Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 860 Achievements of the Academy of Science and Technology
Under the eyes of countless craftsmen, Mu Jing strode over, gently picked up the pocket watch, put it in front of his eyes, and observed it carefully.

The craftsmanship of this era is still somewhat insufficient, so it is still difficult to make things that are too small, so the pocket watch looks relatively large, about the size of a palm, and there are three needles running on it.

These three hands are different from ordinary hour, minute and second hands. They are the hour hand, the hour hand, and the hour hand.

In this era, there are calculations of time in this era. There are twelve hours in a day, and eight quarters in an hour. A quarter can be divided into five degrees. One degree is equivalent to 3 minutes, and one needle moves for 3 minutes. fine workmanship.

If you want to be thoroughly accurate to the point of minute and second, the current pocket watch is still somewhat insufficient.

But Mujing was very satisfied with being able to do this.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Mu Jing really loved this pocket watch, and even couldn't help saying three good words.

In fact, the Institute of Science and Technology has already started researching clocks and watches since it was established. After all, time is the most important thing. Whether it is a water leak or an hourglass, it is more complicated to calculate time, so the research on clocks and watches is what Mu Jing originally wanted to do. epoch-making products.

As for the operation of the clock, it seems a bit complicated, but Mu Jing has listed the principles for them, so it is not difficult.

Clocks and watches have been researched before. At the beginning, Ma Su and Mu Jing issued a military order for one month, and handed over the results in one month. However, the craftsmanship at that time was still not enough. Although the finished product was finally produced, the finished product However, Mu Jing could not be satisfied. Either he walked too fast or he walked too slowly. It was difficult to match the time of heaven and earth, so Mu Jing asked them to continue to study. For this research, Mu Jing was only interested in fighting, so he had no intentions for the time being. Pay attention, nearly two years have allowed this craft to grow rapidly.

The finished pocket watch made today is the most mature finished product of the Academy of Science and Technology. It is basically not much different from the clocks and watches of later generations. If it is worse, it is only missing a glass surface. In terms of running speed and precise time configuration, it is already very good. When it is close, it can be used after allocating the time.

"How did your test go?"

Mujing asked again.

Any invented product needs to be tested.

"Since last year, we have conducted inspections and corrected the time difference. At present, the operation of this pocket watch and the time should be similar. There are twelve hours in a day, and the sun rises and the moon sets. It is still accurate!"

Ma Su clasped his hands and said: "Of course, the craftsmanship is about excellence. I think this pocket watch is still a bit insufficient. The time configuration can be more refined. Therefore, I will continue to keep this project independently and continue to study it. Go on, hope to have a better breakthrough!"

"very good!"

Mujing is very satisfied with the attitude of Ma Su, a disciple of the Mohist school, towards research. He is not satisfied with some achievements, but complacent and strives for excellence. A scientist should have such an attitude: "I will take this watch as a souvenir. The honor of the Academy of Sciences, I will also send someone to write a book and make history!"

"Unexpectedly, we can also be famous in history!"

"Who said craftsmen are useless!"

"It can be regarded as a comfort to the ancestors, and the descendants will be proud of us in the future!"

Countless craftsmen cried with joy when they heard Mu Jing's words.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars come first. Although farmers are poor, they can be considered innocent. On the contrary, craftsmen and merchants seem to be of a lower grade than others. It is the patent of scholars to leave their names in history.

They never imagined that they would have such a glorious day.

"In addition, I will send people to build a watch factory in Jiangzhou, and you will send technicians to help build it. I need to build these pocket watches on a large scale. Of course, [-]% of the watch factory's income belongs to the Academy of Science and Technology!"

Mu Jing patted Ma Su on the shoulder and said: "The Academy of Science and Technology is a huge treasure house, fully capable of self-sufficiency. The products you produce through scientific research will be an epoch-making manifestation. Turn them into commodities, and the Academy of Science and Technology will have enough Funds, conduct your own research, don't have to rely on others, understand!"

Things are not researched, and everything will be fine. They need to be used in reality to change the current environmental problems and allow precise time to enter people's lives.

"But my lord, none of us know how to do business!"

Hearing this, Ma Su felt a little embarrassed.

In fact, he is still willing to attach the Academy of Science and Technology to the Minghou Mansion. As for the so-called research results, what they want is the joy of the results, and what they enjoy is the research process. As for how to use the results, they can let Mujing handle them.

