Yunxi knew that there were about a hundred lenticular lenses sent to the palace, which could make about a hundred telescopes.
In fact, this thing is a matter of proficiency. As long as there are more people and the proficiency is improved, although manual grinding will still not be too fast, the scrap rate will be guaranteed to be very low.
But the problem is that he didn't want this technology to spread. He was the emperor's grandson at the time and was afraid that people would know that he was doing this. Civil officials and Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he was not doing his job properly, so the scale was always very small. There were only four or five craftsmen who polished glass, and
It was still in the name of the Chang family that they were removed from the list of the Ministry of Industry.
Yunxi asked again: "Have the craftsmen over there who studied 'cement' got any results?"
Lu Chengfeng said: "Your Majesty, not yet."
Yunxi took a breath. It has been almost six years since he started researching cement, but there are still no results. It is a pity that he has forgotten how cement was developed, otherwise cement with low technical content should have been released long ago.
Yunxi said: "Since there is no result, let's continue to allocate money every month according to the current amount."
Lu Chengfeng replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yunxi then said: "Lu Chengfeng, Feng Mo, you two have been in charge of Heyanzhuang in the past few years, and are in charge of the craftsmen who make glass and cement. They have also made great contributions. I plan to set up a special team in charge of craftsmen under the supervision of internal officials.
It belongs to the Yamen and is under the control of the two of you."
"Those who don't need you to be eunuchs are located in the imperial city at the Twelve Prisons (eunuchs). Now because you are under the inner eunuchs, you have no rank, but you will be paid according to the annual salary of the officials. I will take care of you later.
After being arranged in the Ministry of Industry, you can become officials. Are you willing?" Yunxi explained in detail.
Yunxi now wants to engage in scientific inventions, but he cannot fully control the government. The Ministry of Industry is not very important among the six ministries, so it is placed at the back. Therefore, in order to provide more convenient guidance, Yunxi cannot be placed in the Ministry of Industry.
Below the subordinates.
Fortunately, there is the Neiguan Twenty-Four Yamen, and they originally had the responsibility of supervising some craftsmen, and people from the Neiguan Twenty-Four Yamen would never dare to disobey his orders, so they were placed under the Neiguan Prison.
Lu Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and after hearing that he didn't have to be a eunuch in the palace, he hurriedly agreed; Feng Mo was stunned for a long time before he said: "Your Majesty, the common people are willing." But although he said he was willing, there was nothing on his face.
Happy look.
However, Yunxi, who was thinking about things, did not pay attention to Feng Mo's expression. He continued: "When everything is arranged in a few days, I will ask the guards to inform you to enter the imperial city. From now on, all the craftsmen in Heyanzhuang will also have to
Make arrangements to come here."
Lu Chengfeng agreed.
After Yunxi finished explaining the matter, he said a few more words and let them go. Then he got in the car and left.
In fact, it is not necessary for Yunxi to talk about this matter. It is almost as easy to find a guard to convey the message. It is just that Yunxi has been hiding in the palace for a long time and wanted to come out of the palace to breathe, so he came out in person.
Now that we have finished breathing the air outside the palace, it is time to go back.
Lu Chengfeng and Feng Mo rode back to Heyanzhuang. Thanks to Yunxi, each of them was given a horse, and the daily expenses of raising horses could also be reimbursed, so they had horses to ride on.
Lu Chengfeng asked Feng Mo: "When His Majesty said today that you and I would be in charge of the craftsmen's affairs, I saw that you were not very happy. Why? Are you unwilling?"
Feng Mo said: "You also know that my ambition is to have a wife and children on the hot bed, and I am not willing to get involved in the rights and wrongs of these big shots. As the saying goes: Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and getting involved in the emperor's affairs is all
Wealth and honor are obtained through danger, and since we don't have official status yet, it is even more dangerous."
Lu Chengfeng understands Feng Mo's worries. When it comes to royal matters, the wealth comes with great wealth, but the risks are also great.
But Lu Chengfeng asked again: "Then why did you agree?"
Feng Mo said: "If you reject His Majesty's request in person, what if His Majesty becomes angry? What if the people below follow His Majesty's wishes and try to punish us? So we still have to agree."
As he spoke, he sighed and said, "Hey, be more careful in the future."
After Yunxi returned to the imperial city, the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor took advantage of the moment when Yunxi had just dismounted and reported to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, all the craftsmen related to carriages under the Royal Horse Supervisor, whether they are ordinary people or eunuchs, are called over.
Already."
Yunxi said: "Okay! Take me to see them." After a moment of hesitation, Yunxi said: "Don't reveal my identity, just say that I am the second son of King Yan." Zhu Gaoxu should not have the opportunity to contact them.
The eunuch Bai Xiguang lowered his head and replied: "Yes"
Then Eunuch Bai took Yunxi to the place where the craftsmen were placed.
At this time, there were more than a dozen craftsmen sitting or standing in the room. At first, no one spoke. But after a while, no one came to ask them anything, and some people couldn't help it.
