There are railways all over the Yu Kingdom, machinery roaring in factories, aircraft flying all over the sky, armored ships chopping waves on the sea...
Li Ang came back from his endless reverie and asked in a deep voice: "How much is the cost?"
"Well..."
Su Feng rummaged around on the table and picked up a piece of manuscript paper with circular water stains on the bottom of the teacup. "Six hundred thousand guan, one set."
"How many?!"
Li Ang subconsciously raised his voice, "Six hundred thousand yuan?!"
You know, the living expenses of a family of three or four in the lower-class families in Yu State are only one hundred cash.
A consumption level of two hundred yuan a day is considered well-off.
Six hundred thousand yuan is enough for a well-off family to live for eight thousand years.
"It's very expensive."
Su Feng laughed happily and said: "This should be the most expensive research and development project in the academy in the past two hundred years. The ships built by Dr. Gongyang Deming in Dengzhou only cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan each. I am his 30,000 yuan." times."
High cost is not a good thing...
Li Ang couldn't laugh or cry at Su Feng's competitiveness and asked, "Why is it so high?"
"Supplies, labor."
Su Feng spread his hands and said: "It is not without reason that the Shensha Yunlu was eliminated by the monks. Its effect is strong. The effect of one talisman is equivalent to that of a current talisman.
But the shortcomings of instability are too fatal.
Even one wrong stroke or one wrong dot of ink could blow the monk himself and everything within ten feet into the sky.
After it is written, it is unstable and may be triggered in advance at any time due to changes in external spiritual energy.
In order to be able to carve the evil spirit clouds on the metal plate at all times,
Tantai Siye convened more than a dozen doctors of Fu science to discuss the practice repeatedly and draw drawings.
Then Cui Yixian, the Sword Master, used his control power as a swordsman in the Zhuxiao Realm to accurately carve out the hollow clouds on the thick fine gold plate. The error of all strokes was no more than one tenth of a hair.
In order to adapt to the impact of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, other parts are made of high-grade materials as much as possible.
Even if it is not pure gold or orichalcum, it is still a high-quality metal that is laboriously forged.
Adding up the bits and pieces, the cost piled up to 600,000 yuan. "
After saying that, Su Feng paused and muttered in a low voice: "Tsk, when I invented the clock, I only asked the mountain chief for a total of two thousand guan. It was a big loss."
Li Ang was still immersed in the figure of 600,000 yuan. With such a high cost, let alone the Academy, the entire Yu State court had to be mentally prepared to make one if it wanted to produce one.
"Can the cost be reduced further?"
Li Ang asked tactfully: "Six hundred thousand is a bit expensive. I'm afraid no one can afford it except the imperial court."
It’s not just that no one can afford it, in Chang’an Ghost Market,
Six thousand strings can make professional assassins work for their lives, and sixty thousand strings can make Xunyun monks take human lives.
"It's possible. If the metal material is greatly reduced, the parts are mass-produced by the workshop, and the Yunxunjing talisman is allowed to carve the clouds, the cost can be reduced to...50,000 guan."
Su Feng squinted his eyes, rubbed his chin, and calculated: "The prototype machine costing 600,000 yuan has a service life of fifty years. As long as there is spiritual energy fluctuation, it can operate in even the harshest environment.
As for a mass-produced machine that costs 50,000 yuan, it will probably run for about five years before parts need to be replaced on a large scale.
After ten years of operation, the most important Shensha Yunlu panel will be broken directly. If it is not replaced, it may explode at any time. "
The cost of 50,000 guan, plus the daily cost of 50 guan talismans... is still within the affordability of many merchants.
Li Ang himself comes from an ordinary family and is very familiar with private labor costs. The salary of a laborer at the Zhenzhou dock ranges from 100 to 150 ren per day, taking care of the food.
In Suzhou textile workshops, the salary of experienced female textile workers ranges from 180 to 250 cash per day, excluding meals.
"Assuming that the engine's working efficiency is equivalent to one hundred laborers, the final cost is calculated..."
Li Ang paused and said, "They are almost the same."
"Well, the weight of the fifth-generation engine is still too heavy, and it is a bit difficult to install it on the aircraft.
But it is more than enough when installed on a textile machine.
In areas such as Suzhou and Hangzhou, where there are densely populated workshops and relatively high labor wages, there may be shops where you can buy them and try them out first. "
Su Feng nodded and said: "The textile machine technology in the academy is very mature, I plan to leave this part to Ou Zhiyuan and the others.
My own project is the railway locomotive you mentioned before. "
He paused for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Although Mr. Shanzhang's academic attainments are not very good, his understanding of spiritual energy is really the best in the world.