Scholars died for their confidantes, and Mujing was so grateful to these inferior craftsmen, they were already grateful, and they could only spend their lives to repay Mujing's kindness.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you can ask someone to help you!" Mu Jing said in a deep tone: "Changkong, I have kept the Academy of Science and Technology out of the house all the time, so that you can concentrate on your research, but I can't take care of you all the time. Someone from the Hou Mansion intervenes, which will inevitably cause unnecessary incidents. In a certain heart, the Academy of Science and Technology is different, and a certain one supports you wholeheartedly, but you also know very well that since a certain one is sitting in this position, the It’s the big picture, it’s impossible to let you squander the taxes of the common people, which will make many ministers have opinions, but once you achieve self-sufficiency, no one is qualified to dictate in the Academy of Science and Technology, understand!”

He must keep the Institute of Science and Technology from being affected in any way. Only science and technology can make the times progress, so making the Institute of Science and Technology independent of its finances is a necessary step, so as to stop some people who want to intervene in management.

"My lord has worked hard, Su has been educated!"

Hearing this, Ma Su's eyes lit up immediately, he was not stupid, he just didn't want to be dragged by foreign affairs, so he quickly figured out what Mu Jing meant, and quickly accepted the criticism humbly.

The reason why Mujing did this was to make the Academy of Science and Technology independent and more pure, without too much influence from politics, which would delay their research process.

Ma Su should understand this painstaking effort.

"Also, I am going to build three clock towers in Jiangzhou City. The concept of time needs to be promoted before the common people can accept it. After the scale of this kind of clock is enlarged, it should be no problem to operate?" Mu Jing asked a bit redundant The problem.

"My lord, it's no problem to expand the scale of the clock dial. To make it smaller requires continuous progress in technology and more refined parts, but it is very simple to expand, and it can be made more refined during operation. As long as we deploy Good running speed, just coordinate with the time of heaven and earth!"

Fu Ze stood up and answered Mu Jing's words.

Under the research of this project, it is not only the credit of Ma Su, Huang An, Fuze, and Tan Lin who came out of Hongdumen to learn Yi subjects are all key researchers. There are some senior craftsmen, such as Zhao Feng, Han Wen, Li Lie, etc. These old craftsmen recruited from the local area are also indispensable.

For a product that crosses the ages, even if Mu Jing personally took the lead, came up with a concept, and paved the way, it still needs the ability of countless people to research it.
"That's good!"

Mu Mu nodded, expressing satisfaction.

Then he continued to inspect other handicraft workshops.

At present, the Academy of Science and Technology involves a lot of research, from people's livelihood to military use, as long as Mujing says it, they will find a way to research it.

However, many projects are still in Hanzhong for research, and many research craftsmen are still staying in Hanzhong, because the science and technology institute on Nanshan has not been built at all, and the huge construction site will affect the performance of these craftsmen. Only a few projects are in operation.

"How is Liuli's research going?"

Mu Jing suddenly asked.

The glass project is still on top of the research on clocks and watches, but it has been delayed and a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested, but where the problem is, I still can't figure it out. This is a Waterloo of the Academy of Science and Technology.

Mu Jing himself didn't know, he only knew that glass is made of sand, but he didn't know how to make it and what to add, and he didn't study chemistry, so the general knowledge of chemistry was already a thing of the past. I returned it to the teacher.

Although he had told people from the Academy of Science and Technology about the general principles, they were far from it.

"Report to the lord, this is the best quality that has been burnt so far!"

The person in charge of the glass project is Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen, like Qiu Ping, can be regarded as the vice president level of the Academy of Science and Technology, second only to the dean Ma Su, and has the ability to independently undertake a project. Since the establishment of this glass project, he has been in charge of it himself.

He held a piece of finished product to Mujing for observation.

Mujing took a closer look, then shook his head: "It's uneven, hazy, both in terms of quality and light transmission, it's too bad, no way!"

"My subordinates apologize!"

Ye Zhen cupped his hands bitterly and said.

"My lord, Ye Zhen really worked hard!"

Ma Su pleaded: "In the past few years, he has tried hundreds of ways of burning, but he still can't get it out!"

"I don't mean to blame anyone!" Mu Jing shook his head: "Success is never inevitable, I can bear failure, it's just that this feeling is really not good, and I'm just a little disappointed in my heart!"

"My lord, please give me another year!"

Ye Zhen gritted his teeth, knelt down and cupped his hands suddenly, and said, "Within a year, I will definitely be able to make colored glaze!"

He is a little crazy.

"stand up!"

Mu Jing helped him up, and said with a smile: "There's no need to be like this. Sometimes, when you're in a hurry, it's hard to make a big deal. In this way, I'll give you a few days off to rest and go back to accompany your wife's family!"

"My lord?"

