Chapter 1147: You've Got Me Confused

Liu Zheng, of course, was not idle.

It could be said that from the moment he transmigrated to Dragon Flame until now, he had basically never been idle.

This often made him mock himself, saying that he was simply born to toil.

What was the point of this transmigration?

When others transmigrate, they either become emperors or enjoy all sorts of luxuries.

And him?

Of course, there was an emperor, but he did not want to be one.

There were luxuries, but he was unwilling to pursue them.

Because he felt that in Dragon Flame, the passage of time was truly too fast. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in this world, and it had already been nearly five years.

He had also transformed from a playboy into the Chief Councilor of the entire Dragon Flame!

A person lives but once, and indeed, there are too many different thoughts and pursuits.

What Liu Zheng pursued was the historical responsibility that matched his current status.

Was everything happening in this Dragon Flame real?

He did not know...

Why did he appear here? He also did not know, but what he did know was that one must fulfill the duties of one's position, and the burden on his shoulders now was still heavy. Admittedly, this Dragon Flame Empire had various drawbacks and various flaws. But he was Longyan, he was Huaxia...

He was the inheritor of Huaxia civilization, and could even be called its creator and reformer.

He would not be like some brainless people from his past life who thought the air in foreign countries was sweeter.

If you are truly a capable person, then use your own ability to reform this country and lead it toward the perfect nation you imagine. If you do not have this ability, what is the use of complaining? Where would you not be a leek?

Sitting on the train, what Liu Zheng was thinking about were matters concerning the entire Dragon Flame.

The public opinion within Dragon Flame was actually still divided into two factions.

The Royalist Faction still existed and was still helping Xie Ming struggle; although their influence was becoming smaller and smaller, ideology was something that could easily be rekindled from the ashes.

"Young Master... the first batch of chemical fertilizer this year has been fully distributed, and the results are gratifying. It is estimated that this year, Liangzhou, Chuan Shu, as well as Liaodong and Jiangnan, will all have a bumper harvest!"

Liu Zheng was looking at the changing appearance of Liangzhou outside the window.

Beside him, Liang Sanfeng was so excited.

Liu Zheng glanced at him, chuckled, and remained noncommittal.

Liang Sanfeng was the younger brother of Liang Erfu. Since Liang Erfu was transferred to Liaodong, he had taken over his brother's position. It must be said that the people of the Liang family all had a talent for agriculture. After studying at the Liangzhou Academy, this Liang Sanfeng had also become a capable talent.

"How much is the harvest expected to increase?"

Liu Zheng asked.

Nowadays, Dragon Flame was not short of grain; it could be said that the food problem had basically been solved. Especially after the land of Liaodong was fully developed, coupled with the astonishing effects of the chemical fertilizer, Dragon Flame had now leaped to become almost the world's number one grain exporter. During this Little Ice Age, Dragon Flame's finances had therefore seen a major improvement, directly solving the deficit problem and even doubling it.

This was also the reason why Xie Tianyao, even before he died, was reluctant to touch a hair on Liu Zheng's head.

Ultimately, it was because he could lead Dragon Flame forward... and he solved problems that had plagued Dragon Flame for thousands of years in one fell swoop. Where could one find such a person?

Therefore.

Liu Zheng also smiled after hearing this.

The current situation was that Tsarist Russia was extremely short of grain, while Dragon Flame had a bumper harvest, with grain about to overflow. The difference was clear, but Tsarist Russia had that kind of temperament; the more they lacked supplies, the more they wanted to attack you. Because Dragon Flame's grain was enough to make them jealous.

Liu Zheng did some calculations.

Nowadays, because of the bumper harvest, the price of grain within Dragon Flame had reached a freezing point.

An even more ridiculous thing was...

Because of the time difference in transportation, Qian Feng and Qian Yonggui

could recover their costs in Tsarist Russia even when selling the grain at an extremely low price, and there was even some surplus!

This matter left Liu Zheng somewhat dumbfounded.

Furthermore, as the First Industrial Revolution swept through the entire Dragon Flame, the technology of the Textile Machine had also been greatly improved. This caused various Factories to spontaneously appear among the people of Dragon Flame. The entire Industrial Revolution truly unfolded. The industrial structure began to change, and the entire society of Dragon Flame began to flourish.

