Chapter 2788 Extra—The Biography of Wang Xifeng

"Is Zhi Tong here?" The tall man couldn't help grinning when he saw the young man getting off the carriage, "Is there a breakthrough? We are looking forward to it."

"I've met my brother." The young man was honest and calm. He came over and bowed his head in greeting, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not quite there yet. The instructor and others have tried it several times and the test products they brought out still failed to achieve the expected results. However, the Gewuyuan But they feel that there has been a lot of progress. Maybe the expectations of the mentor and others are too high. It is more than enough for pumping water in the coal mine, but it will probably take another year or two to achieve the effect that His Majesty requires."

"There is no rush. I remember that the goal set by His Majesty to the Imperial Academy of Art is to produce a decent sample in the 30th year of the Grand View. There are still three years left, so there is still time."

The burly man laughed when he saw that the young man still stuttered a little when mentioning his biological father.

He had long since put these things aside, but his half-brother was still a little shy, probably because he was a graduate student at the Imperial Institute of Research, and the emperor had to visit the Institute from time to time, so he met with him.

The identities of both mothers are somewhat embarrassing, and the identity of the biological father is more sensitive and unknown to outsiders.

They didn’t know it clearly when they were young, but as they grew older, some things couldn’t be hidden, and their mother later spoke hesitantly.

However, I was already an adult at that time. Although I had already felt it in my heart, when the mystery was revealed, I was still a little upset, but I quickly accepted it.

He has nothing to do with the adults' affairs, and has nothing to worry about. Moreover, he spends most of his time running back and forth between Tianjin, Xuzhou, Songjiang, and Jinling. He doesn't go to the capital much, only a few times a year. I came back, so I gradually got used to it.

"Well, Evan and the instructor also think it should be possible. The hemisphere experiment proved the power of air pressure. The key now is the cooperation between the cylinder and the piston. The gap is too big. I designed a leather disc, which can barely solve some problems. problem, but it is not easy to solve the problem of a smoother cylinder wall in the cylinder. Fortunately, someone has now trial-produced a machine called a boring machine, which should be able to solve the problem to a great extent. In addition, I also designed a condenser. Let’s see if we can solve the thermal efficiency problem of the cylinder. The instructor thinks it should be effective, so we think we may be able to make a breakthrough in two or three years and achieve the results expected by His Majesty.”

Li Zhitong also took his mother's surname. He had a simple and honest character, and was serious and down-to-earth in his work. After graduating from Huaqing University (renamed from Qingtan Academy in the 15th year of Daguan, becoming one of the five universities in the Dahua Dynasty), he was admitted to the Imperial Academy of Gakushu. As a graduate student, he has been studying under Galileo Galilei, a mentor from the West.

"Okay, I don't understand the principles in your Gewuyuan. I just want to know if this steam engine can be built as you expected?" The burly man was more concerned about this.

"It's hard to say, because there are still many problems that need to be solved slowly, such as bolts and valves. The most important thing is that the boring machine has just been designed. Whether it can achieve the expected results, I'm afraid it will take at least many tests. If you can't pass any aspect here, you have to put it aside."

Seeing that his brother was so anxious, Li Zhitong did not compromise. He just said according to his own thinking: "The big problems have been solved. The solution to these problems is a matter of time. It is nothing more than spending more effort and doing more experiments. Spend more materials, Gewuyuan is still very supportive in this regard."

The tall man shook his head, "Now everyone is staring at these new gadgets from your Gewuyuan. They are about to come out, and they also involve patent issues. The sales of your Gewuyuan's patents are never cheap, and they use bidding. Our Fengming Group may not be able to compete with guys like the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex and the Liguo Coal and Iron Complex..."

"Actually, there is no need to fight to the death. Let's get the authorization together, and then we can talk about who can produce more qualified products in terms of manufacturing process. That is the most important thing." Li Zhitong suggested to his brother, "I think Jiangnan Those companies nearby have done a good job in this regard. Working together can save everyone from vicious competition..." As the two were talking, they heard a woman's voice coming from the atrium door: "Is Zhitong here? Are you Where is mother?"

"I've met my aunt." Li Zhitong knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice, and quickly turned around and saluted: "My mother is still in the capital, and I'm here to see my brother and aunt."

The burly man also quickly turned around and saluted: "Mother."

“Well, how is your mother? Where is Langeer?”

She is still wearing a bright red mandarin duck and gold lace damask jacket with beautiful flowers, her eyes are still sharp, and her chest is high. From the appearance alone, she looks like she is in her late thirties or less than forty years old, but in fact Wang Xifeng is already over fifty. Now, her black hair is stained with black hair, not even a single gray hair. Her facial skin is still as delicate as a girl’s, and she is really well-maintained.

The burly man is naturally a tiger. Well, his famous name is Wang Zhifeng.

"My mother is in good health. She spent the summer in Chengde a few days ago. Not long after she returned to central Beijing, my brother was sent to Annan to serve as provincial governor. He is expected to return to Beijing to resume his duties at the end of this year."

Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and smiled, "You're coming back? I'm afraid your mother is looking forward to it too much, right? When are you going to give your mother a grandson and give her a hug? I heard that you two are very much in love with each other after marrying the granddaughter of the Xu family. Why haven't you done it yet? Fertility? Do you need a prescription..."

Hurrying up his hands in embarrassment, Li Zhitong hurriedly said: "I don't dare bother my aunt anymore. My wife is already three months pregnant, and my mother is also very happy..."

"Haha, really, that's good. Send a message to your mother. Come to Tianjin Wei more often if you have nothing to do. In the past few years, there were more people coming, but now they don't want to come to my place for a year or two. Me and Your mother can also reminisce about old times,..." Wang Xifeng sighed, "The attacker even came to my place a few days ago. After staying for two days, it is rare for those in the palace to come..."

Wang Xifeng did not have so many scruples about speaking in front of the two of them, but Li Zhitong and Wang Zhifeng were both difficult to answer.

They all know who the people in the palace are, and if they can occasionally interact with each other regardless of past grudges, it is considered good, but how is it possible to expect closeness?

It’s just that these are all confusing accounts of the previous generation. The initiator is the one sitting on the throne. Now he is bragging about being the pioneer king who has been the first person in the past five thousand years. Who can say anything wrong?

Seeing that both of them were silent, Wang Xifeng became a little angry, "Why, what is there that you dare not say? Even if it is in front of him, I still dare to scold him!"

 (End of this chapter)