Steel Dynasty - Chapter 979

[Chapter 973 Asking for help]

the Royal Palace.

The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, as well as their relatives, maids, and eunuchs were all shocked by the light in front of them.

In front of them, the street lamps laid along the palace were emitting bright light. Each street lamp illuminated a large area, far beyond what the previous lanterns could match.

Now the entire palace seemed to them like daylight.

“Your Majesty, this electricity is indeed magical. I have lived for most of my life, and today is an eye-opener.” Fiji’s body trembled slightly with excitement. Although he had seen incandescent lamps, he had never seen such a large-scale lighting project.

Pang Yukun was equally excited and said: “Su Liangcai said that this electricity is a more effective energy source than steam engine power. This is true. Steam engines cannot make street lights shine, hahaha…”

As the person in charge of this power supply, Su Liangcai was relaxed. He took a breath. This time he was under a lot of pressure. The power transmission process was very complicated. As long as one link was not in place, the effect tonight would not be achieved.

“This is natural. As long as the emperor and the cabinet vigorously support the construction of thermal power plants, this electricity can quickly replace the steam engine, and it will be more efficient than the steam engine.”

Xiao Ming nodded lightly, and now only Qingzhou built it in the Great Yu Kingdom Thermal power plants only provide power to some areas, which is still far from the second industrial revolution.

It is estimated that it will take ten or even twenty years of construction for Great Chongqing to fully enter the electric age. After all, technological crystals provide knowledge and cannot speed up the construction of the project.

However, what reassures him is that the steam engine industry in Da Yu has spread across the country. As long as a strong steam industry is established, the transition to the second industrial revolution will be smooth.

After all, although these steam engine factories are not as efficient as those using electricity, they can always provide materials for the establishment of thermal power plants and infrastructure.

“After the new year, I will ask the cabinet to approve another fund for your Ministry of Electric Power. I do not expect the cities outside Qingzhou Prefecture to be covered by electricity for a while, but the six states within Qingzhou Prefecture must complete the power supply as soon as possible. , especially Dengzhou, which is the shipbuilding center of Great Chongqing. Zhang Liangke has been counting on your electricity to build ironclad ships. After all, it was too difficult to build the first ironclad ship. With electricity, the shipyard can use welding technology. “Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

In this naval battle, the ironclads performed amazingly. They almost ran amok among the traditional sailing warships, driving the British into despair.

Such excellent results made Xiao Ming decisively prepare to speed up the construction of ironclad ships. As the sea area of the Great Chongqing expanded, he needed more powerful warships to join the navy to counter European maritime forces.

Su Liangcai was immediately happy when he heard this. There are so many places in Dayu that need to spend money, such as railway construction, road and bridge construction, factory construction, etc. It can be said that money is needed everywhere, and it is all big money.

Being able to deduct a sum of money at this time already shows the importance it attaches to the Ministry of Electric Power.

Pang Yukun and Fiji did not hesitate this time, but nodded directly. In the past, they always quarreled about the money coming out of the cabinet, but now they rarely reached an agreement.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Su Liangcai was also a person who was not good at words. He didn’t have any gorgeous words and just replied dully.

Xiao Ming smiled. What he liked most were upright scientific researchers. It was easy to get along with these people because they tended to go straight and didn’t like to beat around the bush.

After assigning Su Liangcai a task for the next year, Xiao Ming looked at the others, who were still immersed in the light.

Clearing his throat, he said: “Everyone, Qingzhou City has officially received power. From now on, there will be no darkness in Qingzhou. For this reason, I will celebrate with you tonight. Come and put on a banquet.”

After everyone heard the words, they all went to Xiao Mingxing. After a salute, he recited: “Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness.”

After the voice fell, the officials and maids carried the freshly baked delicacies into the Fulin Hall behind everyone, where the New Year’s Eve dinner was held.

At the same time, the interest of the people outside the city became more and more high. If it were before, they would have returned home early, but they were destined to have no sleep tonight.

After the street lights were turned on, they no longer had to worry about the dangers in the dark and could enjoy playing at night. Merchants also took the opportunity to sell their goods on the Imperial Avenue.

Performers and opera singers also began to show off their talents. For a time, the Imperial City Avenue became lively, and a night market appeared for the first time.

In this ecstasy, the people played to their heart’s content. It was not until the palace bell rang at midnight that the people on the Imperial City Avenue gradually returned.

At this time, the officials also came out of the palace and went back. At this time, they looked at the bright and clear road back, and they couldn’t help but sigh again at the rapid changes in the country of Chongqing.

When the officials left, Xiao Ming, who was half drunk, also returned to the dormitory. This year’s New Year’s Eve was the most peaceful night he had ever had in this world. He finally didn’t have to worry about being invaded by foreign enemies in his sleep. woke up to the news.

The next day, he got up early. According to the rules, the first day of the Lunar New Year was the court’s grand meeting. Different from previous years, there were several different faces in the court this year.

They were the Dutch envoy, the Prussian envoy, the Korean envoy and the Japanese envoy. After the congratulatory messages from the ministers, they congratulated Xiao Ming on the New Year and gave grand gifts at the same time.

Xiao Ming was naturally happy to accept this. Although it was still far away from the time to build a world system, it at least heralded the formation of a new system in Asia. After the year, this system will be gradually improved, realizing what he sees as Asia becoming The ambition of my own backyard garden in Chongqing.

After the routine court meeting, Xiao Ming was about to go back. At this time, his ministers left, but the generals of the Military Aircraft Department stayed.

After everyone dispersed, Niu Ben said: “Your Majesty, the last general has just received news from Zhu Sansi. The cavalry of the Golden Horde attacked the stronghold from Jianzhou to Yaksa, and the Golden Horde also appeared in the direction of Nerchinsk. The country’s cavalry, Zhu Sansi is now in a very passive situation. According to the plan, he was originally going to attack Nerchinsk, but the severe cold and heavy snow made marching difficult and not conducive to combat. The soldiers’ rifles were often damaged due to frost. “

Hearing this, Xiao Ming rubbed his eyebrows. He thought he would have a comfortable Spring Festival this year, but he didn’t expect that God’s fate is not as good as the fate of man.

“It seems that the Golden Horde is determined to follow Tsarist Russia.”

A flash of light flashed in Xiao Ming’s eyes, but the most important issue now is to solve Zhu Sansi’s logistical problem.

The Golden Horde’s choice of this time to attack the supply lines of the Great Chongqing Kingdom is not unkind, because according to Zhu Sansi’s news, there have been continuous snowstorms in Kanto this month, which has made the already difficult supply situation even worse.

(End of chapter)