My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Chapter 135 Electric energy changes the world
"I wish you a long and prosperous life, and congratulate you on your happy birthday. Today is the same day every year, and today is the same day every year. Congratulations to you, congratulations to you..."

In the evening, while a group of good friends sang birthday songs, Zhu Jianshen made a birthday wish and then blew out the candles on the big cake.

Then everyone cut the cake and ate it. Zhu Youtang had a mouth full of cream. The women especially liked the birthday cake, and even the maids each got a piece.

Zhu Jianshen held a plate of cake and asked Li Tianxin while eating: "Tianxin, how far is your plan to promote the electrical age?"

Li Tianxin said: "The generator was built half a year ago. The factory has been fully electrified, and various machinery has also used motors. The factory's productivity has reached a new level."

"We are currently stockpiling large amounts of wires and light bulbs, and next I plan to build large wind turbines and hydropower stations."

"If we just electrify the Forbidden City first, a few months will be enough. To electrify the entire capital, we need to build a thermal power plant, which will take about two years."

"It will probably take decades to completely advance into the electric age and spread electricity throughout the world."

Zhu Jianshen had no idea what Li Tianxin said, since he had never seen it before.

He said with great interest: "The war in the north has basically subsided recently, and the situation in the south is going very smoothly. Currently, there is basically nothing for me to do in the court."

"Why don't I go to the factory tomorrow to see the so-called electric energy? After the New Year, I can take a walk in the rivers and lakes."

When Wan Zhen'er heard this, she immediately echoed excitedly: "Okay, okay, two years have passed in the blink of an eye. If you haven't appeared in the world for such a long time, maybe everyone in the world has forgotten about the Dragon Warrior." and Phoenix Girl.”

Zhu Jian deeply agreed.

Li Tianxin laughed and said: "Madam, you are too worried. Although you are not in the world, your legend has always been circulated in the world, especially in the capital. Who doesn't know your names?"

"This time when you come back to the world, those people who are seeking fame and reputation that you didn't find last time will probably put everyone in danger."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Zhu Jianshen laughed heartily when he heard this, and Wan Zhen'er was also overjoyed. Becoming a "legend" is a happy thing in itself.

In the past two years, because Ming Dynasty launched a foreign war, Zhu Jianshen had to sit in the center and make various important decisions, so he could not go out to wander.

After Wan Zhen'er experienced Ruyi Jianghu, she was really frustrated when she was asked to stay in the harem all day long with nothing to do.

So she would occasionally disguise herself and sneak out of the palace to play. With her martial arts skills, no one in the palace except Zhu Jianshen and Huai En could stop her.

The nine-meter-high city wall was no different to her. After all, she was now a peerless master who could step into the air.

And her way of playing is to act as the Tianfeng heroine, doing chivalry and fighting injustices all over the capital.

She has dealt with almost all the dandy boys in the capital who have done evil, and she has become the public enemy of the powerful people in the capital.

But no one can do anything to her. When her martial arts reaches a certain level, she can really ignore the imperial power.

Nowadays, the dandies in the capital hate and fear her, but they have restrained themselves a lot because of this.

The repertoire of these dandy boys such as bullying the market and robbing women has been greatly reduced.

Zhu Jianshen was well aware of these things, but not only did he not stop them, but he occasionally made mischief with her.

The entire capital knew that the Dragon Warrior and the Heavenly Phoenix were entrenched in the capital.

This move was not meaningless. It greatly frightened the powerful class and made them dare not act recklessly. It made a huge contribution to the public security environment of the capital.

……

On the tenth night of the twelfth lunar month in the ninth year of Chenghua, Fenyang Factory.

The factory now operates in two shifts, from [-] a.m. to [-] p.m., with each shift working four hours.

The remaining four hours are not only for people to rest, but also for machines.

Today's machines are not up to the level of future generations. If they are kept running 24 hours a day, they will be easily damaged.

After Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er finally saw the so-called electric lights and electric energy with their own eyes, they were deeply shocked.

Before, he didn't know what changes the so-called electric energy could bring to the world.

He simply believed in Li Tianxin and believed that as long as it was done by him, it must be a good thing.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that the emergence of electric energy could really change the entire world.

Looking at the factory park that was as bright as day, with the electric lights emitting bright light, Zhu Jianshen said with some excitement: "Tianxin, can electric lights be used in the Forbidden City now?"

