Daming Military Empire

Chapter 418 Improvement of Machine Tools
Song Yingxing is a erudite, hard-working, technical scholar with a strong research spirit. If this kind of person is placed in a society where the imperial examination system prevails, the achievements he can achieve are limited. Summarize my experience and write a book "Heavenly Creation of Things", and then there will be no more.

Of course, it is not to say that "Tiangong Kaiwu" is a miscellaneous book worth mentioning. On the contrary, "Tiangong Kaiwu" is a rare scientific masterpiece. He has made an indelible contribution to the inheritance and promotion of ancient technology. His contribution, known as the "Encyclopedia of Craftsmanship in the 17th century", his influence even transcended national boundaries, and played an important role in promoting the development of science and technology throughout modern times.

In such a difficult environment, he can achieve such great achievements, so what kind of achievements will he achieve under the attention and appreciation of Zhu Cijiong in the Chongzheng Dynasty?
This achievement is still immeasurable, at least Zhu Cijiong believes that tool steel, silicon steel sheet, and gear steel will be developed by him soon, because smelting technology is his strong point!
After solving the problem of alloy materials, the research on power source and transmission can be started next.

These two aspects are not very complicated, and talents are readily available. Zhu Cijiong directly recruited Bi Maokang, Wang Zheng, Xu Fuyuan, and Xia Yunyi to the study, and planned to explain both aspects at once.

These four people are also Zhu Cijiong's cronies, and the monarch and his ministers are not at odds with each other. After the monarch and his ministers greeted each other, Bi Maokang, Wang Zheng and others also congratulated like Song Yingxing.

Unexpectedly, after the congratulations, they still had something to say. After Zhu Cijiong asked everyone to sit down, he was about to explain the precision machine tools, but Bi Maokang bravely cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for asking, what happened to Chang Geng?" , suddenly resigned from the Ministry of Industry's Ministry of Construction and Cleaning Department Langzhong, and now, even the shadows are gone!"

After all, they have been colleagues for many years, and they are also the emperor's confidants. The relationship between Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing is quite good. Now Song Yingxing has left the Ministry of Industry without a sound, and even the emperor called the officials of the Ministry of Industry. It would be a lie to say not to worry.

Bi Maokang even thought that Song Yingxing had offended the emperor, that's why he disappeared. Otherwise, as the emperor's confidant, no one would dare to touch him. Therefore, he wanted to ask the reason and speak a few words for him in front of the emperor. He cannot be reinstated.

Seeing Bi Maokang's worried look, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but slapped his forehead. This Song Yingxing is too crazy. Whenever there is a research project, he immediately forgets everything. He guessed that Song Yingxing probably forgot to call Bi Maokang. He immediately summoned people. Went to Huguang to find the scheelite mine!

This guy, Zhu Cijiong smiled bitterly: "It's nothing, I asked him to develop alloy materials, didn't he say hello to you?"

Hearing this, Bi Maokang breathed a sigh of relief, and said happily: "It's fine, it's fine. I thought something happened to him. Since the emperor asked him to do something, he should do it right away. You don't have to follow him." I say hello, don't say hello to me."

Zhu Cijiong shook his head, and said helplessly: "This Chang Geng is just too obsessed with technical research. It is not easy for him to treat the imperial examinations with half the energy. Even if you give him a promotion, you won't be able to get promoted, what people say is terrible!"

Bi Maokang sighed and said: "Yes, it's really a pity. His contribution to Daming far surpasses mine. He only lacks such a reputation. He should be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, ashamed, ashamed."

Zhu Cijiong quickly waved his hand to comfort him, "Menghou, don't underestimate yourself. Chang Geng himself said that he is not suitable for being in the officialdom. If someone like him who is crazy about technology is asked to become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he may just focus on researching something at any time." Now, at that time, he will absolutely not care about anything else, wouldn’t it be a headache for me to die! Everyone has his own ambitions, so let him go.”

Bi Maokang thought of Song Yingxing's enthusiasm for research, and couldn't help but nodded with a smile: "Yes, Chang Geng is good at everything, but he is too obsessed with technology. If he becomes obsessed, he won't be able to care about others, let alone himself. Like When developing the train, his disciples came to me several times and asked me to ask him to eat. This guy didn’t want to eat after studying it. It’s not us old guys. Don't move!"

Zhu Cijiong shook his head with a smile and said, "Okay, let's not talk about him. The fact that I came to you this time is actually related to the things he developed. How do you feel about Daming's machine tools now?"

Hearing this, Bi Maokang didn't answer, but looked at Wang Zheng. After all, Wang Zheng is an expert in machinery.

Seeing Bi Maokang's eyes, Wang Zheng immediately cupped his hands and said, "Return to the emperor, please forgive me for being bold. After so many years of use, I feel that these machine tools need to be improved in many places."

Zhu Cijiong said with great interest: "Oh, what are the specific aspects? Tell me about it."

Wang Zheng thought for a while, and gave an example: "For example, gears usually need to be replaced in less than a year. The wear and tear is too serious. If you don't change them, they will jump around. It's useless at all. Also, Wei Chen thinks this should be replaced. It’s a material problem. There is also room for improvement in the fixing of the gears. Weichen feels that using two steel plates can’t fix them at all, they are loose and loose, and the wear is even heavier.”

Zhu Cijiong nodded in relief and said: "Well, you are right, this time I want to make a comprehensive improvement on the machine tool to solve these problems."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng immediately asked excitedly: "Your Majesty, do you mean that there are ways to solve these problems?"

Zhu Cijiong nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, the problem you mentioned is actually very easy to solve. Chang Geng will make a special steel for gears this time, which is very wear-resistant. It will be fine after a few years. As for the fixed problem , You said, what if you cast a shell to completely cover the gears, then you only need to fix the shell to the ground."

Wang Zheng thought about it, and couldn't help but praise: "The emperor is wise, if this is the case, the gear problem will be solved."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cijiong picked up the brush on the table and began to draw on the paper, explaining while drawing: "Also, gear transmission does not necessarily have to be just two gears, big and small, for example, a turbine and a worm , it can still be transmitted, I named it a worm gear reducer; also, like this, make a circular shell with a ring of teeth processed on the inner surface, and then install three small gears, and then Install a toothed shaft in the middle, so that it can also be transmitted, and I named it a planetary reducer."

Wang Zheng nodded while looking at the drawings. He clearly understood it, but after Zhu Cijiong finished drawing, he immediately asked in amazement: "Your Majesty, why do you need to slow down? Isn't it all speeding up now?"

Zhu Cijiong patted his forehead and explained: "In the future, the steam piston will not be used. Instead, it will be replaced with a motor. The motor directly has a rotating shaft, which is much more stable than the steam piston, and the speed is very fast, so it needs to be slowed down."

After he finished speaking, he looked up, and everyone looked confused. Well, I haven't explained to them what this motor is!
(End of this chapter)