Originally, Xue Xiang thought that Han Du could make up for a few thousand guans, but even if he wanted to buy this technology, it would only be more than 10,000 guans at most.
If Han Du offered 10,000 yuan, Xue Xiang would definitely argue with Han Du.
But what he didn't expect was that Han Du would say a hundred thousand strings as soon as he opened his mouth! The deposit alone was 20,000 yuan, which was far more than what he expected. How could he raise the price again?
If he continues to raise the price for 100,000 yuan, not to mention others, he himself will not be able to overcome this hurdle.
In that case, I would be too greedy.
"Ahem...are you telling the truth?" Xue Xiang approached Han Du, stared into his eyes, waved his hand in front of Han Du's eyes, and asked doubtfully: "Are you not confused?"
Han Du smiled and blocked Xue Xiang's hand, and said with a serious face: "Of course, I am very awake now. No, the deposit is already here, what do you have to hesitate about?"
"Okay, I agree." Xue Xiang couldn't see any problem, so he gritted his teeth and nodded.
"I agree too." Fang Xiaoru also agreed.
Han Du immediately felt relieved, took out a piece of paper and said, "Then let's put the villain first and then the gentleman, and sign it in black and white."
Xue Xiang and Fang Xiaoru looked at each other, hesitated, and then signed.
Han Du carefully dried the ink, folded it, put it in his arms, and patted it twice. He pushed the treasure banknotes on the table in front of Xue Xiang and Fang Xiaoru, and said with a smile: "This is yours."
After saying that, he stood up and left Shi Shiran.
Xue Xiang and Fang Xiaoru looked at Han Du's leaving figure and did not recover for a long time. When Han Du had already disappeared at the door, Xue Xiang murmured to himself: "How do I feel, I have suffered a loss again this time?"
Fang Xiaoru looked up at Xue Xiang in surprise when he heard this, and met his eyes. After a moment of silence, Fang Xiaoru said in a deep voice, "I feel the same way."
Both of them felt that this feeling was too strange. They spent a hundred thousand yuan just to buy a piece of technology. How could they suffer a loss?
Shaking his head, he shook off the doubts in his mind.
Xue Xiang suddenly became excited, one hundred thousand guan, a full 100,000 guan. If this news is released, it will definitely cause a sensation in the academy.
Therefore, Xue Xiang planned to create a special bounty wall to release the news of the 100,000-guan reward.
In the eyes of all the teachers and students, there was a separate wall downstairs belonging to Mr. and the judge, with a few large characters written on it.
"Reward wall? A reward of 100,000 coins..."
The person who saw it suddenly had his eyes bulging, and he could only see the words "One Hundred Thousand Passes", and he could no longer look at the rest.
One hundred thousand dollars!
Sun Xian selling a skill for 5,000 guan is enough to make people jealous, and 100,000 guan is enough to make everyone crazy.
In an instant, explosive news came out.
The academy is shocked!
Han Du's request was clearly written on the wall, which was to use the kettle to boil water as a basis to find this greater power and find a way to use it.
In an instant, a shop selling coal stoves next to the academy was filled with teachers and students from the academy. The inventory that was originally intended to be sold for a month or two was sold out in a short period of time.
Those who couldn't buy it would go directly to the next shop selling coal stoves.
Looking at the empty shop and the cash box filled with treasures, the boss was still in a state of confusion and muttered to himself: "What, what's going on? Is it true that the gentlemen in the academy are short of stoves?"
The same goes for shops selling copper kettles.
When you get a coal stove, it doesn't matter if you are a gentleman or a student in the academy. They all lit the fire immediately, filled the copper pot with water and put it on the shelf. As the water comes to a boil, really let them see the throbbing lid.
The moment the lid jumped, everyone who saw it cheered. They never thought that one day they would lose their composure like this because of this ordinary phenomenon.
Some people looked excited and couldn't wait to try again.
Some people seemed to be struck by lightning, frozen in place, muttering to themselves: "Man follows the earth, earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, Tao follows nature...Tao follows nature!"
Some people also saw the jumping pot lid and wanted to see how powerful this power was. However, the people in the academy are all smart people, and they know that a gentleman should not build a dangerous wall. Instead of holding it down themselves, they found heavy objects such as bricks to hold down the lid.
A blazing copper kettle was burning under the kettle, and a large amount of steam was squeezed into the copper kettle. As the air pressure increases, the boiling water in the copper kettle spurts out along the mouth of the kettle.
Such a scene made people stunned. Some of the teachers and students who saw it couldn't help but think, is this power so small? Can't even lift your head?
But some people looked at the spout of the copper pot in a daze, and finally chose to seal the spout and boil water again.
This time, they saw results that surprised them.
