Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 112 Kerosene Lamp

"Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor, and our army of the Ming Dynasty is also strong and brave, and is invincible. I have always had full confidence in the national and military power of the Ming Dynasty!" Qian Qianyi was immediately the first to kneel down. He kowtowed on the ground and shouted.

Several other cabinet ministers also hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and shouted: "I second the proposal!"

Zhu Tianqi raised his hand and said: "Okay, all you loves, get up quickly, today's incident really surprised you all, I have nothing else to do, everyone should step back first, go back and rest !”

Although the plan to make money by opening a movie theater fell through, this was an unexpected gain for Zhu Tianqi. Since he organized cabinet ministers to watch the movie in the Qianqing Palace, all the officials from the cabinet to the lower levels have become much more honest. They are more obedient. It is probably because Qian Qianyi and the others were really frightened by themselves, and they also gave a good warning to the people under them.

In addition to the six elders in the cabinet, the court ladies and eunuchs who were present at that time also left a lot of "psychological shadow", so Zhu Tianqi did not dare to release the movie in the palace anymore, although he could not care about these court ladies and eunuchs. Feelings, let yourself go. Over time, these eunuchs and maids will become accustomed to it and will no longer feel scared.

But if one day these eunuchs and maids see through the secret of the movie, and then it spreads to the ears of several cabinet ministers, not only will the deterrent that this finally formed against them disappear, but at that time, my prestige as the emperor will also disappear. will no longer exist, and civil servants will definitely say behind their backs that they are "pretending to be gods and ghosts"!
So it is better to hide this set of film equipment first, so that this "misunderstanding" will not be solved for the time being, and it will also make these civil servants more obedient for a while.

However, although Zhu Tianqi did not intend to continue the current cinema, Zhu Tianqi still asked Xu Guangqi to continue the research on electricity. However, after a period of experiments, Zhu Tianqi found that with the current technological level and productivity of the Ming Dynasty, , it may not be possible to apply electricity to production and life for a long period of time.

The main reason is that the materials used to manufacture the generator are unqualified, and the magnets and rotor materials of industrial grade cannot be made. No matter how fast the rotor of the generator turns, it cannot generate much electricity. The one built on the moat for the purpose of showing movies The miniature and simple power station powered by waterwheels can't fully charge the small battery in a day. Such power generation efficiency is too low, and I'm sorry for the initial construction costs.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, it is not even more cost-effective to waste time and money to build a power station by yourself than to use the life of your own life to buy batteries from the Krypton store. So when it comes to using electricity, you have to take care of yourself first. It is unrealistic to promote it to civilian use and production.

After this incident, it can be regarded as a reminder to Zhu Tianqi that the development of science and technology still needs to be done step by step. Even though he, as a time traveler, holds super-era technology and knowledge in his hands, the overall scientific and technological production level of society is not up to the level. We realize that there are still many things that we cannot do by ourselves. We need to engage in technology and technological innovation, and we must also meet the technological level and productivity of the current era.

Therefore, it is impossible to jump directly to the electrical age. On the contrary, it is more reliable to develop something like a steam engine first.

Naturally, steam engines are necessary. No matter whether it is to engage in industry or build warships, steam engines are inseparable. But for Zhu Tianqi now, it is not the right time. Firstly, he does not have enough control over Daming, and secondly, his The funds in his hands are tight, and there is no extra money to spend on steam engines. Even the imitation of the Taisi Galen battleship has been temporarily shelved due to the shortage of funds.So after going around for a long time, it finally came down to the original problem - making money.

In fact, when Zhu Tianqi discovered that the power generation level of the generator made with the current material level was too low, he once wanted to settle for the second best and only engage in projects such as electric lighting. After all, he could buy such things as light bulbs at the Kryptonian store. It's very cheap, but in this era it can definitely be sold for sky-high prices.

But after careful consideration, I found that the problem still lies in the power supply. Although there is no problem using current generators to power lights, the power generated by a generator can only supply a few lights. Once the line is stretched, , the resistance will increase, and power supply will become a problem again. You can't equip every lighting user with a power station, right?
Therefore, it is basically impossible to make money from electricity, but you can still try it in terms of lighting. When lighting was not popular, the old-fashioned kerosene lamps were popular all over the world. The lighting effect is much better than that of old oil lamps, and once you use a kerosene lamp, you have to keep buying kerosene, which is a good deal.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tianqi immediately opened the Krypton Life store and searched for kerosene lamps in the Krypton Life store. The price actually only lasted one or two days. Kerosene was also very cheap. Each one-liter can of kerosene only had a lifespan of one day. Since With such a low cost, your profit margin will naturally be huge. This kerosene lamp business is very reliable.

Although the small mirror boxes I bought in the Krypton Life store cost only one tael each, there will always be a day when the market for small mirror boxes is saturated and they will no longer be sold.

The same goes for other small commodities. As long as they are not consumables, the market will be saturated one day and you will no longer be able to continuously help yourself make money.

But kerosene lamps are different. Although there will be a day when the market for kerosene lamps is saturated, that is because kerosene cannot. Moreover, the more kerosene lamps you sell, the better your kerosene business will be. Kerosene is still your monopoly of energy. , currently, neither the Ming Dynasty nor the people in Thailand can produce it. Since it is a monopoly of energy, it can naturally create huge profits.

Zhu Tianqi first bought a one-day lifespan and a two-days lifespan kerosene lamp in the Krypton Life store. He carefully checked the differences in appearance and structure between the two kerosene lamps, and then lit them to compare the lighting effects. , I found that the expensive kerosene lamp was no different from the cheap one except that it was of better quality and slightly larger.

Even though the cheap kerosene lamp is slightly smaller, it is still enough to illuminate the entire room, which is better than the dozens of candle lamps that were lit in the room before.

Zhu Tianqi kept the larger kerosene lamp for his own use, and then sent the smaller one, Pai Wang Yuanbao, to Zhang Yan. Although Zhang Yan didn't often work at night like himself, she also liked reading on weekdays. , it is much more convenient to have this kerosene lamp.

(End of this chapter)