Before leaving, Dong Shuheng ordered Hu Guangyong to find Zeng Xianfeng and Liu Mingyuan and talk to them about the matter. This matter required Huai Haijun to mobilize all his strength, and the two elders had to be mentally prepared.
The special operations team has recently added a lot of people, and it's time to spread them out. There is enough space for them to roam in the vast north and south of the country.
Dong Shuheng is not a master of Go, but he knows the rules of Go. Now that he has occupied a Phnom Penh, the Taihang Column will make a living in the Taihang Mountains. Lao Zuo is a secret move in Hubei. These special forces are sent out either as bandits or as bandits.
In the name of caravan escort, small holes will be laid throughout the entire inland area.
Prince Adalbert has basically recovered now. His acute pneumonia will go away as quickly as it comes.
The Affiliated Hospital of Huaihai Medical College opened in Shanghai. Dong Shuheng accompanied Prince Adalbert to attend the opening ceremony of the hospital.
This hospital is different from previous medical centers in that it provides specialized inpatient services and also distinguishes different clinics. Doctors will conduct consultations in specialized clinics based on their own expertise.
The classification of clinics is roughly the same as that of Huaihai Medical College now. There are internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, etc.
With the endorsement of the Prince of Prussia, the hospital has gained a reputation at least in the concession, and some Western doctors even want to join the hospital.
Of course, the hospital readily agreed. Medicine is different from other sciences and requires exchanges and collisions to make continuous progress. Current Western medicine has more experience in medical experiments.
In the next few days, Dong Shuheng accompanied Prince Adalbert around Jiangbei.
They visited the industrial areas of Dongtai and Gaoyou, and the ongoing seawall project. Prussia could not even think of such a large project involving millions of people. But Dong Shuheng started it with the strength of one province in China.
.This amazed Prince Adalbert.
Dong Shuheng even took the prince to visit the secret naval base in Gaoyou, which allowed the prince to see the shipbuilding capabilities of the Huai Navy and strengthened his determination to conduct naval cooperation with the Huai Army.
Then they visited Huaihai Academy. Prince Adalbert was very curious about this oriental university. He gave a speech to the students of the academy. He saw many American teachers in the academy and immediately said that he would wait until he returned to Prussia.
Scholars will be sent to Huaihai Academy to visit and teach.
As a die-hard ally, how could Prussia fall behind the Americans?
Finally, Dong Shuheng accompanied the prince back to Shanghai.
"Your Highness, are you going back so soon?"
In the reception room of Yu Garden, Prince Adalbert was bidding farewell to Dong Shuheng.
"Yes, Dong, I have to go back. It has taken me more than half a year. The Prussian navy needs me."
"Moreover, I heard from the merchant ships arriving in the past few days that Denmark is going to war with Prussia again. I have to go back, and the navy cannot be absent from this war."
"I hope Prussia will win!" Dong Shuheng sincerely wished.
"Thank you, Dong. It's an honor for Prussia to have a friend like you. I'm very sorry. There may be something I need your help with."
"Your Highness, please speak!"
"We are planning to bring some Chinese products back on our return trip. However, the prices of these products on the market have increased significantly recently. The key is that we cannot get the goods at all." Prince Adalbert said anxiously.
"Oh, Your Highness, don't worry, this is just a small matter. I will have someone contact Mr. Mark later, and all the goods will be prepared for you at the best price."
"Thank you very much, Dong. I will definitely do the things we discussed before as soon as possible after I go back."
"Your Highness, when you return, I may have to send two ships to go back with you. The ships will be accompanied by scholars and international students I sent to Europe for exchanges. I also hope that you will take care of them. After arriving in Europe, help them contact exchange and study exchanges.
School."
"That's no problem, Dong. I will use my connections with European royal families to place them in the best universities." Prince Adalbert promised.
"Then leave everything to Your Highness the Prince."
"We are friends. We are in a hurry. I can only ask you to arrange for the shipbuilding designers and craftsmen to come to Shanghai in advance."
"Don't worry, everything is ready. It won't waste any time."
Dong Shuheng left Yuyuan, and he and Prince Adalbert had to start their own work.
Dong Shuheng first returned to the shipyard in Gaoyou. The keel laying of the Jianghe-class frigate in the dock has been completed. The huge keel is like a sleeping dragon, lying flat in the middle of the dock.
In the laboratory of the shipyard, Dong Shuheng saw a disgraced Xu Shou.
"Hello President, why did the President come back to the shipyard again?"
Xu Shou still respected Dong Shuheng very much. If anyone disturbed his research, he would kick him out.
Dong Shuheng looked around Xu Shou's laboratory, and there were a few things he could recognize, such as the hand-cranked generator in the corner, and a larger machine that should be a telegraph machine. The shape was similar, but it was smaller than the one on TV.
What you see is bigger.
"Hey, this is a telegraph machine? Are you studying wire telegraphy recently?"
