Royal Gold Magistrate

Hearing Emperor Jing's words, Fang Zhengyi was both surprised and relieved.

After all, the old man still has a clear mind.

If the leader in his previous life had the vision to see him, he wouldn't be reduced to a salted fish.

Of course, it is also possible that the leader's daughter was not in the hands.

"I just did a little bit of work. The invention of the steam engine and even the train is mainly due to the students of Dongjiao University. Without these low-level scientists, I can't do anything."

"To gather sand to form a tower, to gather armpits to form a coat, today's miracle is by no means the work of one person."

Emperor Jing said gratifiedly: "Achieve meritorious deeds without claiming credit, you are worthy of being my son-in-law. Afterwards, I will present a list to me, and I will give generous rewards to all those who participated!"

Immediately he looked at the prototype of the steam engine and sighed: "Is this science again? Although I often read news about Dongjiao University in the newspaper, it seems that my understanding of science is still far from enough..."

Back then, whether it was a cannon or a hot air balloon, it was still very shocking.

But it can also be understood and self-consistent through imagination.

But the iron lump in front of him, with its magical ability to drive a gigantic object of ten thousand catties, has gone far beyond imagination.

All the ministers and officials could not help but nod secretly.

At this moment, they finally understood why Fang Zhengyi was so passionate about so-called science.

The productivity it exhibits today is an earth-shaking change.

Now if there are any scholars who dare to jump out and accuse this thing of being a trick, they will be the first to say no!

Fang Zhengyi said at the right time: "Yes, the potential of science is endless. As long as the imperial court continues to invest and encourage countless people to join in it, more miracles will be created in the future!"

"Not only steam, but even the wind, rain, thunder and lightning in nature may be used by me in the future!"

The ministers looked at each other.

Even though you were completely shaken today, it's an exaggeration for you to say that thunder and lightning should be used by others.

You can't just climb up the pole, right?

"Thunder and lightning can really be used by people? Is this already considered a method of the immortal family?" Emperor Jing asked with great curiosity in his heart.

Fangzheng smiled slightly: "Dongjiao University does have research on lightning, but there is no substantial progress so far. This is just a good idea for the future."

Emperor Jing and Baiguan were disappointed, but at the same time secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Today's visual and conceptual shocks are too great. If science can also control lightning, it would be too terrifying.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Fang Zhengyi felt deeply regretful.

When I was in school, I didn't study hard. I was a thief in physics. I remembered that using fruit seems to be able to make batteries...

A lot of knowledge in my mind is still learned from the Internet. Those stupid Internet authors are all ignorant and only know about steam engines. Now they are completely weak in the field of electricity.

Therefore, there have been very few suggestions to the research institutes in the county in this regard.

However, it is not without contribution.

Now the "prophecy" he picked out from his fragmented memory is still hanging in the corridor of the School of Physics of Eastern Suburb University.

【Electricity generates magnetism, and magnetism generates electricity. 】

[Strength in the left hand, electricity in the right hand, the palm facing the magnetic induction line. 】

[The future is the era of alternating current. 】

[Five blessings and one safety. 】

...

Fang Zhengyi himself didn't quite understand these scattered things, and the teachers and students of Eastern Suburb University were obviously even more confused, so that until now there were no breakthrough discoveries in electricity.

But it is expected that when he gets old, he should make great progress.

"About the introduction of steam engines and trains, I think you probably already understand." Fang Zhengyi said, "I used to be regarded as a strong martial artist, but having a railway is like being opened up to the second branch of Ren and Du. Become a martial arts master."

"How this road will go in the future is in the hands of the imperial court. I have said everything that needs to be said, everyone please have dinner."

After listening to him, Emperor Jing pulled him into the banquet and patted the chair beside him to signal him to sit down.

Then he poured himself a glass of wine.

Fangzheng drank it happily, and the officials began to chatter and discuss it.

The food and drink on the table was hardly touched, and everyone was talking freely about the prospect of the railway and the possible changes.

Although it hasn't happened yet, the excited expression is as if the railway has spread all over the country.

However, there were also many people who still looked worried. Zhang Dongxiang stood up and raised his wine glass to Fangzheng: "Master Fang, I have a question."

"please say."

Zhang Dongxiang said: "This steam opportunity greatly releases manpower. Is there any real evidence? If a large number of people walk out of the land, it is no small matter. If it causes turmoil, it will be a happy event turned into a disaster."

Fang Zhengyi said seriously: "Of course what I said is not empty-handed. The laying of the railway and the operation of the railway itself require a lot of labor, and the production of steel and timber and all the industries surrounding the railway require a huge amount of manpower."

"I can understand your concerns, but what is really worrying is that if the imperial court really has the courage to build railways all over the country, the shortage of manpower will become a limitation. I will write a memorial to some of these cases later. Report it to the court for your reference."

After Zhang Dongxiang listened, his brows relaxed a lot, and he smiled: "I hope it's as Master Fang said."

Someone in the crowd laughed: "Grandpa Zhang has thought too deeply. This is just the beginning. How to use the steam engine in the future is still unclear. Just talking about the train and railway, if the whole world is paved with railways, then After digging out all the coal in my whole Dajing, how many years can I burn it?"

This voice immediately awakened everyone.

Yes, although the cost of train operation is extremely low, if it is applied on a large scale, what kind of terrible situation will the coal required be? !

This is indeed a thought-provoking question.

Someone followed and another shouted loudly: "If you don't have coal, just burn firewood! I understand, it's the same as boiling water anyway!"

As soon as Fangzheng listened to the music, these old-fashioned people were quite thoughtful, and they also thought about the long-term problem of insufficient coal resources.

But this kind of argument is really a bad idea in his eyes.

There are constant warnings of running out of coal, running out of oil, etc., but this statement has been slapped wildly in the face.

Every time before it is exhausted, another batch of resources will always be found, and a large number of alternative energy sources will be produced at the same time.

Fangzheng smiled and said, "It is theoretically possible to burn firewood, but how can firewood catch up with the ban on burning coal? You can't drive anywhere, and you have to pull a few cars of firewood, right? Then what's the point of pulling firewood?"

Speaking of this, he paused: "However, what everyone said is not completely unreasonable. Steam engines have a huge demand for coal, but we can continue to explore new minerals, and we can also buy overseas minerals at low prices. That's fine. No problem."

"The most important thing is our understanding of the world. As you can imagine, before the waterwheel was invented, water was just for drinking. With the waterwheel, water flow has become a source of power. .”

"Before the steam engine was invented, coal was just a fuel for heating and iron making, but now it has become a source of power through steam."

"What does this mean? It means that the essence of resources is knowledge and understanding of the world. As long as the truth is infinite, the power of the train will never stop. You can rest assured!"

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