Li Tianxin nodded and said: "Yes, yes, but you have to wait for some time. I will make another set of generators for you to use."

Zhu Jianshen said doubtfully: "There are many kinds of generators? Can't we just use factory ones?"

Li Tianxin pointed to the northwest corner and said, "Look over there."

Zhu Jianshen looked in the direction of his finger and saw a large chimney rising into the sky, emitting black smoke toward the sky.

And with his hearing, he could still faintly hear a distant rumble.

Li Tianxin explained: "There are two types of generators: manual and mechanical. Manual power generation is divided into foot-operated and hand-operated types, and mechanical power generation is divided into fire power, water power, wind power, etc."

"The factory is a thermal power plant. Ultimately, it uses a steam engine. It is noisy and produces a lot of black smoke, which affects the living environment. It is not suitable for the Forbidden City."

"As for water power and wind power, the Forbidden City does not have the conditions and cannot be used. So the most suitable thing for the Forbidden City is human power generation. Come with me and I will take you to see the real thing."

Li Tianxin took Zhu Jianshen and his party to a factory building, where samples of hand-cranked generators and pedal-operated generators were placed.

The sample of the hand-cranked engine is a wooden board with a small wheel with a handle, a micro generator, and a light bulb interface, and a 30-watt light bulb is installed on the interface.

A rubber belt connects the wheel to the motor wheel. Just shake the handle on the wheel to let the generator spin to generate electricity, and the light bulb will light up.

The pedal generator sample looks like a later-generation spinning bicycle, that is, a bicycle without wheels. It also has a light bulb on the front for testing.

Li Tianxin explained: "The generator here is just a sample. It will definitely not look like this in the end. If you want to provide uninterrupted power supply, you need to create something called a 'battery'."

"The battery can store the generated electricity and output it when needed. In this way, unless the machine breaks down, there will be no power outage due to manual problems."

As he spoke, he walked to a hand-cranked generator and said to the factory manager who managed the factory: "Turn off the lights."

"Yes."

The factory worker grabbed the pull cord at the door and pulled. There was a "click" sound, and the room immediately fell into darkness.Li Tianxin held the handle and shook it gently, and the light bulb immediately lit up, illuminating the room again.

This light bulb has a power of 30 watts, and the power of the hand-cranked generator is between 70 and 150 watts, so it is very easy to shake.

Seeing this, Zhu Jianshen said to a guard: "When we leave later, we will take two generators. It will be much more convenient for us to walk around the rivers and lakes."

The guard took the order and said: "Yes."

Wan Zhen'er walked towards the pedal generator with great interest, sat on it, held the faucet with both hands, and stepped on the pedal with her feet to start spinning.

When everyone was still riding three-wheeled bicycles, she had already taken the lead in learning to ride the [-]-bar, so she was very proficient at this thing.

The power of this foot-operated generator is about 500 watts, and the light bulb installed on the front is 100 watts.

After she turned on the light bulb, the room suddenly became brighter.

Zhu Jianshen smacked his lips. Unfortunately, this pedal generator was a bit large and inconvenient to carry around. It could only be used stationary.

Li Tianxin couldn't help but laugh when he saw Wan Zhen'er stepping on the generator with great interest, and said to Fanzi: "Turn on the lights."

"Yes."

"click"

The big light bulb in the factory turned on again, and Li Tianxin said to Zhu Jianshen: "Human power generation has neither noise nor black smoke to pollute the environment. As long as the quantity is sufficient, it will not be very tiring."

"The reason why Zhu Mansion has not yet received electricity is because I plan to use human power to generate electricity for the time being, so I am currently stepping up production."

Although the power generated by one generator is completely insufficient, as long as there is a sufficient amount, there will be no problem.

When the time comes, a power generation room will be built in the corner of the palace, and the chamberlains will take turns stepping on the generator. This will not only generate electricity for the palace, but also help them exercise, killing two birds with one stone.

If Zhu Mansion also uses human power to generate electricity, it can also provide some jobs for civilians.

Zhu Jianshen said happily: "Okay, while you are making the generator, we will go for a walk in the rivers and lakes. When we are ready, we will send someone to let you know."

Li Tianxin said happily: "No problem. In addition to electric lights, there will also be a series of related electrical appliances, such as electric fans that can automatically fan the air in summer, electric stoves that can replace charcoal fires in winter, etc."

