Further inside, there is the Institute of Oceanography, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Metallurgy, and the Institute of Chemical Engineering... The results displayed in these areas are relatively professional, and they are deliberately obscured by confidentiality regulations, making them difficult to understand.
Except for some professionals who stopped to take a closer look, other visitors just took a quick look.
When we arrived at one place, we saw a huge crowd. Hundreds of people gathered around an exhibition area to watch the excitement.
Yue Zhuoqun looked up at the signboard. It turned out to be an exhibition of the Geographical Society.
The Geographical Society was dominated by the Geographical Department of Gewuyuan, but it was also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War of Shangshu Province. According to the words of the Song Dynasty, it was "one set of people, two brands, and dual leadership."
Nearly half of the onlookers were professors and students from various universities. Many of them knew Yue Zhuoqun and treated him as a distinguished guest. They all made way for him and Luo Peisi to squeeze to the front.
It turned out to be several maps, all of which were the latest results of expeditions. These expeditions were basically led by the Ministry of War and the Geographical Society, and sponsored by several major chambers of commerce.
Most are by sea, and a few are by land.
One map shows an expedition code-named Jingwei Jiasan. They arrived at the southernmost corner of Africa in Yanzhou, explored for a while and then returned.
Luo Peisi stared at the map for a while, unable to figure out why, so he couldn't help but ask Yue Zhuoqun.
"Why is this map so unclear? Key locations have been blotted out?"
"This is a transcript, and many places have been covered up. These were obtained by the expedition team with their blood and lives. How can it be easily released to the public? It's all secret."
"Oh, that's it."
The Cartography Society also exhibited the results of an expedition eastward from the Maluku Islands in the Wuma Islands.
The Wuma Islands produce chicken tongue, cloves, nutmeg and other spices, all of which are extremely valuable. In the past, they were in the hands of big cannibals, and most of the profits were made by them.
Later, the Song Dynasty became more powerful. With the strong strength of the Straits, the Luzon Economic Strategy Division, and the Baize and Guiche naval divisions, they gradually squeezed the Great Eaters out of this area.
After occupying this place, it and the thousands of large and small islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Longmu Islands not only became a good place for the Song Dynasty Navy to suppress pirates and conduct practical training, but also became a paradise for expedition teams.
This expedition found a large turtle-shaped island east of the Wuma Islands, and together with a string of islands to the east, they named it the Xuanwu Islands Papua New Guinea.
On their way back, they took a circle to the south and unexpectedly discovered a large island. They circled around for half a month without losing sight of the end, so they had to go back again. This large island was named Fang.
Kettle Island Australia Island.
The largest number of onlookers was the Geographical Society’s display on the Yingzhou region.
The first expedition to the Yingzhou area set off in the fourth year of Tianqi and returned to China in the eighth year of Tianqi. During the four years, not only did they establish several outposts, but they also obtained a large amount of geographical, oceanographic and other data.
Because of this information, the Ministry of War and the Geographical Society devoted a lot of manpower and material resources to organize expedition teams and continued to march to Yingzhou. One team a year, and the scale was not small.
This year, a land expedition was even sent out based on geographical and latitude data to cross the Blackwater River and explore northeast along the mainland coastline in an attempt to find a land passage to Yingzhou.
According to the "Laws of Overseas Exploration and Colonization," after all expeditions discover new places and are confirmed by the Geographical Society, one-tenth of the future profits from the place, including minerals, farming, etc., must be given to the expedition team. The validity period is sixty years -
—From the time of formal development, as long as there is no formal development, neither one hundred years nor two hundred years will be counted. And the rights and interests can be inherited.
Exploring overseas is a good business that can bring huge profits and benefit future generations, which is why so many people visit the Geographical Society’s display of achievements.
The biggest move was a steel guy launched by the Wollongong Research Bureau, co-organized by the Institute of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Secretaries.
