I do research in ancient times

When Shi Shilang received the news, he was sitting in front of the desk to make up his homework.

Brother Xiao Fei taught physics and chemistry in his school room, and he would spare half an hour every night to give lectures, explaining some basic scientific principles, and everyone in Jiuling City could come and listen.

Prince Feng and the Chief Protector also arranged for some reliable confidantes to come and listen.Most of the escorts were military craftsmen, and most of them had cooperated with Mo Zong's three major craftsmen, and they were acquaintances when they met.

An old Taoist who came here in the name of the eldest son.Yes, that's the "metaphysician" that brother Muye said could count the farming seasons and read cumulonimbus clouds. The deity is a scruffy, skinny old man with messy hair and beard.

As soon as they met, the old Taoist asked anxiously.

"The clairvoyance made by my friend uses the technique of Yangshen? How does the crystal chip work together? How can the curvature be matched so that it can go to the distant view? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Having said that, the old man paused, and scratched his hair which had been messed up like a bird's nest.

"I have studied the art of celestial phenomena all my life, but I also dabble in miscellaneous arts. I don't steal my teacher, and I would like to use the art of observing the clouds and the sky to exchange with you, my friend?"

Ning Fei was taken aback for a moment, then remembered that brother Muye had said that the old man in front of him had seen a telescope before, and nodded with a smile.

"Naturally willing."

"But the Taoist leader doesn't need to exchange with me," he paused, and pointed to the school not far away.

"There are classrooms in the city to impart knowledge every day. If the Taoist priest can teach everyone the art of Xiangyun, I can also give the Taoist priest the calculation methods of lenses and curvature."

Dare to say this, Ning Fei is not without consideration.

This old man is one of Brother Muye's team members, and he should focus on engineering and technology, and he can be regarded as a contact person with his business.

Telescopes are mainly used in military and navigation, and these two applications cannot be separated from the frontier army and the Feng family.At present, the manufacture of lenses is mainly in charge of Mo Zong's carpentry team. It is very difficult for twenty or thirty people to deal with the orders for the nautical telescope, let alone the equipment of the frontier army. This is simply an impossible task.

This technology will have to be handed over sooner or later, there is no suspense for Feng Kai or his Feng family behind his back.

Now that the old man opened his mouth to ask for advice, Ning saw the opportunity when he turned his head.This is brother Mu Ye's technical master, enclosing the master to teach in Mozong's big classroom is equivalent to earning a professor for nothing.

For Ning Fei, getting money is no longer important.Mo Zong has now escaped the survival crisis and has a relatively stable cash flow. As long as Mo Zong does not make mistakes and there is no damage or interference from external forces, Jiuling City can run smoothly for a long time.

Instead, his focus now is on technical influence.In order to complete the main mission, he needs to obtain more influence points, so the diffusion of technology is a necessary step.

Diffusion requires cost, and it would not be a pity to give it away for nothing, let alone get an agronomy teacher!

Ning Zaozi touched the abacus twice, and felt that this deal was very cost-effective, and it belonged to the category of making a small fortune, which could be operated.

"how?"

The young Juzi frowned and looked at the thin old man opposite him very kindly.

The old man was taken aback for a moment, and then a strange look appeared on his face.

"Little friend opens a school, but you want to impart your technology to others?"

"of course."

Ning Fei nodded, and added something even more exciting.

"Technology is only valuable if it is operated by people. Mozong's purpose is to teach without distinction. As long as there is a willingness to learn, anyone can learn knowledge and skills here."

I have to say that although the wicked sage is a scumbag, he has set up a perfect flag for Mo Zong. Everyone in the industry knows that Mo Zong does not limit his family status. If he uses this kind of rhetoric now, no one doubts his intention.

The old Taoist was really moved, he stood upright, and gave Ning Fei a big gift.

"Little friend has the world in his heart, and he really has the legacy of a great sage. The old man's Taoist name is Sanshui, I admire you."

Well, the legacy of the great virtuous sage, Ning Zhizi doesn't like the old man's praise of him so much.

But he didn't show it on the face, and he showed the Sanshui Taoist people around the major workshops in Jiuling City with a friendly face, not only explaining the design concepts and usage methods of various machines in detail, but also throwing out a few scientific theories inadvertently. , Fascinated the old Taoist, Ding'an City did not return, and directly became a nail household in Jiuling City.

Fortunately, brother Mu Ye is also a nail householder, and he has no idea about his confidant minister running away to Jiuling City. Instead, he pushes the task of educating the younger brother to the old man, and asks him to focus on Shi Erlang's homework.

So Twelve Lang was out of luck.It was so hard to get through until the elder brother was busy with the coastal artillery and had no time to look around, thinking that he could be lazy and play in Jiuling City, but the elder brother arranged for an even more annoying old man to be the overseer. not to him.

Sanshui Taoist is deeply trusted by his eldest brother and relatives, and he can be regarded as an elder who watched Twelve Lang grow up.

Poor Twelve Lang, he realized that life is difficult at a young age. He wakes up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than dogs every day. He collapses when writing homework, and often cries with Badou in the dormitory.

Hearing from the messenger that the boss wanted him to return to the city, Twelve Lang's first reaction was not to be happy, but to hold his homework tightly with a vigilant expression.

"I won't go! I'm at the age of studying now. I have to work hard so that I won't be left behind. Studying is the most important thing for me. Don't you guys try to trick me into going back to have fun!"