The Industrial Revolution was not just a technological revolution; it was actually more of a spiritual revolution. Because compared to the stagnant agricultural society, the Industrial Revolution was full of vitality, full of positive, enterprising, and competitive consciousness. The Industrial Revolution, with an irreversible momentum, changed people's traditional customs, value orientations, and standards for choosing careers.

"Good, let's go to Yintan City and take a look!"

Liu Zheng intended to close his eyes and rest for a while.

This time, he planned to go to Yintan City because he wanted to see... how the research on electricity was going...

Because Liu Zheng knew that the First Industrial Revolution was like opening Pandora's box for the entire human society. The rapid development of technology shortened the gap between the two industrial revolutions to an unimaginable degree. The shackles of thousands of years of human technology were broken after the start of the First Industrial Revolution. The speed of technological development entered a doubling phase.

That meant...

The Second Industrial Revolution was not far off...

Looking at the current global landscape.

Although Dragon Flame had advanced the First Industrial Revolution thanks to Liu Zheng's transmigration advantage, in reality, he had not changed history much. Britain had actually caught up from behind, and the progress of their Industrial Revolution now had a trend of catching up with Dragon Flame!

Britain, which could be called the Empire on which the sun never sets in his past life, still had some substance. Because they had found the right path.

And relatively speaking, other European countries were not doing well.

Although these European countries also had outstanding working classes and talents full of inventive spirit, these countries lacked the large amount of capital required for industrial machinery, as well as the cheap labor and markets of colonies.

Even the powerful France had not yet truly started the Industrial Revolution. In Liu Zheng's memory, it was only after the French Revolution that the old system of the feudal ruling class was abolished, and France had the environment for an Industrial Revolution. After Napoleon came to power, he attached great importance to the development of science and technology, which provided the conditions for France's Industrial Revolution.

Only after that did other countries join the ranks of the Industrial Revolution one after another.

Liu Zheng was now...

Already starting to consider the Second Industrial Revolution!

Dragon Flame must stay ahead of Britain!

Because everyone knew that the development of electricity was almost the most important stage of human development. Because in this stage, the application of electricity directly replaced the Steam Engine! To put it bluntly, it was two words: power!

It was still power.

The appearance of the Steam Engine improved human power.

The appearance of electricity then brought human power to a new height.

So...

What is the prerequisite for the appearance of electricity?

The Internal Combustion Engine!

This is what Liu Zheng wants to see this time!

The Internal Combustion Engine is the very foundation for the development of the Second Industrial Revolution; in fact, in 1670, the Dutch physicist, mathematician, and astronomer Huygens had already invented a machine that used gunpowder burning and expanding within a cylinder to push a piston to perform work, which was the first generation of the Internal Combustion Engine.

It can be seen that an engine using gunpowder as fuel is the ancestor of the Internal Combustion Engine and the sprout of Internal Combustion Engine theory.

It is just that, later on, this type of Internal Combustion Engine did not receive attention or widespread use.

It was not until 1801 that the French scientist Philip began to use coal gas obtained from the dry distillation of coal, and hydrogen as

fuel, becoming an engine that ignited a mixture of coal gas, hydrogen, and air to generate expansion force to push a piston; this invention is hailed as a pioneering step in the history of the development of the Internal Combustion Engine.

This Internal Combustion Engine is exactly what Liu Zheng wants!

It is just that...

Liu Zheng proposed the theoretical knowledge.

But the Research Lab in Yintan City has never been able to produce it, encountering a bottleneck in technical issues.

Yintan City, finally arrived.

When Liu Zheng got off the Train, he was immediately surprised.

He had not returned for a long time, and this Yintan City had changed to the point where he could not recognize it at all. One could not see the end at a glance... The entire Yintan City had become an industrial city, worthy of the name Yintan City.

Liu Zheng could not help but think of the time when he and his old man first came to Yintan City...

It was bare here, despised by others for thousands of years, and even called a "barren land"!

But who would have known that this white beach would bring endless wealth to Yinzhou in the future?

And it has developed to this point today... almost becoming the financial center of the entire Longyan!

