How did you come up with the idea of creating those wonderful things
The real answer, of course, was that he had seen and used it before, so he just made it up naturally. But in this situation, facing the head of the Lingshan Sect's Qianji Hall, the man who was known as the world's number one master of mechanisms, Yan Liqiang certainly wouldn't say that.
"Master, since you have been to Ganzhou, you should know that my father is a blacksmith..." Yan Liqiang looked at Zhang Yourong seriously, "I have watched my father forging various things in the workshop since I was a child. I have been interested in creating new things since I was a child, such as the Yan knife. The reason why I thought of making the scimitar into that shape was because one time when I was eating roasted whole lamb, when I held the lamb leg in my hand, I pinched the lamb's hoof, and I felt that when I swung the lamb leg, there was a strange inertia and power on the lamb leg, which felt very smooth. At that time, I wondered if I could make a knife, just like this lamb leg, when swinging, I could use the weight and structure of the blade itself to achieve greater power. Later, I designed this scimitar based on the shape of the lamb leg. It turned out that the scimitar was easier to swing when it was designed like this..."
Yan Liqiang repeated exactly what he had said to fool people in the craftsman camp. At this moment, Newton, Einstein, Edison, Da Vinci, and Zhang Heng possessed Yan Liqiang's souls. Yan Liqiang's eyes flashed with the curiosity and exploration of a primary school student, and his pretentiousness burst out again. "As for the lotus root coal, it is also due to my observation in my father's blacksmith workshop. The furnace in the blacksmith workshop needs air to burn more and more vigorously. I once did an experiment. I made a small furnace and put burning firewood in it. When I fanned the air, the firewood would burn redder and redder. If I closed all the vents on the furnace, If it is blocked and no air is allowed to enter, the burning firewood will soon go out even without water. At that time, I knew that whether it is charcoal or firewood, if they want to burn vigorously, they must react with the air around us for people to breathe. The more air, the better they burn. The less air, the more difficult it is to burn. The coal and charcoal in the blacksmith's workshop are solid and in pieces. At that time, I thought, if these coal and charcoal are hollow and have many pores, when wind blows in, the charcoal can contact more air, and it will be easier to burn! "
"Yes, yes, that's the truth..." The master of machinery nodded his head very attentively. The other people present also stared at Yan Liqiang and listened to his bragging.
"But drilling holes in charcoal and coal is both laborious and difficult. At that time, I was wondering how to make coal with gaps. Later, when I was digging mud and playing with mud with my friends in our village, it suddenly occurred to me that it is not easy to drill holes in whole pieces of charcoal and coal. But if the charcoal and coal are broken into pieces like sand and then mixed with water, it will soon be easy to make holes in them like we play with mud. I tried this at the time and found that this idea is indeed feasible, but the broken coal is not easy to solidify into shape. Later, I thought of the mud I was playing with, so I simply added a little bit of water to it so that it can stick together. I made a hole in a coal ball and found that it was easy to make holes in the coal. At the beginning, I just made a hole in a coal ball and found that the coal ball was easier to burn than the solid one. But there was not much change. It was not until later when my family used lotus root to cook pork ribs and I saw the lotus root node that I suddenly realized that one hole was not enough, so I could make a few more holes. I could make the holes as many as the lotus root nodes. In this way, the lotus root node coal was created. As for the stove you mentioned, it was also created after I made the lotus root node coal and was thinking about what kind of stove would be suitable for the lotus root node coal... "
"Genius, genius, what a genius!" Zhang Yourong looked at Yan Liqiang excitedly, "He can study the universe and all things to gain knowledge, discover the principles behind them, and then create things based on the principles. This kind of talent can't be found even in one person among a million people..."
"Master, you are too kind. I am just good at observing and imitating things around me, and I am lucky enough to be a little smart! People like you, Master, are true geniuses!" Yan Liqiang said modestly.
"We should open more branches of Lingshan Sect. Although Ganzhou is a remote place, Yan Liqiang might have been a disciple of Lingshan Sect if there was a branch of Lingshan Sect. What a pity, what a pity..." Zhang Yourong said to Manager Yao of Lingshan Sect's Imperial Branch with a face full of regret. Yan Liqiang's current status is that he is already a government official, so it is impossible for him to join Lingshan Sect.
"Ahem... Ahem... Hall Master is absolutely right. Absolutely right!" Manager Yao, who didn't know what to say, could only nod his head.
