African Nationhood

Chapter 256 Flexible Exile

(Some book friends have expressed doubts about the explosion splash range of the Wanhu rocket launcher.

Let me clarify here, the explosion splash range refers to the range where the rocket body tube fragments are splashed, not the damage radius.

These are two concepts. The splash range is affected by the explosion environment. If there are obstructions around, the sputter range will be reduced. In the desert, there is no obstruction and the sputter will naturally go far.

I remember an allusion from World War II. A soldier was penetrated by shell fragments in his lower body, and then the fragments splashed into the abdomen of a nearby woman, and then the woman miraculously became pregnant.

It can be seen from here that the splash range of the explosion is very far, just like a stray bullet. )
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Anhai Town, Guesthouse.

Several important foreign guests lived in this guest house. One was Guo Songtao of the Qing Dynasty.

Since arriving in Southwest Africa, this old man has been having a great time lecturing and traveling all day long.

The second is Tesla. After he came, he didn’t stay in the room very much. He was very energetic and very self-disciplined.

He used to smoke and drink, but after hearing that smoking and drinking would harm his health, he quit immediately.

After Shi Jintang told him that exercise can improve physical fitness and maintain health, he went out for hiking every day.

The third is Rudolf Diesel, but he is a homebody. Since he came to Southwest Africa, his social circle here has been very narrow.

I spend most of my time sitting in my room or in the laboratory without going out.

Shi Jintang came to see him several times and found that he was busy, so he did not disturb him.

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The original time and space Rudolf Diesel's idea for a new type of internal combustion engine came from a lecture he attended during his college years.

This lecture was given by his boss and good friend - Mr. Carl von Linde.

The teacher introduced his students to the thermal efficiency drawbacks of steam engines and the "Carnot Cycle Theory" (a theory similar to a 'perpetual motion machine').

This "Carnot cycle theory" deeply influenced Rudolf Diesel's thinking, and it was also his main theoretical guidance when he later developed diesel engines.

In 1881, while studying in Paris, Rudolf Diesel met another important figure - Heinrich von Butz.

He learned how to build compression ignition engines from the owner of a machinery manufacturing factory.

This experience helped him perfect the design of the diesel engine more than ten years later.

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The reason why Rudolf Diesel took the bait in this time and space was because Shi Jintang's recruitment advertisement was too generous.

At that time, he already had vague ideas in his mind. After seeing the recruitment information in Paris, his inner thoughts about the new engine became even stronger.

Therefore, he quit his job in Paris and followed Shi Jintang to Stuttgart to meet Karl Benz.

After interning at the Benz Institute and witnessing the birth of new cars, Rudolf Diesel realized how much work and hardship it took to develop new internal combustion engines.

His dream about a new internal combustion engine became more and more intense. He discussed the "Carnot cycle theory" with Carl Benz after work.
  Karl Benz did not agree with this theory. He denounced this theory as a heresy, and Rudolf Diesel was also a little frustrated.

In Stuttgart, he also met a beautiful German girl. After the two got married, they lived a happy life, and his thoughts on the new internal combustion engine faded away.

Without Boss Shi's orders, he might have wasted many years before he had the courage to continue researching new internal combustion engines.

With Boss Shi's guidance and guidance, he felt that it was time for him to take action, so he said goodbye to his wife and children and boarded a cruise ship to Southwest Africa alone.

While on the ship, Boss Shi had an exchange with Rudolf Diesel.

Boss Shi talked about his ideas for the new engine. These ideas were exactly the same as those in Rudolf Diesel's mind. This made him excited and at the same time he had to admire Boss Shi's erudition.

The in-depth conversation between the two on the boat allowed Rudolf Diesel to clarify his ideas, and based on the ideas provided by Boss Shi, he published a paper.

The principle of the "Carnot cycle" and the idea of ​​increasing the thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines are discussed in detail in this paper.

This paper won him a lot of attention and favor, but he still firmly followed Boss Shi and settled down in Southwest Africa.

After arriving in Anhai Town, the company assigned him a laboratory and assistants. The laboratory is located in the Anhai Town Arsenal, and most of the assistants are engineers from the arsenal.

There are also some young secondary school graduates who follow them for internships.

Despite these conveniences, new engines are not so easy to build.

He and his assistants have done many experiments, but they are almost always unsuccessful.

Shi Jintang couldn't help with these mechanical manufacturing problems. He had done everything he could, and the rest could only be left to Rudolf Diesel to deal with the headache himself.

Fortunately, he also realized that this battle would take many years, so he had already written to his wife asking them to move to Anhai Town.

There are special German and Chinese bilingual schools for my son, and the medical conditions here are much better than in Europe.

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Shi Jintang finally returned to Anhai Town, and today he was holding the little hand of his eldest daughter Shi Xi while walking on the grass of the lakeside villa.

"Well, Xi'er, be good and walk well. Don't be afraid."

Although the eldest daughter is over one year old, she still doesn't want to walk. She prefers to crawl around using the same hands and feet as her younger siblings.

Therefore, whenever Shi Jintang has free time, he will take his eldest daughter to practice walking. This kind of simple and happy parent-child interaction time is always intoxicating.

After walking for a while, when Shi Xi was about to kneel down and crawl again, Shi Jintang couldn't help but slap the eldest daughter on the butt.

"Little lazy pig!"

Shi Xi was not angry but made a face at his father. Shi Jintang couldn't help but pick up his daughter and prick her little face with his beard.

Shi Xi resisted and pushed Shi Jintang away, saying: "Dad, you are bad!"

Shi Jintang laughed proudly and insisted on stabbing his daughter. Ouyang Geng happened to come at this time.

Seeing their father and daughter so happy, he also laughed.

"Children are so good, I almost want one."

After hearing this, Shi Jintang immediately encouraged him, "Let's have a baby. After the baby is born, we will become in-laws."

When Ouyang Geng heard this, he immediately became interested, "Okay, it's a deal, and you won't be able to cheat when the time comes."

Naturally, Shi Jintang will not cheat, and in the future, the monarch and his ministers will become one and the same family.

"What brings you here?"

Ouyang Geng immediately whispered: "No, has Cao Jifu finished his sentence? How should we deal with him?"

When Ouyang Caizi asked this question, Shi Jintang was a little confused: "Didn't I say at that time that we would drive away from Southwest Africa?"

Ouyang Geng laughed directly when he heard this, "How come you are so smart that you are so confused about this matter?

He is our classmate and knows our secrets. What if he goes out and talks nonsense? "

Shi Jintang chuckled, "So what if he said it? The British still have a hard time believing it or not.

But since you brought it up, take him to Lanfang Company.

Just let my sworn brother keep an eye on him and prevent him from talking nonsense. "

Ouyang Geng thought Boss Shi's idea was okay, since he was leaving Southwest Africa anyway.

But being detained in Lanfang Company is no different from being held in Nanhua Company.

The same will apply to Shen Dehui when his contract expires next year, allowing the two brothers to stay at Lanfang Company for a few years.

Wait until Nanhua Company becomes independent before letting them out.

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