The lid of the pot suddenly exploded under the squeeze of the steam inside, knocking the bricks and stones above it away. The lid flew high into the air and fell to the ground.
It really works!
So within a few days, Xue Xiang received messages from Mr. Academy, saying that they had found a way to increase this power. Xue Xiang didn't know whether this thing met Han Du's requirements, so he had no choice but to find Han Du.
After Han Du looked around, he smiled and nodded, "Yes, your idea is right, but it is just a copper kettle, and its power is still too small."
"Mr. Han, do you mean to make this copper pot bigger?" Sun Xian immediately understood and asked.
Sun Xian is already a leader in this, and since he has just tasted the benefits, it is natural that he will not be interested in this. Moreover, although he had just earned a large sum of money, he had almost spent it on buying a house. Now that there is an opportunity to make money, he naturally refuses to let it go.
What's more, this is one hundred thousand coins!
"Of course, such a small copper kettle does not meet my requirements. The power I want is very large. However, it does not have to be made into a copper kettle. It is also possible to make a cylinder, as long as it can be sealed well. Air leakage, it’s all the same.”
"And it's no use just letting the lid fly. You have to draw out this power continuously. You see, this is what I brought."
Handu opened a small wooden model, which was a structure about an eccentric wheel and a transmission rod.
As Han Du grabbed the wooden pole and exerted force up and down, the eccentric wheel rotated rapidly. At the same time, it drove the transmission rod, causing another round wooden disk to rotate rapidly.
Everyone was stunned to see how the model in front of them converted the up and down force into a steady stream of rotating force.
Every Han Du has taught them these things before, but they were still confused at first, but they have never thought about how to combine these things organically and rationally to achieve a certain effect.
Just judging from this wooden model, everyone felt that there was still a huge gap between what they learned and Handu.
"Okay, that's really neat. If we can connect the force that pushes up the lid to this rod, wouldn't it be possible to draw out the force?" Sun Xian was the first to react, clapped his hands and laughed.
Others also suddenly realized it, and their faces showed joy.
But Han Du directly poured cold water on them, "If it was really that simple, I would have done it myself, why would I need to spend these 100,000 yuan?"
Letting go of the wooden pole, Han Du clapped his hands and said.
At this time, everyone knew that the one hundred thousand guan was the reward offered by the Marquis.
But it doesn't matter, no matter who offers the reward, as long as there is real money.
Han Du pointed at the copper kettle and said: "The problems here are very complicated. How to make this force circulate up and down, how to ensure that there is no air leakage, how to install the rod on it... these are all It’s a problem that needs you to solve.”
He asked several questions in succession, leaving everyone speechless.
Every problem can make them scratch their heads. It is impossible to figure it out in a short while here.
Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Han Du continued to propose: "In my opinion, it is difficult to make this thing by just one person. Anyway, the bounty is one hundred thousand dollars, so I think you can unite, and everyone can add firewood to the flames. Let’s make plans together. Anyway, the bounty is so large, we’ll just divide it when the time comes.”
"Mr. Han's words make sense~"
After Han Du's words fell, many people immediately echoed.
This is indeed the case. Although one person can get the entire 100,000 guan by doing it, but as the gentleman said, it is too difficult. In terms of speed, it is definitely not as fast as everyone working together. Therefore, instead of wasting time fighting alone, it is better for everyone to join forces and find a solution together. After all, even if all of them share one hundred thousand guan, each of them can still get a few thousand guan.
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They are not greedy either. If they can part with a few thousand dollars and buy a house in the capital, they will be satisfied.
Han Du united everyone to prepare to overcome this problem and stopped interfering with them.
Xue Xiang and Fang Xiaoru stood together, looking at Han Du standing with his teacher and students, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sometimes, I really want to see what kind of exquisite heart he has. Can you think of it? Think what no one has thought of, think what no one has thought of.”
Fang Xiaoru looked at Xue Xiang and let out a sigh. He and Han Du had known each other for so long, and he had the same idea. Han Du is always unexpected and does something unconstrained. And in the end, the facts proved that Han Du was right.
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The movement in the academy naturally spread quickly throughout the capital.
After all, it involves a reward of one hundred thousand gold. Such a large amount has been unheard of since ancient times. Countless people are curious about what the academy wants to do, and it is actually able to spend so much money.
It's a pity that this reward is only for college teachers and students. No matter how greedy others are, they can only stare.
But even if they could only look at it, countless people would not take their eyes off this topic. Not only did they want to see the reward of 100,000 yuan, but they also wanted to see who would receive the reward.
