Chapter 513: Migration

Chapter 513: Migration

Chapter 513: Three Moves
Tesla, Shao Quanzhong calmed down immediately. He also said that this was normal, it was normal for a super genius to do strange things.

Historically, there's a reason why Tesla was placed under house arrest by federal authorities for the rest of his life.

This guy is very capable, and his ability to cause trouble is second to none.

Tesla once caused a power outage in Colorado Springs in an attempt to create ball lightning.

Later he moved to New York and created artificial lightning within a range of hundreds of miles in the sky above New York, lighting up the sky.

The result was that no one wanted to be his neighbor anymore. He was worried all day long, and in the end he was treated as a "dangerous person" and was put under surveillance.

Shao Quanzhong was particularly tolerant of educated people. He did not punish Tesla at all and even ran over to see if Tesla was injured.

This is a national treasure-level scientist, nothing must happen to him.

Shao Quanzhong arrived at Tesla's villa in Xiaoxiangya with trepidation and was immediately shocked.

When was such a tall tower built in Xiaoxiang Cliff? It is more than fifty meters high, with a hemisphere about twenty meters in diameter on top.

The roadside of Hailing is shaded by trees, and there is widespread greenery in Qiao Garden. In addition, there are many buildings over 20 meters high on the roadside. Therefore, although this tower is very tall, everyone knows about it, but Shao Quanzhong has never noticed it.

Tesla didn't think he had gotten into trouble at all. Seeing Shao Quanzhong coming, he greeted him with a smile, "Shao, did you see that? My Wardenclyffe Tower was built, and it only cost a mere 150,000 taels of silver."

Ever since Tesla obtained the patent for alternating current for Shao Quanzhong, Daxia Electric Power has earned over 100 million yuan from selling electricity around the world. During the next 20 years of the patent period, the income will continue to increase continuously. No one dares to owe Shao Quanzhong a debt.

Therefore, Shao Quanzhong issued an order that Tesla's scientific research funds could be used unlimitedly and spent at will.

Tesla has Shao Quanzhong as his financial backer, who provides him with all his food, clothing, housing and transportation. He can concentrate on research and has no concept of money. Fifteen thousand taels can only be described as "a small amount".

Shao Quanzhong felt like a country bumpkin, and he spoke even less confidently, "What is this - what is the Wo tower for?"

Tesla responded nonchalantly, “This is just a small test tower. I am trying to use it to communicate with the Earth’s magnetic field.”

"Today, I have obtained a high voltage of one million volts through the transformer equipment. The lightning I just created was just a small experiment in which I used this test tower to induce the earth's magnetic field and interact with the energy in the sky."

What the hell, such a big noise, but it was just a "small" test? Shao Quanzhong was horrified. Even he, who had killed over a million people and was extremely daring, thought Tesla was crazy and dangerous.

Tesla's eyes flashed with madness, "My ultimate goal is to build an iron tower several hundred meters high, and through resonance with the earth's magnetic field, to achieve the transmission of electrical energy over a distance of more than 10,000 kilometers."

Shao Quanzhong was puzzled. "Why transmit it so far? We can build a power plant a few hundred miles away."

Tesla scratched his head. He really didn't think too much. He had no restrictions on spending money. He just wanted to constantly break through the limits and test the pinnacle of science. Whether it was useful or not was not within his thinking.

After thinking for a long time, he said, "At least, a high voltage of one million volts can reduce a lot of losses in the transmission of electricity through wires."

Shao Quanzhong finally understood the master's words with pride, "I see, the higher the voltage, the more power it saves, right?"

Shao Quanzhong patted his forehead and said, "Hurry up and notify the technicians of Daxia Electric Power to come to Tesla to learn high-voltage power transmission technology."

Shao Quanzhong finally understood that this madman Tesla was just messing around. It seemed that he had to keep an eye on him in the future to see if he had any inventions that could be cashed in to make money.

For example, this time he developed a high voltage of one million volts, but he didn't think about how to save money for Daxia Electric Power. Instead, he came up with the idea of ​​creating lightning and trying to transmit electricity over a distance of 10,000 kilometers. This thing sounds useless.

However, Shao Quanzhong understood that the master could not give direct research tasks, as that would limit the master's thinking.

"Come here, build me a special Tesla invention application team, composed of PhDs from various universities, to follow Tesla."

"The master can do whatever he wants. Once he has a new invention that can make money, this layman group will be responsible for realizing it. Under my order, the layman group is not allowed to interfere with what the master does. Do you understand?"

Tesla is responsible for messing around, and the layman group is responsible for cashing in and making money.

A mad scientist with an IQ that is beyond measure meets the richest brain in the world who is most willing to spend money on inventions. With unlimited financial support and a team of doctors to help him, the whole world should be ready to tremble.

Tesla was very satisfied with Shao Quanzhong's understanding. He was not really crazy yet, but he got the reward immediately.

