C133 (2/2)
”Come, come, ladies, don't make fun of me. Since you've come, come and help me. This is the design of the lithoclast that I want to create, come and help me draw it. ”
”lithoclast?”
None of the girls had heard of any lithoclast, and none of them knew what uses the lithoclast had. They all stared at Yang Lin. Zheng Wei and Zhang Ying were even more impatient, she was more interested in fighting than the other girls, so he asked Yang Lin immediately.
”lithoclast used the power of machines to throw large chunks of stones to a very far place. For example, the walls of Puyang, when they smashed the soldiers guarding the city walls to death, wouldn't our soldiers rush up to them?”
”Oh, can you? Have you seen it? ”
”Hehe, I won't hide it from you all, and I've never seen it before either. It's entirely based on my imagination. However, I know the principles of machinery, so I'm confident that I'll be able to succeed.”
”Is that so? ”Then tell me, let's draw.”
To be honest, these little girls were the ladies of a noble family after all. Other than swinging their sabers and spears, they were also good at drawing dragons and phoenixes. Miss of the large family, it is a compulsory course to learn zither, chess and painting. Under Yang Lin's guidance, after a few rounds of practice, the drawing became as good as new.
Actually, Yang Lin had never seen a real lithoclast either, he had only seen it in novels. However, to a graduate of a scientific university, he was very clear about the principles behind the lithoclast. If he were to use his imagination, the design of a lithoclast would be new to him.
”This is the lithoclast, can it work?”
”Let's try. How else would we know?” Let's go find those craftsmen. ”
The craftsmen who were following the cavalry soldiers were in the camp. Usually, they were in charge of forging Arrows and repairing equipment, and they were extremely busy. When Yang Lin and a few female soldiers entered the craftsmen's workshop, the older craftsman's leader immediately walked over.
”Greetings, Sir. May I know what Sir has requested?”
”All of you, come here and call the craftsmen over.”
More than a hundred craftsmen surrounded them. Yang Lin called for everyone to gather together as he took out a few rolls of silk and spread them out on the table slowly. He just saw that there were all sorts of drawings on the silk cloth. Yang Lin pointed to a painted sample of lithoclast and nodded towards the artisans.
”Can you make such a thing?”
The artisans crowded forward, studying the map, but their faces were blank. The head craftsman took the design and carefully looked at it for a while. He seemed to have figured out what was going on as he raised his head and broke the silence.
”Lord, what kind of heavy object are you trying to throw out?”
”Smart! I just want to throw something heavy out, and it's a long way off. ”
Yang Lin started laughing. This craftsman leader was really a smart person, just by looking at the design, he could guess Yang Lin's intentions. Yang Lin waved his hand and gathered the craftsmen together. Then, he pointed at the blueprints and explained it to them in detail.
”This is the lithoclast, a type of machinery that delivers stones from afar. Look, this is an upright ejection rod, there are two sturdy pillars on top of the beam, and the bottom of the ejection rod is inserted into a horizontal rope that is twisted very tightly. The rope is tied to both ends of the rectangular frame, just under the support frame. ”
Saying that, Yang Lin stopped and waited for the blacksmiths to digest what he had said. After all, this was a new item. The blacksmiths did not have much culture and did not understand the principles behind the lithoclast. They were still unable to comprehend it for a while, so Yang Lin could only explain it to them slowly.
”Usually, the ropes would allow the ejection rod to firmly hold onto the supporting frame of the beam. The top of the ejection rod would form the shape of a ladle, and when it shot out, it would first use a winch to pull the ejection rod to a level position, before inserting a stone into the 'ladle'. When the trigger mechanism is released, the ejection rod will use a great amount of power to recover to a vertical position, and then collide with the beam. The resulting inertia force ricochet the rock towards its target with the arc of the track. ”
After saying that, Yang Lin took a breath, waiting for the blacksmiths to slowly come to their senses, and seeing their blank expressions, Yang Lin could only explain. Finally, he took out those workpiece diagrams and explained it to them just like how he had explained. Finally, he let out a long breath.
”Assembling all these artifacts is a set of lithoclast s. Can you do it? ”
”Lord, we should be able to do it.”
Finally, the older craftsman understood and revealed a smile. In fact, the creation of lithoclast was a very simple task, it was just that he did not remember it. Once someone thought of it, it was much easier for the others to accept it.
”Okay, you can try it right away. If you do well and meet my requirements, each person will be rewarded with a thousand gold. If any of you can have any good measures to improve, I still have a heavy reward. ”
In order to motivate these craftsmen, Yang Lin used a modern encouraging mechanism. Yang Lin didn't dare guarantee that his design would be perfect. If there were any improvements in the craftsmen's production process, then that would be perfect.