"The Institute of Science and Technology shoulders the future. I need to be a real talent, not let you work to death. Your current mental state makes me very disturbed!"

Mu Jing said to Ma Su: "Changkong, I order you to supervise him within five days from now on, not to allow him to do any work, and let him adjust my mental state properly!"

"promise!"

Ma Su took the lead.

"My lord, the teacher has gained a lot these years. Although we can't make colored glaze, we have improved some ceramic firing methods, and unintentionally, we have produced a bright and smooth pottery!"

One of Ye Zhen's disciples couldn't help seeing Ye Zhen's loss, and he suddenly walked out from the stove, walked up to Mu Jing boldly, and said with hands clasped.

"Kang Heng, what are you doing..."

Ye Zhen glanced at his little disciple suddenly, and let out a low shout. His personality is more serious, if he fails, he will not succeed, and he will never use other reasons to prevaricate.

"pottery?"

Mu Jing's eyes brightened slightly. The ceramics industry can be developed after losing the mulberry elm harvested in the east. He suppressed Ye Zhen, and said with a smile to this young apprentice who was only about seventeen or eighteen years old: "You Call Kang Heng!"

"The villain Wudu will argue with Kang Heng!" Kang Heng knelt down and saluted.

"stand up!"

Mu Jing said indifferently: "Where are the pottery you said were fired?"

"Inside the warehouse!"

"Bring it for me to see!"

"No!" Kang Heng happily ran away.

"My lord..." Ye Zhen wanted to say something, but was quickly suppressed by Mu Jing.

"Lao Ye, have you heard a word!"

Mu Jing said: "If you want to plant flowers, the flowers won't bloom, but if you don't want to plant willows and willows to make shade, don't be too serious about everything, but you can't be too ignorant about everything. I need glass, but if there is better pottery, I want it too!"

"Yes!"

Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, and soon he found that Mujing's words were not to comfort himself, but more from a profit point of view.

Kang Heng quickly brought the pottery over.

It's just a bowl.

However, it is different from the bowls currently used. This bowl is different in appearance and quality. In particular, its surface is very smooth. This kind of brightness is rarely seen in ceramics at present.

"nice one!"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes and asked, "The firing recipe of this pottery has been preserved!"

The most fearful thing is to fire casually, only this one, and then there is no way to fire such ceramics for the second time.

"Of course!"

Ye Zhen nodded: "What is to be fired in each furnace, and any slight changes in each process will be recorded, so as not to forget afterwards. The ceramics fired in this furnace are only tentative firing. I I changed some ratios of clay and water, and added some different clays, but in the end there were not many successes, a total of eight pieces, the best of which is this bowl!"

"Since it can be fired on a large scale, that's good. Such a good thing cannot be enjoyed alone, but must be enjoyed by everyone!" Mu Jing seemed to see a way of making money.

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After coming out of the Academy of Science and Technology, it was almost dark, and Mu Jing returned home in the dark, but he was in a good mood.

"Where did you go today, dad has been waiting for you at home for a long time?"

In the courtyard, Cai Yan added food to Mu Jing, and said with some complaints.

"I just hide from him!"

Mujing was a little hungry, and he ate with big mouthfuls, talking while eating.

"What's wrong?" Cai Yan was slightly startled.

"This old man is a little crazy lately!" Mu Jing took a sip of the soup. Cai Yan is definitely in the kitchen under the upper hall. Knowing that Mu Jing likes to drink soup, he will cook himself every two days and cook some bone soup for him: " Maybe it was because he was afraid that I would kill Liu Zhang with a single stick, so he pestered me for two days to discuss my tone!"

"The matter of the rebellion really has something to do with the State Shepherd's Mansion!" Cai Yan asked in a low voice.

Her father's position is her greatest anxiety.

"There is a relationship, but it's not big!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "It's more the tentacles of the Chang'an court. This emperor is not reassuring. If he insists on disgusting me on my big day, he will have to deal with him sooner or later!"

"Does father know?"

"It's impossible to say that you don't know, but you definitely don't know much, and it's a hindsight. He probably has a headache now. He and the emperor are in the same group, but the emperor may not trust him!" Mu Jing Somewhat amusedly said: "This old man is the kind who makes fun of himself!"

"Don't say that about your father!"

Cai Yan sighed, and said: "Father is not loyal to the emperor, he is afraid that you will seek to usurp the throne. He has been loyal to the Han Dynasty all his life, and he will never pass the test in his heart, the court he chose!"

"Since we have come this far, even if I don't want to seek to usurp the throne, it will be a bit difficult!" Mu Jing sighed.

(End of this chapter)