"As for the construction of a power generation workshop, you still need to communicate with the cabinet at that time. Building a power generation workshop costs a lot of money, food, materials, craftsmen, and manpower. All aspects involved need to be led by the court. The factory alone is not enough. It can’t be done.”

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand and said, "No problem. When the Forbidden City is powered on, I will hold a cocktail party in the palace to let all the civil and military officials see it."

"As long as they have experienced electrical appliances, I believe no one can refuse it. It must be a concerted effort and a collective effort."

After seeing the use of electrical energy and generators, Zhu Jianshen followed Li Tianxin to the military area. He wanted to see the new firearms made by Li Tianxin.

Arriving at the military area, Li Tianxin ordered Fanzi to fetch various firearms from the "Chengjiu" gun family, including semi-automatic pistols, automatic rifles, sniper rifles, and heavy machine guns.

The semi-automatic pistol is M1911, the automatic rifle is AK47, the sniper rifle is 98K with a scope, and the heavy machine gun is Maxim water-cooled.

In this era when only Ming Dynasty has firearms and no other country has them, there is no need to worry about the water-cooled sleeve being leaked by bullets, causing the entire machine gun to become useless.

Therefore, Maxim can be called a great weapon for harvesting the lives of enemies, and the title of "Widow Maker" is worthy of his name.

Regardless of mobility, the water-cooled heavy machine gun's continuous shooting capability is the strongest among all types of heavy machine guns.

Because you only need to continuously add water to the sleeve, there is no chance that the barrel will become red due to overheating, making it impossible to shoot anymore. This is an advantage that air-cooled heavy machine guns cannot match.

Gatling and Li Tianxin will not consider it for the time being. That thing is too wasteful of bullets, is not practical for Ming Dynasty, and is completely unnecessary.

After Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er each tried several firearms, they asked the twelve accompanying followers to also try them.

The last twelve followers each carried an AK, a pistol, and several boxes of bullets. They left the factory with satisfaction and returned to Zhu's Mansion to rest.

After staying in Fenyang for a few days, Zhu Jianshen returned to the capital with Wan Zhen'er and his party. The New Year was coming in half a month, and he had to preside over the court's "annual meeting".

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month of the tenth year of Chenghua, after the New Year, Zhu Jianshen took Wan Zhen'er and Zhu Youtang to Fenyang, and invited Shen Lang and his wife and Panda'er to join the world again.

This year, the second generation of heroes in the Zhu Mansion also reached the age of entering school, and they entered the government-run schools one after another.

In recent years, Ming Dynasty has not only developed in science and technology, but also in education.

In the eighth year of Chenghua, the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations were officially divided into liberal arts and science.

Scholars in the liberal arts can become officials, while those in the sciences can take two paths. One is to enter factories for internships, and after the internship, they can become factory stalls or fans.

The second is to enter the Ming Military Academy for further study. After graduation, he will be assigned to major military regions to become the backbone of cadres.

Corresponding to the division of the imperial examination, the Ming Dynasty also organized government-run schools to teach science knowledge such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Without the support of this decision, the imperial examination in science would be a joke.

This is just the beginning. The Ming Dynasty’s education system will definitely undergo reforms in the future.

The main reason is that the current number of teachers is insufficient and it is impossible to completely reform the education system.

The current teachers who are working abroad are all factory fans that Li Tianxin has personally taught in his spare time over the years. Most of them are from the Ordnance Bureau, and a few are from Tangmen and Perak Hall.

After five years of study, their science level was at least equivalent to that of future high school students.

Li Tianxin then selected people who were suitable as teachers and asked them to open schools to teach more science talents, gradually growing like a snowball.

When they have taught all the knowledge they have learned, their students will be responsible for teaching more people, and they will return to the factory and continue to learn more advanced knowledge from Li Tianxin.

Zhu Jianshen encouraged Ming students to study science, and the court treated science students much better than liberal arts students.

In addition to salary, science scholars also have various other benefits, and their overall income is much higher than that of liberal arts scholars.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of students who are willing to study science nowadays, but the number of places is limited, which makes many students sigh.

There are only 34 Fanzi teachers who left the factory. Each of them is responsible for educating [-] students. Therefore, there are only [-] places for science students in the entire Ming Dynasty.

For Ming Dynasty, which has millions of scholars, this is really one of a kind.

It goes without saying that the second generation of knights in the Zhu Mansion must be among the best in the school because they have been exposed to it since they were young, and Li Tianxin also specially taught them basic knowledge.

(End of this chapter)