Chapter 652: Clockwork Design and Black Snake Bay Clearance Campaign
After the meeting, there was a simple dinner.
In the afterglow of the evening, various chief priests and senior monks walked out of Clay Hall and walked towards the restaurant.
But Horn walked into the waiting room next to Clay's hall, where Seamotine and Sissy were already waiting inside.
"Have you read Mr. Leonardo's plans and drawings?" Horn asked Seamotine and Sissy, who were standing in the empty waiting room, sitting on a simple wooden horse.
The so-called plans and drawings mean that Leonardo figured out the orichalcum clockwork transmission system designed by Haimotin within a month.
Based on this, he designed a set of construction plans for a clockwork engine and a winding dam, and even drew the drawings of the clockwork engine.
It is divided into three parts: the mainspring system, the gear transmission system and the backstop locking system.
The mainspring system consists of a 1-meter-high main chamber that can be filled with 300 pounds of mainspring. According to calculations based on previous data provided by Leonardo, it is expected to provide 5 horsepower for about 2 hours.
And the spring adopts a double-layer winding design, that is, the outer spring is used for normal operation and releases energy first, while the outer spring is used as a backup energy storage to ensure stable output.
The inventor named Leonardo suggested using 15 cm thick carbon steel for the outer shell to ensure that the momentary energy of the clockwork rotation would not blow away the internal components.
Usually, the orichalcum mainspring is placed on the winding dam, tightened by a hydraulic turbine, and then transported to the required clockwork machine or factory.
Next is the main body of the clockwork, the gear transmission mechanism.
It consists of a three-layer gear set, with the gear diameter of each layer gradually decreasing to achieve a smooth transition from high torque to stable output.
Leonardo also proposed installing a flywheel component outside the clockwork to ensure smooth power output.
In fact, he temporarily learned this flywheel component after arriving at Qiumu Island. Although he didn't understand its principle, he still adopted this design with super intuition.
As for the backstop locking system, it is not a pawl, but a special ring clamp.
According to the inventor, two symmetrical C-shaped clamping parts are used to fix the orichalcum spring with bolts, and the opening of the clamping part is fixed by a mechanical wedge.
During transportation, the spring is tied up like this, transported to the engine and stuffed in, and finally the wedge is pulled out using the transmission system.
Of course, if you use a mithril alloy pawl, you don't need to use this bulky C-clip at all.
Horn has always wanted to use mithril pawls, but unfortunately the mithril pawls are too expensive, so he can only settle for the next best thing and use this cost-effective carbon steel.
"Your Majesty, with all due respect." Haimoting was not polite at all and said straightforwardly, "This plan seems good, but in fact it cannot be rolled out as he said."
Horn frowned: "Why?"
"According to his design, if the entire dam is filled with hydraulic winding machines, a large amount of carbon steel will be needed, and the total output of carbon steel in Qianhe Valley this year is only 20 tons." Haimoting stretched out six fingers, "300 pounds Orichalcum requires 1,800 pounds of carbon steel, which is close to a ton. With those messy devices, the carbon steel required is estimated to be 1.5 tons to 2 tons.
Qianghe Valley's total carbon steel production capacity can only produce less than ten clockwork machines, not to mention that its hydraulic winding machine also uses a large amount of steel. ”
Horn was a little stunned for a moment. He was proud of being able to use so many metal resources just now, but why was there not enough steel just now?
"That is to say, before the Lightning Furnace is developed, this thing has no significance in realizing it?" Horn asked suspiciously.
"I do have a suggestion." Seamotine shrugged. "Although it's not enough to replace the Chakravartin, it does give me a revelation." "What revelation?" Horn asked, "You just Stop being so pretentious and just say it.”
Haimo Ting rubbed her hands that were extremely rough from metal and plaster: "Get one or two small hydraulic winding machines and a 6-pound spring. Use the same fixing clip, but cancel the reduction gear and plug it directly. Into the long tube.”
A clockwork cannon? After searching carefully in his mind, Horn patted Haimoting on the shoulder: "Write a feasibility report for me later, and I will discuss it at the regular meeting."
"No." As soon as Horn finished speaking, Sissi couldn't help but jumped up and said, "If you continue to do this, the research and development costs plus manufacturing costs will be thousands of pounds, especially for your hydraulic winding machine. .”
As the Holy Treasurer, Sissi was very familiar with the previous financial expenditures on water conservancy projects.
With how lavishly Horn spends his money, he can't stop this without 5,000 gold pounds.
"Don't you have any money?" Horn tried his best to keep his big eyes open, trying to get through. "Then let's issue some industrial coupons."
"It's not a matter of lack of money." Sissi stamped her feet angrily, "Your Majesty, don't you think that we only have 30,000 gold pounds left in our holy treasury. You have spent almost 100,000 gold pounds this year! What's more? Borrowed at least 80,000 gold pounds!”
"What are you afraid of? Domestic debt is not considered debt." Horn waved his hand heroically, "Don't be so stingy, like an iron rooster."
"Domestic debt does not count...when did you become so shameless?"
"It's not about being thick-skinned, it's about being educated." Horn walked to Sissi with a face, "Isn't there still 30,000 gold pounds left? When the sugar and grain trade starts next year, the consumption tax and direct income will increase significantly. .”
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"But you have to at least wait until March next year to pay the first batch of bonds, right?" Sissi still stubbornly refused, "Otherwise, if something happens to the sugar and grain trade, we still have reserves."
"Okay, okay." Sighing, Horn nodded slightly. After all, Sissi's worries were not groundless.
You must know that Black Snake Bay also has a very complex political structure, including localists, independents, leading parties, isolationist hermits, and various secret parties.
From a political perspective, it is not so much a city alliance as a primitive tribal alliance disguised as an alliance.
Although the sugar and grain trade is a win-win situation, if it is not guaranteed, there will be some mentally ill troublemakers in Black Snake Bay. At this point, Horn is fully aware of this.
If you can't pay the bond for a while, it will be a lot of fun.
"Well, how about you take out 500 gold pounds to do some preliminary research and prototype design, and then wait until March next year to complete it?"
Seeing his appearance, Sissi breathed a sigh of relief, but still stared at him closely: "Your Majesty, this is not just a question of how much money to spend, the key is that you must give priority to stabilizing our basic finances..."
"Otherwise, how about I patrol the Black Snake Bay south in advance?" Horn scratched his scalp, "When the New Year Festival is over, I will go directly to the Black Snake Bay. Is that okay?"
Before Sissi could answer, there was a loud knock on the door of the waiting room.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from Black Snake Bay."
Horn looked at the privy monks who hurried over, and his heart skipped a beat: "Read it."
"Her Excellency Lulesi said that a large number of nobles in Lilac Corridor have united many demon hunters and temple knights in the name of holy war and purge movement, and began to mobilize the army, and are expected to invade Black Snake Bay after the New Year Festival.
Lord Lulesi hopes that you can deploy weapons and troops to support us in the name of the Sacred Axis. ”
(End of chapter)