Chapter 268: ,train

"Ah, yes, there is one more official business. After the Pakistan Fair, if Mr. Watt is free, I would like to invite Mr. Watt to hold a lecture at the University of Paris." Joseph said again.
This is also a certain high hat, and Watt also has no reason to not accept it. So he said:
"The University of Paris is the most famous university in the world. Being able to teach in such a university is the biggest dream of my life (of course this sentence cannot be taken seriously). Even if I don't have time, I will definitely find time. Because Other things are compared with this, what is it?"
Joseph said happily: "Mr. Watt, then we're going to make it. Well, that's great. Oh, yes, Mr. Watt, now that the business is over, I still have some personal matters that I want to discuss with you. "
As soon as Watt heard it, he raised his spirits. He knew that although the previous official matters were important, the following private matters might be more real. Now in a sense, Joseph Bonaparte is already an icon of British science. Countless people interested in science regard Joseph as their role model. This is not only because he can almost be regarded as the most outstanding scientist in contemporary times, but also because he is also the most profitable scientist in contemporary times. Everyone knows that the master of the monster called "Military-Industrial Complex" in France is the great scientist.
Watt himself is also a very profitable scientist, but he asked himself in this regard, the gap between him and Joseph is bigger than the gap between them in scientific research. Considering the influence of President Bonaparte in the economic circle, I am afraid he has also contributed a lot in this "Pakistan Fair". Now when he talks about "private matters", Watt feels that most of it has something to do with the Pakistani trade fair, or more clearly, it has something to do with money. So official affairs are of course important, but these private affairs are probably more real.
Watt couldn't help leaning forward and moved his from the sofa to Qian:
"President Bonaparte, don't hesitate to talk about anything."
"Ah, Mr. Watt, I know that you and your partner run a company that produces steam engines. And this company has very extensive cooperation with the Lorraine Steel Company. Well, Mr. Lavoisier and I are both Investor of Lorraine Steel. We at Lorraine Steel now have a problem, that is, our steel output has encountered a bottleneck.
Mr. Watt, if you have visited Lorraine Steel's booth today, I believe you must understand that the demand for Lorraine Steel is so great that we almost never worry about sales. In fact, when a furnace of steel was still ore and coal, it was already ordered by our customers. Although our steel plant has been producing at a high speed, the order form often has to be pressed back several months later. "
Watt also nodded. The steel they ordered from Lorraine Steel will also take more than a month to be delivered, but now it seems that this is not the last one.
"Why not build a few more steel plants? Can't we increase production capacity?" Little Bolt, who was accompanying him, couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Bolt, the problem today is not insufficient steelmaking furnaces or insufficient mining capacity, but that we cannot transport enough ore to the steelmaking plant." Joseph replied, "whether it is iron ore or It is impossible for coal mines to rely solely on water transportation and ship directly into the factory. From the dock to the factory, there is always a way. Moreover, coal mines and iron ore are not all close to the river. These things are also transported from the mine to the dock. A long stretch of land.
Mr. Bolt, Mr. Watt, you know that wagons that transport ore are heavy-duty wagons, which require a lot of horses and special tracks. The track is not a problem, but the number of horses is a big problem. Moreover, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to raise a large number of horses, and the cost is also high.
So, I have an idea. Your company has a lot of valuable technologies in steam power and transmission. We hope to develop a steam-powered transportation technology together with your company. To put it more clearly, we hope to cooperate with your company to develop a steam-powered rail transport to replace the minecart towed by the horse.
Mr. Watt, the steam engine has been used a lot in the propulsion of ships. In principle, it can also be applied to land vehicles. Even if it is only used to transport ore, it already has great value. In terms of steam power, there is no more experienced partner in this world than your company. So we very much hope to cooperate with your company to develop such a steam car. "
Watt had actually seen a similar idea a long time ago. Several years ago, someone made similar suggestions to him. But at the time Watt expressed opposition to this proposal. Because Watt, a steam engine expert, objected to this idea, the idea came to an end.
