After a few months, Li Yu went to Beiyang Armed Forces Crash Course again. Although today's argument turned into a physics-based argument due to Li Yu's arrival, 5 million taels is a big number.
Therefore, not only Yuan Shikai arrived, but Beiyang senior officials such as Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen, etc. all came together to attend the demonstration meeting in a large classroom of the school.
Several of them sat in the front row with Tang Shaoyi, while Zhang Xun, Cao Kun, Li Chun and others were in the back row. These people are now the elders in the Beiyang Army. As for the young warlords, such as Sun Chuanfang, Wu Peifu, Li Jinglin, Cai Yubiao, etc. who are still students, they are watching outside the classroom.
On the one hand, they heard that Yuan Shikai was coming in person and wanted to see it. On the other hand, they wanted to see how their teacher, Mr. Li Yu, interacted with the United States.
"Inventor" Confrontation.
"It's really exciting." Wu Peifu said.
"Yes, it's rare to have a good show." Sun Chuanfang said,
"Who do you think will win?" Wu Peifu said, "It's hard to say. We have all seen the drawings in the past few days. They are so advanced that it is outrageous. If it can be realized, maybe our navy can reproduce the glory of the year and fight Defeat the Japanese." Li Jinglin said: "The relationship is great, I won't be in the army, it will be more majestic to be a navy captain!"
"It's not that simple," Sun Chuanfang poured a basin of cold water on him.
"If it is so good, why don't the foreigners use it themselves? I think our teacher Li must be right." After everyone sat down, Feng Guozhang said: "Today is the final demonstration of Mr. John's zero engine plan. If it can be passed, Beiyang We will start investing money in research and development." John couldn't wait to hold the drawings and plans and walked to the podium. He said: "Dear officers, please rest assured that my plan is the most advanced, reliable and greatest engine plan in the world. The engine is the core of the ship. With my heart, I will definitely make Beiyang's navy the overlord of the sea in the future." John began to spread the pie, and the bigger the boast, the more Party A's fathers would be willing to give money.
Of course, once the money is obtained, he becomes Party A’s son! And John is full of confidence, he is a gangster, what do you know!
Feng Guozhang coughed: "In order to ensure the rigor of the argument, today we solemnly invited Mr. Li Yu, a former Beiyang teacher, as a special argumentator." John was stunned, Li Yu?
Teaching? Li Yu stood up, looked at John like a clown and said, "Mr. John, please start." John had been lobbying everywhere during this time, and didn't read much newspapers, and he didn't know Li Yu's name.
——Of course, he doesn’t really pay attention to science. He only pays attention to where there are fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. John unfolded the drawing and pinned it to the blackboard.
We’ve come this far, all we need is a final kick!
"My zero engine plan uses liquid ammonia as the working substance, which can absorb the heat of seawater and then turn into gaseous ammonia. Then, the ammonia will generate 4 atmospheres of pressure at 0c, and then push the piston to do work. You Do you understand?" Li Yu had a mocking expression on his face and said, "I understand, you continue." John felt that Li Yu was just mediocre. Like those people before him, he couldn't ask anything at all when he listened to his principles. Let him continue.
John said: "The same principle applies to steam engines. Pushing the piston makes the engine run. So you see, the energy does not use coal, but absorbs the heat of sea water. Sea water is inexhaustible. But this This kind of research and development takes time and money. Five million taels is actually not much. The U.S. Navy spent more money at the beginning, but as long as you give me time and money, I will definitely be able to..."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Li Yu interrupted him,
"Why do you talk so much? You haven't finished explaining the principle yet, and it suddenly got involved in money. You should finish explaining the principle and plan before talking." John said, "Isn't the follow-up simple? The ammonia pushes the piston to do work, and it will When the gas expands, it cools down, and then condenses back into liquid ammonia, and the cycle continues, and so on. Isn’t my drawing detailed enough? You see, I have designed how the engine operates. How about I Let me continue to tell you about the operation of the engine..." Li Yu interrupted him again: "I just said you talk too much. I don't need you to explain how the engine operates. I only care about the issue of liquid ammonia and gaseous ammonia now. , As for the operation of the engine behind, you don’t need to continue." Li Yuke finally understood why John was able to frighten a group of Beiyang elders.
This guy really spent a lot of money! When he first explained the plan to Yuan Shikai and others, he must have talked a lot about it, all the way down to the details of the engine's operation.
If you put it this way, it is indeed easy to overlook the details of the power part. After all, the engine is indeed a very advanced machine technology. Almost 90% of John's plan is related to the operation of the engine, and the previous part of the perpetual motion principle only accounts for 10%.
Yuan Shikai and the others had never studied mechanics, so of course they thought what he said was correct. And John didn't know where he stole the engine blueprints, which are now classified as confidential design documents.
How brilliant! This is the highest level of liar. A skilled liar will definitely not lie every word, but often only one lie will be revealed among ten truths.
Ten truths or even a hundred truths gain trust, while one lie is the real core output. This kind of routine was an extremely sophisticated deception method in Li Yu's previous life and in the 21st century. It is indeed difficult to guard against, and there are many people who fall for it accidentally.
Even many well-hidden organizations controlled by foreign forces seem to be providing public welfare assistance and have received the attention and support of many people. However, in fact, once they start to mix lies and output content, it is extremely harmful.
John asked: "Don't you understand the principle of the engine? If you don't understand, I can continue to explain it to you." Li Yu sneered in his heart. After all, I had a bachelor's degree in mechanics and physics at university, so don't pretend to be stupid.
