Xiao Letian expressed his worries. The storm in the Indian Ocean is no joke. It is a huge risk to travel in the deep blue area without port supplies. The possibility of capsizing the ship is not high, but the danger of getting lost or losing supplies is very high. .
If we take the safe routes in the past, such as Seychelles, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka... this route is certainly safe, but since they are all British territory, the risks are not small.
"What a dilemma! It's really hard to choose..."
In fact, Xiao Letian's problem was no longer a problem in his previous life in the 21st century. The route he and the goldeneye seabream studied was actually the later route from Port Louis to Singapore in the Indian Ocean, running straight from Port Louis in Mauritius to Banda Aceh, Sumatra.
This is also the entrance to the Strait of Malacca.
This route is already very safe for the technology of the 21st century. There are Fengyun satellites in space and satellite phones between ships. The tonnage and power of the ships have also been greatly increased, and their ability to withstand storms is very strong.
Moreover, the tonnage of the ship is large, and the supplies inside it are also very sufficient. Not to mention crossing the Indian Ocean, even crossing the Pacific Ocean is no problem.
In the 21st century, direct and straight-line sailing routes from Cape Town to Jakarta or Singapore are very busy, and there is no need for replenishment at all.
But it’s not possible now. Not to mention the lack of satellites, even radio technology is still in the minds of Xiao Letian and Tesla, and there is no product that has become a reality.
Crossing the storm-ravaged Indian Ocean is truly a huge gambling adventure!
Tesla thought for a long time, "The storm is very severe, but our battleships and supply ships are all made of pure steel, and they do not rely on wind power but combustion boilers to provide power..."
"Actually, safety is not as bad as you think. The only thing you have to worry about is the problem of getting lost. The communication between the two ships..."
"Come! I have a way. I originally gave it to you because I thought of Borneo. Now is a special period, so you'd better take it and use it first!"
There are exclusive cabins for these engineers on the cruiser Monsoon. The soldiers would rather live in poorer and more crowded conditions and free up several cabins for them to rest and store a large amount of experimental equipment.
Tesla ran to the cabin and was busy for a long time. A group of people moved various equipment and began to transport it to the deck. This movement was not small. After a while, many sailors were attracted to help move things.
The deck that had just been tidied up in the evening was now filled with all kinds of equipment and wires!
According to navigation regulations, this is not allowed. These devices can easily fall into the sea during rough waves and can easily injure people.
But at this moment, the head of state was present, and the wind and waves were not big, so Golden Eyed Snapper and the others didn't say anything!
Xiao Letian's eyes lit up. He seemed to understand what experiments these people were conducting, and an idea made his heart beat wildly.
Two soldiers are holding a tall wooden stick, with a dark iron box on top. You can't see clearly what's inside in the night. Long wires are trailing on the deck, and there are three sets of human-powered generators behind it. Provide power in parallel.
In front of the generator, there are ten groups of heavy lead-acid batteries. The generator continues to charge the batteries, and the air is always buzzing with the shaking of the generator!
"You...what are you..." Xiao'e Lotte asked.
"Don't the head of state know? God, this is not a new technology... This is the carbon rod arc lamp studied by the British Sir David in 1807!"
"Lamp? Electric light?" Xiao Letian is really not omnipotent. He only remembers that Edison and the others improved the electric light, but he really has no memory of this kind of electric light.
Tesla smiled like a child who had won a game, "Ah! God! I finally know that the head of state is not omnipotent!"
"The British Sir Dr. David is Faraday's teacher? Do you really not know? Faraday, the father of electromagnetism, was Sir David's student!"
"In 1807, Dr. David invented an arc lamp, but it had some shortcomings and was not commercialized. I copied one in advance and made improvements. After I got it to Asia, I applied for a patent and let him commercialize it. !”
ah! Xiao Letian slapped his forehead and understood. The arc lamp was the earliest electric light source invented by mankind, much earlier than the tungsten filament light bulb.
But this kind of arc lamp has many shortcomings. The first is that it consumes electricity. It is too bright. In the 21st century, this kind of thing was used for lighting stadiums or squares. There were only a few lights on the highest pole, and then the whole The square is bright.
Do you think this thing consumes electricity or not? In an era when there was not so much electricity at the end of the 19th century, it would certainly not have been possible to promote commercially!
The second disadvantage, which is actually an advantage, is that it is bright! You heard it right, it’s just too bright to be used as home lighting for ordinary residents.
If you open your eyes and look at an arc lamp for a few seconds, your eyesight will be reduced. This is a strong light source that is very close to sunlight. Otherwise, it will waste electricity?
This kind of thing cannot be used by civilians and cannot enter thousands of households, so people at the time could not see its commercial value.
The third shortcoming is also a headache. It is very hot under strong light. This thing is too hot. If it is placed in a closed room, it will be like a small stove.
Inventions and creations with so many shortcomings end up being silent in the warehouses of scientific research institutes, staying in papers and books. Except for inventors like Tesla, ordinary people have never even heard of their names.
Even Xiao Letian didn't have much of an impression. It was only after Tesla specifically explained it that he suddenly realized it!
Tesla held an electric switch with a wooden handle in his hand, "Continue to generate electricity, increase the pressure...I will create a sun for everyone!"
Zizzi... There were electric ions flowing in the air. Everyone present felt that the hairs on their bodies were exploding. The electromagnetic force radiated everyone present.
When the switch was turned on, the Monsoon cruiser suddenly lit up in midair!
The dark square iron box has a transparent glass on one side, and two carbon rods inside consume electricity and emit light and heat!
Out of thin air, a straight beam of light hit the deck directly in front of the supply ship!
Just as they watched the supply ship, a commotion broke out. Countless soldiers ran out and screamed. The supply ship quickly sent a light signal to the Monsoon to ask what happened.
The Golden Eyed Snapper was so dumbfounded in the cab that he unconsciously replied, "Mom... the head of state followed the little foreign devil and made a sun!"
The arc lamp rotated slowly in mid-air, and the straight beam of light cut through the night sky of the Indian Ocean. He was patrolling the entire ocean clockwise.
That night, countless fishermen on the west coast of the Indian Ocean began to spread a mysterious legend.
Poseidon's night patrol, shining brightly!
"Führer...you don't have to worry about communication problems now, right?"
"Don't worry, don't worry anymore...I have to worry about the electricity bill now!"
