Chapter 61 The Virgin Mary Said That This Artifact Is Called the Lightning Rod
Peter said:
"To prove that I have received the Holy Enlightenment, I naturally have to build some artifacts according to the methods taught by the Holy Mother. Only in this way can I prevent lightning from destroying and burning the house."
"After these artifacts are finished, you can wait for the thunder and lightning to fall and watch to see if any houses have been burned down."
After saying this, Peter led everyone away.
Adrian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, leaving the bishops and priests looking at each other. He even wondered if Peter had given in on purpose, but the price of giving in was too high. An emperor pretended to preach the Holy Revelation in front of so many people.
, is no small matter.
The people in Moscow also watched this scene and couldn't help but talk about it.
For these common people, they could even go to the palace to sing and dance one day every week, so there were no obvious restrictions.
But later I don’t know why this practice was not allowed, but there was still no problem in gathering in Red Square to watch.
"Is what your Majesty said true? Has your Majesty really received the Holy Enlightenment?"
"It should be true. That's His Majesty, and he said it in front of so many people. How can it be false?"
"Humph, you are overthinking it. The Patriarch has lived for so long and is known to be devout. He has never received any Holy Enlightenment. Even His Majesty, how could that be possible? Have you forgotten that Your Majesty believed in Lutheranism before?
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In the discussion of the crowd, when the religion that Peter believed in before was pointed out, the people couldn't help but became speechless and felt a very strange emotion.
Some don't want to believe it.
Did your Majesty lie in front of so many people?
As soon as she returned to the palace, Queen Elizabeth, who received the news, immediately rushed over, called Peter to the palace alone, and said solemnly:
"Peter, don't go out these days. I informed the imperial doctor and said that your illness is nonsense caused by physical weakness. Adrian, I will go to him to ensure that he does not dare to push his limits. This matter will
Let it pass."
Seeing that his aunt was about to assign Polya to find Adrian, Peter quickly stopped him:
"Auntie, why are you so anxious? Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
Elizabeth looked at it carefully and said: "It doesn't look like it, but you are just talking nonsense. No one can stop thunder and lightning."
"Polya, go quickly."
"stop."
Peter had no choice but to stop Polya first and ask his aunt not to be so anxious, but he was also a little moved in his heart.
The aunt didn't blame him for talking nonsense in public, she just thought about how to deal with the aftermath. Where can I find an aunt who is so worried about her nephew?
Then Peter said to his aunt sincerely:
"Auntie, believe me, this is indeed not a holy revelation, but there is indeed a way to prevent lightning from destroying the house."
"Even without Adrian, I would still have to do this. No matter how beautiful the houses in our country are now, the main structure is still wood. Once it is ignited by lightning, the consequences will be disastrous and it will burn to pieces..."
Peter took his aunt's hand and opened her heart.
Peter was not exaggerating. Even though the furnishings in the palace were so gorgeous, exquisite and magnificent, many of them were the same.
When the Empress lived in St. Petersburg, these things were moved to St. Petersburg, and when she lived in Moscow, they were moved to Moscow.
Once a fire occurs and is damaged, the losses will definitely be heavy.
In historical records, there was a fire in the palace. Although it was not caused by lightning, thousands of my aunt's beloved fashions and boxes of stockings were burned.
And compared with the palace, the houses that ordinary people live in are not as tight as the palace. Some houses even have doors that do not close tightly. Once a fire breaks out, the wind will help the fire, and it will be a disaster in an instant, and it is very likely to ignite the neighbor's house.
"Peter, are you really okay?"
Elizabeth asked worriedly.
Peter shook his head firmly: "It's okay, Auntie, I'm serious."
Seeing the expression on Peter's face and his clear words, Elizabeth sighed. Seeing her nephew's insistence, she could no longer dissuade him. She just nodded and returned to the palace.
Looking at his aunt's back as she left, Peter knew that her aunt still didn't believe it, but he didn't blame her at all.
He has nothing to be proud of, it's just that the science of this era has not developed to that point.
Eight years later, in 1752, in order to prove that lightning could discharge electricity, Franklin flew a kite into the sky and invented the lightning rod.
In fact, there were lightning rods in Dongfang earlier, but they were not called lightning rods at that time, but called pins. The room in the building where the pins are inserted was called a lightning protection room.
If we were to make a lightning rod according to the specifications of the 21st century, it would certainly be difficult now, but now we can make it completely useful without having to make it so delicate.
Just follow the principle of a lightning rod.
That is, when the thundercloud discharge approaches the ground, it distorts the electric field on the ground, forming a space where the local electric field is concentrated at the top of the lightning rod, which affects the development direction of the lightning leader discharge, guides the lightning to discharge toward the lightning rod, and then through the grounding down conductor and
The grounding device introduces lightning current into the earth, thereby protecting the protected object from lightning strikes.
In addition, the material of the lightning rod must contain a metal element. You can choose a steel pipe or an iron pipe, and then bury it underground with iron wires.
Peter now had very skilled drawing skills. He first drew a detailed sketch of the lightning rod according to what could be done in this era, and then asked Vorontsov to call a large number of skilled blacksmiths.
Some of these blacksmiths were small townspeople and some were serfs. As long as their skills were good, it didn't matter.
Peter showed them the drawing of the lightning rod and asked:
"Can it be done?"
When the blacksmiths saw this, they expressed respectfully and rigorously:
"Your Majesty, if it is like this on the drawings, it can be made."
Peter asked again, "How long will it take?"
One of the oldest blacksmiths replied:
"If it's one piece, one day will be enough."
Peter smiled.
Vorontsov looked at the drawing in surprise and said:
"Your Majesty, is this the kind of artifact you mentioned?"
Does this thing have anything to do with thunder and lightning? Can a small thing achieve the effect His Majesty said?
Vorontsov didn't believe it.
Ever since His Majesty said those words in front of so many people, he has been very anxious and has been thinking about what to do if His Majesty fails and how to make amends.
Now he is suddenly not in a hurry, because he has thought of a solution!
Since your Majesty's item requires a blacksmith to make, if it fails, it must be because the blacksmiths made it wrong. This will naturally not damage your Majesty's reputation.
In his opinion, Your Majesty is still too kind to Adrian. There are many people in the church who are obedient. As long as he enforces the order, Adrian will not be able to make any trouble.
In response to Vorontsov's question, Peter replied:
"Yes, that's it."
Then he smiled:
"The Virgin Mary said that this artifact is called a lightning rod."