Wild North America 1846

Chapter 381 The Value of Genius

"We have known each other since we were young, and I am here to see my old friend off for the last time..."

Emperor Richard's words brought tears to the eyes of Countess Elizabeth Hart Jarvis and Susanna, mother and daughter, and they burst into tears instantly.

After saying a few words briefly

Richard personally came to the family table in the first row and comforted the countess and daughter with gentle words, which made people feel warm and cordial.

Being in such close contact with His Majesty the Emperor, Brigadier General Fan Pengju was so nervous that it was difficult to breathe. Under the watchful gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes around him, he did not dare to move rashly. He just raised his hands and saluted with a solemn expression, "Fan Pengju, a humble official, has an audience with His Majesty."

"Well, there is still a long road ahead, so I'm sorry!"

Richard glanced at the excited young general, nodded slightly, and then left in a hurry.

"We send you your Majesty's sincere greetings. Long live our Emperor! Long live your Majesty!"

All the upper-class gentlemen and ladies in the church bent down to salute. They waited until His Majesty walked out of the church, then raised their bodies and started talking to each other excitedly.

We are so lucky to be able to see His Majesty's Holy Face in the church. This is something worth bragging about for everyone present!

Although His Majesty the Emperor often visited the provinces of the empire and went deep into the countryside to observe the people's sentiments, the empire's territory was so large and its population was tens of millions, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary upper-class nobles to have the opportunity to see him.

At most, you can only see blurry figures from a distance at the Great Court, let alone from such a close distance.

This chance encounter was enough to keep everyone present excited for a whole year.

His Majesty's low-key trip this time means he came and left quickly.

However, the officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards in charge of the guard were always on high alert. It was not until His Majesty the Emperor got on the special heavy-duty bulletproof carriage that Lieutenant General Li Wu breathed a long sigh of relief. He waved the order to "close the team" and got in himself.

In an ordinary carriage without any markings, the carriage in front quickly left.

The people responsible for His Majesty's close protection are all military officers. Almost everyone has a unique skill and is a master of the inner circle who has been selected after many rounds of selection.

But times have changed. Perhaps a heavy machine gun mounted 300 meters away can cause heavy casualties. This puts greater pressure on the shoulders of the Royal Guards officers. Every time His Majesty travels, they feel as if they are facing a powerful enemy and do not dare for a moment.

negligence.

A group of horse-drawn carriages were alerted along the way and quickly headed towards the University of California.

Now that the emperor has left the palace, it will not just be to mourn Colt, an old friend. The next destination is the Nobel Laboratory at the University of California.

in carriage

Director Zheng Yuan sat with his butt half sideways on the brocade stool opposite, and with a respectful expression reported the inheritance situation of the Earl Samuel Colt family, including the side bloodline's intention to get involved in the inheritance of the title and the huge inheritance.

After listening to the report with his eyes slightly closed, Richard did not comment, but looked out the window with no interest.

It would be too cheap for someone with the dignity of an emperor to interfere with such a trivial matter.

Director Zheng Yuan Zhiji ended the introduction with a few words, and then led the topic to the many new inventions of the Nobel Laboratory. In his introduction;

Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a well-known professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, is a prolific and energetic inventor. He has 193 patented inventions so far, involving military equipment manufacturing, textile machinery process improvement and silicon.

Algae soil explosives and many other aspects, and wrote a drama and many poems, he is indeed a strange person with wide interests.

During his tenure at Colt Arms Company, Professor Noble presided over and invented nitroglycerine, an innovative yellow high explosive, on which Colt Chemical Industries was established.

After that, Professor Nobel turned to the University of California, personally presided over the Nobel Laboratory, and trained more than 30 Chinese chemical experts as assistants. He invented the detonator in 1857 and the diatomaceous earth explosive in 1859, further strengthening the high-tech field.

Stability of explosives.

Diatomaceous earth explosive can absorb three times more nitroglycerin than itself, and can be made into "diatomite explosive" that is as soft and hard as clay, with greater stability and safety. This product became the name of the newly established Nobel Chemical Company

Cornerstone

Because of the excellent performance of this product, Nobel Chemical Company has grown rapidly and developed into a new star in the chemical industry that can compete with Colt Chemical Company. The future prospects are extremely promising.

