Chapter 464 After watching the drama for so long, now it's time for me to come out
Chapter 464 After watching the show for so long, it’s time for me to come out.
"Uncle, what do you...want to do?"
After hearing that Uncle Liu Huang had something new to make for him, Ma Jun, who had been dealing with the delicious food on the plate for a while, stopped his chopsticks and asked aloud.
The eyes were shining with light and there was some impatience.
With the foundation of magical things such as cement, wooden cows, horses, and printing, Ma Jun was extremely interested in what Liu Cheng said.
Uncle Liu Huang was not very good at handling these things, but his fantastic ideas were impressive.
The most important thing is that these fantastic ideas of his are not some whimsical nonsense, but something that can really be done successfully after hard work.
As a person who had been relieved of all worries by Liu Cheng through several conversations and some practical actions, and decided to continue on this path, at this time I heard that Liu Huangshu was going to give him something new again and let him do it.
,How could Ma Jun be unhappy?
This is when Ma Jun came to Yushan. He didn't know that Liu Cheng had already ordered some things to be handed down according to his instructions. After experiments and exploration, he made glass, which is extremely precious in this era, and made glassware.
case.
If he knew this, he would be even more interested in what Liu Cheng was about to say.
Liu Cheng looked at Ma Jun and said with a smile: "The thing I'm talking about is called a waterwheel."
Ma Jun watched Liu Cheng nod vigorously and watched intently, waiting for Liu Cheng's next words.
At the same time, based on the name Liu Cheng said, he had certain assumptions about the waterwheel in his mind.
A carriage is a cart pulled by horses, an ox-cart is a cart pulled by oxen, could this water cart be a cart pulled by water?
But, isn’t something that runs on water a boat?
Just a name fully aroused Ma Jun's curiosity and interest.
"A waterwheel is not a vehicle driven by water, but a special tool.
It is a high shelf with a large wheel in the middle. There are many baffles on the wheel, which can use the erosion of water to drive the big wheel to rotate in circles..."
Liu Cheng told Ma Jun on the spot what a waterwheel was.
After a while, Liu Cheng took out a blueprint.
It's not quite accurate to say it's a drawing. It's mainly a picture. Liu Cheng drew it according to his impression of the waterwheel. The data is not accurate. It's mainly to make it easier for Ma Jun to understand what a waterwheel is.
, to know what a waterwheel looks like, and to have a reference.
Of course, this is not because Liu Cheng wanted to hide his secrets and deliberately did not draw accurate drawings. This thing is really a test of his skills.
The brain and hands are always fighting.
I obviously have a very clear image of a waterwheel in my mind, but I just can't draw it with my hands.
In this regard, there is an incompatibility between the two.
Ma Jun's eyes were immediately attracted to the waterwheel.
Stop holding your chopsticks and watch here.
"Don't read it now. This thing can't be understood in an instant. Let's study it slowly later.
Let’s eat first.”
While Ma Jun was talking to himself and looking at the waterwheel picture carefully, the other people present were not idle. No matter Xun Yu, Zhao Yun, or Huang Zhong, they didn't stop using the chopsticks in their hands, and they were still using their chopsticks very quickly.
eating.
When Liu Cheng cooks, the portions he cooks are not small.
But I can't stand the existence of some people who turn into big stomach kings.
This is a real big eater. He really eats the food. He is not like those people in later generations who vomited, vomited and ate in places where the camera could not see them just to attract attention and take good videos.
A big eater who throws away the seeds and causes a huge waste of food.
Ma Jun was stunned for a while, fearing that not long after, the food on the table would be taken care of by these foodies.
Therefore, Liu Chenggong spoke up to remind Ma Jun.
Ma Jun nodded in agreement, then continued to look at the drawing in his hand. After a while, he carefully and solemnly put the drawing down.
Start picking up chopsticks to eat.
But obviously most of the attention is still on the water wheel, and eating seems absent-minded. It takes a while before some food comes to the mouth, and the eating speed obviously slows down significantly.
Seeing this, Liu Cheng couldn't help but sniff secretly. If he had known that Ma Jun would be like this, he wouldn't have talked about it at the dinner table.
At the same time, I also understand in my heart that Ma Jun was able to achieve such great achievements in the study of things in history.
Someone has said that genius is composed of one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent diligence.
Among them, 1% of inspiration is extremely important and is the finishing touch. Without this 1% of inspiration, no matter how hard you try, it can only push you to a limited height and cannot produce a dramatic event called
qualitative change.
