Steel Dynasty - Chapter 755

[Chapter 754 Electricity]

The breeze from the river carries a hint of the fishy smell of water plants.

The three of them talked about steamships and steam engines while admiring the merchant ships coming and going on the Xiaoqing River.

While talking about steamships and steam engines, Lin Wentao suddenly remembered something, and he said to Xiao Ming; “Your Majesty, two days ago, Xiaguan’s old friend from Qingzhou University came to see me. He said that he was preparing to apply for an electric power test. But because there are not enough copper wires and magnets, it is impossible to carry out

the electric test. Xiao Ming frowned.

In order to promote the development of science and technology in Great Chongqing, Xiao Ming made great efforts. Especially after the establishment of Qingzhou University, he promised that any student can apply for money to set up his own research laboratory and find cooperative students to conduct related research.

After this policy came out, it was very popular among students. Soon, the imperial court received more than 30 applications to establish a research laboratory, and the amount of money applied for by these students also varied.

However, for Xiao Ming, this money cannot be given randomly. There are many contemporary examples of fraudulent scientific research and money fraud.

Perhaps these students could fool the officials, but they could not fool him, so after reviewing them, he directly rejected more than twenty of the applications.

“It’s an electrical test. After the emperor vetoed many research applications last time, many students were a lot more cautious. As a close friend of mine, I was afraid that the emperor would veto this time, so he came to discuss it with me.” Lin Wentao said.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said: “What he said is indeed true. Copper wire is easy to find now, but strong magnets are not easy to find. Fortunately, there are magnets in Qingzhou Prefecture. When the Minerals Department finds it, I will give it to him Send it, just let him apply beforehand.”

In fact, the interval between the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution was not very long. The accumulation of the first industrial revolution made the second industrial revolution happen very quickly.

Now that Great Chongqing has fully entered the steam age, it is already laying the foundation for the second industrial revolution. As the foundation of the second industry, electricity is now on the agenda.

It took European countries a hundred years to complete the popularization of electricity through self-exploration, but it does not take that long for them. After all, they have mature technology and can save many detours.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Lin Wentao said happily. He and his close friend had always cherished each other. When he was tinkering with steam engines, this close friend had been studying hard at the academy, and now he was finally going to show off his skills.

Xiao Ming was also in a good mood. He asked, “What is this man’s name?”

“Su Liangcai.”

Zhang Liang couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, “This man’s name is interesting. I just hope he is really a good man.”

“This good man .”

Most of my friends are talented people, and I believe in Lin Wentao’s vision,” Xiao Ming said.

After talking to the two of them for a while, Xiao Ming and Qian Dafu returned to the camp. What happened to Su Liangcai this time proved that the cause he had laid was bearing fruit.

In addition to Lin Wentao, successful students from Qingzhou University began to come forward one by one and apply their knowledge to various industries.

When young people are strong, the country is strong. Now more and more scholars are abandoning corrupt Confucian books and picking up books representing science. This in itself is proof that the country of Chongqing is changing.

But it’s not enough for him now. He wants this change to not only stay in Qingzhou. At the same time, in order to speed up the process, he must personally take part in it.

He has already explained that Qingzhou University will build a university hall, and he will take one day every seven days to go to Qingzhou University to teach in person.

For him, this was not only to impart knowledge, but also to let the scholars of the world see clearly the importance he, the emperor, placed on his students, so that each of them would have the honor of being a disciple of the emperor.

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Yingzhou, this is a city in the northwest of Goryeo.

After retreating from Liujing City, Beishan did not rush back to Shengdu, but led his troops to this small border town of the Golden Horde.

“Taiji, the guests have arrived.” Guduo’s voice sounded outside the room.

Beishan was shocked and said: “Let them come in.”

When he left Ryugyong City this time, he sent people to a Goryeo city that was occupied by the Japanese.

He soon received a reply. The British were about to return from Japan, and they could meet him before leaving.

So the British directly drove the warship away from the Japanese country and docked in the waters of Yingzhou to meet Bei Shan.

After a while, Gu Duo led two blond and blue-eyed people to appear outside the door. Beishan was a little surprised. He had never seen such people before, and he couldn’t help but feel a little shocked.

Four Japanese warriors came with the two British men. They had samurai swords hanging on their waists, and they seemed to have come to protect the two of them.

“Dear Besantiji, I am Earl Kerry from England.” Kerry showed a friendly look.

This time on his trip to Japan, he successfully met with Yamada Nobunaga and reached an agreement on many aspects. He called this “Nagasaki Agreement”.

The content of the agreement had been drawn up before he came to Japan. From the date of signing the agreement, Britain would provide Japan with higher-quality muskets, artillery, and warships, and send military personnel to train Japanese soldiers.

Moreover, the Japanese country can send people to study in the UK, and the UK will help the Japanese country establish an industrial system and provide steam engines.

In contrast, Japan opened its market to Britain, allowing British merchants to do business in Japan, and the two countries were obliged to jointly respond to threats in Asia.

Kerry was also a little surprised by the ease of signing this agreement, but this was all thanks to the rise of the Great Chongqing, because this made the Japanese feel threatened.

That’s why Yamada Nobunaga signed this friendship treaty with them against all odds.

However, for Kerry, his mission is far from completed. The Great Yu Kingdom makes them too worried, and from what he knows, the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom is very ambitious.

He was very worried about the expansion of this unique emperor in Asia, and his worries were exacerbated after the capture of two cities in Goryeo.

Because of this, he insisted on coming to see this Besantai Ji.

Although he knew very well that the northern steppe empire of Dayu was more barbaric, the British were not afraid of barbaric tribes, only afraid of an empire that was more civilized than them.

In order to curb the expansion of the Great Yu Kingdom, he felt it was necessary to create an encirclement circle in Asia, like a cage to trap the lion that was about to awaken in the Great Yu Kingdom. At that time, even if this circle could not work, But it is enough to delay the rise of Great Yu.

Taking advantage of this period, British industry will move forward and continue to leave Great Chongqing behind.

Therefore, no matter how it is done, it will be beneficial to the British Empire.

(End of chapter)