The eldest son of the King of Chu was born successfully, and the civil and military ministers of the King of Chu's palace naturally sent blessings and congratulations. The lord has an heir, and he is a complete lord. Even if the child is not the legitimate son, as long as he is a capable child, it is enough.
Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Xie Shufang, and Duan Zhixuan were particularly happy and clamored for Li Zhiyun to treat them to dinner. Naturally, Li Zhiyun would not refuse. Dozens of tables were set up in Pingkangfang's flowing banquet, and all the officers and men of the Yunyang army participated.
For ordinary soldiers, Li Zhiyun also asked people to give him some small benefits.
The East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion also sent congratulations.
Naturally, the saints and Concubine Wan Gui in the palace also sent people to deliver rewards. Concubine Wan Gui received the news on the second day after Li Chengjing was born, and even went out of the palace to visit her grandson in person.
After a few busy days after the birth of his eldest son, Li Zhiyun finally found time to inspect his "industrial base".
Weihe Workshop.
As the son of Yuwen Kai, Yuwen Rutong may have inherited a lot of his father's talent in construction. Under his construction, Li Zhiyun gave Li Zhiyun a feeling of industrial rise. The huge waterwheel was rotated by the water flow of the Wei River.
Gears hidden under the water rotate slowly, bringing "water power" to the workshop.
"Your Highness, the gears under the water must be replaced once a month, otherwise they will be corroded by the river water. Sometimes there will be water plants wrapped around them, blocking the rotation of the waterwheel. The craftsmen still can't boil the molten iron to pour the gears according to your requirements.
"Firstly, it is because the wood cannot withstand the temperature of the molten iron, and secondly, because the blast furnace is not hot enough, it is difficult to completely burn the refined iron into the molten iron you want."
"In addition, half of the waterwheel's sixty baffles and twenty runners are often damaged inexplicably at the bottom of the river. Very few of them can actually drive the waterwheel. This also results in the water-powered forging hammer not being fully utilized...
..The subordinates are incompetent.”
The more he talked, the weaker Yuwen Rutong became, and in the end he had no choice but to admit his mistake.
Li Zhiyun was observing the movement of the waterwheel while listening to the explanation of the scholar Yuwen.
"You mean, the current use of water power is not enough, right? I gave you so much money and asked you to do things, and you will give me this result?"
"I'm ashamed of myself." Yu Wen, a scholar, blushed slightly.
Li Zhiyun raised his head and asked, "What the hell is this? The waterwheel is a project he started working on very early. He wrote about the waterwheel's gears, runners, baffles, and even the raw materials for making hemp ropes."
It is very clear, let Yu Wen, a scholar, follow the example of gourd and ladle to make it.
Is this the result?
Sure enough, without his personal supervision, it would be impossible to achieve the effect of something that transcends the times.
The same is true for the kerosene of the Ministry of Industry, and the same is true for the waterwheels of the Weihe Workshop.
Li Zhiyun doesn't have any big ambitions. He doesn't plan to build a steam engine or something just to show off. He just wants to change the current productivity method.
The cost of manpower and animal power was too high and the results were late. They did not meet his budget. After much deliberation, he decided to develop water power first.
The use of water power is currently the most practical and most possible thing to achieve. This section of the lower reaches of the Wei River is often flooded, so it is most suitable to use this land to drive waterwheels.
Not to mention anything else, as long as the waterwheel can be rotated at full power and a water-powered forging hammer can be used to forge armor, the speed far exceeds that of human power!
Work efficiency is shortened, labor costs are reduced, and finally the armor cost is reduced!
Can human power compare to endless water power?
cannot!
Not to mention anything else, just the forging of iron ore requires a huge amount of manpower. If there is water power, it can be polished day and night, and refined iron can be produced quickly, speeding up the manufacturing process.
Just as a person can lift a heavy hammer, water power can lift a hammer several times as heavy as human strength.
