It takes a long process to refute this rebuttal, and it also requires finding a way to dig a pit for the other person to jump into.

After reading this article, Jian Chen was thinking about how to dig this pit.

This pit should be deep, so that the opponent will be happy when he jumps, and he will not think that it is a big pit, but that it is a rainbow bridge to victory.

In fact, this is an unsolvable problem at this time, and life itself is not something that Chen Jian can explain, nor can it be created by all laboratory methods or methods regardless of cost in this era.

Therefore, we must dig this problem into a pit of changing concepts, and exchange life itself for substances related to life, rather than life itself. As long as the other party is fooled, and then uses his identity as a scholar to create public opinion pressure and cause another kind of chaos, he can change the concept and fish in troubled waters.

Discuss first, then discuss, re-build the momentum, expose the flaws, cause a huge sensation and then attract all the attention, and then complete the counter-killing, so as to get the maximum results - for Chen Jian, winning or losing or reputation is bullshit, what he wants is because of the discussion and wide influence and participation caused by this matter.

After thinking about it, I am afraid that it will take another year to two years to build momentum and temptation before I can finally fight back.

And the process of counterattacking must not leave flaws, but also attract attention enough, and also find fault within the opponent's system. It seems simple, but it's actually a difficult question.

In order to leave no flaws, it is necessary to use the most extensive and recognized substances that are completely unrelated to life, and use multiple steps to become life-related. Therefore, any substance that cannot be synthesized from the most basic things at this time is meaningless and flawed, and must rely on the simplest six things: carbon, water, metal, halogen, oxygen, and nitrogen to complete all the experiments from beginning to end.

After thinking about it for a long time behind closed doors, Jian Chen took a pen and paper, pondered the six things that could be used now overnight, looking for any possible relationship, and finally found a clue.

But the three most important things are digging pits, building momentum, and deceiving, which take a long time, and the latter takes longer but is more meaningful than the former that took a night to ponder.

A few days later, Jian Chen put aside the matter of digging the pit for a while, sorted out his mood and went to the place where he had invested so much money that he had spent years to see how far the five things he was most concerned about had moved forward so far.

The origin of the handicraft revolution is not the steam engine, but a large-scale transformation of production relations and models, which is already underway. There is no romance with smoke billowing out, only the reality of blood and sweat, but this is the revolution that is happening, the least romantic.

And the nautical clock was what he was most anxious about, it was the most ingenious thing that really turned the world into a measurable world, so clever that it seemed to be unimportant enough to make the world a world rather than a scattered region.

Anxious or not in a hurry is subjective, and the most important thing objectively is actually the most inconspicuous "precision balance" and other weights and measures, precious metal inert metal precision, which is also the earliest project, as early as when there are only 20,000 silver coins in hand, a thousand as a reward. Not only the balance, but also the rest of the various measuring devices, objectively speaking, it is important because this thing is the "science" word of "science".

After a few years, when Chen Jian once again stepped into this practical technology research institute with countless investments, it was completely different from the beginning.

Artisans from all over the coast come here for a variety of purposes, whether money or honor, through the recommendation and recognition of their peers.

After avoiding all kinds of red tape, Chen Jian still came to the building where the marine clock was made according to his own subjective wishes, and there were guards at the door just to prevent possible damage.

The first group of craftsmen to be here soon surrounded them, followed by several young people from up-and-coming technical schools who had received the basic textbook of natural knowledge compiled by Chen Jian.

Chen Jian looked at the expensive brass parts around him, which would have to make others feel the beauty of the machinery that was said to exist, and finally found that he lacked the aesthetic taste in this area.

Of course, the people who came around knew what Jian Chen wanted, probably because they were afraid that Jian Chen would feel that he had invested so much money and did not see what he wanted, and a craftsman explained: "Mr. Chen, although the clock you want that can be kept accurate on the sea has not yet been made, but it has gained a lot." Let's put it this way, five years ago, the best place to make clocks was Qin Tianjian, followed by the clockmakers of the capital. But now, the best place to make clocks is in this room, especially in the new thing of pendulum clocks, where our craftsmen are ahead of everybody, and we can be sure that pendulum clocks will replace those of the past. ”

Jian Chen sighed and asked, "In this way, is it okay to put the pendulum clock at home normally?" ”