A man who looked about thirty years old and had dark skin looked like he had been repairing carriages all year round. He said to the oldest person here: "Mr. Liu, tell me why we are all called here? Whose job is it?
If it’s not good, we won’t call everyone here, right?”
The man called Mr. Liu is named Liu Shuang. Because he is older and has good craftsmanship, he is regarded as the leader of the craftsmen supervised by Yu Ma. Of course, everyone only talks about being better, and no one knows.
Really listen to his orders.
Liu Shuang said: "Who knows? Even the little father-in-law who told us to come didn't know. He only said it was an order from a big shot."
The person who spoke first was named Yang He, and he said: "The big shot, is it Dian Bo? Or even Jian Cheng? Feng Yu can't be considered a big shot, right?"
Liu Shuang was still talking, when someone from outside came in and said, "Everyone has come out. The big shot who wants to see you is here."
More than a dozen craftsmen filed out. Although Liu Shuang was fifty years old, his eyesight was still good. When he saw one person who seemed to be wearing royal uniforms, he was immediately shocked: 'It's someone from the royal family who wants to see us!'
When they walked in, most people saw clearly the clothes of one person. They didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and they suddenly became afraid.
At this time, a young eunuch said: "The King of Gaoyang, the second son of King Yan, is here, and he has not yet paid his respects!"
The craftsmen and several eunuchs immediately knelt down and said: "The common people have seen your highness! Your highness is a thousand years old!"
Yunxi waited for them all to finish saluting, and then asked Bai Xiguang, the horse supervisor, to say: "Get up."
Then Yunxi led them into the house. Yunxi sat down at the head, and the rest stood aside.
Yunxi asked: "Who among you has the best craftsmanship?"
The craftsmen looked at each other, and Bai Xiguang pointed to a man in his forties and said, "This man is the best at craftsmanship. Whether he is repairing carriages, making wheels, or making frames, he is a good hand."
When Yunxi looked at this man, the first thing he noticed was the thick calluses on his hands. Overall, it was not too dark, but the skin was still rough. Yunxi couldn't tell anything about his face, but he clearly felt that he was there. Fear.
Yunxi said: "Your craftsmanship is the best? What is your name?"
The man immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not take the eunuch's compliment for granted. The villain's craftsmanship is much better than the villain's."
Bai Xiguang said: "What is your name? What are you talking about?"
The man's voice trembled: "The villain's name is Chariot."
Yunxi smiled and said, "You call it a carriage? What a good name." He complimented him casually and said, "Get up and talk." But the man still couldn't kneel down.
Bai Xiguang said: "Get up when I ask you to get up!" This time the man got up.
Yunhe asked him a few questions in a gentle manner, and the carriage answered them one by one, and gradually became a little more relaxed.
Then Yunxi asked: "Do you think that if you build a track on the road and let the carriage run on the track, can each horse and cart pull more things?"
Yes, what Yunxi wanted to 'invent' was the tramcar. Yunxi had heard of tramcars before he came here, and he also specifically searched for information on the Internet, but it was difficult to tell whether the information on the Internet was true or false. It is said that it was used by the Qin State during the Warring States Period, but I don’t know whether it is true or not.
When Yunxi came here, he jotted it down, and then forgot about it because he had too many things to do. Recently, he re-read the information he had written down and discovered it. So he found these craftsmen with the idea of giving it a try.
The carriage thought for a moment and said, "Let the carriage run on the track? What track?"
Yunxi said: "It is the kind of two that always keep the same distance in the middle and the same distance as the wheels on both sides of the carriage, and then let the wheels of the carriage run on top." As he said, Yunxi also took out a pen and paper and wrote on the paper. It was painted on.
After watching the carriage for a long time, he said: "Your Highness has a good idea! It must be more than what can be pulled on the ground, but it is hard to say how much more. And what is this 'track' made of?"
Yunxi said: "How about wrapping the wood with iron sheets?"
The carriage said: "It's hard to say, wood is easy to change shape. It's hard to keep the shape with the carriage always pressing on it. I guess it has to be replaced with wood. Even if it's covered with iron, it's hard to say."
Yunxi admired his attitude very much. If you don't know what will happen, you just say you don't know. This is the attitude of doing things. People who come up to talk nonsense are basically not good at things.
So Yunxi said: "In this way, Gu ordered the establishment of a special group of craftsmen to study rail carriages. You will be the leader. How many people are needed and how much money will it cost? Talk to Bai Xiguang. First, build a small section of track in the imperial city and cover it with iron sheets. Let’s try it and see how much better it is than the ordinary horse-drawn carriages running on the road, and how long the track can be used. Let’s see again in two months.”
Although Ma Cha didn't know what 'group' meant, he probably heard that he was asked to take charge of this matter, so he immediately said: "No, no! Your Highness, ordinary people can only be craftsmen and cannot be leaders, so why don't you let your father-in-law do it?" when."
Yunxi said: "Gu has said that it is you, don't refuse! If you let the eunuch take the lead, isn't it a mistake of a layman to lead an expert? Gu would never do this."
The horse carriage could not refuse, so he had no choice but to agree.
