Chapter 16: 16 steps of the times
Chapter 16 16 The footsteps of the times
"To be honest, I don't know either." Tang Mo sighed: "Whether this thing can work or not depends entirely on your processing accuracy."
He is indeed not sure of success in the first time, but he can search according to the diagram, find out the fault, and repair and modify the thing.
As long as the damage is not too outrageous, he is confident that he can repair the thing and make it work.
As long as it moves, it will be hundreds to thousands of times better than the so-called steam engines manufactured in the world today.
“Do you know how much steel it uses? The first batch of steel we sent is basically used to make this thing!” Tiger walked over from behind and said quietly with a gloomy face.
Now, this officer from Beiling is filled with resentment towards the steel behemoth in front of him. Because until now, Tang Mo has not produced a gun, and almost all the steel has been thrown on this strange thing that looks extremely precise.
If Tang Mo failed, then he would be standing here, watching helplessly as a liar squandered all the wealth that the Earl had worked so hard to save.
But he didn't dare to stop Tang Mo from doing this, because he was just an officer and really didn't know anything about technical production.
The problem is that on the second day after he brought his troops to Bunas, Matthews, who was the most technically savvy among the entire team, admired Tang Mo very much and was willing to believe that Tang Mo was truly innovating production technology.
There is no way, people who know the technology have said so, Tiger can only keep his mouth shut, for fear of ruining the Earl's important event.
But even so, when he saw the smelting workers melting almost all the steel ingots and pouring them into molds, casting them into a steel bar with almost no function, he felt bad all over.
So he has been wandering around the workshop for the past two days, watching the workers gradually assembling this strange thing.
You know, this thing was just a prototype the day before yesterday, but today, with the overtime work of Matthews and Roger, this thing has become very complicated.
"Believe me, if it really moves, everything will be worth it." Tang Mo continued to comfort the earl's confidant.
Sometimes Tang Mo feels that personality charm is really charming and interesting. Earl Fisherot reduced taxes on his territory and did not requisition people's power easily. He did get greater rewards in some aspects.
Think about it, Weiss, a ranger from Northridge, would rather quit his job as a guard for Baron Stella, but also report to the Earl to find new weapons. Tiger is far away in Bunas and faithfully carries out Fischereau's plan. Command, aren't these people who live in their own way cute?
So Tang Mo didn’t resent Tiger’s dissatisfaction, and even liked him a little. Who wouldn't like such a loyal person?
"Okay! Boss! This is the last internal part. I have reinforced it just now!" Roger jumped off the ladder and reported to Tang Mohui.
Tang Mo nodded, smiled and told a familiar worker standing aside: "Go and find the coal-burning worker! Let's do an experiment to see if this steam engine can really spin. !”
"I hope he can spin..." Matthews walked to the side of the machine and looked at the complex transmission device connected to the drill press, feeling nervous.
Most of this thing was made by him, and he assembled it—in order to connect the power provided by the steam engine to the drilling machine, the complexity of this transmission mechanism seemed to be even greater than that of the steam engine itself.
First of all, it is a complex gearbox composed of some gears and chains. This thing is definitely not the sophisticated design structure of a car. But even if it is simplified to a certain extent, this thing still challenges the limits of processing precision in this world.
While waiting for the workers and coal, Tang Mo was not idle. He directed several workers on site to start pouring water into the water tank of the steam engine. Since it is a steam engine, steam is the carrier of its transmission, and it will definitely not work without water.
Seeing bucket after bucket of water being poured into the tank, Roger became nervous again. He climbed up the ladder on his own and began to inspect the parts he had installed himself.
He personally touched each one with his hands and confirmed that there were no problems. After they were fixed according to the drawings, he felt a little relieved.
In fact, Tang Mo was also very nervous, because this was his first step in building his own industrial empire. Only by taking this step will everything get better.
The steam engine, which marked the beginning of the first industrial revolution, accelerated the progress of human industrial civilization. How do you say something? Human civilization is constantly improving boiling water and throwing stones! The steam engine is when humans began to boil water in a real sense...
“Boss!” Two workers, whose clothes were almost dyed black by soot, stood behind Tang Mo anxiously.