"This is not a big problem in the first place, especially after those people in the school palace gave the formula for the pendulum, the problem is much simpler. Although we don't understand, but those young people who came out of your academy understand, compared with our usual experience, although everyone still doesn't understand what gravity is, but they have a rough idea in their hearts. ”

"Mr. Chen can rest assured for the time being, even if he sells pendulum clocks now, he will soon be able to recoup these investments. Although the technology here is shared, you can use it to go back and open a better watch shop after you leave in the future - having been in this room for so long is the greatest reputation. However, everyone has discussed it, and a batch of pendulum clocks will definitely be made for Mr. Chen in exchange for these inputs. ”

Jian Chen smiled: "Then there is no need, one yard is one yard, the money and those shares I promised will definitely not be less." I can still afford this brass parts and daily expenses, the honor belongs to you, I only need things. How long do you think it might take? ”

When he asked this, several craftsmen next to him frowned, and a young man with a small notebook said, "It's hard to say. We carefully studied the story of the single pendulum and consulted the craftsmen on the production of pendulum clocks, and the problems summed up were many and could only be solved little by little. ”

As soon as he heard this, Jian Chen was also interested, and hurriedly said: "If you can summarize the problem, it will be much easier to solve it." Tell me, what problems need to be solved? ”

The young man sighed, closed the notebook, and said, "There are fourteen items in total, nine of which have been solved, and there are still five left." ”

"Fourteen becomes five, isn't this just around the corner?"

The young man smiled bitterly: "Half of those who travel a hundred miles are less than ninety, and the first nine together may not be as difficult as one of the next five." The friction between the springs in the pendulum clock and the escapement should be minimized; Because the length of the pendulum clock must be fixed, it is necessary to solve the problem of thermal expansion and contraction of the pendulum; Because the swing of the ship will cause the pendulum to lose its balance, it is necessary to solve the imbalance caused by the rocking of the boat; Because the ship will have centrifugal force when turning, it is necessary to solve the problem caused by the centrifugal force of the ship turning to the pendulum clock; Because the friction during rotation cannot be reduced by grease for a long time, it is necessary to solve the problem of rotational friction. Of these five items, it is difficult to solve any of them. ”

Jian Chen thought about these five items, and just by listening to the name, he knew that it was really not an overnight problem to solve it.

It seems that some of the problems are a bit of a fuss, but if you think about it, since you want to measure accurately, you have to consider problems such as thermal expansion and cold contraction.

Especially when the first cement square in Min County was built, everyone was puzzled by the cut gap, and Chen Jian gave an explanation with thermal expansion and cold contraction; After glass tubes and mercury became thermometers and the principle was announced; Thermal expansion and contraction has changed from the common sense of craftsmen to a truth that can be passed down with textbooks.

The pursuit of precise timekeeping also forced these craftsmen to consider - the impact is too great, 24 hours a day is 1,440 minutes, and excluding 366 is a longitude. At this time, navigation is often a month, if a day is one minute short, a month is seven longitudes, exactly half a time zone error...... Look at the watch and you think you are in Shanghai, but in fact the ship is in Nagasaki.

Therefore, if this pendulum clock wants to get the rounded whole longitude, even if it is calculated according to the shortest voyage period such as one month, the error must be within ten seconds per day. Suppose it is a pendulum of a second, 43,200 oscillations in a day, and to divide the error of these ten seconds evenly—without considering thermal expansion and contraction, it can be declared that this is a pipe dream.

As for friction, the centripetal force of turning, the imbalance of swing caused by bumps...... Needless to say, any one of these can make a watch three or two minutes off in a day.

"Don't you have a clue about these things?"

"That's not to say that there is no clue at all, some craftsmen have proposed some solutions, and some gentlemen from the school palace that Mr. Chen is familiar with have also given some suggestions, but they still need to keep trying. So we think it's not impossible to solve it, but we really can't guarantee the specific time. ”

"That's good. Time is not an issue, and I will try to ensure the cost of the craftsmen. I knew that watchmakers were very well-paid craftsmen at this time, so I was compensated by 12% of my annual income, which means that I can afford this money for the time being. Just remember that money is not a problem, I will take care of the money. Reputation and glory are also not a problem, I don't want it. As long as the problem of materials is raised by craftsmen, they buy and try to collect. If this matter is successful, any craftsman who participates in this matter can use it for a lifetime, from Minjun to Asia to Europe, he can go unhindered, and he can open a watchmaker shop wherever he wants! ”