The light bulb and the battery were just the gadgets used by a certain prince to show off his magic power in the fairy world. Unexpectedly, they brought unprecedented physical and mental shock to the Academy of Sciences.
Everyone never expected that the Crown Prince already possessed the art of controlling electricity. If it was not for the guidance of His Majesty Taizu Gao in the fairy world, there would be no other reasonable explanation.
Thunder and lightning are the wrath of God. Now that the prince has such powerful power, he must be in compliance with God's will. As an ordinary man, he must not go against heaven.
Previously, many people in the Academy of Sciences were very suspicious of the Crown Prince's experience in the immortal world, especially those who had recently arrived in Beijing from the south. Now that they saw the surge of electricity with their own eyes, they were completely convinced.
The royal family in the past dynasties has been able to possess people who can control electricity. According to historical records, it has never been seen in ancient times. Even Emperor Xuanyuan has never mastered it. However, today, the prince showed it in public.
Everyone present could see it so clearly that no flaws could be found. When the current flowed into the light bulb, it was accompanied by the sound of "bah" and "bah", which made everyone stunned and shocked.
A certain prince couldn't help but feel proud when he saw this, now it's all right, the boss of heaven, the second boss of earth, and the third boss of me!
Whoever dares to disobey in the future, I will electrocute him alive!
"Okay, that's it for the demonstration. Take these down and everyone can get back on their feet!"
The power of a simple battery is very limited, and the light bulb is a bit larger, requiring one hundred watts, which consumes an astonishing amount of power, so it can only be displayed for a short time.
A certain prince also wanted to retain enough mystery so that he could more permanently deter those with ulterior motives lurking in the Academy of Sciences.
Everyone bowed again and again before they dared to stand up. It seemed that from now on, the family would have to enshrine a prince who knew how to control electricity. Otherwise, they would be in great trouble if there was thunder and rain.
"As long as you work hard at the Academy of Sciences in the future, I will naturally not treat you badly. If not, all of you must have seen this method of the fairy world. By then, I will not let any traitor go!"
If there are no traitors, then use this thing to electrify a few pigtails and see if their pigtails stand up when they are electrocuted. This should be fun.
"I will definitely dedicate myself to Your Highness, the imperial court, and the Academy of Sciences until my death!"
Song Yingxing was still confused about how to introduce lightning into this small box, but such technology must be unpredictable. Unless the prince told him, others would have no way of knowing.
But Old Songtou himself was already in admiration for the Crown Prince. Just such a fairy magic could shock the entire Ming Dynasty. If he learned a few tricks from the Crown Prince, he would die without regrets.
Compared with this miraculous art of controlling electricity, the machines and principles introduced in "Tiangong Kaiwu" are not on the table. If the prince hadn't demonstrated it in public, Song Yingxing would not have believed that thunder and lightning could be introduced into the mortal world for use.
"That's good! That's it for today's class. I still have things to do, so you can go back and perform your duties!"
After demonstrating his strength, a certain prince stopped staying at the Academy of Sciences. The steam engine had turned into a steam bomb, and there was still a long way to go before stable output.
The airship project is progressing smoothly. The airbag and gondola parts have been completed. However, due to the lack of special oil, the injector cannot be debugged multiple times, resulting in a delay in the final assembly time of the airship.
As a result, Imperial Oil's refinery has become a top priority. When will the refinery be put into large-scale production and when will the airship be able to take off?
Since the outer city was burned down during the Jingying Rebellion, the current site of the refinery is located in the southwest corner of the outer city, close to You'anmen.
The advantage of building here is that whether the wind blows from the southeast or northwest, the area where the imperial city is located is unlikely to be affected by the thick smoke brought by the refinery.
The current refinery covers an area of about one square mile, which is far less than a certain prince's expectations. The new site is in the open space between the new city and the old city, covering an area of up to nine square miles.
Only if the site is large enough can the relative safety of oil storage and refining be ensured, and the site can be protected from threats by people with ulterior motives or even the work of others.
A certain prince dispatched a large number of factory guards for personal protection, with the purpose of protecting this strategic facility that was related to the future of the Ming Empire.
The core facility of the refinery is a giant fractionation tower that is ten steps high, about as high as a five-story building. At this height, it would be considered a landscape tower in today's Ming Dynasty.
The fractionation tower in the outer city is only experimental. When the wall between the new city and the old city is built, a certain prince will erect a PLUS version of the fractionation tower that is twenty steps high in the new site.
