King of Beiyang

July of the seventeenth year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign, Berlin-Charlottenburg Institute of Technology, German Empire.

Li Jingyuan and Carl are meeting with Adolf Slaby, a professor of electrical engineering at the college.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Hollen. Thank you for your support, Mr. Li. We have already conducted several experiments based on Mr. Li's proposed ideas."

The experimental results fully demonstrate that Mr. Li's hypothesis was entirely correct.

We can transmit messages using electromagnetic waves, just like with a wired telegraph.

Therefore, we call this technology wireless telegraphy.

This allowed us to break free from the limitations of telegraph lines and send and receive messages anytime, anywhere.

Professor Adolf Slaby, whose forehead was almost completely bald, was extremely excited.

Although Heinrich Rudolf Hertz had already discovered electromagnetic waves, they have now applied this discovery to practical applications and achieved tangible results, which is undoubtedly a significant achievement.

Professor Adolf Slaby was incredibly excited by both his academic achievements and the enormous profits that would come from commercialization.

"Thank you, Professor. You made this idea a reality." Li Jingyuan's face was full of smiles.

According to the agreement signed between Li Jingyuan and Professor Adolf Slavi.

Once the idea is successfully implemented, the patent will belong to Li Jingyuan. Of course, Li Jingyuan will also pay a large bonus for it.

Furthermore, once commercialization is successful, Li Jingyuan will invest in establishing a radio communications company, with Professor Adolf Slaby serving as the company's chief technology officer and holding 10% of the company's shares.

Therefore, Professor Adolf Slaby devoted himself wholeheartedly to this research.

"Mr. Li, we have only achieved initial success. However, due to the power limitations of the telegraph machine, we can currently only send and receive messages within a range of ten kilometers."

Next, we will continue to improve it, striving to make it truly ready for practical use.

Professor Adolf Slaby said.

Li Jingyuan nodded repeatedly. Current wireless communication was still very rudimentary. Commercial use was still a long way off.

However, none of these are problems.

With continued improvements, it is expected to be ready for real-world use very soon.

"Professor, I'm leaving everything to you from now on. I'll provide all the funding and other support. Also, we'll immediately apply for patents in this area worldwide."

Once the patent application is approved, the radio communications company will be established by the end of this year.

Li Jingyuan said.

Professor Adolf Slaby's face was beaming with smiles.

Once the company is established and starts making a profit, he will be able to obtain more benefits.

  

After leaving the Charlottenburg Polytechnic, Li Jingyuan and Karl prepared to return to Hamburg.

"My God! My friend, you are truly amazing. You are about to obtain another great invention patent, which will undoubtedly bring you enormous wealth again!" Karl exclaimed with great envy.

"My friend, I just like to daydream. But God help me, I seem to be quite lucky. These ideas are all coming true," Li Jingyuan said with a smile.

In another timeline, radio communication technology will be invented by the Italian Marconi a few years later.

After that, he will apply for a patent and then begin commercialization.

But Li Jingyuan couldn't wait until then.

It's already the middle of the seventeenth year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign, and in three years, the war with the Japanese devils will break out.

If the Beiyang Fleet's warships had possessed radio communication technology before the outbreak of war, communication between the ships would have been much easier.

Currently, communication between warships mainly relies on flag signals.

But if the distance is too far, you can't see it clearly at all.

Or rather, once warships are beyond visual range, communication becomes impossible.

Radio communication technology can solve this problem.

Furthermore, in Li Jingyuan's plan, the six "Sea Sky-class" cruisers purchased from the German Empire would not be directly added to the Beiyang Fleet, in case the Japanese dared not start a war. Or rather, the Japanese would receive more support from the British Empire and become stronger before launching an attack.

Therefore, these six "Sea Sky-class" protected cruisers will join the battle after the outbreak of war, catching the Japanese off guard.

Under such circumstances, communication between the Beiyang Fleet and these six "Sea Sky-class" protected cruisers became extremely important.

This is also why Li Jingyuan was so eager to develop radio communication technology.

Only in this way can we ensure that the Beiyang Fleet has a greater chance of winning in the upcoming naval battles.

In addition, radio communication technology can also be applied to ground troops to enhance communication between ground forces.

Currently, communication between ground troops mainly relies on messengers on horseback or on foot to deliver orders, which has a significant time lag.

Once radio communication is in use, the transmission of commands will be much more convenient and faster.

Li Jingyuan planned that after the establishment of the Marine Corps, at least the regimental level should be equipped with wireless telegraph machines. If conditions permit, this could even be extended to the battalion level.

This would make communication on the battlefield easier and allow troops to react more quickly.

This will also give the Beiyang Army's ground forces a greater advantage in their battles against the Japanese army.

In addition, obtaining a patent for radio communication technology would also bring Li Jingyuan substantial profits.

Navies and armies of various countries will purchase or license patents in large quantities.

This was undoubtedly a huge relief for Li Jingyuan, who was facing financial difficulties.

Li Jingyuan's plan to form a heavy industry consortium in cooperation with Krupp has already begun.

Steel mills, shipyards, and arsenals invested in by foreign companies on the Liaodong Peninsula have all commenced construction. Meanwhile, railway construction has also begun.

This also meant that Li Jingyuan spent money like water.

Li Jingyuan has already spent a considerable portion of the profits earned by Dongfang Pharmaceutical Company.

Considering that after returning home, more warships need to be ordered and a marine corps needs to be established, all of which require a large sum of money.

This is a perfect opportunity to make a fortune.

Otherwise, where would he get the money to implement his plan?

In particular, Li Jingyuan planned to finalize the order for armored cruisers with the Vulcan Shipyard before returning to China.

Armored cruisers with a displacement of over 10,000 tons are not cheap!

A single ship can easily cost more than 15 million marks, or even more.

Without earning more money, it would be impossible to support such huge expenses!