"No, the Twelve Young Masters, it was the chief guard who ordered you to return to the city."

The soldier who delivered the order was stunned.

He is the personal guard next to the guardian, and he usually has dealings with this young master.In the past, if there was any excitement, even if he didn't tell the Twelve Young Masters, he would find a way to find out by himself. How could he refuse like this today!

The soldier couldn't understand it, but he had no choice but to go back and report, so he stammered to persuade him.

"The chief guard said that there is an important matter...you should leave immediately...Twelve Young Masters...do you want to disobey the military order?"

"What military order?"

Twelve Lang rolled his eyes.

"Is there a silk paper or a token?"

He has been taken in this kind of evil before, and somehow someone came to trick him into returning to the city, so as to test his determination to study, he will not make the same mistake twice!

"It's true, there is!"

The soldier suddenly remembered something, quickly took out a paper seal from his arms, and held it in front of Twelve Lang.

"Eldest son has a letter, please read it, Young Master Twelve."

Twelve Lang was dubious about the letter, checked that the fire seal was intact, and then opened the letter and read it from beginning to end, making sure it was his brother's handwriting.

The letter made it very clear that the fiancé of the second cousin came from South County to deliver the dowry in person, and his father and elder brother asked him to go back to entertain the "distinguished guests". He must be "warm and thoughtful" and make people feel "at home".

Hey!

Twelve Lang kicked the book case away, happily responding again and again.

"Okay, okay, it's easy! Are my father and brother in the mansion? I'm going back to the city now!"

Great, great!

The monthly exam is about to come, and this boy from the Lu family came in time, helping him escape a big trouble!

Just for this, he also has to "entertain" people well, and he must not let that kid from the Lu family have a good time, otherwise his love for learning will be wasted in vain!

An uninvited visitor came to Ding'an City, Ning Fei just let it go after hearing Feng Kai's words, and didn't take it too seriously.

Although this was the first "relative" to come from Yuanshen's hometown, he was in Jiuling City, so if nothing happened, he wouldn't bump into that relative from the Lu family, so naturally he didn't need to pay too much attention.

In fact, Ning Fei always felt that the reason why the Lu family made such a decision was because they had doubts about his existence, and wanted to send someone to take the opportunity to find out.

It's just that it's not easy for Mr. Lu to move freely in the Feng family's territory. As long as he doesn't leave Jiuling City, others will have nothing to do with him.

Thinking of this, Ning Fei didn't get entangled, and continued to focus on the design of the hydraulic oil press.

Oil press is a long-term business, and it should be as durable as possible from the design life.Ning Fei abandoned the current general-purpose wooden press, directly changed the drawing to iron, and made all the parts with cast iron.

Fortunately, pressing does not require high iron quality, and the sand mold can be poured directly without considering the carbon content of the finished product, which is simple and easy to operate.

"Juzi wants to squeeze oil like this machine?"

Liu Tong scratched his head.

"This machine is built, I'm afraid it will take a few people to work together, and the sect may not have enough manpower."

"No need for our people."

Ning Fei shook his head.

"This is custom-made for the frontier army. In the future, it will be installed in the section of the river with fast-flowing water. It is similar to our hydraulic hammer and water cone."

Hearing what he said, Liu Tong looked at the drawing carefully again, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Jizi, I've seen our blueprints, and they don't seem to be quite the same."

"Well, the design of the water turbine has been added."

Ning Fei nodded towards Liu Tong, his eyes full of admiration.

Liu Tong, after a period of training, now has his own ideas about machinery, and he can even find the subtle differences in the design drawings.

"In the design of the water turbine, I refer to the water dragons sent by Gongshu Jiang, but change the design of their water sky-earth axis to the underwater horizontal direction, and use the diversion channel to adjust the flow of the river and drive the water wheel to run."

"I think such a design will be more efficient than the half-water sky-earth axis."

Liu Tong nodded while listening.

In fact, the changes he saw were not limited to this. The steel gears were used to reinforce the force. The design of the water wheel further simplified the transmission structure, and the pipes were used to orient the water flow to precisely push the wheel disc, which is very Ning Juzi's style.

"However, since this thing is for the frontier army, if it gets out, those Gongshu artisans will come to trouble us again."

Liu Tong was a little worried.

Ning Fei also thought of the scandal of the wicked sage being questioned face to face by the Gongshu craftsman and had to hide his face and walk away, so he smiled indifferently.

"When did Mo Zong fear trouble?"

"If you ask, then respond according to what I said before. We have referred to other people's things, and it is not ashamed to say it."

"Technology is like this. It is accumulated step by step. Back then, the master craftsman Gongshu made water dragons to make it easier for the people to get water. He didn't want to use it as a secret, otherwise there would be no grand scene of water dragons everywhere in the south. .”

"What's more, the internal structure of this diesel engine, the design of the turbine and the diversion tank, the ancestors of the Gongshu School have never used it, who has the face to say that it is all their own?"

What he said was open and frank, which convinced Liu Tong and completely dispelled his worries.

But Liu Tong alone cannot produce so many parts.The blacksmith workshop is now busy making shore cannons, and Liu Tie, a regular team member, has been sent to assemble and debug. It is really difficult for Ning Fei to let everyone put down their work and try to make an oil press for him.

After thinking for a while, he pulled out Nada, a celestial craftsman, from the school.