When I reported the cost before, he just looked at the drawings and said that this engine could not be installed on the aircraft.
I had no choice but to draw a new locomotive drawing based on Risheng's idea. Only then did he think it was feasible and finally agreed to approve the money.
Alas, there will be no time to rest in the next few months. "
"Dr. Su, you can do a lot of work. If the railway locomotive can really be realized, the world will be full of joy.
Both the movement of goods and the circulation of people are hundreds and thousands of times more convenient than in the past. This is a major undertaking that truly benefits the country and the people, and its value is even higher than that of the Grand Canal. "
Li Ang said sincerely that Su Feng was a real genius. The "Aura Machine" he invented had deviated from the otherworldly technology tree that Li Ang was familiar with and entered an unknown field.
"Hehe, I hope so."
Su Feng poured another cup of tea with a smile and asked casually: "By the way, the academic exchange will end in two months. It's a pity that you have been in Suzhou and haven't participated much.
Do you want me to waive my homework for this course for you, so you don’t have to make up for it?
You can get perfect marks on the final exam anyway. "
"Isn't this not good?"
Li Ang couldn't laugh or cry, "By the way, I saw the notice at the gate of the academy. Is there another competition today?"
"Well, audition for the arena competition."
Su Feng nodded and said, "The opportunity to go to Zhanquan for further study is the first prize of this academic exchange. Even our academy hopes that its disciples can go to Zhanquan to see it.
The scores for previous arithmetic, agriculture, and debate activities have been released.
What follows are all projects that compare the cultivation levels of disciples from various countries. "
"That's it."
Li Ang thought for a while, and according to the rules, the arena competition will be divided into two levels.
Listening to the Rain is one level, and Patrolling the Clouds is another level.
Because of the protection of the ring, students can fight with all their strength, and the scene will be particularly spectacular and beautiful.
How about going to have a look in the afternoon?
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Outside Chang'an City, Haotian Taoist Temple and courtyard.
Cardinal Xinxiu was still drinking tea.
His palms were extremely steady, without any unnecessary movements. Even when he was simply making and pouring tea, he had a strange sense of peace, as if he was an inseparable part of the world.
Tap tap tap.
The sound of footsteps comes from far to near,
Yu Feiyu and Shangguan Yangyao walked into the courtyard and respectfully spread a curled piece of paper on the table in front of Cardinal Xinxiu.
"Cardinal."
Yu Feiyu nodded respectfully, "This is top-secret information sent back from the Haotian Taoist Temple on Jiangnan Road in the Yu Kingdom——
The medicine invented by Xuegong Li Ang in Suzhou is suspected to be able to treat malaria. "
Cardinal Xinxiu's movements paused slightly, but in the next moment, he returned to his normal state and poured the tea calmly, "I understand."
Yu Feiyu opened his mouth slightly, subconsciously wanting to remind him of the importance of this news, but when he thought of the other party's identity, he had to close his mouth, looked at Shangguan Yangyao, silently exited the courtyard, and came to the other side of Haotian Taoist Temple.
"...Cardinal what does this mean?"
Shangguan Yangyao couldn't help but ask: "Should we take action on behalf of Mount Taihao? That's malaria!"
"I know."
Yu Feiyu also frowned. Malaria was not only the number one disease that harmed the Yu Kingdom, it was also the disease that killed the most Haotian followers in the world.
If the artesunate mentioned in the secret letter can really cure malaria, it will have a huge influence on the Academy.
Just imagine, people from all over the world are using medicines labeled with Xuegong, and regard Xuegong as the benefactor who helps them escape from suffering. Where will that leave Haotian and Taihao Mountain?
Taihao Mountain can allow different forms of religion to spread in all countries in the world, because those religions first recognize the supremacy of Haotian,
Whether they are Buddhas, saints, or prophets, they are all creations of Haotian and follow the rules set by Haotian.
The Academy is different. On the surface, they also acknowledge the existence of Haotian.
But the more someone admires Neo-Confucianism, the more obvious the heresy is in their bones.
They were curious, confused, and even questioned and explored the existence of Haotian.
This is unacceptable to Taihaoshan.
And Li Ang is a representative figure of Neo-Confucianism in the Academy.
Yu Feiyu is a disciple of Cardinal Ju Yu, and Shangguan Yangyao is a disciple of Cardinal Shengli.
As the top leaders of Taihao Mountain, they can better understand what it means to treat tens of millions of people with drugs.
Yu Feiyu turned his head, as if he wanted to see the man on the other side of the Taoist temple through the wall tiles.
Cardinal Xinxiu...what are you thinking?
