Yeye College, Yeta.
Su Ziye is reading a book.
Ye Tower is the tallest and largest tower in Ye Ye College, and its main purpose is to collect books.
Here are collected almost all the first printings or manuscripts of all published or unpublished books in the world. On the one hand, it preserves the most precious knowledge wealth for the entire world, and on the other hand, it is also an important way for all unpopular novelists to break through the retail sales.
Of course, Su Ziye has not read all the books in this world. In fact, he has read very few. Most of the knowledge comes from the remnants of the world before traveling and the expansion of his own talents and abilities in this world.
What he is reading now is a book about coal.
He is already seriously considering the production of a steam engine, but it is difficult to make a meal without rice. Although the steam engine is famous for not being picky about food, as long as you feed it enough fuel, it can work faithfully, but the problem is that coal is not the world's right now. Mainstream energy.
Due to the prevalence of magic civilization, the main energy source in this world is the mined magic crystals. Even if the magic crystals are exhausted, magicians can artificially infuse them for use again. Currently, perilla instant noodles The energy used by the machinery in the factory is magic crystal, and the flour mill under construction should also use magic crystal as energy if nothing unexpected happens.
Although magic crystals are valuable, according to current demand, the cost is still quite low.
However, if the day that Su Ziye expected comes true, for example, when industrial production spreads throughout the world and productivity is greatly improved, magical energy will show its inherent shortcomings.
Although magic energy is a truly renewable energy source that can be recovered through meditation by a magician and infused into magic crystals for use, this is basically a manual workshop-level production method, and strictly speaking there is no essential difference from hand-cranked power generation.
Although the most ideal situation that Su Ziye can imagine is to design solar magic panels and use the sun to charge magic crystals, because sunlight is essentially a kind of magic energy, it is a pity that this field is too advanced and requires a lot of time, energy and manpower. Capital for research is no longer within Su Ziye's reach now.
So for now, Su Ziye still plans to play it safe, first obtain enough coal supply through coal mining, and then make steam engines to replace some mechanical energy supplies that are not very precise, such as the grinders needed in flour mills. Steam engines are actually very It's suitable, but it's a bit of a waste of magic crystal.
Next, if there is time, Su Ziye will consider studying the conversion between magic power and electrical energy. This level is almost as close as a layer of window paper, because magic power and electrical energy are similar in many aspects. For example, magic power is indeed Thunder and lightning can be created out of thin air, and the method of storing magic power for later use is actually similar to a circuit.
If this relationship can be opened up, then the world's industrialization level can develop rapidly, and even enter the era of magic electricity. At that time, Su Ziye can well-deservedly say that he has done something to change the world.
However, these are things that will take a long time to develop as a measurement unit after all. Now Su Ziye can at most kick off this new era with a few creative and innovative products under his own leadership, but if he wants to truly develop it Popular in the world.
I'm afraid I have to wait until I become the emperor of the St Empire to have a chance.
This is really a very distant topic.
Su Ziye thought this while carefully flipping through this book related to coal. This book describes in detail the distribution and mining status of coal, as well as its main current uses. As Su Ziye thought, as fuel, it is The important use of coal is that currently only some shallow-source open-pit coal can be mined. And because of transportation, no one will really regard such burning stones as rare and habitable things. After all, burning trees are also real. All over the mountains and plains, the burning stones you transport to the city are not as useful as the exquisite and light charcoal.
Of course, a small amount of coal is used for iron-making, but this is a minority after all. The use of iron tools in this world is still mainly used to make weapons and utensils. Large-scale use of iron tools is far from popular due to production efficiency, just like The iron-making technology of the lathe immortals in the academy is already very advanced and can produce extremely high-level alloys. However, they are more pursuing the use of rare metals to make better and more outstanding spiritual weapons for use. Iron is the most basic and most basic. The widely used metal is really entry-level.
Now if Su Ziye really wants to make a list of the things he wants to invent and create, then the steam engine will bear the brunt and is an imminent existence. Next, the application of gunpowder and large-scale iron smelting will be even more impactful and have a profound impact on the country's strength. What changed was that he was not in a hurry at all.
As mentioned before, these can only be done after he becomes the Emperor of St. If he does this before, he may not even be able to retain the fruits of these victories.
Only standard light industrial and fast-moving consumer goods such as instant noodles and happy water are more suitable for the current research and development and use of perilla leaves.
Therefore, food, clothing, housing and transportation, happy water and instant noodles can all be included in the category of food. In terms of clothing, what Su Ziye is interested in is the large-scale cotton spinning industry. After all, if cotton cloth, a daily necessity, can be manufactured on a large scale, its marketability will be completely different. Unfortunately, large quantities of storable textiles can be used as equivalent currencies in most places, but so far in this world, production is still manual workshop style. Once the combination of spinning loom and steam engine Once it is formed, it can crush those handcrafted workshops.
If there is an opportunity to develop petrochemical industry in the future, then the chemical fiber field will also have great potential, but this is also something that needs to be considered after becoming emperor.
In terms of construction, most of the world uses natural materials, such as stone and wood. Due to the development of the ceramic industry, it is not a secret to burn clay into bricks, but large-scale brick factories also do not exist. The reasons involved in this aspect are still transportation.
Just like coal mentioned before, the world still does not have the ability to transport large amounts of heavy and low-value goods over long distances, because this is undoubtedly a loss-making business.
Su Ziye can actually point out the technology of concrete easily, but even bricks do not have the potential to become popular on a large scale in the short term, let alone reinforced concrete.
Su Ziye had no intention of building a brick factory by himself, and the input-output ratio was simply too low.
However, if there are really plans for large-scale construction in the future, cement concrete and brick factories will be on the agenda.
And travel.
When it comes to traveling, two things immediately come to Su Ziye's mind.
Cars and boats.
