I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 435
"What are you laughing at, kid?"

Ying Changsheng's loud laughter reached Ying Zheng's ears.

Ying Zheng couldn't help frowning, looked at his son behind him, and then yelled.

"Father, what I am laughing at is nothing else, but the problem you are worried about. It is too unfounded..."

"Worry?"

After hearing this derogatory term, Brother Zheng couldn't help frowning, and looked at Ying Changsheng. Ying Changsheng was also unambiguous, and he explained directly.

"I don't know the emperor, this steam engine-powered ship, the steam engine and horsepower he needs are fixed. Similarly, the coal required for each steam engine is fixed, as long as the required coal is calculated, and then sailing At the beginning, after loading enough coal on the ship, we can, successfully solve this problem!"

"Oh?"

After listening to this for a while, Brother Zheng next to him showed a smile that suddenly understood. He laughed loudly and said to his son Ying Changsheng in front of him.

"Haha, it turns out that's the case, I understand, I understand, it seems that I misunderstood you kid!"

"Haha, where is it!"

Ying Changsheng said with a smile on his face.

After finishing speaking, at the same time, the boat powered by the steam engine on the river surface has sailed a long distance, and the boat can no longer be seen. Seeing this, Ying Changsheng and Brother Zheng are quite satisfied , I only heard that Ying Changsheng asked Gongshu Shangzao and said.

"Now, this ship is experimentally feasible. I ask you, when will that iron-hulled ship be made?"

"Well, it will probably take two or three months. This time is to accumulate experience. As long as you have accumulated enough experience and how long it takes to use it, you can easily produce a large number of these iron-hulled ships!"

For a moment, the sound of Gongsu Shangzao fell.

Both Ying Changsheng and brother Zheng beside him couldn't help showing satisfied smiles, only to hear Ying Changsheng say with a smile.

"Good, good, pretty good!"

"If this is the case, it is undoubtedly our great Qin's luck and blessing!"

After saying these words, Ying Changsheng immediately changed the topic and said to Gongshu Shangzao next to him.

"Of course, besides this problem, I think there is another problem that should be taken seriously!"

"Oh? What's the problem?"

Gongshu Shangzao asked quickly, then raised his hand and said.

"Please also ask the nineteenth son to express it!"

"well!"

Ying Changsheng nodded, and then the conversation changed and Brother Chao Zheng opened his mouth and said.

"The reason is very simple!"

"The power of this steam engine is indeed not enough, so now I want you to find a way to step up your research and try to develop a more powerful and more coal-efficient steam engine. What do you think?"

"This one……"

For a moment, when Ying Changsheng's voice fell.

Gongshu Shangzao couldn't help but nod.

What Ying Changsheng said was exactly what Gongshu Shangzao had always wanted to do.

But the problem is that Gongshu Shangzao has gone through many experiments and found that this is an extremely difficult thing. It is very difficult to increase the power of the steam engine every time, unless the size of the steam engine is increased. Gongshu Shangzao said helplessly to Ying Changsheng in front of him.

"Young Master Nineteenth, this is going to be a little difficult!"

"I wanted to achieve this goal at the beginning of my research on steam engines, but until now, there is no way!"

"But what's the problem?"

Ying Changsheng frowned slightly, looked at Gongshu Shangzao in front of him and asked.

As far as he knew, after the steam engine appeared, the power developed very quickly, and it was able to drive a giant steel ship weighing tens of thousands of tons to sail on the sea.

Therefore, Ying Changsheng at this time is inevitably a little confused, wondering why.

There will be such a problem.

At the same time, after hearing what Ying Changsheng said.

Gongshu Shangzao had no choice but to explain the biggest problem he encountered during his research on improving the power of the steam engine, and he only heard him explaining.

"Young Master Nineteen, the other issues here are nothing to worry about. I feel that the most important issue here is nothing else!"

"That is, the sealing problem of the steam engine!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Ying Changsheng became interested and asked.

"what do you mean?"

"When the steam engine is working, there will always be some gaps between the pipes. These gaps will cause some power to leak out. I think that if this sealing problem can be solved, then the performance of the steam engine can be greatly improved. I’m motivated, don’t you think, Young Master Nineteen?”

"There is some truth to this!"

Ying Changsheng nodded.

Indeed.

After sealing it.

The power loss will be reduced. In this way, doesn't it mean that the power has increased?

But immediately, Ying Changsheng became serious again.

the reason is simple.

Things often don't turn out the way you imagine.

It's like being in the moment.

Ying Changsheng couldn't think of this sealing method even if he was alive or dead.

So, after frowning for a while, Ying Changsheng thought of a solution, which was nothing else.

That is, sealing by rubber.

Rubber seals, which are universal in the world.

In later generations, rubber is still used for sealing.

The sealing performance is also quite good.

But, the crux of the problem, he came again.

Although rubber is suitable for sealing, it also has a huge shortcoming.

This shortcoming is nothing else.

That is, he is not easy to handle.

Ok.

The Great Qin Empire did not produce rubber.

Rubber is only produced in one place.

This place is nothing else.

That is South America.

And there, there are tens of thousands of miles away from Daqin by sea.

Thinking of this, Ying Changsheng couldn't help frowning, and then said helplessly to Gongshu Shangzao who was beside him.

"This kind of sealed thing, my son knows a very suitable raw material, but the problem is that this thing is not easy to make, and it takes tens of thousands of miles across the sea to reach a continent to find this thing! "

"How many miles away?"

The moment I heard this distance.

Gongshu Shangzao couldn't help hissing, and gasped.

Well, this distance is really too far.

It is so far away that it is impossible for the Great Qin Empire to set foot in this distance for the time being.

After all, this distance is too far, and Daqin at this time has no need to open up the American continent.

the reason is simple.

At this time, the mainland of the Great Qin Empire is still full of wilderness, and the population is only tens of millions. Even the mainland cannot be enriched, so how can it be possible to develop colonies on a large scale?
How could it be possible to travel such a long distance to open up the continent of Haifeng?

Under such circumstances, if you want to travel tens of thousands of miles to find rubber, you have to send an expedition team there.

(End of this chapter)