Wentang

Chapter 799: Academy Experience (2)

Under the leadership of Ouyang Tong, several people came to a strange building in the distance.There were guards guarding the door, and they were let in only after seeing Ouyang Tong's work permit.

What you see when you enter the door is a huge iron lump, and there is a large pile of coal piled up in the corner.

"This is a steam engine, and the train is driven by it." Ouyang Tong introduced the general principle of the steam engine.

Li Lu and the others were as dumbfounded as if they were listening to heavenly scriptures. They couldn't believe that the train was powered by boiling hot water.

Boiling hot water can also generate such a huge force?

Ouyang Tong was already used to their reaction, almost everyone who just heard about it had this expression.

Of course, he only briefly introduced the principle of the steam engine, and did not mention the detailed structure.

Firstly, he himself doesn't know much about it; secondly, this stuff is top secret and cannot be casually told to others.

After they visited the steam engine, Ouyang Tong continued to introduce: "This is a water pump, and there is a well below it. The power of the steam engine drives the water pump to pump water from the well to the top."

Both Lian Shenghong and Li Lu felt incredible, but Wang Tang looked at the steam engine and water pump with complicated eyes and seemed to be thinking about something.

After a while, he said: "If the common people can also have this thing, watering will become very easy."

Ouyang Tong looked at him unexpectedly, and said: "You can think of this question at the first sight, you are not bad."

Wang Tang didn't feel complacent at all, but said disappointedly: "These things are all made of iron, so they should be very expensive, right? Ordinary people can't afford them for a lifetime."

Ouyang Tong nodded and said: "Indeed, the cost of this item is extremely high, not to mention ordinary people and wealthy households can't afford it. But the director said that in the future, these things can be reduced so that ordinary people can afford it. "

Wang Tang asked expectantly: "Really?"

Ouyang Tongdao: "The dean did say such a thing, but he also said that it requires a large number of Gewu talents to study hard... Now Gewu is not taken seriously, and there are too few talents in this field."

"The teachers and students of Gewu Academy are all busy with other jobs, and they can't spare more manpower to study steam engines and water pumps."

Wang Tang felt lost again.

Ouyang Tong, including Lian Shenghong and Li Lu, couldn't understand his mood. Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, he said, "There is a steam engine and a water pump upstairs, do you want to go and have a look?"

Naturally, the three of them had no objection, and followed him upstairs, where they saw a steam engine, a water pump, and a big iron box.

Ouyang Tong introduced: "The water pump downstairs pumps water into this iron box, and then this water pump pumps it into the large water tank upstairs."

Li Lu was puzzled and said: "Is it enough to just smoke it? Why bother?"

Ouyang Tongdao: "Because the water pump can only pump water up to a height of ten meters, and it cannot be pumped any higher."

Li Lu asked, "Why?"

Ouyang Tong explained: "It is said that it is related to the atmospheric pressure. The water can only be pumped to a height of ten meters, and it will not go up any higher. Only the students of Gewu Academy know the specific reason. I am from the Faculty of Arts, so I don't know. These."

All three of them felt incomprehensible.

Lian Shenghong looked around, and asked in doubt: "Then how do they know if there is water in the water tank upstairs? Climb up to see?"

Ouyang Tongtong: "No, have you seen that wooden ball? This ball is connected to a big wooden ball in the water tank upstairs through a rope. When the water is full, the wooden ball will float up, and this ball will fall."

"When the water level in the water tank drops, the wooden ball will sink, and this ball will rise. When the ball rises to the red line, it means that the water in the water tank is not enough to pump."

Lian Shenghong said: "So that's how it is. It's really a clever design."

After visiting the water tower, Ouyang Tong took them around the small courtyard again, looking at the library, martial arts hall, stadium, etc. one by one.

Finally, they went to the dormitory to pick up Li Lu's salute, and went to the small courtyard left by Pei Ju together.

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At night, lying on the bed, Wang Tang tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Lian Shenghong asked with concern, "Do you miss home?"

Wang Tang shook his head, but then realized that he couldn't see it when it was dark, so he replied, "No, what do you think I should transfer to Gewuyuan?"

