When Zhu Biao heard the news, he immediately called Han Du to the palace.
"I heard that you have created something earth-shattering recently?"
Han Du had already guessed what Zhu Biao wanted to say, and immediately smiled reservedly, "Haha, the emperor has rewarded you, but it was just a gadget created by Sun Xian and the others."
When Zhu Biao saw it, he immediately raised his finger and pointed at Han Du, laughing and scolding, "You, you are still so petty and want to hide something good. The people in the entire capital were alarmed. Is this just a gadget?"
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Indeed, since Sun Xian and others started experimenting with trains, there have been dense crowds of people on both sides of the track every day to see it. So much so that Sun Xian had to order people to build fences on both sides of the rails to prevent people from rushing in and causing casualties.
"What a great thing, isn't it just a steam engine?" ??
"Yes, yes, it's just a steam engine. There's really nothing special about it." Seeing the disdain on Zhu Biao's face, Han Du nodded in agreement.
It's better not to explain this to Zhu Biao. It's best to keep him in the dark.
Zhu Biao looked at it in surprise for a while, then suddenly asked doubtfully, "Do you really have something? You look so nervous?"
"No way?" Han Du's heart suddenly tightened, and he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Nervous? Why am I nervous?"
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du deeply for a moment and suddenly said, "I remember that your mechanical workshop still uses my land, right? I also have a stock in it? How much is it?"
Turning his head and thinking carefully, Zhu Biao suddenly recalled, "Ah, I remembered, 40% of the stocks in the machinery workshop belong to me, right?"
Han Du's face froze instantly. It seemed that, probably, 40% of his butt was Zhu Biao's.
"What? Do you want to deny it?" Zhu Biao suddenly shouted, "If this is the case, then I will take the land back."
If you take away the land, then I won't be able to finish my job? Han Du cursed in his heart.
Then a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a flattering smile, "What did the emperor say? I still have a very contractual spirit. If you say 40%, it will be 40%."
"That's pretty much it." Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction.
Han Du carefully calculated in his mind that if Zhu Biao knew the huge role of the train, wouldn't it mean that 40% of his profits would be taken away in vain?
It's better to give him a discount on the shares.
Doing what he thought of, Han Du quickly raised his hand to Zhu Biao and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the machinery workshop has not improved much over the years. Not only has it not made any money, it has also lost a lot. Why don't you pay for the Emperor's shares?"
, it will also prevent the emperor from suffering, right?"
"Oh? Do you want to pay for it?" The smile on Zhu Biao's face was bright and meaningful.
looked at Han Du.
"Of course." Han Du nodded.
Zhu Biao smiled and stretched out his hand to pick up the tea cup. The tea lid slid a few times on the edge of the cup and asked thoughtfully, "So, what price do you want to give?"
Han Du thought for a moment and said with a smile, "The price of land now is much higher than before, but it doesn't matter. Since the emperor bought the shares with land, I am willing to buy it at the current land price. I don't know what the emperor wants."
How about next?”
Zhu Biao was so angry that he didn't even have time to drink the tea he brought to his lips, and placed it heavily on the imperial desk.
"Hmph! Han Du, you are so brave. Do you want to deceive me into not knowing the market?"
Ah? Do you still understand the market? Han Du suddenly became embarrassed.
When Zhu Biao saw it, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his face suddenly darkened, "This bitch is really bullying me for not knowing the market? Fortunately, I deceived him, otherwise I don't know how much loss I would have suffered.
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"Then what price does the emperor think is good?" Han Du didn't know Zhu Biao's bottom line, so he simply waited for him to make an offer.
Zhu Biao was not in a hurry now. He leaned back in his chair and took a slow sip.
"Why are you so anxious? All these years have passed, and I don't lack anything like this now. Why should I sell it?"
"No, you won't sell it?" There was a hint of disappointment in Han Du's eyes. How could you not sell it? Now that the mechanical workshop has made a steam train, I don't know how much money it can make in the future.
If you say you don't sell your shares to me, won't you be making my money for nothing in the future?
"Your Majesty, really don't think about it anymore?" Han Du still refused to give up and advised, "Your Majesty, the machinery workshop seems to be very busy now, but taking the steam train as an example, it cost hundreds of thousands of coins. In addition to being beautiful,
But it’s of no use at all. If the emperor doesn’t sell the shares now, I’m afraid it won’t be long before I have to ask the emperor for money as a supplement.”
"You still dare to ask me for money?" Zhu Biao suddenly became anxious. It was not that he was reluctant to spend money. But the money must be spent meaningfully. Even if it is thrown into the water, you can still hear a sound.
But Han Du, on the other hand, had nothing and wanted him to pay for nothing!
