The idea that the Yuan family wanted to recognize Xu Rui as the master did bring him some troubles, in fact, Xu Rui also understood Yuan Zixiong.

Emperor Hongwei has always said that he is the same, never broke his word, saying that he would never use it, and the Yuan family would not want to enter the court again, and once the court was lost, such a family that had been inherited for hundreds of years would slowly fall silent until it disappeared in the world.

Yuan Zixiong wanted to borrow Xu Rui's hand to push the broken ship of the Yuan family back to the ocean of history, Xu Rui had no intention of usurping power and seizing the throne, but after some hesitation, he still agreed to Yuan Zixiong's request.

In Xu Rui's view, the world is far more than just an acre and a third of land under the court, there is a brilliant cosmic galaxy above the nine heavens, and even there is an infinite and vast space outside the universe, and if you want to touch different worlds, there is only one way, and that is creation.

He believed that when Yuan Zixiong tasted the pleasure and profit brought by creation, he would no longer regard the court as important.

With the addition of the Yuan family, Xu Rui's industrial team has collected all the pieces of the puzzle, and the blueprint in his mind can finally be realized step by step.

Xu Rui was full of anticipation, what kind of world could be changed by the modern knowledge in his mind? Can you return to the galaxy on your own in your lifetime?

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and any great journey needs to be down-to-earth.

That night, Xu Rui and Yuan Zixiong had a secret conversation all night, Xu Rui took a pen and sketched out the blueprint of the factory he wanted to build, and Yuan Zixiong was deeply shocked by his whimsy.

Especially when he heard about the efficiency and output of the factory, he seemed to be in a dream, if what Xu Rui said was true, or even only half true, then the world might be very different.

Looking at Xu Rui, who was talking eloquently, the old and strong Yuan Zixiong seemed to be making a hoe by himself for the first time in his childhood, and he was so excited that his blood was boiling, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

"God bless the Yuan family, great luck is coming!"

When he took the whole family to send Xu Rui away, Yuan Zixiong stood under the porch, looking at Xu Rui's long disappeared back, and kept repeating this sentence in his heart.

In the next half month, Xu Rui took Yuan Zixiong, An Ge and several descendants of the Yuan family to start building a factory in Changxing City.

The Yuan family is no longer the name of the family, it can be called a professional in civil engineering and construction, and there are countless craftsmen and workshops under direct or indirect control, like a timely rain, nourishing Xu Rui's plan to build a factory to thrive.

But to everyone's puzzlement, Xu Rui vetoed almost all the site selection plans, and chose the address for the construction of the factory in the southern suburbs of Changxing City.

It is still a few miles away from the outer city of Changxing City, inaccessible, traffic blocked, and only a rushing Wei River passes by.

The Wei River is only more than ten meters wide, and it flows down from the Guanglan Plateau at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters.

However, Xu Rui valued this Wei River, because no rubber forests were found, rubber could not be produced, and the quality of steel was not up to par, Xu Rui could not directly make steam engines for the time being, so he had to find alternative power.

In such rudimentary conditions, there is no power more suitable than hydraulics, and the fast-flowing Wei River happens to be the ideal place to provide it.

In order to seize the water power of the Wei River, Xu Rui first enclosed a large piece of land at a very low price, and then designed a set of special large-scale transmission devices - water turbines.

The so-called large hydro turbine is actually a combination of a hydroelectric generator and a transmission gearbox.

Xu Rui's idea is to use the principle of a hydroelectric generator to cross a steel pipe with six water wheels attached to it to the river, use the water power to drive the steel pipe to rotate, and then use the gears in the gearbox to convert the potential energy brought by the water into kinetic energy to drive the operation of lathes and other machinery.

Thanks to the transmission gearbox, he can even precisely control the speed and force of the machine by adjusting the way the gear set runs, just like driving a gearbox.

There are only two questions, the first is whether the Yuan family can build this complex machine according to his vision.

Second, in an era when there is no industrial base at all, it is difficult to ensure the quality of parts, and such complex machinery is very prone to problems and can only be used as a transitional product.

