Wei and Jin Cooks

   Ji Yuan said in surprise: "Isn't the water mill used for spring rice mill noodles?"

  Although the water mill can greatly reduce the labor on the surface of spring rice, in terms of the value created, it is still not comparable to Liulifang, right?

   Fu Tinghan: "If the water mill can be successful, then I can make a hydraulic press."

   Ji Yuan looked confused, "What is that?"

   But seeing Zhao Hanzhang's eyes bright, he knew it was a good thing.

   Zhao Hanzhang: "You can just study with peace of mind. Tell me what you need, and I'll let someone get it for you."

Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "I know that water mills existed in the Han Dynasty. In the past, someone from Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Industry should know how to make them. I just drew a diagram based on the power system, but it may not be correct. They are all single belts, just because they are afraid that the cost of making mistakes will be too high.”

   Ji Yuan: "Ministry of Industry?"

   "It's the department responsible for the construction of fortifications," Zhao Hanzhang explained casually, and then said to Fu Tinghan, "Such talents should be in Sinong Temple, Qibu and Water Department."

  There was no so-called Ministry of Industry in the Western Jin Dynasty. The functions of the Ministry of Industry were scattered, divided into Tian Cao, Qi Ministry and Water Ministry, which were under the control of the Winter Palace, and the chief was Da Sikong.

   But Da Sikong is also under the control of Shangshuling. Coincidentally, Zhao Zhongyu is Shangshuling.

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "In the past, there were officials with names and surnames who either moved the capital to Yuncheng with the emperor, or were killed by Shi Le, but their family records may have stayed in Luoyang. I will turn around and let them find them. ."

  In this era, knowledge is monopolized, and so are craftsmen.

   For some craftsmen, they only know what they are doing, but they don’t know the principle. It is the gentry officials who really master the knowledge.

   They are not liberal arts students who only read literature and fu as later generations think, there are also many science students.

   Of course, in the Jin Dynasty, not only liberal arts students were outstanding, but philosophers, soldiers, doctors, Mohists, and even astronomers also made outstanding contributions.

  These, one is counted as one, she wants all of them.

  The rise of a power should never be just one aspect prominent. If people want to return to their hearts, it must be inseparable from philosophers and writers, and other families are also indispensable.

  Ji Yuan sat quietly by the side, waiting for them to finish before continuing to ask, "Eldest son, what is a hydraulic press?"

  Fu Tinghan came back to his senses and explained, "It's used to make iron and steel."

He said: "Now we have three iron ore mines, and I sent people out to find new iron ore mines. There will only be more and more mines to be mined in the future. Now a mine consumes between 3,000 to 8,000 people. And so on, and there are more than 8,000 workers behind the iron ore smelting iron and steel, almost 10,000.”

"And the weapons and armors forged by so many people can't meet the needs of our army, and the efficiency is too low," Fu Tinghan said: "The Zhao family's army armor that Hanzhang personally led has the greatest coverage, and each soldier has three pieces in his hand. The average of five iron pieces is 4.3, followed by Zhao Jiajun led by Erlang, with an average of 3.7."

"The Xiliang army is 3.4, so it seems that everyone has iron pieces to protect important parts, but the Yuzhou army is only 0.8, and the Zhao family's army, including ordinary soldiers, is only 1.2, which means that the armor rate is not at all. high."

   Ji Yuan was stunned and asked, "When did the eldest son calculate this data?"

"I've always been in charge of the military's combat readiness, and I've always had the data," Fu Tinghan continued facing Zhao Hanzhang: "In the final analysis, it's because the efficiency of smelting and forging is too low, people have to lift a sledgehammer of dozens of pounds to hit the iron and hit it out. With enough force to forge iron and steel, the best blacksmith can only beat for half an hour, and a man cannot swing a hammer for twelve hours a day."

   Fu Tinghan said: "But water can."

He said: "In addition to the forging press, the hydraulic power can also be used as a blower. Now the temperature required for forging steel is high. The three iron mines use horses to make steel, but there are not enough horses, and occasionally people are needed, which is very harmful to workers. , There have even been incidents of workers being injured at the iron mines in Runan, so I want to try the water drainage."

   He said in a low voice, "Once the forging press and the water row are feasible, then we can make too many weapons. The armor can be improved to make it stronger, thinner, or even softer; and the crossbow can also be improved..."

Ji Yuan had already shut up, watching the two of them discussing what to do after the success of the hydraulic forging machine. His lord even looked forward to making every soldier wear full armor, even a horse. top coat.

   He sneered in his heart, thinking that they were completely foolish, so the girl would dare to say this to Young Master Fu. If it was someone else, who would listen to her talking in such a dream?

   But...what's up with the high expectations?

  Everything that Fu Tinghan did seems to have come true.

   Ji Yuan thought that the few golden eggs of Zhao Jiajun were all laid by Fu Tinghan, and his mood couldn't help but get excited.

   In order to make a hydraulic forging press, a water mill must be made first, and the technology can be further improved after confirming that it is feasible.

Fu Tinghan is right, this water mill is much more important than Liulifang, Ji Yuan also looked serious, and after the two of them discussed, he said, "Eldest son, if you have anything missing, just tell me, and I will do my best. find it for you."

   Fu Tinghan said with a smile: "There is only a shortage of people, people who know how to build water mills, craftsmen who surprise their craftsmanship, and..."

   He glanced at Zhao Hanzhang and said, "There are also talents who are familiar with astronomy."

   "Astronomy?" Ji Yuan asked curiously, "What does this water mill have to do with astronomy?"

  Fu Tinghan said slowly: "As far as I know, some astronomical objects in this dynasty have also tried to build with water power, so I think they should know something."

   "Tai Shi Ling..." Ji Yuan seriously searched his mind, and said after a while: "If I remember correctly, Tai Shi Ling's name is Li Wen, and it seems that he is not on the list of Shi Le's murdered. He should have followed His Majesty to Yuncheng."

   Fu Tinghan looked at Zhao Hanzhang.

   Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and said, "I'll write to my uncle and grandfather later."

   Not sure if you can invite people over, at least you can write to exchange and share some knowledge, of course, if you can rob people, oh no, it’s better if you invite them over.

Ji Yuan watched Fu Tinghan go down to rest with a smile on his face, and then turned around when everyone was gone, "The eldest son is focused on doing things, he doesn't pay much attention to the outside world, and naturally he doesn't know the girl's plan. The girl didn't be executed because of the eldest son's order. Are you angry for killing Xiao Wei?"

"No."

  Jiyuan: "I also don't think the girl will be angry. Erlang-Jun is also generous and close to the eldest son, so he certainly won't take it to heart, but the people around Erlang-Jun are not necessarily."

   He said: "The master humiliated his subjects to death. This credit was originally due to Erlang Jun, and it was also left to Erlang Jun by the girl for his prestige. The eldest son suddenly snatched it away, and some people were unconvinced."

"This kind of relationship can't resist people's repeated provocation." Ji Yuan sighed: "Although the old master and the second master were not on good terms, the brotherhood was not shallow. Later, Jia Yuan sighed. After repeated provocations, the quarrel gradually increased, and it finally became like that."

   Zhao Hanzhang instantly became alert, "I see."