It is erected in the courtyard between Zuojia Hall and Zuoyi Hall. Its round body is half taller than the courtyard wall. It is made of high-quality steel. There are two long cylinders on the top of its head, like flagpoles.
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What is this monster?
The thousands of people watching were all as suspicious as Yue Zhuoqun and Luo Peisi.
Several people from the research bureau gathered together and chatted for a while, and applied to the organizer for a long time. Finally, amidst the bustling discussion, the "performance" began.
Several people pushed several carts of fine coal, and a few people poured water into the monster's belly. The other three people used ladders to check up and down the monster.
After opening a hole at the bottom of the monster, these people actually started filling coals to light a fire. After a while, two flagpoles began to emit billowing black smoke.
"It's the stove! The stove that heats the Great Hall."
"No, it's a stove that heats hot water for the large public bath."
Amidst the choking smell of soot, two voices started arguing.
The words of the two aroused everyone's laughter. What's there to argue about? Isn't it all a stove?
After waiting quietly for a while, the water in the monster's belly was boiled, and white water vapor spurted out.
"It's leaking air, this thing is leaking air," someone joked.
The crowd burst into laughter again.
The operators didn't make a sound. Three of them continued to inspect nervously, wary of accidents. Two of them were operating valves and wrenches at the bottom of the monster.
There were two other people who directed a group of laborers to transport cart after cart of bricks into an iron basket at the bottom of an iron frame. It was quickly filled, and according to preliminary estimates, it weighed at least four to five thousand kilograms.
According to the new system, it weighs at least two and a half tons.
Everyone continued to watch.
I saw the operator twisting left and right, and suddenly a pipe spewed out a large amount of water vapor, making a sharp cry. Everyone was so frightened that they took a few steps back.
At this time, everyone saw a large one-story-high iron wheel on the other side of the monster, which was pushed by a curved rod made of steel and slowly rotated.
The rotating iron wheel is linked to a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to a circular groove through a set of gears. A steel cable is rolled on it. The steel cable passes through the pulley on the iron frame and fills the bottom of the iron basket with two and a half tons of bricks.
, pull upward slowly.
The speed is slow, but very stable and seems effortless.
Watching the heavy iron basket getting higher and higher, and being hoisted to the top of the iron frame four stories high, the onlookers let out exclamations of surprise.
There are many such traction and lifting machines in ports, mines and other places, but most of them use animal power, and a small part use water power. Now this monster machine only needs water and coal to produce such a huge force.
It's really surprising, the eyes of many people who know the goods are shining.
When they reached the top, the three operators made another operation, and with a clicking sound, the big iron wheel detached from the rotating shaft. Then the big iron wheel stopped and began to slowly rotate in the opposite direction.
When it rotates at a constant speed, it clicks and is connected to the coupling shaft. The coupling shaft reverses, driving the steel cable to slowly descend, and the iron basket descends slowly and steadily.
After the iron basket landed firmly on the ground, a burst of thunderous applause erupted from the surrounding area.
It's so amazing, so unexpected.
Many people gathered around and asked people in the research bureau about the object.
It turns out that it is called a steam engine and is a key project of the Research Bureau. A prototype was just made this year, just in time for the Science and Technology Conference.
People from the research bureau have repeatedly emphasized that the steam engine is still under development and there are still many flaws - the demonstration just now is 40% preparation and 60% luck. It is far from being practical and will require five to ten years of repetition.
Only through testing and improvement can it be put into practical use.
Many viewers looked disappointed. Most of them were factory owners and chamber of commerce owners - they now have a new name, industrialists and investors. They are enthusiastic supporters of science and technology, because technology can help them improve production efficiency and increase production.
Sell more goods and earn more money.
Therefore, they are very keen to participate in similar conferences and look for practical technological innovations - that is the only way to make a fortune. Sometimes several industrialists and investors are interested in one item at the same time, and they need to bid to obtain the license for the technology.
They were keenly aware of the usefulness of the steam engine. However, they were really disappointed to hear that it would take some time before it could be put into practical use. This chapter has been completed!
