Chapter 1163 The King Who Opened His Birthday Gift in Advance
Chapter 1163 The King Who Opened His Birthday Gift in Advance
"That's roughly it," Joseph continued. "Now let's discuss the construction plan of the cannery. Oh, these foods that are kept fresh in iron boxes are called canned food."
Mirabeau thought: "Your Highness, according to the production process you just mentioned, just find some blacksmiths to make iron boxes, load them into food, cook them, and then seal them with wax. I think that with a little preparation, production can start."
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Joseph immediately shook his head: "The speed of production in this way is too slow, and the cost will be very high. In addition, the wax seal can easily fall off during transportation, causing food to deteriorate.
"What I need is industrial production.
"Use a rolling mill to make iron sheet, special cutting equipment, welding and sealing after filling. It is best to come up with a coiling press for tank production."
Mirabeau was stunned for a few seconds before adding in a low voice: "Your Highness, you still need a tin plating process, otherwise the iron sheet will be corroded by the soup of food."
"Yes, this is my negligence."
The so-called rolling mill is a machine that squeezes the red hot iron billet through two upper and lower rolls, thins it, and repeats it many times until it is pressed into an iron sheet.
The British invented this thing a few years ago, initially using hydraulic drive. With the current technical capabilities of France, similar machines were quickly imitated and steam engines were used as power.
"If enough iron sheets are ordered, a tin-plating pool can be built at the iron smelter. In this way, the cannery can directly buy tinned iron sheet."
Mirabeau glanced at the notebook in his hand: "As for the tailoring equipment you want, this one is not available yet. According to my understanding, this should be a machine that uses parallel hob to divide the iron sheet, allowing technicians to design one.
"There are also filling and sealing welding, which seem to be carried out only by hand.
"The roller press you mentioned last, unfortunately, I really have never heard of this thing."
Joseph nodded.
The lack of most of the equipment did not exceed his expectations. He originally wanted to promote the development of mechanical technology through the cannery.
Only when there is demand can there be motivation for progress.
So, he began to tell Mirabeau what kind of crimping machine he wanted: "Connect the two sides of the iron sheet used to make the tank, then fold it twice and compactor it. If the pressure is sufficient, it can directly achieve the degree of sealing.
"If the process is not up to scratch, weld the pressure joint, but it is definitely simpler and stronger than direct welding. The bottom and top of the jar are treated the same, but the folding method is definitely different. . . . . ."
Mirabeau looked at the dense records in the notebook and said helplessly: "Your Highness, this thing can only be designed by bidding. Uh, with all due respect, the technical difficulty seems to be quite small."
"Then it's up to you to be responsible."
After Joseph finished talking about matters related to the cannery, he said to Venio: "Regarding the location of the cannery, you need to discuss and decide with Count Mirabeau.
"It can't be too far from the Seine River for easy transportation. There must be plenty of meat and vegetables around.
"In addition, I plan to build some more canneries in Marseille and Brittany to make canned fish and oysters there and ship them to inland provinces for sale."
Due to the lack of food preservation technology in this era, the price of very cheap seafood in coastal areas can be doubled more than ten times after it is shipped to inland areas.
Even so, more than 80% of seafood will still rot before it is sold.
If these things can be made into canned food, it will bring huge economic income to the coastal provinces and increase the source of meat for the French.
Joseph knew that any industry must be supported by the civilian market before the cost can be reduced. When it comes to military use, it won't be too expensive to collapse.
Just like canned food, if there are a large number of factories in coastal areas that produce tens of thousands of cans a day, the cost of the army to buy it as a logistics supply may be lower than that of mobilizing fresh food from all over the world.
When it was approaching dinner, Louis XV unexpectedly sent someone to call Joseph to have dinner with him.
Joseph followed his father's guards through the promenade in the middle of Versailles, and then breathed a sigh of relief-this is not the way to the Grand Ballroom, at least it won't be dinner under the watch of the nobles.
Sure enough, dinner was in the king's suite.
The court officials on the side were officiating at the serving ceremony, and Louis XVIII was already impatiently leaning towards his son and said, "I heard that you have made a machine that can accurately process iron workpieces?"
Joseph wanted to laugh a little bit. It turned out that his father found him in a hurry, just to ask about the new milling machine.
I don't know who told the king the news. Well, most of them are Dean Leroy.
"Yes, father, I also ordered one, ready to give you a birthday gift. However, it may not be delivered before your birthday."
"Oh, thank you so much, my dear Joseph. This is definitely the best gift I have ever received. "Louis XV blinked and replied, "I heard that there is one in the French Academy of Sciences now?""
"Ah, indeed. "Joseph has already guessed what he is going to do," But it will be shipped to Nancy soon. You know, this thing is very needed to make a new type of steam engine."
"Yes, it belongs to the steam engine company. Louis XV nodded, "But I can go and see it before that.""
Joseph had to nod helplessly.
It only took the king 15 minutes to solve the dinner, and then regardless of the dimness of the sky, he took his son and rushed to the Academy of Sciences.
The officials on duty of the Academy of Sciences learned that the king and the crown Prince had suddenly come. They thought they had discovered that they had falsely reported the experimental equipment, and they were frightened into a cold sweat.
It wasn't until the king and his party went straight to the workshop where the "Royal Type I" milling machine was stored that he remembered that for a few hundred francs, it shouldn't alarm the royal family. . . . . .
Not long after, people from the Royal Precision Equipment Company also came when they heard the news-they were staying in the guest room of the Academy of Sciences.
Louis SIXTEENTH couldn't wait for Lenoir to demonstrate to him, and then motioned to his assistant Emerick to bring a large box of things.
He took out a few small iron blocks and drawings of unique shapes from the box, handed them to Renoir, and said, "Can you process them as they look on the picture?""
"Of course, I am happy to serve you, Your Majesty."
After more than 40 minutes, Renoir returned the three exquisite artifacts to Louis SIXTEENTH.
The latter immediately picked up the tweezers and screwdriver, and skillfully installed them on a dark thing.
Then he excitedly handed the object in his hand to Joseph: "This machine is amazing! It really solves these three most complex parts!"
Joseph had already seen that it was a very exquisite revolver.
(End of this chapter)
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