Chapter 290 The Clock Comes Out

I have not calculated the amount of this education fund in detail, but I know that it will be an astronomical amount, but no matter how much, I will definitely invest, even if it is to use the wealth left by the emperor, even if it is from the Shifeng Commercial Bank, from the Pu Shi Commercial Bank, compared with He Ji, Jiang Wanli and other famous contemporary scholars, I know more about the importance of education, the strength of a country, to a large extent, depends on the quality of the majority of the people themselves,

Money, money, life is connected, it's really not wrong,

Although this year's tax revenue is expected to increase considerably, there will be more and more places to spend, and if nothing else, the production of muskets and artillery guns alone is an extremely large expenditure.

Jiang Aiqing, while the Ministry of Education is making plans, it can open schools in areas with conditions, not waiting for all conditions to be met before proceeding.

"Yes, I obey."

"Well, okay, Aiqing, is there anything else?"

Seeing that the meeting was over, Quan Jue said impatiently: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to report. ”

"Let's talk about it."

"Your Majesty, the clock has been successfully trial-produced, please move to the university in your spare time."

"Yes, it's good, I'll go there after the Ming Dynasty meeting." I said happily, "Jiang Aiqing, Shi Aiqing, you will also go with me then." ”

"Clocks." Shi Yanzhi asked inexplicably, "What is this?" ”

I laughed, "It's the timer." ”

"Is it similar to the elephant platform of the water transport instrument in my court?"

"Shi Aiqing, you'll know when you see it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Although the freshmen of Lin'an University have not yet formally attended classes, but the school has become much more lively than before, groups of freshmen are going through the admission procedures, for them, everything seems so fresh, what physics, mathematics, chemistry, in the admissions brochure and entrance exams have been heard, but what is it, this new term attracts the freshmen to keep asking this and that,

Compared with later generations of universities, the freshmen of Lin'an University are unevenly aged, the oldest is in their early thirties, and the youngest is less than twenty, but their faces are full of hopeful smiles.

This smile is not only their hope, but also the hope of the future of the Great Song Dynasty,

In the laboratory, I saw the clock that Quanjue said, because of its large size, so it is more appropriate to call it a clock, this large clock has a round surface, about a meter in diameter, the surface is a 12-hour dial, the minimum scale is one word (five minutes), and the indicator hand is only one hour hand,

Quanjue first introduced us to the maker of the clock: "Childe, this is Yang Xiaozhi, the designer of the clock, a probationary professor at the university, and the other is Zheng Sixiao, the first batch of students in the university, and now Yang Xiaozhi's assistant." ”

"Well, I've seen them all, two, hard work, Zheng Sixiao, you are a billionaire."

"I've seen Mr., the student's name is Yiweng." Zheng Sixiao saw that I still remembered him, and was quite moved, and hurriedly saluted,

The two of them don't know my identity, they only know that I have a good relationship with Lin'an University.

Seeing that I was quite interested in Zheng Sixiao, Quan Jue smiled and said: "Childe, Zheng Sixiao is not only quite talented in clock making, but also good at painting and writing good poems. ”

"Yes, it's still a painter and a poet."

"Sir, when it comes to drawing poetry, students just like it."

Zheng Sixiao, formerly known as Zheng Shaoyin, a famous poet and painter in the late Song Dynasty, after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, he was unwilling to give in, but was a famous literati with national integrity.

I suddenly thought of Leonardo da Vinci, an all-round scientist famous for his paintings: "Zheng Sixiao, since you like to paint, why are you obsessed with this clock-making." ”

"Sir, students have a wide range of hobbies since childhood, and are also very interested in mechanical transmission, but they suffer from no teacher's guidance, after entering the university, they were able to serve Mr. Yang by chance, and the students felt that this skill was very broad, so they devoted themselves to Mr. Yang's disciple to learn the art of clockmaking."

"Well, in this way, there may be one less famous painter in the world in the future, don't you regret it?"

"Sir, students don't regret it, if you can carry forward the clock-making technology, it will be a great achievement for my dynasty, sir, do you say yes?"

I nodded and smiled: "Although there is less painter Zheng Sixiao, but more scientist Zheng Sixiao, I think it is a good thing, especially when I am in the middle of the dynasty, the role of science is far greater than the role of painting art." ”

Quanjue and the others knew that I admired natural science very much, so they naturally understood what I meant, and Quanjue said: "Childe, let Yang Xiaozhi introduce this clock to everyone." ”

"Well, Mr. Yang, please speak."