However, if there is no 99% hard work and 1% inspiration, it will be useless, and it is impossible to achieve great success or achieve great achievements.
If you're smart and don't do it, you're a fool, that's what it means.
Ma Jun's contemplation lasted for a while before it was over.
When he recovered from his meditation, changed his subconscious behavior before, and began to actively throw his chopsticks at the food on the table, he couldn't help but be stunned.
I don’t know when, all the rich food on the dining table has disappeared!
Only leftovers and scraps of food remained.
The plates with braised pork, sweet and sour carp and other foods were the most overdone, even the juices disappeared.
The inside of the plate is extremely clean.
There was only half a plate of green vegetables in the plate in front of him.
Look at the dishes on the table in front of you that have been disc-disk-ed, and then look at the people sitting around the table. They are either picking their teeth, wiping their mouths, or taking their time and taking small sips to drink after the meal.
Several people at the teahouse, including young Ma Jun, felt full of malice at the Emperor's uncle's place for the first time.
I realized what it means to have a heart that is not ancient.
"There's still half a plate of meatballs here. Eat it quickly."
Liu Cheng's voice rang out, and like a magic trick, he brought out a plate from the chair behind him, which contained extremely delicious meatballs.
Liu Cheng picked it up in advance and put it aside, specially reserved for Ma Jun.
Ma Jun didn't know that people's hearts are evil, but Liu Cheng knew the virtues of these guys very well, so he served half a plate of them in advance.
Hearing Liu Cheng's voice and looking at the half plate of meatballs, the stunned young Ma Jun felt the warmth of the world again.
Of course, this warmth was radiated by Uncle Liu Huang, not those guys who were sitting with Uncle Liu picking their teeth.
This time, with the profound and painful lessons learned before, Ma Jun did not dare to be any more negligent or distracted.
He moved quickly and swept away all the meatballs, vegetables and rice in front of him.
After eating these in my stomach, I felt at ease and no longer worried about being snatched away...
After dinner, my stomach was full.
The digestion of food consumes mental energy. The few people who have eaten a lot are lazy, leaning on their chairs, not wanting to move.
After sitting here talking for a while, everyone dispersed.
However, Ma Jun did not leave, but followed Liu Cheng to Liu Cheng's study.
"Do you see what this thing does?"
When he came to the study and sat down, Liu Cheng looked at Ma Jun who also sat down at his signal and asked with a smile.
Ma Jun stretched out his hand and scratched his head, sorted out his thoughts and said, "I figured it out, I have some, I don't know, right, right."
He spoke slowly, much slower than normal people.
However, it is much better than before.
Liu Cheng looked at him and smiled, gesturing for him to continue.
Ma Jun said: "I think that by tying a big bamboo tube to the water wheel and rotating it, the water can be transported to a high place and then fall down...
Uncle Huang said that when waterwheels and canals are used together, the effect should be very good."
In addition to two words connected together, Ma Jun can also say some three-character words.
Although he still felt very awkward when talking, it was enough to make him extremely happy.
Liu Cheng, on the other hand, was even happier than Ma Jun.
While I was happy, my heart was also shocked.
Shocked by Ma Jun.
Liu Cheng only told Ma Jun about the waterwheel when he was eating. He only told Ma Jun about the general structure of the waterwheel, its operating principle, and its functions.
As a result, not long after it passed, Ma Jun actually said directly that this thing could be used to lift water and could be used in conjunction with water channels.
How can this not shock Liu Cheng?
All I can say is, genius is genius.
"Pa bang bang..."
Liu Cheng clapped his hands.
"Xiao Langjun is really powerful, you can see the effect of this water wheel!
That's right, the main function of this water wheel is to lift water. On top of the big wheel that will be transferred when washed by water, a circle of special buckets can be made to use the flow of water to bring some water from a low place.
Go to high places.
Just add another water channel to transport water to the canal.
In addition to the relatively large water transport capacity, there is another important advantage, which is that this thing does not rely on human or animal power and can operate day and night...
In normal times, if there are canals, the role of the waterwheel may not be significant, or it may be useless. However, in the year of severe drought, the significant role of the waterwheel appears.
If it's really a drought, the water level in the river will drop, and no water will flow into the water inlet of the canal at all.
At this time, if one or several water trucks are set up here, the matter will not be that serious...
With a large number of waterwheels, the drought resistance capability of Guanzhong will be further enhanced!"
Ma Jun could think of these things, but the time was short and he didn't have time to think so profoundly.