Although the armor made by this kind of water-powered forging hammer is a bit rough, and in the end it has to be repaired by craftsmen. But the problem is, you have to know that ordinary soldiers in the Tang Army now wear cloth armor!
What is cloth armor? The whole body is cloth and there is an iron piece on the chest. It is called cloth armor. Not everyone can wear Mingguang armor!
If this kind of rough plate armor could be made, ordinary soldiers could be armed on a large scale, and their combat power would increase exponentially.
The most important thing is that it is made with a hydraulic forging hammer, so the labor cost is low and there is no need to waste a lot of money.
In addition to making armor, the water-powered forging hammer can also create weapons. You can even put a groove under the water-powered hammer to pound rice!
This is the transformation from human power to mechanical power.
Li Zhiyun immediately made a decision: "I will ask people to send all kinds of wood from Bashu. You and the craftsmen will experiment one by one. You need to use a blast furnace to burn the molten iron, but don't use ordinary wood as fuel. You need to use a blast furnace from Taiyuan."
The transported coal, runner and baffle, I will tell you about the production process again, about the basics of the operation of the waterwheel..."
Li Zhiyun spent the whole morning talking to Yuwen Rutong and the craftsmen about how to better use the water wheel and make baffles and runners.
"The hemp rope of the pulley must use three strands of rope, otherwise the main body of the waterwheel cannot be pulled up..." Li Zhiyun said while writing and drawing on the yellow paper.
Behind him, dozens of craftsmen gathered to listen carefully.
Li Zhiyun is not worried about these people leaking secrets, because it is useless. Without his personal participation, these people would not be able to learn the technology at all.
For example, those losers from the Ministry of Industry, Li Zhiyun told them all the methods of making kerosene, but the result? It's not as difficult as eating shit.
When it comes to large machinery such as waterwheels, any problem with any component will lead to an overall strike.
After the narration, Yuwen the scholar and the craftsmen seemed to understand but not understand.
"Do you understand?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Everyone: "..."
Li Zhiyun: "..."
Okay, he thought too much, this kind of thing can't just be said.
"You go back and study it first. If you have any questions, wait until I come here next time to talk about it."
"Yes." The craftsmen dispersed.
Li Zhiyun had no choice. He had to spend a lot of time explaining this kind of thing to the craftsmen, and even taught them step by step.
However, he doesn't have so much time to spend in the workshop every day.
To be honest, Li Zhiyun really didn't want to continue the inspection when he saw the water tanker stretched like this.
But after thinking about it, Li Zhiyun thought it might be his own problem. Because he asked the workshop to not only study the water wheel, but also tinker with cement, sugar, looms, etc., which greatly distracted the craftsmen's energy.
There are only a few dozen craftsmen in the Weihe Workshop, and not all of them are living Lu Ban.
"Your Highness, I have let you down." Rutong Yuwen stood next to Li Zhiyun with a look of shame and admitted his mistake.
To be honest, the Prince of Chu's Mansion has allocated a lot of money to this place, but they have only produced one tea leaf so far. The King of Chu taught them how to make it, and the income can only be regarded as average, not worthy of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
Pay them monthly wages.
Li Zhiyun patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, I have decided. You will mainly focus on the baffle and runner for the time being. I will figure out a solution for the gears."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Rutong Yuwen was very moved by King Chu's generosity.
What can you do if you are not generous? The more anxious you are about this kind of thing, the less effective it will be. You can only do it slowly.
Except for the water tanker, which is not working well, the cement is making good progress, and the ratio of various materials has been basically figured out.
The sugar production was okay, but there was a problem with the decolorization. Li Zhiyun could understand this, because this technology was a core secret and he did not plan to show it out now.
After thinking about it, Li Zhiyun found that he had to develop another product to make money, otherwise the workshop would not be able to be self-sufficient at all. Moreover, now that he had more brothers, his monthly wages and bonuses had also increased, so he had to