Nobel Chemical Company is also a project invested by the Royal Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is at the top level of science and technology in the world today. Both detonators and diatomaceous earth explosives have obtained invention patents from the Tang Dynasty and have a broad market around the world.

One order from the British Royal Navy alone amounted to 7.5 million pounds. In addition, there were large orders from France, Italy, Prussia, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries, indicating that the international market has widely accepted the excellent performance of diatomite explosives and is willing to

Pay for it.

"He also designed and produced a chicken and duck slaughtering production line?" Richard asked in surprise.

Director Zheng Yuan quickly flipped through the information in his hand, stopped on a certain page, looked at it, and then answered;

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case.

Mr. Nobel liked fried chicken wings and legs very much, but he was dissatisfied with the inefficiency of the corresponding manual slaughter of chickens and ducks, so he personally presided over a chicken and duck slaughtering production line, which greatly improved production efficiency.

besides

Mr. Nobel has extensive interests in literature, art and philosophy, and has written two books: "Brightest Africa" ​​and "Sisters".

He was very fascinated by the British poet Shelley and tried to write a long autobiographical poem "A Riddle". The specific level was judged by literary experts and could only be said to be passable, without any literary talent or anything eye-catching.

Nobel also liked philosophy closely related to literature, preferring the positivist philosophy of the British philosopher Herbert Spencer, and tried to make achievements in this area, but the specific progress is unknown.

Now it seems

Professor Nobel is very talented in inventions. At the end of last year, he obtained a patent for a glass press nozzle with fine holes. This invention has a great impact on promoting the production efficiency of the textile industry and has made domestic textile factories leap into the world.

Advance in line.

In addition, Professor Nobel also participated in the key projects of improving the complete set of equipment of Coastal Fertilizer Company and optimizing the reactor of key equipment of petrochemical plants, which played an important role in promoting scientific and technological innovation in the above fields.

The most significant result is that the production efficiency of Coastal Fertilizer Company has increased by 72%. After the optimized design of the reactor, the key equipment of the petrochemical plant, the output has increased by more than 40%, and the economic benefits are very significant..."

Listening to Director Zheng Yuan's introduction, Richard couldn't help but secretly chuckle. He had never known that Nobel could be so arrogant. While he was prolific in inventions, he also had time to write several books. His inventions also involved the manufacturing and medical industries.

Remarkable.

The last time the government solicited public transportation solutions from the science and technology community, this Nobel Prize-winning professor also participated in the design. It also used electricity, but his design was more advanced and expensive, and the final plan was not adopted.

The electric bus designed by Professor Nobel uses a combination of batteries and gasoline generators, eliminating the need for a tram with a long braid on its head, and is 100 years ahead of the world's technology.

As far as the current level of technology is concerned, there are great technical difficulties that need to be solved in terms of battery storage capacity, number of charges and discharges, the efficiency, reliability and maintainability of the gasoline engine-driven generator, which are really too advanced.

Today, Professor Nobel is an academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, a permanent director of the Chang'an Federation of Scientists, the director of the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, the director of the Nobel Laboratory, a director and one of the major shareholders of the Nobel Chemical Company, and a well-known figure in the scientific community of the Tang Empire.

One can be said to have achieved success and fame.

Count Colt was very optimistic about him at the beginning and even wanted to marry his precious daughter Susanna to Nobel. He really had a unique vision and saw that this young man had unlimited potential and he was the same type of person as himself.

Unfortunately, Susanna did not call this shy white researcher, but fell in love with a Chinese Guards officer...

half an hour later

nobel laboratory

The Nobel Laboratory is located in a remote corner of the University of California. It is surrounded by trees and has an elegant and quiet environment. It is next to a small pond about three acres in size. It is a complex of more than ten buildings of scattered heights.

No way, the interests of this Nobel professor are too broad. In addition to the specialized chemical research and development building, the Nobel laboratory also has research laboratories in machinery, textiles, explosives, power and electricity, medical care, materials mechanics, etc., as well as

The welding workshop is used to study welding processes and material surface hardening techniques, and there is even a small philosophy club.

Professor Nobel would often discuss philosophical issues with his laboratory assistants here, debate on philosophical topics of interest, and spark ideas, even after dinner.

