The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 975

[Chapter 975 Xu Ze improved the steam engine]

“As I said just now, I will buy as much as you have!”

came the voice.

The trader couldn’t help but glance at the man again.

He looks fair and clean, and looks like a young master from an aristocratic family. Why does he act so inexplicably?

He sighed, stopped persuading, and said, “So far, it costs a total of two thousand three hundred and twenty-two taels of silver. I ask again, are you sure you want to buy it?”

“Sure.”

The man said, speaking from his arms. He took out a few banknotes and handed them to the trader.

The trader stretched out his hand to take it and counted it carefully. Not a penny was missing.

I can’t tell, but this man does indeed sound wealthy!

The trader took out all the dividends from Xia Ying Shipyard, handed them to the man, and said, “Here are all the dividends. Walk slowly.”

The man reached out to take the dividends, nodded, and turned around to leave.

At this moment, Zhao Yan came up.

“Fang Xiu?”

Fang Xiu turned his head and looked at Zhao Yan, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in surprise: “Why are you here?”

“I am here, of course, because”

Zhao Yan just wanted to tell the truth.

But after a second thought, he concealed it and said, “It’s nothing, I’m just fine, walking around.” When

Fang Xiu heard this, he looked Zhao Yan up and down, and asked curiously, “Are you here to arrest Xia Ying?” Did you sell the dividends from the shipyard?”

“What?”

Zhao Yan wanted to say, how did you know?

However, when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and just said: “How can you say that!” Fang

Xiu looked at him, raised his eyebrows and asked: “Then you didn’t sell it?”

Zhao Yan was determined He said: “I didn’t buy it at all.”

Fang Xiu nodded and said casually: “It’s okay if you don’t buy it. I’m currently preparing to recruit troops and send people to take back Nanyang.

The rise or fall of this dividend has nothing to do with you. Then I won’t have to worry about it when I do things.”

Zhao Yan was stunned when she heard this.

He stood there blankly, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked in a trembling voice: “What did you say?”

Fang Xiu looked at him and said: “I said, I am going to recruit troops and send people to take back Nanyang.

Everything is ready. As long as the money from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Accounts arrives, everything will be fine.” When

Zhao Yan heard this, she didn’t worry about what it meant.

At this moment, she felt like she was going crazy.

“Didn’t you say before that you couldn’t defeat those barbarians at all? Why did you have to recruit troops in the blink of an eye?”

Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Yan and said lightly: “Just because you couldn’t defeat them before, doesn’t mean you can’t defeat them all the time. Mechanical Academy Bian has recently developed some new things.

If he succeeds, it will be a casual matter and it won’t take much effort at all.”

When Zhao Yan heard this, her heart went cold.

He murmured to himself: “So, after a while, the dividends of Xia Ying Shipyard will rise again?”

Fang Xiu looked at her, with a smile on his face, and said lightly: “The price of dividends will rise or fall, it depends on you What does it matter? You didn’t buy it.”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

This girl.

She should also be taught a lesson.

Otherwise, if so much money is thrown into the exchange, big problems may one day arise.

This exchange is not something a silly girl like her can touch!

After Fang Xiu left, Zhao Yan stood there blankly.

Staring at the exchange for a long time, I finally made up my mind.

He walked up to the trader and said firmly: “I want to sell the dividends. I will sell all the dividends in my hand!”

On the other side, Fang Xiu left the exchange.

Instead of returning to Fang Mansion, he came to the nearby Mechanical Academy.

I just walked to the Mechanical College.

Xu Ze then led people to respond.

“Dong An Guo, you are here.”

Fang Xiu looked at him, nodded, and asked, “How is the improved steam engine?”

He heard An Guo Gong mention the steam engine.

Xu Ze looked very excited.

He said loudly: “Don’t worry, Mr. An Guo. I dare to say this. There will never be a better steam engine in the world!”

Fang Xiu felt speechless when he heard this.

Isn’t that right?

You are the only one in the world who leads people to study this steam engine!

Xu Ze also seemed to feel that what he said was inappropriate, and hurriedly changed his words: “I mean this steam engine has been improved a lot compared to before, but it had many problems.

For example, it occupies too much space, and the efficiency is too low. There is too much water, too much coal is needed, and

the sound is too loud.

Although it

is still a little far from the ideal, I assure you.

That’s not a big difference!”

After hearing this, Fang Xiu nodded and said, “Since you said so, I’ll go take a look.”

“Please!”

Xu Ze led the way.

Fang Xiu followed him and walked to a courtyard.

There was a large machine in front of him, making a huge noise at this moment.

You can see billowing smoke flowing out of the machine.

Not to mention,

this thing is really no different from the steam engine Fang Xiu saw in TV series before!

“Dong An Guo, this steam engine has been improved more than ten times. First of all, we chose its cylinder.”

Xu Ze looked very excited and excitedly introduced the various components of the steam engine.

Fang Xiu was not very interested.

He just wanted to know whether the steam engine was practical or not.

“Okay, okay, I know. Let’s not talk about these questions for now. I would like to ask you, if I let you install this steam engine on the ship now, will this steam engine be useful?”

“This”

Xu Ze Hearing this question, a hesitant expression appeared on his face.

After thinking for a moment, he said firmly: “Gong An, don’t worry. There is no problem at all with this steam engine installed on the ship.

It just requires a lot of fresh water.

Because we have tried it, if we use sea water, it will cause If a steam engine is damaged, it will be scrapped after a short period of use.”

Obviously, Fang Xiu mentioned steam locomotives and steam ships last time.

Maybe this is what I take to heart.

Not just taking it to heart, but actually trying it.

“No problem. The problem of fresh water is easy to solve. It is nothing more than setting up a supply station in advance. If fresh water is needed, add water to the supply station.

But the efficiency of the steam engine must meet certain requirements, otherwise it will not run for a while. We need to add fresh water, the practicality is too weak.”

When Xu Ze heard this, he nodded solemnly and said solemnly: “Don’t worry, Mr. An, the efficiency of this steam engine is completely sufficient now

! , add water and coal, and you can go for a long time.

Preliminary estimates are that you only need to build a supply station a hundred miles away, which is enough.”

(End of this chapter)