Beside them, there were two apprentices pushing a cart. The thin children were also wearing patched clothes. If they were swung, they could probably knock out half a kilogram of cinders.
"Thank you for your hard work." Tang Mo didn't mind it, smiled at them, and began to assign tasks to them seriously.
In fact, it is very simple, because Tang Mo used improved technology, and even the automatic air-closing linkage fire door was manufactured, so the coal-burning workers' work became very simple. They just need to keep shoveling coal into the combustion chamber to ensure the heat in the combustion chamber of this steam engine.
"Keep an eye on the pressure! To be on the safe side, I designed three pressure gauges here, here, and here... They will reflect the pressure in the boiler. Once one of the pressure gauges reaches the red position, we must stop! understand?"
“Understood.” Roger nodded and stood in front of one of the pressure gauges.
“Leave this to me.” Matthews also stood in one of the positions.
“I, I’ll keep an eye on this.” Tiger felt that he should do something to prevent the earl’s money from being wasted, so he also found a place for himself.
When the flames in the combustion chamber started to beat fiercely, Tang Mo saw the pressure gauge closest to him trembling slightly.
His heart trembled involuntarily - hope is already in front of him, and whether he can change the world will soon be known.
As time passed, this huge steam engine began to rotate slowly. The huge wheel-like flywheel also started working.
The piston structure finally reciprocated, and the entire machine made a huge roar, making the entire workshop extremely noisy.
In fact, there has never been such a loud noise in the entire workshop, but what is really surprising is not the overwhelming noise, but the complicated linkage gear mechanisms that have also started to work.
The first gear started to rotate, driving another large gear that meshed together, and then transmitted it to another gear, and then the chain began to rotate rapidly.
Driven by these gears, the drill bit that was supposed to drill into the barrel began to rotate at a constant speed without any deviation.
Following the noisy sound, Matthews saw that the pointer of the pressure gauge in front of him was already pointing close to the red warning zone, but there was no further increase. The pointer jumped back and forth next to the largest number, as if it had life.
Everyone was shocked by what they saw. They really didn't expect that such a monster they created could really move so nimbly.
The rotating flywheel was spinning very fast, and the pressure relief valve also sprayed out a stream of white gas to reduce the boiler pressure when the pressure was too high. The movements of the entire machine are under control, as if there is a set of its own programs running smoothly.
This is the charm of industry, this is the beauty of machinery. When all the parts move according to the pre-designed trajectory, the powerful force that goes against all odds will be transmitted, and eventually become the power that human beings need!
“Let it run...keep the moving parts lubricated!” When Tang Mo saw that the pressure relief valve he designed was working normally, he knew that this equipment would not cause a big mess.
It is possible that a certain part is damaged, causing the equipment to stop, but a dangerous explosion will definitely not occur.
So he breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked to the steadily rotating drilling machine and looked at the middle-aged worker standing there: "How is it?"
This worker is the one who taught the apprentice before. He is the best drill press master in the factory and is tutoring five apprentices at the same time.
"This is much better than my drilling speed. Manual rotation requires a break. After drilling for a while, you need to take a rest... and then you have to correct and calibrate it when you come back, so the process is very troublesome." The middle-aged worker said with some anxiety: "This machine... If it can keep turning like this, then it can really do it and it can replace me. "
"No, you can never be replaced." Tang Mo heard the entanglement and despair coming from the depths of his soul in the other person's words. He patted the other person's shoulder and said, "Your experience is irreplaceable. Soon the factory will There will be many such machines, and the quality of the barrel needs to be checked by you. "
He looked at the other person with a smile and saw the somewhat panicked look in the other person's eyes: "I plan to let you be the production leader of this process."
This man doesn’t know what the position of production manager is, but he knows that he will not be unemployed. This is definitely good news.
So his face became bright again, and he opened his mouth to say thank you to Tang Mo, but found that he was already choked up.
"The 10 new workers, as well as your apprentices, are all under your management. From today on, you will be responsible to me!" Tang Mo explained the meaning of being in charge and immediately shocked the middle-aged man. I even forgot about choking...
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˜Thank you to His Majesty the Emperor for your support! Thank you so much!
(End of this chapter)