The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 478 Application
Liu Hua's family has two nannies, both in their thirties, who came to the city from the suburbs to work. The relevant departments have investigated their families for three generations before they came to work for Liu Hua's family.

The two are quick and efficient, with straightforward personalities. Their only flaw is that they are a little timid, though not in everything they do.

To make it easier for them to go out shopping, Liu Hua thought of buying them a small Xiali car, so that it would be convenient for them to come and go.

Liu Hua promised them that his family would cover the cost of their driving lessons, as well as the car rental and gas expenses. He added that it didn't matter if they broke the car, as long as they were both safe.

Unfortunately, the two nannies didn't even dare to try and refused outright, so in the end, we had no choice but to get them a bicycle and a tricycle.

"Lijuan, Guichun."

Liu Feifei called to the two nannies who had just returned, and the two of them rode a tricycle out to shop. They were sweating profusely from the ride.

"Come and try the electric bike." Liu Hua said with a smile, "This thing is simple, even simpler than a motorcycle. Just hold the handlebars firmly and turn the lever gently."

Liu Hua gave a demonstration, and Wang Lijuan thought it seemed relatively simple, so she mustered up her courage and tried it. At first, she used too much force when turning the handle, and the bike suddenly lurched forward.

Fortunately, Liu Hua stopped next to him and grabbed the back of the car, preventing it from crashing into the wall.

"Twist gently, don't use too much force, add it little by little."

Wang Lijuan tried again, and sure enough, she didn't need to use too much force. Once she got a grip on the handlebars, the car ran very smoothly.

"This car is great, it's effortless, Guichun, why don't you give it a try?"

The two nannies quickly got used to how to operate it. Zhang Guichun asked with a smile, "This car is really nice, how much does it cost?"

"Around five thousand yuan." Liu Hua smiled. "One charge can cover about sixty or seventy kilometers round trip, and it doesn't even take one kilowatt-hour of electricity to charge."

Wang Lijuan clapped her hands: "This is great. Let my husband buy one too. He rides his bicycle to work for thirty or forty miles round trip. This car will make things much more convenient."

Liu Hua's family was the first in the alley to buy an electric scooter. The Liu family's nanny rode it out to shop every day, which made things much more convenient. When the neighbors saw it, they were all curious and eventually found it convenient too.

Once someone took the lead, other families followed suit and bought electric vehicles one after another, until eventually every family had one.

And so, electric vehicles became widespread.

The popularization of electric vehicles in Liu Hua's previous life was not so smooth. Due to the limitations of batteries and motors, electric vehicles were not satisfactory in terms of climbing hills and other performance aspects.

Therefore, the promotion of electric vehicles was initially very difficult. Later, the manufacturers organized teams to ride long distances, climb hills, and so on. It was through this method that electric vehicles were promoted.

Now, things are much better. Liu Hua has solved the battery and motor problems all at once, and the electric vehicles have been successfully promoted.

Zongshen got off to a good start, but other companies did not have such a smooth ride. Some bosses wanted to switch to making electric vehicles, but they could not produce batteries. Although they could imitate the motors, they were not satisfactory.

Therefore, the electric vehicle market is polarized, with Zongshen in the top tier and the others lagging far behind.

However, these bosses managed to find out from Zongshen that the motors and batteries were actually products of Taiyi Group.

The battery is from Taiyi New Energy. Although Taiyi Heavy Industry does not produce the motor, which is produced by Zongshen, the patent belongs to Taiyi Group.

Liu Hua never considered using patents to combat companies that copied motors. Firstly, because patent management was currently quite chaotic, and secondly, because he genuinely hoped to see the emergence of companies capable of producing highly specialized high-speed motors. Soon after, companies approached him, requesting patent authorization and asking Taiyi Group to guide them in producing high-speed motors.

Liu Hua readily agreed to this request, charging relatively low patent licensing fees, believing that the domestic market needed such a diverse and vibrant landscape.

The commission for the smart charger was completed quickly, which was too easy for the engineers at Taiyi Group. The company charged a token management fee, and the 200,000 yuan commission fee was basically distributed to the research staff.

Liu Hua smiled and said to the company's management, "We can take on these commissioned research projects. This will not only train our team but also increase the income of our researchers."

"How does the company collect its fees?"

"Don't be so petty. Just charge a symbolic management fee and material fee," Liu Hua said with a smile. "We need to have a sense of social responsibility. Taiyi Group has developed to the point where it is not only a profitable group, but also a group that contributes to the development of science and technology in our country."

Liu Hua went to the Development Committee; he wanted to submit an application.

“Build a nuclear reactor near Tangshan.”

Liu Hua nodded: "That's right, that's what I mean?"

The Development Committee members exclaimed in surprise, "That's an earthquake zone! In principle, it's impossible to put a nuclear reactor there!"

"Our thorium-based molten salt reactor is very safe. In the event of force majeure, such as earthquakes or natural disasters, it will automatically stop operating and will not cause nuclear radiation leakage."

"That's another matter; we need to investigate that." The comrade from the Development Committee shook his head: "Why do you want to build a nuclear reactor to generate electricity? Don't we have enough electricity? Of course, we do have enough electricity, but it's guaranteed for large factories like yours, and our electricity situation has improved significantly now."

"Steel plants are already major electricity consumers, and I'm planning to research new ironmaking technologies, which require a lot of electricity to ensure their operation."

"Go ahead and do your research. Iron smelting requires coal, so why are you using so much electricity?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I plan to use electricity to heat it directly."

"What advantages does this technology have over heating with coke?"

"Of course it has a technological advantage. If it didn't, why would I bother with the research?"

"for example?"

“Using electric heating, and specifically nuclear power, reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Our country is developing rapidly now, and we are using a lot of fossil fuels. We will definitely be criticized by the West for not being environmentally friendly.”

"Environmental protection, yes, the West is making a big fuss about this now, quite a big deal."

"That's an excuse they use to prevent us from developing large-scale industry. Most importantly, it's a very useful excuse, and it puts them on the moral high ground."

What other advantages does it have?

"It takes less time. The current iron smelting process takes about ten to half an hour, but the new technology may take less than a minute."

The Development Committee members were shocked, but they calmly told Liu Hua, "We need to study this matter. Please go back and wait for news."

(End of this chapter)