Zheng Ying was acquitted, and Wang Shichong wanted to reinstate him as an official, but he proposed to resign from Wang Shichong. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Shichong was very unhappy in his heart, this old man was so ignorant, and said with a low brow: "Doctor Zheng is still in the Spring and Autumn Period, do you still mind that I sent you to prison before?" ”

"The old minister doesn't dare," Zheng Cheng said, taking out a note from his sleeve and handing it over, "These days, the old minister has been next to Wang Mai, the former assistant teacher of the country, and he has been inspired by him to dare to ask His Majesty for a matter. ”

Wang Shichong took it and looked at it, it was written "Request for the establishment of a public library", the proclamation was not long, only a few hundred words, and it was read quickly, but there was a long list of attached names at the end, all of whom were respected ministers and scholars. The content of the proclamation made Wang Shichong very excited, and he did not need to spend a penny of appropriation from the imperial court, and he was able to build a grand library building by raising donations. Moreover, this library building is open to the people of the world in the name of the imperial court, which is a good thing for Zheng Guo's prestige.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong smiled and nodded: "It's rare that Dr. Zheng still thinks about the court after resigning, how can I not allow it?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Since the library is here to raise donations, I can't be stingy, and I will allocate a hundred yuan from the inner government to you, which can be regarded as a little bit of my heart."

After saying goodbye to Wang Shichong, Zheng Ying went straight to Guozijian and told Kong Yingda and others about the outcome of the matter.

Kong Yingda sneered when he heard this: "The king of a country only donated a hundred yuan, how much does the jewelry in his bedroom add up to ten thousand?" ”

Xu Wenyuan stroked his beard and laughed: "It's good to pluck a hair from the iron rooster, a hundred is better than nothing." ”

Lu Deming agreed on the side: "Yes, if this matter is all funded by the Ministry of Households, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed, only in this way will I agree." We should also run a lot, try to raise as much money as possible, and don't let Assistant Teacher Wang spend too much. ”

"After Kai is in prison, he can still have the world in his heart, and the old man sighs to himself." Kong Yingda said with emotion.

When it came to Wang Mai, everyone shook their heads and sighed, so far there is still no news of him, even Zheng Cheng is confused, only saying that he came out after the monk Huicheng went to the edict prison He is not clear what his current situation is. Everyone speculated that Wang Mai Bacheng had made an agreement with the old monk in private, but they didn't know what the content was. However, since the old monk used the power of Buddhism to protect him, the price is not small, and he can only hope that he will fulfill his agreement as soon as possible and be released from prison safely.

Wang Mai is no longer in prison now, not even in Luoyang City to be exact. As for what place it was, even he didn't know it himself, only that it was a Buddhist workshop. A few days after Zheng Cheng was released from prison, he was brought here, and the old monk Huicheng remembered the lesson of the last time, and bluntly said that if he couldn't complete this mission, he would never want to go out for the rest of his life. Not only that, but the old monk also stayed here himself to make sure that everything was safe.

At this time, Wang Mai was squatting on a low stool and pointed to the design and said loudly: "This is just an ideal design, and I haven't done it myself, so if you have any opinions, just say it." ”

"Childe's precision is too high, this wheel has so many serrations, and it needs to be strong, it is difficult to do it for a while." A topless blacksmith said.

"If you have any requirements, you can go and tell the old monk, anyway, you must meet my requirements." Wang Mai looked at the Huicheng Nunu who was meditating on the side.

Hui Cheng opened his eyes and instructed the blacksmith, "Don't worry about this, everything is arranged by the donor." ”

"Yes, Master." The blacksmith turned around and pulled out another design drawing, "The iron piece needed is too demanding, not only must it be elastic, but it must not even have errors in thickness, and the old man really can't do it." ”

"It's the clockwork, it's the core component of the whole machine, it powers the whole machine, and it has to be of uniform material and size." Wang Mai explained.

"It's okay to make it this size, but it's hard to roll it into a box like this, and it's impossible for Childe to be able to roll it repeatedly."

The old monk found the best blacksmith who was said to have worked as a prison in the past, but he still couldn't solve the problem of clockwork materials, could it be said that this matter really couldn't be done? Wang Mai frowned, Europe was able to make strips a long time ago, and the smelting process at that time was not very high, so there was no reason why he would be deflated. In later generations, the steel plates were rolled out, but now even the carbon content of steel cannot be measured, and the carbon in the pig iron can only be removed by repeated quenching blows, and it seems that the only way to make qualified materials is to use stupid methods.

"Uncle, you go and make the gears first, and I'll figure it out."

"Then it's all up to Childe." The blacksmith took the blueprints except for the house.

"Master, I wonder if there is a watermill now?" Wang Mai tilted his head and asked the old monk.

"Water wheels? The donor is talking about a rollover, right? ”

"Yes, it's the kind that is put in the water and spins and turns." Wang Mai even said with a gesture.

"It's by the Yellow River."

