"Oh, let's just say Li Yu is a person who can only write about children's theory!" Gu Hongming looked at the "Star Wars" trilogy just published by the Commercial Press with great disdain.
Although I can't understand Li Yu's mathematical works, I can still understand science fiction.
"Return the Galactic Empire! Bah! The stars are all immortals, how can they be humans too!"
"Spaceship? Artificial Death Star? It's just nonsense, just writing randomly!" Although Gu Hongming cursed while reading, his body was very honest. It took him two days to read it page by page from the beginning.
"I couldn't finish writing as soon as I read it! This kid even farted halfway!"
"I don't know when I can see the sequel..." Domestic readers saw it early.
Although Collins Publishing House in the United States received the manuscript late, it was more professional and knew that the book would be a big seller, so it immediately completed the distribution of the school magazine after receiving it, and also printed it at its branch in Europe as soon as possible.
Gangplank has been waiting for a long time and bought it immediately
"Wow, it turns out that the princess and Skywalker are actually brother and sister, and Darth Vader is also Skywalker's father!" Plank put down the work at hand and read it in one breath.
Not only this elder. As another great figure in physics in the early 20th century, Einstein also read the Star Wars trilogy.
Although Planck is not that famous now, he is still a university professor + academician of the Academy of Sciences, while Einstein is just a temporary worker in the patent office.
Although the Swiss Patent Office has been very proud of having Einstein as a super temporary worker in later generations, there are slogans on the windows such as Einstein created the theory of relativity here.
But at this time, no one knew that this young man with hair like a chicken coop would have such high achievements in the future. Einstein's work was not complicated. Thanks to his IQ, it only took half the time for others to complete the patent review.
The rest of the time can be used freely, and today he is concentrating on watching Li Yu's Star Wars. Entertainment, the boss also needs it.
However, since Einstein was younger than Planck, he did not have the same indifferent attitude as Planck.
As he watched, he keenly discovered something of interest in some details: "Why does the Millennium Falcon spacecraft use space jumps when traveling through space? This space jump is interesting and seems to imply something." Love. Einstein once again found several papers on astronomy that Li Yu had previously published in "sce".
The Milky Way alone is 100,000 light-years long. Even if he doesn't know that the observable universe is 90 billion light-years wide, 100,000 light-years is already an unimaginable distance.
If we travel at the speed of light, the time it would take to travel through the Milky Way would far exceed human lifespan. So, how is it done in Star Wars?
Could it be that time and space have some strange properties? Einstein had some inspiration, but his ideas were still a bit complicated. Now he wanted to see Li Yu in person to discuss it more and more.
Einstein was so itchy that he simply wrote another telegram and sent it: "Dear Mr. Li Yu, I was very touched by reading many of your works, but many of my thoughts cannot be expressed in a short telegram. If If I have time, I hope to meet with you in person." Well, Planck had only sent telegrams from thousands of miles away to urge Star Wars battles, but Einstein's target was directly directed at Li Yu himself.
So Li Yu replied: "Mr. Einstein, I believe it won't be long before we meet." After all, he is the top physicist of the 20th century. Of course, Li Yu wants to meet him very much, but a trip to Europe is enough. It's cumbersome, and you need to make some more complete preparations before setting off.
Li Yu learned from Fengtai Photo Studio that the photography equipment in the studio was purchased from a foreign company called Qi Luofu in Dongjiaomin Lane, so he called Zhao Qian to take a look directly.
The founder of Matheson Company was a Danish businessman named Kirulf. It was considered the first Western trading company in Beijing and was famous in the capital for its specialty in selling imported goods.
In addition to foreigners in Beijing, they are also popular among the rich and powerful in the capital. Since there is no concession in Beijing and there is only one Dongjiaomin Lane, there are really not many foreign goods.
Li Yu walked into the foreign store, and the things inside were quite dazzling. The most eye-catching ones were definitely the various watches and clocks that the dignitaries especially loved, and then there were also some Western machinery, lamps, as well as foreign wine, cans, perfumes, and soaps; There are also all kinds of Western warm and cool clothes, boots and hats that foreigners need.
The place is not big, but there are so many kinds of things, and there is not much room to stay in the house. However, more varieties generally mean fewer subdivided products in a certain category, so if you want to buy something, there are very few to choose from.
The power generation equipment used in the first electric light in Beijing was also purchased from this foreign company. In 1888, Cixi prepared to return power to Guangxu and retired to Xiyuan to rest in his old age.
The Ministry of Industry carried out a large-scale construction project to renovate the Xiyuan Garden for the Empress Dowager Cixi. Li Hongzhang approved the task of appointing Enzuo, the general manager of the Shenjiying Manufacturing Bureau of the Military Aircraft Department, to undertake the project. He spent 6,000 taels of silver to purchase power generation equipment from the Danish Qiluofe Bank in Dongjiaomin Lane.
They were used to light up the electric lamps in Yiluan Hall, Empress Dowager Cixi's bedroom. At this time, it had not been long since Edison improved the filament, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was one of the first people in China to use electric lights.
——The powerful people can always do it anyway. Just like Africa in later generations, which was completely impoverished, many chiefs also had private jets and Rolls-Royces.
Li Yu turned around and found that their equipment was indeed very old. No wonder the shooting results of Fengtai Photo Studio's first movie "Dingjun Mountain" were mediocre.
Many foreign brands have products that are several generations behind. Fortunately, the foreign company was able to place an order, so Li Yu paid a deposit to purchase a set of the latest German-made photography and photography equipment.
By the way, I forgot to mention that this foreign company has now been sold to the Germans by a Danish businessman. Therefore, purchasing equipment from Germany is the fastest.
Previously, Li Hongzhang also bought another generator set from Germany for use in the Summer Palace. Moreover, the most important thing in photography and photography is optics, and German optics is really not good at all.
Although Leica has not yet been born, the famous Zeiss has been founded for many years. As long as future mobile phone manufacturers can name Leica or Zeiss, they will definitely be able to brag about it for most of the press conference.
But the more troublesome thing now is that the transportation of goods to and from Europe takes time and requires waiting.
After coming here today, it must not be in vain. Li Yu is going to buy some electric lights. He really can't bear the lack of electricity at home.
Li Yu bought several electric lamps for indoor use and arc lamps for yard lighting. Li Yu had many advantages in renting in Dongchang Hutong. At this time, there was basically no private power supply in Beijing except for Dongjiaomin Alley, Yiluan Hall in Xiyuan where Cixi often stayed, the Summer Palace, and Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City where Cixi lived.
Speaking of the lighting equipment used by Cixi, the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates 60,000 taels every year for the maintenance of the electric lighting office.
As for private commercial use, the earlier one was Siemens Trading Company, which started preliminary private power supply a few years ago.
The earliest private electric light in Beijing was lit in Nanluogu Lane, and soon the Ronglu family next to Li Yu's house also received electricity.
So the distance is very close, and it's not complicated to pull the wires over. But according to Li Yu's idea, if he wants to build a scientific research base in Beijing in the future, electricity will be indispensable.
We have to think of ways to start supplying civilian electricity in Beijing in advance.
