The atmosphere in the room was a little weird and no one knew what to say.
Many people even felt a chill in their backs.
This guy Fang Zhengyi...his methods are really unexpected. If he attacks someone from behind, I'm afraid no one will be able to defend against it.
After a long while, someone finally spoke up: "Your Majesty, we congratulate you. Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid those troublemakers are already under the control of Lord Fang and won't cause any more trouble."
Emperor Jing nodded and sighed again in his heart.
He thought he was extremely proficient in the art of controlling people, but he didn't expect that his son-in-law had surpassed him in all aspects.
It is unbelievable that the art of controlling people has evolved into the art of trafficking people...
He waved his hand, signaling the Jinyiwei to leave.
Then he turned his head and looked at Li Yuanzhao: "Go to Fang Zhengyi and take a closer look at what he is going to do next."
"During this period, you don't have to come to the court meeting anymore. Come back after things are over."
Li Yuanzhao was surprised and asked, "Father, are you really planning to let me go? Are you kidding me?"
Emperor Jing looked serious: "Are you kidding? Does this sound funny? A huge matter can be resolved invisibly. How many people in the court can handle it more appropriately than him? Go, watch and learn more."
Li Yuanzhao was delighted: "Thank you, Father. I will take my leave now."
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"Your Majesty really said that?"
In the study, Fang Zhengyi looked at Li Yuanzhao in surprise.
Li Yuanzhao nodded and said with some envy: "Father has praised you a lot, but I am relying on you to get by for a while."
"Let's not talk about this for now. I came up with an idea yesterday, which is extremely brilliant. If it can be realized, it will be far better than the train." Li Yuanzhao said mysteriously, reaching into his arms and taking out a blueprint.
He unfolded it and handed it to Fang Zhengyi: "This is the trackless train I designed. Of course, there are no details yet. I want you to provide me with a team and set up a project at Dongjiao University."
When Fang Zheng took the drawing and took a look at it, he was immediately shocked.
Isn't this a car?
Although the picture above is very simple, with a square box, wheels and other mechanical structures, and a steam engine at the end, as a modern person, you can tell at a glance that this thing is the prototype of a car.
"What do you think, Old Fang? Isn't this a genius idea? The more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems. If we have this thing in the future, won't we be able to use horse-drawn carriages anymore?" Li Yuanzhao said proudly, "I won't say more. Give me 500,000 taels and a team of 100 people to start a research project. I believe that we can make it in one year by modifying the steam engine."
Fang Zhengyi looked at him deeply, folded the blueprint and handed it back, sighing, "Your Highness is very talented, and the idea is indeed unique in the world, but forget about starting the project, it's a waste of money."
With the technical reserves of Dongjiao University, as long as they are willing to spend money, they may be able to build a moving "trackless train" in a year.
But it is totally useless, it is definitely impossible to implement, let alone make it practical.
Although the train was built, it was also because he built it single-handedly regardless of the cost. The level of scientific development was extremely unbalanced and biased.
This is a huge deviation from the normal rhythm of historical development.
A practical car has thousands of parts that have to work together, and many aspects have to start from scratch, which makes it much more difficult than building a train.
Even if he knows some directions and can offer guidance, it will probably take at least ten to twenty years for something that can be called a car to come out.
This is not to mention the horrific cost that may be incurred after it is manufactured, and whether anyone can afford it.
Although the prince is smart and has a well-developed imagination, he is not the reincarnation of an employee of a new car-making force after all.
It is absolutely impossible to build a car in just one or two years.
"What do you mean by wasting money? You say it's unparalleled in the world, yet you're wasting money?" Li Yuanzhao said with his eyes wide open.
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, I don't think it can be done. It's better to use a carriage..."
Li Yuanzhao frowned and said sarcastically, "People in the court also say the same thing as you. Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be so pedantic and backward in thinking! I am so disappointed!"
"......"
Am I pedantic? Am I backward?
Fang Zheng laughed angrily: "Your Highness, your idea is indeed good, but it is totally impractical. You know how difficult it is to build a steam engine. It is difficult to make this thing practical. At present, trains are enough."
"We have to consider the cost when we do things. I think it would be better for Your Highness to personally visit the factories in the capital to learn how to manage and optimize the factories. Once the process is understood, it will be easier to build the car in the future. In the final analysis, what we want is production, large-scale production. Even if you can build a car, let's put it aside for now whether it is useful or not. No one can afford it and it will just be a piece of scrap metal."
Li Yuanzhao fell into deep thought.
Indeed....the cost of steam engines is extremely high at the moment. If the small car cannot be mass-produced, it seems to be useless...
Fang Zhengyi casually opened the drawer next to him and took out a stack of information: "Your Majesty asked you to come here to study, so let's talk business. There are so many new factories built around railways and trains in the capital, why don't you disguise yourself and visit more factories to inspect them? On-site inspections are better than anything else."
"Although this small factory is inconspicuous, it has unlimited potential in the future and contains a lot of knowledge. Whether it is personnel or engineering, I think it will be of great benefit to Your Highness."
"Here, this is the information about those factories. Your Highness can pick any one you want. Just ask the Imperial Guards to say hello."
"Hmm..." Li Yuanzhao was somewhat helpless, but he asked again with hope, "Do you think this is really hopeless?"
"It's possible, let's wait ten or twenty years and see."
"......." Li Yuanzhao was silent for a moment, and finally gave up, "Well, I'll go to the factory to inspect it, and by the way, take a look at those candidates."
"When will the candidates set out?"
Li Yuanzhao was a motivated and resilient person, and he finally gave up this unrealistic idea.
Fang Zheng felt a lot more relieved. He was really worried that he would be stubborn and study cars.
By the time he figures it out, the emperor's grandson will be the emperor...
"They will leave tomorrow!"
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