Shi Qian has seen the magic of his elder brother more than once.
So when he heard this, he immediately laughed excitedly.
At the same time, he was also secretly looking forward to what new and weird things his elder brother would create next.
The movement at this time was indeed very fast.
It was just afternoon when he led ten craftsmen and their families to Liangshan Mountain.
As the master of the village, Wu Zhi faced these people.
Not only was there no airs, but he also received them personally and enthusiastically.
After some pleasantries, accommodation was arranged for the families of these ten craftsmen.
Of course, in his heart, he also had doubts about these craftsmen taking the initiative to defect.
However, when he learned from these craftsmen about their previous living environment, these doubts no longer existed.
It turns out that these craftsmen, like other poor people in the Song Dynasty, suffered endlessly from being exploited by corrupt officials.
Originally, they were running a small business and wanted to save some money for their own retirement, or to find a wife for their son.
However, after several years of hard work, not only have none of those ideas been realized, but they have also made life for these craftsmen's families increasingly difficult.
Once several rounds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are over, it would be great if the whole family can be guaranteed not to starve to death.
Seeing that there is no hope in life, there is also the risk of going hungry at any time.
Gradually, these craftsmen began to think of escaping from this place.
It happened that at this time, Shi Qian found them.
When these craftsmen heard that they were asked to go up the mountain to join the team, there was not even a trace of hesitation in their hearts.
Because in their view, although there is a risk of losing your head if you go up the mountain to join a gang, at least you no longer have to be squeezed by corrupt officials.
Wu Zhi summoned these craftsmen here for the purpose of letting them make the sphere of the hot air balloon for him.
The hot air balloon sphere uses a lot of materials, and it must be absolutely sealed.
If the air leaks during use, not only will people be unable to fly, but their lives may even be in danger.
As for these craftsmen who have been making balloons all year round, since they can ensure that the balloons are inflated without leaking, they naturally have a way to make a huge hot air balloon sphere based on this and by piecing together.
When these craftsmen heard about Wu Zhi's request, they also felt that his idea was a bit whimsical.
But if you think about it carefully, there is some truth to it.
What's more, their family has been properly arranged in this village.
And the treatment given to them is also quite generous.
Not only are three meals provided, but if you do a good job, you can also get a few taels of reward.
For them in the past, this was something they couldn't even imagine.
Just when these ten ball craftsmen were making the hot air balloon sphere.
Wu Zhi also summoned Liu Laosan, the construction and manufacturing army under Liu Laosan, and Li Jie and others into the Juyi Hall.
Let them start making the gondola, as well as the propulsion system, turning system, and lifting system of the hot air balloon when it is in the air.
Although this hot air balloon can gradually rise into the sky with the help of the rising power of gas.
But if there is no steering system, power forward system, and lifting system, it will be extremely susceptible to interference from the wind direction.
The final destination of the entire hot air balloon also depends on the wind direction.
A manned ascension of this level means absolutely nothing to Wu Zhi.
As for the steering system, lifting system and power forward system of the hot air balloon.
Wu Zhi based on the description of these functions in the system and combined with the chain transmission principle of the bicycle.
We created a set in which two people sit in a hanging basket and continuously step on the pedals to drive two vortex-type wind wheels behind the hanging basket through a conveyor belt woven from animal tendons.
Finally, the entire hot air balloon has a forward power system driven by wind power.
As for the turning system, Wu Zhi referred to the tail fins of later aircraft.
By pulling the mechanism, the tail angle is changed, and then the entire hot air balloon completes the angle change.
The lifting system of this hot air balloon is adjusted through the fuel table directly below the sphere.
As the flames on the fuel platform become smaller and smaller, the upward momentum of the hot air balloon becomes weaker and weaker.
When the fuel is extinguished, the hot air balloon returns to the ground because it has no power to rise due to gas.
Of course, these are only feasible in theory, and as for the specific implementation, it will fall to Liu Laosan and Li Jie.
And these two are both great people. Wu Zhi often only needs to give them a start and then give them a general direction.
Then they could immediately provide several or even a dozen executable plans for Wu Zhi to choose from.
Therefore, after the first manufacturing day passed, the ten ball craftsmen had already figured out the splicing process of the hot air balloon sphere clearly.
What needs to be done next is the splicing work of the entire sphere.
The final product is only a matter of time.
Liu Laosan and Li Jie also finalized the manufacturing process and details of the entire hanging basket.
Just wait until the next day and lead your construction and manufacturing troops to start manufacturing together.
Wu Zhi is quite satisfied with this manufacturing progress.
Later that day, he gathered the entire technical team in the Juyi Hall and held a banquet.
One is to reward these craftsmen.
Secondly, it can also be regarded as the ten new craftsmen who joined Shuibo Liangshan and Li Jie.
Before those craftsmen joined Liangshan, what they most expected was to have enough to eat every day.
As for what to eat, they don't think about it at all.
It’s not that they have any pursuit in terms of eating.
But those who are exploited by corrupt officials, as long as they can eat enough every meal, it is a great happiness for them.
As for luxuries such as eating meat, I dare not even think about it.
At this reception feast, the craftsmen could be said to have had the most sumptuous meal in their lives.
Moreover, they still enjoyed this feast as half-owners.
Beef and mutton are produced one crop after another.
I don’t know how many bowls of wine I drank.
As the leader of those craftsmen, Liu Laosan expressed his gratitude to them one after another.
These are all small scenes.
As long as you continue to do your duty in Shuibo Liangshan from now on and work diligently.
Then what you gain will be far beyond your imagination.