The autumn rain in the south of the Yangtze River is not inferior to the plum rain season. It has been raining intermittently for half a month. The humidity is quite heavy and cold to the bones, and it has no intention of stopping.
But even on such a rainy day, there is still no desertion on the Huating Town Pier, and everything is in full swing. Cargo ships arrive and leave the port non-stop, and specialty goods from various inland capitals arrive one by one and are then installed at the terminal.
The devices with iron booms were unloaded onto the shore, and porters drove horse-drawn carriages to transport the goods to warehouses designated by merchants for storage.
As people come in, they go out. Here they are busy unloading, while other ships are busy loading. Or the wood, rice, spices and other goods arriving from Nanyang are loaded onto the ships and transported along the waterways and canals to Guanzhong, or
It was the cargo ships of Hu merchants that were loaded with silk or porcelain, sailed down the Yangtze River, and were transported across the ocean to foreign countries.
Busy and prosperous.
Fang Jun, Kong Yingda, and old man Yu Ming each held an oil-paper umbrella and walked leisurely on the cement road of the pier.
Kong Yingda pointed to the iron gantry cranes on the riverside and praised: "This thing is extremely physical and logical. It can easily load and unload hundreds of thousands of kilograms of cargo on board with just one person. It is really amazing."
clever."
Fang Jun chuckled: "Why, don't you always criticize this as a weird and obscene thing that can't be put on the stage?"
Craftsmen everywhere have been enjoying themselves since ancient times. In the eyes of readers, all people need to do is master the Four Books and Five Classics and know the way of the sages. In that case, there will be no strife in the world, and the world will be unified.
The best life is to farm and read for pleasure, grow food in the fields to feed your belly, and then read the books of saints. This is the most perfect world.
Craftsmen are the most useless people. As long as people can eat for free and understand the way of saints, what is the use of making so many things for pleasure?
Kong Yingda snorted and glared at Fang Jun: "Do you really think I am as ignorant as those rotten scholars?"
However, the old man Yu Ming was deep in thought and looked at the gantry crane and asked: "Boy, why is it that just the position of the fulcrum of a mere iron beam can make such a huge difference? The fulcrum leap forward, what is needed to lift the goods
The greater the strength, conversely, the closer the fulcrum is to the cargo, the less strength is required...I have been thinking hard day and night recently, but I can't figure it out, why can you teach me?"
The old man is a mad scientist. Just like his grandson Yu Minglei, when he encounters such a problem that he doesn't understand, he has to figure it out, otherwise he won't think about food and won't be able to sleep.
Ever since the gantry crane was erected on the dock, the old man had become very interested in it.
He understood the phenomenon of leverage, but had never cared about it before. Ever since he saw this gantry crane, he began to ponder the truth behind it. In his opinion, this must be the most incredible truth in the world. As long as he understands the principle
, it will definitely be of great benefit to gain a glimpse of the supreme heaven...
Fang Jun smiled bitterly.
How to explain this?
The law of leverage is there. He has told this scientific madman countless times. But if the old man insists on finding out why such a phenomenon occurs, it will involve profound mechanical issues and even
to the way atoms move...
Well, anyway, the scientific principles of this era that Old Yu Ming has mastered cannot be explained at all.
The old man just asked about the principle, but Yu Minglei was even more crazy.
Fang Jun told Yu Minglei that an old man in the West said something hundreds of years ago - Give me a fulcrum in the universe and I can lift the earth...
But Yu Minglei went crazy.
First of all, Fang Jun has said many times that the earth under his feet is probably a round ball. Yu Minglei cannot understand this, let alone accept it, but it can be witnessed at least. He can take a long voyage by boat and follow what Fang Jun said.
If you move forward in one direction and can return to the starting point, then the ground under your feet will be a sphere, but not vice versa.
But even if the earth beneath our feet is round, how big would it be?
How is it possible for one person to tilt the earth up with a stick?
So Fang Jun asked him to do an experiment.
The Manufacturing Bureau recently trial-produced a super artillery weighing 2,000 kilograms. Fang Jun prepared a hard wooden stick, placed an anvil on the bottom of the artillery, and then asked a craftsman's child to pry the artillery with both hands.
Moved……
Since a child can pry a two-thousand-jin artillery piece, then a stick that is ten times as long can naturally pry something that weighs twenty-thousand kilograms. Then a lever that is countless times as long can pry something that weighs countless times.
, including the earth beneath your feet?
Yu Minglei's worldview collapsed instantly...
This is a mysterious and mysterious experience, just like "there is something outside the universe". It is a phenomenon that cannot be explained or understood by common sense.
Fang Jun expressed regret for Yu Minglei's madness. The child can only slowly free himself from the nest and accept the reality that there are too many things in this world that cannot be explained by our knowledge. No one can help him.
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Kong Yingda was just curious about these things, and what he really cared about was no longer about this.
It was misty and rainy on the Wusong River, and the hills on the other side were faintly visible, like a tiger perched on a dragon's plate.
The old master sighed and said: "There is news from the capital that His Majesty intends to move the Naval Academy to Chang'an and does not allow it to be established here in Huating Town."
Fang Jun's heart was shocked and he lost his voice: "Seriously?"
Kong Yingda glanced at him and said nothing.
When it comes to mastering the news in the court, Fang Jun is naturally unable to compare with Kong Yingda, who has experienced three dynasties. Although the old lady is old and her influence has been greatly reduced, she has disciples and grandchildren all over the court, so it is extremely easy to get some news.
Fang Jun was silent.
In fact, this has always been something he has been worried about, but he believes that such a situation will only occur after the Naval Academy is established and its influence becomes greater and greater.
His Majesty Li Er is worried...
According to Fang Jun's vision, the Naval Academy is almost equivalent to the Naval Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty. All future naval officers will come from here. The person in charge of this school will inevitably be unparalleled among these naval officers.
The influence is a great threat to every emperor.
It's not that His Majesty Li Er can't trust Fang Jun, but that he can't trust anyone...
Fang Jun said disappointedly: "Are you planning to cancel?"
Under the auspices of the Yu Ming family, the overall building of the Naval Academy has been basically completed. Some supporting buildings will be built and some software will be added. Classes can start in the spring of next year...
Kong Yingda stood still, first looked up at the gloomy sky, then looked back at Fang Jun, who looked disappointed, and asked: "Why are you so disappointed? Do you want to do something with this school?"
Fang Jun said casually: "Of course I have to do something, it's not what you think..."
After the words came out of his mouth, he realized the meaning of Kong Yingda's words.
Fang Jun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "We have been in contact for such a long time. Although our families are different in generations and ages, we can be regarded as close friends. Don't you understand the temperament of the younger generation? In fact, he is the most lazy at heart. As long as he can be lazy, he can be pushed to me.
I never fight over other people's affairs, so how could I have such treacherous thoughts? This junior has never had the slightest ambition for that position. He is obviously looking for trouble..."
Kong Yingda nodded and agreed with Fang Jun's statement.
Such a school for training naval officers will provide unparalleled prestige to the school's controllers. Those who have different aspirations will definitely benefit from it. Fang Jun's loss was not concealed, and Kong Yingda thought this boy had something in mind.
…
If this is really the case, there is no need for some serious persuasion.
However, he completely accepted Fang Jun's explanation. This kid was just a lazy guy. Letting him become the emperor would definitely be the most uncomfortable torture...
But as a result, Kong Yingda became more and more curious.
"Then why are you so persistent in building such a school?"
The manpower and material resources required for such a grand school are simply astronomical, and there will be countless years of investment in the future. That is all real money, and there is not a penny of profit to be seen!
What's the point of doing something so unrewarding?