Li An stood up and stretched his back before slowly walking out of the carriage. Just now, Li Yu and Li Qiu had been admiring the changing scenery outside the carriage window, but he had been lying on the rocking chair with his eyes closed for a long time.
Of course, Ang Lee knew that Li Yu and Li Qiu were a little impatient. It was almost noon, and the sun was strong enough. It was time for the magnifying glass to show its power.
"Let's go and play with the good stuff."
Ang Lee jumped out of the carriage and walked to the processing factory. He immediately asked the craftsman to bring the processed magnifying glass.
"Assistant Minister Li, what is this? How do you play with it? "
It was the first time that Li Yu and Li Qiu had seen a magnifying glass. Although they knew it was made of medicinal jade, they didn't know how to use it. For people who had seen a magnifying glass for the first time, they probably didn't know how to use it.
"This is called a magnifying glass. It can magnify objects many times. It can also be used to gather light. The eyepiece of the telescope uses this thing, but that is too small. This is bigger and more fun."
Ang Lee explained in a low voice. Then, he picked up the telescope and walked to a place where ants were.
"The magnifying glass can concentrate the energy on a point, and this point will be very hot. It can kill the ants in an instant. Watch carefully."
Ang Lee focused the strong white light and aimed it at the slowly crawling ants. In an instant, the ants were burned and struggled. Soon, they curled up into a ball and died in pain.
"The ants were really burned to death. It's really good stuff. Assistant Minister Li, let's try it too."
Li Yu and Li Qiu each took a magnifying glass and began to massacre the ants. Almost none of the ants they saw were spared. They all died miserably.
"How is it? This thing is fun, right?"
Ang Lee asked proudly.
"Cool, it's really cool."
Li Yu didn't learn much other things, but he learned the word "cool" very quickly.
"Okay, all the ants have been killed by you. Put the magnifying glass on the ants and see if they have become bigger."
"Assistant Minister Li, the ants have really become a lot bigger! Even their calves can be seen clearly. It's so fun. No wonder it's called a magnifying glass. "
Li Qiu answered excitedly.
"There are more functions of the magnifying glass? It's easy to use it to light a fire. Wang Ba, go and find some paper. "
Since Ang Lee wanted to give the magnifying glass to Li Yu and Li Qiu, he naturally wanted them to understand the various functions of the magnifying glass.
Soon, some useless papers were sent over and handed to Li An.
"Look carefully. The magnifying glass can ignite the paper in a very short period of time. Of course, if the sunlight is not strong or the paper is wet, then it cannot be ignited."
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"It can actually be used as a fire starter. Little Wang, come and try it too."
. "Li Yu was very interested. Li Qiu also picked up a piece of paper and tried it. The results of the experiment were very successful. The paper was ignited.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, Shiro, you have to remember one thing. When there is sunlight, the magnifying glass will concentrate the heat in one place. Therefore, it can light the paper, burn the ants, and even burn the grass and leaves. But you must never put your hands on the light spots. Otherwise, you will be injured."
Ang Lee reminded them seriously. He was very worried that these two half-grown children would hurt themselves out of curiosity. If that really happened, he wouldn't be able to absolve himself from the blame. After all, he was the one who gave the magnifying glass to them.
"Assistant Minister Li, you worry too much. We are not children. My child is already one year old."
Li Yu pretended to be a father, but this still couldn't hide his immaturity.
Although having a woman was a sign of a man's maturity, men and women in ancient times married too early. Therefore, even if many people were married, they still had the childishness and mischievousness of children. Maturity required going through hardships. At the same time, it also required the tempering of time.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, Shiro, the spring plowing is coming to an end. The imperial court has officially started to lay the railway. Of course, there is also the R&D Center that I designed. I may be busy in the next few days. You don't have to come every day. I may not appear anywhere. However, as long as I invent something good, I will give it to you as a gift."
Ang Lee said generously.
"Assistant Minister Li, laying the railway and building the R&D Center are important matters of the imperial court. His Majesty will definitely let us go and see the world. We will still meet often in the future. In addition, we will come here every day. Even if Assistant Minister Li doesn't come, we will still come."
