Ming Zuo

Chapter 233 Seiko
In today's camp, the development of ideas is the slowest.

This is mainly because the original Chinese thought has its own system and is very developed.

This has formed an extremely powerful inertia, making it difficult for current scholars to make breakthroughs.

The ideas from the West will open their eyes.But in order to get their recognition and learning, there is still a lack of a better opportunity.

After all, although the current Ming Dynasty is full of dangers, it is not the time for the survival of the nation, and naturally it cannot cause too much impact on thinkers.

As the saying goes, if you don't break, you won't stand.

Since the existing social structure and stability are not broken, new ideas cannot be encouraged to take root.

For this situation, Zuo Menggeng had no choice.

We can only let the people below keep debating and summarizing, waiting for the day when it will bear fruit.

At the same time, vigorously develop industry and commerce, and then use advanced productive forces to force the progress of thinking.

In this way, the craftsmanship level of Zuozhuang has improved very quickly.

Deng Yuhan gave him a huge surprise.

"Left, in order to thank you for your support, I made a gift for you."

When the things were placed in front of him, Zuo Menggeng was overwhelmed with surprise, Xu Ruolin, Zuo Xianmei and others were amazed.

It turned out to be a desk clock.

"I really didn't expect Mr. Deng to know how to make watches."

Deng Yuhan did not come by himself, but also brought a few young people.

"About clocks and watches, I only know the principles, but I don't have the corresponding technology. It was these young people who helped me complete the making of watches and clocks."

Zuo Menggeng knew these young people because they were all students of Zuozhuang Academy.

"Yan Yucun, didn't you go to the smelting factory? Why are you making clocks again?"

Yan Yucun's original name was Yan Xiaoer, and he and his father fled to Linqing.Later, when he entered the school, he hated his own name, which was changed by Zuo Menggeng.

Zuo Menggeng remembered that he went to Yang Gui's place after graduation, and followed him to learn iron smelting.

Yan Yucun scratched his head, quite embarrassed.

"After I went there, I realized that I was not strong enough to swing a hammer. Uncle Yang Gui disliked me. Later, seeing that I was good at carving things, he asked me to go to the workshop to help make armor and knives. That day Mr. Deng came and said that I had Talent, let me help."

Zuo Menggeng asked other people, and it turned out that they were all discovered by Deng Yuhan.

Yan Yucun and the others didn't know Zuo Menggeng's attitude towards this matter, so they said cautiously: "Come here, we are just helping out, and we will go back to work hard tomorrow."

Zuo Menggeng was a little stunned.

"Go back? Where are you going?"

Yan Yucun said: "Go back to the workshop."

Zuo Menggeng was angry and funny, pointed at the clock in front of him, and said: "You can make this thing, why go back to the workshop?"

This is the first time Zuo Menggeng has seen a seventeenth-century clock, and the degree of exquisiteness is far beyond his imagination.

The basic dial has appeared, and there are hour divisions on it, as well as hour and minute hands.

Many people may think, isn't it just a clock, what's so great about it?
And precisely the level of clocks and watches represents the level of craftsmanship of an era.

Why did clocks appear?
It is precisely because of the rise of astronomy and the product of refined craftsmanship.

It can be said that if you can master the watchmaking process proficiently, it is equivalent to laying the foundation for many industrial projects.

Under Deng Yuhan's guidance, Zuo Menggeng opened the cover of the clock and saw the structure inside.

This is a typical escapement-driven clock, and the complicated parts inside are enough to dazzle the uninitiated.

"These are all made by you?"

Zuo Menggeng looked at this group of young people happily, but he didn't expect that in the land of China, there would already be a group of people with such superb craftsmanship.

Yan Yucun said: "It took us several months to build these parts, but it will be much faster if we do it next time."

Practice makes perfect, Zuo Menggeng understands this truth.

He noticed that the clock was driven by a pendulum.

"Mr. Deng, have you mastered the motion formula of the pendulum?"

Deng Yuhan nodded.

"This is what my friend Galileo told me. He discovered that the pendulum has isochronism and can be applied to timekeeping."

Galileo again.

Zuo Menggeng desperately wanted to meet that great power.

He touched the clock and said with emotion: "This is definitely a remarkable handicraft, and it can even be called a work of art. But is there a way to miniaturize it?"

