The happy life of a prodigal

Others are new recruits.

I've never seen Fang Xiu before, I just thought it was some dandy brother who went to the wrong place.

At this moment, hearing the word Xin'an Hou, everyone was shocked.

Following the example of his own dean, he saluted respectfully: "Students, wait until you see Marquis Xin'an!"

The respect these students had for Hugh was different from others.

People like Xu Ze respect Fang Xiu more because they think Fang Xiu is their bole.

For the road workers, Hugh respected him because he gave them the opportunity to earn money and support their families.

In addition, there are some people, such as some of the officials above the court, who respect Fang Xiu more because of his power and status.

And these students, especially the new students, respect Fang Xiu, which is a real respect for him as a person.

Founding so many academies by himself has almost completely revolutionized the imperial examination.

Let many people who have talents but have nowhere to display them have a place to use them.

Such a person, in their eyes, is completely comparable to a saint!

In a sense, even better than that saint.

Although the sage said that there is no distinction between teaching and learning, but he didn't really do it.

However, Marquis Xin'an has truly taught people without discrimination.

If you want to learn etiquette and arithmetic, there is a liberal arts academy.

If you want to become a craftsman, there are construction academy, engineering academy and mechanical academy.

In addition, there is also the Four Arts Academy, which specializes in learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting for some people...

This is the real teaching without discrimination!

Seeing how respectful they were, especially those students, Fang Xiu couldn't help feeling a little proud in his heart.

He is no longer the boy he used to be.

As far as he is concerned, power and status are just passing clouds, or to put it harshly, they are just passing clouds.

Only these respectful words from the heart and sincere eyes can make him feel so relieved.

He waved his hand and said casually: "You are all busy, these red tapes will not be there in the future..."

After a pause, he continued: "Master Ben heard that you are researching a steam engine. Has this steam engine made some progress?"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Ze hurriedly replied: "Returning to Lord Hou, this steam engine has indeed made some progress, but there is still a long way to go before it can be used practically.

Now, the steam engine is ready to run. It only needs to burn coal to provide enough heat to turn the water inside into steam, so that the steam engine can run and drive the movement.

It's just... there are still some problems that need to be solved.

The biggest problem is the problem of efficiency. Although I have led the students to study, ponder and improve this steam engine day and night, the efficiency still cannot be improved.

Where exactly is the problem... Still haven't figured it out.

I am really ashamed, I have let down the importance of you, Lord Hou..."

When Xu Ze said this, he really felt guilty.

Because he knew in his heart that it would cost a lot of money to build the Mechanical Academy.

That silver was beyond his imagination at all.

The biggest reason for the establishment of the Mechanical Academy is the steam engine.

Now, more than a month has passed, and the steam engine still hasn't played a real role.

After spending so much money, Master Hou had to ask every now and then.

But no real results.

How could he not feel guilty when he thought of this?

Chapter 897 is better than ten years of reading!

When Fang Xiu heard this, he waved his hands and said casually: "It's okay, the study of steam engines is an extremely difficult thing, don't worry, take your time, it will take a long time, and it can be done after all.

Lord Ben Hou was satisfied to see this steam engine complete a hundred years ago. "

What Fang Xiu said was his true thoughts.

He didn't expect the Mechanical Academy to perfect the steam engine within a few years from the beginning.

What's the matter, he is also a student of history, and he knows how much time it took from the invention of the first steam engine, to Watt's improvement of the steam engine, to the actual use of the steam engine in cars and ships.

100 years is too little...

However, Xu Ze and the students of Mechanical Academy didn't think so.

Marquis Xin'an did everything vigorously and resolutely, such as building roads. For such a large project, if it was said to be repaired, it was repaired immediately.

A small steam engine has to wait hundreds of years?

What this means is self-evident...

Xu Ze and a few students lowered their heads subconsciously, their faces full of guilt.

Shame, shame!

Fang Xiu didn't notice this scene.

Because at this moment, his eyes were all on the simple steam engine behind them.

Not to mention, it really looks like that.

It was a bit like what he had seen in various books before.

It's just that he couldn't remember exactly what it was.

Otherwise, there would be no need for Xu Ze to lead people to study, and he would have drawn the design drawings himself.

However, I always feel that there is something wrong with this steam engine...

Fang Xiu observed the steam engine for a while, looked at Xu Ze, and asked, "How does this steam engine work?"

Xu Ze heard Fang Xiu's question, and hurriedly replied: "Returning to Lord Hou, the main structure of this steam engine is divided into several parts, the most important one is the cylinder. First of all..."