Han Du spread his hands and looked helpless, "What should we do? Since the Emperor owns shares in the machinery workshop, he should naturally bear the losses of the workshop!"
Zhu Biao stared at Han Du, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he noticed something was wrong. Even if the machinery workshop was losing money, it would definitely not be losing money from now on.
Why haven't I seen Han Du anxiously asking for money from me before?
Now that he has just built a steam train, Handu starts asking for money?
There is something weird here!
Zhu Biao felt reassured, and slowly put down his tea cup, looking at Han Du with a smile, "Since I have the shares, I should pay. You can calculate how much you should pay for 40% of the shares. I will pay."
Well, Han Du never thought that Zhu Biao would make such a loss-making transaction. According to a normal person's thinking, shouldn't he take the opportunity to sell his shares?
Not only will you not suffer a loss by selling it now, but you will make a huge profit.
If it were an ordinary person, let alone making money, some people would choose to sell their shares even if they cut their flesh.
"Then, let me do the math first when I go back." Han Du didn't know the operating situation of the machine shop, let alone how much the machine shop had lost, so he could only postpone it for a while.
After hearing this, Zhu Biao felt slightly reassured, knowing that you just wanted to trick me into selling my shares. How could it be so cheap? .???.
"Then you go and figure it out and then tell me. No matter how much you lose, I will make up for it!"
Han Du quickly lowered his head in embarrassment. Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao became more energetic, so he could only reply, "Yes, I obey the order."
Han Du immediately went to the palace and went straight to the machinery workshop to find Sun Xian.
"come here."
Sun Xian followed Han Du into the house and asked with a smile on his face, "Sir, what's wrong?"
Han Du pondered for a moment, feeling that directly asking about the profit and loss situation seemed to be a bit distrustful of Sun Xian.
So I asked first, "How about the steam train?"
As soon as the train was mentioned, Sun Xian immediately became excited, "Sir, it is true that you can see thousands of miles. Once the track is long enough, the speed of the train can indeed be increased a lot. However, there is a limit to this speed."
"Limit?" Han Du was confused for a moment, and then he understood what was going on.
Before Han Du could explain, Sun Xian immediately said, "Yes, the speed of the train will keep increasing at the beginning, but when it reaches a limit, it will no longer increase. I don't know what's going on."
"What is this limit?" Han Du already understood what was going on.
Sun Xian nodded and replied, "It's almost the same as a galloping horse."
This speed is already very good. No wonder Sun Xian is so excited. You know, this is the first time in history that he can achieve such a speed without resorting to animal power.
Han Du looked up at Sun Xian and explained seriously, "The reason why there is such a limit speed,
That's because the faster the train travels, the greater the resistance it will encounter."
"Resistance?" Sun Xian was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Is it friction?"
Han Du nodded slightly, then shook his head, and patiently explained, "You are right, but you are also wrong!"
"Please sir, please clear up your doubts." Sun Xian solemnly handed over his hand.
Han Du reached out and motioned Sun Xian to sit down, "This is a long story, but I can tell you as briefly as possible."
Sun Xian was highly concentrated and stared at Han Du intently.
After thinking for a moment, Han Du said, "It is indeed because of the friction you mentioned. All resistance comes from friction. There is no problem with this."
"But the details are a little different from what you think."
After a pause, Han Du continued, "The friction you think is the friction between the train and the rails, right?"
Sun Xian nodded quickly, he indeed thought so, "Isn't the student thinking wrong?"
Han Du smiled faintly and held out a finger. "In terms of details, what you think is only one of the reasons. There are other reasons that will increase the friction, such as increasing the speed. Is the friction between the piston and the boiler...
Will it also increase?"
Sun Xian was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened and he nodded subconsciously.
I see!
"Sir, what you mean is that wherever motion is involved, friction will increase as the speed increases?"
"Yes." Han Du nodded appreciatively. Sun Xian was indeed very talented in making machines, and he could draw inferences from one instance to another.
"The change in one place may not be obvious, but the transmission rods and gears on the train add up to a huge resistance."
"Then if you want the train to run faster, don't you just need to reduce the friction between these devices as much as possible?" Sun Xian's whole body trembled with excitement, as if he had found a path to learning.
"That's right." Han Du looked at him with a smile.
Sun Xian took a deep breath and solemnly bowed his hands, "Thank you sir for your advice!"
"Okay, why are you so polite?" Han Du waved his hand, indicating that he was not polite.
Seeing that Sun Xian was so excited that he could hardly sit still, Han Du changed the subject and said, "Actually, I came here today because I want to ask you something."
"Sir, please tell me. The students know everything and can tell you everything."
Han Du nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "I have not been involved in the machinery workshop in the past two years. I would like to ask how profitable the machinery workshop has been in the past few years? Is it a loss, and how much has it been?"