Wild North America 1846

Being good at deceiving people's hearts is just a basic exercise. After a short impromptu speech, after sending everyone to the clouds, Li Cha left the scene where the crowd gathered without taking a trace of clouds.

Lieutenant General Liu Wu (note; transferred, promoted), the commander of the Royal Guards who was in charge of the defense and the director of the Royal Attaché's Office, finally let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that the burden on his shoulders had been lifted.

His Majesty the King always likes to participate in this kind of people-friendly activities, and every time it makes people feel nervous, all the masters of the Royal Guards who are in charge of guarding are all highly nervous, for fear of any accidents.

in a quiet room
King Richard had a private conversation with Professor Siemens. He waved his hand to make Professor Siemens sit down and said;
"Professor, you are invited to discuss the next step in the research direction of generators. I want to exchange ideas. This will significantly promote the industrial development of the kingdom."

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions. Siemens is just a lowly commoner and will always obey your orders."

"You're welcome, professor, I'm not talking to you as a king, but from the perspective of a country's leader, discuss with the professor the role of power industry equipment in promoting future economic development. This is the frontier field of the world today. Professors have more say."

Li Cha's words are a bit like Versailles, no matter how he surrenders his status, he is always a high existence, and there is an insurmountable class gap with the common people, which is always looked up to.

But his closeness to science was enough to move Professor Siemens so much that he bowed and saluted humbly and said, "Thank you for your trust, I will do my best to answer your questions."

"What does the professor think of the hydropower station and power plant ideas proposed by European scholars?" Richard asked.

Professor Siemens was taken aback for a moment, and quickly replied, "Qizou Your Majesty;
European scholars have proposed the idea of ​​building power stations for a long time, and the French and Americans are the most active in this regard, but due to insufficient technological development, they have not yet been implemented.

in this regard
Our generator equipment is world-leading, and has achieved reliable, long-term and efficient power generation capacity. Whether it is driven by water conservancy or thermal power, it is a major scientific research topic worth exploring in the next step.

Existing 50-watt generators do have relatively small power generation, which is not enough to serve as power plant equipment, and further research is needed.

But judging from the current actual situation, Siemens Electrical Appliances Company has mastered the principle of efficient operation of generators. The next step is to enhance the performance of the equipment and expand the physical volume of the power generation equipment, which should be able to achieve the desired effect.

For example, enlarging the coil, enlarging the rotor, and the larger generator armature have stronger power generation capacity. The technical principles are the same, but further technical verification is needed.

As long as there is sufficient research and development funds, I am confident that I will lead the research team to increase the generator to the kilowatt level within one year. Such current will be able to light up 100 incandescent lamps at the same time, which has a strong practical promotion ability.

As long as the hydraulic or thermal drive is strong enough, we can achieve the goal of building a power plant by combining multiple power generation equipment into a grid and outputting a larger current. "

"Are you sure?"

"Siemens is willing to use its life and wealth to assure His Majesty that it will definitely be able to. There is no absolute technical obstacle to the realization of higher power generation. Large-scale power generation equipment requires a lot of investment and requires a lot of capital investment and testing."

"How much do you need?"

"The cost of materials and personnel required for this piece of scientific research alone is estimated to be no less than 6 to 7 yuan, and maybe even more. Here it depends on whether the technical concept is realized smoothly? Whether the problem of overheating of power generation can be properly solved, and some Other technical obstacles. And it requires the close cooperation of relevant machinery factories.”

"How about this, the royal secretariat will have special personnel to coordinate the scientific research supporting problems of various manufacturers. As long as you come up with the design drawings, they will complete them as quickly as possible." Li Cha glanced at Professor Siemens meaningfully. , Confidently threw the bait.

held out a finger and said;
"Professor, you will receive a special scientific research fund of no less than 1.5 yuan and sufficient research and development assistants. I request that the power generation capacity of a single machine be 2 kilowatts within one year, and be able to output power stably and efficiently for a long time.

To achieve this goal, the king will not hesitate to reward you with the title of lifelong baron.

If the power generation capacity of a single machine of 10 kilowatts is achieved within one year, the king will not hesitate to reward the title of baron and enjoy the fief, which will be hereditary. "

The heavyweight bait thrown by His Majesty the King shocked Professor Siemens at a loss. After realizing it, he hurriedly knelt down and said in a humble tone;
"Praise benevolent Majesty, Siemens humbly prostrates in front of you and kisses the boots. I will devote myself to research and development with incomparable loyalty and greatest enthusiasm. Please accept my humble allegiance. You are the most wise king in the world today. His Majesty."

"Then it's settled."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Siemens will present satisfactory results to His Majesty in return for your generosity in a year's time."