Xu talked about the steam engine, which can be described as eloquent.

After all, it was designed by him himself, and he took care of every detail very well.

To Xu Ze, this steam engine was like his child.

Bit by bit, it was poured into his blood.

For more than a month, he hardly ever went home, and stayed in the Mechanical Academy day and night, just constantly modifying the drawings and pondering the principles.

When I am free, I just stare at the boiling water, wondering why the water boils and where the power of boiling comes from.

Finally, I understand what this water vapor is, and why water vapor produces power.

And designed this simple steam engine.

Coupled with manufacturing, until now, there has been almost no rest.

Listening to Xu Ze's narration, Fang Xiu's expression gradually changed.

After a while, Fang Xiu finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Since it's so troublesome, why not design a cylinder, and then add a piston to guide the water vapor to another cylinder, and wait in that cylinder?" condensation?

After condensing, it will become a vacuum. After the vacuum, it will naturally generate power to push the original water vapor into the condensing cylinder, repeating the cycle, without wasting water vapor, and the efficiency is much faster. Compared with yours, it saves trouble and saves It's been a while..."

Although Fang Xiu didn't major in engineering, he was quite familiar with improving steam engines.

As soon as Xu Ze explained it to him, he understood.

Isn't what Xu Ze researched was the steam engine before Watt's improvement?

That being the case, wouldn't it be good to add a condenser according to Watt's improved method?

Xu Ze was startled when he heard Fang Xiu's words, and then frowned tightly.

For Fang Xiu, these things are common sense.

For Xu Ze and his students, it is not easy to understand these.

Those students are silent.

They didn't understand a single word that Lord Hou said.

and......

They know that Xin Anhou is a genius from the sky, a genius that is rare in a thousand years.

However, that is only in other aspects, or Xin Anhou has read some ancient books, and can summarize some methods from the ancient books.

But this steam engine is something entirely new.

Looking at ancient and modern times, there has never been anything like a steam engine, and the principle of this steam engine is also the most advanced today.

Before them, no one had ever discovered that the water would turn into steam when heated, and that the movement of the steam would produce power.

These are new.

No matter how talented Xin Anhou is, how can he understand a brand-new theory and something that he has never had before?

What Xin Anhou said should be just what he took for granted.

Several scholars thought so, so they didn't reply.

Only Xu Ze and Zhu'er knew that Fang Xiu's talent was beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

You know, what Xin Anhou said, every sentence...is not aimless, and must have a basis!

Therefore, at this moment, they are all thinking deeply.

After a while, Xu Ze looked at Fang Xiu with a serious expression, and asked, "I don't know what you are talking about... the vacuum?"

vacuum......

Shouldn't this be the simplest common sense?

When Fang Xiu heard this question, he was taken aback for a moment. He really didn't know how to explain it for a while. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "A vacuum... a vacuum is nothing. The place we live in seems to be nothingness. Yes, there is nothing, but there is actually air.

Moreover, this air is composed of many different kinds of gas, but a vacuum means that even these gases are gone.

Generally speaking, only by pumping out all the air in a closed space will a vacuum state be formed.

After forming a vacuum state, the outside will form a certain force on the airtight space.

Things outside want to enter the vacuum enclosed space, and the vacuum enclosed space will also attract air..."

Let Fang Xiu, a liberal arts student, explain to the ancients what is called a vacuum state, and it is just embarrassing him.

After all, Fang Xiu himself is not very clear.

But probably, maybe, that was the case.

Anyway, it should be enough to explain the principle of condenser operation.

Sure enough, after hearing Fang Xiu's description of the vacuum, Xu Ze's eyes lit up.

"Master Hou, I seem to understand what you mean. During this period of time, I have been observing the steam, and I found that in a closed teapot, if the water turns into steam, the lid of the pot will generate force, as if pressing It's normal to live, and I can't open it when I play it.

I have always been puzzled, I don't know where this power comes from. After you said that, Lord Hou, I realized that this is the power of vacuum.

Because there is air outside, and the air inside turns into steam, the force outside is strong, and the force inside the teapot is weak, forming a power gap, so it cannot be opened!

Lord Hou, you...you are really talented!

Listening to what you say is better than ten years of reading, better than ten years of reading! "

Chapter 898 The Beginning of Industrialization

The students next to him were stunned when they heard their dean speak in such detail.

At first, they thought that Xu was complimenting Fangxiu, but the more they heard it, the more they felt something was wrong.

This kind of compliment can't be so comprehensive.

Can there be a reasonable explanation for a word that Xin Anhou said casually?