"Well, I have already made a radio-controlled boat and a remote-controlled plane some time ago. I asked Wen to send someone to learn how to make them. At least it can popularize model airplanes to young people, which should help you make some money."

Tesla's brain was completely focused on strange inventions and not on business at all. Shao Quanzhong did not accept any of his ideas on making money.

Of course, Wen’s people did come to learn how to make small airplanes and boats like our remote-controlled toys, but they said that they couldn’t make a lot of money from these things, not even a small amount of money.

This thing needs an iron tower behind it to transmit radio waves. How many countries would have the leisure to build such a tall iron tower for children to play with model airplanes?
Shao Quanzhong looked at the model airplanes running on the water and the drones flying in the sky, and his eyes rolled. You see he doesn't understand science, but he has thought more about how to use these things than others.

"Hey - Xiao Te, can this remote-controlled thing be installed on a torpedo?"

It is useless to install remote control equipment on the ship. Once the ship approaches the enemy warship, it will be sunk even if there is no one driving it. But the mast of the warship is a launch tower, which can be used to remotely control underwater torpedoes.

Today's torpedoes cannot be guided. Whether they are launched to attack enemy ships depends entirely on the skill of the launcher, and the hit rate is very low.

Even if you aim accurately, you might be able to dodge the enemy ship once it maneuvers.

If it could be guided and chase the enemy to bomb it, this torpedo would be really powerful.

Tesla scratched his head. "No problem at all. I can also design a magnetic mine for you, so you don't have to touch it and explode it."

"The enemy's warships are made of steel. They will become a magnetic source under the influence of the earth's magnetic field. As long as a huge steel warship approaches, the mines will automatically explode."

This is good. Now the mine-clearing method of using a small boat to drag is useless. Even if it encounters a magnetic mine, it will not explode. Mines are specifically designed to destroy large ships.

Tesla frowned, "It will delay me for two days and affect my research on the transmission of electricity over thousands of miles."

Ahem, it takes Tesla two days to come up with something that others haven’t been able to develop after years or decades of research, and they still complain about the effort…

This drone is of little use for now. During a war, who has the time to build such a tall tower near the position?

However, for fortress defense, drone swarms are a lot easier than bombers. But the application scenarios are limited, so first find a fortress and get a batch of them to try.

Tesla's work on the transmission of energy in space caused a major power outage in Hailing, but Shao Quanzhong got three inventions from him at once: the million-volt high-voltage power transmission, the wireless guided torpedo, and the fortress drone swarm. Well, he made money.

Moreover, the terminal wireless guidance of the previous V2 missile has been learned by the Hailing Arsenal. The hit range of the V2 missile has been reduced from a diameter of eight kilometers to one kilometer, which is a considerable improvement.

The V2 is a big missile, each of which carries one ton of TNT. If we have a few more of them, we can provide fire coverage within a one-kilometer radius of a city 320 kilometers away.

However, Tesla obviously did not give up his research on transmitting electricity over thousands of miles. Thunderstorms occurred every day in Hailing, and a blackout was unbearable. Shao Quanzhong valued this precious scientist very much, and he accompanied him carefully, and suggested with a smile, "Well, Xiao Te, you see, Xiaoxiang Cliff is the center of Hailing, and thunderstorms every day - well, it is a bit disturbing to the residents."

"How about this? I'll build you a new research base on the central island of Qinhu Lake, give you a taller tower, and build you a special power plant around it. I'll build as many as you want. What do you think?"

Shao Quanzhong had been to Chenhu to suppress bandits and was familiar with the terrain there.

As for the development of Hailing, it was restricted to the west by the Grand Canal and expanded eastwards and southwards.

It expanded eastwards to Jiangyan and southwards to the Yangtze River. However, due to the restriction of the Huai-Yang Canal, it did not expand northwards, and Qinhu Lake was still considered a remote suburb.

"Sixth Lady, give Tesla a dedicated driver and Maybach, and build a high-grade highway to Qinhu Lake. If Tesla wants to go into the city for a stroll, it will only take a dozen minutes."

Who can show such respect to scientists? Shao Quanzhong is absolutely unprecedented.

But Tesla was not grateful. "It's no problem to go to Qinhu Lake. I don't need a special car or a special road. I don't usually leave the laboratory, so how can I have time to hang out in the city?"

Tesla is a really busy and handsome guy. He is not looking for a partner and plans to remain single for the rest of his life and devote himself to science.

It is indeed not normal, or quite abnormal, for most people not to be able to do this.

With Shao Quanzhong's approval, a new research laboratory and an 80-meter-high iron tower were built on the island in the middle of Qinhu Lake in just two months. Several thermal power plants with gas turbine generator sets were also urgently built in the surrounding area, and ready-made equipment was transferred from other places, with priority given to Tesla.

On October 1882, 10, Tesla moved.

The scientists at Xiaoxiang Cliff bid farewell to Tesla in tears and told him not to come back.

