Railways all over the Yu Kingdom, machinery roaring in factories, aircraft flying in the sky, armored ships chopping waves on the sea...
Li Ang came back from his endless reverie and asked in a deep voice: "How much is the cost?"
"Well..."
Su Feng rummaged around the table and picked up a piece of manuscript paper with circular water stains on the bottom of the teacup. "Six hundred thousand guan, one set."
"How much?!"
Li Ang subconsciously raised his voice, "Six hundred thousand yuan?!"
You know, the living expenses of a family of three or four in the lower-class families of Yu State are only one hundred coins.
A consumption level of two hundred yuan a day is considered well-off.
Six hundred thousand yuan is enough for a well-off family to live for eight thousand years.
"It's very expensive."
Su Feng laughed happily and said: "This should be the most expensive research and development project in the academy in the past two hundred years. The ships built by Dr. Gongyang Deming in Dengzhou only cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan each. I am his 30,000 yuan."
times."
High cost is not a good thing...
Li Ang couldn't laugh or cry at Su Feng's competitiveness and asked: "Why is it so high?"
"Consumables, labor."
Su Feng spread his hands and said: "It is not without reason that the evil spirit cloud was eliminated by the monks. Its effect is strong. The effect of one talisman is equivalent to that of a current talisman.
But the shortcomings of instability are too fatal.
Even one wrong stroke or one wrong dot of ink could blow the monk and everything within ten feet into the sky.
After it is written, it is unstable and may be triggered in advance at any time due to changes in external aura.
In order to be able to constantly carve the evil clouds on the metal plate,
Tantai Siye convened more than a dozen doctors of Fu science to repeatedly discuss the practice and draw drawings.
Cui Yixian, the Sword Master, used his control power as a swordsman in the Zhuxiao Realm to accurately carve the hollow clouds on the thick fine gold plate. The error of all strokes was no more than one tenth of a hair.
In order to adapt to the impact of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, other parts should be made of high-grade materials as much as possible.
Even if it is not fine gold, orichalcum is still a high-quality metal that is laboriously forged.
Adding up the bits and pieces, the cost piled up to 600,000 yuan."
After saying that, Su Feng paused and muttered in a low voice: "Tsk, when I invented the clock, I only asked the mountain chief for a total of two thousand guan. It was a big loss."
Li Ang was still immersed in the figure of 600,000 yuan. With such a high cost, let alone the Academy, the entire Yu State court had to be mentally prepared to cut off the flesh if it wanted to produce one.
"Can the cost be reduced further?"
Li Ang asked tactfully: "Six hundred thousand is a bit expensive. I'm afraid no one can afford it except the imperial court."
It’s not just that no one can afford it, in Chang’an Ghost Market,
Six thousand guan can make professional assassins sacrifice their lives, and 60,000 guan can make Xunyun monks take human lives.
"It's possible. If the metal material is greatly reduced, the parts are mass-produced by the workshop, and then the Yunxunjing talisman is allowed to carve the clouds, the cost can be reduced to...50,000 guan."
Su Feng squinted his eyes, rubbed his chin, and calculated: "The prototype machine costing 600,000 yuan has a service life of fifty years. As long as there is spiritual energy fluctuation, it can operate in even the harshest environment.<
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As for a mass-produced machine costing 50,000 yuan, it will need to replace parts on a large scale after running for about five years.
After ten years of operation, the most important Shensha Yunlu panel will be broken directly. If it is not replaced, it may explode at any time."
The cost of 50,000 guan, plus the daily cost of 50 guan talismans... is still within the affordability of many merchants.
Li Ang himself comes from an ordinary family and is very familiar with private labor costs. The salary of a laborer at the Zhenzhou dock ranges from 100 to 150 cash per day, taking care of the meal.
In Suzhou textile workshops, the wages of experienced female textile workers range from 180 to 250 cash per day, excluding meals.
"Assuming that the engine's working efficiency is equivalent to one hundred laborers, the final cost is calculated..."
Li Ang paused and said, "The two are almost the same."
"Well, the weight of the fifth-generation engine is still too heavy, and it is a bit difficult to install it on the aircraft.
But it is more than enough to install it on a textile machine.
In areas like Suzhou and Hangzhou, where workshops are densely populated and labor wages are relatively high, there may be shops to buy and try out first."
Su Feng nodded and said: "The textile machine technology in the academy is very mature, I plan to leave this part to Ou Zhiyuan and the others,
My own project is the railway locomotive you mentioned before."
He paused for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Although Mr. Shanzhang's academic attainments are not very good, his understanding of spiritual energy is really the best in the world.