At that time, Watt opposed this idea, but there was actually no reason, just a sentence "I don't think this is a good idea." However, some people believe that Watt is opposed to it because it would not be conducive to their negotiations with John Steed on the purchase of his crankshaft patent. Finally, because Watt's assistant William Murdoch invented a set of things called planetary gears, successfully bypassing this patent.
But after that, no one raised the suggestion again.
Now, someone has put forward this suggestion again. But this time the person who made this suggestion is no longer an unknown person, so Watt can no longer use the sentence "I don't think this is a good idea" to dismiss him. He thought about it, and then asked:
"President Bonaparte, as far as I know, military-industrial complexes are actually very researched on steam engines. Especially on steam engines for ships. Since they can be used on ships, they can be used on steam cars."
"Oh, don't mention those guys. Those guys don’t know how expensive firewood is. They use whatever materials are expensive. The things they make are warships used for war, and the illegal transportation of those very profitable ones. Cargo ships can only afford them, and they have recently encountered a series of technical problems. They have stopped there and burned my money for two months, but still no progress." Joseph complained.
Joseph didn't tell lies, those guys are indeed burning money every day, and they have made almost no progress for more than two months. However, Joseph was not as dissatisfied with what he had shown, because the slow progress was completely expected. After all, what they are developing now is the real perfect steam turbine. Because of this, in , they encountered a lot of difficulties, but this was originally planned.
And even if the final research is successful, the steam turbine is still more suitable for use in ships or power plants than on trains.
Of course, Joseph didn’t think about skipping the steam engine or even the internal combustion engine and going directly to the electric locomotive, but there are still a lot of skills that haven’t been illuminated in time, and not only the technology is not illuminated, but even the science, some The place is not lit yet.
So now, the fastest way is to cooperate with Watt, based on the reciprocating steam engine, to create the most traditional, steampunk, and steamy train. Joseph even imagined that one day in the future, the Austrian barbarians would violate our Roman border, and then Napoleon would command a long steam-powered train with riveted armor, multiple carriages, and multiple turrets to plow the barbarians. Sweep...
"That's it." Watt thought for a while and asked, "So in this study, how are our interests distributed?"
So here comes the most crucial part. Joseph immediately got his energy up and began to bargain with Watt over the related benefit distribution issues. At first, Watt hoped to exchange the various patents in his hands for the technology of steelmaking or burning cement, but of course this delusion was rejected by Joseph without hesitation. This was a completely unequal exchange. I really thought Joseph was a fool. ?
Although rejected, Watt was not upset. It is normal to be rejected. If you are not rejected, you have earned it. Then he put forward a new proposal and asked for the exclusive agency right of Fort Cement in the UK...
Everyone had a lively discussion there until the sun rose from the east, and they barely reached a framework agreement~EbookFREE.me~Watt They used steam engines and planetary gears in exchange for the exclusive agency of Fort Cement in the UK Rights, and Lorraine Steel’s priority purchase rights.
At the same time, each steam locomotive produced by the military-industrial complex is not for personal use but sold on the market, then for each locomotive sold, an additional 300 pounds of royalties will be required to Watt.
Finally, when Joseph left the villa where Watt and the others lived temporarily in the glow, he couldn't help complaining: "This old man Watt is not cute at all. It's better than Mr. Lavoisier..."
However, although Watt was more cunning than Lavoisier, to be honest, Joseph did not suffer. Because he successfully concealed his real goal, with a relatively small price, he obtained a truly key patent: the patent for planetary gears.
The significance of the planetary gear, whether it is the patent owner Watt, or the technology inventor William Murdoch, has underestimated its significance. In their view, this thing is mainly used to bypass the crankshaft patent. But Joseph knew that this thing is the key to the crucial transmission system in many machines in the future.
So, although I am annoyed by not being able to easily take advantage of Mr. Lavoisier, in fact, Joseph is not the one who suffers.