The reason why industrial development needs to be gradual is because it is a large and interlocking system, and often a small technological breakthrough can make the overall level of industry advance by leaps and bounds.

On the contrary, an inconspicuous shortcoming can also limit the pace of the huge industrial system.

Xu Rui was not in a hurry, he understood that now was the first step to realize his ideals, and he had to lay a solid foundation in order to expect this seed to take root and grow into a towering tree.

The Yuan family really did not disappoint Xu Rui.

After getting the parts engineering drawings that filled half of the room, the entire Yuan family was boiling, they had never seen such accurate drawings, in their eyes, the value of this pile of boring drawings was even far greater than a room of gold.

After the initial shock, from the head of the family, Yuan Zixiong, to the twelve or thirteen-year-old children of the Yuan family, they were like sponges, frantically absorbing nutrients from these engineering drawings.

During that time, Xu Rui almost lived in the Yuan family, explaining every detail to the children of the Yuan family day and night, discussing the principle of mechanical operation with everyone, and appropriately modifying the design plan according to the actual situation.

It took half a month for the Yuan family to finally understand the design of the water turbine, like a woke ant nest, and began to get busy in an orderly manner.

Although the Yuan family is in decline, in terms of manufacturing, the resources accumulated over hundreds of years are still unmatched.

What parts should be handed over to which craftsman to make, how to save costs and improve quality, no one knows these issues better than them, and Xu Rui does not need to worry about it at all.

Sometimes, Xu Rui is also rejoicing, fortunately, there is the Changxingqiao case three years ago, otherwise if such a family becomes a competitor, Xu Rui's industrial plan may become very difficult.

Two months later, when the breath of spring was about to fade away and the summer heat was beginning to emerge, Xu Rui's vision of a hydro turbine factory finally became a reality.

Looking at the six large water wheels spinning rapidly on the Wei River, the children of the Yuan family controlled the regulating valve and slowly started the most rudimentary lathe, even Xu Rui, who was accustomed to cutting-edge technology, couldn't help but be excited, because this is where the dream set sail.

With lathes, there is standardized production, which can manufacture all kinds of parts and components with high efficiency and low cost, which represents that the manufacturing industry has entered another era, and the flower of industry can finally bloom in this world for the first time.

"Young master, should we try to make a sniper crossbow first?"

Yuan Zixiong on the side was also so excited that he couldn't help himself

In his opinion, the hydro turbine is simply a mythical treasure, and he can't wait to try its effect.

Xu Rui shook his head: "The list of the military department is not busy first, let's get something interesting first." ”

"Something interesting?"

Yuan Zixiong was puzzled.

Xu Rui pointed to the two piles of white yarn piled up at the entrance of the factory and said, "Ask someone to move the sand in, and I'll show you a treasure." ”

"Baby?"

Yuan Zixiong was surprised: "Isn't that sand used to build a house, is there something buried underneath?" ”

Xu Rui smiled dumbly, patted Yuan Zixiong and said, "No, those sand are treasures worth ten thousand gold, wait, we will be able to earn the first pass of gold soon." ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui laughed and walked towards the factory.

Yuan Zixiong looked at Xu Rui's confident back, thinking of the shock that this young man brought to him again and again, and his heart couldn't help but become even hotter.

He was full of hope that this magical young master might open the door to a new world for himself.

When Xu Rui was temporarily busy with the factory and dragged his tired body back to Liu's Mansion, it was already three days later.

As soon as the front foot entered the door, An Ge handed him a letter.

The letter was sent by Wang Shunde, and when he opened it, there were only two things inside, a silver ticket of 100,000 taels and a salt and iron verification certificate from the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

"Wang Shunde is really a wonderful person."

Xu Rui chuckled, put away the verification voucher, and handed the silver ticket to An Ge.

"Let's take this money as planned, and inform the two princes separately, and say that good things can begin."

An Ge agreed, put the money away, and hurried to do his business.

The next day, a large mansion in the middle of the city was bought by a mysterious person at a high price, and then a shop called Tianbao Pavilion quietly sprang up in the middle of this mansion.