Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 877 Weihe Workshop Listens to Lectures
The black smoke has become the symbol of the Weihe Workshop. Everyone in Chang'an knows that the Weihe Workshop can be reached by following the black smoke. Heavy troops are deployed, and whoever dares to walk over quietly will be immediately arrested and imprisoned, the kind of detention that will never see the light of day.

Dangdang!

Li Chengzhao stood in front of the machine wearing a 'wet cloth mask', watching the hydraulic forging hammer beating the iron block in an even rhythm, his eyes gradually became dignified.

"How much manpower can this thing save?"

Standing next to him was the person in charge. Hearing the prince's question, the person immediately leaned over and replied: "In the past, ten people forged a forging hammer day and night. After improvement, it can now be forged by 30 people day and night. Sometimes the water power is enough. , and more."

Li Chengzhao nodded, and asked again: "Is this how the plate armor is made?"

"Yes." The person in charge said proudly: "Over 7 pairs of plate armor have been produced here, and within three years."

Li Chengzhao was secretly startled, no wonder his father asked him to spend some time in the Weihe workshop to see and learn about it.With such a sharp weapon, why should the army be unhappy, and why should the soldiers be weak in combat strength.The reason why Tang Jun is invincible in the world is that this workshop will have three successes.

Next, he went to check other workshops separately.Finally, go to the 'steam' workshop and meet up with the father.

Here, an extremely complex and large-scale machine appeared in front of his eyes. Thick iron pipes, strange big boxes, strange gears, and iron rods gradually appeared in his eyes as he approached slowly.

He couldn't describe this strange mechanism, he just found it very complicated.Could it be that the emperor came to teach him how to make this kind of mechanism today?

"My son sees my father."

"Exemption."

Li Zhiyun was dressed in normal clothes, his face was indifferent, and he was faintly depressed.

"Father, what is this?" Li Chengzhao asked cautiously.

Li Zhiyun didn't answer his question, but asked instead: "Prince, do you know what people use to pull the stone mill?"

This question sounds very strange, and Li Chengzhao naturally didn't think that his father was just asking casually when he had nothing to do. After thinking about it carefully, he replied: "Of course it's the hands, feet, and waist strength."

"Prince, think about it again. If hands and feet are compared to tools, then what kind of power makes the stone mill move?" Li Zhiyun asked again.

Comparing hands and feet to tools?
Li Chengzhao pondered: "The strength of a person, moving the hands and feet, pulling the stone mill, should be human power, just like cattle and horses, it is strength."

"That's right." Li Zhiyun said: "The strength of cattle and horses can be called animal power, and the strength of people can be called human power. Although these two are different in size, they are actually a kind of strength in essence, that is, living things. The strength of human beings, ranging from tigers and leopards to small birds, actually exists in the body, and I call it collectively human power."

"Manpower." Li Chengzhao said thoughtfully.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said again: "Have you seen the hydraulic forging hammer?"

"Yes."

"Then do you know how the hydraulic forging hammer moves?"

Li Chengzhao replied: "Using the impact of the river's water flow, the water wheel turns and drives the hydraulic forging hammer to move."

"Not bad." Li Zhiyun asked: "Do you think water is a living thing?"

"No." Li Chengzhao shook his head. At this point, he thought about it: "Father means that apart from the strength of living things, the strength of dead things can also be used?"

"Yes, the key lies in the word tool." Li Zhiyun explained: "The water flow is fast, and there is nothing unusual about it, but with a waterwheel, it can be used. This kind of force is different from human power, because it is basically Endless, tireless, as long as it is used properly, it can be used forever. I call it mechanical power."

To be honest, he can barely remember the difference between biological force and mechanical force, and without certain knowledge of physics and mathematics, he can't explain 'force' clearly to his son.

"Mechanical force?" Li Chengzhao paused, this was the first time he had heard of this word.

"The machine is the mechanism, and the machine is the utensil. Mechanical force is the power of the mechanism." Li Zhiyun said: "This kind of force is different from human power. It needs two conditions to achieve it. One is machinery, which is you. The waterwheel you see is the resource, the river."

After thinking for a while, Li Chengzhao said: "My son probably understands that what my father means is that mechanical power is stronger, longer lasting and more useful than human power."

"Don't you think that's the case?" Li Zhiyun asked back.

Li Chengzhao nodded, "Indeed."

The forging strength of the hydraulic forging hammer is not comparable to that of manpower.

Li Zhiyun changed the topic back, pointed to the huge machine in front of him and said: "This is also a kind of machine, but it is different from a water wheel. The water wheel must be built on the bank of a river, and it can be useful with the help of water power. And this kind of machine, no matter it is built It can be useful there.”

Li Chengzhao said: "Father said just now that two conditions are needed to exert mechanical power. Now there are only machines. What are the resources?"

This kid really has a quick brain.

Li Zhiyun said with his hands behind his back: "Coal."

"Coal?" Li Chengzhao was confused, how could coal make such a huge machine exert its 'power'?

Is it possible to smash the machinery with coal to make the machinery move?

But this is not right, because it is still human.

He is confused.

It feels like he has come into contact with a brand new knowledge system today.

"Bring up the stove." Seeing that he was confused, Li Zhiyun ordered the craftsman.

"Yes."

Several craftsmen brought over the burning stove and placed it in front of everyone.

"Put the kettle on the burner."

"Yes."

The craftsmen followed the instructions and put a pot of boiled hot water on the fire.

Li Zhiyun said to his son: "Pay attention to the lid of the kettle."

Hearing this, Li Chengzhao held his breath and stared at the lid of the kettle.

After a while, as the coal in the stove burned more and more vigorously, the boiling water vapor made the lid rattle.

Li Chengzhao was a little puzzled, what's there to see here, the water is boiled, the heat will push the lid open.

Li Zhiyun asked: "Prince, what do you think will happen if we can control this heat and squeeze all its power together?"

Hearing this, Li Chengzhao was taken aback at first, and then his scalp exploded.

"Father means to use a lot of coal to boil water, then get this kind of hot air, and then use the hot air to force the machinery to move, just like water hitting a waterwheel?"

Good boy, really sensitive.Li Zhiyun smiled, neither denying nor affirming.

The prince's physics foundation is less than or equal to zero, and the mathematics foundation only stays in some basic calculations. Now it is very difficult to quickly understand his own words.

"Can't you?" Li Zhiyun asked back.

Li Chengzhao was silent, staring at the rising heat from the kettle, pursed his lips and said, "Father, how could this be possible. The heat will dissipate in a short time, and you can't touch it, how can you handle it?"

He felt that what his father said was as if people could fly, which was simply unimaginable.

How about the heat?

This is something only God can do.

Li Zhiyun didn't give him an explanation immediately, but instead said: "Before the waterwheel in the Weihe Workshop appeared, do you think people can handle water power?"

"No." Li Chengzhao said without hesitation.Although similar machines have appeared in history, they are not used in this way at all. Most of them are used to divert water to irrigate fertile fields.

"If I can use water, I can also use water vapor!" Li Zhiyun said forcefully.

water vapor?
This is another new term that Li Chengzhao has never heard of.

(End of this chapter)