Shen Zhezi was depressed, not because of Wen Fangzhi's advice to him, he had heard similar advice many times recently. Indeed, in his position, the work of personnel is more important.

And Shen Zhezi also has to admit that if production technology wants to make great progress, it does need a relatively long incubation period. Even with his theoretical guidance, many detours can be avoided in technological innovation, and even the technical ideas can be established in one step, but when it comes to the realization of ideas, the problems in the details are really endless.

For example, the lathe he pinned his hopes on was really a veritable lathe at the beginning, and several craftsmen were really not good at vehicle and ship skills, so they simply found another way to use the wheel axle rotation force to make some devices.

This is actually a very tasteless idea, the car is used to ride and transport, and now such a function is imposed, but it limits the use value of the vehicle itself.

However, if it is listed separately, the practicability of this lathe is too small, and it can only be used for drilling and grinding some wood and stone tools, which can be done by manpower, but it turns out that it has to be matched with another power system, which just makes the simple process more cumbersome.

Shen Zhezi himself understands the significance of lathes, and it can even be said to be a basic industry of machinery manufacturing. But the problem is that in order to exploit its potential even more, materials and dynamics must be addressed.

At present, most of the lathes that can be built in the craftsman camp are made of bamboo and wood, which is a toy, and the practicality does not need to be considered at all, it is a model of simple research ideas, and the greatest possibility of deducing this mechanical artifact in theory.

Moreover, the positioning of the lathe is accurate and capable of batch operation, which has extremely high requirements for the strength of power and smooth output. This is also similar to watchmaking, where the escapement and windspring mechanism in mechanical clocks are the means of controlling and accumulating power. This is also the problem faced by Shen Zhezi and his technical team, and the lack of materials that restricts the expansion of ideas is the lack of materials.

In the final analysis, if you really want to achieve a large-scale machinery industry, one of the biggest constraints is the smelting technology and scale of steel.

When it comes to the iron and steel industry, although Huainan is already very strong, it must not only meet the armament of hundreds of thousands of troops in Huainan, but also meet the production of agricultural tools for tens of thousands of people, which are all real rigid needs. It is already overloaded, and it is difficult to draw too many people and materials into these affairs that are still being explored and the practical application is not yet clear.

Therefore, during this time, Shen Zhezi was really stuck, and he always wanted to obtain a balance point to reconcile each other, so that technological innovation could be transformed into production capacity growth as soon as possible without interfering with the current operation of various industries in Huainan.

But no matter what his intentions are, before he makes real achievements, Shen Zhezi is a little unproductive in the eyes of those around him.

This may be similar to the deep regret of Newton in later generations, and the most important scientific research of Father Niu's life was largely completed in the first half of his life, especially in the two years after the age of twenty-three. But for more of the rest of his life, he became deeply immersed in theology.

Shen Zhezi naturally did not dare to compare with that kind of great person, but it is true that all his past deeds and achievements can be highly recognized by mainstream values. Even if he does not make any contributions after that, he will have a place in the history of future generations. However, the expectations of the people of the time for him are also very great, if he falls silent, I don't know how many people will sigh.

In fact, Shen Zhezi also realized that when the basic conditions are not yet in place, his excessively advanced views and ideas can easily flow into an unrealistic, attic delusion, which is by no means good, and may even lead the world into a lofty atmosphere.

Rather than doing it yourself, gathering in the group of craftsmen every day to point fingers at them, it is better to explain a general direction of thought, and then let these craftsmen slowly explore through their rich technical experience.

However, even if he was aware of this, Shen Zhezi was still quite embarrassed to be faced by Wen Fangzhi in front of him. Especially this kid followed him in and out some time ago, and he was even more enthusiastic than himself, but he changed his tone when he came back from a trip, which made Shen Zhezi feel even more resentful of being betrayed and abandoned.

"Hongzu can have such insight and outspokenness, which really makes me feel very gratified, and I feel even more grateful to live up to the trust of Gong Wen."

Hearing the Metropolitan Governor say this, Wen Fang's heart was slightly less worried, and when he said these words, he was really empty-hearted, but seeing that the Metropolitan Governor did not show any abnormality, he smiled dryly: "In fact, the Metropolitan Governor has always been thoughtful, and the broadness is far from being a fool's recklessness. Like those of us who are shallow, even if they have any worries, they are just self-disturbing for nothing. ”

Shen Zhezi originally had a few smiles on his face, but after hearing Wen Fangzhi's words, his face suddenly sank, and the speed of changing his face caught Wen Fangzhi off guard, and he sat up in a hurry.

"This is really unreasonable, if I am really talented, majestic, and can do everything to the fullest, why do I need the rest of my son to assist in things? There are still advantages and disadvantages of sages, let alone mortals! This kind of false praise and estrangement is just a little bit of a discussion, Hongzu you are really close to your relatives, internal use of admonition, external judgment, how can you learn this vain bel canto! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Zhezi's face had become extremely serious, and his eyes had become fierce.