"When I return to Lingshan Sect this time, I will suggest to the Sect Master and the elders that we should set up a few more branch courtyards in Lingshan Sect to recruit disciples in an eclectic manner..." Zhang Yourong said seriously, then looked at Yan Liqiang and pondered for a moment, "I'll show you two things..." After saying that, in front of everyone, he carefully took out two boxes from the bag he was carrying and placed them on the table.
Everyone, including Yan Liqiang, was a little surprised. They didn't know what this master of mechanisms was going to show Yan Liqiang.
Zhang Yourong opened one of the boxes and took out a metal carriage that looked like a toy. When he opened the other box, there was a strange palm-sized object inside. The object had many legs and seemed to be made of wood, with a small sail on it.
"Master, you are..."
Zhang Yourong first picked up the small metal carriage, pinched a small protruding handle under the carriage and turned it around a few times. Then he put the small metal carriage on the ground. As soon as he let go, the small metal carriage started running on the ground, and ran directly from under the table to the wall more than ten meters away before stopping.
The eyes of the others suddenly widened, and they all felt extremely surprised. Although Yan Liqiang was not as shocked as the others, he also felt fresh. In his previous life, the carriage was just an ordinary clockwork toy, but in this era, it was a novelty that ordinary people could hardly imagine. Apart from other things, at least Lu Peien and Manager Yao had never seen it. This could be seen by just looking at the expressions on their faces. On the contrary, the Lingshan Sect disciple named Shi Bingbing had a calm expression, which should be more than the first time he had seen this scene.
"Can you guess why the little carriage is running?" Zhang Yourong looked at Yan Liqiang with anticipation.
Yan Liqiang deliberately hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Master, I just saw you circling the small handle protruding from the bottom of the carriage. I think the carriage's ability to run must have a lot to do with you circling it a few times!"
"Yes, yes, your eyes are sharp, but can you guess the reason?"
"If the carriage wants to move, it naturally needs a forward force. This force cannot be generated out of nowhere, so you must have given it that force when you were circling it a few times just now. I guess there should be something designed by you inside the carriage. That thing should be able to store the force you gave it, and then slowly release it, so that the carriage can run on the ground!"
"Good, go on, what do you think I should have inside that little wagon?"
"I can't think of it at the moment, but I think that thing should have enough toughness and elasticity. It should be some kind of metal..." Yan Liqiang pretended to be stupid. At this time, he didn't want to appear too evil.
"You are really talented..." Zhang Yourong clapped his hands heavily, looking excited, "Many people have seen this thing of mine, but you are the first person who can see the truth behind it at a glance..."
Shi Bingbing also looked at Yan Liqiang in surprise, as if she didn't expect that Yan Liqiang could understand the mystery of that thing just by looking at it once.
"Take another look at this..." Zhang Yourong said, and put the wooden thing with many legs on the table. He just blew at the small sail on the thing, and the sail began to sway, and the wooden legs underneath began to move one by one and began to walk steadily on the table. Lu Payne was amazed by this thing.
The ingenious structure of this wooden object was completely beyond Yan Liqiang's expectations. At least in terms of bionics and mechanical structure design, it had definitely reached a pinnacle. Even in his previous life, Yan Liqiang had never seen many people who could make such a thing.
"The master's reputation is well-deserved. This thing is truly a work of art beyond compare..." Yan Liqiang praised sincerely.
Zhang Yourong shook his head, looking dejected, "I am ashamed, ashamed. I have been traveling around the world for these years, and I have always wanted to find a way to make these two things run without human power. Unfortunately, no one believes that there is such a mechanism in the world, but I think there must be such a way, but I haven't found it yet. If this thing is really made, the vehicles on the official road in the future will no longer be pulled by horses, but by mechanisms. They can travel thousands of miles a day without eating food and grass, and ships can sail freely on the water without sails and oars. The only thing I can think of now is the wind, but even if it is wind power, it is very limited and difficult to use freely..." At this point, Zhang Yourong looked at Yan Liqiang with a little more hope in his eyes, "Little brother, you just looked at these two things. Did you have any flashes of inspiration in your mind and thought of a way to make these two things run without human power..."
At this point, Yan Liqiang finally understood why the master of mechanisms from the Lingshan School showed up at today's dinner. After much deliberation, he found out that the master of mechanisms had heard of his reputation, so he wanted to come to him to find some "inspiration" and "brainstorming".
The loneliness of the world's number one master of mechanical devices, probably only Yan Liqiang could understand, and Yan Liqiang actually knew such a method, it was very simple, just a steam engine...
Should I say it out loud... A multiple-choice question immediately appeared in front of Yan Liqiang.
(End of this chapter)