Since the progress of the project must be fast, it was too late to build a protection tower that served as a support for the distillation tower. Zhang Guowei could only order laborers hired by the Ministry of Industry to dig a deep pit in the ground and turn it into a semi-buried structure.
It was just a well at first, but later on, considering that it needed to be connected to pipelines to transport various oils after fractionation, there was not enough space, so the well had to be dug wider, and finally turned into a well nearly ten meters deep. Huge pit.
"...Hmm! It's quite similar to that!"
Looking at the long, big, thick, and... fractionating tower in front of him, even though he only saw part of it, a certain prince was basically satisfied. There is no doubt about the functionality of this thing. The steam engine lost its temper.
Since there are no large vehicles capable of transporting such large objects, blacksmiths can only forge and assemble them on-site. Fortunately, they can adjust the size at any time.
Such a big thing is filled with crude oil. Once it explodes, it is estimated that the area within a hundred meters will turn into hot scorched earth, and it may become a second Wang Gong Factory.
But we must not stop refining oil just because we are afraid of explosions. This is a strategic weapon against braid's attack and a money-making project. Regardless of whether it explodes or not, the project must be launched as scheduled.
Fortunately, it is semi-buried. The height of the tower above the ground is only less than eight meters, which is equivalent to the height of a three-story building. Otherwise, five or six floors of scaffolding alone would be needed.
"Your Highness, the company has recruited 967 laborers, and there are also 223 people from the weaving and dyeing bureau and the wine and vinegar noodle bureau. According to the project progress schedule provided by Mr. Zhang, the fractionation tower will be ready next month. It can be put into trial operation as scheduled.”
Qian Bentong, the general manager of the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, has become the general manager of Imperial Oil Company. Although he has just come into contact with this unfamiliar field, as a half-industry insider, after reading the pamphlet written by the prince, Qian Bentong quickly became the general manager of Imperial Oil Company. He is very familiar with his own job.
Starting next year, the refinery will process at least 100,000 barrels of crude oil every year. If the profit per barrel is 5 taels of silver, then 100,000 barrels will be a huge 500,000 taels. After tax, there will still be 400,000 taels left.
As a general manager, his annual salary alone is three thousand taels. If bonuses are included, he can earn at least five thousand taels a year. These are clean money, so Qian Bentong is very concerned about his new job. Work very hard.
As long as he works as the general manager of Imperial Oil Company for ten years, he will have a very substantial fortune after retirement, and he will be able to enjoy a life without worries about food and clothing.
"Okay, you must pay attention to safety, especially the fractionation tower and the connected pipelines. All possible gaps must be checked one by one to reduce the possibility of accidents. Fireworks are strictly prohibited in the refinery. Once anyone found violating the rules, they will be handed over directly to the factory guard. We will handle it. The foundation below must be laid, and the protective supports must also be completed at the same time to ensure that the fractionation tower will not collapse due to earthquakes.”
For a certain prince, the oil refinery was a major project second only to the new city on the seaside and the gold mine. A major accident must not occur due to human error, otherwise the initial investment of 100,000 taels of silver would be wasted.
In order to avoid being affected by the explosion of the fractionation tower, the oil storage depot was built on another site. If the two were next to each other, if a chain explosion occurred, the southwest corner of the capital would probably be razed to the ground.
The technology and production capacity of a refinery are not the most important. Ensuring safety is the top priority and the most urgent task. Construction safety and operation safety are equally important.
"This slave must strictly follow His Highness's teachings and never dare to be careless!"
Qian Bentong wanted to keep his golden job, and even more so, his own head. If the oil refinery exploded under his management and the prince lost all the money he had thrown down, he would be the first to be executed.
"Follow me and take a look!"
Looking at the busy group of workers in the distance, a certain prince had no intention of going there at first. However, the workers must have known about such a big battle. The second-in-command of the empire came to inspect the construction site. It is estimated that the workers were not interested in working and were just coping with the problem.
Under the guidance of Qian Bentong, a certain prince came to the vicinity of the big pit, stood on a mound, and looked down. The workers who were inspecting the foundation below did not come up, but knelt down and saluted.
The pit has a radius of twenty meters, and multiple trenches are reserved around it for laying and connecting pipes. The base adopts the latest reinforced concrete construction model, using a large amount of cement for pouring, and it is completely dry. It will be very strong afterwards.
After the components of the fractionation tower are completed, the foundation is almost in dry condition and can be installed as scheduled. The real difficulty is to make this big thing operate smoothly for a long time and safely.
