"Is Zhitong here?" The tall man couldn't help grinning when he saw the young man getting off the carriage, "Is there a breakthrough? We here are desperate."
"I've met my brother." The young man was honest and calm. He came over and bowed his head in greeting, then said: "I'm afraid it's not quite there yet. The instructor and others have tried it several times and the test products they brought out still failed to achieve the expected results. However, the Gewuyuan
But they feel that there has been a lot of progress. Maybe the expectations of the mentor and others are too high. There is more than enough water for pumping water in the coal mine, but it will probably take another year or two to achieve... the effect required by His Majesty."
"There's no rush. I remember that His Majesty's goal for the Imperial Museum of Art is to produce a decent sample in the 30th year of the Grand View. There are still three years left, so there's still time."
The tall man laughed when he saw that the young man still stuttered a little when mentioning his biological father.
He had long since looked away from these things, but his half-brother was still a little shy. Probably because he was a graduate student at the Imperial Institute of Research and Studies, and the emperor had to visit the Institute from time to time, so he met with him.
The identity of both mothers is somewhat embarrassing, and the identity of the biological father is more sensitive and unknown to outsiders.
They didn't know it clearly when they were young, but as they grew older, some things couldn't be hidden, and later their mother started to speak hesitantly.
But I was already an adult at that time, and although I had already felt it in my heart, when the mystery was revealed, I was still a little upset, but I quickly accepted it.
He has nothing to do with the adults' affairs, and has nothing to worry about. Moreover, he spends most of his time running back and forth between Tianjin, Xuzhou, Songjiang, and Jinling. He doesn't go to the capital much, only a few times a year.
I came back, so I gradually got used to it.
"Well, Evan and the instructor also think it should be possible. The hemisphere experiment proved the power of air pressure. The key now is the cooperation between the cylinder and the piston. The gap is too large. I designed a leather disc, which can barely solve some problems.
problem, but it is not easy to solve the problem of a smoother cylinder wall in the cylinder. Fortunately, someone has now trial-produced a machine called a boring machine, which should be able to solve the problem to a great extent. In addition, I also designed a condenser.
Let’s see if we can solve the thermal efficiency problem of the cylinder. The instructor thinks it should be effective, so we think we may be able to make a breakthrough in two or three years and achieve the results expected by His Majesty.”
Li Zhitong also took his mother's surname. He had a simple and honest personality, and was serious and down-to-earth in his work. After graduating from Huaqing University (renamed from Qingtan Academy in the 15th year of Daguan, becoming one of the five universities in the Dahua Dynasty), he was admitted to the Imperial Academy of Gakushu.
As a graduate student, he has been studying under Galileo Galilei, a mentor from the West.
"Okay, I don't understand the principles in your Gewuyuan. I just want to know if it goes as you expected, can this steam engine be built?" The burly man was more concerned about this.
"It's hard to say, because there are still many problems that need to be solved slowly, such as bolts and valves. The most important thing is that the boring machine has just been designed. Whether it can achieve the expected results, I'm afraid it will take at least many tests.
If you can't pass any aspect here, you have to put it aside."
Seeing that his brother was so anxious, Li Zhitong did not compromise. He just said according to his own thinking: "No big problem has been solved. The solution to these problems is a matter of time. It is nothing more than spending more effort and doing more experiments.
Spend more materials, Gewuyuan is still very supportive in this regard."
The tall man shook his head, "Now everyone is staring at these new gadgets from your Gewuyuan. They are about to come out, and they involve patent issues. The sales of your Gewuyuan's patents are never cheap, and they use bidding.
Our Fengming Group may not be able to compete with guys like the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex and the Liguo Coal and Iron Complex..."
"In fact, there is no need to fight to the death. Let's get the authorization together, and then we can talk about who can produce more qualified products in terms of manufacturing process. That is the most important thing." Li Zhitong suggested to his brother, "I think Jiangnan's
The companies nearby have done a good job in this regard. Working together can save everyone from vicious competition..."
While the two were talking, they heard a woman's voice coming from the atrium door: "Zhi Tong is here? Where is your mother?"
"I've met my aunt." Li Zhitong knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice, and quickly turned around and saluted: "My mother is still in the capital, and I'm here to see my brother and aunt."
The tall man also quickly turned around and saluted: "Mother."
"Well, how is your mother? Where is Langeer?"
She is still wearing a bright red mandarin duck and gold lace damask jacket with embroidered flowers, her eyes are still sharp, and her chest is high. From the appearance alone, she looks about thirty-eight or nineteen years old, but in fact Wang Xifeng is already over fifty.
Now, there is not even a single gray hair on her black hair, and her facial skin is still as delicate as a girl’s. She is really well-maintained.
The burly man is naturally a tiger. Well, his real name is Wang Zhifeng.
"My mother is in good health. She spent the summer in Chengde a few days ago. Not long after she returned to central Beijing, her brother was sent to Annan to serve as provincial governor. He is expected to return to Beijing to resume his duties at the end of this year."
Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and smiled, "You're coming back? I'm afraid your mother is looking forward to it too much, right? When are you going to give your mother a grandson and give her a hug? I heard that you two are very much in love with each other after marrying the granddaughter of the Xu family, but why haven't you done it yet?
Fertility? Do you need a prescription..."
Somewhat embarrassed, he quickly handed over his hand, and Li Zhitong quickly said: "I don't dare bother my aunt anymore. My wife is already three months pregnant, and my mother is also very happy..."
"Haha, really, that's good. Send a message to your mother. Come to Tianjin Wei more often if you have nothing to do. In the past few years, there were more people coming, but now they don't want to come to my place for a year or two. Me and
Your mother can also reminisce about old times,..." Wang Xifeng sighed, "The attacker even came to my place a few days ago. After staying for two days, it is rare for those in the palace to come...
"
Wang Xifeng didn't have so many scruples about speaking in front of the two of them, but Li Zhitong and Wang Zhifeng were both difficult to answer.
They all know who the people in the palace are, and if they can occasionally interact with each other regardless of past grudges, it is considered good, but how is it possible to expect closeness?
It's just that this is all a confusing account of the previous generation. The initiator is the one who sits on the throne. Now he is bragging about being the pioneering king who has become the first person in the past five thousand years. Who can say anything wrong?
Seeing that both of them were silent, Wang Xifeng became a little angry, "Why, what is there that you dare not say? Even if it is in front of him, I still dare to scold him!"