Chapter 2015 The thickness of the crucible (10)

The convoy set off at eight o'clock in the morning. The next stop was Le Tréport. This time there would be no long pause on the way. After passing Le Tréport, they would turn east and head to Abbeville, which is 30 kilometers away.

Amiens is not far away.

There is an ancient battlefield there during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Just like the Battle of Agincourt, the British longbowmen defeated the French heavy cavalry with fewer victories than more French heavy cavalry. The difference was that the British Edward III and Philip VI participated in the battle.

According to Napoleon's usual habit, he would probably go to the ancient battlefield again. There was also a carpet factory there, but it was hard to tell how much of his thoughts at that time were on weaving blankets.

The prerequisite for trade is peace. The Seven Years' War not only cut off Spain's alkali supply, but also affected other industries...

"Madame Sèvres!"

Just as Georgiana's carriage was about to start, someone shouted outside the carriage window.

She looked out and saw that it was the broker, Mr. Stanley, who introduced the threshing machine to George Washington and later introduced it to Georgiana.

"What's the matter with you?" Georgiana asked.

"Can I share the carriage with you?" said Stanley.

Georgiana wanted to refuse.

But she thought Stanley might know something, so she let him get in the car.

"Thank you." Stanley said politely, and then got into Georgiana's carriage. The French cavalry on the side looked at him very strangely.

Georgiana shook her head. She only thought that she might be able to obtain information and forgot that others would suspect Stanley of obtaining information from her. However, at this time, people had already come up and the car was starting to move.

"I remember you were riding a horse," Georgiana said deliberately in French.

"This road is killing me." Stanley beat his waist and said, "Why don't we build more canals?"

Georgiana had nothing to say.

How can it be so easy to build a canal on the mainland?

"Have you ever been to Birmingham?" asked Georgiana.

"Birmingham? Of course I have been there." Stanley said immediately, "I also watched the sunrise on the nearby mountains."

Georgiana recalled the geography of Britain. Birmingham seemed to be located in the Central Peak District and was part of the National Park.

"No wonder people from the Moonlight Society like to study rocks." Georgiana said with a smile, "It turns out they live on the edge of the mountain."

Stanley looked at her confused.

"Do you have any acquaintances in Birmingham?" asked Georgiana.

"I know some people. Mr. Bolton is a warm and generous person. He often invites guests to visit his factory..."

Stanley immediately talked about his experience with Soho Company, and it seemed that the broker felt that there was business to be done again.

Watt's character is a bit like Newt Scamander. Newt found a vacant room in Hogwarts to raise his magical animals, while Watt used the workshop as his "sanctuary." Watt's father was a

A reliable man, he was a builder, shipwright, carpenter and cabinet maker, and also owned several ships. The craze of exploration in the 16th century promoted the development of navigation and mathematics, and the astrolabe, quadrant and compass were all improved.

,At the same time, the craftsmanship of watchmakers is also improving.

Wealthy nobles and collectors asked Watt to make exquisite orreries and armillary spheres. In fact, they did not use them and just kept them at home. These instruments were usually made of brass and silver. Watt knew the actual use of all the instruments. He

His grandfather was an alderman of Aberdeenshire and is described in the family tree as a "navigator", while his uncle John was a mathematician, astronomer and surveyor.

As a child, Watt was doted on by his mother, because she had lost three children before, and Watt's health was not good. He was in great pain when he went to school. Later, his father gave him a workbench, where he made many models.

He soon showed his talent in this area.

However, when he was 17 years old, he encountered a heavy blow: his father's ship sank, his mother passed away, and the coastal city of Glasgow where he lived was ruled by the "tobacco tycoon", so the next year he took his tools and clothes to the

Studying at the University of Glasgow.

The academic style of the University of Glasgow is low-key, pragmatic, and pursuit of progress. It cultivates a combination of businessmen, gentlemen, and scholars. The young, sick, and melancholic Watt's boarding life here was not pleasant. Later, his natural philosophy professor Robert Dick discovered

Because of his hands-on ability, he invited Watt to help him build some new astronomical teaching instruments.

At this moment, there was no one at the University of Glasgow who could teach him how to make instruments. After getting to know each other for a while, Professor Dick suggested that Watt go to London to study. If Watt's father agreed, the professor could provide Watt with introductory education.

Talents vary from person to person, and the so-called disciples are sometimes like the children of their teachers, but Albus probably never regarded Severus as a "son" worth making him proud of.

Later, Watt went to London with the help of Professor Dick, and he went to a Scottish instrument manufacturer in London with a letter of introduction. Unlike Birmingham, London had a strict guild system, and Watt did not receive formal apprenticeship training.

