Chapter 52 Shortcomings of Electricity Application
"You know how to behave in front of me. I know what you are thinking. But you have to think about it. It is too early to run away now," Wei Yuan said.
"Teacher, you know me well. I also know that now is not the time, but I can't always be at the front. I have to let the people below have a try."
"Speaking of which, my qualifications are just that. I believe there are many people in China who are better than me!" Dong Shuheng said with a smile.
Wei Yuzhen took the child aside to play, not wanting to affect the conversation between the two.
She knew that her husband had something serious to discuss with her father, so she took the children aside to play.
Since Dong Shuheng took over the Summer Palace, several women have become much more low-key.
This is even more true when they have children.
A few ladies only occasionally deal with the affairs of the Women's Mutual Aid Association.
Sometimes when matters involving women and children are involved, they have to come forward to offer condolences.
Although there is no emperor now, ordinary people still regard Dong Shuheng as the emperor, and his women are the queen and empress.
Every time they come forward, they can help Dong Shuheng gain goodwill in the hearts of the people.
"I understand what you mean. As long as you don't become the emperor, no one in this country will be able to be the emperor in the future." Wei Yuan's words reflected Dong Shuheng's original intention.
He wants to be the Washington of China.
In this country, as long as Dong Shuheng does not proclaim himself emperor, no one in the future will dare to proclaim himself emperor. Even if a powerful figure appears, he will not be able to take the throne.
I wonder who can contribute more to China than Dong Shuheng in the future.
"Yes, teacher, this country and this land should no longer have an emperor, and there is no need for an emperor. We need heroic patriots, or capable leaders, but the only thing we don't need is an emperor."
"Besides, I have more important things to do in the future. You know that my intention is to expand the living space of the Chinese. But I don't trust this matter and let it develop naturally. There are some things that I want to personally intervene in. Let's
People from China have never migrated on such a large scale, this is an unprecedented thing." Dong Shuheng said sincerely.
"I understand, but domestic affairs must be arranged now. This is the foundation of our Chinese nation." Wei Yuan pointed at his feet and said.
"Yes, teacher, this matter is not urgent. I know haste makes waste, and I will give them a process of adaptation."
"If I have the opportunity in the past two years, I will go out for a short trip. Who do you think will be in charge of the overall situation in China?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"It seems like you don't think highly of Zeng Xianfeng anymore?" Wei Yuan said.
"It's okay for Lao Zeng to do things, but if we let him stand alone, it may not be possible. He may have been with me for a long time and lacks decision-making in doing things."
"I don't know if I am doing well, so I want to change someone else to give it a try and bring some changes to this country." Dong Shuheng said.
"It's up to you to make your own decision on this matter. I'm old and can't do it anyway. It's quite interesting to do research like this now. Recently you have sent me a lot of ancient Indian books to study ancient Indian civilization, which has inspired me.
It’s a great inspiration. Our research results will be available soon, which will also play a certain role in our future development in China.”
"Yes, teacher, the failure of Indian civilization can bring us great inspiration. I will ask the people below to continue to help you collect it."
In the past few years of studying, Wei Yuan's health has improved a lot.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng was not prepared to let him continue to preside over political affairs.
Now there are many people under Dong Shuheng who can do things, but they all lack qualifications.
Dong Shuheng can only take them for a few more years.
But he has always been concerned about things in America.
In his opinion, the best place for Chinese people to expand their living space is the Americas.
Why America and not Africa or Asia.
Africa may become a big quagmire in the future. There are too many black people. It is not a place that can be permanently occupied.
Asia is too close to the mainland, and the land occupied here can only be owned by the mainland.
America is separated from the mainland by the Pacific Ocean, and there is no power in between.
If a large-scale Chinese country is built there, it will echo the Chinese mainland.
Moreover, the northernmost tip of America is basically connected to the northeastern part of China, separated by a narrow Bering Strait.
If Dong Shuheng's idea succeeds, the entire Pacific coast will be the living space of the Chinese themselves from now on, including in the future.
Although the Renaissance Army now controls a large amount of land in America, this is far from enough.
This is just the beginning. Dong Shuheng will continue to send Chinese to America to increase the number of Chinese there.
At the same time, Dong Shuheng also wanted to ensure that Chinese civilization could also be transplanted to the past.
He didn't want the Chinese people he sent over to become profit-seeking people like those white people who forgot their ancestors.
There will definitely be differences between local Chinese and overseas Chinese, but this difference cannot be opposed, but can only be a kind of progress based on the original civilization.
At least there can be no deviation in the inheritance of civilization.
The inheritance of civilization is the most difficult thing to do, so he plans to do it himself.
Of course, this is all a matter for the future.
Now that China has just been established, there are still many things to do.
Although he doesn't care about anything now, he is actually the link between the government and the military.