A certain prince had no experience in this area, and neither did anyone else at the scene. For such a large piece of equipment, Zhang Guowei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Song Yingxing, the president of the Academy of Sciences, felt like they were facing formidable enemies.
Each of the two yamen organized a team of no less than 30 people, who worked on site every day to supervise the workers' careful construction and report any problems immediately.
As the top expert of the Academy of Sciences, Song Yingxing already understands the operating principles of the fractionation tower and has a clear understanding of the various by-products after refining petroleum.
However, Song Yingxing was still very nervous and frightened when he took over such a major engineering project when he first came to the Academy of Sciences, and often couldn't sleep at night.
Even though the prince has provided very detailed steps for the construction and installation of the project, Lao Songtou is still thinking about it every day.
"Hello everyone, I am here this time to see the progress of this project. The situation on site makes me very happy. It shows that everyone has worked very hard and hard during this period. I deeply agree with it. , everyone who participates in the project will be rewarded with one tael of silver each, and they can buy some wine and food to share with their families after get off work, which is a little bit of my gratitude!"
Originally, I wanted to give each person two kilograms of pork, but considering that most of the pigs around the capital were kept in captivity by the army to be used as war preparation materials to resist the invasion of pigtails after autumn, all I could do was give out money at the moment.
It was only more than a thousand taels, but a certain prince could still afford it. Although each person only had one tael of silver reward, he could buy a chicken and two bottles of wine. For the coolies, this free money was incredible. Treat yourself to a good meal.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
Everyone was so excited that they started to express their thanks. Even though they called out the wrong number, a certain prince couldn't stop him. Many people had shouted "Long live" before, and the blameless father couldn't blame everyone when he woke up. Legal investigation.
Money is a good thing. With money, you can buy people's hearts. Those who win people's hearts win the world. In the final analysis, those who blame others do not win people's hearts because they have no money in their pockets.
Contrary to the scapegoating style, these days, the common people have become paupers, and a certain prince never cares about the poor's money. He plundered the poor people's money, not only making little money, but also creating a group of rebel thieves.
Whoever has money, then reach out and ask for it, and if you don't give it, it will be taken away. At this time, you can't be merciful at all. Using the rich's money to subsidize the poor is the only way to ensure the country's prosperity.
As for whether the rich people will rebel because of this, a certain prince is not worried at all. Most rich people are greedy for life and afraid of death. How can it compare to the express delivery brother Li and Zhang Da Zongzi?
To do something like rebelling against the imperial court, you either have to be extremely poor or a warlord leader who has no soldiers and is greedy for life, which will not work at all.
"As long as you work hard, I will not treat you badly. In the future, there will be many engineering projects in the capital, and there will naturally be no shortage of work."
Those in the outer city are considered to be the first phase of the project, and those outside the city are considered to be the second phase of the project. There are still a bunch of infrastructure projects in the new city. Without tens of thousands of people working on them, there is no way to build them.
The new palace city alone, which cost two million taels of silver, can feed a group of people. There are countless mansions in the new city. If they are all counted, they are worth at least two million taels of silver.
Now it is necessary to continuously create job opportunities so that the work-for-relief policy can be implemented. Otherwise, with so many mouths and blindly distributing relief, the fundamental problem will not be solved at all.
"Zhang Aiqing also needs to pay more attention to the weather to prevent the base from being exposed to heavy rain. If water seepage from the ground is found, it must be dealt with immediately."
Even if reinforced concrete is used, we are still afraid of rain when building the base. Fortunately, there are not many rains these days, and the rainfall is not heavy. It is considered a blessing from God.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will send someone to monitor here around the clock. If anything is discovered, it will be reported and dealt with immediately!"
Zhang Guowei did not dare to be careless and hurriedly agreed. Although the Imperial Oil Company's factory site was not directly responsible for the construction of the Ministry of Industry, it was still within the scope of its jurisdiction.
As long as the people in charge of the construction are people from the Eighth Bureau led by Qian Bentong, the people in charge of supervision are people from the Ministry of Industry, and the people in charge of guidance are people from the Academy of Sciences, these three groups of people can work together to complete the project.
So far, the three parties have cooperated happily. They have not caused any big troubles, and they dare not make any big troubles, otherwise someone will be punished by the prince.
The prince spent one million taels of silver to buy oil, and bought another 200,000 taels of silver at two construction sites, giving a total of 1.2 million taels of silver.
If this was ruined by someone else's interference, who would dare to take responsibility?
I'm afraid that the main criminal will not be able to express his hatred by then, and the whole family will have to sit with him!
