Yang Yi naturally didn't know that he was already being treated as a dead man, and he was talking with Zhou Gongyi about researching a new wheel axle at this time.

Axles are a good thing, both civilian and military have a wide range of use, once improved will be doubled to improve work efficiency.

However, Yang Yi obviously thought about this matter simply, in the absence of a lathe, it is extremely difficult to make a perfect axle, even if it is manually grinded out, it can only be a sample, and it is extremely difficult to produce in batches, and the manpower and material resources required are probably a huge number.

Under Yang Yi's recollection, he can only improve the existing axle technology, and if he wants to improve his essence, it is not something that can be done for a while.

Zhou Gongyi looked at a smooth and rounded finished wheel axle with a telling rotation rate, and regarded it as a treasure.

"If the iron pillars inside could be more rounded and the axle walls a little smoother, it would be a perfect axle!" Zhou Gongyi said regretfully.

Zhou Gongyi was born into a family, and he naturally knew what it would be like if this small object could be as Yang Yi said, turning freely and with extremely small friction.

Yang Yi sighed, shook his head and said: "This is already the limit of what we can do now, relying on manual manufacturing, it is difficult to achieve perfection in precision." ”

Zhou Gongyi raised his head and said excitedly: "Your Highness, what kind of thing is the lathe you are talking about?" ”

Yang Yidao: "The lathe is just a generalization, and the textile machine used by the households is also called the lathe, but the kind of lathe I am talking about has surpassed the technology of this era too much, and it is not possible to materialize." “

After thinking about it, Yang Yi pointed to the wheel axle in Zhou Gongyi's hand again, and said: "But you want to find a way to get me a batch of such wheel axles, even if it can't be civilianized for the time being, at least I want to use it to equip the army, and also, the crossbow design I mentioned to you last time should also be put into the agenda." ”

Zhou Gongyi nodded and said: "Well, I have recently found a few local skilled craftsmen, and I am stepping up research and development, and now there are some prototypes, and I believe that they will definitely be produced within a year or two." ”

Yang Yi said in a deep voice: "It's too long, give you half a year, lack of money and people to go directly to Liu Wenzheng, he will meet all your requirements." ”

Zhou Gongyi bowed cautiously and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, even if you fight for my life, you have already made what you want for Your Highness." ”

Zhou Gongyi was born in a family of machine brackets, and he has been very interested in the way of machine brackets since he was a child, only in this era, people who study this way have always been considered to be strange and obscene skills, not everyone's way. Now Yang Yi vigorously supports his own research and development, which undoubtedly makes Zhou Gongyi inexplicably grateful.

Yang Yi nodded and said: "In the future, the people under your jurisdiction will be collectively called scientific research institutes, not only will they be included, but they will also join some more dangerous research projects in the future." Everyone in the scientific research institute is well treated, and I will send a special army to take care of your safety and that of your family. Remember, confidentiality must be done to the extreme, you are not affiliated with anyone, and everything is reported directly to me, except for any mistakes, I will try to ask you! “

For Yang Yi, he understands the importance of this quasi-industry better than anyone else, and if a country pays too much attention to lip service, the period of extinction is predictable. As a traverser, he naturally knows what the limit of manpower's strength is, and it is impossible for a brave man with a thousand pounds of strength to withstand a bullet the size of a fingertip, no matter how tall and majestic the city wall is, a cannonball may collapse with a bang.

In Yang Yi's previous life, Chinese civilization was far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of technology and culture for thousands of years, but because of two major events, he failed to catch up, and in a blink of an eye, he changed from a rich man to a bullied slave. One is the Renaissance and the other is the Industrial Revolution. Compared with the ideological backwardness caused by the Renaissance, the actual trauma caused by the Industrial Revolution to the land of China is undoubtedly greater.

Yang Yi does not expect to be able to research an airplane and tank, that is too unrealistic, he is not capable of creating an industrial revolution, what he has to do is to guide this change of thinking, to tell the world that this is not a strange skill, but a vital part of determining the fate of a country.

When Yang Yi returned to the study, Monkey Jian'er told him that Wen Jihuai had been waiting for him there for a long time.

As soon as I walked into the study, I saw Wen Jihuai standing in the room, staring at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, admiring it, and he didn't even notice that Yang Yi came in.

"What? Like these calligraphy and paintings? Yang Yi said with a smile.

Wen Jihuai turned around in shock, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Wen Jihuai, the grass people, has seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu." ”

Yang Yi said with a smile: "What grass people, you are now my water conservancy officer, and you should call yourself a subordinate official." ”

Wen Jihuai was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be very unaccustomed to saying: "Your Majesty is rude, please forgive Your Highness." ”

Yang Yi smiled, waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, walked straight to the desk and sat down, looked at the famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and said with a smile: "I can't give you those calligraphy and paintings, they are all my grandfather's." “

Wen Jihuai hurriedly said: "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, grass people... The lower officials didn't dare to be, and the lower officials didn't want to take these calligraphy and paintings for themselves, but just felt nostalgic. ”

"Feelings? Let's hear it. Yang Yidao.

Wen Jihuai was a little disappointed and said: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, Xia Guan also liked these famous works very much when he was young, and his life's wish is to be able to make such works." But later, his wife, children, and father were all killed in the monstrous flood, and the lower officials realized that what could be done on the tip of the pen was really limited, and when the flood came, it was better to raise a pen than to raise a hand. “

Yang Yi nodded and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, but you can't think too extreme about anything, many things are double-edged swords, whether it is good or bad, it depends on the intention of the person who uses the sword." ”

Seeing that Wen Jihuai was a little puzzled, Yang Yi said again: "I am going to set up an official newspaper, which is the Di Bao from the Shu Wangfu, but the printing volume is much more than the Di Bao, at least to ensure that every township and even as small as the village, as long as there are literate people, will be decentralized." The role is to publicize the political achievements of Shuzhong, some wars, some useful common sense, and occasionally publish some interesting stories. ”

In fact, the real role of newspapers and periodicals Yang Yi is not strict, that is, to control public opinion in Shuzhong as much as possible.

Daguang's papermaking technology is already very mature, the cost is not high, and through Yang Yi's instructions, the movable type printing technology presided over by Liu Wenzheng has also been basically formed, and the printing volume of newspapers is not very big.

In ancient times, the biggest obstacle to newspapers was the extreme scarcity of literate people, and the level of education could not be improved overnight, so Yang Yi prepared the newspapers of the former periodical type of official publications, which did not need to be purchased with money, and were delegated from the government to various towns and villages, and then let some literate people read them out regularly in the villages, so as to play a role in publicizing them.