Chapter 481 Cruel and ruthless

Chapter 481 Cruel and ruthless

Chapter 481 Cruel and ruthless
Uh, isn't this the guy Evan brought here? It turns out he was the first to achieve results.

Hertz's laboratory was a large classroom, more than ten meters long and wide, and it was completely emptied.

On the table at one side were a storage battery, a coil, and two zinc plates. Two copper rods were connected to the two poles of the coil, and two copper balls were set at the tips, very close to each other.

When Shao Quanzhong and Rong Hui saw the experimental setup clearly, the curtains were drawn and the room suddenly became pitch dark.

Hertz turned on the switch, and bright sparks immediately appeared between the two copper balls.

Rong Hui had already seen the experiment and explained to Shao Quanzhong, "This thing is an electromagnetic wave generator. The electric spark proves that electromagnetic waves are being emitted."

Shao Quanzhong nodded like a fool, totally not understanding. Shao Quanzhong didn't need to feel inferior, there were really few people in this era who could understand this.

Then, Hertz took a semicircular copper wire, which was bent into a hairpin-like shape with a copper ball at the tip.

"This is the electromagnetic wave receiver invented by Hertz."

The receiver was ten meters away from the transmitter. Hertz kept adjusting the distance between the copper balls with bolts. When the two poles of the receiver were close to a certain degree, a faint spark flashed, which was much weaker than that of the transmitter.

Maxwell, who came with Shao Quanzhong, applauded along with several students, and Shao Quanzhong had no choice but to clap along with them.

“Although the spark between the receivers was very weak, it captured the electromagnetic wave. It is extremely important that the experiment can be repeated reliably.”

Don’t say that Shao Quanzhong didn’t understand the principle, but after seeing this experiment, Shao Quanzhong understood it.

"So, if we send a telegram from the transmitter, the receiver will receive it? So wireless telegraph and individual walkie-talkie are about to be invented?"

Shao Quanzhong was just saying that casually. The only thing he was familiar with regarding electromagnetism was walkie-talkies.

"Sweet potato sweet potato, I am potato, please reply."

He had been thinking about using the walkie-talkie to call for artillery fire for a long time.

The scientists behind him suddenly fell silent. After a while, Maxwell's voice rang out, "Marshal, although you don't understand science, you are truly a genius."

"The application you mentioned should be able to be made."

"Well, this thing is still a long way from being a personal walkie-talkie?"

After listening carefully, Shao Quanzhong understood that what Hertz had created was not as good as that.

Rong Hui was anxious and scolded, "Brother Shao, you only know how to fight. Do you know what this weak spark means?"

"It proves that Maxwell's theory is completely correct. From then on, a new door is opened and the world is about to enter the era of electrification."

Maxwell's genius lies in the fact that he established a complete theory of electromagnetics based entirely on mathematical deduction. Many people do not believe in this theory because it has not been verified.

To make an analogy, Maxwell was God, but Hertz allowed ordinary people to witness miracles.

Hertz was very modest. “This is far from enough. My next step is to measure the speed of electromagnetic waves to verify that they are essentially the same thing as light and thermal radiation.”

Shao Quanzhong was not very interested in Hertz's rigorous scientific spirit, nor was he interested in whether invisible and intangible electromagnetic waves were the same thing as light and thermal radiation.

He offered a reward for gasoline engines, allowing mankind to enter the oil age early, and now he is offering a reward again.

"Maria, give the experimental team a bonus of one million taels of silver, with Hertz as the main reward. In addition, offer a reward of 500,000 silver taels for wireless telegraphs and walkie-talkies."

Shao Quanzhong understood that Hertz's products could not be used directly. Isn't this the same as the gasoline engine prototype made by the American governor?

Now that this thing is out, it should be much easier to modify this simple thing and make it into something usable, so Hertz wants a big reward.

To be honest, no scientist in the world has ever received an award of this scale before. Scientists work hard on their research based on their interest and dedication to science.

Shao Quanzhong didn't understand science and thought it was very mysterious and advanced. He was just a country bumpkin with money, so the only thing he could do was to spend money.

Basically, it was the same as a big-headed person who was deceived by a charlatan and spent money to buy a crutch. However, he had seen the final product of science, so he spent money in the right direction and it would not be a waste.

