"The elderly at home are making improvements, and now they basically think that there is no problem in this direction. Although there are some other concerns, they are being gradually advanced." Xiangliji thought for a while and said, "The biggest problem now is actually the current output. Regarding the problem of converting the essence of heaven and earth into electricity, our Xiangli family is not very proficient. To be precise, the materials were selected with the help of the Wang family."
In fact, it’s not that Xianglishi is not proficient in electricity at all, but that he doesn’t understand electricity at all. Xianglishi’s impression is still on water conservancy, wind power, and animal power. Even if they later saw steam engines and even internal combustion engines, they at least had a reference object. .
Because whether it was a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, Xiang Lishi had made something with the same principle. Even in the pre-Qin Dynasty, they could not make such a finished product due to problems with sealing technology, but the Panchi lantern is also known as the revolving lantern in modern times. , which is completely consistent in principle.
Essentially, these are technologies that use heat to expand air and make the axle rotate. Therefore, the reason why Xianglishi was not surprised when he saw the steam engine created by Zheng Hun and others was that they understood this thing, but they could not solve the problem of sealing. The problem.
However, the method played by the Wang family in Kuaiji is something that the Xiangli family has never encountered before. If it were not for the fact that the things produced by the Wang family do not require any external force to move, the Xiangli family would never give even a copper plate to the Wang family in Kuaiji. For Xiangli As far as we are concerned, anything that does not require external force to move is worthy of study, and this is the case with electricity.
After the Wang family in Kuaiji demonstrated to Xiang Lishi several times how to make magneto-electric power rotation, Xiangli Shi quickly developed this thing, and his skills in making magnetic coils were much better than those of the Wang family who did not understand mechanics.
In addition, the technology of these people is actually very complete, and they only need a giant to integrate it. Xianglishi is very good at technology integration, so he can smoothly create this thing.
However, the problem now is here. The Xiangli family can technically explain the things they made before. However, this time they made something whose technical principles are completely unclear. Anyway, the family who studied this said that it was It can move, and we can move it even if we make it. There is no big technical problem, but Xianri is also having a headache now.
The older generation of the Xiangli clan are still a little confused. What, your family studies thunder and lightning. In fact, this is the kind of power we use now? Your home is so high-end!
After the Wang family in Kuaiji confiscated Xiangli's assets and left, Xiangli hurriedly turned over the slips.
It is really a normal family, and I was a little surprised when I saw the style of the Wang family in Kuaiji. In addition, Xiangli stayed on the phone for too long, and the timeline was still stuck in the past. When I learned that the Wang family in Kuaiji inherited electricity, my first reaction was that all the disciples Is there anyone doing this in China? Which sage is so powerful!
After all, the ancestors of the Xiangli clan always told the Xiangli clan to stay away from thunder and lightning. That is a power that only gods can control. It can be seen that the Wang clan of Kuaiji is so skilled. The first reaction of the older generation of the Xiangli clan is who is this sage? I picked another piece from the god's hand, and it was really beautiful. If I had known that it could strengthen machinery and make power machines, we should have tried it.
Although Xianglishi, or the Mohist school who is the essence of Xianglishi, is one of the most scientific scholars, the Mohist school believes in ghosts and gods more than other scholars. Although the article "Minggui" looks at the problem dialectically, no matter what It is said that Mohism belongs to a group of theories that believe in the existence of ghosts and gods.
But the good thing about the Mohist school is that they believe in ghosts and gods, but they also peek at ghosts and gods. After thinking that a certain power is controlled by ghosts and gods, they will not stay away from it like other schools of thought. Instead, they will first see if it is useful. If it is useful, see if it can be used. Get it from ghosts and gods.
Yes, the Mohists were interested in ghosts and gods. They believed that ghosts and gods existed not to avoid ghosts and gods, but to turn those unknown and mysterious things classified into the ranks of ghosts and gods into their own. The so-called miraculous things. Skills, this is how miraculous craftsmanship comes about.
However, I couldn't find it. There was no record at all in my family's bamboo slips. Compared with other families that may be affected by Qin Shihuang's burning of books, the Xiangli family did not have this problem at all. The first emperor was not Hu Hai, and the shock of killing was to kill those who did not Those who work and cause trouble will be of no use if they burn Xianglishi.
