Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 609 The right to know Hangzhou military affairs 54
Great strength?Well, Wang Xiu nodded in satisfaction, and said in a gentle voice, "Brother, you really know a lot!"

The two returned to the table again, exchanged cups with each other, talked and laughed happily, and the banquet lasted until the third watch and broke up, which was a happy event for all.

Research Institute of Yuquanshan Academy
"Fatty, do you think the clock can be completed in a short period of time?" Wang Xiu held a stainless steel ring profile in his hand in the machinery research institute of the research institute, and looked solemnly at a large table, where the odds and ends were placed. Broken metal parts.

In the room, there are dozens of students, under the guidance of two engineers invited from Qin Tianjian, they are studying each component with great concentration in their respective positions.

Zhang Ling presided over the research of clocks, and has made great progress, at least machining precision gears. He led more than [-] amateur physicists to concentrate on the development of clocks and other gear machinery, ready to keep improving, and then produce high-quality products.

The inventions in the period of industrial civilization are indeed difficult for these students. Even Wang Xiu is not sure about many theories. They have to experiment repeatedly and constantly improve the unknown fields.

The successful development of xanthate gave them a lot of energy to step up the development of clocks and other rare things.

Wang Xiu didn't ask too much, he positioned himself as an enlightener or even a bearer, not a guide.His words and deeds have a decisive effect on the development track of scientific and technological theories. If he accidentally says something wrong, it will make the newly enlightened scientific and technological theories go on a detour, or even a dead end that will harm future generations.

His responsibility is to encourage these young people to continue to create and summarize, gradually mature, turn each mature theory into an achievement with social benefits, and reserve basic knowledge and talents for new inventions.

Quantitative changes can only be gradually produced by the continuous accumulation of talents and technologies. There is no shortcut in technology, at least he thinks so.

Gan Rong is the main researcher of clocks, second only to Zhang Ling, and he also came out of Shangshui Nursing Home. His red eyes made Wang Xiu feel distressed for a while.

When Wang Xiu looked at Gan Rong, knowing that he had stayed up all night, he couldn't bear it, and said gently: "Yingxiu, combining work and rest is the right way, and a body is the capital of life!"

Gan Rong grinned, and said honestly: "It's okay, it's just that this clock needs refined steel, and Hangzhou Iron and Steel's steelmaking can't meet the standards. However, the clock has been basically completed, and only a few details are needed."

Wang Xiu nodded. Miniaturized clocks and watches have high requirements on metals, while huge clocks are much simpler. He said with deep conviction: "Iron-making alloys should be improved, and everything cannot be replaced by wood. Gongshu-like skills , but we don’t.”

Gan Rong was amused by Wang Xiu's humor, and said, "Mr. said that the wooden bird flew for three days, but unfortunately it was lost."

"Do you believe it?" Wang Xiu joked with a smile.

"I believe that the wisdom of the ancients is far from ordinary, and mechanism techniques definitely exist, and they may have been lost." Gan Rong said with certainty.

"Then grope slowly and see if you can recover." Wang Xiu agrees that the wisdom of the ancients is extraordinary. Whether it is galvanized technology or memory metal, they all exist. Hateful wars and hateful sectarianism have caused these advanced technologies to be lost.

"Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Shu, and Hai twelve earthly branches are made according to twelve hours. Don't subdivide the main and vice for now. The second hour is divided into 24 hour hours, so the progress may be faster. There are still some details, so I can’t refer to them for the time being, so I will use other things to replace them.”

Now that it has been lost, don't worry about it anymore, everything is to create as much as possible, although many places are not perfect, as long as it can be practical, it should be easy first and then difficult, and come step by step.

"What Shanzhang said is the truth. Fine objects cannot be achieved overnight. Trivial details are too difficult to be perfect. I don't know how long it will take." Gan Rong expressed his feelings. As one of the developers, he knows better than anyone else. What a sophisticated ironmaking technology is required for a delicate bearing!

"Based on the current conditions, is it possible to successfully make a clock, a twelve o'clock clock?" Wang Xiu felt that there was something in Gan Rong's words, and couldn't help being excited.

Gan Rong hesitated for a while, and then said decisively: "I'm not sure, but if you don't care about the size, you can choose other materials to replace it, which is barely acceptable."

"In a few days, I will come to watch the clock. Naturally, a large amount of financial and material resources will be invested to support your research. Then make one first. It will be more luxurious. Don't begrudge the cost." Wang Xiu received a promise from Gan Rong , suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, as long as he took out the real thing, he would have a way to get money, the clock is a rare commodity to live in.

"Thank you, Shan Zhang." Gan Rong was overjoyed. Although the funds were sufficient, he couldn't do whatever he wanted, and there had to be a limit to spending money, and he wanted to minimize arbitrary expenses.

"The level of fine steel elasticity is too difficult, but we must step up the suppression. It can reach any level. It can withstand the propulsion and explosion of xanthate. It's okay to slow down the steel arm of the crossbow. Anyway, the future of the crossbow weapon is not good. More energy should be put on the development of tubular firearms." Wang Xiu is very solemn, crossbows are weapons that are gradually being phased out, and it seems a bit wasteful to research steel crossbow arms to replace berry wood now.

The existing magic arm bow has a range of more than 270 steps, and the bed crossbow has a range of [-] steps. The steel crossbow arm has been tested several times, but it cannot meet the actual combat requirements. Either the range is not enough or the steel is twisted.

He was only testing the toughness of steel, and had no intention of developing weapons that would soon be eliminated. Tube-shaped weapons were just beginning to take shape. The accidental birth of xanthate accelerated the pace of tube-shaped weapons development, even if it was a successful development of a smooth-bore gun.

Once the steel quality can meet the requirements for bows and crossbows, it will also meet the minimum requirements for tube-shaped weapons. It needs to be refined on the basis of regiment steel for compound processing, and a batch of expensive crossbows that can be equipped with special mission troops is also fine.At least steel can be used instead of copper to standardize the production of the crossbows of the God Arm Bow, to maximize the interchangeability of parts, and to eliminate a lot of waste on the battlefield.

It has to be said that the standardized production in the pre-Qin period is now produced one by one, which is a great waste of productivity. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, the standardized production of the military industry must be put on the agenda, even if it is the leftovers of the ancestors. , Unworthy descendants can't throw it away, right?
Just when he returned to the state office, he unexpectedly discovered that Wang Qingzhu had suddenly killed him. Youqin Moyan was leading his daughter, and was talking and laughing with this strong woman. Seeing him coming, he gave him a wink and hurriedly carried his daughter out play.

Wang Qingzhu pinched her waist, stared at Wang Xiu, said nothing, seemed to be holding back her anger.

(End of this chapter)