My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 426 The Concept of the Power Grid

After returning to the inner hall, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately walked into the Buddhist hall and once again entered the harbor of his soul.

After court every day, he would go into the Buddhist temple to see if Lao Li had replied to his letter. This had become his unbreakable daily habit.

After entering the Buddhist temple, his eyes suddenly lit up. Hey, Lao Li had replied.

He walked forward quickly, picked up the envelope, and opened it impatiently. He found that there was not only a letter but also a USB drive inside.

Could it be a video about improving generators?
Zhu Yuanzhang's mind moved. Electricity is such an amazing thing!

Not only can it allow a radio to transmit sound across the air, it can also make computers and other things run and produce strange effects. He knows very well that once electricity is generated and applied to the Ming Dynasty, what kind of powerful force will be produced is something no one can estimate.

Not only myself, but that old guy Li Min was even more possessed. If I hadn't forced him to return to his original job under coercion and inducement, I'm afraid that this old guy would have forgotten that he was the Minister of Works long ago.

Not only him, but the hottest topic in the entire university of science and technology is probably the generator invented by Li Min.

To this end, Li Min specially formed a team to study generators, and used most of the campus's financial and material resources to improve and research generators.

I just let him do what he wanted. As the Minister of Works of the Ming Dynasty and the first president of a university, I did have some power. I couldn't want the horse to run without giving it grass, right?

I don’t know what new and eye-catching thing Lao Li will come up with. Never mind, let’s just read the letter first.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to open the letter and read it carefully.

"Old Zhu, I haven't communicated with you for a while. I didn't expect you to give me a big surprise!

I didn't expect that Li Min could actually make a generator. It seems like it's a waste of his talent to be the Minister of Works. He should be given the position of President of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty.

It was just a joke, but I am serious about the Academy of Sciences."

Ming Royal Academy of Sciences?
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and immediately felt that Lao Li’s suggestion was good. If an institution dedicated to scientific research could be built and relevant resources could be concentrated, it would definitely greatly promote the development of science and technology in the Ming Dynasty.

Although Li Han just wrote it casually, Zhu Yuanzhang saw it and took it to heart.

“Of course, this matter is not urgent at the moment. Establishing the Royal Academy of Sciences is just a means. The important thing is to train enough relevant talents.

Having said that, this guy Li Min has given me enough surprises and has the potential to become the Electromagnetic Saint."

The Electromagnetic Saint, what kind of god is this?

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but burst out laughing. Old Li really had a bad taste. He just made up these nicknames at random, like "Ming Dynasty God of War" and "Emperor Calling at the Door". However, the nicknames this guy came up with were really appropriate.

"Let's get back to the point. As for electricity, its application prospects can be said to be unlimited. Almost everything related to production and life cannot be separated from electricity. The manufacture of generators can be said to be an epoch-making invention.

If the invention of the steam engine allowed the Ming Dynasty to step into the threshold of industrialization, then the emergence of the generator would give the Ming Dynasty's industrial development the wings to take off and soar into the sky!
Electricity can not only be used to operate computers, radios and other things, but more importantly, it is an extremely convenient energy with infinite power and potential.

For example, all the steam-driven equipment in the factories of the Ming Dynasty can now be replaced by electric drive, which is more efficient and convenient. Not only that, electricity can also do things that steam engines cannot do, generate greater power, and create more sophisticated and advanced machines.

Of course, the most important point is that if the power grid can be fully deployed, it will completely solve the problem of communication security in Daming."

As Zhu Yuanzhang read the letter, his pupils seemed to be shaken by an earthquake. Lao Li's words made him feel incredible.

Is electricity so magical?
He noticed a key word, "power grid". However, what is the power grid and how to solve the communication security problem of Ming Dynasty?

"Electricity needs to be transmitted through wires, and the transmission network composed of wires is called a power grid. If the Ming Dynasty wants to use electricity, it cannot do without the power grid.

With electricity, the Ming Dynasty was able to build radio signal towers and workbenches. These things can truly transmit information thousands of miles away in an instant. The principle is actually the same as that of a radio handheld station, but the power and transmission distance are far greater than that of a radio handheld station, and there is no need to be ready to charge at any time. "

Radio signal tower, workbench?

These two things aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's great interest. According to Lao Li, if he had these two things, information from thousands of miles away could be transmitted in an instant.

Compared with today's radio handheld transmitters, although the maximum transmission distance can reach hundreds of miles, it can only be achieved under ideal conditions with extremely open space and no obstructions.

Today, the radio transmission network of the Ming Dynasty is mostly set up with a post every thirty miles. In mountainous areas, there are more sentries set up for radio transmission, and the density can reach one post every ten miles.

Although the speed of information transmission is much faster than before than that of horses, what happened in Yunnan can be transmitted to Yingtian Prefecture within two days, but the establishment of the organization is too complicated, and there are too many intermediate links in the transmission process, and it cannot be guaranteed that the information will never be wrong.

If the radio signal tower was built as Lao Li said, although the principle behind it was unknown, information could be transmitted thousands of miles away in an instant. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking became active again.

His political orders could reach the border in an instant, and news from the border could also reach Yingtian Prefecture in an instant. So, could the Ming Dynasty's border expand further westwards?
The area of ​​the Western Regions had been out of the control of the Central Plains dynasty since the An-Shi Rebellion. Could he take it back during the Hongwu reign? The Ming Dynasty also wanted the Protectorate of the Western Regions!
Well, just call it the Western Regions Provincial Administration Office and the Western Regions Command Office, that’s good!
Moreover, with the radio signal tower, he could better integrate the Western Regions into the Central Plains, and strengthen his control over the Western Regions compared to the Tang Dynasty.

In this way, his achievements will surpass Li Erfeng and be close to those of Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi!

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but grin and laugh out loud, then continued reading.

"However, the construction of a power grid cannot be completed overnight. Daming still needs to master several basic technical projects, such as wires, transformers, and so on.

Moreover, the planning of power grid is also a highly technical job. I know that you are very excited and anxious, Lao Zhu, but you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. There is no need to rush to put into operation supporting facilities such as wires and transformers before the generators are further improved and generate stable electricity.

But to build a power grid, in addition to improving the generator, we also need to manufacture another relatively simple thing - glass! "

(End of this chapter)