"Why?"
"Because there are fresh cucumbers here! If I don't eat one or two every morning, I feel like something is missing. "
"…"
Ang Lee looked helpless.
After Li Yu and Li Qiu left, Ang Lee once again went into the laboratory. There were too many projects that he needed to develop. Moreover, many of the projects would encounter many unknown problems. These problems required the advice and guidance of the chief designer, Ang Lee, to help the craftsmen overcome the difficulties.
The magnifying glass that Ang Lee gave to Li Yu and Li Qiu was just a low-tech gadget. An even more high-tech microscope was in the process of being developed.
The magnification of a microscope was far greater than that of an ordinary magnifying glass. It was more important for studying the microscopic world. Therefore, it had to be developed successfully. Ang Lee was full of confidence.
A few days later, the various tasks of the spring plowing gradually came to an end. The imperial court was able to allocate a large amount of manpower to carry out various projects. Mining the mine required labor, building the R&D Center required labor, and laying the railway required even more labor. These three tasks could not be stopped and had to be carried out simultaneously. However, fortunately, the population of the Guanzhong and Longyou areas was flourishing. There was a lot of labor available, so there was no need to worry about the lack of labor.
Under Li Longji's instructions, the officials of various levels of the Tang dynasty began to mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources in their respective areas of jurisdiction, preparing to carry out major projects that would benefit the country and the people.
The mining of the iron ore was already on track. Naturally, there was no need to spend too much effort. The construction of the R&D Center and the laying of the railway were already on track. They already had detailed drawings and technical parameters, so they were not difficult. However, as the chief designer, Ang Lee had to run between the two areas and solve the problems and problems encountered during the construction process in a timely manner. This was to ensure that these two major projects could be completed with good quality and quantity.
As the construction continued, more and more people arrived one after another. In total, there were more than ten thousand people gathered around the R&D Center. On the road that was laying the railway, there were fifty to sixty thousand people stationed one after another. This did not include the woodcutters who were cutting wood in the distance. The total number of people exceeded one hundred thousand.
With so much manpower and material resources, as well as the imperial court's rich financial resources, the progress of the project was very smooth. There were almost no major problems encountered.
The officials of the Ministry of Works were responsible for the construction of roads and bridges all year round. Their ability to coordinate and organize was still very good. They knew how to work, how to allocate resources, how to arrange accommodation and food, as well as toilets and diseases, and other problems had to be solved. However, the officials of the Ministry of Works were able to handle them in an orderly manner. This made Ang Lee admire them.
Of course, this was also because these laboring people could endure hardship. They could accept the simple accommodation and food conditions. Moreover, under normal circumstances, they were not easy to fall ill. If they fell ill, they could recover by eating some herbs. Their vitality could be said to be extremely tenacious.
A major project that benefited the country and the people was extremely important to a country. Therefore, even if the people suffered, they had to continue. A woman's benevolence could not make a country strong.
"Assistant Minister Li, according to the current progress, the railway to the Hot Spring Palace will be completed in more than a month. Moreover, there will be two tracks going back and forth."
The official of the Ministry of Works, who was responsible for coordinating the labor, was extremely excited. Once the railway was completed smoothly, his credit would naturally be not small. There was still a great chance for him to be promoted. Moreover, there was no such thing as railway before the Tang dynasty. If railway became popular in the Tang dynasty in the future, as the first official responsible for the construction of railway tracks, he would definitely be recorded in the annals of history, and his name would go down in history.
Laying two railway tracks was for the convenience of transportation. It would greatly increase the transportation capacity of the railway tracks and avoid collisions caused by running in opposite directions.
"This is just the beginning. In the future, the Tang dynasty will lay more railway tracks. You should take advantage of this opportunity to lay railway tracks on a large scale and summarize the experience of laying railway tracks. Then, you can accumulate the skills for laying railway tracks on a larger scale in the future."
Ang Lee said calmly.