At the same time, the Ministry of Works reported to Lao Zhu that he wanted to lift the gantry from the academy to the Ministry of Works. The reason is that the Ministry of Industry undertakes the construction of a large number of palaces and cities every year. Gantry cranes can not only be used to lift goods, but also masonry and wood. Some of these materials are extremely heavy, especially the beams, pillars and foundation stones, which can easily weigh thousands of pounds. If manual transportation is used, it will not only be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also may be dangerous anytime and anywhere. Using a gantry crane for transportation is perfect.
Lao Zhu also felt that what the Ministry of Industry said was reasonable. The biggest trouble in building a city and palace was these extremely heavy things. If there were gantry cranes, it would be much faster to build both the palace and the city.
Therefore, Lao Zhu agreed to the Ministry of Industry's report without even thinking about it. However, Lao Zhu did not issue an order to the academy, but asked the Ministry of Industry to negotiate with the academy itself.
When people from the Ministry of Industry found Xue Xiang, he was still very polite. When doing business, visitors are just guests. But after hearing what the people from the Ministry of Industry meant, Xue Xiang became furious: "What? Do you want to take the technology away directly?"
"Isn't what the old Ministry of Works said out of hand? We didn't get it for nothing. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Works, the maximum reward is fifteen guan. How about the Ministry of Works pays 15 guan to buy it out?"
You heard me right, it’s fifteen strings. Xue Xiang used to be the Minister of Industry, and he also knew this. In the past, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Now it seems that if he buys a hen that lays golden eggs worth ten thousand gold, the Ministry of Industry will only give fifteen pieces. What is the difference between this and a robbery?
Fifteen Guan, is he, Xue Xiang, the one who lacks these fifteen Guan?
Xue Xiang laughed angrily, and picked up the tea cup as if he was serving tea to a guest, "How about I give you fifteen guan, and you go find me one like this."
"Old Ministry of Industry, this..."
"You know you can't buy it, right? Then you act like I've taken advantage of you. Who gave you the confidence?" Xue Xiang suddenly placed the tea cup heavily on the table, and pointed his skinny fingers outward. "If you want to buy technology, you can give it 100,000 yuan. Otherwise, get out!"
The people from the Ministry of Industry were frustrated by Xue Xiang, and angrily sued him to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu was extremely surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that Old Man Xue would be so angry after resigning.
However, when he heard that Xue Xiang was not giving face to the Ministry of Industry, Lao Zhu not only did not want to do anything to him, but also appreciated him even more.
I don’t know why, maybe because he couldn’t afford to study since he was a child, but Lao Zhu just likes people who are capable. But while he likes it, Lao Zhu will also be wary of capable people. Of course, what if you are capable enough and still don’t love power?
Then congratulations, you are in the heart of the emperor!
Facing the Ministry of Works' complaint against Xue Xiang, Lao Zhu ultimately did not punish Xue Xiang at all, but just pushed the Ministry of Works to Han Du to settle the matter.
"That technology belongs to Han Du, and Xue Xiang can't make the decision. You should go find Han Du."
People from the Ministry of Industry found Han Du, and the leader was Qin Da, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Han Du served them tea with a smile, "Several adults want to buy it, and I am naturally very happy. No.
However, let’s not talk about things like fifteen strings, let’s talk about something practical. "
If you want to buy it, you can. As long as the Ministry of Industry is willing to pay, what can Handu not sell? It's just a technology, not something expensive.
Qin Da had a bad experience with Xue Xiang, so he naturally knew that buying fifteen coins was a fantasy.
However, he was afraid that Han Du would ask for a high price, so he deliberately looked embarrassed and said in a deep voice, "How much money does the Marquis want before he is willing to sell it?"
Han Du smiled and stretched out a hand, spread his fingers, and turned it over repeatedly towards Qin Da.
"One hundred thousand dollars?" Qin Da's face suddenly turned ugly. The price was exactly the same as what Xue Xiang said.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Qin Da looked at Han Du with an unkind expression, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Hou bought it from the academy for five thousand guan, right? Now I want to sell him for 100,000 guan, don't you think it's too much? Yet?"
"Is it too much? Not too much at all." Han Du put down the tea cup with a smile, looked at Qin Da's dissatisfied expression, and said with a sneer: "If Mr. Xue hadn't told you a hundred thousand guan, with this technology, there would be no For 200,000 Guan, I would never want to sell it."
You can earn thousands of dollars by building one gantry crane, and hundreds of thousands of dollars by building one hundred cranes. Two hundred thousand dollars seems like a lot, but compared to the long-term income, it is still cheap.
But this price scared Qin Da, but he also saw Han Du's determination from then on, that is, he had never thought about selling it.
Qin Da sighed and wanted to stand up and say goodbye. The price was too high, and he didn't even think about continuing to sigh with Han Du.
Han Du leaned back leisurely on his chair and said with a faint smile, "In fact, in my opinion, there is no need for the Ministry of Industry to buy this technology."