According to the rules of the Watch and Guild, they cannot accept any non-Londoner who is not a freeman or apprentice of the Watch and Guild.

This rule is quite unfair, so people are eager to break it.

Reading and learning are not just about school. Georgiana remembers the appraiser named Gong Sey. He dropped out of school at Braybarton when he was 3 years old. His father later sent him to study at the home of a scholar.

After experiencing the rejection, Watt did not return to Scotland immediately. Instead, he served as an apprentice in the home of a master craftsman and mathematician named Morgan. He had written a paper on sand timepieces and longitude, and in 1752, he

The King of Spain built a telescope.

Morgan accepted Watt, but the conditions were very harsh. Not only would Watt not receive any remuneration, but he would also have to pay 20 guineas of tuition and promise to serve him fully. Watt agreed to his request because he thought it was worth it.

Studies completed mid-year usually take four years.

Later, the Seven Years' War broke out, and Watt was studying uneasily in a big city. He did not have any formal guild status, and he was likely to be captured and sent to the navy, or sent to plantations in the West Indies by the East India Company.

As for the legendary story that Watt saw the kettle boiling water and making the lid jump, Stanley didn't know the details, but Watt met Blake and Robinson during his apprenticeship and became close friends. Blake was the son of a Bordeaux wine merchant, and he liked it very much.

I make friends and also like to do some gas experiments, such as mixing acid into chalk or soda to observe the bubbles produced.

It was they who broadened Watt's horizons, and under their influence, Watt began to teach himself German and Italian.

At that time, their alumni, or Adam Smith, who had been a lecturer in Glasgow, had already become famous. There were always several particularly active, popular, and talented student societies in each school. Blake started Cullen's at a very young age.

Researched and provided guidance to whiskey makers on how to cut costs.

The war made life difficult for many people, and many merchants were unable to export. At this time, merchants in Birmingham came up with a way - to dig canals.

Building land roads is actually profitable, but not as hugely profitable as canals. The desire for profits is what all entrepreneurs, landowners, and engineers pursue. Dreamers like Darwin and industrialists like Bolton and Wedgwood are becoming more and more interested.

As attention turned to inland waterways, British canal projects were ultimately planned and built by private enterprises rather than by the state, and this was also the beginning of the "competition" between the Liverpool Canal Company and the railway companies.

People believed everything the newspapers said and obstructed the railroad's surveying, so much so that the railroad hired boxers to protect the surveyors.

Bolton was a completely different person from Watt. He was as good at persuading people as Wedgwood. Wedgwood successfully persuaded, including the Duke of Bridgewater himself, to support canal excavation. By using the canal, Baltic merchants imported every

A ton of iron and flax could save 15 shillings. It was because of the Duke's relationship with the government that they obtained the king's approval. When convincing the Cheshire salt merchants, he offered the canal tolls and the Weaver River tolls.

Made a comparison.

A woman's dowry is her support, but Bolton asked his two wives to use their dowry to support his career. He can design toys and build carriages. When Wedgwood went to lobby, he rode in a "spring"

The "carriage" was designed by Darwin, which meant that no matter what bumps it encountered on the road, it would not hinder the progress of the carriage, and the passengers would not feel bumps. Bolton designed a paper cover for the carriage to make it practical.

Based on it, it becomes more beautiful.

Bolton's Soho factory is not a traditional factory, you have to think of it as a theater, so it needs lighting.

He can make every participant feel that they are having fun, and he gives the steam engine a sense of artistry and romance. If you use the adjective "metaphysical", it is that Bolton can make people feel what Pellier said.

kind of passion.

There were few women he couldn't handle. His second wife was the sister of his first wife. This marriage was considered incest at the time, but he would ensure that the factory was clean, bright, and ventilated, and refused to employ child labor because

He is a businessman who makes toys and brings happiness to children.

When Bolton bought the current site of Soho in 1761 for £1,000, it was nothing more than a scrubby wasteland, covered with heather and gorse, with only rabbit ears and the shed of the old rabbit farm owner.

While many people would feel discouraged by the sight, Bolton romanticized his adventure, saying it was about creating wealth in the desert.

"Fortunately, he is old." Stanley said with some gloating, "Oh, by the way, your carriage can also be equipped with that kind of spring."

Georgiana did not answer his words.

Because wizards also resisted Muggle science, even though they were ahead at the beginning, they are now lagging behind them in some fields.

However……

She sighed, what should she do?

She has absolutely no clue.
Chapter completed!