Han Dao world

Chapter 1114 Military-civilian Combination
"What's going on?" Liu Xie narrowed his eyes, held up a crystal clear lens, and looked into the distance again and again, feeling joyful in his heart.

It was beyond his expectation that lenses that could satisfy military use were developed so quickly.

It was a good thing at first, but Taishi Ling and Fang Ling had conflicts, and they even got into a dispute in front of the imperial court.

Tai Shiling felt that Zhou Qun was responsible for the successful development of transparent glass, and it should not be counted because Zhou Qun voluntarily gave up.Zhou Qun is just a waiting edict of the Taishi Department, and cannot represent the Taishi Department, let alone the Taichang Temple.

Therefore, the credit that should be given to Taichang Temple must be given.

Shang Fangling believes that although Zhou Qun has made great efforts in the process of researching lenses, he has neither a good start nor a good end. He has not made any meaningful suggestions on the improvement of the formula or the transformation of the blast furnace. The merits are not to the point of dividing the merits. At most, he will be invited to the celebration banquet at that time.

In the final analysis, the reason is that Zhou Qun suddenly dropped the pick when he was done.

Because they all know that in order to develop lenses that can meet the requirements, the emperor spared no expense, and the rewards after success must be heavy.For the officials who have worked hard for several months, this is a reward that cannot be given up.

Therefore, none of them are willing to give in easily.

"What did Zhou Qun do?" Liu Xie put down his glasses and asked calmly.

Tai Shiling answered first. "Return to Your Majesty, Zhou Qun is developing a new telescope that can eliminate chromatic aberration."

Liu Xie understood after a little thought.

Zhou Qun wanted to watch the stars, and a lens with a small magnification could not meet his requirements, and the problem of chromatic aberration was one of the obstacles to the magnification of the lens.This problem cannot be solved by adjusting the formula, but by finding another way.

Is he trying to use a reflector?
According to Shang Fangling, Zhou Qun gave up the credit because he saw Cai Yan's article, and Cai Yan's article just talked about the problem of reflection.Although he did not mention surface reflection, Zhou Qun has been paying attention to this issue for a long time, and it is understandable to think that curved surfaces can be enlarged.

But the production of curved mirrors is also very difficult. Zhou Qun thought things were too simple.

"He has research on chromatic aberration?"

"He has been studying the problem of chromatic aberration, and even thinks that the star change that Yang Xiu mentioned may be caused by chromatic aberration, not the actual situation."

Liu Xie was surprised. "Are there any articles published?"

He has always had doubts about Yang Xiu's experience, but he doesn't have a suitable telescope to verify it.Now that I heard that Zhou Qun was also questioning this question, I immediately fell in love.

He was not afraid of Yang Xiu's mistakes—science is about constantly questioning and correcting mistakes—but he wanted to know what Zhou Qun suddenly discovered.

Tai Shiling said: "No article has been published yet. Zhou Qun is so absorbed in blueprint design that he hardly has time to write articles."

Shang Fangling pouted. "If you don't write it, you don't write it. What does it have to do with the blueprint design? Cai Lingshi is busier than him, so there are articles published?"

Seeing that Tai Shiling was about to roll up his sleeves again, Liu Xie quickly stopped them. "No matter what new equipment Zhou Qun wants to use, Supervisor Shang Fang will help make it in the future. You'd better be polite."

Tai Shiling was taken aback for a moment, and then felt embarrassed. "Your Majesty is right, it is the minister who is presumptuous."

Supervisor Shangfang snorted triumphantly.

The successful development of a clearer lens is only the first step. The Taishi Bureau wants to make a telescope that can be used for astronomical observations, and Shangfang Supervisor is required to make a bigger and better telescope.

On this point, Supervisor Shangfang is full of confidence and is very confident.

It should be said that he has never been so tough since he joined the job.With the strong support of the emperor, these craftsmen who have always been despised by others finally feel proud.

Liu Xie comforted Taishi Ling and asked him to pass on Zhou Qun, so as to confirm the progress of Zhou Qun's research.At the same time, he reassured Tai Shiling that no matter what Zhou Qun thought, Zhou Qun's contribution would definitely be taken into consideration when rewarding him, and he would not let him do it for nothing.

Tai Shi left with satisfaction.

Liu Xie immediately ordered Shang Fangling to sort out the relevant information on the one hand, and to speed up the trial production of several telescopes for testing on the other hand.The successful development of lens materials is only the first step, and the combination of different lenses is also very important. Only a qualified telescope can be considered a real success, and it is too early to strive for success.

Supervisor Shangfang also left happily.

Liu Xie played with the lens, thought for a while, then called Yuan Heng, added a few comments, and sent her to Shangfang Prison.

First, it is necessary to strengthen the awareness of confidentiality, and there is no need to rush to publish relevant results.Especially when it comes to military telescopes, relevant details cannot be leaked.

Second, prepare to hold a conference on the results of the materials, look for potential business partners, and realize the results.

In order to develop a more transparent colored glaze, he has spent nearly a hundred gold, and urgently needs blood recovery in order to maintain further development.The demand for military binoculars is limited, and it will definitely not be able to pay back. Only civilian use can realize profitability.

The current material properties can already be used to make reading glasses, and it is not a problem to make lenses for making fire, and it can be pushed to the civilian market.

The number of craftsmen in Shangfangjian is limited, and the work of civilian use can only be handed over to folk workshops.

Third, cooperate with the Imperial Medical Administration to develop microscopes.

Just as Yuan Heng left for a while, Zhou Qun rushed over, with a roll of drawings under his stomach, and ink stains all over his cuffs.As soon as they met, they hurriedly saluted and spread the drawings in front of Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, this is the result of my minister."

Liu Xie took a look, and as expected, it turned out to be a reflector.

He didn't say anything, and listened patiently to Zhou Qun explaining his idea.For him, real wisdom is the thinking method embodied in the process of discovering and solving problems, and the final result is not important.

As long as the idea is right, after continuous iteration, the finished product will always get better and better.

If you don't pay attention to the process and only focus on the result, it's better for him to give them that knowledge directly.

But so what?They still know it, but they don't know why.What he gave, it will still be what it is a hundred years later, there will not be much progress.

Seeing that Liu Xie was listening seriously, Zhou Qun was even more excited when he spoke, with a pile of foam on the corner of his mouth.

After Zhou Qun finished speaking, Liu Xie encouraged him to find a way to complete the trial production of the product as soon as possible.After all, a theory is just a theory, and only when it is made into a real thing can we know whether the theory is feasible.

Zhou Qun was a little annoyed. "The minister is about to ask His Majesty to make the decision, but Shang Fangjian refuses to cooperate."

"Is it too busy, or can't understand your design, and don't want to waste time and energy?"

"It's both."

"Then do you think this will work?" Liu Xie suggested Zhou Qun. "You first publish an article for discussion among colleagues, to verify theoretically whether it is feasible. Then find other glass workshops to see if they are interested in participating in the development. I can provide some money, and if it is done, I can let them sign it in the future Taishi's exclusive title."

Zhou Qun was skeptical. "Is this... okay?"

Liu Xie smiled. "How do you know if you don't try?"

Seeing that Liu Xie insisted, but didn't mention a single word to issue an edict to Shangfang Supervisor, Zhou Qun nodded helplessly.

"Then go and try."

(End of this chapter)