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    Zhenjuan Yishui Shoal 1008 Woke up in the morning, washed up, and Golitsyn ran to the dining room.

    "Sir, I have prepared the equipment for the experiment you are going to do today," Golitsyn said.

    "Come over for dinner," Pascal said with a smile, "I forgot to tell you, there is no work today. If you want, you can accompany me to the riverside to watch the steamship test sail."

    "Steamboat?" Golitsyn couldn't understand.

    Pascal explained: "There is a steam engine in China, and foreigners are forbidden to study it, but it is still possible to watch it from a distance. In the southwest of the suburbs of Nanjing, there are many chimneys emitting black smoke. That is the smoke from the steam engine."

    Golitsyn still didn't understand, and couldn't help but ask, "Is that Eastern witchcraft?"

    Pascal smiled and said, "You can also understand it in this way."

    When Pascal went out, he not only asked Golitsyn to follow him, but also brought his servants along with him.

    All the way to the edge of the Yangtze River, where thousands of people have gathered.

    Suddenly, the imperial guards cleared the way, and Zhao Han showed up with the royal family.  But instead of leaving the city, he climbed up the north city wall and waited on the majestic tower.

    Xu Zhengming, who is in charge of developing the steam engine, is by Zhao Han's side at this moment.

    He has improved the steam engine again, changing the single cylinder to a double cylinder, which greatly improved the efficiency of the machine.  The steamship used for this test voyage uses a twin-cylinder steam engine, and the inventor is Xu Zhengming's son and apprentice.

    "Your Majesty, you are ready." Xu Zhengming said.

    Zhao Han nodded and said, "Then let's try the voyage."

    Xu Zhengming raised the flag in his hand, and his son and apprentice immediately ordered the steamboat to set sail after receiving the news.

    "Woooooh~~~"

    The twin-cylinder steam engine had already been preheated, and the steam hit the whistle, making a loud shrill sound, and the ship's chimney emitted more dense black smoke.

    There are paddles installed on both sides of the hull. This thing is ready-made, and paddle boats appeared in the Song Dynasty.  In the past, the pedals were stepped on by manpower, but now they are driven by steam engines to move forward slowly in the Yangtze River.

    Zhao Han stared at the binoculars for two minutes and asked, "Can it be faster?"

    "The boiler will have to burn for a while before it can reach the fastest speed." Xu Zhengming explained.

    Zhao Han didn't press anymore, but turned around and asked the concubines: "How is this thing?"

    "It's too slow." Fei Rulan said.

    Fei Rumei said: "The smoke is too much."

    Liu Rushi smiled and said, "It would be great if we can improve faster."

    Aunt Zhu asked: "Isn't this really pedaling?"

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    After the concubines had finished speaking, Zhao Han asked Zhao Kuanghuan: "What does the crown prince think?"

    Zhao Kuanghuan replied: "As it is now, it doesn't seem to be very useful, and the machine needs to be continuously improved."

    The speed of the steamboat in front of me is about the same as that of a person walking.  If a person runs on the shore, he will leave the steamship behind in minutes, and the cruising range is less than 200 miles. When the coal is burned out, he has to go to the shore to refuel.

    It has great scientific value but no practical value.

    Everyone in the royal family was not very satisfied with the steamboat, but Golitsyn, who was standing on the shore, stared at the monster in the river with dumbfounded eyes.

    "Witchcraftit's really witchcraft, witchcraft bought from the devil!" Golitsyn kept muttering.

    Pascal said with a smile: "This is natural science, a different kind of witchcraft. I am using my research on air pressure to help Qin Tianjian improve the steam engine. Maybe the steam engine will run faster in the future."

    ?As the steamship drifted away, the people on the shore cheered, some of which were mixed with ridicule.

    As for the joke, of course it is the slow speed of sailing like a turtle.

    ? According to the original historical track, in more than two decades, the French proposed the idea of ??a steam ship.  But no one paid attention to it, and the steam engine was not efficient enough to support this idea into practice.

    More than a hundred years later, a Frenchman built a steamship, and during the trial voyage, both the man and the boat were blown up.  Another American built a steamship, which was destroyed in a storm and killed.  Then the Americans built a steamship and sailed in the inland river, but the river operator stopped it and dragged the boat to the shore and seized it.

    Until the appearance of Fulton, Napoleon first supported him in building the ship. Due to the unstable center of gravity, it was blown over by wind and waves during the trial voyage.  Then he pledged his allegiance to the United Kingdom, but was always ignored by the United Kingdom.  With the money earned from England, Fulton returned to the United States to do it himself, and the steamship finally succeeded in its trial voyage.

    "Your Majesty, I must lead my disciples to continue to improve." Xu Zhengming was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy.

    Zhao Han smiled and said: "Don't worry, take your time, you have done a good job."

    &nbZhengdao: "Your Majesty, the Volga River is what the Russians call it, and we Mongolians call it the Ezile River."

    "How's the situation over there?" Zhao Han asked curiously.

    Ayuqi said: "The Russians are very strong in the middle and upper reaches, and they also built castles in the lower reaches. We have been fighting the Russians for a long time. The Russians are weak in field battles, but the castles are very difficult to deal with. Some Cossacks are Russian accomplices. There are also some  The Cossacks, our allies, join us in fighting the Russians."

    The Cossacks, who were enemies of the Torghuts, mainly operated in the Volga River Basin.

    The Cossacks allied with the Torghut Ministry mainly operated in the Don River Basin.

    Ayuqi continued: "I was on my way to Nanjing, and I heard that His Majesty is also at war with Russia. The roots of the Mongols are in China, and the Mongols are willing to be Her Majesty's pioneers, and they will never die with the Mongols on the Ezile River!"

    This was an interesting remark, and Zhao Han almost laughed.

    ?From Jiayuguan to the Volga River, there is a distance of 108,000 miles, saying anything is nonsense, and their obedience to the Chinese emperor is purely superficial.

    Of course, Zhao Han was very happy to be able to disgust Tsarist Russia, and decided to give Ayuqi a thousand muskets as a gift.

    After all, Ayuqi's grandson led his tribe back east in history, and half of the 170,000 people died on the way.

    I would rather die in half than return to China, and refuse to accept the rule of Tsarist Russia, which shows how cruel the oppression of Tsarist Russia is.
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