Chapter 1980: Preparing for War

At this time, in Britain, Europe.

Upon learning of the defeat of the Puluosi Budui, they also rapidly mobilized their troops.

According to George III's expectations, after the Puluosi Budui was defeated, the movements of the French troops became somewhat strange.

They are marching toward Hanover, and now the attitude of the Longyan army toward Puluosi is uncertain; it is very likely that the Longyan army will not intercept the French troops.

And they still need the nation of Puluosi to continue intercepting their enemy, France; within Britain, a meeting to aid Puluosi was immediately convened.

They prepared to provide Puluosi with over 1.2 million in funds, attempting to make Puluosi strong once again.

To buy time for Britain, to let the French troops continue to bleed in a battle, and to give them enough time to continue plundering French colonies overseas.

Because they developed the Dreadnought-class Battleship, the current Britain is brimming with confidence.

They are already very confident in dealing with the French troops.

But what the British do not know is that the French, relying on their victory in the battle in Australia, have obtained a large number of factories.

Those Longyan technical personnel, unable to bear the humiliation, had some who, in order to save their lives, revealed all the technical knowledge they knew.

France, relying on the plunder of Longyan, has obtained a rapid improvement in technology.

Relying on this, their level of weapon manufacturing is also rising.

Therefore, although Britain already possesses the Dreadnought-class Battleship, in maritime conflicts, the French navy has not been completely defeated.

At this time, within France.

Because of the enhancement of technology, the domestic economy of France has also been driven, especially the brewing industry, which has gained development.

The development of the brewing industry can directly affect the economy of the plantations.

The rise in grain prices has allowed the great landowners of France to earn a tidy sum.

Bonaparte's evaluation of the current situation in France is: he does not know what is wrong with this old man who is about to enter the coffin; perhaps the flash of brilliance before death has allowed him to regain vitality.

Yes, even though every aspect of France is now turning toward the good side, Bonaparte is already worried about the current situation.

The problem in France was never about the economy, but a problem of the system.

Although grain prices have risen this time, the ones who truly gained benefits are those great Noble landowners and those merchants.

The lowest-level peasants in France are still living in dire misery, and some have even begun to inflate prices to squeeze out the last penny from the hands of these lowest-level French people.

Bonaparte sees all of this in his eyes; he has not yet finished his studies, and he is not in the slightest bit shaken by such things.

And on the other side, in Longyan.

In the Liangzhou Laboratory, the invention of the Capacitor allowed him to see a possibility: being able to store electricity for transport.

But currently, the electricity they can store is pitifully scarce.

For this reason, they began researching the miniaturization of the Capacitor, but this process has not yet made any progress.

However, the Hand-cranked Generator side has achieved breakthrough progress.

They discovered that an Electric Coil can replace a Permanent Magnet, using electricity to generate magnetic force to provide greater magnetic force; in such a situation, it can allow the Hand-cranked Generator to produce more electrical energy.

And under the inspiration of Liu Zheng, they also improved the structure of the generator, allowing the Steam Engine and the Hand-cranked Generator to be combined for the first time.

A Thermal Power Generator in the true sense of the word achieved operation for the first time.

This time they improved the technology, allowing the electrical energy produced by the Thermal Power Generator to remain consistently at the same level; although the current is weak, the transmission distance is short, and it still requires the cooperation of a Capacitor.

But this already marks that Longyan has pushed open the door to the electrical age.

After Liu Zheng learned of this news, he felt a joy in his heart; in the era before he transmigrated, because of the application of electricity, the world became prosperous.

Countless things produced by electricity, once they can operate, will greatly reduce the cost of human labor.

But now there is a problem: electricity exists, so what can electricity do?

Liu Zheng knows that electricity can heat, can drive automobiles, can make refrigerators cool, and so on...

But regarding the research of these electrical appliances, Liu Zheng knows very little.

The one electrical appliance he is most familiar with is still the Electric Light Bulb.

But with the current craftsmanship, manufacturing the kind of lowest-level Incandescent Light Bulb from his previous life is also a very difficult thing.

After the thermal power plant was completed, those scientists at the Liangzhou Laboratory came to ask Liu Zheng more than once, and Liu Zheng was also troubled by this.

"Sir, what exactly is the use of the Thermal Power Generator you asked us to research? We can't always use it to attract paper scraps."

"Perhaps we have other uses, for example, using electromagnetism to create small-scale rotation... you know, that kind, that kind?"

Liu Zheng said: "Is it something similar to a Hand-cranked Generator, only it is driven by electricity?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the thing. I want to use this rotational force to create a Cutter; after all, the efficiency of cutting wood by human labor is just too slow."

Liu Zheng nodded and told him: "Your idea is very good, but we must consider our current control over electricity and whether we have the ability to reach the technical level you mentioned."

"You can do some simple things now, such as researching a Telegraph Machine."

Hearing such an answer, this scientist was not disheartened; in fact, he felt that Liu Zheng was right.

After all, realizing such an invention is a very difficult thing, and their current control over electricity is very little.

After thinking of this, he said again: "Then, Sir Liu, regarding the research of electrical appliances, do you have any other better ideas?"

My idea is the light bulb...

Liu Zheng smiled and said: "I am researching something that can turn the night into day; it is a thing that emits light, and I call it an Electric Light Bulb."

Hearing this concept from Sir Liu, the researcher murmured: "Electric Light Bulb..."

Currently, night lighting relies on lanterns, but lanterns with fire are prone to problems.

They even frequently cause fires.

The researcher nodded and said: "Sir, your invention might be able to change the world."

Liu Zheng smiled without a word; he naturally knows what significance the invention of the light bulb brought to the world.

It is just that he still has some technical difficulties that have not been solved, because he had long ago mastered this kind of common knowledge.

For Liu Zheng, wanting to manufacture a light bulb is not difficult at all.

One only needs to connect the Tungsten Filament to the wires and utilize the principle of electrical resistance to make it glow.

However, the difficulty lies in how to keep the Tungsten Filament from coming into contact with the outside air.

Under the heat of electricity, the Tungsten Filament easily ignites the air.

Without the ability to pump out the air, how to stuff a Tungsten Filament Bulb into a vacuum environment devoid of air—this was a problem he could never find a Method to solve.

For him, such a problem was a bit difficult.

It was not until he recalled a report he had read before that he realized the earliest incandescent light bulbs developed actually contained air inside.