Lian Shenghong asked in surprise, "Why?"

Wang Tang said in a low tone: "Back then, my father got tired of watering the land at home. If there was a water pump, he wouldn't have to water day and night."

"In case of drought, the water in the river is dry. If there is a water pump, we can dig wells to draw water, and the crops will not die of drought."

Lian Shenghong immediately understood what he meant: "Do you want to learn from Gewu to study small water pumps?"

"En." Wang Tang said.

Lian Shenghong said: "However, if you can become an official, your family members won't have to work so hard to irrigate the land in the future."

Wang Tang said: "I can only change the fate of my own family when I become an official, but there are thousands of poor people in the world, and they all need water pumps. If I can build a small water pump, I can help them."

Lian Shenghong was shocked by his words, but he still persuaded him: "You have to consider your family, friends, and great masters. They let you study in the academy to study and become an official. What will they do when you go to the Gewu Academy?" think?"

Wang Tang said: "I know, but what is the purpose of being an official? Isn't it to benefit the people. If I can make a small water pump, it will be the same."

"As for my family... I believe they will support me. Besides, studying Gewu does not affect my other studies, and I can still take the imperial examination in the future."

Lian Shenghong continued to persuade: "You have to think carefully, steam engines and water pumps are not so easy to research, and you may never succeed in your life."

Wang Tangdao: "I know, maybe I won't be able to research it all my life. But someone has to do it, just like Yugong Yishan. Generation after generation of people work hard, and they will always be able to research it."

The more he spoke, the firmer his tone became, and he almost shouted at the end.

Lian Shenghong was overwhelmed by his aura and could no longer utter words of persuasion.At the same time, I was also a little ashamed. Compared with him, I was too selfish.

"I won't advise you anymore, but I still hope you can discuss it with your family first, so as not to regret it in the future."

Wang Tang said sincerely: "Thank you, I will get their consent first."

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Tang wrote a letter to his teacher at home, the county school, and Shi Jiming who wrote the recommendation letter, reporting the situation of the school, and then said that he wanted to transfer to Gewuyuan.

Lian Shenghong also wrote a letter to his family, introducing the situation of the academy and the new friends he knew.

The emphasis is on Wang Tang. After all, he has been a "child of other people" in his father's mouth since he was a child. Now he is a classmate or a friend, which is worth showing off.

They had already inquired yesterday that the academy newspaper office has a special mail room that can handle mailing work.

As long as there are academies in the land of Tang Dynasty, it can basically be mailed to any place, it's just a matter of speed, and the price is very cheap.

The two followed the signs to the mail room of the newspaper office, and saw Li Lu before entering the door.

After the three of them sent the letter together, they wandered around the academy hand in hand. The [-]-acre campus is very huge.

Yesterday Ouyang Tong just led them around for a while, they didn't go to many places, today they want to take a good look around.

The teaching area, office area, and stadium, without affecting others, went in and visited every place.

Several people did find many strange but very useful departments. For example, there are several independent houses next to the cafeteria, called the Logistics Department.

There is a department in the logistics department called the work-study registration office. Wang Tang was very interested and asked about the requirements of the work-study program in detail.

There are dozens of daily jobs listed above, such as helping in the cafeteria, cleaning the small courtyard, raising livestock in the business department, proofreading manuscripts in the newspaper office, etc.

There are also some temporary tasks.

The price varies according to the type of work, but each one makes Wang Tang very excited.

The gentleman of the work-study program office is very kind, and he took the initiative to introduce some details to him that were not written on the task list.

"You can eat for free if you work in the cafeteria, and if you are smart, you can learn some skills that you can't learn outside..."

Not to mention Wang Tang, even Li Lu and Lian Shenghong felt incredible.

"Weishui Academy is... so perfect, I can't believe there is such a place." Wang Tang said dreamily.

"That's right, the rule of Great Harmony is nothing more than that?" Wang Tang murmured.

"It's no wonder that my husband said before I came here that I would be shocked. I didn't understand why he said that before, but now I finally understand. This place should not belong to the human world." Lian Shenghong said.

