Joseph hurriedly shook his head, driving that terrifying scene from his mind.
"Father, the vacant land near Versailles Palace is limited after all. I think it would be better to build the Engineering Design Institute on that wasteland farther west. Better yet, move the Royal Armory there as well. After all, the armory will have many weapons in the future that need the institute's help designing." Louis XVI immediately pulled a long face. "But that place is two kilometers from Versailles Palace."
That was hardly friendly to a King who spent all day living in the workshop.
"Lay a Wooden Railway over there." Joseph smiled at his father. "Then set up several Steam Engines at each end to pull the carriages. Sitting on one, you'll arrive in just a few minutes."
In fact, such "traction carts" had long been used in United Kingdom mines. Their drawback was that the distance could not be too great, and because of the winding traction rope, only one cart could travel on the track at a time.
But that was enough to make Louis XVI's eyes light up.
"Hmm, that sounds rather good."
Louis XVI immediately pulled his son away to begin planning the Steam Forging Machine. Fortunately, everyone was accustomed to the King "disappearing." It was not until the time came to present the Sword Competition champion with his prize that Queen Mary hurriedly sent a maid to find him.
Over the course of that afternoon, father and son had already made preliminary decisions: the first Steam Forging Machine would have a seven-ton forging hammer—the most suitable weight based on the power of the LJ52A. It would use a movable frame structure, with no Flywheel design, full gear meshing, and no belt transmission.
At that evening's banquet, Joseph instructed Mirabeau on the preparations