When I reported the cost before, he just looked at the drawings and said that this engine could not be installed on the aircraft.
I had no choice but to draw a new locomotive drawing based on Risheng's idea. Only then did he think it was feasible and finally agreed to approve the money.
Alas, there will be no time to rest in the next few months."
"Dr. Su, you are the one who can do the hard work. If the railway locomotive can really be realized, it will happen in the morning and in the evening.
Both the movement of goods and the circulation of people are hundreds and thousands of times more convenient than in the past. This is a major undertaking that truly benefits the country and the people, and its value is even higher than that of the Grand Canal."
Li Ang said sincerely that Su Feng is a real genius. The "Aura Machine" he invented has deviated from the otherworldly technology tree that Li Ang is familiar with and entered an unknown field.
"Hey, I hope so."
Su Feng poured another cup of tea with a smile and asked casually: "By the way, the academic exchange will end in two months. It's a pity that you have been in Suzhou and haven't participated much.
Do you want me to waive my homework for this course so you don’t have to make up for it?
You can get perfect marks on the final exam anyway.”
"Isn't this not good?"
Li Ang couldn't laugh or cry, "By the way, I saw the notice at the gate of the academy. There is another competition today?"
"Well, auditions for the group competition."
Su Feng nodded and said, "The opportunity to study in Zhanquan is the first prize of this academic exchange. Even our academy hopes that students can go to Zhanquan to see it.
The scores for previous arithmetic, agriculture, and debate activities have been released.
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What follows are all projects that compare the cultivation levels of disciples from different countries."
"That's it."
Li Ang thought for a while, and according to the rules, the arena competition will be divided into two levels.
There is one level in Listening to Rain Realm and one level in Xunyun Realm.
Because of the protection of the ring, students can fight with all their strength, and the scene will be particularly spectacular and beautiful.
How about going to have a look in the afternoon?
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Outside Chang'an City, Haotian Taoist Temple, courtyard.
Cardinal Xinxiu is still drinking tea.
His palms are extremely steady, without any unnecessary movements. Even when he is simply making and pouring tea, there is a strange and peaceful atmosphere, as if he is an inseparable part of the world.
Tap tap tap.
The sound of footsteps comes from far to near,
Yu Feiyu and Shangguan Yangyao walked into the courtyard and respectfully spread a curled piece of paper on the table in front of Cardinal Xinxiu.
"Cardinal."
Yu Feiyu nodded respectfully, "This is top-secret information sent back from the Haotian Taoist Temple on Jiangnan Road in the Yu Kingdom——
The medicine invented by Xuegong Li Ang in Suzhou is suspected to be able to treat malaria."
Cardinal Xinxiu's movements paused slightly, but in the next moment, he returned to his normal state, pouring the tea calmly and calmly, "I understand."
Yu Feiyu opened his mouth slightly, subconsciously wanting to remind him of the importance of this news, but when he thought of the other party's identity, he had to close his mouth, looked at Shangguan Yangyao, silently exited the courtyard, and came to the other side of Haotian Taoist Temple.<
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"...Cardinal what does this mean?"
Shangguan Yangyao couldn't help but ask: "Should we take action on behalf of Mount Taihao? That's malaria!"
"I know."
Yu Feiyu also frowned. Malaria was not only the number one disease that harmed the Yu Kingdom, it was also the disease that killed the most Haotian followers in the world.
If the artesunate mentioned in the secret letter can really cure malaria, it will have a huge influence on the Academy.
Just imagine, people from all over the world are using medicines labeled by Xuegong, and regard Xuegong as the benefactor who helps them escape from suffering. Where will Haotian and Taihao Mountain be placed?
Taihao Mountain can allow different forms of religion to spread in all countries in the world, because those religions first recognize the supremacy of Haotian,
Whether they are Buddhas, saints, or prophets, they are all creations of Haotian and follow the rules set by Haotian.
The Academy is different. On the surface, they also acknowledge the existence of Haotian.
But the more someone admires Neo-Confucianism, the more obvious the heresy is in their bones.
They are curious, doubtful, and even questioning, exploring the existence of Haotian.
This is unacceptable to Taihao Mountain.
And Li Ang is a representative figure of Neo-Confucianism.
Yu Feiyu is a disciple of Cardinal Ju Yu, and Shangguan Yangyao is a disciple of Cardinal Shengli.
As the top leaders of Taihao Mountain, they can better understand what it means to treat tens of millions of people with drugs.
Yu Feiyu turned his head, as if he wanted to see the man on the other side of the Taoist temple through the wall tiles.