When His Majesty the Emperor arrived, Professor Nobel was using a microscope to carefully observe the welding surface of a water pipe in the welding workshop. Seeing his focused expression, Richard waved his hand to tell others not to disturb him, and stood aside quietly waiting.

This wait lasted more than 10 minutes.

Professor Nobel was completely immersed in his observation of the microscopic world. In his eyes, the welded water pipe workpiece showed wonderful crystalline changes, and the laws contained in it were fascinating.

"Oh, God...I don't know, Your Majesty..." When Professor Nobel raised his head and found His Majesty the Emperor standing quietly beside him, he was so frightened that he almost jumped up.

"It doesn't matter. I respect the professor's rigorous attitude towards science. It doesn't matter if you wait for a while." Richard waved his hand in a kind manner and said casually, "I saw two cars parked at the door. It seems that the professor has many interests.

Extensive?”

He sincerely likes these top scientists who have contributed their intelligence to the Tang Empire, and is willing to provide them with all conveniences to promote the scientific and technological development of the empire. More and more new technologies and new inventions will be born.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I quite appreciate this genius invention." When he mentioned the car at the door, Professor Nobel's interest was piqued, he put one hand on his chest and bowed before saying;

"In recent times, I have been using cars from home to the laboratory and classroom. It makes me feel very convenient. It is an outstanding invention that can change people's travel methods and lifestyles.

So during this time, I often thought about how to improve the car to make it faster and safer, run more smoothly, operate more effortlessly and have a certain degree of economy so that many people can afford the purchase cost.

After careful consideration

I think two aspects should be the future development direction of automobiles.

The first is the portability and miniaturization of automobile power. Diesel engines are still too bulky, and the fuel conversion efficiency is not high, so they are not very suitable for the driving method of automobiles.

In my opinion, gasoline engines are easier to make lighter and smaller, and coupled with the unique flammable and explosive characteristics of gasoline, this should be the general direction for the future development of automobile power. I am convinced of this.

The second is the comprehensive optimization of car performance. The solution should also start from mechanical design. Only genius design can solve the problems I mentioned, which involves the specific load-bearing structure of the car body, power transmission connection and disconnection, and shock absorption.

As well as a series of mechanical designs such as walking mechanisms, it is indeed a fascinating research field!"

Seeing Mr. Nobel's high spirits that couldn't stop talking, Richard smiled tolerantly, like an old fox calculating how much he was going to sell the big fat sheep in front of him, squeezing out as much as possible from this inventive genius.

the value of.

The automobile industry is a very good entry point, and the resulting upgrade of the entire industrial chain and the huge social benefits it brings are simply exciting.

If it had developed decades in advance, the Tang Empire would not have to worry about not having its core pillar industries.

As far as the current level of science and technology is concerned, we have reached a period of explosive growth in inventions and creations in the late period of the first industrial revolution. All kinds of new inventions that will affect human social life in the future are flourishing at this stage.

Simply solving mechanical problems can make the automobile industry more mature and suitable for promotion.

"What you said is very good, Professor. Although cars are only the playthings of nobles now, their great convenience and low cost in travel have strong promotional value. I also want to be optimistic about this." Richard said with a face.

The smile on his face became more and more amiable, and he said in a persuasive manner;

"Whenever I think of Chinese people traveling by car, the wide roads are full of traffic. After having breakfast in Chang'an City in the morning, driving all the way south, and then enjoying the beautiful night scene in Los Angeles at night, how fascinating it must be.

Future scene?

The person who started all this will surely be remembered in history forever because of his profound impact on the future life of mankind.

Professor, if you are interested enough, I will set up a joint research team composed of hundreds of experts for you to solve all problems related to mechanical design in automobile development.

How about it, are you willing to go crazy with me?"

"If this can be done, Nobel will have no regrets in his lifelong wish to benefit mankind. Thank you Your Majesty for giving me this precious opportunity. I am willing to devote all my ingenuity and energy to complete it." Sure enough, the thoughts are the same.

The innocent Professor Nobel took the bait as soon as he was teased, his eyes ignited with a burning desire to invent and create, and that kind of enthusiasm could not be suppressed.

It’s done. Finally, this inventive genius has been given a big job. Now he shouldn’t have any free time to write scripts and study philosophical issues, right?

It is a pure waste to use it in those fields!

(End of chapter)