"Huh~"

The liquid boiled in a fist-sized copper kettle, and the fine water vapor burned with the flame, and the entire copper kettle began to rotate, driving the machine and pulling the wheels of the model car to rotate.

The onlookers of the academy students were all widened in surprise, even the Confucian disciples who had always looked down on craftsmen were stunned by this scene at this moment.

"Courtyard master, this ......" Several gentlemen beside him looked at Liu Yi speechless, how could this car drive spontaneously without any force? Even a disciple who is good at craftsmanry does not fully understand.

"Tell me, why can this car move without external force?" Liu Yi ignored them, but looked at the disciples of the academy, these are the first batch of disciples cultivated by the academy in the past five years, there are all walks of life, and they have reached the graduation level, Liu Yi came back this time, mainly responsible for the assessment of the disciples of the Tianji Academy.

The model of this power train, Liu Yi has made it as early as five years ago, the concept of the steam engine itself is not a profound problem, make a rotary pot with two thin mouths, pour water into it, and then boil it with fire to rotate, it is rare how to enlarge it.

Liu Yi has tried many times in the past five years, but the effect is not ideal, even if there is attribute gain, consumption and damage to the body are quite terrifying, the problem is not in the technology, but in the material, this time Liu Yi was invited to be responsible for the assessment of the first batch of students graduating from Yunnan Academy, and he wanted to take this as an exam question.

At least let everyone have a concept of this, and don't think of this thing as something weird.

"Although there is no external force, the steam from the boiling water is the hub of the train's power." A disciple looked at Liu Yi and smiled, "Teacher, but that's the case? ”

"Not bad." Liu Yi nodded, looking at this disciple with satisfaction, his name is Zhou Huai, he is not seen in history, at least Liu Yi has not heard of it, his skills are not very strong, he is not too talented, but he dares to think, is good at mathematics, and thinks carefully, he is a disciple that Liu Yi admires very much, and he is also the only one in the Tianji Academy who has been accepted by Liu Yi and officially established his discipleship.

He has the talent to be a scientist.

"Courtyard Master!" Another disciple glanced at Zhou Huai with some envy, hugged his fist at Liu Yi and said, "Since this thing is made, why not enlarge it, if this thing can be made, why don't I worry about it?" ”

Liu Yi didn't answer, but looked at Zhou Huai and smiled: "An Ming, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Huai thought for a while and said: "First of all, this thing doesn't really need external force, it needs fire, and the scorching gas that spews out can burn people, and secondly, the materials needed are not wood that can be carried, if you really make such a car, the body needs to be bounded by gold and iron, wood, it is easy to catch fire, and the volume must be large enough, to carry dyes, and water." ”

"It's not that it's impossible." A Confucian disciple frowned.

The disciple who asked the question earlier glanced at him as if he was mentally retarded: "To make it like this, just the front of the car requires tens of thousands of catties of gold and iron, and how much does it weigh?" In addition, the current wooden rails, both in width and load capacity, are difficult to carry such a locomotive, if it is replaced with rails...... Go and consult with Your Majesty! ”

At present, the iron of the big man is too little to use as a weapon, if it is just a locomotive, maybe Liu Bei can grit his teeth and agree, but this wooden rail has just been rolled out in various places, and now it is necessary to change the railroad track, it is estimated that Liu Bei has the intention of killing.

"That's it!" Liu Yi smiled and clapped his palms, signaling everyone to shut up, now this Tianji Academy's people are bullish, thanks to the blessings of Liu Yi's other disciples, now this Tianji Academy is fragrant and sweet within the Dahan Group, this has not yet graduated, there are already wealthy businessmen from all over the country who have come to dig people, of course, the most important thing is Shaofu, now Shaofu has become a series of its own, in all counties, the same as Taishou, but it is directly under Liu Yi's jurisdiction, mainly responsible for the repair of roads around the country and some large-scale operations that popularize the whole territory, such as the laying of this track, Now it is managed by the Shaofu branches in various parts of the two states.

As for Liu Yi's Shaofu headquarters, it is naturally located on the side of the imperial court, and it is mainly responsible for planning various future constructions and developing new weapons, and its rights are much greater than those of the previous Shaofu.

After the disciples of the Confucian Academy have completed their studies, they may not be able to be reused immediately, but the disciples of the Tianji Academy can be immediately assigned to various places due to the shortage of talents.

Now Yunnan Academy, Cheng. In the Capital Academy, Yuxiang Academy, Yueyang Academy, Xiangyang Academy, and the Royal Academy in Hanzhong, there are many people who have applied to join Tianji Academy in the past two years.

"That's the topic of this discharge assessment." Liu Yi pointed to the wooden car that gradually decreased in speed as the fuel burned out, and said with a smile: "In addition to the car, what else can this steam engine be used for?" It must be feasible, it is best to be able to make a model, there can be a passer, it is considered qualified, and it can be discharged, and the benefits and merits of this creation after creation are all owned by individuals, and there is no cap, and if you make something excellent, I will personally recommend it to the imperial court. ”

When the disciples heard this, their eyes lit up, although the students of the Tianji Academy are not worried about the way out at the moment, but if they are unknown, they will be sent to some county governments at most, and the main position cannot be given to you at once, but with Liu Yi's recommendation, it is different.

