Wang Xinjia held a lot of documents and looked at the staff in the statistics department with his head protrudingly: "Hehe, Li Sizheng, I'm here again."

Li Keyu raised his eyebrows: "You are not giving up, right? I told you that you are whimsical and the Statistics Department will not approve it at all."

Wang Xinjia took out his own design drawings: "Look, I improved the drawings this time. Last time, I fell into the soil because the car body was too heavy. This time, you can definitely see that the wheels are one foot wide."

Li Keyu shook his head: "You are simply fantastic. Even if you can do it, how can you transport such a huge machine? How to use it? If you walk in the farmland, you will not compact the ground.

I will never approve such a machine anyway, and I also have a steam roller. I think it's just a mess. If it really has research value, why doesn't the Royal Academy of Sciences approve you the funds?"

Wang Xinjia was not angry either: "Isn't this the machine exploded after the last experiment failed? I have eliminated this situation after I have improved it.

Of course, this roller is driving on the main road, so why did it run into the farmland? Do you think if this is done, will the roller be able to do the road construction work in the future?

If it becomes smaller and becomes a steam bus running on the road, it will definitely be more labor-saving than horses.”

Li Keyu laughed and said, "You still want to compete for business with the emperor's train. You still want to install it on the carriage with such a big steam engine!"

Wang Xinjia pushed the drawings: "Look at it, now it's just an idea. First, we will create a steam roller, and then study miniaturization after having experience. I think this is a direction, and the entire appearance of the Ming Dynasty will change as a result!"

Li Keyu shook her head: "No approval! You said today that the sky is so full of money, I won't approve this money for you. If you can't even pass the Royal Academy of Sciences, I won't approve it for you.

I'll tell you clearly. The previous few times I just looked at it and found an excuse to reject you. The Royal Academy of Sciences has already prepared a plan for scientific research funds. Even if there is an unexpected cost, it must be approved by the Royal Academy of Sciences before we can approve it.

Your project looks unreliable, and the Royal Academy of Sciences has not agreed, so I will not agree. You, let’s just give up this! Go back and study the train.”

Wang Xinjia put away the drawings in frustration: "Didn't Your Majesty say that you are encouraging innovation? Why are you so rigid? I don't want to have more. Just one million taels of silver, but not half a hundred thousand taels are enough."

Li Keyu waved his hand: "You are standing and talking without a pain in your back. 500,000 taels are still less. Do you know how long it takes to charge 500,000 taels? This may be a tax paid in one year by taxation.

If the customs is more than one thousand ships, it will only take more than 500,000 taels of silver. It will hire workers who have tampered and 10,000 people to work for a year!

Is your steam roller more efficient than ten thousand tampers?”

Wang Xinjia himself was not sure: "Theoretically, this machine has been developed successfully. If it is produced more, it will be better than ten thousand workers, right?"

Li Keyu was impatient: "I won't talk to you anymore, I'll have a lot of things to do, I'll send you off! The main fund for your Royal Academy of Sciences is still the emperor. You just need to pass the review of your college and be afraid of having no money, so go to the hospital to apply by yourself."

Wang Xinjia stood there hesitated. If he left this time, he would never have a chance to study.

As for applying back to the Academy of Sciences? When he proposed this idea, many people still supported it, but since the steam train was proven to be practical and large-scale construction, fewer and fewer people have been on his project.

Because he was worried that the funds would be restricted, he was too anxious and forced the steam tractor that had not been carefully inspected and tested, resulting in a boiler explosion accident, and four steam mechanics died at that time.

The Ming Dynasty has always attached great importance to human life. His mistake this time directly led to his remaining research funds being used to compensate four steam-grade workers and then apply. The superiors refused to allocate money to him, and even transferred most of his manpower to the steam train project.

Seeing that he was pitiful, Li Keyu said casually: "Otherwise, go to the Ministry of Industry to have a look. Lord Wang Mingfang, the new minister of the Ministry of Industry, is determined to make achievements in industry.

You go and try it out, maybe he falls in love with your plan, and you will have the funds?"

Wang Xinjia walked out of the Statistics Department with a nervous mood with the drawings in his heart. The office area of ​​the Ministry of Industry was next to the Statistics Department. Wang Mingfang was still in his last internship, so he kept studying with the former Minister of Industry.

The cabinet's office is located on the east side of the main entrance of the palace opposite the military headquarters, so the departments are actually very close.

When Wang Xinjia came to the Ministry of Industry, there were many people coming in and out here, and he had never been there, and he looked at him blankly for a moment.

A minor official came up: "Who are you looking for?"

Wang Xinjia quickly bowed and nodded: "I'll look for the new minister, Minister Wang."

The little official looked at him strangely, "Where is there a new minister? I haven't taken office yet. Go to the main hall of the backyard to find it."

Wang Xinjia felt that he had a silence. Before the old minister had stepped down, he came up to find the new minister. This was not because he met the old minister's confidant, and he was criticized.

When he walked towards the backyard, there were fewer people here, and there were two guards guarding the main hall. Wang Xinjia was hesitating whether to go in, and happened to see Minister Wang Mingfang coming out from inside.

Seeing Wang Xinjia, Wang Mingfang just looked at him: "I have something to do, the minister is free, go in."

Then Wang Mingfang arranged for someone to send a telegram. When he turned around, he saw Wang Xinjia still standing there. Wang Mingfang asked again: "Why are you still here? What's wrong?"

Wang Xinjia hesitated and said, "I have an invention that I want Lord Wang to see. This steam roller is really important, especially for..."

Wang Mingfang was surprised: "Steam roller? Walk into the house and said, "What is it?"

When Wang Xinjia heard that he could enter the house, he had hope again. When he got into the house, he unfolded the drawings: "It's this, this is a kind of road construction machine. When I observe that the most difficult thing in road construction is to ramming. There is no other way except to lift stones and roll stones.

Both methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the key is to consuming labor. I designed a steam roller according to the principle of steam trains. In the future, as long as this machine is available when building roads, the processes of tamping and rolling stones can be replaced by steam rollers.

In the future, if the steam engine is smaller, it can also be used to produce steam buses or even steam trucks running on the road. This will not only save horsepower, but also pull more and last longer."

Wang Mingfang looked at the drawings and listened to Wang Xinjia's description. He thought it was indeed a good idea, but why did this person come to him?
Chapter completed!