Standing in front of a humble bungalow in Newcastle, no one knows how much the people who live there will be in the future. stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door, and after hearing a noise, a middle-aged man with a mustache on his upper lip and round glasses who looked polite opened the door, looking at the smiling young man with a noble temperament outside the door, and the few strong men behind him who looked like an entourage and knew that the person who came was in an extraordinary position. The middle-aged man asked with some doubts: "This gentleman, who are you looking for?" ”

The young man smiled and said, "Excuse me, is it Mr. Charles Algernon Parsons?" ”

"Hello, I am, is there anything you can do?" Parsons asked, confused.

"Can I go in and say? Standing at the door, I can't finish talking for a while. The young man continued to smile.

"Sorry, I was rude, please come in." Parsons leaned sideways to make way for the young man, and the soldier invited.

"You stay outside, Mr. Parsons and I may have to talk for a while, so we can go and go around." The young man commanded his attendant, and walked into the house.

Entering the room, the young man took the lead in extending his hand: "I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar, the Crown Prince of Germany." It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parsons. ”

It was Jochen who came, and while the British were going through various procedures to prepare for a treaty exchange between the two colonies, Jochen was in England carrying out his own plan to dig up the wall. Parsons, the inventor of the reactionary steam turbine, was Jochen's target.

In fact, Jochen would like to have the Swede Carl Gustav Patrick Laval more than Parsons, who is the inventor of the impulse steam turbine, and the impulse steam turbine is more compact and compact than Parsons's reactionary in size, although the difficulty of manufacturing and the initial failure rate are much higher than that of the impulse. But after all, it is the way of the future. Inviting Laval, who was a Swede, was less likely to attract attention than Parsons, who was an Englishman. Unfortunately, Laval was a successful man, and in 1886 he joined the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and in 1888 he entered the Swedish Parliament and became a member of the Senate, so it was impossible to recruit him. So Jochen had no choice but to ask Siemens to buy the patent rights to Laval's impulse steam turbine for research.

But Siemens' research had just begun, and Jochen felt the need to find a leader, so he set his sights on Parsons again. Parsons' last year built only 75 kilowatts of steam turbines for Newcastle Power Station, which is a great breakthrough.

After a moment of panic, Parsons could only smile apologetically and say, "I'm really sorry, Your Highness, there is nothing to entertain you." ”

"Don't mind, Mr. Parsons, just pour me a glass of water, may I sit down?" Jochen said with a smile.

"Oh, of course. You may be seated, Your Highness. Wait a minute, I'll pour a glass of water. Parsons was in a hurry again.

After the two finally sat down, Parsons finally asked his own question: "Your Highness Joachim, I wonder if there is anything I can do to come to me?" ”

"Mr. Parsons, that 75 kilowatt generator that you made last year, I'm very interested in that. To put it simply, I want you to design and build a better generator for me. "Get straight to the point.

That's right, generators, Jochen wasn't prepared to say, 'Come on, help me build a steam turbine.'" 'Is it absolutely unpleasant to do this, the German crown prince, the naval rear admiral, who is said to have a brilliant eye for naval design, and the genius who has a great eye for ship design is looking for Parsons shipbuilding steam turbines? This is definitely forcing the British intelligence services to follow the rhythm of the British Admiralty to pay attention to this invention. Generators are different, everyone knows that the Germans are now electrifying industry, and it is a small problem to climb the technology tree and find an artificial generator.

"You're talking about the Newcastle power station? But the generator wasn't very productive. I don't quite understand why you're interested in this. Parsons asked, confused.

"Indeed, the main source of electricity generation at present is hydropower. But since 1872, when the French built their first power station in Paris and began to power lighting, the demand for electricity has increased. Therefore, I think that as the application field of electricity becomes wider and wider, the power generation capacity of hydropower alone is not enough, so the development of thermal power generation is inevitable. You should also know that our country's industry is developing extremely rapidly. There is an increasing demand for electricity for lighting, industrial applications, and more. However, China's hydropower resources are not abundant, so the development of thermal power generation is very urgent. However, the use of steam engines to generate electricity is not very ideal in terms of efficiency and smooth operation. And your invention of the steam turbine has made me see the potential in terms of utilization and operational performance, so I hope that you can design and manufacture a steam turbine generator with higher power for our country. ”

Jochen believes such an invitation is attractive enough for Parsons. Since the first steam turbine was built in 1884, Parsons' design has not been taken very seriously, and last year's 75-kilowatt steam turbine generator was better than nothing. For the 13 years leading up to the launch of the Transnia at the 70th anniversary parade of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne in 1897, Parsons had been self-financing the development and improvement of the steam turbine.

