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Chapter 772, Steam Age

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    ¡°Sell newspapers~Sell newspapers~¡±

    "The Jingcheng Machinery Factory has manufactured a steam harvester that can harvest a thousand acres of wheat fields in one day~"

    The next morning, as the morning sun rose, a new day began. In the streets and alleys of the capital, the voices of newsboys rang again, immediately attracting the attention of those who had been waiting for newspaper buyers. Soon, one by one, the newsboys' voices  A large number of newspaper buyers gathered around, and newspapers appeared in the hands of old and young men in the capital as quickly as possible.

    "steampunk era?"

    The old and young men in the capital who got the newspaper naturally looked at the headline of the newspaper first, and there were four big words written on it, the steam era.

    "What steam era?"

    Everyone¡¯s minds are full of doubts, steam?

    Can it also become an era?

    The Ming Dynasty Morning Post must have a profound meaning when it writes like this. Every day, the headlines of the Ming Dynasty Morning Post report are major events, major events that have a profound impact on the entire country.

    But can steam become an era?

    What era will it be made of steam?

    Everyone¡¯s minds were filled with questions, and with such doubts, they all quickly read on.

    The Ming Dynasty Morning Post used a very long and detailed report on the steam engine developed by the Beijing Machinery Factory. It uses water vapor to generate power to push the machinery to rotate, thereby obtaining strong power.

    At the same time, it also talks about an extremely important application field of steam engines today, which is the agricultural field.

    Now the north and south of the Ming Dynasty have begun to enter the harvest season. Due to the migration of a large number of people, the population of some local provinces has also decreased. The areas newly incorporated into the Ming Dynasty are vast and sparsely populated, with too much cultivated land.  Manpower shortage.

    The emergence of steam harvesters can be regarded as conforming to the development of the times, greatly improving the speed and efficiency of harvesting.

    "Such a small steam engine has the power of five or six oxen and horses?"

    Some people looked at the data introduced in the newspaper and felt a little unbelievable. The emergence of the steam engine also brought about thinking about how to calculate power. After Liu Jin's suggestion, everyone also used the power of horses as a reference. Horsepower and horses became the terms of power.  unit.

    "And this steam harvester can harvest thousands of acres of wheat fields in one day?"

    Some people looked at what was written in the newspaper in disbelief. Thousands of acres of wheat fields were harvested in one day. How fast is this?

    A person who works hard for a year can only manage more than a dozen acres of land. This thousands of acres of land requires hundreds of farmers to cultivate it.

    Now you tell me that I only need one machine?

    "You're going to be so proud of yourself!"

    "You only need to burn firewood and coal, and it can move without the need for oxen. So when we are cooking, do we have to worry about the stove walking away on its own?"

    "Haha, yes, steam can also be used to harvest wheat, so why do farmers need to work so hard? Everyone just drinks steam."

    Some people kept laughing and thought it was impossible.

    Burning firewood can generate power, and can also make iron lumps walk on their own. Can steam harvest wheat?

    This is simply ridiculous. If you don¡¯t see it with your own eyes, who would believe it?

    "This is true~"

    "The news spread yesterday."

    "I didn't believe it at first, but then I went to see it myself. Just here in the southern suburbs, in the wheat field of the Capital Agricultural Commercial Bank, there was a strange machine. It burned fire, emitted black smoke, and whined continuously.  It¡¯s noisy, but it can indeed harvest wheat, and it¡¯s really fast.¡±

    "In addition to harvesting wheat, it can also be used to plow the land. The land is plowed deep and quickly, much faster than using oxen and horses."

    ¡°Some people know the news and have seen it with their own eyes, and they constantly sigh with people around them.

    "Didn't the newspaper say that this steam engine is very useful? It can not only be used to cultivate the land and harvest wheat, but can also be installed on textile machines and looms. Then there will be no need for water power, or  The foot is down.¡±

    "It can also be used on ships, using steam engines to drive the ships forward. Then the design of sails can be omitted, and the speed can be faster, and you can walk even if there is no wind, and you can move quickly against the wind.  .¡±

    ¡°In addition, it can also be used on carriages. When the time comes, there is no need for oxen and horses, and the carriage can also be pulled.¡±

    "Because it has practical uses."On both sides of the road, countless melon-eating people watching the excitement followed, and they sighed in surprise while watching.

    It does not require people to pull it, nor does it require cattle or horses. It only needs to burn firewood and coal to walk on its own. Although the speed is very slow, it is almost the same as a normal person walking, but this is already an extremely remarkable thing.

    According to the legend, Zhuge Liang developed a wooden cow and a flowing horse, which can walk on its own without wind and without eating grass. No one believes that there is such a thing.

    But now it seems that it really does exist. The steam locomotive in front of us is like this. It is moving, and there are three people sitting on the steam locomotive.

    ¡°Well, one person is responsible for adding firewood and coal inside, Zhu Houzhao is responsible for control, and the other person is responsible for Zhu Houzhao¡¯s safety.

    "Woooo~"

    Accompanied by bursts of whistles, the steam locomotive slowly drove towards the capital. Suddenly, the entire capital was deserted. Wherever the steam locomotive went, men, women, old and young crowded to both sides of the road to watch.  A steam locomotive moves slowly above.

    Just like a few years ago, when everyone saw a whale for the first time, everyone was very curious and marveled at the steam locomotive in front of them.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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