As the chief designer of the railway, he certainly looked at the problem from a higher perspective. Moreover, if the Tang dynasty wanted to dominate the world, transportation was very important. Without a railway that extended in all directions, there would be no power to deter the barbarians.
"Assistant Minister Li's reminder is right. I will bear your teachings in mind and do my best to accumulate the skills for the next railway of the Tang dynasty."
The official of the Ministry of Works responded respectfully.
"Well, keep up the good work. I have to go to the R&D Center to inspect."
Seeing that the railway laying work was going well, Ang Lee felt very gratified. After lecturing the official of the Ministry of Works, he rushed to the R&D Center with his guards. That was the place where miracles would be born in the Tang Empire in the future. It was the most important place in the Tang dynasty. Whether the railway laying was cost-effective or not depended entirely on whether the R&D Center could build a steam locomotive.
The R&D Center covered an area of 5,000 mu, which was a very large area. There were more than 10,000 laborers working here, including the construction of the courtyard walls and various internal facilities.
As soon as Ang Lee arrived at the construction site of the R&D Center, the official of the Ministry of Works, who was in charge of the construction and coordination work, came up to him fawningly.
"Assistant Minister Li, the courtyard walls of the R&D Center can be completed in a month, and the various internal projects can be completed in two months at most."
Ang Lee nodded and praised, "Well done. The construction site is in good order. Everyone is working hard. You must carry forward the spirit of building the black gunpowder workshop and complete the R&D Center at a faster and more efficient speed with quality and quantity."
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. I will eat and live at the construction site. I will do my best to build the R&D Center."
The official of the Ministry of Works respectfully saluted Ang Lee.
"You continue to instruct everyone to work. Don't worry about me. I will look around myself."
Ang Lee waved his hand and told the official of the Ministry of Works to focus on the project and not waste time on him.
Standing on a high ground and looking down, the laborers of the entire construction site were working in full swing, and the officials were in charge of directing. This lively scene of construction was one of Ang Lee's favorite scenes, especially when he stood on a high ground and looked down.
It was like playing a game. Watching his own base develop step by step, one could imagine the sense of accomplishment in his heart.
Most of the areas of the base were empty for the time being, and the facilities that had just begun construction were the products that Ang Lee urgently needed to develop.
On the far left was the workshop for the development of steam engines, and next to it was the building for the development of microscopes. The towering blast furnace was the best evidence.
Further away was the research department for ultra-high-power telescopes. It was mainly responsible for developing telescopes with a magnification of 100 to 200 magnification. Of course, it was also responsible for improving the telescopes that had already been developed, such as making breakthroughs in anti-falling and waterproofing, so that the telescopes could be used in harsher environments.
Further away were the steam locomotives and steam ships that were being prepared for pre-research. These two pieces of equipment would completely change the transportation situation of the Tang Empire. They could be said to be the top priority of research and development, and also the national treasure of the future Tang Empire.
Of course, there were also some practical and easy to develop projects, which were arranged in a relatively outer position.
In addition, the R&D Center was not only responsible for research and development, but also for the manufacturing and mass production of important equipment. In particular, projects with high confidentiality requirements must be produced in the R&D Center. Fortunately, the R&D Center had enough space to undertake the production tasks.
The R&D Center and the laying of the tracks would be completed within two months. Li An had to produce a comfortable carriage within two months. Furthermore, it had to be a group of carriages that were connected together for Li Longji to use.
Fortunately, the previous technical reserves were enough to produce several individual carriages, and then simply connect them to make a group of carriages. These individual carriages were all different and had different functions. Moreover, the materials used were the best. After all, it was the carriage that the Emperor wanted to use. Of course, it had to be luxurious and have as many facilities as possible to meet all the needs of the Emperor.
Ang Lee first designed three carriages to be connected, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was too small, not grand enough, and the various functions were not complete enough. Therefore, he changed the design to five carriages.
These five carriages included the private carriage for the Emperor to sleep in, the carriage for the Emperor to move around and eat, the carriage for the palace maids and eunuchs, the carriage for the guards, and the dining carriage.
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