Chapter 1916: Electrical Research

These profound and complex-sounding pieces of knowledge will become the focus of their research in the future.

Just thinking about this matter is enough to make them excited.

"Rest assured, my lord, we will resolve these problems as soon as possible. My lord, according to what you said, how should we determine the magnitude of the voltage, or perhaps the magnitude of the current?"

Liu Zheng almost forgot that they were not scientists from his previous life who had explored and developed things bit by bit; there was currently no ammeter manufactured that could measure current.

Liu Zheng immediately wrote down the method for making an ammeter.

He also told them about Ohm's Law and the Electromagnetic Law, letting them go and research it themselves.

As for why Liu Zheng did not explain it, it was because Liu Zheng had not thoroughly grasped the complexity of these laws himself.

Such matters are better left to these fanatical scientists.

Liu Zheng had only toured this far in the laboratory for electrical research, but he was thinking that the Hand-cranked Generator had already been invented.

Should he introduce the light bulb early to facilitate the scientific research here?

Liu Zheng thought about it again and felt it was somewhat urgent, but it could not be rushed.

A Tungsten Filament Bulb certainly could not be used right now.

Their current craftsmanship could not manufacture such a light bulb; they could only consider lower-wattage alternatives.

Naturally, this matter was also left entirely to those scientists.

Liu Zheng then arrived at the laboratory for Engine research; this thing would replace the Steam Engine in the future.

It was also because of the invention of the Engine that small but highly combat-effective battleships were able to show their prowess on the battlefield.

It was also because of the appearance of the Engine that things like automobiles replaced the Horse Carriage and changed the way people traveled.

It even changed the way war was fought; the invention of the Engine directly pushed forward the advent of the Tank.

If one were to use the setting of a cultivation world to describe this era without nuclear weapons or powerful bombs, the Tank would be a Land Immortal on the ground.

With the armor of the Tank and the firepower of the Cannonball, whatever so-called Cavalry, whatever so-called Cossack warriors, or this cannon or that cannon—

none of them were worth looking at.

Longyan had already mastered the steel capable of making Tank armor.

They also possessed the other technologies to manufacture a Tank.

But they had never successfully developed the most core component: the Engine.

If the Engine could be successfully developed, it would not just be Tanks, but also airplanes—the product of combining aerodynamics with the Engine, representing humanity's hope of taking to the skies.

In this day and age, because of Liu Zheng's appearance, there were already people starting to research aerodynamics in large numbers, following Liu Zheng's successful cases.

Liu Zheng had once successfully manufactured a glider and even used it to destroy a country's most important economic zone.

Liu Zheng had also sent people up into the sky to soar.

These were all manifestations of the achievements in aerodynamic research.

But now, the research on the Engine had fallen into a bottleneck.

The Engine is an Internal Combustion Engine; they did not know how to put coal in there to burn and then make this machine run.

They had also tried many combustible materials; some could burn, but they could not provide reliable stability.

Sometimes, a single combustion and a single movement could cause the Engine to be completely scrapped.

Other times, they could not even get it to burn.

But these scientific researchers had not found a Method to solve these problems.

Liu Zheng came today to solve their fuel problem.

Liu Zheng brought another combustible substance to the Engine laboratory: that small canister of Petroleum discovered on an unnamed island.

Liu Zheng mixed this Petroleum with Alcohol.

He placed it inside the fuel tank.

He ordered someone to turn the Engine, and before long, the Engine emitted a chug-chug-chug sound.

Finally, the sound grew louder and louder, until at last, they pulled out the crank and stopped rotating it.

*Whoosh! *

The Engine started chugging, and everyone stared blankly at this Engine.

It was now running.

After a brief silence, everyone erupted in thunderous cheers.

"It's done, it's done!"

"Our efforts were not in vain!"

"Lord Liu Zheng, what exactly did you add to the Engine's fuel?"

"It has never turned like it did today!"

Liu Zheng looked at the running Engine and laughed, just about to speak, but the Engine suddenly misfired and went silent.

Following that, white smoke emerged, and this Engine had no more movement.

The crowd's happy mood was suddenly interrupted; Liu Zheng looked at everyone and chuckled, saying, "Regardless, this is a good omen!"

"At least it is running now."

The crowd paused and thought about it; it was indeed so, this was a good omen!

Being able to run was better than anything!

At the very least, it proved that their experimental direction was correct.

This point alone was worth celebrating.

Thinking of this, the crowd's dejection vanished in an instant, transforming into even greater motivation.

They looked at the thing in Liu Zheng's hand and said, "My lord, what is that you are holding in your hand?"

"Why is it that after it was mixed with Alcohol, it could make the Engine we had been failing to experiment with run?"

Liu Zheng shook the small jar of Petroleum in his hand and said, "This thing here will be our treasure in the future; only with this can our Engine be able to run."

The eyes of the crowd lit up, and the personnel responsible for researching the Engine stared fixedly at the small jar of Petroleum in Liu Zheng's hand, saying, "Lord Liu Zheng, do you think this thing is...?"

Liu Zheng had long guessed what he would say; he slapped the small jar of Petroleum onto the table and said directly, "This thing is handed over to you; from now on, you won't need to worry about Petroleum in your Laboratory."

"I need you to research the Engine as soon as possible."

"It seems now that you do not have much distance left to go before final success."

The crowd nodded excitedly: "Yes, we hope so!"

"I hope the Engine is developed as soon as possible."

Liu Zheng nodded, did not stay long, and left this place as if he were running away.

The research and development of the Engine was even more incomparably difficult; now that the fuel problem was solved, there were still the problems of continuous ignition, operation, cooling, and stability.

In the era before he transmigrated, automotive Engine technology was already very advanced, but even as Engines were about to be replaced by electric motors, there was still no Engine that could guarantee good stability and achieve the point of being completely unbreakable.

They were all in a state of having no major faults but constant minor problems.

This discipline might not be as complex as electrical science, but it required the cooperation of many disciplines.

After looking at these two future pillars of invention, the Generator and the Engine, Liu Zheng came before another research department, which was different from the others.

Unauthorized personnel keep out, proceed at your own risk.

These eight large characters were written in scarlet, as if reminding anyone wanting to enter this department to prepare themselves mentally.

Research personnel from other departments would give this place a wide berth just by passing by.

Liu Zheng looked at the name written above this department: Medical Department.

He muttered to himself, is this really a Medical Department, or a Disease Department...

Liu Zheng shook his head and pushed open the door.

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