"Young Master, Young Master!"

"Chief Councilor!"

"Chief Minister Liu!"

At this moment, inside and outside Yintan City, many people were gathered together, almost a sea of people. These people did not know where they heard that Liu Zheng was coming, which caused a sensation in Yinzhou. After all, Liu Zheng had not returned for so many years. Those who came to Yinzhou to make a fortune, those who came to Yinzhou to speculate in currency, those who came to Yinzhou to open factories, and those who came to Yinzhou to engage in logistics were all squeezed into a pile. They all wanted to see what this legendary Chief Minister Liu looked like.

Liu Zheng's Train drove directly into Yintan City.

He had no interest in receiving these fans of his, but instead walked directly toward the Research Lab.

"Young Master..."

It was still very uncomfortable that Yintan City suddenly lacked Qingyang.

Fortunately, Zheng Yue Ru followed Liu Zheng, so he would not get lost in Yintan City.

Finally arrived at the Research Lab.

A group of talents was waiting for Liu Zheng here.

"How is it?"

Liu Zheng looked at a machine surrounded by the crowd, his brows furrowed.

This was a behemoth...

It was estimated that a dozen people together could not embrace it.

And there were many pipes, many chimneys...

Once inside, the entire workshop was filled with thick smoke.

"Young Master, it still doesn't work..."

"I don't know why, even though the cylinder sealing is very strong, it still causes explosions..."

A group of research talents all had faces full of grievance.

Liu Zheng nodded.

What he is having them research now is precisely Philip's Internal Combustion Engine.

Liu Zheng does not actually understand the principles of the Internal Combustion Engine particularly well. He only proposed a concept... but it is very clear that the current talents in Yintan City are still not enough to research this kind of Internal Combustion Engine. The most prominent problem is still the power cycle problem, which they always fail to handle well.

Liu Zheng's idea was to first let Yintan City research Philip's coal gas Internal Combustion Engine...

And then, on this basis, invent a Petroleum Internal Combustion Engine...

But obviously, they have encountered theoretical difficulties even with the ancestor of the Internal Combustion Engine.

"Try again!"

Liu Zheng did not want to believe it.

Their Yintan City has the best Refined Steel in the world, and a Research Lab led by Mo Chen, yet they have no Method for this Internal Combustion Engine?

"Yes!"

"Young Master, you should move a bit further away..."

"Young Master must be careful!"

The following scene left Liu Zheng somewhat unable to laugh or cry.

These people started putting on very thick Protective Suits one by one, as if facing a great

enemy.

Zheng Yue Ru hurriedly pulled Liu Zheng away from here.

They did not even dare to stay in the workshop!

Is it that terrifying?

Liu Zheng was somewhat skeptical.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the workshop, he saw many people, and upon hearing that another experiment was about to take place here, their expressions changed drastically, and they fled the scene...

This...

Liu Zheng looked completely bewildered.

"Viscount, it's about to begin!"

Soon, a sound came from inside the workshop.

The corner of Liu Zheng's mouth twitched.

Sure enough.

Next, there was a boom!

A loud bang!

It was definitely at the level of a loud bang!

Liu Zheng slapped his forehead and hurriedly ran inside. The interior was already pitch black, dust was flying everywhere, and everyone had faces covered in black soot...

The machine, although it hadn't been blown to pieces...

After all, this Refined Steel produced in Liangzhou was quite resistant to explosions...

But...

The entire machine was already scattered in pieces, a chunk here, a chunk there...

Good heavens!

Liu Zheng watched, forgetting even to breathe.

What is the point of this...

Since they knew it wouldn't work, why try again?

"Viscount..."

"It's just like this..."

"Pfft..."

One person even spat out a mouthful of blood.

Liu Zheng was startled.

"Quick, quick, quick, send them to the physician!"

Although this internal combustion engine had encountered technical problems, these people were all his precious talents!

"No need, no need, Viscount... pfft, no need..."

"Viscount, please tell us, how can this difficult problem be solved?"

A group of research personnel looked at Liu Zheng with eager eyes.

Liu Zheng was completely stumped. Recently, pop-ups have been severe; you can click to download to avoid them.