Although the British Post Office asked Li Yu to demonstrate their latest radio equipment, a small problem happened during disassembly and assembly, causing signal interference.
Even if Tesla fixes it quickly, it doesn't leave a good first impression because customers certainly won't deal with such advanced technical difficulties.
Pulis ultimately simply said: "Please trust that we will promote fair play wherever possible."
Li Yu knew that these were polite words on the surface. The British had fought so many trade wars over the past 100 years, so now they were talking about fair competition? Only ghosts believe it.
However, there is currently no other way but to wait for a better turn of events in the future.
Li Yuke said angrily: "I hope so. In fact, our production capacity itself is not that large, and we have to take into account the Asian market."
Pulis said: "With your status, promoting LY radio equipment in Asia is indeed more worth looking forward to, and, look at this."
Price took out some telegrams, "They were all sent back from the Japanese-Russian front by the news ship rented by The Times."
Although there is inevitably a certain lag in wartime news, they are all tangible results.
Li Yu picked it up and looked at it, and was suddenly shocked: Commander Makarov, who had just taken office in the Russian army, had been killed in a minefield.
His death is very crucial, because he is one of the few people in the decadent Russian army who has a clear mind and is relatively accomplished.
At that time, another early inventor of radio, the Russian Popov, was limited by the environment and was unable to conduct further experiments because Russian senior officials thought what he did was a joke.
Only Marklov supported Popov.
However, his one-man effort is certainly not as good as the support of the entire British community: the cost of radio experiments in the early days was very high, and a cross-ocean experiment could cost tens of thousands of pounds.
This was tens of thousands of pounds in the 1890s, which is hard to imagine.
Anyway, now that Marklov is dead, at least the Russian navy can no longer do anything.
Li Yu looked at the telegram at the back and found that it was indeed the case.
A naval battle in the Yellow Sea broke out between Japan and Russia. The reason was that the Russian Pacific Fleet, which was trapped in Port Arthur, attempted to break out and escape to Vladivostok Port.
However, both Japan and Russia knew that the key to the war was sea control. If the Japanese army could defeat the Russian Pacific Fleet, there would be almost no need to fight a land war.
Therefore, the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Togo Heihachiro, personally took the flagship Mikasa to pursue the Pacific Fleet.
By coincidence, the Russian Pacific Fleet, which had sneaked out of the encirclement, malfunctioned and was overtaken by the Japanese fleet.
Both sides understood the principle of capturing the thief first and attacked the opponent's flagship with all their strength.
The Japanese Combined Fleet's Mikasa suffered heavy damage; however, the Russian fleet's flagship Prince was even worse. By some mistake, it was hit on the bridge and the commander was killed on the spot.
A major hidden danger in the Russian military system was exposed: the commander did not appoint an agent!
This low-level mistake caused the Russian Pacific Fleet to be leaderless and had no choice but to retreat.
A small number of ships fled to Qingdao Port and other places and were detained by Germany.
Russia's Vladivostok sent some rescue forces, but they were too weak and were no match for the combined fleet.
But after the main force of the Russian navy returned to Port Arthur, the Japanese combined fleet still had no way to deal with them, because the coastal defense force of Port Arthur was too strong, with 220 cannons, all of which were heavy artillery for coastal defense.
Therefore, the key point shifted to the army's attack on the Lushun Fortress.
If you look at the map, you will know that there is a relatively narrow stretch of land between Dalian, Lushun and Liaoning itself, currently called Jinzhou.
The Japanese Army launched its first offensive battle against Nanshan Fortress in Jinzhou. It was also the first large-scale land battle that broke out in the Russo-Japanese War.
As soon as the war began, the Japanese Army saw the cruelty of modern warfare, which was completely different from the training in the military camp.
Maxim heavy machine guns, long-range artillery, and civilized howitzers are simply hell for soldiers.
But the Japanese tactics were still to charge fearlessly.
More than 4,000 people were lost in just two days, which immediately panicked the top brass of the Japanese army. During the entire Sino-Japanese War, the losses of the Japanese army were only four to five thousand people. This battle only lasted two days, and it was only the first fortress.
The Japanese army immediately formed the famous Third Army, with as many as 130,000 people, led by Nogi Nogi Nogi, specifically to attack the core Lushun Fortress.
