After everyone arrived, the whole family had a dinner, and then Xu Wei and others chatted in the hall.
"What kind of new technologies are the eldest brother and eldest sister studying with father that will benefit the country and the people?" Xu Hao asked.
To be honest, Xu Hao is a little envious of Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying.
After the establishment of the Mechanical University, the two of them were the best students. Later, they were favored by their father, who personally accepted them as disciples and developed various machines that benefited the country and the people.
Back then, his father mentioned Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying to him many times, saying that they were extremely talented and could greatly promote the development of Daqian's industrialization.
Although he didn't understand what these meant at the time?
But he could clearly feel his father's love for these two people, which even made him a little jealous.
When he was still young, it was when the second outbreak of love broke out. He couldn't hide things in his heart. He thought that the two of them had taken away his father's love. After being dissatisfied with the two of them, he took out his unopened sword and wanted to teach them a lesson. Zhuge Liang.
At that time, he thought that despite his high strength, despite his young age, he could already fight on par with his father's guards and teach Zhuge Liang a lesson. This white-faced scholar would not be a big problem.
As a result, he was taught a lesson by Zhuge Liang instead, and his sword became Zhuge Liang's cudgel, beating his ass to pieces. This made him understand that there was a level difference between his and Zhuge Liang's martial arts.
Of course, he was not discouraged, saying that he had the ability to submit a petition. In his opinion, he had been taught by his father for more than 10 years, and he had been praised as a genius since he was a child. Even though he was younger than the two of them, he was not as knowledgeable as he was. He will lose to these two. Especially physics, chemistry, and mathematics, which are all knowledge inherited from his family. It will not be a problem to defeat Zhuge Liang and the others in this aspect.
But it was this competition that made Xu Hao know what it means to be outside the world, and what it means to be outside the world. In subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., he could not defeat Zhuge Liang and the others.
Zhuge Liang's opponent is not even Zhuge Liang's opponent in Classics and History. Zhuge Liang has read all the classics of Daqian, but he only understands a little bit of many of them. It can be said that he is completely defeated in terms of the breadth and depth of knowledge.
Only then did he realize what true genius was, that he was just a fake genius that was being touted, and that Zhuge Liang was the real genius. Only then did he become convinced of Zhuge Liang and them.
In addition, Huang Yueying got him some toys, and the two parties became acquainted without fighting, and their relationship began to become closer.
However, it was precisely because of such a blow that he realized that he had no talent in the mechanical field, so he decided to join the army.
Huang Yueying said with a smile: "During this period, my master asked me to study human-powered tricycles and bicycles to solve the short-distance transportation problem for the masses."
Speaking of bicycles, the little girl Xu Yue on the side smiled happily: "The first bicycle is mine!"
After saying that, he actually rode his bicycle out. Soon Xu Hao saw a bicycle with two large wheels and two small wheels at the back. Xu Yue even rode around the house excitedly.
This bicycle is no longer much different from the bicycles in the future. Whether it is the front basket, brakes, or rubber tires, they are all equipped. The only difference is the chain. Manufacturing chains in this era is still too cumbersome, so Xu Wei uses gears instead. .
Huang Yueying said: "The adult one is a bit bigger than this, and there are no two small assistants at the back. However, the cost is still too high now. A car is more than twice as expensive as a horse. Now it is only for rich people. Ordinary people simply cannot afford these toys."
She was a little frustrated when she said this. She wanted to invent a tool that would benefit the country and the people, not a toy for a wealthy family.
Nowadays, the price of big livestock is extremely low, especially in the north, and now that the cost of bicycles is so high, ordinary people will naturally not buy such expensive toys.
Xu Wei smiled and said: "New things will always be in their infancy for a period of time. As long as we find ways to reduce costs, sooner or later bicycles will replace horse-drawn carriages."
Xu Wei smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, tell us about your experience on the sea!"
Xu Hao smiled and said: "The sea is beautiful when it is calm. The water is extremely clear. There are all kinds of beautiful things in the sea. But it is also very dangerous when it is violent. Heavy rains, storms, huge waves, even if I am the biggest A small boat is just a small toy in front of huge waves. It can be said that only the most experienced captain can defeat the sea."
Then Xu Hao told them about his experiences in the past two years, which made Zhuge Liang and others stunned. Most of their knowledge of the sea was only in Daqian newspapers, which only published anecdotes. Weird things, the content is not much different from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so Zhuge Liang and the others don't really believe in these things.
Xu Weidao: "It's going to be quite difficult for you to go to the New World this time. Not to mention the lawless gold diggers, the arrogant and powerful generals who are about to come to the New World will not be easy to deal with. What's more important is that in the New World, there are more savages and fewer people. You have to be unable to balance that. Due to the contradiction between the two sides, the position of governor of the Eastern Continent is unsafe."
Zhuge Liang also followed up and said: "The contradiction between the savages and us Gan people is the main contradiction in the New World! You must not only find a way to prevent these gold diggers from oppressing the savages so lawlessly, but you must also find a way to educate the savages and enhance the strength of our Da Gan people in the New World. !”
Xu Hao nodded: "Treating both parties fairly and justly will prevent trouble. I understand this."
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "Confucianism is better at educating the people. If my junior brother is willing, he can take some Confucian scholars to the New World!"
Xu Hao looked at Xu Wei and found that he had no objection, so he nodded in agreement.
Zhuge Liang took out one of his drawings and said: "This is Daqian's latest fast transport ship. Its speed is 3 to 5 times that of ordinary sea-going ships. It can travel 3,000 miles a day under favorable winds and currents. The coastline of the New World has For tens of thousands of miles, the communication of your governor's office must be a big problem, and you will definitely be able to use this fast ship."
Xu Hao looked at the drawings in surprise. This fast ship was slender, almost like a long sword. Such a shape was rare among Daqian's seagoing ships.
Daqian sea-going ships are generally characterized by stability and large capacity, so the shape of the sea-going ship is generally similar to that of a swan, but the speed of such a sea-going ship is relatively slow.
Of course, ordinary shipping does not care about this speed. Everyone puts safety first, but there are still some goods that need to be rushed, such as fresh tropical fruits or sea rescue, which require fast ships.
In recent years, people have become rich, and the tropical fruit market has continued to expand. Fruits that are worthless in the South China Sea can be sold for hundreds or even thousands of times the price when transported to Jidu. Such huge profits have excited many businessmen, so this speed has reached