Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1905, Hot Daming

On the huge Imperial Square, the center of the square is very lively. With the illumination of the lights, the beautiful girls are dancing vigorously, driving the atmosphere and rhythm of the audience, just like the concert scene of later generations.

Around the square, the guys from Daming Electric Company are constantly explaining to everyone how to use electric lights, precautions, installation matters, etc., and handing out promotional posters of the electric company, which introduces the electric lights in detail.

It was also the first time for many young and old people in Ming Dynasty to learn about electricity, electric lights, and this magical thing.

At the same time, the Imperial Palace in the capital and the Crown Prince's Mansion in the East Palace are here.

As night fell, Emperor Hongzhi habitually prepared to read before going to bed.

Since the reform of the administration of officials in the Ming Dynasty and Liu Jin became a cabinet minister, there were not many memorials that needed to be reviewed by Emperor Hongzhi. There were dozens of them a day, and sometimes more than 100.

After the morning court and the small meeting, Emperor Hongzhi could finish approving the memorials early in the afternoon, and began to have a lot of free time every day to do some things he liked to do.

For example, play with my precious daughter Nanyang Princess, or go to see the learning situation of my precious grandsons and granddaughters in class.

At night, I also start to develop the habit of reading. I can read all kinds of books, traditional books, new books, etc., and I can be regarded as reading a lot.

"Why don't you light the lamp?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the dim Qianqing Palace, and asked the eunuch Li Quan beside him very puzzled.

"Returning to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has specifically instructed you not to light lamps at night, but to use something called an electric light invented by him."

Li Quan also quickly replied.

"Lights?"

"What is this?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately asked in doubt.

"I don't know either. His Royal Highness said that the lamp can be lit at 7 o'clock. He said that it is very bright, much brighter than candles and oil lamps."

Li Quan replied, then looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "Your Majesty, it will be seven o'clock soon."

"Hmm~"

"This child, what did you mess up again, the electric light?"

"The lamp and the telegraph both have telegrams. Are they the same thing?"

"Something related to electromagnetism?"

Emperor Hongzhi thought quickly in his mind.

Soon, it was seven o'clock in the evening.

"Turn on the lights~"

Following Li Quan's order, the little eunuch who had already prepared hastily pressed a switch button according to the order of the buddy of Daming Electric Company.

In an instant, the originally dark Qianqing Palace suddenly became extremely bright. The crystal lamps that had been installed and hung up in advance lit up one after another, illuminating the entire Qianqing Palace and brightening the splendor of the Qianqing Palace. Shine it all out.

"Ouch~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the bright lights, his eyes were slightly dilated.

The light was on too fast.

In the past, the eunuchs had to light up the lamps in the palace one by one. Some tall lamps required the use of stairs, but now, all the lamps were lit up at once.

Moreover, these lamps are very bright. Under the illumination of each lamp, every corner of the entire palace is illuminated. This is an effect that could not be achieved by whale oil lamps, candles and the like before.

The specially made crystal lamp, under the illumination of the electric lamp, bloomed with gorgeous light, making the entire Qianqing Palace extremely bright and resplendent.

At this moment, not only Emperor Hongzhi was amazed by the electric light, but also the guards, eunuchs, and court ladies in the palace were also attracted by the bright electric light. They all looked at the bright light and the illuminated Qianqing Palace.

"It's the electric light. I thought it was something when they installed it."

"It's really bright enough."

"Yeah, it's really bright. This Qianqing Palace looks much more resplendent."

"Isn't it? It's too bright."

Everyone was talking in low voices.

"This kid has always liked to toss some weird things, and it really made him toss some good things."

"This electric light is really good, it's very bright, and there doesn't seem to be any smoke or smell."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled with pride.

Zhu Houzhao may not be a qualified prince, but he is still a very filial child. The key is that he can also research something useful to the common people with his own intelligence.

Things like harvesters, steam locomotives, telegraphs, and electric lights in front of us are all very good things, and they are of great help to the life and production of ordinary people.