The other four armies are responsible for blocking Russian reinforcements coming from Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places.
It sounds a bit similar in nature to the Jinzhou Battle, the key battle of the Liaoshen Campaign among the three major battles, and it is not just a simple encirclement and reinforcement.
It can be simply understood as blocking enemy reinforcements and then concentrating the main force to attack Ping'an County...
The Russo-Japanese War was a major event in the world this year. Everyone was discussing it. After all, it was related to the so-called "Yellow-White War".
Pulis said: "I never expected that the small Japanese army could achieve such results in head-to-head field battles and fortified battles on land."
Although the British are now in an alliance with the Japanese army, most British still do not think that the Russians will lose.
Price continued: "Now Japan has sent us huge orders for armaments, including radio equipment."
Pulis knew that as a Chinese, Li Yu must be concerned about this war that seemed neutral but actually took place on the territory of Dalian.
So he took out another telegram: "This is the latest."
"Thank you." Li Yu took the message.
It tells about the first battle of Lushun that just ended in August.
Nogi Nogi developed the spirit of Bushido, and immediately devoted a large group of troops to charge and attack the Port Arthur Fortress.
Nogi Nogi, the God of War in the hearts of the Japanese, truly "loves his soldiers as his own children."
He didn't seem to know the skirmish line tactics of modern warfare, so he directly asked the officers of the squad to lead the charge.
As a result, it was impossible to get through the dense firepower network of the Maxim heavy machine gun.
After the death of the squad officer, the squad fell into a chaotic charge.
In one battle, 15,000 people were lost.
Applying the online evaluation of Nogi Nogi: God of War (×), Demon (√).
When a Japanese sea transport ship was transporting an infantry regiment, it encountered a sneak attack by the Russian navy and was sunk. It was buried in the belly of the fish, which affected the frontline reinforcements to a certain extent.
Then, Li Yu saw a line in the telegram: "After the defeat of the Russian General Fokker on the front line, he led the remaining troops and did not retreat to Shenyang. He should have entered Port Arthur."
It means that there are more Russian troops in Lushun Fortress.
Apparently influenced by what Li Yu said to Horvat, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Eastern Railway Guard Army at that time, he was transferred to Lushun.
Li Yu breathed out, it seemed that little Japan was suffering again.
His mood was a bit complicated, but he generally understood that the increase of nearly 20,000 defenders would almost make the Japanese army pay double losses to complete the attack on Lushun.
In other words, almost 60,000 more soldiers would die on the battlefield because of my suggestion at that time.
Even though he knew that the little Japanese and the Russians were not good birds, the death of 60,000 people still made him feel very shaken. It was completely different from the killing of several Japanese ronin at Harbin Railway Station, because at that time it was completely self-defense and counterattack, and they deserved to be beaten to death.
Li Yu sighed. It seemed that it was necessary to go to the Holy See. In the future, he might have to find a Buddhist master to enlighten him.
wrong! Li Yu shook his head. It was more necessary to find a psychology master.
Li Yu was there fighting between heaven and man in his heart. Kelvin saw him in a daze, patted him and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Yu came back to his senses and recalled what he saw and heard in the memorial hall in Nanjing. His mood improved a little and he replied: "It's nothing, I was just studying the battle situation."
Kelvin asked: "Do you still know about military affairs?"
Li Yu said: "I don't understand, I'm just worried about the people in distress."
Kelvin said: "I know this is a sad thing, and sometimes I also feel that military and political affairs are just played on the sand table by those high-level officials who have never even been to the military camp. So, this kind of It’s better to leave the matter alone.”
The King of England was not the future George V. At that time, the three cousins, the King of England, the Kaiser, and the Tsar, were just playing house.
Now the British can still laugh at the war.
Li Yu said: "I can't control it even if I want to."
Lord Kelvin said: "Then forget it, I happen to be going to the University of Glasgow. Are you interested in seeing the Scottish style?"
Li Yu wondered: "Glasgow University, what are you doing there?"
Lord Kelvin said: "They want me to be the headmaster."
Li Yu admires the old man Kelvin so much. He is eighty years old this year and he is still so energetic!
Li Yu smiled and said, "Then I have to go and cheer you up."
"That's right!" said Lord Kelvin. "If you are interested, I can even admit you to the Royal Society of Edinburgh."