Liu Yi is now ranked in Jiuqing, has an undefeated reputation, enjoys the lord of the country, even in front of the Son of Heaven, has the absolute right to speak, if he can get Liu Yi's recommendation, then the starting point for entering the office is too high.

For a while, the fighting spirit of a group of disciples of the Heavenly Machine Academy was completely aroused by Liu Yi.

"Before the assessment, there is one more word of advice to you." Liu Yi looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The work is not low, now His Majesty has also opened this career, but there is one point, I hope you will remember, we and other craftsmen are different from other careers, we are easier to make achievements, but in the same way, if there is no real talent, no matter how high the starting point is, it will still be surpassed in the end, this line of work, is also the most difficult place to tolerate fraud, you will enter the office in the future, and I will be considered colleagues, this words and you encourage it, I am looking forward to it, he will be able to replace my current position in the Shaofu, I can do the third public." ”

The first half is still quite inspirational, but what the hell is the last sentence?

A group of disciples looked at Liu Yi a little speechlessly, but there was no way, people are not just Shaofu, not to mention the previous exploits, everyone in the world knows that in the six years of entering Nanzhong, several defeats of the barbarian army, so that Nanzhong Dazhi, the people are abundant, the barren land in the past, it seems to have become a treasure land, especially here in Yunnan, the four seasons are like spring, in the past two years, as the environment of Yunnan continues to be known to outsiders, I don't know how many rich idlers come here to buy a farm house for retirement.

Of course, the fields in Nanzhong, according to Liu Yi's suggestion to Liu Bei, are only rented and not sold, completely controlled by the imperial court, and they pay every year's money, and they will not receive more if they want to.

In military and political affairs, Liu Yi has good achievements, even if he does not become a young man, such a person will naturally not be idle.

"Okay, it's just a joke, if you want to replace me as a young man, you have to work hard for at least ten years, and I'll do it again in ten years." Liu Yi said with a smile: "Because Tianji Academy is different from other institutes, in addition to the things in books, more attention is paid to hands-on ability, so this assessment, the time limit is three days, if you have a good idea, you can also increase the time limit as appropriate, start doing it now." ”

The creative questions are very inspirational, and it is difficult to cheat, so the assessment is relatively relaxed, and other colleges do not have this treatment.

For example, the art of war, how to quickly count your own soldiers, what kind of battle formation should be used to deal with what kind of enemy, what kind of troops should be used to break different types of troops, how should a camp of 1,000 people be arranged and a camp of 10,000 people, and what is the difference? These are all in the book, with some simple mathematical and civil engineering problems, there are many solutions, as for Confucianism, it is even simpler, set a topic to write an article, or govern the country, or how to improve people's livelihood, these are considered, these should be divided into who is the first, it depends on the examiner's preference, but whether it is good or not, in fact, as long as you see the article, there is a general range.

In this assessment, Liu Yi and Chen Zhi were invited, and the students who were discharged from the hospital were recruited by Liu Yi and Chen Zhi according to their different grades, which can be regarded as the best treatment.

"Bo Yuan, there are many medical disciples in this Yunnan Academy, Mr. Yuanhua hopes to let these discharged disciples enter the Tai Hospital, and all localities also hope to establish a government office like Shaofu." Chen Zhi pulled Liu Yi aside and said in a low voice.

Among the academies, the weakest one is probably the hospital, of course, it is not a hospital for later generations, but a place to study medicine.

"Please rest assured Mr. Yuanhua, he is just unwilling to enter the Tai Hospital, in fact, His Majesty has long had the intention of establishing a medical department." Liu Yi nodded with a smile.

Sometimes, this doctor is more effective than a craftsman, after all, no matter how good a craftsman is, he can't determine life and death except him, but a doctor can, Liu Yi does have the idea of establishing a unified medical system, and now there is a lack of talents from all walks of life, so don't say anything about the private office, the government is not satisfied, with the medical department, at least a lot of people's livelihood problems can be solved.

Chen Zhi nodded, thinking about the old man's age, he has never bent his waist to the powerful for his ideals all his life, but he has to think of a way out for his disciples, which is also quite sad.

"Mr. Yuanhua too, why don't you discuss such things with me?" Liu Yi shook his head, in fact, he probably understood that when Liu Bei ascended the throne, Liu Yi had proposed that Hua Tuo enter the Tai Hospital, but Hua Tuo insisted on refusing, and now he wants to seek a career for his disciple, so it is naturally not good to talk to Liu Yi directly.

"The assessment on the side of the Martial Arts Academy is about to start, so let's leave first." Chen Zhi and Liu Yi hugged their fists and smiled.

"Okay, charge a few more, now I'm a big man, and what I lack the most is talent!"

"Good!"