The atmosphere in the room was a bit strange, and no one knew what to say.
Many people even felt a chill in their backs.
Fang Zhengyi's... methods are really unexpected. If this was done by someone from behind, no one would be able to prevent it.
It took a long time before someone said, "I congratulate Your Majesty. The matter has come to an end. I'm afraid those troublemaking actions are already under Master Fang's control and there won't be any trouble."
Emperor Jing nodded and sighed again in his heart.
He thought he was extremely familiar with the art of controlling people, but he didn't expect that his son-in-law had completely surpassed his level.
The evolution from the art of controlling people to the art of selling people is really unbelievable...
He waved his hand and signaled Jin Yiwei to leave.
Then he turned to look at Li Yuanzhao: "Go to Fang Zhengyi's place and let me take a closer look at what he will do next."
"During this period, you don't have to come to court anymore. You can come back when the matter is over."
Li Yuanzhao was surprised and said: "Father, are you really going to let your son go there? Are you kidding me?"
Emperor Jing looked serious: "Are you kidding? Does this matter sound funny? A huge matter can be resolved invisibly. There are few people in the court who can handle it more appropriately than him. Go ahead and watch more and learn more. .”
Li Yuanzhao was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, Father. I will leave first."
...
"Your Majesty really said that?"
In the study room, Fang Zhengyi looked at Li Yuanzhao in surprise.
Li Yuanzhao nodded and said with some envy: "Father praises you a lot, but I borrowed your help to be able to hang out outside for a while."
"Let's not talk about it for now. I came up with an idea yesterday. It is extremely clever. If it can be achieved, it will be far away from the train." Li Yuanzhao said mysteriously, reaching into his arms and taking out a blueprint.
He unfolded it and handed it to Fang Zhengyi: "This is the trackless train I designed. Of course, there are no details yet. I want you to provide me with a team to establish the project at Dongjiao University."
As soon as Fang Zheng took the drawing and looked at it, he was shocked.
Isn't this a car?
Although the picture above is very simple, with a square box plus mechanical structures such as wheels, and finally a steam engine, as a modern person, you can tell at a glance that this thing is the prototype of a car.
"What about Lao Fang? Is it a genius' idea? The more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes. Then with this thing in the future, wouldn't it be possible to use horse-drawn carriages again?" Li Yuanzhao said proudly, "I won't tell you how many more, half a million Give me a team of 100 people to conduct research, and I believe we can make it in one year by modifying the steam engine."
Fang Zhengyi took a deep look at him, folded the drawing and handed it back, sighing: "His Highness is a talented person, and his idea is indeed unparalleled in the world, but just forget about setting up the project, it is a waste of money."
With the technical reserves of Eastern Suburb University, as long as you are willing to spend money, you might be able to build a moving 'trackless train' within a year.
But it is completely useless, and it is definitely impossible to implement, let alone practical.
Although there is a train, it is only because he pulled it together regardless of the cost. The level of scientific development is extremely uneven and serious.
It deviates greatly from the normal rhythm of historical development.
A practical car often has thousands of parts that all work together. In many aspects, it is almost started from scratch, which is far more difficult than a train.
Even if he knew something that could provide guidance and could be called a car, it would probably take at least ten or twenty years before it would come out.
This is not to mention the horrific cost that may be incurred after production. Is anyone able to afford it?
Although the prince is smart enough and has a well-developed imagination, after all, he is not the reincarnation of an employee of the new car-making force.
It is absolutely impossible to build a car in just one or two years.
"What is a waste of money? You say it's unparalleled in the world, but you're still wasting money?" Li Yuanzhao said with wide eyes.
Fang Zheng thought for a while: "To be honest, I don't think it can be done. It would be better to use a carriage..."
Li Yuanzhao pulled his face and mocked: "The people in the court said the same thing as you. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect you to be so pedantic and have such backward thinking! I'm so disappointed!"
"..."
Am I pedantic, am I backward?
Fang Zheng laughed angrily: "Your Highness, your method is indeed good, but it is completely unrealistic. You don't know how difficult it is to build a steam engine. It is difficult for this thing to be practical. The current train is enough. "
"We have to consider costs when we do things. I think it would be better for Your Highness to go to various factories in the capital to personally inspect and learn how to manage and optimize the factories. Once you understand the process, you can build this car more smoothly in the future. In the final analysis, what we want is production. , mass production, even if you can make a small car, if it is useful or not, let’s put it aside for now, then no one can afford it and it will still be a piece of scrap metal.”
Li Yuanzhao fell into deep thought.
Indeed...the cost of steam engines is not as high as usual right now. If the small car cannot form a large scale, it seems to be of no use...
Fang Zheng casually opened the drawer next to him and took out a stack of information: "Your Majesty asked you to study, so let's get down to business. There are so many new factories being built around railways and trains in the capital, why don't you just dress up and go there more Factory inspections and on-the-spot inspections are worse than anything else.”
"Although this small factory is inconspicuous, it has unlimited potential in the future and contains a lot of knowledge. Whether it is personnel or engineering, I think it will be of great benefit to His Highness."
"Well, this is the information about those factories. Your Highness can just pick it up and ask Jin Yiwei to say hello."
"Well..." Li Yuanzhao felt helpless and asked again with hope, "Do you think this matter is really hopeless?"
"If there is a play, let's wait ten or twenty years before we talk about it."
"..." Li Yuanzhao was silent for a moment, and finally gave up, "Okay then, I'll go to the factory to inspect, and take a look at the culprits by the way."
"When will the candidates set out?"
Li Yuanzhao is a motivated and resilient person. Seeing that he finally gave up this unrealistic idea.
Fang Zhengyi felt a lot relieved, and he was really afraid that he would have to worry about studying cars.
By the time he finds out, the emperor and his grandson should all be emperors...
"They will set off tomorrow!"
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