When Liu Cheng spoke up and explained in such a realistic way, the important role of the waterwheel was immediately highlighted.
"Uncle Emperor, this is really a good thing!"
Ma Jun praised Liu Cheng and gave Liu Cheng two thumbs up.
"Uncle Huang, you are really smart, you can think of such good things!"
As Ma Jun spoke, he sighed sincerely and felt the urge to worship Liu Cheng.
Uncle Huang is really too smart, too clever.
You can actually think of using the scouring power of water to make this thing!
I have to say, this is really an extremely clever idea.
Hearing this, Liu Cheng grinned and said to Ma Jun: "I'm just standing on the shoulders of those who came before me and picking fruits."
When Ma Jun heard this, he couldn't help but blink his eyes. He didn't quite understand what Liu Cheng had just said.
I don’t know what the emperor’s uncle meant by standing on the shoulders of those who came before you to pick fruits.
He thought to himself that he had never heard of such a waterwheel before.
With this thought in my mind, an idea suddenly appeared in my mind.
"Uncle Emperor, could it be that he is a god or a turtle?"
When Liu Cheng heard this, his heart couldn't help but twitch.
It can be said that this lie that the divine turtle came out of Luoshui and passed on the heavenly book to himself was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The Divine Turtle has also become an all-purpose scapegoat.
As long as something happens, you can push it to the turtle without worrying about any consequences.
The most important thing is that Liu Cheng doesn't even have to say anything himself, others will automatically associate him with the Divine Turtle.
Liu Cheng thought this in his heart, and immediately smiled but said nothing.
Such behavior, in Ma Jun's opinion, is an admission.
Ma Jun suddenly became even more excited.
Just when he thought the waterwheel had reached its peak, Liu Cheng spoke again.
"Actually, the role of waterwheels is not limited to these. In addition to lifting water, it can also play a great role in other places."
Ma Jun was stunned when he heard this. He was able to play such a big role, but it was not the limit of the water wheel?
At that moment, I quickly thought about the other functions of the water wheel.
However, after thinking about it for a while, I still had no idea.
He thought of some directions, but these directions were far inferior to lifting water, so they could not have the great effect that the emperor's uncle said.
Liu Cheng obviously saw that Ma Jun was thinking, so he didn't speak out the answer and just waited quietly here.
After thinking for a while, Ma Jun looked at Liu Cheng and said this.
Liu Chengdao: "The main reason is that there is no real object in front of you, and the time given to you is too short. If it takes a long time, I don't need to say that you will be able to develop this use.
But now, I may be busy with other things in the future, so I won’t be able to devote too much energy to this matter.
I'll just tell you directly.
Another important function I mentioned is that the waterwheel can drive rollers and stone mills, which are used to shell millet, grind wheat and other crops, and use them to grind flour..."
When Ma Jun heard this, his eyes brightened, but he soon fell into deep thought again.
He was thinking about how to use the large rotating water wheel to move the stone mill, stone roller, and rice pounding machine.
This is a technical issue.
It's impossible to drive it directly with a large rotating waterwheel. This thing rotates in the water, and the amplitude is too large...
After doing this for a while, Ma Jun looked at Liu Chengkai and said, "Uncle, do you want to add poles and the like to connect them with stone mills?"
Hearing this, Liu Cheng sighed again, there are indeed differences between people.
Ma Jun's talent in machinery is truly amazing.
It didn't take long for him to come up with some clues.
He reached out and patted Ma Jun on the shoulder: "I really have you, so I'm thinking in the right direction.
Having someone like you, Xiaolangjun, is truly a blessing to the world."
What Liu Cheng said was his true feelings, and there was nothing false about them.
Ma Jun shook his head and said: "No, Uncle Huang, it is really unfortunate. No, Uncle Huang, everything you look at is darkness..."
Although Ma Jun stuttered, he spoke pleasantly, which made Liu Cheng smile slightly.
“The waterwheel is the foundation and needs to be developed first.
The first priority of waterwheels is always to fight drought.
Fighting drought and increasing food production are always the top priority. Under this premise, the only way is to use waterwheels to build water mills, water mills, etc..."
Liu Cheng said this to Ma Jun.
After talking about the waterwheel with Ma Jun for a while, Liu Cheng once again turned his attention to the pile of paper in his hand.
This is a part of the Book of Songs printed using woodblock printing. It begins with the opening chapter of the Book of Songs, "Guan Ju".
"You are really good at printing. I didn't expect that you could achieve it to this extent in such a short period of time.
It really gave me a big surprise.”
