Fang Yizhi's research institute is located in a very remote location.
It was not that he was excluded, nor was it that the Academy of Engineering deliberately made things difficult for him.
Looking at the more than twenty lightning rods reaching into the sky in the yard, Zuo Mengeng felt that normal people would probably stay away from this place.
Before entering, he even looked up at the sky.
When he saw that there were no clouds in the sky and the sun was shining brightly, he walked in with confidence.
Otherwise, it is really easy to be struck by lightning.
Crossing the spacious yard and coming to the room inside, I finally saw Fang Yizhi and Chen Shuangjin.
Just the appearance of the two of them almost made Zuo Mengeng's eyes pop out.
I saw that both of their long hair were all pointing upward, making them look like crazy doctors.
Moreover, their faces were very stiff and dull, and their eyes were dull but fanatical.
"What are you doing?"
Afraid that something might happen to the two of them, Zuo Mengeng hurriedly asked.
Fang Yizhi scratched his head and didn't think there was anything bad about their appearance.
"We're testing the magnitude of electricity."
Zuo Mengeng squeezed in between the two of them and saw a simple instrument on the table.
A large, dark disk was erected vertically and fixed with brackets.
There is also a manual crank on one side of the disc.
The front end and the outer edge of the disk are parallel to each other, and there are two bends wrapped with copper wire. Two fine small brushes protrude from the curved front end and are attached to the disc.
Behind the bend, two copper wires are connected together and become one and extend out.
At this time, Fang Yizhi was shaking the disk, while Chen Shuangjin's hand touched the copper wire.
Zuo Mengeng was frightened and quickly kicked Chen Shuangjin out, stopping the two of them from going crazy.
"To test the amount of electric energy, don't you know how to make a dashboard? How can you use your body to test it?"
The simple instrument on the table is a direct current generator.
That dark disc is actually a polished magnet.
After the disk is rotated, the magnetic field is directly formed by the bending of the copper wire. It is then converted into electrical energy through carbon brushes and exported through copper wires.
It can be said that this instrument is quite similar to the first DC generator in history.
This is enough to show that Fang Yizhi’s research is on the right track.
But no matter what, using your body to feel the magnitude of electrical energy is enough to be called crazy.
"Yes! Why didn't we think of it?"
After being reminded by Zuo Mengeng, Fang Yizhi and Chen Shuangjin started making it immediately with smiles on their faces.
Regarding this, Zuo Mengeng called it a fluke.
If he hadn't come, these two crazy guys might have turned into coke when the DC generator became more powerful.
Making the dashboard is very simple.
Fang Yizhi and Chen Shuangjin found a wooden plate, pasted different scale numbers on it, and installed a pointer, shaped like a watch.
In this way, when electric energy is transmitted to the instrument panel through the wires, the pointer can clearly reflect the amount of electric energy.
Zuo Menggeng watched the experiment live.
It was found that the maximum electrical energy that this hand-operated DC generator could provide was only the number five, which was obviously very weak.
But it doesn't matter. Since he has made a good start, he very much looks forward to electricity being able to serve mankind sooner.
Fang Yizhi was also very happy.
"Now we have a way to test the current, but how to express it?"
The magnitude of current, like other numerical values, requires a unit name.
Originally called Ampere in history.
But now European and American countries have just started, and the research on electricity is far away, so naturally there is no corresponding name.
Just as Zuo Mengeng was about to tell Ampei, Chen Shuangjin took the lead.
"Your nickname is Mi Zhi, why not just call it 'Mi'."
Fang Yizhi nodded when he heard the words and approved this method.
Zuo Mengeng saw it and was happy to see the result.
It is naturally an honor to be able to leave a trace of the Chinese in the history of scientific development.
I believe that when people talk about electricity in the future, Fang Yizhi will be an unavoidable name.
He simply suggested.
"If the intensity is lower than the existing strength, you can name it millimeter or micrometer. If you want other numerical units, use your last name to express it."
Anyway, Ampere and Volt are also Western names.
Since Westerners can use it, there is no problem in naming it after Chinese people.
Regarding the field of electricity, Zuo Mengeng could not provide much guidance to Fang Yizhi, and his knowledge was also very limited.
Just telling you that you can try to use carbonized bamboo wire or tungsten wire to try to convert electricity into light.
As for when it will succeed, it depends on the efforts and luck of Fang Yizhi's team.
In short, Zuo Menggeng was in a good mood after visiting the Academy of Engineering Sciences.
The endless scientific research results and technological progress will bring endless assistance to the development of the empire.
He believed that if this continued, the only place in this world that could be said to never set was the Empire.
"Your Majesty, the Southwest Strategic Cluster and the Northwest Strategic Cluster sent reports at the same time."
Winter slowly passed, and military operations that had been suspended for several months began to become more frequent again.
Zuo Menggeng's work also began to shift from the civil affairs field to the military field.
Although the Central Plains has been restored and Liaodong has been recovered, Yunnan to the southwest, the Western Regions to the northwest, and Mobei to the north have not yet been included in the territory.
However, the reports sent by the two strategic clusters were completely opposite.
"The Southwest Strategic Cluster reports that Mu Tianbo and Sun Kewang combined with the Burmese army have defeated Shadingzhou and besieged it in Kunming. I believe it will not take long to break the city. The Southwest Strategic Cluster has judged that now is the best way to enter Yunnan Period. Not only can all forces be wiped out in one fell swoop, but they can also follow the current and plot against Myanmar."
Sha Dingzhou's rebellion was just a matter of seeing the opportunity and catching Mu Tianbo off guard.
In fact, Sha Dingzhou's strength is not that strong.
After getting help from Sun Kewang and the Burmese army, Mu Tianbo's strength greatly increased and gradually reversed the battlefield situation.
In the Dali battle, although the rookies on both sides pecked each other, in the end, Mu Tianbo had the last laugh due to their clear strength.
Sha Dingzhou returned all the way to Kunming. Before he could run back to Mengzi, he was blocked in the city by the three-party coalition forces that were following him.
Now, the situation in Yunnan is almost settled.
The Southwest Strategic Cluster, which was itching to wait, finally decided to come to an end. Not only did it clean up the mess, it also wanted to bring Myanmar into the fold.
The empire was not the Qing Dynasty, and it had no clear understanding of the world situation.
The empire had explored and even established a foothold in the Indian Ocean, fully aware of Burma's strategic value.
However, Myanmar has always been a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty and has always been submissive. Without a suitable excuse, the empire has no way to attack.
Otherwise, it would not be in the interests of the empire to cause panic and disunity among all the vassal states in Indochina.
Now Myanmar actually supports the Can Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to giving the empire an excuse.
In this way, the empire's conquest of Burma was justified.
(End of chapter)
