While Xia Yan was still trying to figure it out, the others had already pulled the people from the desolate mountain along and started to study it.
They didn't know the steps involved in pressing oil and making sugar, but by combining the existing procedures in Liang Kingdom with the knowledge they had learned before, they came up with an idea. They pulled Wu the carpenter and the believer in the desolate mountain who could control metal together and kept trying.
"The first step in sugar production is definitely to press the sugarcane. The current method in Liang Kingdom is to use wooden sticks and stone mills, but this method is too labor-intensive and requires enough strength. Not everyone is as strong as Madam An."
"If we want to save manpower, we can simply use the lever principle, but we can go a step further and create the spiral pressure mechanism that I mentioned earlier."
"All wood tools for pressing oil come in wedge and spiral shapes... The spiral shape is capable of handling immense force. This saying comes from the 'Exploitation of the Works of Nature.' It doesn't matter if you don't know it; the principle is the same. It's a very important tool, used not only for pressing oil but also for making sugar. The core principle is to utilize Archimedes' spiral principle to convert rotational force into vertical pressure..."
Gu Rui held a wooden stick and explained on the stage, while Zhang Jing and Le Bai next to him seemed to be deep in thought, constantly taking notes with their homemade charcoal pencils and writing down their new ideas.
However, Xia Yan, like everyone else in the room, looked completely bewildered.
Everyone's expression was the same: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? What did I just hear?
It all flew by so quickly, I can't remember it at all!
Gu Rui continued, "I know the general process of the screw press, but we still need to discuss the specific details carefully, and we need to refine the finished product carefully."
"The screw press can also be used for brewing and papermaking. This machine is especially important for barren mountains, and everyone should do their part. So after this brainstorming session, please submit your ideas, and I'll see if anyone can offer a better solution..."
"Of course, in addition to the screw press, we also need to study other machines, such as the double-acting piston bellows used to aid combustion. This bellows can send high pressure into the furnace, increase the firepower, reduce the time for boiling sugar, and also reduce the risk of burning."
"..."
A group of people below: (/"≡ _ ≡)=
Those teachers, especially those from the Mountain God Academy in the desolate county who came specifically to learn mathematics, were completely bewildered.
They had just figured out how to meet and calculate various math problems, and thought they had reached the pinnacle of their abilities, but what kind of nonsense were they listening to today? They couldn't understand a single thing!
After more than a month of hard work, they were back to square one. They even felt more confused today because they had no idea how to submit their papers.
Soon a class was over, and a group of teachers, their faces flushed, wrote a few words before handing in their test papers, as if they had been completely drained.
Gu Rui had collected a pile of exam papers and was leading a group of people to study how to make a spiral press when he looked up and saw Xu Rurong's figure.
“Magistrate Xu, you’re here too. Shall we discuss this together?” Le Bai’s eyes lit up.
He already knew that this Magistrate Xu was also a time traveler, but they hadn't had any formal exchanges yet!
Xu Rurong glanced at the group of teachers and found that they were walking unsteadily and had pale faces, which made her both amused and exasperated.
A group of teachers looked at him with tears in their eyes, seemingly hoping that the magistrate would rescue them.
However, the group was disappointed because Xu Rurong happened to be free today, so she readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go take a look too."
Having traveled for so long, he hadn't had a proper chat with his fellow villagers, and he missed them quite a bit.
Moreover, these machines are very important, as they relate to the future of the oil and sugar factories in Huangxian County, so he naturally has to study them together!
“Let’s go, let’s go together!” he said with a smile. “I haven’t forgotten those principles quite well, maybe they can provide some insights.”
A group of teachers: "!!!!"
Holy crap, is the county magistrate this powerful too?
So, are they the only ones in this group who are bad at cooking?
As if she could read what the group was thinking, Xia Yan took a step back while eating sunflower seeds, her expression saying, "Please don't drag me into this, I'm really powerful!"
One magic circle and you're all wiped out!
The group of scholars were incredulous. They looked at each other, deeply saddened.
Why are you leaving? Let's keep studying!
…
"Cotton mills, textile mills, sugar mills, oil mills..."
Inside the temple, Yu Luo listed them out one by one.
"It seems that the latest group of refugees we've brought in is still not enough!"
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