“River lantern…”

Yi Sima was a little confused and looked at Zhao Wei nodded blankly, "I've seen it!"

It was a kind of Han gadget, and he had seen it more than once.

In fact, it is to install a wind wheel made of thin bamboo slices into an ordinary octagonal palace lantern. When a candle is placed below, the force of the candle fire will push the wind wheel, which will then drive the cartoon to rotate.

Looking outside, the paintings are very mysterious.

As a master of mechanical aspects, Yi Simayin once dismantled a revolving lantern. Although it is quite interesting, from a professional perspective, the construction is simple and not exquisite, and it is not worth mentioning.

"Your Highness...let me be a revolving lantern?"

But Zhao Wei smiled, "What? You can't do it?"

"This..." Yi Sima Yin was speechless.

He is also a senior academician of Zhizhi Academy, a leading figure in a field, right? Is it a bit of a waste of talent to ask him to make such a child?

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei understood his thoughts and smiled slightly, "Don't underestimate these gadgets."

After saying that, he greeted Yi Simayin and sat down, and asked someone to find a carousel lantern.

Just as Yi Sijie knows, the revolving lantern is not a rare thing.

During the New Year, almost every family in the Song Dynasty was decorated with lights, and the slightly surplus family was willing to spend a few small amounts of money, either buying them in the lamp shop or making them by themselves.

Not long after, a servant came in with a delicate revolving lantern with silk paste.

Zhao Wei asked someone to lit the candle inside, and immediately, the pictures inside the lamp were rotating, which was very beautiful.

Pointing at the lamp, "Is this thing difficult? I can give me some time to do it, let alone you."

Yi Sima curled her lips and said to herself, "You know you still asked me to do it?"

You said, if you ask me to make some precision machinery, I will be interested even if it is not for the sake of money.

For example, Xu Liang from the artillery shop came to him several times and asked him to help improve the rhinestone lathe, but he was too lazy to go there.

Now you tell me how to make a lantern, is it?

"Your Highness!"

After all, it was Zhao Wei and his big financial backer, and Yi Sima Yin couldn't refute his face.

He said slowly: "A few days ago, Director Xu from the cannon shop came to see me. It was about the water truck drilling rig. I think it would be better to solve the problem first!"

"This lamp...will you just find someone to mess up?"

Zhao Wei shook his head, "I know the water wheel drilling machine, there are only a small flaw, just a little improvement, and you don't need to take action. Let them think about it for a while and find two apprentices who know how to do it."

In the past two years, Zhao Wei has not just spent money, and has forced the powerful people of Zhizhi Academy to bring out many apprentices, all of whom have learned their real skills.

This time I came to Fusang and brought back a lot, which was just right for use.

He continued: "But this lamp really requires you!"

Yi Sima felt a headache because of hearing it, so what was necessary for me?

"This, why is this?"

"Don't let me know why, I will be the first to have a good time."

Zhao Wei pointed to the revolving lantern, "Don't you look down on this thing? Then tell me, why does this light turn?"

Yi Enma Yin spread his hands: "Isn't this principle simple? The power of candlelight blew the wind wheel and turned."

But he didn't expect that Zhao Wei said again, "What is the power of candlelight?"

"Yes, change the world!"

Zhao Wei showed a sincere expression on his face, "Although you are a foreign race, not my race, but in my heart, you are the ones who change the world!"

"The kings and generals can determine the national boundaries and the people under their rule have a way to survive, but what you do is not divided into national boundaries and tyrants and benevolent lords."

"If you don't say anything else, look at Mr. Wang. He has learned how to breed potatoes in two years, so how many people can save them from famine? He is the existence that changes the world!"

"How much manpower has been saved by Xu Liang, the head of the artisan in the artisan, and his men made drilling chamber guns and inventing drilling machine tools? How much has the technology of copper and iron manufacturing been improved? They are also changing the world!"

"And you..."

Yi Sima Yin widened his eyes, "How am I??"

Zhao Wei: "You are proficient in Western connection methods, mastering mechanical leverage techniques, and learning the pulley bearing technology of the Han people in the Central Plains. You are an all-round talent who is both Chinese and Western."