Zuo Menggeng was not satisfied, and began to propose new topics to this group of people.

"Miniature? Do you mean make the clock smaller?"

Zuo Menggeng realized that Deng Yuhan had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly said: "It's not just this style, I mean, if the clock can be carried around, wouldn't it be more meaningful?"

Deng Yuhan couldn't help laughing.

"Left, as you can see, the clock cannot be carried with you. Its operating requirements are too demanding, and once it shakes, it will be distorted."

Zuo Menggeng doesn't understand clock making, but he knows a principle.

"Mr. Deng, have you seen the reeds used on flintlock guns?"

While Deng Yuhan nodded, he said: "We all know that the reed has elasticity. So can the elastic function of the reed be used to replace the pendulum and drive the clock? For example...we can make such a hairpin The spring is installed in such a box, and then the gear is driven by the stretchability of the spring. Of course, the force provided by the spring is completely different in the two states of looseness and tightness. So can we use the characteristics of the torque To take advantage of this?"

Deng Yuhan was dumbfounded, staring at Zuo Menggeng's drawing for a long time, and suddenly said with emotion: "Zuo, if you come to study, you will definitely be famous in history."

Zuo Menggeng smiled slightly, but did not continue.

My family knows my own affairs, and this kind of flash of inspiration can still provide ideas for people in this era.If you really want to put your heart and soul into it, he can't even be considered a scumbag.

How to balance the power transmission of the clockwork through the torque is not very difficult for physicists.

The hard part is the craft.

But Deng Yuhan, as a scholar, is obviously willing to do public relations.

"This issue is entrusted to me, and I hope we can come up with results soon."

Zuo Menggeng was happy to see the success, and told Fu Yusun: "Let the Finance Department allocate funds and materials for them, and give them full support no matter what they need."

Xu Ruolin couldn't put it down, she couldn't put it down, and asked: "If you make it smaller, will it be difficult to see clearly?"

Zuo Menggeng drew a watch and a pocket watch on the paper, and said: "If the clock can be made to this size, and the surface is covered with a glass cover, then it can be carried around. No matter where we are, we can Check the time."

When he said this, everyone was eye-opened and conquered by his imagination.

Deng Yuhan said with emotion: "This will drive our young man crazy."

Because according to Zuo Menggeng's setting, the parts in the clock must be refined to an outrageous level.

But Zuo Menggeng knew that this was the process of craft development.

He looked at Yan Yucun and the others, and offered a timely temptation.

"If you complete this subject, then you can be directly promoted to Master Craftsman."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Now in Zuozhuang, the master craftsman is definitely the most admirable existence.

Lofty status, generous treatment, and a good life have become the goals of many people.

Yan Yucun and the others never expected to be promoted to master craftsmen by making mere clocks and watches.

This time, their motivation was unprecedented.

Zuo Menggeng was afraid that they would patronize the research, and said: "You should insist on making such a clock. As for craftsmanship, practice always makes perfect. Only through continuous production can you hone your skills. The other made Clocks can also be sold outside. There will be your commission, which is part of your income."

In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the craftsmen, Zuo Menggeng also used all means.

In addition to generous treatment and status, it has also done a lot in terms of the income of the craftsmen.

In Zuozhuang, the craftsmen are the first beneficiaries of any benefits brought about by the technical improvement of the craftsmen.

It can be said that currently in Zuozhuang, soldiers and craftsmen are the two top groups.

Zuo Menggeng specially ordered to select a venue for Yan Yucun and others to establish a watch workshop.

He also asked Zuo Xiang to choose a special person, and opened a counter in Fuyao Glass's main store, which was specially used to sell table clocks.

Such an exquisite and useful thing, one hundred taels of silver, isn't that expensive, right?
With this income, there is no need to invest in Yan Yucun and others in the future, and they also have enough funds for in-depth research and development.

"Chan Zuo, if the clock is for sale, it must have a name. You can give it a name."

Yan Yucun is very good at coming, so the naming thing was handed over to Zuo Menggeng.

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while, then said: "As the saying goes, the weather, the location, and the harmony of people. Since this clock tells the time, it should be called the weather."

I believe that in the near future, Tianshi watch will definitely become a famous brand product.

(End of this chapter)