Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 820

[Chapter 820 Electricity Blueprint]

“Hey, I dare not talk nonsense.” Wang Chong made a gesture of invitation, “His Royal Highness, you can go to the research institute to take a look.”

Zhao Xu nodded, left the palace with Wang Chong, and went straight to the research institute up.

In a tall mechanical laboratory of the R&D Institute, Zhao Xu saw a huge triple-expansion steam engine.

This steam engine nearly filled the space of the laboratory.

This is the triple expansion steam engine dedicated to ships.

With it, the shipyard will be able to build warships and large steamships that are more than 30 meters long, or even more than 200 meters long.

The length of the Titanic using the triple expansion steam engine is 269 meters.

Since then, Dasong’s shipbuilding industry will enter a new stage, officially leaving the Xitu shipbuilding industry behind.

“It’s really huge, amazing, amazing.” Zhao Xu couldn’t help admiring.

In front of the triple-expansion steam engine, he was like a giant steel monster.

Zhao Xu was praising the three-expansion steam engine, Wang Chong thought he was praising him, so he said humbly: “Your Highness is too famous, if it wasn’t for His Highness who provided a mature three-expansion steam engine blueprint, I might not be able to use it in three or five years. It was made.”

Zhao Xu was stunned, and he patted Wang Chong’s shoulder, “Even so, you have put in a lot of hard work, go later, this king will ask the treasury to allocate some money to you, and reward it to you.” The students who participated in the research and development.”

“I thank His Highness on their behalf.” Wang Chongxi said.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu said again: “Since you have mastered the technology of the triple-expansion steam engine, discuss with the head of the steam engine workshop and the head of the ship department, Chen Shou, to participate in the development of the iron-clad ship together.” Iron-

clad ship There are many things involved, and what Chen Shou and the others can build is just the hull of the ship.

The manufacture and installation of the triple-expansion steam engine, the manufacture of the iron armor of the ship, and the special naval guns for the iron-clad ship all require different departments to be responsible.

After a while, he had to go to the Military Division to ask Wang Ying to contact Chen Shou as well.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Chong replied yes.

After walking around the three-expansion steam engine again, Zhao Xu satisfied his curiosity, and then left the laboratory with Wang Chong.

After all, it was the first time he had seen the actual triple-expansion steam engine.

Walking along the corridor in the research institute, Zhao Xu glanced at each laboratory.

There are busy students in every laboratory.

They are either one person, or three or five people, and they are responsible for developing different technologies.

When he passed the No. 8 laboratory, his eyes suddenly focused and he stopped.

At this moment, a student in the No. 8 experiment is shaking a handle, and there are stone-like things on the shelves on both sides of the handle.

Wang Chong noticed Zhao Xu’s eyes and said, “Your Highness, this is the electric power laboratory.”

“How’s the progress?” Zhao Xu said as he entered the laboratory.

“Li Wei, introduce yourself to Your Highness.” Wang Chong said to the students who were busy.

According to King Yan’s request, he is currently in charge of the overall planning of the entire research institute.

Unless it is an emergency project, he will basically not personally participate in the research and development, but fully tap the talents of the students.

“See Your Highness.” Hearing Wang Chong’s voice, Li Wei came to his senses and hurriedly saluted Zhao Xu.

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

His attitude towards these students has always been friendly, and he gets along like a teacher and a student.

This is to show his emphasis on scientific and technological talents.

And the effect of the guidance is quite good. The number of scholars applying for the science and technology school is increasing day by day, and the vast majority are no longer staring at the official examination.

“Your Highness, I am conducting an electromagnetic cutting experiment, and the results of the experiment prove that electromagnetic induction can generate electricity.” Li Wei is not a person who is good at words, so he introduced it directly to Zhao Xu after the ceremony, with a businesslike look.

“Well, since that’s the case, shouldn’t the next step be to develop a generator?” Zhao Xu asked.

The two stone-like things in front of him are actually magnets.

What Li Wei shook just now was a rectangular coil.

It is a square iron frame with copper wires wrapped around it.

Crank the handle and the rectangular coil turns between the magnets, generating electricity.

So, this is the most primitive generator.

“Yes, Your Highness, I am about to start the research and development of a formal generator, but this will be a hand-operated generator. If successful, it will be the development of a large generator.” Li Wei said with a straight look.

Zhao Xu nodded. In fact, he had asked the Research Institute to carry out electrical experiments.

But now, Li Wei’s electricity experiment is still in the initial stage.

He didn’t ask this question because he knew that the materials for the electricity experiment were hard to come by and it would take a while to collect them.

Such as magnets.

Jiangbei naturally does not have the ability to produce artificial magnets at the moment, so the magnets used by Li Wei belong to natural magnets, such as magnetite ore.

However, although it is not easy to obtain magnets, it is not difficult.

The ancients knew this kind of thing that can absorb iron very early. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there is a saying in the book “Guanzi”, “There is a magnet on the mountain, and there is gold and copper under it.”

But besides the magnet, there is another thing Be prepared, this is the old-fashioned voltmeter.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, he found a voltmeter connected in series with the coil.

So he pointed to the voltmeter and said, “Did you make this?”

Li Wei glanced at the voltmeter and said, “Yes, Your Highness, the principle of this voltmeter is similar to that of a cable telegraph. It’s very simple.”

Zhao Xu smiled with satisfaction. This Li Wei and Wang Chong belong to the same group of students and belong to One of the top students at the time.

What he said was calm and calm, which shows that he already has a deep understanding of electricity.

As he said, the principle of the voltmeter is similar to that of a wired telegraph.

The voltmeter is the same as the wired telegraph, and there is a coil. As long as the coil is energized, it will generate magnetic force.

Therefore, as long as a current is generated like a battery, the switch-like structure in the voltmeter will be attracted by the coil and move the pointer.

When measuring a large voltage, only a resistor needs to be installed in the ammeter.

“Pretty good, I’m waiting for your large generator.” Zhao Xu patted Li Wei’s shoulder again.

Use a steam engine to shake the handle of a large generator, which is the principle of generating electricity in a thermal power plant.

However, even if a generator is created and can produce alternating current, it does not mean that it can be applied if there is electricity.

The transmission of electricity is also a science.

Next, the R&D Institute will also develop power control and transmission equipment such as transformers.

Of course, one more important thing is the wire.

“Rubber.” Zhao Xu couldn’t help saying softly.

He couldn’t let the development of electricity get stuck on rubber.

And to obtain rubber, he must take down the rubber plantation in the East Tunan sea area.

When the Marine Corps is equipped with Qin-style rifles and the next batch of sailing warships and steamships enters the ranks, he must attack Nanyang.

(end of this chapter)