Therefore, the simplified books of the Xiangli family are still very complete, but no branches related to electricity can be found. However, the Wang family's arrogant look is what I learned from my family, and it does not seem to be fake. The older generation of the Xiangli family They could only ask other people for help, and then confirm that this was done by a certain giant ancestor of the Wang family a hundred years ago. The Xiangli family could only send people to find the Wang family again.
The Wang family generously copied a document to Xianglishi, but Xianglishi couldn't understand it.
"I asked the Wang family to get Lei Jitai, and use this to increase food production." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, "But there should be a lot of Wang family members, just ask them to borrow some people."
Chen Xi couldn't do anything about Xianglishi's problem. The Wang family definitely didn't understand mechanics, and Xianglishi definitely didn't understand electricity. There was no overlap between these two things before. Even if the Wang family didn't have the money to go to Xianglishi's place, Even now, the two sides are still on parallel lines.
"Are there any other questions? Can this wooden shell be replaced with another one?" Chen Xi pointed at the wooden shell and said, except for the people he didn't have, he could provide everything else he wanted.
"This is what the Wang family suggested. They said that this wooden shell is used to isolate electric shock. As long as it is dry wood and the electricity is not strong, it is easy to isolate. We haven't figured out electric shock yet, but it's okay to have an electric shock. It won't It's fatal." Xiangliji nodded and said.
Chen Xi was a little embarrassed. Are you Xiangli people so rude? Not afraid of electric shock.
"How much can we produce next year, and how many craftsmen can you train to make this?" Since nothing else was a problem, Chen Xi went directly to the topic.
"There is no problem in producing a few hundred units, but the demand for copper, the demand for rollers, and the supporting standard parts for the upper and lower parts all need to be done next year." Xiangliji said helplessly.
"We can solve the problem of copper, but we can only rely on you to solve the problem of rollers and balls. For the supporting standard parts, I will ask the craftsman supervisor to contact you. As for the supporting facilities, what do you plan to use them for?" Chen Xi He took a deep breath and said, "Give me what you want. Put aside the issue of popularization for now. One power machine is equivalent to at least three to five adult workers!" Produce one and earn one.
"There may be some problems with large-scale. The elders of our family estimate that there may be an upper limit to the output of this thing. We need to have a calculator to count them all for us. It may require a very large calculation team." Xiangliji said with some entanglement.
"Is Zhao Junqing still alive?" Chen Xi said to Jia Xu inhumanely, Zhao Shuang, the best calculator in their Han Dynasty, who can be called a biological computer, is lent to you.
"After finishing the calculation of the structural stress of the southern viaduct project, I am currently taking a break." Jia Xu nodded and said.
"I'll lend it to you. He also has a group of professional mathematicians under him. If that doesn't work, go find the Gan family and the Shi family. I heard they are blind again recently and have time to do arithmetic." Chen Xi said without restraint, It’s time to bring these giants out and put them to use.
As long as the power machine problem can be solved, many problems will no longer be a problem, and manpower can be quickly liberated.
But just thinking about popularizing this thing makes Chen Xi feel very overwhelmed. Even if everyone now sees the benefits of this thing, its popularization is still limited by the number of professionals, let alone before Xiangliji. The words already hint at part of the difficulty of making this thing.
The cost is nonsense to Chen Xi, not to mention recycling the materials after this thing is finished. As long as there are no problems with the technology, 90% of the cost can be recovered and just build another one. It is just difficult to make, which means there are Do some things still need to be polished by hand?
Chen Xi didn't speak, but Xiangli Ji nodded, "Seventy or even eighty percent of things can be made using this thing as a power machine and then made with a lathe. The bearings, balls, and rotor parts need to be Hand polished.”
"Let me ask a question, how do you ensure consistent accuracy when polishing by hand?" Chen Xi asked something that he was very curious about. He also understood what happened to the ball. In the twentieth century, this thing inevitably required manual parts. In fact, Even in the 21st century, it is difficult to guarantee a perfect circle.
