"It's just started now, it's almost done after a while."

Jin Feng smiled and gestured to the boatman who was adding coal.

The boatman immediately threw a few shovels of coal inside, while the two boatmen beside him shouted and pulled the bellows.

Puff! Puff!…

Blasts of white smoke came out from the top of the steam engine, the sound became louder and louder, the speed of the ship became faster and faster.

"This...this..."

Hong Taoping stood on the deck, looking at the waves pushed away by the bow of the ship, and the expression on his face was extremely wonderful.

Before, Jin Feng said that it would take only a few days to return to Jinchuan from the East China Sea. Hong Taoping did not believe it at all, but now he believes it.

At this time, the ship's speed was almost the same as the speed of a war horse trotting on land, and it was still accelerating. Obviously, its current speed was not its extreme speed.

The most important thing is that the machine will not be tired, and it can work continuously as long as it is added with wood and water.

laugh!……

The safety valve on the boiler was pushed open by steam, and Jin Feng quickly asked the trooper to slow down the speed of pulling the bellows.

"You should pay attention to this ruler. When the fire is burned, you should keep the ruler floating in the green range. When the ruler falls back, add fire. When it comes to red, the valve will get angry and must close the fire. Do you remember?"

Jin Feng solemnly explained to the boatman who was pulling the bellows: "I will arrange for people to check from time to time. If you find that you are operating illegally, you will deduct five days of wages at a time. If you find out the second time, you will leave directly!"

In fact, this valve is just an early warning valve. Jinfeng also designed a pressure relief valve to ensure the safety of the boiler to the greatest extent.

But in order to prevent the ship workers from taking care of themselves and not taking them seriously, he deliberately made a more serious statement.

The boiler is so important. Once it explodes, it will be a huge safety accident and must be kept in your own hands. So I spent a high price to find a few people from the Lifu team brought by Mancang to do this job.

After learning from one's mistakes, Jin Feng has become much more cautious since the chef and Wei Laosan's affairs.

In order to ensure safety to the greatest extent, Jin Feng also selected three people from Mancang's female apprentice, and took turns to work as the squad leader of the boiler class.

Sichuan and Shu are a holiday holy place that many people yearn for. They believe that Sichuan and Shu people will enjoy it, but Sichuan and Shu people are also the most hard-working group.

The hard work of the gang army in Shancheng in the previous life was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

This is true for these boatmen. They are all from Xihewan and Guanjiawan, but they failed the assessment for various reasons and were unable to join the escort team. They could only work as porters for the Chamber of Commerce.

Although Jin Feng's wages to porters are not low, it is much less than the stoogee who is always going to fight.

Now Jin Feng has given them double the salary of the escort, and several of them are very satisfied and cherish their current jobs.

Seeing that Jin Feng's face was serious, several boatmen nodded repeatedly.

The boiler is stable and the ship speed gradually stabilizes.

Jin Feng roughly tested it and found that the ultimate speed of the steamboat can reach twenty kilometers per hour, and the normal speed is about fifteen kilometers per hour.

If you don’t consider other factors and just seek speed, you can get back to Sichuan and Shu in a few days in an ideal state.

"My husband, you are so awesome!"

Tang Xiaobei held Jin Feng's arm and said with admiration: "With this kind of ship, it will be much more convenient for the Chamber of Commerce to transport goods in the future!"

"In the future, using this kind of ship to fight pirates, the pirates will never be able to escape!"

The hammer waved his fists and his face flushed with excitement.

"Master, can you use this machine on the lathe after modifying it?"

Wan Heming pulled Jin Feng's sleeve and raised his head and asked, "It smells too smelly when pulling the lathe with a horse. Sometimes it stops when it turns."

"Of course, there are many places where this kind of machine can be used, it can be used on boats, on horse-drawn carriages and spinning wheels!"

Jin Feng rubbed Wan Heming's head with relief: "Think about how to change it these days, and then draw a picture for me."

Wan Heming is indeed talented in the art of craftsmanship. Mancang is still in vain, so he already thought of using the steam engine to other places.

"Okay, I'll draw it when I go back tonight."

Wan Heming focused on his head.

Hong Taoping looked at the excited Wan Heming, then looked at Jin Feng with a calm face, and a huge wave burst into his heart.

The Hong family has built ships for generations, and he is well-informed, but he never thought that one day the ship could be driven by boiling water.

He originally thought that Dakang's shipbuilding industry would be reshuffled, but judging from Jin Feng's appearance, many industries would probably be subverted.

In fact, Jin Feng's face was calm, but his heart was not at all calm.

In fact, the steam engine is big and stupid, the heat efficiency is low, and the pollution is also high. Jin Feng originally wanted to skip the steam engine and directly develop an internal combustion engine with a small size and higher utilization rate, just like he skipped the combing gun and directly developed a flintlock gun.

Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Before he could find oil or make a sufficiently sophisticated machine tool, the Fourth Prince began to make a fuss and he had to make a steam engine for emergency response.

In the history of previous lives, the large-scale use of steam engines ushered in the first industrial revolution and the era of great navigation.

It is precisely driven by powerful forces that the ships of Western powers were able to cross the ocean on a large scale and colonize and plunder all over the world.

After a series of emergencies, Jin Feng's ideas have changed.

He decided to produce a batch of steam engines in large quantities after he went back and equip them on various equipment as soon as possible.

Especially for lathe milling machines, once equipped with steam engines, they can go up to another step, and maybe mass production of firearms can be achieved.

Now that Dakang is full of fire, I don’t know how many people die every day. If you want to quell the war as quickly as possible, firearms are the best choice.

Jin Feng thought about his future plans and heard the whistle from the hammer in his ear: "Old ghost, look at it, it's Red Reef, right?"

"It's the Red Reef!" An escort sighed: "We came here last time, but we didn't catch up with the Dongfeng. We walked for four days before we arrived. Now we arrived in less than an hour. It's so fast!"

"I've tried almost the best, go back!"

Jin Feng turned the rudder, circled around the Red Reef, and began to return.

Veteran drivers who travel long distances know that the car usually breaks out within the first hour after departure, and the car doesn’t break out in the first hour, and there are usually very few problems on the road.

Of course, nailing is not counted when encountering particularly bad road conditions.

The steam engine has been running smoothly for more than an hour. If it can go back smoothly, it means there is no major problem.

In fact, for Jin Feng, a doctor of science and engineering, the principles and structure of the steam engine are very simple. Although it was the first time to make it, it directly skipped the exploration process of the previous life and reached a very mature level.

If the accuracy of the lathe milling machine is not achieved, you can still take another step.

When I went back, I caught up with the east wind and the boat was faster. I returned to the dock after twenty minutes less than when I came.
Chapter completed!