Qin Da, who was about to get up just now, sat back down heavily after hearing this, wanting to see what Han Du had to say.
Han Du took a sip of tea, glanced at Qin Da, and said with a smile: "Actually, technology is not static."
"The Lord Marquis's intention, can it continue to change?" Qin Da looked at Han Du with a strange expression.
"Of course." Han Du replied seriously.
Then he slowly explained to Qin Da: "From the moment the technology is born, people will continue to study it and improve it. Even if the Ministry of Industry buys it now, I estimate that it will take up to two years at most. , the current technology will be completely backward and no longer useful.”
Two years! Qin Da's expression changed upon hearing this. Now he is somewhat fortunate to have been scared off by Han Du's high price. Otherwise, if he had spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy back something that was only valid for two years, how could he have explained it to the court? At that time, let alone wanting to take a step closer to the position of minister, he might even be imprisoned for questioning.
"What does the Marquis mean?" Qin Da didn't believe that Han Du would be so kind.
Han Du smiled and crossed his hands, nodding lightly, "Of course I do it for your own good. Instead of spending one hundred thousand dollars to buy the technology, you might as well buy the finished product directly. The finished product will not have the trouble of lagging behind in technology. Wait until two years later. If the technology is no longer good, you can just buy the latest one."
After Qin Da heard this, he looked at Han Du blankly. He knew in his heart that Han Du would not be so kind, and always felt that something was wrong, but he could never think of the problem. No matter how you look at it, Han Du's method is the best for him.
It's rare. Does Han Du want to sell this thing to him at a high price? Qin Da was worried. He glanced at Han Du and asked tentatively: "Well, I wonder what price the Marquis wants to sell it for?"
"I sold it to those maritime merchants for 5,000 guan. Since we are acquaintances, I will give you a discount, 4,000 guan." Han Du said with a smile.
Although Qin Da didn't like Han Du, he was still happy when he heard that Han Du took the initiative to lower the price. However, he was very wealthy and could not show his joy, and he also wanted Han Du to lower the price even more.
Therefore, Qin Da frowned and said with a sigh: "To be honest with you, the Ministry of Industry is suffering and difficult now. I'm afraid even if it costs four thousand guan, the Ministry of Industry can't afford a few." . And the Marquis himself said it, the current thing can only be used for two years, and a new one will be released in two years. Four thousand strings, what does the official think, it is not cost-effective.
Moreover, the official heard that the Marquis sold only three thousand guans to the maritime merchants. "
Qin Da had the same idea inside and out. He hoped that Handu would lower the price and that Handu could sell it to him for 3,000 guan each.
Han Du immediately became unhappy and said with a straight face: "I did sell three units to Fu Yong at the price of three thousand guan, but this was because he was the first to buy from me, and he will not do so in the future. No more. Even if Fu Yong buys another one in the future, it will only cost five thousand guans, not a penny less."
Han Du didn't know how Qin Da knew the transaction price between him and Fu Yong, but with Lao Zhu supporting Qin Da behind his back, he knew that this was not a difficult matter.
Han Du's words indeed blocked Qin Da for a moment, but he did not give up. He rolled his eyes and chuckled: "I heard that when Mr. Hou made this thing, he approached Lin Mo from the Ordnance Bureau? Mr. Hou felt that if I asked the emperor to transfer Lin Mo to the Ministry of Industry, he could make this thing Did something get made?”
Is this threatening yourself? Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Da with a sneer, who looked like he had a chance to win. After a few breaths, Han Du laughed softly, "Master Qin, there is no need to trick me, Lin Mo is only responsible for casting components, and he doesn't know the use of each of those components.
Maybe Master Qin has already looked for Lin Mo, right? Why, after finding out that it was impossible for him to create this thing, did he come to the academy and find me? "
The gantry crane on the pier has been in operation for so many days. Under the storm in the city, Han Du did not believe that since the Ministry of Industry deliberately wanted to use the gantry crane, it would delay it until now to come to the academy and him. They must have made up their mind to ask Lin Mo to make the thing. However, after finding Lin Mo, they found that the thing was not as simple as they thought, so they had to come to them.
"Yes, I admit that I have approached Lin Mo. But do you think that since he can make all the components, so many people from the Ministry of Works can't solve the remaining problems?" Qin Da saw that what he did was revealed by Han Du guessed it and no longer concealed it, admitting it directly.
solve? If this thing was so easy to make, then you, Qin Da, wouldn't have to compromise in front of me... Han Du looked into Qin Da's eyes and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Just the problem of a pulley block had troubled Sun Xian and others for who knows how long. They are already considered top professionals. As a result, Qin Da wants to succeed just by relying on the people from the Ministry of Industry...
Haha, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight?
