gao Qian's, but although he could not enter the royal company like Gao Qian, he could still earn some money to continue his research.

After sorting out his mood, the other two of him thanked Xiao Ming.

Noticing the young man's expression, he said, Don't be discouraged. In my opinion, your research is in the right direction. Both biogas and gas are very important energy sources. You may be able to continue your research. In the future, these things will not be It's worse than tap water and electricity.