"If you can convert the power of steam, such as water, human and animal power into available power, then you can really change the world."

"In the future, whether it is the Song Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty, it will all turn into dust, but your Yisimayin's name will last longer than this dynasty, and you will be immortal!"

"Even more than me, Kublai Khan, and more than my Song Dynasty official family."

"!!!" Yi Sima felt his head buzzing, and his back became wet.

"District, Your Highness...does he really think so?"

"Really!" Zhao Wei pointed at the top.

"You don't have to do anything else in your life. As long as you do this, Lao Yi... you will be really immortal!"

"Yes, I will give you a gold mine! I will ask the official family to be the king of you! I will ask the people of the world to come to worship you!"

Yi Sima Yin listened, sweating more and more, his eyes wider and wider, his mind was moving rapidly, and several thoughts were also flashing.

Change the world...

The fragrance remains forever...

Change the world...

The fragrance will remain forever!!

At this time, the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works also looked over, looking dull.

Some Japanese blacksmiths and Damascus blacksmiths were all shocked. King Ning of the Great Song Dynasty had great courage and was very good at craftsmen.

The craftsmen of the Song Dynasty who knew Zhao Wei, including Deng Mu, Chen Yuanliang and others, were laughing secretly. King Ning started to fool people again, and Yi Sima was afraid that he would take him into the ditch this time.

"Okay!!" Yi Simayin finally nodded, extremely solemn.

He simply stood up and bowed to Zhao Wei slowly, "I don't want money anymore, nor do I want your high-priest's generous reward."

"I thank Your Highness for not giving up, and I am sure that I will be tragic and live up to expectations!"

Zhao Wei quickly stepped forward and helped him up, "Go! You don't have to worry about anything. If you want money, you can just concentrate on this matter. Let's talk about it later. I also have some ideas, which will help a little."

Well, he didn't have any ideas, but he probably knew that there was something called a steam engine. In addition, he had also seen the old steam locomotive.

If you recall carefully, you can beat the side drum to provide some inspiration for Yisimayin. The rest depends on Yisimayin's own.

Zhao Wei doesn't know whether it can be made.

It seems not easy to build that thing, but it may be a bit difficult according to the current level of the Song Dynasty.

However, it is not completely impossible.

Yi Sima is indeed the closest to this aspect. He is proficient in machinery and merger between Chinese and Western. Although the newly born microscope is still very rough, it is enough to support this industrial-grade manufacturing.

Adding to the American rubber, the lathes and drilling rigs of the cannon house may really succeed.

Zhao Wei just took a try attitude and couldn't make it. If he succeeded, he would be a big profit like winning the lottery.

Steam engine! Epoch-making invention! The cornerstone of modern industry!

With that thing, productivity will explode to a point where no enemy can match. Are you still afraid that old man Kublai Khan? I can turn the Pacific Ocean into my inland lake!

Of course, now I'm just thinking about it.

Let’s not talk about whether Yi Simayin can build a steam engine. Even if he builds it, it still has a long way to go to reach the level of industrial-grade application.

But then again, as long as it can be made, it is enough!

In later generations, it was said that Watt invented the steam engine.

wrong!

Strictly speaking, Watt only improved the steam engine to the extent that it can be used industrially.

In fact, before Watt, there were already many kinds of steam prototypes, and the steam principle was not created by him.

Zhao Wei has not made high demands, and Yi Simayin can do it as long as he comes up with a prototype or a principle.

He only needs to plant a seed, and under the heavy reward of Zhizhiyuan, someone will definitely explore it.

Who can say that ten or twenty years later, can Yisimayin or others become the Wat of this era?

Zhao Wei didn't know much. If he had a high education, he would definitely not develop any steam engines, but would skip these and go directly to the motor.

Because the principle of a motor is simpler, it is easier to obtain electricity than boiling water to generate steam. Cutting magnetic lines will cause electricity, and in turn it is the motor.

The only difficulty lies in the process, and the accuracy of bearings and lathes is a big problem.

But for this era, it is much more difficult to propose a new theory than to improve the process.

Crafts are done by man. He spends so much money, even if it is polished by hand, someone can polish it for you.
To be continued...