84: Chapter 84 Exercising divine power in the body of a mortal!

Zhao Fusu found it quite amusing to watch them.

This elderly official was of a certain age, and his memory was not very good.

Since he had never encountered a Steam Engine before, he inevitably struggled to remember the name.

Zhao Fusu casually said to him, "It is a Steam Engine, a 'self-strengthening' engine—a machine that allows our Great Qin to stand tall and hold our heads high!"

"Oh!"

"The self-strengthening engine!"

"Understood!"

Several elderly officials instantly remembered this machine as the "self-strengthening engine."

General Wang Jian and Wei Liao, these two military heavyweights who had both served as grand marshals, had been staring at this Steam Engine for a long time, yet they hadn't discovered anything extraordinary about it.

Neither of them could see where any sense of power lay in this Steam Engine.

Just as they were secretly puzzled, Feng Jie, the Censor-in-Chief and one of the Three Ducal Ministers, stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty the Paramount Leader."

"Why does this old official not feel any sense of power from this self-strengthening engine?"

The position of Censor-in-Chief was primarily responsible for supervising the hundred officials, monitoring and impeaching officials at all levels for illegal acts or disciplinary violations to maintain the court's discipline and political order. If an official was found guilty of corruption, bribery, or dereliction of duty, they could report directly to the Emperor.

He also assisted the Chancellor in handling government affairs and was in charge of the national archives and secretarial matters for the Emperor and court officials to consult. Additionally, he held the responsibility of receiving and keeping the memorials submitted by the hundred officials.

He was essentially a combination of the disciplinary committee and the secretariat.

Currently, his official title within the National Congress was still Censor-in-Chief.

The work he was responsible for remained the same as before.

"That is because it has not been started yet!"

Zhao Fusu replied with a smile.

Old Mo began arranging for people to start this massive Steam Engine.

The larger the Steam Engine, the more difficult it was to start.

After injecting enough water into the boiler, they began burning coal in the furnace.

Rolling billows of black smoke spewed from the exhaust, shooting straight into the sky.

These carbon emissions were definitely over the limit!

The flames inside the furnace burned brighter and brighter.

The water boiled, the pressure became sufficient, and the Steam Engine's pistons began to move, driving the crankshaft and connecting rods to make the flywheel spin.

The civil and military officials, including General Wang Jian, Wei Liao, and Feng Jie, all watched this scene with immense curiosity.

In all their years, they had never seen such a miraculous sight.

This thing actually started moving on its own!

As the fire in the furnace grew more intense, the water in the boiler reached a boil, producing more and more steam, and the pressure rose higher and higher.

The crankshaft and connecting rods moved, and the flywheel began to spin as well.

The pressure continued to rise.

This giant Steam Engine began to reveal the violent side of a steel beast.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The crankshaft and connecting rods made a rhythmic sound as they reciprocated back and forth.

The ground began to tremble under the rapid movement of the crankshaft and connecting rods.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Large amounts of white steam burst out from the pressure relief valve.

The vibration of the ground became increasingly obvious.

This wasn't the first time Li Si and Feng Quji had seen this scene.

Yet, as this massive Steam Engine operated, the state of mind of both men remained difficult to calm.

The sense of immense impact when the Steam Engine's safety valve released pressure still left them with an unparalleled sense of shock.

This was the power of technology!

Li Si and Feng Quji deeply felt the power coming from technology.

Human strength was far too insignificant in the face of technological power.

"Is this the Steam Engine?"

"Is this the Steam Engine with the pulling power of one hundred and twenty-eight horses of three hundred kilograms each?"

"It really is terrifying!"

This wasn't the first time Li Si and Feng Quji had seen a Steam Engine, but as they watched the steam release and the crankshafts move rapidly back and forth in such a violent manner, they were still shocked and let out exclamations of awe.

For the majority of the officials, it was their first time seeing such an incredible Steam Engine.

The violent appearance of the Steam Engine left them shaken.

Standing before the house-sized Steam Engine, they even felt fear, their throats going dry and their minds going blank with tension.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

The steel beast continued to roar, wantonly displaying its violent side to these officials of Great Qin.

Those who had previously doubted the power of the Steam Engine now felt their hands and feet go cold.

It was too shocking!

It truly deserved to be called a Steam Engine with the pulling power of one hundred and twenty-eight three-hundred-kilogram horses!

They felt its sense of power with absolute clarity.

It was so majestic!

Majestic enough to make them feel afraid.

Among the three to four hundred people who came to watch the Steam Engine, not one person's expression remained unchanged, not one was not terrified, and not one failed to be left with a lifelong, unforgettable image!

Zhao Fusu was very satisfied with their reaction; he wanted them to personally experience the power that comes from technology.

In modern times, China did not fall behind the West in terms of civilization, but in terms of technology.

The West was not civilized; the West was barbaric, following the naked law of the jungle where the strong are respected.

The power of technology is terrifying, and the weapons it creates are world-destroying.

The humiliation of China in modern times was because its technology was inferior to the West.

Zhao Fusu proposed in Great Qin that technology is the primary productive force, and he invited Great Qin's leadership team to feel the power of technology.

He wanted them to value technology.

Only if they valued technology would they support its development.

Only if Great Qin's technology was far ahead could they avoid being bullied by the West and conquer a vast territory!

The empire on which the sun never sets belongs to Great Qin!

Zhao Fusu looked toward the future.

Technology must be held in the hands of the civilized!

Looking at the crowd that only reacted after a long time.

Zhao Fusu said loudly, "Our physical bodies are very weak, but technology can help us break through the shackles of the flesh, allowing us to exercise the power of gods with a mortal body!"

"On the road of exploring technology and using technology to develop productive forces..."

"We might succeed, but it is more likely we will fail and encounter all sorts of setbacks."

"Everyone must believe in us; we will continue to strive until the final victory!"

"Good!"

Zhao Fusu's impassioned words stirred the spirits of all three to four hundred people present.

His speech was like gusts of spring breeze, filling the old qin people with powerful vitality.

"Wind! Wind! Wind! Wind!"

Some traditional old qin people couldn't help but shout out.

"Wind! Wind! Wind! Wind!"

More and more old qin people joined in.

Xiao Weizi's eyes darted around, and he shouted loudly, "Long live His Majesty the Head of State!"

Li Si, Feng Quji, Chunyu Yue, General Wang Jian, and other court officials couldn't help but glance at him, thinking this eunuch was truly good at brown-nosing.

Then they also shouted, "Long live His Majesty the Head of State!"

"Long live His Majesty the Head of State!"

Zhao Fusu pressed his hands down to signal them to stop shouting.

He said, "Ten thousand years is too long; we must seize the day!"

Zhao Fusu knew he wouldn't live for ten thousand years, so he could only do as much as possible within his limited time.