Chapter 1083: A Sensation

"Hahaha, it's truly bright, so bright. From today on, reading at night will be incredibly comfortable."

Just as the old man was sighing with emotion, a young man ran out from the courtyard, waving a paper fan in his hand and laughing heartily.

At dusk, every household in Yancheng was waiting for the Incandescent Lamp on their roof to light up.

They waited from dusk until nightfall, until every family had lit their candles and oil lamps.

He was the same; just as he was feeling anxious from waiting, the Incandescent Lamp in his study suddenly lit up.

In an instant, the light of the Incandescent Lamp covered the entire study, making the candles lit in the room appear so unremarkable.

Picking up a book, it was truly like reading under the shade of a tree during the day.

In his excitement, he couldn't help but rush out.

At this moment, looking out, it was truly a scene of ten thousand lights.

Along the residential alleys, bright light shone through the windows of every household.

Besides this, the street lamps on the streets had also lit up.

The originally pitch-black streets were now fully visible.

Each bright street lamp could illuminate several dozen meters, and many light-loving insects, like bees discovering flowers, danced up and down around the street lamps.

Looking at these moving scenes, the scholar secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

He was a student at the Yanzhou University of Science and Technology.

Like the aspirations of many students, his goal was to join the Research Institute, directly participate in various research and manufacturing projects, and contribute his own strength to the development of the Da Song.

Just as he was thinking, more and more neighbors walked out of their homes.

After their homes were connected to electricity and the Incandescent Lamps lit up, everyone was excited.

They were all smiles, discussing it heatedly.

"Life is truly becoming more and more promising."

"Indeed, the Emperor is truly a figure like an immortal; the Railway, the Steamship, and now there is the Thermal Power Plant. Now I just want to live a little longer and broaden my horizons more."

"I, for one, hope the Emperor can live for ten thousand years,"

"Ten thousand times ten thousand years, so that our descendants will have no worries about their lives."

"Hahaha..."

The small alley was immediately filled with joyful laughter, and the scholar could not help but join in the discussion, chatting and laughing with everyone.

However, there were also some shrewd small vendors who immediately spotted business opportunities.

After busily preparing, they pushed their own goods onto the main street and began to hawk them under the street lamps.

Their calls immediately attracted quite a few mischievous children.

Now that the Da Song was free of powerful clans, everyone was relying on their own efforts to make their lives more and more prosperous.

While the commoners were discussing heatedly, the ministers returned from the Thermal Power Plant.

This time, many of them had gone to the Thermal Power Plant riding Bicycles.

Returning to Yancheng, they got off their vehicles and pushed the Bicycles forward.

At this moment, they could not bear to miss the peculiar scene before them.

"It's truly wonderful, the entire Yancheng has lit up." Liu Fu stood in the center of the street, looking toward the end of the road.

The street lamps on both sides extended to a very distant place.

This entire street was brightly lit.

And the shops on both sides of the main street were also brightly illuminated.

"I really never imagined that one day I would see such a scene in Yancheng." Yang Feng could not help but sigh softly.

More than ten years ago, this Yancheng was still a barren land, and Jinling was the center of the Da Song.

But now, ten Jinlings could not compare to the prosperity of Yancheng.

According to Liu Fu, the current population of Yancheng had already exceeded three million; previously, the population of Yancheng was only about three hundred thousand, an increase of ten times.

The other ministers had the same thoughts.

At this moment, they did not want to speak much, because no language could truly describe their current mood.

Appreciating the lights along the street, they were eager to return home to see the lights in their own houses.

As the ministers returned one by one, Zhao Xu's Dragon Chariot also arrived at the Wuji Palace.

Zhao Xu did not travel with the ministers but returned to the palace from the North Gate.

"Your Majesty, look." Entering the palace, Xiao Guizi pointed to the street lamps emitting light on both sides of the path, beaming with joy.

At present, the entire Wuji Palace had lit up.

Palace maids and eunuchs moved through the light, their figures clear.

This scene made the corners of Zhao Xu's mouth rise involuntarily.

The changes brought to the Da Song by the Second Industrial Revolution had only just begun.

Lighting was only a very small part of the application of Electricity.

After the great electrification of Yancheng tonight, Electricity would begin to be applied in more areas.

Along the path, Zhao Xu first went to the Deliberation Hall.

At this moment, the Deliberation Hall was pitch black; seeing this, Xiao Guizi immediately ran to turn on the switch, and the Deliberation Hall instantly became bright.

After admiring the Deliberation Hall under the lights for a while, Zhao Xu signaled for Xiao Guizi to turn off the lights, and then he went to other halls.

Afterwards, he went to Yang Susu's Yanxi Palace.

At this time, Feng'er and Luan'er were both at the Yanxi Palace.

The three of them looked excited, pointing at the Incandescent Lamp on the roof and chatting and laughing.

Unlike other Incandescent Lamps, for the sake of aesthetics, the Incandescent Lamps in the Imperial Palace were all fitted with exquisite lampshades.

This made the Incandescent Lamp appear quite exquisite.

"Your Majesty, come and see." Seeing Zhao Xu approach, Yang Susu immediately pulled Zhao Xu into the room.

Clearly, this light brought about by Electricity made even this Empress of Great Song unable to remain calm.

Having experienced the light of the Electric Lamp, no one could ever refuse it again.

Zhao Xu followed Yang Susu into the room with a grin.

Because the Electric Lamp was magical, the three of them seemed to have developed an interest in Electricity as well, turning into curious babies one by one, throwing out one question after another.

Zhao Xu talked until his mouth was dry before the three were finally satisfied, after which they chattered away, discussing what electrical products the Workshop would produce in the future.

While the people of Yancheng were sleepless for a night due to the electrification.

There were also some people destined to be sleepless.

These were the students from various vassal states studying in Great Song.

Upon learning that Great Song was holding an electrification ceremony today, they gathered at their respective countries' consulates, waiting for this moment to arrive.

After the power was turned on, the lights in their consulates also lit up simultaneously, illuminating the entire consulate.

The moment the Incandescent Lamp lit up, these students all let out a gasp, followed by a long silence, and then heated discussion.

"This is Great Song, an incomparably powerful Great Song. While we cannot even build a Steam Engine, they are already using Electricity. Incredible, simply too incredible; this thing does not even exist in the Western Lands." In the Gaoli consulate, the Goryeo Crown Prince looked excited.

Although they were at odds with the Eastern Japanese, they still had exchanges.

The Eastern Japanese had once sent envoys to study in the Western Lands.

They knew more about the Western Lands than they did, and according to these Eastern Japanese, the scale of the Steam Industry of the Westerners was very large, but they definitely did not have this thing called Electricity.

Now, Yancheng was officially supplied with power, which meant that Great Song possessed technology more advanced than the Western Lands; this was the moment Great Song officially surpassed the Western Lands, and also the moment the image of the Western world collapsed in their hearts.

From now on, their suzerain state—Great Song—was the only object worthy of their reverence.

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