"Marshal Shao, your support for science is unprecedented. You will be remembered for it forever."

Shao Quanzhong shook his head and said, "I am just a rough guy. I don't need to be remembered forever in the scientific community. I just want a wireless telegraph and a walkie-talkie."

When walking out of the laboratory, Shao Quanzhong sighed and said, as expected, the person recommended by the professor named Helmholtz from Berlin University is reliable, and Hertz has real ability.

That handsome Slavic guy from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Tesla, also followed Maxwell. He came earlier, but after so long, he still hasn't come up with anything. He's obviously a liar.

Brother Franz said he would sponsor him, but he was stabbed in the blink of an eye. At that time, no one in the Austro-Hungarian Empire remembered to pay Brother Franz for his promise.

The money to support Tesla's schooling was ultimately paid out of my own pocket. It was such a waste of money...

"Uncle, uncle!"

As soon as Shao Quanzhong came out of Xiaoxiang Cliff, the old scholar named Wen was already waiting at the door. He had followed him all the way from Erfen Bamboo House to wait here.

The old scholar excitedly pulled Shao Quanzhong and said, "We at Wen's Mining have also achieved results. Come with me."

In the end, Shao Quanzhong did not leave by walking. He took the old scholar into the Maybach and came to Wen's Mining Company.

This place is different from before. There are a lot of technical personnel gathered here, all of them are Chinese.

"The first batch of doctors trained by Daxia finally graduated last year. We hired four doctors, more than a dozen masters, and dozens of undergraduates as assistants. After more than a year of repeated adjustments, we finally developed the tungsten alloy steel that the son-in-law wanted."

Metal materials science is a very boring subject. It involves adding various additives to steel, constantly changing the ratio and the temperature of heat treatment, and then taking a chance.

So coming up with a new material that works well is very random.

As for Shao Quanzhong, he reversed the cause and effect. He told the research team, "You can add tungsten to the main material. I don't know what else to add or how hot it should be. Just make a stronger steel for me."

With a goal to guide them, things became much easier. For a year, this secret research team worked day and night, changing people but not tools. After thousands of experiments, they finally produced a useful tungsten alloy.

The experiments here are much easier to understand than those at Hertz. Tungsten steel plates of different thicknesses are laid out, and I am fired at with machine guns, rapid-fire guns of different calibers, and even cannons.

As long as it is stronger than the original steel plate, it’s OK.

Of course, the doctors are not just sitting there doing nothing. They make the steel plates at angles to make them more durable.

Shao Quanzhong prefers this kind of experiment. In essence, he prefers technicians to scientists. He gives scientists a large sum of money mainly to save Rong Hui's face. He has no idea whether the money invested will be effective.

"Okay, give a generous reward to the research team members, and keep working on it. We must keep this formula strictly confidential, and then try it on all weapons, with a focus on tanks and armored vehicles."

Back at Erfen Bamboo House, Shao Quanzhong was in a very good mood. "Maria, I want to drink today. Let's compete to see how much vodka we can drink."

Shao Quanzhong overestimated his own abilities and was drunk by Mao Mei's wife...

When Youyou woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

A month later, after attending the New Year's Day celebration in 1879 at Wanghai Tower, Wenxiu pulled Shao Quanzhong aside and whispered, "Yuting, the last payment from Gustav Rothschild, million francs, has arrived."

Well, this was what Shao Quanzhong had agreed upon with Gustav by high-fiving in Washington. During the Franco-Prussian War, Shao Quanzhong robbed and destroyed the Bank of France and earned a bonus.

Because he had taken advantage of the situation to seize all of France's financial power, the bonus increased from 900 million to 1.2 billion, to be paid off over ten years.

In the past ten years, the Rothschild family has invested heavily in France and of course received rich returns. Now Shao Quanzhong has received his final reward.

Shao Quanzhong's face suddenly showed ruthlessness, "Send a secret message to Jiang Chunlin, the Jingyanggang operation can begin."

The Eastern Lord is finally going to take action against the European Lord, and the biggest internal fight in a society that worships Lucifer has begun.

(End of this chapter)