Fang Yun used to only read books about the craftsmanship and did not know much about the actual development of the craftsmanship. However, as he got to know the operation of the workshop in depth and communicated with the front-line workers, Fang Yun discovered that the craftsmanship was far more advanced than he had imagined.
The Shengyuan Continent is not the ancient time of the ancient China. There have always been craftsmen in the ancient China, but they were not taken seriously and had a very low status. The reason why some technologies were recorded in books was because they were compiled by knowledgeable officials.
It is different in the Shengyuan Continent. The Gongjia has its origins in the Lu Ban family and the Mozi family. It has grown and become one of the strongest schools of thought under the Confucianism of the human race. Even the Mohist school tacitly considers it to be a part of the Gongjia.
If an excellent worker or scholar wants to make money, he can start a workshop with others. If he wants to be an official, he can be the Minister of Industry, or even have the opportunity to become a prime minister. If he takes the path of sainthood, he can eventually become a saint, and there are many semi-saints among workers.
It is precisely because the scholars in the working class have channels for upward mobility that the working class has a higher status and is motivated to develop various technologies.
However, the Gong family is not omnipotent. Many years ago, it was not the machinery technology that limited the Gong family's strength, but the power of the machinery. The Gong family found many energy sources, but found that they were far from meeting the Gong family's requirements. Machinery driven by ordinary energy can be used in combat, but they are extremely bulky and inefficient.
Therefore, after years of hard work, the workers finally overcame the technical difficulties associated with moonstone, making it a powerful engine power.
Ordinary moonstones are consumables and can be mined in the ancient land, the moon, and the demon world. There are very few of them in Shengyuan Continent and they have basically been mined out. However, high-quality moonstones can absorb moonlight and will become ineffective after repeated use for a long time.
As for the best of the moonstones, the Moon Phase Divine Stone, it is the top-level divine object. It can be used directly as a power source without any changes. It was used in the mechanism before the ordinary moonstone was developed. It's just that the quantity is too small.
The Semi-Saint mechanism can only be activated by the Moon Phase Divine Stone. The mechanism powered by the Moon Phase Divine Stone will develop intelligence over the years and continue to grow stronger. Its physical strength is no less than that of an ordinary demon Semi-Saint.
According to legend, Mozi's Mohist Holy Court and Zhang Heng's Huntiandongyi were driven by the Moon Phase Divine Stone and were extremely powerful.
Over the years, humans have been studying moonstones and improving their efficiency. Only after they have perfected the application of moonstones did they begin to study mechanical engineering.
In the first few days, Fang Yun did not show what he had learned. Instead, he further studied the craftsmanship and found many problems. Some knowledge of the ancient Chinese country was completely inapplicable here, and some knowledge was particularly important but had not been discovered.
After many days of study, Fang Yun finally understood the entire set of textile-related technologies and understood the direction of improvement.
Fang Yun could not come up with too advanced technology, so he summarized the existing knowledge and experience of engineers, and then came to a conclusion that was slightly ahead of the times. Although this process was not rigorous, it was enough for Fang Yun to know that the result was correct.
Afterwards, Fang Yun began to make partial but crucial changes to the textile machinery. However, he only had knowledge but not enough practical ability. Fang Yun had to first propose theories and improvement plans, which were discussed by the old workers in the workshop and the workers from Zhang Heng's family. After they were sure that there would be no major problems, they would work together to make the changes.
The workers cooperated on the surface, but deep down they were disgusted by the fact that Fang Yun, a non-worker, was involved in the sacred mechanical arts in their minds.
From ancient times to the present, the Gong family has a pride that others cannot understand!
In the eyes of workers, the world's thoughts may be dominated by others, but the world's progress is dominated by workers.
As the Engineering family gradually became stronger, the proportion of casualties caused by the machinery against the monsters in Liangjie Mountain continued to increase. Some people even calculated that in terms of city defense, the role of the Engineering family was second only to the Military Family, leaving the other hundred families behind.
Especially in low- and medium-level battles, the Gong family plays a very important role in Liangjie Mountain. However, because the Gong family has been developed for too short a time, it is somewhat powerless in high-level battles, but the Gong family believes that these can be resolved in the near future.
Friction arose between the two sides during the cooperation process, especially from an old student named Liu Yu, whose reaction was the most intense.
This Liu Yu was just a student from a factory, with a low academic rank, but he was the most respected old man in the county government workshop and was very skilled in mechanical engineering.
However, this kind of person does not have much real power. He is not even a ninth-rank official, but the same rank as an ordinary clerk. Fang Yun did not know how to confirm his identity, so he could only regard Liu Yu as the chief engineer of the entire county workshop.
Liu Yu, an old student, was very serious, but he was not particular about people but about things. He never criticized Fang Yun in person or in private. However, he was extremely picky about mechanical techniques. Many times, he would not allow any improvements unless Fang Yun explained the principles and gave examples.
But Liu Yu's mechanical skills left Fang Yun speechless. It was his existence that accelerated the improvement of the mechanism.
Fang Yun noticed the emotions of the workers, but did not say anything. On February 16, he started to make improvements starting from the cotton ginning machine.
The cotton that has just been picked is called "seed cotton", which means it has seeds. Ginning is to remove the seeds from the seed cotton to form lint cotton.
The main strength of Shengyuan Continent is concentrated on the research of combat mechanisms, and this basic mechanism is not given much attention, resulting in the extremely low efficiency of the most basic cotton ginning mechanism in the textile industry.
However, even if no one paid enough attention to it, the wisdom of the workers was still there, so the "wooden roller cotton gin" that was not available until the 18th century had already appeared on the Shengyuan Continent, and its efficiency far exceeded the primitive cotton gin.
However, in Fang Yun's eyes, the wooden roller cotton gin was extremely backward, so he made improvements without hesitation and directly put into use the more advanced "leather roller cotton gin". And just last night, the workers had completed the improvements overnight.
After the work was completed last night, the stubborn old man Liu Yu said in public that before the Tongsheng Examination in March, he would definitely take his grandson to kowtow in front of Fang Yun to get some inspiration from the talent of Wenquxing, but he would never approve of the new cotton ginning mechanism!
The reason is simple: this is not an improvement led by workers, so there must be problems!
Fang Yun just smiled and passed it off after knowing it.
February 20th is the day to inspect the cotton gin.
The carriage stopped in front of the cotton ginning workshop. Before Fang Yun could get up, Ao Huang jumped out of the carriage door and said angrily, "Stubborn old man, your big brother Long is here! Today I will let you know what Fang Quanneng means!"
Fang Yun couldn't help laughing. Ever since they started improving the cotton gin, Ao Huang and Liu Yu had been arguing with each other every day.
When Fang Yun got off the car, he saw an old man in light blue boy's clothes walking out holding a Lu Ban ruler. The old man's clothes were stained everywhere, his hair and beard were messy, and there were a few bloodshot in his eyes. If you didn't look carefully, you would think he was an old beggar.
The stubborn old man Liu Yu glared at Ao Huang, straightened his neck and said, "Stop talking nonsense! You dragons can call the wind and rain, but your mechanisms are nothing! Don't pretend to be powerful and embarrass Fang Xusheng!"
"Just you wait, old man! If the cotton gin today is better than yours, I will stuff your mouth with the newly ginned cotton and make you keep your mouth shut!" said Ao Huang.
"It's a roller cotton gin!" Liu Yu glanced at Ao Huang with disdain.
Ao Huang was furious, and the other party said: "Look at him! Look at him! Bullying the dragon!" (To be continued...)