"Feng Zi, I believe you when you said that steam can cook eggs. After all, everyone saw it. But you said steam can move a ship? How do you expect us to believe that? "
Cheng Chumo looked at Zhang Feng with a questioning look.
Zhang Feng seemed to have guessed this reaction. He smiled faintly. "I knew you guys wouldn't believe me, but it doesn't matter. Wait until the parts are back and assembled. I guarantee you guys will find it refreshing."
As soon as he finished speaking, a worker ran over and whispered something in Cheng Chumo's ear.
Cheng Chumo's face lit up. He turned to Zhang Feng and said, "Feng Zi, the parts are back. Can we install them now?"
Zhang Feng didn't expect Arkinnon to be so fast. But since it was done, it was a good thing. He smiled and said, "Of course. Let's go and take a look."
The group of people came to the entrance of the textile factory. There were a lot of metal products here. They were the parts that Zhang Feng had drawn on the blueprint.
Zhang Feng picked up a part and looked at it. After confirming that there were no problems, he turned to Cheng Chumo and the others and said, "You guys come and help. Get ready to assemble."
Cheng Chumo and the others were happy to help. They had been waiting for this moment for a long time. They each held up a part and looked at Zhang Feng with shining eyes.
"Iron Bull, the part in your hand is at the bottom. Just put it on the ground."
"Bug, the cylinder in your hand. Install it on the base. Remember to install it tightly. Otherwise, it won't be good if the steam leaks out."
"Da Bing, install the piston on the cylinder. Install it tightly. If you can't install it properly, pour some oil on it. Any kind of oil can be used. It can be used for lubrication."
Zhang Feng held the parts in his hand and explained to everyone while giving instructions.
Although Cheng Chumo and the others were stupid, they had been in the factory for a long time. They were familiar with all kinds of machinery. It didn't take long for them to assemble the parts of the steam engine.
Zhang Feng looked at the steam engine in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. "This steam engine is the first model. I still need to test it. Iron Bull, go get someone to bring me some water."
Cheng Chumo nodded and left. After a while, he came back with a worker carrying two large buckets of water.
"Pour the water into the boiler."
Zhang Feng instructed the worker. Then, he looked at Zhangsun, Chong, and the others. "Go and find some dry wood. We're about to boil the water."
It would have been better to use coal, but now that they were outdoors, there was no need to waste coal. Besides, it was not suitable to use coal now.
Zhangsun, Chong, and the others naturally did not know about this. They turned around and went to prepare firewood.
By the time they returned, the water in the boiler was already full.
Zhang Feng glanced at everyone and said solemnly, "Start the fire."
Zhangsun, Chong, and the others had previous experience. It was not difficult for them to start the fire now. After a while, the fire was lit. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and the water in the boiler slowly began to sizzle.
Soon, the water in the boiler began to boil and make a buzzing sound. The lid of the boiler was also raised high. The outlet of the piston kept emitting steam, blowing the surrounding leaves away.
"Feng, is this a success?"
Cheng Chumo looked at Zhang Feng and asked excitedly.
"It's half a success."
Zhang Feng looked at the steam engine and replied indifferently.
These words made Cheng Chumo's originally high mood fall to the bottom in an instant.
After working so hard for so long, it was only half a success?
Just half of it was tiring. Wouldn't the other half be even more tiring?
He looked at Zhang Feng with a bitter smile. "Feng, how do we do the other half?"
Zhang Feng glanced at everyone and said indifferently, "The next step is to install the steam engine on the things that need to be installed, such as ships, cars, and so on. We still have to continue to research and develop it. This steam engine is only a small scale one. At most, it can be installed on a car. You have to continue to make some bigger ones. At least, it must be able to be installed on a ship."
"Install on a ship?"
Cheng Chumo was dumbfounded.
He originally thought that this guy was joking. Now, it seemed that he was not. This guy wanted to install the steam engine on a ship.
One had to know that at this time, the smallest ship was a fishing boat. If it was slightly bigger, there would be passenger ships. If it was bigger, there would be warships.
If Feng Zi was going to install this thing on a fishing boat, it would be easy. A few people could do it. If it was installed on other ships, it would be troublesome. After all, the steam engine was a new thing. No one had installed it before. Moreover, there was no space on a normal ship. Where would the space come from to install such a big steam engine?
After thinking about it, he looked at Zhang Feng with a troubled expression. "Feng Zi, you just said to install this thing on a ship. But where is the space on a ship to install such a big thing? Besides, no one has seen this thing before. Who would install it? "
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