This made Emperor Hongzhi quite gratified. Although Zhu Houzhao was a bit playful and a little bit sloppy, he was still a useful person in the end, and it was enough to contribute to the country and society of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this is the lamp."

At this time, Li Quan took a light bulb and brought a few guys from Daming Electric Company over to speak.

"Oh, isn't this just a piece of glass?"

Emperor Hongzhi finally looked at the light bulb carefully and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the shell is glass."

"The inside is the filament used to emit light. When the filament is electrified, it will glow."

The clerk of Daming Electric Firm beside him also hurriedly stood up to answer Emperor Hongzhi's doubts.

"Oh, yeah~"

"Is this something like a telegram?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked carefully, thought for a while and asked.

"Actually, it's similar to the telegraph. It uses a generator to generate electricity, and then it works after the electricity is turned on. The telegraph is used for communication, and the electric light is used for lighting. They all use electricity."

The man thought for a while and replied.

"That's why, let's try it."

Emperor Hongzhi was interested.

"Yes~"

"Your Majesty, this is the light switch. Just press this button to turn it on, and press the other side to turn it off, and then it will go out. It is very convenient and convenient."

Following the buddy's explanation, Emperor Hongzhi also pressed the button curiously, and a light turned on all of a sudden, and when he pressed the button again, the light went out.

"Haha, it's really convenient."

"Not bad."

Emperor Hongzhi tried several times in succession, and said with a satisfied smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this electric light is indeed much more convenient and brighter than candles, oil lamps, etc., but it also has some points that need attention."

"This electricity, once a person touches it, will get an electric shock, and it is very likely to cause death. Therefore, this wire needs to be wrapped with insulating rubber so that it will not be dangerous."

The buddy also began to introduce many things about electric lights to Emperor Hongzhi in detail, and also let Emperor Hongzhi know a lot about electricity.

It is easy to know that this thing is easy to use, but it is also dangerous, so it needs to be protected by insulating rubber.

Like the lines installed in the palace, the copper wires used are very thick, and the rubber is very thick, for the sake of safety. At the same time, the safety of the palace and the palace is also taken into account as much as possible in terms of lines.

On the other side of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, as night fell, the lights here were also turned on one after another, and the Prince's Mansion was illuminated all at once.

The Prince's Mansion is now more lively than the Imperial Palace, because Zhu Houzhao has too many women, and there is not enough room to live in, so he had to occupy part of the Imperial Palace area for arrangement.

In addition, there are a large number of grandchildren of the emperor, they are the darlings of Emperor Hongzhi, so naturally they cannot be wronged, so the current East Palace is more lively than the Imperial Palace, with many people.

As the lights came on, the entire East Palace became noisy. Zhu Houzhao's women were all surprised, and some even became scared. Zhu Houzhao's women came from many sources, some were drafted, and some were brought back by Zhu Houzhao's flirting.

This also led to a huge difference in the knowledge of these women. Those like the princess who grew up in Beijing and Guinea are naturally well-informed and knowledgeable. Some are from minority tribes, and many of them do not have much knowledge. They were scared when they saw such a bright light, but fortunately, someone around them quickly explained it to them.

As for Zhu Houzhao's children, they jumped up excitedly when they saw the bright lights, and they could continue to play just like in the daytime, which also made the eunuchs and maids around them wrinkle their faces. When will the master fall asleep?

Throughout the capital, the Empire Square, Qianqing Palace, and Prince's Mansion in the East Palace were all lit up with bright lights, which also attracted the attention of countless people.

Early the next morning, with the rising sun, the shouts of newsboys began to spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty invented the electric light, which is very bright and illuminates the dark night~"

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"Daming Electric Company officially launched electric lights, and the Empire Square was lit up all night last night, just like daytime."

Accompanied by the yelling of the newsboys, the newspapers were sold quickly, and it was also the first time for countless people to learn about electric lights and things related to electric lights.

At the same time, electric lights also quickly became popular in Ming Dynasty following the propaganda of newspapers.

(End of this chapter)