Chapter 1619: The Concept of the Steam Car

After hearing Newton's words, Stephenson did not feel too much disappointment; he also knew that the matter he spoke of.

Was somewhat unrealistic; after all, if the current Steam Engine could be applied to a Horse Carriage, what a massive Horse Carriage that would have to be.

But after hearing Newton's words, Stephenson still could not help but reveal some feelings of disappointment.

Newton looked at Stephenson and comforted him: "The invention you speak of will come one day."

"No, I believe the time for this invention to arrive will not be too far off," Mo Cheng said in a deep voice after thinking.

"In our Longyan, there is already similar research. Mr. Stephenson, please tell me your thoughts."

Mo Cheng said, looking at Stephenson.

Hearing someone agree, a look of joy appeared on Stephenson's face.

He looked at Mo Cheng and asked eagerly: "Is what you said true?"

Mo Cheng nodded.

Stephenson's yearning for Longyan deepened a little more, and likewise, Newton's view of Longyan also increased by a few points.

Longyan was actually already researching how to turn a Steam Engine into a Horse Carriage; this simply exceeded his imagination.

Stephenson stood up excitedly, grasped Mo Cheng's hand, and said: "I will tell you all my ideas."

Mo Cheng nodded: "Newton has a small Laboratory at home; you can use blueprints to tell me."

Stephenson immediately looked troubled, then said: "I didn't even graduate from elementary school, things like blueprints..."

Mo Cheng: "..."

"Alright, then we'll have to eat while we talk."

They sat back down.

Stephenson recounted his ideas; at the very beginning, his idea was to replace the propeller on the Steam Engine with wheels, but such an idea was fundamentally unworkable.

Although Stephenson built a complete power transmission system using Gear, the vehicle could move.

However, the wooden wheels were quickly crushed by the weight of the Steam Engine.

He had experimented countless times, but failed countless times.

"Mr. Mo Cheng, I feel that even if it were manufactured, such a machine would have no way to travel on the streets."

"Its volume is too huge, and the starting of the Steam Engine consumes a lot of time. It is winter now, and the water inside the Steam Engine might even freeze."

"Setting aside all the current problems, if such a Steam Car were produced, the cost would be extremely high, and we cannot guarantee how many people would buy it upon its release."

Newton said after analyzing it seriously.

Mo Cheng agreed with Newton's point of view, so he raised a fatal question.

"Is such a machine, when produced, intended to replace the Horse Carriage?"

Regarding this question, Stephenson gave an answer: "In my conception, such a machine is not produced to replace the Horse Carriage."

"It lacks the convenience of a Horse Carriage, and even more so the maneuverability of a Horse Carriage. The heavy body of the Steam Car, combined with its design that cannot control steering, dictates that this big guy cannot be purchased by ordinary families."

"My father was a Coal Mine worker; when I was young, I often saw him transporting coal, but transporting coal took a massive amount of time and manpower."

"The wages my father earned from transporting a cart of coal were truly too little, and even if he hurried with all his might, he often exceeded the transport time and had his salary deducted because of it."

"Therefore, I invented the Steam Car to change the current coal transport."

Mo Cheng nodded, agreeing with Stephenson's idea.

He thought for a moment and then said: "Since that is the case, then we don't need to consider designing it for ordinary families; without worrying too much about the volume, we can design a machine capable of transporting coal."

"My suggestion is to add a carriage behind this Steam Engine to use for transporting coal and other materials."

After hearing this, Stephenson's eyes suddenly lit up; he looked at Mo Cheng and said: "You are right, we"

"Should not worry too much about its volume, only consider its practicality."

"Your suggestion is also great."

"However, the problem now is how to turn the Steam Engine into a Steam Car, and how its power should be output."

"That is something that needs to be studied slowly from here on out," Mo Cheng laughed.

Newton added: "This step will require a massive amount of time and money; my friend, you must seek funding from the Britain royal family."

Upon hearing the words "Britain royal family," Stephenson immediately became like a deflated ball, listless.

It was not that he had not sought out the Britain royal family.

But George III was not interested in his proposal, and in the eyes of those Noble and merchants.

He was just a guy coming to swindle them out of their money, not even having a decent blueprint.

"It's not very likely; no one in Britain is willing to fund our invention."

Mo Cheng followed up by saying: "You can go to Longyan; for such research, the Longyan imperial court will allocate money to support your research."

After hearing this sentence, Stephenson was stunned for a moment and asked: "Your Longyan actually supports such research?"

"How rich is your imperial court?"

Regarding this question, Mo Cheng had no way to answer.

He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said: "It is not that our Longyan government is rich, it is our Chief Minister Liu Zheng; he once issued an order that for various scientific research, Longyan can provide you with all kinds of support, but you need to produce results within three years."

"For Longyan, financial support is only the most basic; if necessary, you can even receive support from those scientists at the Liangzhou Laboratory, though I advise you best not to have too much contact with them."

Thinking of those scientists in Liangzhou, Mo Cheng felt a chill.

And seeing this expression on Mo Cheng, Hu Xi'er rolled her eyes on the side and complained in her heart: 'Mo Cheng, you were also quite famous among that bunch of lunatics back then.'

Stephenson felt a bit more yearning for Longyan.

If it weren't for the fact that he was currently researching the Dreadnought-class warship, he would probably want to head to Longyan right now.

Newton also had a sense of yearning for Longyan.

It was just that Newton was a Councilor of Britain.

Even if he yearned for Longyan, it was impossible for Newton to go.

However, Stephenson, who did not hold a position in the Britain government, had no issues at all.

The dinner proceeded pleasantly.

Beyond resolving a worry of his own, Stephenson also gained a taste of delicacies from Longyan.

He tasted flavors that did not belong to Britain food.

He suddenly felt that everything he had eaten before was junk food.

He had not expected there to be such delicious things in the world.

Before Stephenson left, Mo Cheng and Hu Xi'er were quite helpless as they had no Method to return to Longyan.

They thought of sending a letter to Qingyang Shuo and Liu Zheng by mail, but because of their special status now, there was no way to send it.

They could only entrust it to Stephenson, asking him to mail it on their behalf to Qingyang Shuo and Liu Zheng in America.

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