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scottish, and the Scottish attitude can be seen in its name.
Li Yu waved his hand and said, "I already have enough titles. If I join the society, I might be asked to write a paper."
Kelvin laughed and said: "You have seen through it! But you can meet Ramsay just in time. It won't be long before you two go to Sweden together."
Ramsey was the winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The University of Glasgow may not sound very famous, but it has also produced seven or eight Nobel Prizes, all in hard-power natural science fields.
Moreover, Watt improved the steam engine at the University of Glasgow, which had a profound significance for the British Industrial Revolution.
Lord Kelvin has a close relationship with the University of Glasgow, and it is reasonable for him to be solemnly invited to become the principal. Of course, it is of an honorary nature, and it is impossible for him to really do too many worldly affairs.
Taking the train to Glasgow, Lord Kelvin said with emotion: "Actually, I still like the remote but clean Northland. It is refreshing and far away from London, a city full of smog and smoke all day long."
Well, in the eyes of the British, Scotland, 500 kilometers to the north, was already out of reach, but Li Yu didn't feel anything at all, because it was only half the distance between Beijing and Shanghai.
Li Yu gave him a suggestion: "The first thing a new official should do when he takes office is that if the principal can open a laboratory specifically for students in the university, I think it would be a good thing."
There is currently no physics laboratory dedicated to students in any UK university.
Lord Kelvin nodded and said: "A very good proposal. I heard that universities in Switzerland and Germany have long been able to let students do experiments. I think we should not lag behind them."
In fact, it is not easy to do experiments now. The main reason is the lack of experimental equipment-here refers to the equipment for conducting complex experiments.
Even if it is as powerful as the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University, at this moment, staff still need to make experimental equipment with their own hands.
Therefore, if you don’t have strong hands-on skills, it will be difficult for you to learn physics.
Both Bragg and Thomson studied mathematics.
When Bragg visited the Cavendish Laboratory for the first time, he even blurted out "Why is it so shabby here?"
Later, he went to the University of Adelaide in Australia and was inexplicably appointed as a professor of physics, so he had no choice but to start studying physics. Fortunately, the level of students in Australia is not much better than that of Qing Dynasty, so it is quite affordable to study and sell now for more than ten years.
Later, in order to conduct physical experiments, Bragg specially hired mechanics to help him make experimental instruments.
At this time, if you can almost make a specific experimental instrument (regardless of whether it is simple or crude, as long as it can be used), it basically indicates that you are not far away from a certain major physical discovery.
That's why Leonard in Germany had been at odds with Röntgen for so many years: because Röntgen discovered that X-rays were based on the cathode ray tube he invented, Röntgen did not mention the origin of the experimental equipment at all in his paper.
Leonard really protested for this matter.
When they got off the train, people from the University of Glasgow led a band in kilts and played bagpipes to greet them.
The Scots are really confident about this... In later generations, the whole world will know that Scottish men also wear skirts 0.0
Ramsay came over to greet him and said, "Mr. Lord, all the teachers and students in our school are looking forward to you!"
Lord Kelvin has lived for such a long time and has long since looked away: "Young people are the future."
When he came to the auditorium, he had to give an inaugural speech first. Kelvin didn't even prepare a speech. He stepped on the stage and after a short period of routine polite remarks, he began to speak loudly:
"Although many people respect me, I personally know that the scientific progress I have pursued over the past 50 years can be marked by the word 'failure'! I am no more different than I was 50 years ago, when I started to serve as a professor. , to know more about electricity and magnetism, or the relationship between ether, electricity and force, or about the nature of chemical affinity. But now, the development of science, especially physics, seems to be no longer a complete building, those two The dark clouds have not dispersed for a long time. And this is the medal of glory that belongs to young people in the future."
"... What I convey is my personal failure, and it is also the inspiration for your future success. On the way to explore the truth, there must be some sadness in failure, but in the pursuit of science, the effort involved can bring a lot of happiness struggle, which saves science from the tedium, and perhaps makes you quite happy in your daily work.”
It is true that Lord Kelvin is not a person who sticks to the past, but "Two Dark Clouds" is so famous that it is almost more dazzling than all his scientific research achievements.
I don't know whether he should cry or laugh.
(End of chapter)
