Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 211 Loading and unloading two items, huge door frame

As soon as the time turned, three days had passed.

Early in the morning.

Li Zhi came to the supervisor to conduct the last test on the loading and unloading machine that will be unveiled soon.

Afterwards, with the efforts of the supervisor craftsmen, the assembled loading and unloading machine was disassembled into various parts again, and transported separately to the Weishui Wharf outside Chang'an City.

Every step is strictly supervised by supervisors to avoid all possible omissions.

Li Zhi knew very well that this public appearance would be Li Shimin's test of himself.

If he can handle it properly and successfully complete the display work, he will most likely be able to get the support of the imperial court and officially include the Patent Office as an official government office recognized by the imperial court.

But if something goes wrong, Li Shimin will probably not express his opinion easily.

Because that means that Li Zhi has no ability to control the changes brought about by technology.

And things are out of control, which means that there may be unrest.

The premise for Li Shimin to support Li Zhi is to ensure that Li Tang's rule over the world will not be shaken.

Otherwise, nothing to talk about!
With this premise in place, Li Zhi must bring up [-]% of his energy to face this test.

"There must be nothing wrong with things!"

"The person in charge of the transportation is also a soldier drawn from the sixteen guards, and can guarantee that there will be no accidents during the transportation."

"If there are going to be problems, most of them will come during the exhibition and after the exhibition is over."

"So the focus of attention should be placed outside the chessboard?"

On the way to Weishui Wharf, Li Zhi thought about possible accidents and coping strategies in advance.

Make all the preparations as possible so that you don't mess up when the time comes.

At the moment when the power is weak, he can only do it himself to escort the patent office.

After all, his current status is just that of a prince.

He is not an officially recognized crown prince, nor does he have enough subordinates to advise him.

In the initial stage, everything is very difficult, but this is a process that must be experienced.

As long as he passed this period of time safely, his situation would be much better in the future.

"I just hope everything goes well, and don't expect unexpected situations, otherwise I'm afraid I will disappear for a long time."

Li Zhi did psychological work for himself all the way, and followed the convoy to the Weishui Wharf.

When he got off the carriage, he saw the crowd gathered in the pier at a glance.

It seems that the role of the bulletin board is very obvious. Many people with good intentions came to join in the fun.

Li Zhi even saw hawkers selling food at this sparsely populated ferry.

It can be seen that the people in Chang'an City are full of expectations for this exhibition.

Of course, this may also be due to the fact that the common people have too few entertainment items on weekdays.

Whenever there is excitement to watch, great enthusiasm will be released.

Anyway, the heat is enough.

As long as this exhibition can be successfully held, it will probably bring a lot of inspiration to the lower levels of Chang'an City.

After getting off the carriage, the craftsmen who will be the supervisor spontaneously went to check the parts of the loading and unloading machine, and then began to assemble them on the dock.

After a while, on the guide rails that were placed in advance, a large machine stood on it.

When the "gate"-like machine appeared on the dock, the crowd let out bursts of exclamations.

"This institution is so big."

"Is that a machine that can be used to load and unload cargo? It sure looks spectacular!"

"I just don't know if it is as magical as the rumors say. I can't even think about loading and unloading thousands of kilograms of cargo."

……

Don't say anything else.

The visual impact brought by the large loading and unloading machine is quite shocking.

The eight-meter-high cast iron "door frame" stands on the ground, not much different from a colossus.

Of course, this is different from the real port handling machines that are more than 30 meters high in later generations.

At best, it can only be said to be a mini version.

But for people of this era, an eight-meter-high loading and unloading machine is enough to make them exclaim.

Next, Li Zhi stood on the pre-built platform and began to host this exhibition.

Looking at the dense crowd of people under the stage, the corners of Li Zhi's mouth turned up slightly, and a confident smile naturally appeared on his face.

"The purpose of inviting everyone to gather here today does not need too much introduction."

"The only thing that surprised me is that so many people came to watch today."

"I feel extremely honored for this."

He simply said an opening remark, which drew good-natured laughter from the crowd.

"Your Highness, you are welcome. We just want to join in the fun."

"It's hard to find new things to see. If we can see something that can surprise us, it's not a waste of time!"

"Your Highness, hurry up and show the function of this thing, we can't wait!"

"Yeah, I came here early in the morning just to see its magic, please explain it to us, Your Highness."

……

Hearing the words coming from around, Li Zhi smiled slightly, and went straight to the topic without wasting any more time.

"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, let's stop talking nonsense and start showing how the loader works."

As he said that, he pointed to the lower end of the loading and unloading machine to direct everyone's attention.

"First of all, everyone, please pay attention to the bottom of the loading and unloading machine, and look at the guide rails there, which are used to guide the loading and unloading machine's travel route."

"At the same time, it is also to reduce the loss caused by movement, and use less contact area to touch the guide rail."

"In order to push this behemoth with less effort!"

"At first, we planned to use wooden rails to guide this large machine."

"But later, we found that the wooden rails couldn't support such a heavy object at all, so we had to replace them with cast iron."

"After changing the material, the loading and unloading machine operates more smoothly. It has to be said that this is a pleasant surprise."

"Having said so much, I just want to tell everyone that creation is not something that happens overnight, but a process."

"However, there is no need to talk too much about this topic today. Today is mainly for viewing!"

……

While Li Zhi was speaking, the supervisory workers pushed the loader and unloader toward the groove where the ship docked.

When the large machine moved, the crowd let out another exclamation.

The lower end of the loader, like a tortoise, stretches its limbs and stands on the iron wheels on the rails, sliding forward very smoothly.

There is no slight bump during the period, it is as smooth as silk.

All of this came naturally, and people began to doubt that the loading and unloading opportunities would not be directly pushed into the Weishui by them.

(End of this chapter)