At the foot of the Ott Mountain, the village of Nain.

It was once a wolf-hunting ground for the Civil Defence Forces, a land of swamps and lakes. Sean personally invested in the construction of a small dam here.

The new dam is built using new materials, including steel and concrete, and is very strong.

Because it is an experimental dam, considering the cost, taking advantage of the favorable natural terrain to the east of the village of Naien, the amount of work to build a small dam is within an acceptable range, but it still forms an open water surface, and the former hilltop has become a small island in the water.

Professor Lavadi's rise to fame was mainly due to the discovery of the electrical effects of magnetism. Before him, the magnetic effect of electric current was well known, and those simple devices in the laboratory could be called primitive electric motors.

That is to say, logically, there should be a generator and then an electric motor, and historically, it was actually the electric motor that appeared first.

Lavaldi was very talented in this field, for example, he once used an electromagnet to pick up a ton of iron, which shocked the world.

However, the existing chemical power supply is very expensive, almost 25 times more expensive than steam energy, and it is difficult to use and popularize.

His northern counterpart did not show weakness, and someone made the first practical electric motor based on Lavadi's contribution to the theory of electromagnetic induction, using electromagnets instead of permanent magnets to make rotors.

Its principle is that the core of the electromagnet still has weak magnetism when it is not energized, and when the coil rotates, the weak magnetism emits an electric current, and then returns to the electromagnet to enhance its magnetic force, so the electromagnet enhances its magnetism.

In the past few years, electromagnetism has become a prominent science, and many inventions have appeared, such as the use of simple hand-cranked generators to generate electricity for lighting, the emergence of electroplating in industrial manufacturing, and even the promotion of the manufacture of counterfeit money.

This requires a reliable and readily available source of electricity, which is the original intention of the hydropower plant in Nairn village.

Normally, research on electric motors or engines is confined to the laboratory, and only Sean would be willing to spend a lot of money on such a commercial experiment, because he is sure that it will be successful and has unlimited prospects.

If it fails, it's only temporary.

Ravati's experiment was a success, and he was able to give the villagers of Nairn a luxurious free lighting experience.

Lavadi was still not satisfied, not to mention the lack of durability of the light bulbs used for lighting, and long-distance power transmission became a problem for him.

More than 50 kilometres from Fort Pattenham, a power line carries electricity to the mines, and someone on horseback came to tell Ravady that the power road consumes nearly 80 per cent.

Sean had already expected this question, and he knew it when he was eight years old. But the answer is too hurtful to say it in advance.

In order to encourage Lavaldi's research, Sean had invested 300,000 yuan as early as the year before to set up an electric power research committee with the University of Poitou, and Sean would enjoy most of the rights and interests in the research results.

Sean's move caught the attention of scholars. When it comes to science, Sean is like a learner. Scholars believe that any research that Sean strongly supports must be in the right direction, which in turn has led to research in related fields.

Although he is reluctant to be a person who pulls out seedlings, Sean quietly sets up an electric company, and the main task at the moment is to improve the lighting bulbs and light up the world first. In the future, the main direction will be not only hydroelectric power, but also thermal power generation, as well as research on long-distance transmission grids and transformers.

The hydroelectric power station in the village of Nairn and the transmission grid connected to Fort Partenham belong to the power company.

Due to the construction of the reservoir, the original village of Nairn was submerged and the entire village was relocated to higher ground. The villagers readily agreed to relocate because Sean financed the construction of a beautiful house for each family.

At the same time, the construction of reservoirs and hydropower stations has also found new means of livelihood for the villagers, some of whom have become employees of the hydropower stations, while others have used the reservoirs to develop aquaculture.

Standing on the dam and looking at the rippling water in front of him, Sean was very calm.

Rose accompanies him.

"It was originally a swamp, and not only did it not benefit the villagers, but it often brought danger to the villagers, so it was inhabited by crocodiles. Sean said.

"Crocodiles are unlucky. Rose laughed.

Sean said: "I'm not killing crocodiles, there are swamps everywhere nearby, and they have a lot of room to live. Nature is also a balanced ecosystem. ”

"What is an ecosystem?" asked Rose, who could tell Sean was pleased with the success of the experiment.

The closer she got to Sean, the more she understood that Sean had a strong self-confidence that his every step seemed to be moving forward on the trajectory of success, and although it often seemed whimsical at first, there were few strategic miscalculations.

"Rocky Mountain, for example, was home to wolves, and they had a symbiotic relationship with some large herbivores, and the population was in a delicate balance. Because wolves are dangerous to humans, the Connery family has a tradition of wolf hunting before, and I heard that seventy years ago, there were no wolves in Rocky Mountain, so deer, bears, badgers, rabbits and other animals have no natural predators, and there is a tendency to overflow. That's an ecosystem. Sean explained.