Yang Xiaozhi said with a little excitement: "Childe, gentlemen, this first clock was developed under the guidance of Mr. Quan, together with Zheng Sixiao, its power comes from the use of rope to suspend the hammer, the use of the hammer swing theory, and borrowed from the escapement mechanism of the water transport instrument platform, and then through the gear set to form a conveying mechanism, and finally on the clock dial to show the direction of time. ”

I asked, "How accurate can you be?" ”

Yang Xiaozhi said: "Childe, at present, the error of this clock is about three to four words per day. ”

In the fourteenth century, the earliest striking clock appeared in Europe, and its error was about half an hour, and the error of this clock made by Yang Xiaozhi was fifteen to twenty minutes, which is quite good.

"Yes, that's good." I praised, "This is my first real watch, a milestone in the watch industry, Quanjue, the next step for you is to study the prime mover system powered by iron springs, through the gears to drive the escapement governor to work, so that you can gradually reduce the precision to within a word; Then improve the escapement governor, in turn to control the speed of the drive train, and reduce the friction of the gear set when running, and finally make the accuracy of the clock within a fifth of a word, and at the same time reduce its volume, so that people can carry it around. ”

Quangara knew the whole content of what I was talking about: "Yes, Childe, my subordinates understand. ”

Among the few people I brought, Shi Yanzhi had the least contact with me, and after listening to it, he was the only one who was surprised: "Childe, I didn't expect this kind of strange thing to be so good at it." ”

I smiled: "Principal Shi, if two armies attack a certain place at the same time, wouldn't it be very beneficial to have such a clock to control time?" ”

Shi Yanzhi sighed: "That's true. ”

Jiang Wanli also said: "If everyone can carry clocks and watches, it will bring great convenience to people's lives." ”

"Well, this is the benefit that technology brings to human beings, and with the development of technology, these benefits will become more and more."

Quanjue continued to report the good news: "Childe, go try the liquor we brewed. ”

"Oh, the liquor is brewed too."

"I don't know if I can meet the standard that Childe said."

"Let's go, let's try, Yang Xiaozhi, Zheng Sixiao, you guys too."

"Childe, please go to your subordinate office to taste, because of the special surname of the liquor brewing process, the liquor brewing laboratory is not in the university."

Quanjue led us into his office, poured a cup from a ceramic vase on the table, and said, "Childe, please." ”

I first looked at the liquor in the cup, and saw that it was clear and transparent, the texture was pure, and there was no turbidity, and then I smelled it, only to feel that the smell was strong, and there was a slight fragrance coming to my face, but it was not fragrant and pure, and then I took a shallow sip, and suddenly felt a strong spicy smell gushing out, and then tasted it, and felt a kind of sweet taste,

"You can try it too."

Among several people, He Ji and Shi Yanzhi both had the habit of drinking, and after the two of them drank, they said almost at the same time: "Enough, exciting enough." Then He Ji said: "Childe, after the aftertaste, I feel a little sweet." ”

Shi Yanzhi praised: "Well, Principal He is right, this wine is not weak at all compared to the burning knives I drank in the army before, but the taste is much better." ”

"Quanjue, can you try to produce a batch?"

"Yes."

"Well, find more old craftsmen and good wine people who are good at this, let them taste it, and put forward suggestions that meet their tastes, and at the same time, I asked Tongle Lou to try to sell it and see how the reaction is."

"Yes, Childe."

"Yang Xiaozhi."

"The subordinates are here."

"Your probationary period has officially passed, and from now on, you are a full professor at Lin'an University, and you can apply for scientific research funds from the Academy of Sciences alone, not only clocks and watches, but also your robotics project."

"Gongzi Xie." Yang Xiaozhi said with great joy,

"Zheng Sixiao."

"The students are here."

"You are a student in the university, because of your excellent performance, you can apply for a scholarship from the university, President He, you can handle this matter, for the outstanding students in the university, scholarships can be awarded, we should not only support the professors of the university to conduct scientific research, but also encourage students to participate."

"Yes, Childe."

"Yang Xiaozhi, Zheng Sixiao, you go back first."

"Yes."

After Yang Zheng and the others left, Quan Jue closed the door and said, "President Shen, Quan Jue, how are other scientific research projects progressing?" ”

"Childe, there has been progress in all aspects, the punch through our cooperation with Mr. Yun, its surname can have been improved a lot, this time the trial production of the clock also benefits from this, the improvement of the precision of the gear set also makes the accuracy of the clock improve, the cotton spinning machine in the improvement of Huang Daopo, but also improved the efficiency of nearly one percent than the original, Jenny loom has a prototype, Song Wuxin's shipbuilding technology has also made a great breakthrough, recently that Li Beiyang often comes, and Song Wuxin to talk for a long time, they said that they have solved the key point of the production of the big war."

"Well, that's good, let's all sit down."