Now except Dong Shuheng, no one can control the military and political affairs for two terms.
But Dong Shuheng didn't want this situation to continue.
He doesn't want to be the only choice. This will be a danger to himself and the country.
"What are you doing with that guy Xu Shou recently? You used to go to the laboratory, but you never put in so much energy as you do now." Wei Yuan finally asked the question that everyone was asking.
"We are working on some things, which are important things that can change our lives. We already have plans for them."
"Teacher, you know, Xu Shou is mainly engaged in electricity research. I sent him to Europe before to help him make up for his shortcomings in basic electrical knowledge. Now that he has returned from his studies, it is time for him to play his role.
"Dong Shuheng just introduced vaguely.
Even if you tell Wei Yuan a lot of things, he may not understand them, and it will take time to explain them again.
He simply talked about it vaguely.
"Electricity? How does what you are talking about compare to the invention of the steam engine?" Wei Yuan himself is a master of Western learning. In recent years, as foreign books have been translated, his focus has become wider.
He didn't know anything about electricity and the development of electrical appliances.
He knew this was a new dynamic system.
What the invention of the steam engine actually changed was a power system.
Only with power can the development of machinery manufacturing industry be achieved.
"Teacher, electricity, as a kind of energy, will extend a new power system. It is not just the things that steam engines can drive as we know now. It can do more things."
"For example, it can be used for lighting. The electric light is not only brighter, but also free of any smoke and noise."
"Electrically driven motors can be made into any size, so we can make many electrical appliances, such as electrically driven fans, refrigerators, heaters and even cooking stoves."
"Large-scale motors can drive trams, as you have seen, and they can also drive trains, ships, etc. As long as we can make large enough motors and provide enough power, it can be said that electricity can do anything, and in the future people will
Can’t live without it.”
"The method of generating electricity is also very flexible. Not only can you burn coal and use steam engines to generate electricity, you can also build dams on rivers and use water to generate electricity. There are so many mountains and rivers in China, and there are many places where hydropower stations can be built. There are even
You can use a windmill to drive the point."
"Steam engines must burn coal. Not only do they produce a lot of smoke and dust every day, but the coal underground will eventually be dug out."
"Let's put it this way, steam engines represent the present, and electricity represents the future." Dong Shuheng introduced the prospects of electricity to Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan pondered for a while. Although he had some understanding of this aspect before, he was not so thorough.
"I can understand what you said. In fact, I originally thought that the steam engine was not a good thing. Although it saves manpower and improves efficiency, it consumes a lot of coal. The ancients became goblins and the coal was the most important thing in the land.
The condensed essence. If it is consumed, it will be gone."
"When I was in Gaoyou, I was very worried when I saw so many big chimneys every day. With so many chimneys emitting emissions all the time, how long can the world endure? One day these miasmas will fill the world.
.That kind of development is digging a grave for future generations."
"But under the current situation, we have to do this, because foreigners are doing it, and if we don't do it, the country may be destroyed and our species will be destroyed. How can we talk about future generations?" Wei Yuan said seriously.
"However, Shu Heng, since electricity can be developed, we should try to use more water and wind power in the future. Water and wind are given by heaven and earth, and they circulate endlessly. So coal should be used as little as possible." Wei Yuan has not forgotten it.
warned.
"Well, yes, teacher!" Dong Shuheng did not expect that the teacher would think so long-term. Isn't this the idea of sustainable development?
Needless to say, Wei Yuan said that Dong Shuheng was also prepared to do this.
China's current territory is vast, and there are many places that can be used to build hydropower stations.
Maybe we can really embark on a different development path in advance.
However, electric power technology is still in the development stage and there is no way to completely replace the steam engine.
But starting at this time, China is already ahead of the entire world.
The trams now in the new capital city are the first tram lines put into use.
Previously in Berlin, Xu Shou had only built an experimental vehicle with Siemens.
Siemens does not have as much energy as Xu Shou, and it will take some time for him to convince the Prussian government to allow him to open the tram.
After all, the emergence of a new thing cannot be accepted by people all at once.
Especially a feudal kingdom like Prussia.
Xu Shou is different. With Dong Shuheng, a man who has an insight into the future, as his backing, he can get things done much faster.
Dong Shuheng knows that the generation and use of electricity are not difficult.
The current shortcoming in power research still lies in transmission.
Dong Shuheng only knew that the voltage needed to be increased for power transmission. He knew nothing about other things.
After all, there are no Du Niang, Bizhan and Zhihu in this era.
But Xu Shou knew the principle.
Now, apart from occasionally participating in the production of some novel electrical appliances, Xu Shou spends most of his time researching transformer equipment.
Better transformer equipment hasn't been developed yet, but electromagnetic waves have been created by him.
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