Seeing this, Wen Fangzhi couldn't help but feel more awe-inspiring in his heart, bowed his head to say that he was taught, and he didn't dare to gasp, but he inevitably had some doubts in his heart, was it because of his anti-water exhortation, or those few words of praise?

Shen Zhezi felt that of course he was not annoyed and angry, but dissatisfied with Wen Fangzhi's inconsistent words and deeds, and continued to reprimand with a straight face: "The worm has no benefits for claws and teeth, strong muscles and bones, eats the soil and drinks the yellow spring, and the heart is the same." The crab is six kneeling and two claws, and there is no one who can be sustained in the cave of the non-snake eel, and he is also restless. Those who have no ambition in the dark have no clear vision. If you yourself still speak repeatedly and are not sincere, how can you lead people well? ”

Wen Fangzhi's cold sweat was dripping down, but he nodded again and again.

"Speaking of which, I was also anxious about personnel, but I neglected to spread the word. In this way, you will deal with the Liao affairs in front of you first, and after the matter is over, you will go to the Xinshi Pavilion to be taught, and the main study of Xun Qing's "Persuasion" chapter, I feel that I can have some experience and then submit an essay back to me for review. ”

When Wen Fangzhi heard this, his face suddenly fell, he is not a quiet and studious person, otherwise he would not be a small follower every day with the metropolitan governor in and out. Earlier, I was quite happy to gloat because of the hardships of Shen Jin and others in the Xinshi Pavilion, but I didn't expect that I would have to face the encounter of returning to the furnace to rebuild when I turned around.

However, seeing the serious expression of the Metropolitan Governor, Wen Fangzhi did not dare to refuse at all, so he could only bow his head and admit the punishment. It wasn't until I thought about it carefully for a long time after I quit that I was gradually able to determine that this unwarranted disaster was indeed caused by my humble mouth.

It has been made very clear in the words of the majority of the governors, that is, they are annoyed that he has gone back on his word, and as for which time he has gone back on his word, it is unknown. Anyway, he made the Metropolitan Governor feel uncomfortable, if he couldn't smooth out this matter, he was afraid that he would have to stay in the Xinshi Pavilion for a long time to study obediently.

was able to reflect so quickly, Wen Fangzhi also had to thank the self-reflection ability honed by his father's fists and feet since he was a child, in the face of this kind of power oppression, he has always lacked discipline. Fortunately, there is no room for remedy at the moment, and if he can perfectly complete the task of receiving the Liao envoy, the governor may not be angry for a long time.

For this kind of self-help, Wen Fangzhi has always been able to act sensitively, and after understanding the key, he quickly devoted himself to active self-help.

The Governor's Office is mainly responsible for foreign affairs contact with Xie Shang, but recently Xie Shang has been busy supervising the construction of bell chimes and other ceremonial musical instruments, this kind of matter is very important, not only the material, the process must be extremely perfect, all kinds of sizes, etiquette also need to search for the book chapter, visit the old people, once something obvious wrong, it is a big laugh at people, counterproductive.

Therefore, Xie Shang couldn't spare the time and energy to deal with the reception of people from Liaodi, and as for the rest of the Governor's Mansion, they didn't pay much attention to it. Although Feng Yi and the others were impatient to ask for an invitation several times, they did not get any positive response.

Compared with the fact that many others were left out in the cold, Murong Ke was very busy. Under Wen Fangzhi's series of operations with a strong desire to survive, Murong Ke was able to have the opportunity to frequently attend various current gatherings in Huainan, and he was extraordinary in his own right, and thus accumulated some reputation, at least in Shouchun, he was already famous.

Although Xianbei Murong has been living far away in the wilderness, he has not been taken seriously by the flow of time, and compared with the Xiongnu and Xiongnu who have been sinicized for a long time, there is still a very strong Hu style, and he is contemptuously called Bailu in many places. However, the southern people are still tolerant of this, because the first emperor Suzu has quite obvious Xianbei characteristics, which can be regarded as a kind of love for the house and Wu.

As a group of peers, there is such a completely different treatment, which naturally gives birth to some subtle changes. It is true that Murong Ke is the nominal protagonist of this trip, and his ability to be active in the current situation in Huainan and let the southerners face up to the Xianbei of Liaodi is also of great significance to the mission of this trip.

But for Feng Yi and others, Murong Ke does not fully represent the demands of the entire Murong tribe, they are the candidates who shoulder the heavy responsibilities assigned by Murong Hao, and Murong Ke is active in the moment, but it is a bit of a noisy taste, and it is even possible to betray the interests of the clan for his personal interests.

Feng Yi and the others waited patiently for more than ten days, but the situation still showed no signs of change, the Huainan Governor's Mansion was still indifferent to them, and Murong Ke had been frequently breaking away from the mission and acting alone, how could his personal scenery not be able to bring substantial impetus to the stalemate situation.

Finally, Feng Yi's patience was exhausted, and he decided to have a showdown with Murong Ke.