Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology-Chapter 936: Vedanth’s Invention (2/2)

Looking at the results produced by Vedant, Vijay had a smile on his face. He had known what his son was doing for a few months now, and he was very supportive of him, which was quite obvious, since without his permission, all the advanced machinery would not be bought for him, but he did not expect his son to succeed so soon.

He was taken by his son to show the working model of his propeller system, which left him extremely satisfied.

"This is a very good invention, son, but it cannot be used on an actual ship."

Vedant was shocked. "Why?"

Vijay smiled and pointed at the steam engine. "Because the steam engine isn’t efficient enough. Even the latest Kesari K1 engine would require several hundred kilograms of coal to run a propeller for just a few hours."

"Ships at sea don’t enter port for days. How can they possibly carry that much coal?"

"Besides, the way you’re using the crankshaft—doesn’t that make it suitable only for large ships?"

Vedant had a look of realisation, and his expression simultaneously morphed into one of disappointment.

Thankfully, the next moment, the words that came out of Vijay’s mouth greatly inspired him.

"However, despite your overall design being impractical, I will say that the innovations you’ve made are excellent—especially the crankshaft system and the propeller. From the looks of it, they’re very reliable. So, let me give you an idea."

"Your submerged propeller idea is very good, and it may have potential in the future. But for now, our power systems aren’t strong enough to support it effectively."

"In the meantime, you could modify the design by turning the propeller sideways and converting it into a stepper-type mechanism, like the ones used in farming equipment. Straighten the crankshaft, so that power is delivered in a direct line—this would make the system safer and also suitable for smaller ships."

"Then, connect the crankshaft directly to the steam engine. You can build a ship around this setup and create what we’ll call a paddle boat. The problem of high fuel consumption won’t go away, but since these boats would operate inland, the fuel shouldn’t be a major issue if the ship can be refuelled at every port."

"It should prove far more useful than traditional sailing ships for inland transportation and movement."

The Great Southern Canal project could also be opened to service in a year or two, Vijay feels like the paddle boats would be perfect to operate on the canal.

Vedant was excited, the idea provided by his father was extremely brilliant. It was not a groundbreaking idea, it was not that difficult to achieve it as well, but it was perfect for the current situation of the empire. Vedant, even though he was only 13, couldn’t help but admire his father for his foresight and for his vision.

"Then father, will you recommend me to work under Mr Heyram?"

Vijay smiled and nodded, "Yes, you have earned it, good job kiddo."

"Just complete your college."

"Since you have already learnt everything in the college courses, when you go to college, you can finish the university courses."

"After you graduate in a year, I will write a recommendation letter for you personally." Normally, the college has two years, but his younger son is much more brilliant academically than either he or his eldest son, so he has no doubt that he will finish the university courses in a year as well.

Also, he already wrote a recommendation to his son the moment he brought him the idea, since his propeller-driven-by-steam-engine plan could be very helpful to the large steam engine plant, which would eventually be equipped in large ships.

The only reason he didn’t inform the news to his son was because he wanted him to spend a few more years carefree, but unfortunately, he was too similar to him in his previous life, completely obsessed with the thing he loved.

"Now, tell me, what do you want to do with this technology?" Vijay asked, but understanding his son, immediately added, "I think you should start a company."

"But Father, I don’t want to manage a company, I want to research under Mr Hey Ram."

"It doesn’t matter, you simply have to employ someone to manage it. You can just open a research institute in the future if you want to be able to research. The income brought from selling the products can be used to fuel your research."

"It is decided, you will start a company specialised in manufacturing the paddle boat. This can be your graduation thesis. As soon as you graduate, you can take the help of your brother to build this boat, and your company can sell these boats and generate revenue passively while you go on to the Mobility Labs to work under Hey Ram." Vijay immediately decided, leaving no space for Vedant to think.

In fact, the reason why he was so insistent was that he wanted his sons and daughters to have their own businesses so that they could support themselves.

The inheritance in his family is divided in such a way that when an emperor is born in the family, the emperor naturally assumes the position of the patriarch and takes power of all assets of the family.

If the emperor is not born into the family, then the assets will be under the trust of the elders of the family, and no one can arbitrarily decide what to do with them. But at least in this generation, his son Agni is definitely, almost certainly, going to be the emperor, and all the assets will eventually be inherited by him. Although his younger son and daughter will not suffer since he has set up a fund for the descendants of the royal family up to the 4th generation, he does not want his younger son and daughter to live under the alms of their family. He wants them to stand up on their own two feet. freewebnoveℓ.com

If his son or daughter had some ambitions and fought with their brother for the position of the emperor, even if they lost, they would at least have some dividends in their hands, since in their journey of outperforming their elder brother, they would have developed large industries or taken control of large industries. But since his younger son Vedant is a complete research madman, and his daughter a cheerful and sweet girl who is recently showing interest towards medicine, it fell on Vijay to force them to start their own businesses so that they will live well along with their descendants after he gives up his throne for his son.

Vedant did not understand the complicated thoughts of his father, he just thought that he was being unreasonable, but since he was so insistent, he had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, Father."

In such a way, Vedanta Dynamics, a world-famous engine maker, came into being.

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Rubber Industrial Zone, Ahom

It was early in the morning, barely 6:00 o’clock. The security guards were still patrolling the streets of the industrial zone, and the police had tightly cordoned off the entrance and exit. But in such a tightly guarded city, right under the noses of the police and the guards, a spy working for the Europeans, after disguising himself as a middle-aged street cleaner and managing to forge the identity documents, snuck into the industrial zone.

Getting into the industrial zone, he did not make any extra movements. Instead, he simply started to sweep the streets, clearing away all the soot, grime, and dust accumulated from the work yesterday. He maintained his work for nearly an hour until the workers eventually started to arrive.

It was time for the guards to change shifts, and this was his chance. Normally, in all industrial zones, even during shift changes, the process happens under the watchful eyes of engineers or managers. But he had discovered that one company in the special economic zone, Tenzin Rubber Manufacturers, was a little lax in this area.

Seizing the perfect moment, when the few people on the streets had drawn the attention of the guards and police, he quickly hid his garbage cart under the shrubs. Then, stripping off a layer of clothing, he revealed the uniform of Tenzin Rubber Manufacturers and slipped into the factory, blending in like a regular worker.

Once inside, he knew he had little time. Without speaking to anyone, he headed straight for the power room and began searching for any important documents. Unfortunately, he found nothing.

Still, he wasn’t surprised. Everyone knew that the design drawings of the K1 engine were among the most classified secrets in the entire Bharatiya Empire—and that only one company in the world possessed them: Sri Ranga Industrial Tools.

The spy didn’t even dare to consider sneaking into Sri Ranga Industrial Tools located in the heart of Nagpur, the military capital of the empire.

He quickly drew a rough sketch of the K1 engine he saw onto a piece of paper and quickly ran out by jumping over the compound hedge, ran back to the cart he had ditched, hid the paper within a secret compartment of the cart, and pulled it away quickly.

When he was going out, he was frisked by the police, and thankfully, he knew what sort of places they were looking for, so the hidden location was in a place they would never expect. Finally, he heaved a breath of relief after coming out.

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