Even after the Turbonia attracted attention, the British Navy was cautious in setting draconian punitive clauses before being willing to be guinea pigs and install steam turbines on two destroyers. After his success, Parsons' career was put on the right track thanks to the Navy's attention. And now, the German crown prince has invited him to develop steam turbine generators for the entire German thermal power system, and there is enough research funding, it is impossible for Parsons not to be tempted.

Of course, Jochen's invitation to Parsons to develop a steam turbine generator was not just a cover for his ultimate goal, a marine steam turbine. However, the demand for electricity in Germany is indeed getting higher and higher, and it is also sincere to hope that Parsons can increase the power of steam turbine generators. Marine steam turbines are useless even if Parsons is asked to do it now, what do you want to push with an output of 75 kilowatts? When will there be a megawatt class, and when will we talk about the ship.

Parsons hesitated about the invitation of the German crown prince: "Your Highness, I understand Germany's demand for electricity resources. But as you can see, my generators are now only able to produce 75 kilowatts of electricity, which is simply not enough for the huge demand for electricity for the whole of Germany. To be able to meet the power supply demand, it needs megawatts or even more than 10 megawatts of power. It takes a lot of time to research, and the investment is huge, so my design doesn't meet your needs right now. "Well, Parsons is still a sincere person, and I don't see anyone willing to pat their chests and say that 10 megawatt generators are trivial or something.

Seeing Parsons say this, Jochen knew that he was a little moved, and Jochen added another fire: "If you can build a megawatt steam turbine generator, I can guarantee that your design will get a big order for a German thermal power station." Until then, I can keep the money invested in your research. If you can produce generators of more than 10 megawatts, I don't think it's impossible for the whole of Germany to become your customers. "Let's start with a good picture of Parsons, well, it's also money.

Then he boasted about his strength: "In terms of materials and processes, I believe that my country's metallurgical and processing technology capabilities can meet your needs." And if you have technical difficulties, you can also cooperate with Siemens. Siemens obtained the patent to use Mr. Laval's impulse steam turbine the year before last, and China is also conducting research in this area, but there is not much progress, but I believe that Siemens' results will be helpful to your research. Be confident that you will get exactly what you want in Germany. "Originally, I wanted you to do research, megawatt power packs are all products of 1897, even if you are forced to die, you can't get it now. Yoheng said that funds, time, materials, processing, and technical support are all trivial, as long as you are willing to come.

In the face of such conditions, what is there to refuse? Parsons immediately expressed his willingness to continue his research in Germany. Although the news that Parsons had joined the German Crown Prince's research dynamo was indeed known to British intelligence, the British did not pay attention to it at all, as Jochen expected. What can a 75 kW generator do? The German crown prince has money and has nowhere to spend it, right? In this way, Jochen brought Parsons, who had led the revolution in human marine power, back to Germany. Jochen believed that with his own involvement, the German navy must be more willing to be guinea pigs than the British. And whether the British will be able to build the Dreadnought across the ages is not Jochen's concern.

Having achieved his goal, Jochen set off for London, leaving behind a few members of his entourage to assist Parsons in relocating his family. Of course, this is also just in case. If any of the British perceived something and obstructed it, they would be the first to know. When the lawsuit is fought in front of my grandmother, I will definitely not suffer. Although the British were busy signing a colonial exchange treaty, they should not have much trouble finding fault with themselves, but there was nothing wrong with being careful.

On his return to London, Jochen's large gift to his grandmother also arrived in the port of London. With the world's media gathering in London, there's no better opportunity to launch your product. Even those headlines that might appear in the media Jochen had in mind "a luxurious gift from the German crown prince to the Queen of England", "the ultimate treat for royalty". Jochen's merchandise will make a big splash on the big stage of London.