Li Yu said: "I just want to ask you a question, as long as you can answer it."
"A question?" John was no longer afraid,
"That's right!" Li Yu said slowly: "How can gaseous ammonia be transformed into liquid ammonia simply through expansion?" John was stunned: "Because work is done! Don't you understand the conservation of energy? All the heat absorbed is used If it does work, of course it will return to the liquid state again.”
"Very good," Li Yu said,
"After talking for a long time, you finally got to the key point. How do you use all the absorbed heat to do work?"
"Because, because I designed the insulation layer to prevent heat loss." John said stubbornly.
"Haha! If the heat is completely isolated, how can the work be transferred to the outside? Also, friction, is there no friction? Moreover, the machine will heat up and absorb heat when it is running. Even if you insulate it, can it be fully enclosed? Fully enclosed It makes no sense. And once there is air inside, the air will also absorb heat. How can you ensure that all the heat absorbed is done?" Li Yu's series of questions directly stupefied John.
John murmured: "Friction...heat insulation, this, these should all be possible." Li Yu said with a smile: "Weren't you full of confidence just now, why are you starting to say 'should' now? I won't Let me ask you, do you know what the second law of thermodynamics is? If you don’t know, I can explain it to you." John knew that he had encountered a difficult situation today. In fact, in this era, people who know the second law of thermodynamics really not much.
John said: "You have no spirit of contract! You clearly said you would only ask one question, why did you ask so many!" Li Yu crossed his hands, looked at his irritable look and smiled: "These are all small questions extended from the first question. Problem." John knew that he could not continue to confront Li Yu. He turned to Yuan Shikai and the others and said, "Sir, I just thought about it and found that it can actually be done with 1 million taels. Let's try it first. Maybe we can do it. Maybe the Beiyang Navy can become the best navy in the world! For this purpose, one million taels is not much to try!" Yuan Shikai and the others' faces were already ashen, really, are you treating us like monkeys?
Seeing that they were silent, John quickly continued to bargain: "How about 500,000 taels, oh, 50,000 taels! This is the lowest price, let's try the head office! What if..." Yuan Shikai was completely angry: "General Manager Wang, As the head of the Armed Forces Department, you are in charge of the law enforcement department. How will you deal with deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates in military law?" Wang Shizhen said: "The amount is huge, so he can be shot. But considering that he failed, he should also be sent to prison for 15 years. "Everyone in John was dumbfounded: "Master Yuan, you... what are you talking about?" Yuan Shikai shouted angrily: "Come here, put him in the prison and keep him under strict guard!" Several big soldiers immediately ran in and set up a stand. John.
John hurriedly said: "Master Yuan, please don't, or 10,000 taels will do! Hey, don't drag me! Master Yuan, I spent more than this amount to buy those drawings... let go of me!" Yuan Shikai said angrily: "Get out of here!" John knew there was nothing he could do, so he said instead: "You can't punish me with private law. I am an American citizen and protected by American law. The embassy will not ignore it!"
"Oh?" Yuan Shikai said,
"I remember you told me that you secretly brought the plan out. It was so advanced that even the President of the United States had seen it. So no one knew about your visit to China this time, because you took such a big risk and let the U.S. justice system It would be a serious crime for the organization to find out." John was completely stupid and didn't expect to die in the hole he dug.
"No! I would rather you hand me over to the embassy. I want to go back to the United States. I want to go home, even if I am imprisoned in the United States!" Yuan Shikai said coldly: "Of course not! Don't worry, the treatment in our prisons is definitely better than yours. America is good. And you will feel better what a prison is!" John gave up completely and began to curse in English: "Fuck, you can't do this to me!" The soldiers stuffed his mouth with cloth strips.
"I'll save you! If you're honest, I'll treat you well!" John's face was full of despair, but he couldn't say anything, so he was dragged to the prison.
Yuan Shikai clasped his fists at Li Yu and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li Yu, for helping me get rid of a foreign liar." Li Yu replied: "It's all as it should be. To be honest, I hate foreign liars the most. You'd better lock him up. Otherwise, he will still cheat everywhere." Feng Guozhang snorted: "This damn foreign bastard has deceived us, and he will never get out of our prison in his life!" Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang and others outside were immediately excited: "Let me tell you, Professor Li can definitely win!" Sun Chuanfang said proudly.
Wu Peifu also said: "I really didn't expect that John had lied to us for so long, and Professor Li had to turn him upside down in just ten minutes." Cai Yubiao praised: "This is a great example of a teacher, and I will do this in the future." Man!" Li Jinglin scratched his head and said, "I won't be able to become a naval captain if I do this." Li Yu pointed to the drawings and said, "Although the power part of this design drawing and plan is wrong, the rest of the design is wrong. There is nothing wrong with the engine transmission scheme. We just need to change the power part back to coal. I think we can use it and don't waste it. Even if it cannot be used for naval ship engines, it can be used in many other places such as factories and mines." Yuan Shikai Said: "I didn't know how to thank you sir, but what you said reminded me. To be honest, we can't understand the drawings. Now that John is gone, only you understand. I will give you the drawings! I happened to hear that you are also in Beijing. In the normal university hall, you can study it. If we can actually make our own engine in the future, it will be a blessing." Li Yu said: "Listen to him, these blueprints were bought secretly for more than ten thousand taels, so it is not appropriate."
"What?" Yuan Shikai said with a smile,
"Sir, don't you think ten thousand taels is enough to thank you? If you feel sincerity is not enough, we can give you another silver." Li Yu said with a smile: "That's enough!"