"Sean, isn't this the same in this world?" Rose said, "The Emperor, the Church, the nobles, the farmers, and other commoners, they are an ecosystem within the human race. ”

"That's right. This ecosystem has changed. The authority of the emperor is increasingly being challenged and flouted, the faith of the church is being questioned, and the aristocracy is being revolted by a new class in terms of privilege, and it is clear that the ecosystem is becoming less stable and in danger of collapsing. Sean said.

"What's your choice?" asked Rose.

"I'm on the winning side. Sean said, "But at the end of the day, you need to have enough strength to sell for a good price even if you surrender." ”

"In fact, you choose to stand against the emperor, or even the nobility. Rose's assessment hit the nail on the head, "What prompted you to make such a bet is the exact opposite of what your nobility should be." ”

"Rose, it's the power of science or industry. The steam engine is science, the train is science, the power station is science, the ironclad ship is science, the new gunpowder and other weapons are science, and their own power is accumulating. When it accumulates to a certain extent, it will change humanity, and it will require humanity to respond to this rapidly changing world, and everything that is not compatible with it will be overthrown by this force. You know, long ago, most of our ancestors were comfortably under the rule of the church. ”

"And when do you think this burst of power will be?" asked Rose curiously.

"It's not far off. Sean is not shying away from this kind of topic in front of the current Rose, who has access to the hidden forces in Sean's hands, including the covert activities of Percy Robinson.

"The dignitaries would have been a great opportunity, but the liberals were clearly ill-prepared. The meeting also gave them a glimpse of the ruling class and the weak nature of the emperor, who lacked only an opportunity and enough support. The sage we know is probably also waiting for this opportunity, and there are signs that he is secretly supporting the liberals, and this is a bold careerist. ”

Sean's judgment sounds a bit lofty, and Rose instinctively analyzes and judges the world only in terms of oppression and inequality, which is certainly true, but superficial.

In other words, it is the economic base that determines the superstructure. This does not include the Magi, who is a complete careerist whose attempts are contrary to the ideas of the liberals, or even a reversal of history.

A horse was galloping from afar, over the hills, over the dam, and all eyes were drawn to it.

The knight, dressed in the uniform of a garrison brigade, approached, and Sean recognized the man as Daniel Davis.

Daniel was the second son of Baron Davis in Bernier City, and Sean's herald in the Civil Defense Force's command, and now he is a second lieutenant officer in the garrison brigade.

"Earl, Ars City has fallen, and the Imperial army has suffered a crushing defeat!"

Ars City, the small northern frontier town where Sean was reborn, is also the headquarters of the Imperial Northern Legion.

Its fall once again gave Sean a sense that the edifice was about to collapse, and there were many of his friends there.

The news Daniel brought was not official, but a private message that Herbert Wells, the commander of the garrison brigade, had obtained from his friends in the north.

The news of the fiasco in the north was deliberately suppressed by the authorities, and this kind of private information spread more quickly.

This was a real problem for the Fifth Empire, which had been rewarded by the Imperial Council and his cabinet ministers, and although the symptoms were not cured, the financial situation was greatly improved, and the progress made at sea made the empire still strong and dead.

But news from the north seems to have made it all come to naught. The empire has assembled heavy troops in the north, Sean does not know the specific battle situation, according to military common sense, once the enemy breaks through the defensive line, the north is flat, which is extremely beneficial to the attacker in a superior position.

The wide Ossella River may be an insurmountable moat, but Sean can't imagine what it means for the empire to lose a large swath of northern territory.

Sean quickly returned to Fort Partonham, where he summoned all the officers for a war game as the garrison's military advisor. He has never officially used this identity.

Most of the officers of the garrison brigade have been sent to the Royal Military Academy for training in recent years, and their personal military qualities have been greatly improved.

Although the war in the north has nothing to do with them, everyone is worried. Wells, in addition to admonishing the officers to be careful about secrecy before the official information is released, said with concern:

"Fifty of the most elite divisions of the empire were encircled at one point, and they also showed their tactical skills, inflicting heavy losses on the Assyrians, holding every inch of the empire. This was nothing originally, but the Bilisians tore up the armistice of January of this year and launched a surprise attack, causing our army to suffer in the belly, and I don't know what happened to me now, except that the city of Ars fell into the hands of the enemy. The fall of this small city, which is extremely important as a command center and an important node for logistical supply, shows that the situation of the war is extremely unfavorable to us, and the consequences are unpredictable......"

"God willing!"