Liu Cheng said this to Ma Jun.
This is also true.
The printed papers in front of me are certainly not as good as the textbooks from the People's Publishing House in later generations, but they are already better than those big pirated novels.
"Printing, besides engraving, actually has other methods.
Through woodblock printing, I think you have also noticed the shortcomings of woodblock printing."
Liu Cheng looked at Ma Jun and said this.
Ma Jun nodded when he heard this and said: "Indeed, this kind of printing technology has too high requirements for engraving.
You can’t carve one word wrong. Once you carve it wrong, the whole thing will be ruined.”
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "There is another thing. After the engraving is done, you can only print the carved things.
If you want to print something else, you need to engrave it, which seems troublesome..."
This was something Ma Jun didn't expect.
When Liu Cheng said this, I immediately felt that what Liu Cheng said made sense.
He looked at Liu Cheng and said: "Uncle, is there a better solution?"
Liu Cheng said with a smile: "There is one way. This is a technology based on woodblock printing, called movable type printing.
That is to say, carve the commonly used characters one by one in advance and store them there. When you need to print something, you can find the corresponding characters one by one according to the article that needs to be printed..."
After listening to Liu Cheng's introduction to movable type printing, Ma Jun's eyes lit up again.
Everyone seemed extremely excited.
Wonderful idea!
Wonderful idea!
This is really a wonderful idea!
How does the emperor know so many things?
The emperor's uncle has always said that he is very talented in investigating things. In fact, it is obvious that he has great talent in investigating things!
After having such thoughts in his mind, Ma Jun quickly shook his head. The emperor's uncle was not only very talented in investigating objects, but also had amazing talents in many other things!
I originally thought that after I figured out the art of engraving and printing, I would not be able to find anything that I was particularly interested in doing for a short period of time.
As a result, after meeting the emperor's uncle, he learned things that made his heart beat again one after another!
Make yourself want to start doing it now.
Liu Cheng looked at Ma Jun, whose face was filled with joy and confusion for a while, with a smile on his face.
Historically, Ma Jun had no choice but to do what he was most talented at after constantly running into obstacles in Confucianism. Moreover, most of the things he produced were for the enjoyment of emperors and officials, and they were of great benefit to the national economy and people's livelihood. But in the end,
Still limited.
Under such circumstances, Ma Jun was able to shine with such dazzling colors. Now that he has his full support and guidance, Liu Cheng is very much looking forward to where Ma Jun can go.
At the very least, it is inevitable that it will exceed his previous achievements in history.
"However, at this stage, block printing can also be used, and the focus of work needs to be on the waterwheel. This is the top priority.
Only by getting this right first can you devote yourself to studying movable type printing.
For movable type printing, the most cost-effective method is to use clay to make movable type. Yushan has many of my family's industries and there are many kilns.
I will ask someone to dispatch a trustworthy potter to work with you.
If you want to do this, just give me some advice and give you some ideas.
You don’t have to put your whole heart into it, you have to do everything yourself.
Otherwise, you will be really busy.
Also, printing is a powerful tool that will be of great use to me in the future. The printed things can be spread out, but the printing technology cannot be spread out.
At least within a certain period of time, it cannot be spread..."
Liu Cheng looked at Ma Jun to explain.
Ma Jun nodded, indicating that he remembered.
"Uncle Emperor, I don't want to go back, okay? I didn't have the time to talk to Jia, the prefect..."
At the end of the conversation, Ma Jun looked at Liu Cheng and asked, a little worried.
Jia Xu was really kind to him, it could be said that he was a kind friend, so it felt inappropriate to stay in Yushan without going back.
Liu Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. I will write to Prefect Jia to explain this matter clearly."
When Ma Jun heard this, he nodded with confidence...
…
The wind was still blowing, but the snow basically stopped falling.
The snow here in Yushan has also melted by a factor of 7788.
Liu Cheng didn't feel that the weather was getting warmer, but when he looked through the dead grass, he could see that the roots of the dead grass had begun to turn green.
The girl named Chun is already walking towards her with lotus steps, getting closer and closer...
Liu Cheng counted the time and synthesized the information he had obtained, with a smile on his face.
I need to leave, leave from Yushan and go to the vicinity of Xiliang.
On the surface, he has been deprived of military power and opened a hospital here in Yushan, but this does not really mean that he will not participate in this battle.
Of course, this kind of participation needs to be carried out secretly at the beginning, so that the enemy is not aware of his arrival and only thinks that he is still living in Yushan...