"The accuracy is consistent?"
"I mean how do you control it?" Chen Xi sighed and said. He knew that some master craftsmen could cut out qualified products by using their own tools. The question was how to control this precision. Chen Xi never understood it.
"You'll know the feeling just by touching it." Xiangliji said matter-of-factly, "I can do it. An adult in our family can do it."
Chen Xi was silent for a while. There was no way to talk today.
"Do you cut the balls manually?" Chen Xi changed the topic.
"That's not the case. We cut the long strips of steel and put them into the hemispherical mold we made. We use a special hydraulic forging machine with a hemisphere to press it down." Xiangliji said casually, and then became quite excited. Bitter, "But the next step is the big problem. After this step, removing the burrs will make it look round to normal people, but it's not enough for us."
"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Xi said with a twitching corner of his mouth.
If it's not round enough, it will wear out easily and become useless within a few days. But if it's round enough, it can be used for half a year. What the hell is round enough? Later generations used fine grinders to do the work slowly, and then optical instruments automatically screened. In this era, we can only use our hands. This is indeed a fatal operation.
"In other words, how many of these things you can produce mainly depends on how many balls you can make?" Chen Xi sighed and said, and he understood what was going on.
"We are trying to avoid this. Without beads, we can also use other transmission methods, but overall it is indeed somewhat limited." Xiangliji did not deny this fact, "But it will be solved sooner or later. If we can't, we can still find other methods people."
"If you have any needs, just come to me at any time. Just produce as much as the power machine can produce. If the quantity is not large, I will take it to the textile factory first." Chen Xi warned very solemnly that this is an artifact that is truly related to the progress of civilization.
"The finished ones have been sent over. There are fourteen sets in total." Xiangli Ji said calmly.
"How much does one cost?" Chen Xi asked casually.
Xiangliji was confused and didn't realize what question Chen Xi was asking. Until Chen Xi asked again, Xiangliji didn't realize. Wasn't this originally produced for the country? Aren’t factories and mines also owned by the state? Does my family collect money there? Isn’t the money allocated every year?
Isn't it always like this when we, the Xiangli clan, worked for the Qin State? We produced tens of thousands of crossbows back then, and we didn't receive any money from Da Qin. Weren't you the ones who allocated the materials? Do we need to collect money? Aren’t we people who get salaries and eat public food?
When Xiangliji left the Political Yuan, he took the 20 million yuan in banknotes and was confused as to why he should pay himself. In the end, Xiangliji still didn’t understand, so he used the 20 million yuan to buy another batch. Copper Wire went back to research on large electric motors.
Chang'an is a place where Xianglishi would never come if there is nothing to do. It is too noisy and not suitable for research. In Xianglishi's impression, a good place for research is in the wilderness, where no one usually comes, and there are people stationed outside. For a legion, entry and exit must be checked, names and identities must be confirmed, and meals must be taken in a managed place.
Well, that's how Great Qin treated them back then. The technology they mastered was too fierce. Now Chen Xi is also thinking about strengthening the scale of the Xiangli clan's security. It seems that the security provided by the state-owned factories and mines is a bit too much for this family. Not enough anymore.
"It's indeed amazing." After Xiang Liji left, Jia Xu said with a long sigh. Relying on his own spiritual talent, Jia Xu clearly saw the huge changes that this thing can bring. An artifact of the entire civilization.
"Yeah, I didn't even think that Xianglishi could make such a thing." Chen Xi said with emotion, "Even now, it is still limited by technology, and it is quite difficult to popularize it. It may even take nearly a hundred years to fully promote it. Come on, but this thing is really the right direction.”
Regarding the steam power machine made by Zheng Hun, Ma Jun and others, Chen Xi has always believed that it is in the right direction, but there is no way to promote it. But now Xianglishi's results can really be promoted and popularized. Technical route.
"There's no rush, we all still have time, let's take our time." Jia Xu looked at the small box several feet square with a look of admiration on his face. This was a real artifact.
"Yes, this is indeed auspicious. Let's record it." As he spoke, Chen Xi knelt down and touched it. With a tremor, his hair exploded.