"Yes, President, didn't the Ministry of Transportation ask the Americans to lay the telegraph machine? They sent a few prototypes first. Minister Wang was looking for people in the army who knew how to use telegraph machines. I have seen it in foreign magazines before,
I asked Minister Wang for a prototype and came back to study it."
"Then what do you think of this foreigner's transmitter?"
"President, this thing is actually very simple, and we can make it. It's just that the transmitter alone is useless. We also have to solve the problem of current attenuation when transmitted over long distances."
"There is really nothing to study about this transmitter. It is just a basic communication tool, and its efficiency is very low. That's why I paid the Americans to build it. There is no need for us to spend time on it."
As he spoke, Dong Shuheng took out a drawing from his pocket. If you see it, it will look familiar. Yes, this is the schematic diagram of the telephone in the junior high school physics book.
Dong Shuheng handed the drawings to Xu Shou. Xu Shou had a very high level of understanding and had a certain foundation in electromagnetics. So he understood the principle of this machine after looking at it for a while.
He said excitedly: "President, this is much better than a telegram. What's its name?"
"This machine allows people to hear each other's voices from a long distance. I named it 'telephone'."
"Telephone? Well, that's a good name, very vivid. President, can you give me this project?" Xu Shou is a science geek and wants to study everything. Now that the shipyard's problems have been almost solved, he started to study what he likes.
Electricity.
"No, XCMG, you don't need to work on this project for the time being. I'll give you a chance to go out for a walk this time."
"Where to go? President, I have a lot of things to do, but I don't have that much time to run around."
"XCMG, do you know Michael Faraday?"
"I know, he is a leading figure in electromagnetic research. I have read his books and he seems to be British." Xu Shou replied.
"Then do you want to meet him in person? If you were given the opportunity to meet him in person, would you be willing?"
"Of course, President, I have always dreamed of meeting these great people. Asking them in person and visiting their laboratories."
"Yes, XCMG, we who are engaged in scientific research cannot do it behind closed doors. The pioneers of modern physical and chemical research are all in Europe. This time I want to send you to lead a team to go around Europe to broaden your horizons and gain insights."
"Okay, President, I agree."
"Oh, Xugong, don't worry. When you go to Europe this time, you have to go to Prussia first to help them complete the design of the ironclad. They are more advanced than us in terms of technology. Many technicians will follow you this time. Let them
study well."
"Prussian technology is also relatively advanced in Europe. You can go visit Mr. Werner von Siemens and his Siemens company this time. Mr. Siemens is also an expert in electricity. I think you will definitely have a common language."
"Hey, President, how do you know so many European scientists?"
"Oh... isn't this the reception of Prince Adalbert of Prussia? These people were all mentioned by the prince during the chat. This time you will go to Europe with the prince, so that you can move more easily in Europe. The prince also
I will help introduce the people you want to meet." Dong Shuheng was embarrassed by Xu Shou's question.
After leaving Xu Shou's laboratory, Dong Shuheng went to see the development status of torpedoes. This was his secret trump card.
At present, Test Product No. 1 and Test Product No. 2 have been produced. According to the drawings provided by Dong Shuheng, these two experiments were extremely successful.
After adding a gyroscope, Test Product No. 2 has been able to travel to a distance of more than 1,000 meters and reach a speed of more than 40 knots. The warhead charge can reach 30 kilograms, which can definitely blow up the water of all existing warships.
part below the line.
Dong Shuheng is becoming more and more satisfied with Xu Shou, an inventor. As long as he participates in the project, he can quickly complete the goal. The key is that his talent is interdisciplinary. After building a warship here, he can start electrical engineering there.
Research.
After leaving the shipyard, Dong Shuheng made another trip to the academy.
I came here just for a quick glance a few days ago, but today I took a closer look and found that Wei Yuan's whole temperament had changed a lot.
Perhaps because of his satisfactory performance in the position of dean and the fact that he had someone specially taking care of his body, Wei Yuan seemed to look a little younger.
"Teacher, this time I am going to send an academic visiting delegation to Europe and give your college thirty places for half a year. This is a rare opportunity."
"Shu Heng, you are too stingy. There are only a few places in our academy. There are thousands of people in our academy!"
"Teacher, I'm talking about visiting scholars. Those students you have are not qualified. There are too many teachers here, why don't you suspend classes here?"
"Haha, Shu Heng, we have no shortage of teachers now. The teachers recruited by the Southern Methodist Church are very good and have strong professional abilities. They have improved the teaching level of our academy in physics, chemistry, biology and other subjects a lot.
"
"Next time you meet Mr. John, remember to thank him for me."
"Teacher, people are asking for help from you. You can help them change their doctrines whenever possible. It's not complicated at all. Just look at what's in their Bible and explain it in the language of Chinese studies."
"At the very least, we should get a classical Chinese version of the Bible and let others do it."
"Hmph... you think it's that simple. Every school of thought and religion has its own set of logical ideas and complex system settings. Do you think this is a simple replacement of words?"
"Didn't he also send a few people who study theology to study Chinese studies? I will talk to them when the time comes."