"Okay, very good, hahahaha..."

Li Cha burst out laughing, his mood seemed very comfortable, surely in the future this kind of courteous corporal will become a good story, right?

European royal families have a long history of disdain and oppression of science and technology, because Europeans believe in God, and religion and science have always been incompatible extremes.

Legal institutions such as the Holy See's "Inquisition" and Calvin's "Inquisition" persecuted so-called "heretics" until the end of the 17th century.

They killed hundreds of famous scholars such as Copernicus, Galileo, Pacily, Vesalius, Amaury, Sikel, etc., scientists such as Grill Bruno, Hiberthia, Servetus, etc. , using all imaginable cruel means to persecute scientific progress, trying to kill the seeds of science in the bud.

Entering the 19st century
Although the brutal persecution has not reappeared, all kinds of suppression and discrimination are still ubiquitous. Many experts and scholars were tortured in the prisons of Spain, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, which is the most vivid example.

Even Newton, Darwin and other far-reaching scientists have never been awarded the title of nobility in Europe, and it is even more impossible to integrate into the upper class circles, always wandering back on the lonely road of scientific exploration.

This shows that the status of European scientists in today's world is generally low, but they are just one of the more outstanding members of the common people.

It is no wonder that Professor Siemens prostrated himself on the ground in gratitude. Such a kindness is a great honor that cannot be exchanged for any money.

In the European and American world for thousands of years, the aristocrats have always been the ruling class, with noble blood flowing in their blood, and they are incompatible with the untouchables.

Has the United States never yearned for nobility?
The answer is no. The best hope for any tycoon who has made a fortune in the United States is to marry his daughter into a European nobleman.

Especially the British aristocracy is the most popular, followed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and France, and even the aristocrats of the Kingdom of Prussia. Aristocratic complex.

As long as Li Cha is willing to give out the title of nobility, Panama and Mexico can all be won smoothly, which proves from another aspect the great temptation of the nobility inheritance for the local big families.

in the original history

The short-lived emperors that appeared after Mexico's independence reflected the strong desire of the local ruling class to aspire to the status of superior nobles.

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, he was the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a member of the Habsburg royal family. He had an extremely distinguished status but did not have his own principality. Europe is not surprising at all.

After independence, the Mexican constitutional monarchists wanted to choose a prince from the European Catholic royal family as the monarch of Mexico, and they hit it off with the idle Grand Duke Massimiliano.

So

Grand Duke Massimiliano came to Mexico from Europe with his wife and servants to be crowned emperor. He had no basis for ruling here, and he didn't even know a single Mexican before he came, so he started his brief stay in Mexico. reigning career.

This kind of unbelievable succession has never been seen in the history of mainland China, and I dare not even think about it.But it is not new in the European and American world, and it is a routine operation.

After Bulgaria's independence, the Bulgarian upper class who held real power found the Caucasus from Denmark, and even hoped that the King of Romania would become their co-lord.

Finally, the Bulgarians found a prince named Ferdinand from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohari family who was born in Vienna, and invited Ferdinand back to be crowned King of Bulgaria, because he was full of noble of royal blood.

The aristocratic complex in the Western world is deeply rooted, and it is hard for Easterners to imagine.

"Your Majesty, I am Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Ambassador to Tang Dynasty from the Kingdom of Prussia, your fanatical and loyal follower, and I would like to express my deep respect to you."

As soon as Li Cha finished talking with Professor Siemens, he met the diplomatic representative of the Kingdom of Prussia accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos, the newly appointed ambassador Bismarck, a strong and wise Germanic Junker nobleman.

Bismarck?
Li Cha looked at the respectfully saluting Prussian diplomat with some surprise on his face, he raised his hand to help him and said, "Oh...excuse me, I know Mr. Bismarck's name. He is very insightful in politics, and he has dueled 27 times in school, I believe it is not a rumor, right?"

"A wise monarch knows everything. It is really shameful that Bismarck's reckless and ignorant behavior during his school days can be heard in the ears of His Majesty. His Majesty laughed at it."

"It's not a joke. This king thinks you are an indomitable fighter, which is very impressive."

"Thank you for your tactful words, allowing me to pay my most sincere respect to Your Majesty. You are a great legendary monarch. I have read every one of your legendary stories countless times, and I am deeply attracted by them. Fascinated, is your fanatical follower."

Speaking of here
Bismarck knelt down on one knee with a humble expression, stretched out his hands and kissed his hands, which is the most respectful etiquette for a nobleman to the king.

Richard didn't expect; it's really interesting that he still has a fanatic in Europe who is the iron-blooded Prime Minister Bis who founded the First German Empire.