Back at Qianji Gate, Fan Zuan led a group of friends, young and old, busy in the kitchen.
It must be said that the doctors' knife skills are quite impressive; Fan Zuan's chopped vegetables were beautifully and attractively plated.
The group of gluttons, having finished their meal, were still not satisfied and thought about asking Doctor Fan to show off his skills again sometime.
After dinner, Xu Ningyou saw that it was still early, so she asked Li Ting to gather everyone in front of the mountain gate.
Xu Ningyou had already asked her parents if they could pass on the secret techniques of the Qianji Sect to these young people.
Having experienced so many ups and downs in the martial arts world, Xu Yushan no longer cared about any unique secret techniques; he only wanted the skills of the Qianji Sect to be spread as widely as possible.
Before Xu Ningyou asked him, he saw his five grandsons and thought they were all promising talents. Then, seeing Yun Shu's son, he wondered if Yun Shu had learned more secret arts back then, would she have survived her tragic death in the palace?
The Qianji Sect was too conservative in the past. Although it possessed extraordinary skills, it did not apply them to people's livelihoods or to the military.
However, Xu Yushan later felt that if things continued this way, the secret techniques of the Qianji Sect would be lost, so he used the ships built by the Qianji Sect, as well as other mechanisms that were beneficial to people's livelihoods, in Anping Town.
Ordinary people can use it for free.
This initiative received strong support from the people of Anping Town.
The prefect of Mingzhou also sent specialists to study waterwheels and plows, preparing to mass-produce them and promote them throughout Mingzhou.
Although Mingzhou is located in the southwest, the widespread use of various advanced agricultural tools and implements in recent years has made Mingzhou a prosperous place in Nanchen Kingdom.
The current prefect, Tang Yanshan, is going to take up a post in the capital next year because of his outstanding political achievements. Tang Yanshan even went to Tianji Mountain to express his gratitude to the Qianji Gate.
Everyone was puzzled and looked at Xu Ningyou with curiosity.
"I have gathered you here today to ask if you are interested in the secret techniques of the Qianji Sect. If you are willing to learn, I will teach you during this time at Tianji Mountain."
Everyone jumped up in excitement.
My mother and grandfather's vision was truly astonishing. In this world, in this era, the strength of a family's expertise should be highly valued. Passing on one's family's secret techniques is virtually impossible, but my mother and grandfather did it.
What a proud mother she is!
"Mother, Mother, can we build big ships and flying machines in the future?" Li Ruizhang asked happily, holding Xu Ningyou's hand.
"Yes, A-Yue can make a lot of mechanisms herself in the future, and even mechanisms that the Pulling Gate doesn't have. But you have to study hard!"
"That's wonderful, that's wonderful!"
Everyone was overjoyed to hear this.
The group exchanged glances, understanding each other's intentions, and then knelt down in unison: "Disciples pay respects to Master, and thank Master for imparting the secret technique!"
"Alright, we'll begin our studies tomorrow. Tonight, you should first visit the special mechanisms created by the disciples of the Qianji Sect! Experience them for yourselves first."
"Your disciple will obey your orders!"
Xiao Sheng was excited as he left the palace, which changed his mind in many ways.
If he were to ascend the throne, he would certainly be diligent in governing for the people, strive to be a good emperor, and allow the common people to live and work in peace and contentment.
The sixteen people entered the room containing the special mechanism one by one, and Xu Ningyou followed with Li Xingran in her arms.
Li Xingran looked around with her big eyes wide open.
Many of the mechanisms bear the hallmarks of modern machinery.
Waterwheel, loom, windmill, wheel, compass chariot, war chariot, crossbow, two-wheeled vehicle, wooden ox and flowing horse.
[They even have wooden oxen and flowing horses! They're practically the precursors to robots!]
Li Ruiqi's inner thoughts: Can a mechanism still be made to look like a human?
Xiao Sheng: Wouldn't robots be able to do all sorts of things in place of humans?
Li Ting: Ruan Ruan's previous world was truly amazing.
Xu Ningyou: Ruan Ruan is truly a perfect heir sent to me by heaven. She can recognize these mechanisms without me having to introduce them. She is indeed worthy of being my daughter, Xu Ningyou.
Li Ruizhang: I wish my younger sister could grow up faster; she must have many more wonderful insights.
That two-wheeled vehicle can be modified into a bicycle. Since there's no kinetic energy in this era, a human-powered vehicle is actually achievable, right?
The group of people who could hear Li Xingran's inner thoughts suddenly felt they couldn't understand her.
Fan Zu'an walked in at this moment, and Li Ruiyue quietly walked to Fan Zu'an's side.
"Third Uncle, I want to ask you a question." Li Ruiyue, afraid that others would hear, tiptoed to get closer to Fan Zuan.
Upon seeing this, Fan Zuan squatted down.
Li Ruiyue made a megaphone shape with her hand and whispered something in Fan Zuan's ear.
"Third Uncle, what is kinetic energy? What is a human-powered vehicle?"
Fan Zu'an was startled. These words shouldn't be here! So he looked around and saw the two-wheeled vehicle with one wheel in front of the other, and instantly thought of a bicycle.
He immediately understood.
Fan Zuan led Li Ruiyue to the two-wheeled vehicle and pointed at it, saying, "For example, this two-wheeled vehicle, if it has kinetic energy, it can move automatically. If it doesn't have kinetic energy, it can be pedaled by a person and it can carry a person, so the speed can be comparable to that of a good horse."
After explaining, Fan Zu'an was stunned for a moment.
Wait, could there be someone here from the same world as him?
Li Ruiyue seemed to understand, but not quite.
"Third Uncle, do you know how to modify this two-wheeled vehicle?"
Fan Zuan examined the two-wheeled vehicle carefully. It already had the basic shape of a bicycle; all it needed was to add a chain and a metal bearing.
However, while he excels in medicine and chemistry, his weakness lies in building machinery.
“I don’t think it will work. My third uncle has never learned how to manufacture mechanisms.” Fan Zu’an’s face showed difficulty.
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