The last time the lightning struck directly on Xiaoxiang Cliff, it was so scary. Most of the scientists are already quite old, and their hearts really can’t stand it if it keeps happening like this.

Tesla happily moved to the new laboratory. Thunder roared around Qinhu Lake. However, being so far away, Hailing was finally safe and there would be no more sudden power outages.

The Wardenclyffe Tower was not demolished and became the transmitting tower of Hailing Radio Station.

There is already one, so there is no need to worry about having more. And what if technology improves, we can build more radio stations? It would be a pity to demolish such a tall tower.

Today's crystal radios can only receive one channel, and if there are more channels, they will be mixed, so there is only one channel for the whole of Daxia.

Scientists are working hard to develop a radio that can receive more stations. Well, no one knows when it will be available, and Shao Quanzhong doesn't care much.

What he was concerned about was the radio - there was no news either, so there was no point in getting anxious.

After personally delivering Tesla to Chenhu Lake, Shao Quanzhong finally felt relieved. This old man was really too dangerous.

After returning from Qinhu Lake, Shao Quanzhong suddenly saw Wenxiu pulling a beautiful woman into her own Maybach.

Huh? Where did this beauty come from?
When the beautiful woman saw Shao Quanzhong, she turned away and ignored him.

Seeing Shao Quanzhong just coming back, Wenxiu was dissatisfied, "Xiaoqi, I'm leaving soon, pay my respects to your father."

My daughter? She's this big now? Shao Quanzhong scratched his head.

Shao Quanzhong was a typical feudal patriarch. Every week when his family gathered in Caiqingtang to have dinner with the old man and the old lady, he would not allow his daughters to sit at the table and had never cared about them.

Of course, enough money was given to each daughter, an oil field in Tianfang Province.

Xiaoqi's full name is Wen Meimei. She is the eldest daughter born to Shao Quanzhong by Wenxiu. Shao Quanzhong agreed to give her the surname Wen so that she could inherit the lineage of her father-in-law, County Magistrate Wen. She is the seventh girl in the Wen clan.

After growing up, he lived with his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wen. Because he was not liked by Shao Quanzhong, he did not go home for the New Year. Shao Quanzhong did not care and he had not seen her for many years.

Shao Quanzhong counted on his fingers and found out that Meimei was born during his Western Expedition. In a blink of an eye, she was already sixteen years old and a grown-up girl.

"Where are you going, Xiao Qi?"

"She doesn't have a good relationship with you. She doesn't want to be around you and has vowed to stay away from you. She was just recommended by her brother Jisi and was accepted by Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. She will go to Hungary to study."

"Going to college at sixteen?"

Wenxiu was very proud, "Xiaoqi is very smart. I taught him personally since he was young, and he skipped two grades in elementary school."

Congming is also a member of Lao Wen’s family, and has nothing to do with me.

Shao Quanzhong, a stubborn feudal male chauvinist and a backward-minded warlord, still disliked his daughter and just waved his hand and let the mother and daughter go.

The Maybach drove to the airport. In the car, Xiao Qi pouted angrily and vowed to marry far away in the future, stay away from this feudal father, and never come back to see him.

The evil father in the daughter's mind didn't think he had done anything wrong. In this era, most feudal parents were like this...

Shao Quanzhong leisurely returned to the Erfen bamboo house and sat down. Liu Niang made him tea with the thermos newly invented by Du Wa. Suddenly, the ground shook, the teacup fell over, and the water spilled all over Shao Quanzhong.

Earthquake? Taizhou's geology is quite stable, and there has never been an earthquake record of magnitude 5 or above. Well, this earthquake was not that strong, about magnitude 3, and it ended quickly.

Shao Quanzhong thought it was a natural disaster and immediately received a report from the "Layman Group".

As soon as Tesla arrived at the Qinhu Laboratory, he conducted an experiment with a small electromechanical oscillator, which caused the earthquake.

According to Tesla, he was looking for the resonant frequency of the earth's crust and wanted to develop weapons that could resonate with the earth's plates, causing the plates to move and a continent to sink.

Shao Quanzhong was stunned. There is such a weapon? Should we arrest this lunatic immediately?

The "Layman Group" reported that Tesla himself claimed that the experiment had failed and that the current power energy was completely unable to meet his requirements. He would stop the experiment and wait until there was a breakthrough in the power generation equipment.

It's really worrying.

Soon, Hengqiao Village, located in the center of Gaoyou Lake, was demolished and relocated. Shao Quanzhong built a new research room for Tesla in the Gaoyou Lake Lotus Scenic Area and built a 100-meter-high iron tower.

Gaoyou Lake covers an area of ​​more than 700 square kilometers, which should be enough for Tesla for the time being.

On February 1883, 2, Tesla moved to Gaoyou Lake.

This time Shao Quanzhong did not go to see him off in person, he went to Zhanjiang again. The main fleet of Daxia was formed and was going to have a review off the coast of Zhanjiang.

(End of this chapter)