"Great," Wang Mai was in high spirits, "in that case, it has saved a lot of effort, and Master Lao took me to take a look." ”

After wandering for more than an hour, just when Wang Mai was about to vomit, the carriage finally stopped. The first time I made a carriage, I didn't expect it to be so shaky, I really admired Yuan Shoucheng, the old Taoist priest, sitting in the carriage was like a statue, not dizzy at all.

After getting out of the car and breathing a few breaths of fresh air by the river, I finally came to my senses, and looked at the sound of the water, only to see a few rotating waterwheels by the river not far away.

Close, can hear the wooden shaft "squeak" friction sound, the sound is very loud, even the sound of the water can not be covered, almost forgot, this era has no rolling bearings at all, only by adding a little grease to reduce the rotational friction. Wang Mai walked to a slightly smaller waterwheel, measured the required size with a ruler, and returned to the workshop.

The next day, the blacksmith took the drawing handed over by Wang Mai and looked at it: "Can the prince teach me what this is?" ”

"It's called a rolling bearing." Wang Mai pointed to the design and explained to him, "The roller is embedded in the middle of the two iron rings, which can greatly reduce the friction resistance. ”

"Medium." The blacksmith patted his chest and promised.

He handed a drawing to the old monk: "Master Lao Fu customizes a stone mill according to the requirements on the drawing, the size must be fine, and the surface needs to be polished." ”

"What does that mean?" The old monk asked puzzled.

"The steel used to make the mainspring is very elastic and has to be pressed out in this way." Wang Mai patiently explained.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and under the personal supervision of Wang Mai, the craftsmen worked day and night, and finally built a primitive rolling mill, which was powered by a waterwheel by the river.

"The rolling bearings made by Childe are so easy to use," the craftsmen excited, "the waterwheel is spinning much faster than usual." ”

"Let's get started." Wang Mai gave the order with apprehension. Whether it can be achieved depends on today, the weather is so cold, the Yellow River will freeze at any time, if it fails today, you can only wait for the next year to redesign, then it will be a long waste of time.

The bars of fine iron, which were made by the blacksmiths according to experience, were more than a zhang long, but they were very thin, and were soon burned red by the vigorous charcoal fire, and several craftsmen took tongs to clip them from the fire and quickly placed them at the entrance of the rolling mill. Driven by the high-speed rolling stone mill, it was quickly swept in.

In a short time, the entire reddish iron bar was crushed into pieces of iron. The wind was strong by the river, and the iron pieces quickly cooled down, and the craftsman was measuring the thickness with calipers.

"Childe, the thickness of the front and back is the same, and we succeeded."

The sound of the craftsman finally relieved Wang Mai, and ordered all the remaining steel to be rolled up, and then called it a day and returned to the workshop.

"Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone has worked hard these days, I toast everyone." Wang Mai said with a wine bowl. The problem of the coordination of clockwork and gears was finally solved before the year, and the old monk was still humane, although he did not let everyone go back for the New Year, but he gave him a two-day holiday, and let people purchase wine and meat back for everyone to eat during the festival.

"We can only do some hard work, don't we rely on the son? This glass of wine should be honored to the son first. ”

"Uncle Li, don't torture me, in short, everyone won't get drunk today." Wang Mai raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, he hadn't drunk turbid wine for a long time, and he was really a little unaccustomed to it.

Everyone was unambiguous, and drank it all as they were, following the example of Wang Wheat.

The wine was half-drunk, and everyone's conversation was flourishing, and the blacksmith Lao Li filled Wang Wheat with wine: "Gongzi has such a high level of knowledge, even the officials of the Ministry of Industry can't compare, and sooner or later he will have a great future." ”

"That's it," said a swarthy man next to him, "it's all eating and, why is Childe so smart?" Rolling a piece of iron together drives those gears, does the heart grow seven tricks? ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"you, my heart has seven holes, is it still a human being?" Wang Mai scolded with a smile, "Lao Liang, you are really a dog who can't spit out ivory in his mouth." ”

"I think Lao Liang is right, Gongzi Bacheng is a star in the sky and descended to earth, maybe he is the god of the stove, otherwise how can cooking be so delicious?" Carpenter Lao Tian said while nibbling on a pig's trotter.

Wang Mai almost squirted out the wine in his mouth, what is this, and the god of the stove.

"Lao Tian, you are a farmer, what kind of stove god? That's Wenqu Xing. Lao Li next to him said sarcastically.

"How can there be any immortals descending to earth, I have only been studying for a few days, and when my brother and your children go to school, they will definitely be better than me." Wang Mai said.

"How can we have that blessing? It would be good to let the baby learn some crafts and have a full stomach. Lao Tian shook his head and said.

Only in troubled times, there will be a large-scale appearance of the noble sons, once the society settles down, the interest class will produce a barrier of self-protection, the centralized system of feudal society has led to the solidification of the class, it is difficult for someone to break this barrier and then rise, especially after the society settles down. The solidification of the interest class was accompanied by the decline of centralized power, until another group of people came up to overthrow it, and after the change of dynasties, a new interest class was established, which seemed to be a strange circle that the feudal dynasty could not get out of.