Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 153
The eldest son of King Chu was born smoothly, and the civil and military officials of King Chu's mansion naturally sent blessings.The lord has heirs, this is the complete lord.Even if the child is not a legitimate son, as long as he is a man with a handle, that is enough.

Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Xie Shufang, and Duan Zhixuan were extremely happy, clamoring for Li Zhiyun to treat them to dinner.Naturally, Li Zhiyun would not refuse this point. Dozens of tables were set up at the flowing water mat in Pingkangfang.Ordinary soldiers, Li Zhiyun also sent some small benefits.

Congratulations were also sent from the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion.

Naturally, the saints and concubines in the palace also sent people to send rewards.Concubine Wan Gui got the news on the second day of Li Chengjing's birth, and even went out of the palace to visit her grandson in person.

The eldest son was born, and after a few lively days, Li Zhiyun was finally able to take the time to inspect his 'industrial base'.

Weihe Workshop.

As Yu Wenkai's son, Yuwen Rutong may have inherited a lot of his father's talent in construction. Under his construction, the workshop gave Li Zhiyun a sense of industrial rise.The huge waterwheel is turned by the water flow of the Weihe River, and the gears hidden under the water turn slowly, bringing "hydraulic power" to the workshop.

"Your Highness, the gears on the bottom of the water must be replaced once a month, otherwise they will be corroded by the river water, and sometimes water plants will be entangled on them, preventing the waterwheel from turning. The craftsmen still can't follow your request to pour molten iron into the gears. One reason is that wood cannot withstand the temperature of molten iron, and the other is because the temperature of the blast furnace is not enough, it is difficult to completely burn the refined iron into the molten iron you want."

"In addition, the sixty baffles and twenty runners of the waterwheel are often inexplicably broken in half at the bottom of the river, and very few of them can really drive the waterwheel. This also makes the hydraulic forging hammer not fully usable. "

The more he talked, the more powerless Yuwen Rutong became, and he could only admit his mistake in the end.

Li Zhiyun inspected the waterwheel while listening to Yuwen Rutong's explanation.

"You mean, the use of water power is not enough right now. I gave you so much money to do things, and you will give me this result?"

"My subordinates are ashamed." Yuwen Rutong blushed slightly.

Li Zhiyun raised his forehead, what is this damn thing called? The waterwheel is a project he started working on very early. He wrote all the gears, runners, baffles, and even the raw materials for making the hemp rope. It is very clear, let Yuwen Rutong make it according to the gourd painting.

The result is this?

Sure enough, without his personal supervision, it would be impossible to make such a cross-age thing effective.

The same is true of the kerosene of the Ministry of Industry, and the same is true of the waterwheel of the Weihe Workshop.

Li Zhiyun doesn't have any big ambitions, he doesn't plan to make a steam engine or something to pretend to be a force, he just wants to change the current way of productivity.

Manpower and animal power are too costly, and the effect is too late, which does not fit his budget. After much deliberation, he plans to get water power out first.

The use of hydraulic power is currently the most practical and most likely to be realized.This section of the lower reaches of the Weihe River is often flooded, so it is most suitable to use this land to drive the waterwheels.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the water wheel can be turned at full speed and the armor can be forged with a hydraulic forging hammer, the speed is far faster than human power!

The work efficiency is shortened, the labor cost is reduced, and finally the armor cost is reduced!
Can human power match the endless water power?

No!

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the forging of iron ore requires a lot of manpower.If there is water power, it can be polished day and night, and the refined iron can be quickly produced to speed up the manufacturing speed.

A person can lift a heavy hammer, and water power can lift a hammer several times that of a manpower.

Although the armor made by this hydraulic forging hammer is a bit rough, it has to be repaired by craftsmen in the end.But the problem is, you have to know that the ordinary soldiers of the Tang Army now wear cloth armor!

What is a cloth armor, the whole body is cloth, and a piece of iron on the chest is called cloth armor.Not everyone can wear Mingguang Armor!

If this kind of rough plate armor can be made, ordinary soldiers can also be armed on a large scale, and the combat power will not soar exponentially by then.

The most important thing is that this is forged by a hydraulic forging hammer. The labor cost is low, and there is no need to waste a lot of money.

In addition to forging armor, the hydraulic forging hammer can also be used to make weapons, and even put a groove under the hydraulic hammer to pound rice!
This is the transition from human to mechanical.

Li Zhiyun said decisively: "The king will send people from Bashu all kinds of wood, and you and the craftsmen will test one by one. The molten iron should be boiled in a blast furnace, but don't use ordinary wood as fuel for burning, use it from Taiyuan. The coal that was brought in. The runner and the baffle, I will tell you about the production process again, about the basics of the operation of the waterwheel.”

All morning, Li Zhiyun was talking to Yuwen Rutong and craftsmen about how to better use the waterwheel and make baffles and runners.

"The hemp rope of the pulley block must use three strands of rope, otherwise the main body of the waterwheel cannot be pulled up." Li Zhiyun wrote and drew on the yellow paper while talking.

Behind him, dozens of craftsmen gathered to listen carefully.

Li Zhiyun is not worried that these people will reveal the secret, because it is useless.Without his personal participation, these people would not have learned the technology at all.

For example, the gang of waste from the Ministry of Industry, Li Zhiyun told them all the methods of making kerosene, what happened?It's not as hard as eating shit.

When it comes to large machinery such as waterwheels, a problem with every component will lead to a general strike.

After the narration, Yuwen Rutong and the craftsmen seem to understand.

"Understood?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Everyone: "."

Li Zhiyun: "."

Well, he thought too much, this kind of thing is not enough to just talk about it.

"Go back and study first. If you have any questions, wait until the king comes over next time."

"Yes." The craftsmen dispersed.

Li Zhiyun couldn't help it either, he had to spend a lot of time explaining this kind of thing to the craftsmen, and even taught them by hand.

However, he doesn't have so much time to spend in the workshop every day.

To be honest, Li Zhiyun really didn't want to continue to inspect seeing the waterwheel pulling his hips like this, he really didn't see it.

But after thinking about it, Li Zhiyun thought it might be his own problem.Because he asked the workshop not only to study the waterwheel, but also to tinker with cement, sugar, and looms, which greatly distracted the energy of the craftsmen.

There are only dozens of craftsmen in the Weihe Workshop, and not everyone is Lu Ban alive.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has let you down." Yuwen Rutong stood next to Li Zhiyun with a face of shame and admitted his mistake.

To be honest, Chu Palace allocated a lot of money here, but they only produced one tea leaf so far.This is what the king of Chu taught them by hand, and the income can only be regarded as mediocre, not worthy of the monthly salary paid to them by the king of Chu's mansion.

Li Zhiyun patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, I have made a decision. For the time being, you mainly focus on the baffle and the runner, and I will figure out a solution for the gear."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yuwen Rutong was very moved by the generosity of the King of Chu.

What can I do if I am not generous, the more anxious I am about this kind of thing, the less effective it will be, so I can only take it slowly.

Except for the poor performance of the waterwheel, the progress of the cement is good, and the proportion of various materials has been basically figured out.

The production of white sugar is okay, but there is a problem with decolorization. Li Zhiyun can forgive this, because this piece of technology is a core secret, and he doesn't plan to reveal it now.

After thinking about it, Li Zhiyun realized that he had to make another product to make money, otherwise the workshop would not be able to be self-sufficient at all.Moreover, now that there are more brothers under his command, and the monthly salary and bonuses have also increased, he has to find a way to make money.

(End of this chapter)