Originally, Wang Tang was going to sign up for a work-study program, but that gentleman had already seen that they were freshmen.

Just tell them that the one-month observation period for new students cannot participate in work-study programs, and let them come back one month later.

Wang Tang was very puzzled, why should such a system be stipulated?
The gentleman told him that the academy is a place for learning after all, and the cart should not be put before the horse.This month is used to familiarize the freshmen with the school environment, teachers and classmates.

When he is familiar with the campus, he will choose a work-study program that suits him according to his ability.

Wang Tang was still dissatisfied, and said, "What if the student's family is extremely poor and has no money to eat?"

Mr. Na was not annoyed, and replied: "You can apply for student aid at the Student Affairs Office of the Political and Educational Affairs Department. The Student Affairs Office will register your information and issue you an interest-free loan sufficient for one month's living expenses."

"Wait until you've been in school for a month before you come to me to find a job, and you can use the money you earn to repay the loan."

"Remember, there is no free help in the academy, everything needs to be exchanged by your labor."

Hearing that the three of them are all convinced here, it is really perfect.

Even the dignity of the students is taken into consideration, and all the help they enjoy is obtained through labor, so don't feel embarrassed.

What makes them linger most is the library, which is too big and contains countless books, with a list of more than 30 volumes.

The bibliography alone is a thick and scary book.

But don't worry that there are too many books and you can't find the books you want to read. The bibliography is clearly divided into categories.If you want to read a book of any type and subject, just follow the index to find it.

The bibliography will tell you which floor, which area, which row of bookshelf, and even which book the book you need is on.

Wang Tang saw Gewulei at a glance, and the first book was an introduction to Gewuxue.But he didn't rush to read it, but silently wrote down the book.

When I left the library and went to the pasture, I happened to see a group of students playing football.They are no strangers to this thing, and almost all schools popularize substitute football.

It's just that they have never seen such a lively and professional football game. There are thousands of teachers and students sitting outside the field, and the players of the two teams are fighting fiercely wearing special jerseys.

They watched for a while and couldn't help their blood boil, and joined the ranks of shouting, but they were chased away by the people around them with black faces without shouting a few words.

They were very angry, why didn't they let us watch the game?Bullying freshmen?

The students who chased people also guessed that they were freshmen, and said angrily: "This is a competition between the Department of Buddhism and the Department of Taoism. The red team is the Buddhist team, and the blue team is the Taoist team."

"We are all students of the Department of Buddhism here. You are here to cheer for those in blue clothes. If you don't beat you, you are already generous. Go away."

Then the three of them ran away in desperation.

However, this incident had a great impact on them. Although they also had football games there, they were all games between classmates.

This is the first time I have seen a fierce confrontation between the two colleges like now.Shouldn't there be debates between departments and departments?How is it compared to playing football?
But... the confrontation between the departments, and so many teachers and students cheering on, just thinking about them makes the blood boil.

But that afternoon they saw a debate between departments.

In a large venue, a debate competition organized by the law department.

However, this debate is different from what they have known before. It is not that everyone just talks about it, but a proposition is given to be debated by pros and cons.

Let's see who is more reasonable.

For example, today's proposition is: the formation of a good order in a country mainly depends on law or morality.

The two sides stood on morality and the law on the other side, and the debate was very fierce.

At first they were puzzled, it must be a combination of the two, what is there to argue about?But you can understand after listening.

In fact, both sides also understand this truth, and the reason why such a debate is held is just to let everyone know more clearly the roles played by the two.

Only by knowing the roles each plays, can we make better use of both to maintain order.

After a day of shopping, all three of them felt that they had benefited a lot.Not to mention how much knowledge they have learned, just the existence of the academy makes them feel that they have learned a lot.

Weishui Academy deserves to be the number one academy in the world, and it lives up to its name.

The recruiting work has not officially started yet, and the three of them came in through the back door, so naturally the academy will not hold special classes for them.Therefore, they have no classes for the time being and can only study by themselves.

The library became the most frequented place for the three of them, and Wang Tang finally found the introduction to Geology and wanted to learn about this subject in advance.

(End of this chapter)