Chapter 1022

"By the way, does this thing have a name?" Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, was amazed for a long time, and finally thought of one thing.

And Shen Kuo's heart couldn't help but say sure enough, and then bowed very interestingly. "Your Majesty, this thing has not yet been named, please give it a name to Your Majesty."

"This thing is self-propelled and ringing, the bell is clear, and it can keep time, such a good thing...... If not, how about calling it a self-striking bell? ”

"Your Majesty Xie gave the name, and this thing is called Yuan You's self-striking bell." Shen Kuo was overjoyed and hurriedly said loudly.

"Yuanyu rings the bell? …… Hmm, it seems that Shen Qing's family, you really have a good relationship with that Wang Wushan...... "Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, smashed his mouth, and couldn't help crying and laughing, Yuan You's words came out, and it must be inseparable from Wang Wushan's goods.

But this is not bad, the title of Yuan Yu Ziming Bell is also catchy.

"This thing is delicate and can be timed, it is indeed a good object, but it must not be easy to make, right?" Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, sat down behind the imperial case and motioned for Shen Kuo to sit down and answer.

"Your Majesty, this Yuanyou self-striking bell took nearly a year from research and development to production. However, if it is a large-scale production, if the craftsmen are skilled and the skills are profound, it will not take more than three months. ”

"In addition, Lord Wang also mentioned that it is possible to use the assembly line to make parts, and after testing by Xiaguan and Master Su, the most difficult parts can be made in two to three days at most."

"Therefore, if it can really be made on the assembly line, I am afraid it will not take too much time, but this requires the training of a large number of skilled craftsmen."

"In addition, Lord Wang thinks that if this Yuanyou self-striking bell can be made more delicately and luxuriously, there will be countless dignitaries and nobles in my Great Song Dynasty and even in the world, and wealthy businessmen and magnates will pay for it......"

Speaking of this, Shen Kuo patted his head gently, then took out a few carefully folded pieces of rice paper from his arms and handed them respectfully.

After Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, spread out, his eyes fell on it. "These are ......"

"These are the various styles of the Yuanyou self-striking bell designed by Lord Wang, in order to be more intuitive, Lord Wang also specially painted the depiction, which looks really exquisite and luxurious, even if it is a lower official, it is also exciting......

"I think this prototype alone is very, very stylish, if we can make these self-striking bells like those painted by Wang Wushan, there is indeed such a possibility." Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, smiled, and after returning these drawings to Shen Kuo, he finally entered the formal topic.

asked Shen Kuo in detail some conventional questions about mathematics, geometry, and gewu, and when he saw this guy talking eloquently, the answer was like a stream, and Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, simply took out the textbooks compiled by Wang Yang.

Sure enough, it was not difficult for this famous miscellaneous master of the Great Song Dynasty in the slightest, and in the end, Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, made a decision, Shen Kuo went to serve as the national superintendent, of course, it was just a position, it would be a waste of such talents, and he was also given a position as a young superintendent of the ordnance superintendent.

In other words, he not only had to preside over the school affairs of the Guozijian and be responsible for imparting knowledge, but also got the ordnance supervisor to help Zhao Ji.

For Shen Kuo, who has been reused, he naturally happily obeys his fate and is very willing to accept the trust of the Son of Heaven.

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It's just that Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, didn't realize the importance of this Yuan You's self-striking bell, and didn't make any moves because of Shen Kuo's words, which made Shen Kuo a little disappointed.

"It seems that Your Majesty's vision is not sharp enough, and he just let Shen Kuo be responsible for further development, but he didn't mention commercialization at all." Wang Yang put down Shen Kuo's letter with emotion.

"Is this thing really as profitable as you say?" Liu Yiyi, who was beside her, couldn't help but ask in a low voice, mentioning business, of course this strong business woman was very interested.

"It's natural, do you know what kind of business is best to do? It's an exclusive business. Today, the escapement has been miniaturized quite well, and the size has been reduced to the stage where it can be commercialized. ”

"For example, in our house, we also have this beautiful and ringing Yuanyou self-striking bell, will you think it is very convenient?"

"Well, at least you don't need water, and you don't need to go out and see the sun." Master Li quickly gave a practical answer.

"The important thing is that the production process of this Yuanyou self-striking bell will be able to greatly improve the depth of the skills of our craftsmen in the Great Song Dynasty. In this way, in the future, I will be able to develop more excellent and sophisticated mechanical ......."

"If Your Majesty doesn't do it, why don't we do it ourselves?" After listening to her husband's complaints, and seeing her husband's full of disappointment, Li Qingzhao blinked her watery eyes and reminded.

"What my sister said is very true, anyway, our family is not short of money, since you have this intention, and Your Majesty has no idea, it is really a good choice to do it yourself." Liu Yiyi nodded approvingly.

"Do it yourself" Hearing this proposal, Wang Yang was really moved, indeed, since the Son ......of Heaven has no intention, then there is no need for him to continue to be bitter.

Besides, it is very likely that Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, thinks that this kind of money should not be much, or that he is unwilling to compete with the people, since this is the case, then it is really a good choice to do it himself.

If you want to make it yourself, don't you want to be a craftsman...... No, but it doesn't matter, isn't there a lot of skilled craftsmen trained in water-powered textile machinery here?

Even if the things are different, they all belong to the manufacturing industry, and as long as they have been trained for a period of time, they should be able to do their jobs.

It is a pity that there were no professional technical schools in this era......

"Technical school?" Wang Yang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he suddenly said loudly.

"Husband, what are you doing, scared the concubine and screamed in the middle of the night, making people think something was going on when they heard it."

"Wait...... I think about it. Wang Yang rubbed his nose a little embarrassedly, and showed an apologetic expression to the three beautiful girls who made him scream and stunned.

"What, what is this technical school?" Liu Yiyi saw Wang Yang stand up, and continued to babble something in his mouth, thinking that it should be related to the title he yelled at just now.

"It's a school that specializes in training professional talents, which is different from the academies that teach the Four Books and the Five Classics. Such academies mainly impart knowledge about a variety of specific professional skills. For example, how to settle accounts, how to do carpentry, how to be a smelting craftsman, how to forge parts......"

The more Wang Yang spoke, the more excited he became, so he simply returned to the desk and sat down, and then began to pick up the pen and dance on the rice paper.