Chapter 109: An Absolute Genius
He expressed his frustration that the Japanese finally bought Yoshino Yoheng from the British, and originally wanted to recommend an enhanced version of Erin to the Japanese. However, the Germans did not gain nothing, taking advantage of the opportunity of Japan's purchase of Makqin machine guns from Germany, Germany deliberately sold its own 150 mm 35 times diameter retractable rapid-fire gun to Japan.
Although Japan purchased most of its warships from Britain, its artillery was a loyal user of the Krupp company. Although in the early days, Japan had learned from France, the first army in Europe, and purchased some French-made four-pounder guns. But after the Franco-Prussian War, France, with its four-pounder field guns, was defeated by Prussia, which used Klube's 80-mm guns. The keen-eyed Japanese felt, how could they use the artillery of the defeated country?
So from Meiji 4 to Meiji 6, 36 Krupp Type 1864 80-mm field guns were imported in two installments. In Meiji 9, Secretary of the Army Yama Aritomo continued to telegraph Katsura Taro in Berlin to buy Prussian artillery, and Katsura Taro sensed that the Prussian Army was upgrading artillery. So the Krupp 1873 70-mm field gun was purchased, and a total of 25 were purchased. Later, most of the warships purchased from the British also used Krupp naval guns, and this time the Germans promoted their latest tube guns.
Naniwa, Takachiho, Akitsuzu, Chiyoda, Edogawa, Hiei, and Fuso, which were originally equipped with old Krupp 150-mm guns from 1880, were ready to replace their old guns with new ones. Even the Yoshino, which was ordered in the UK, and the Hashidate (originally the historical Akitsuzu), which had already started construction, will be equipped with a Krupp 150-mm 35-diameter tube.
Jochen, who learned the news, was embarrassed: what happened when the Japanese felt that their firepower was stronger than in history? Historically, Naniwa, Takachiho, Fuso and other ships were replaced with British-made Armstrong 152-mm rapid-fire guns, but they were replaced after the First Sino-Japanese War. Look at the Beiyang Naval Division, it is not allowed to purchase foreign weapons for two years, and it is useless to let Germany "kindly" sell rapid-fire guns to help old customers renew.
However, even with rapid-fire guns, there is almost no chance that the Beiyang Naval Division will win. As early as March 6, 1890, the flag removal incident still happened as scheduled, and Luang Weili was suspended, and it is unknown whether Lin Taizeng remembered Jochen's warning not to relax the training of the Beiyang Naval Division.
Of course, a series of German sales campaigns in the Far East had only just begun, and what results could be achieved was not Jochen's concern at the moment.
Jochen was now completely ecstatic by the arrival of the man in front of him. The Serbian in front of him had a thin face, a small haircut, and a mustache. Although the instrument has been carefully maintained, some frustration can still be seen. But Jochen knew how amazing the man in front of him was, his name was Nikola Tesla.
It seems that every time-traveling novel likes to pull this great god out and walk around twice, as if he is sorry that he is a time-traveler without mentioning this great god. Joheng said that he was also a very ordinary traverser, so he also ordered someone to find this great god.
X-rays, infinite energy transmission, artificial lightning, Tesla coils, crustal resonance, particle weapons, missiles, radar, electricity, magnetics, theoretical physics, and even nuclear physics, this guy has made achievements or inventions in so many broad fields, and alternating current is one of the greatest inventions in human history, and the United States even overturned Marconi's invention rights and re-awarded the radio patent to Tesla!
What's even more surprising is that because many of his theories are too advanced and far-reaching, after his death, the FBI actually blocked all his information, which made this great god even more mysterious. Many shocking theories have emerged one by one, such as Tesla's theory that eventually became the basis of the Star Wars program during the Cold War in the United States, and the fact that Tunguska was caused by Tesla's infinite energy transmission, etc.
And many people in later generations, based on the details of the so-called "vivid memory" that accompanied the illness recorded in his autobiography, thought that this guy was actually a time-traveler with impaired thinking.
But whether it's true or not, anyway, Jochen didn't expect this god who was more traveler than himself to come up with some black technology for himself. Jochen never thought about letting the V2 crash out of the British Isles in 1914, nor did he think about the future of the German Army wearing Tesla coils and COS magnetostorm infantry, let alone whether to come up with a dead light weapon to brush up on fashion. The alternating current and radio technology alone were enough to impress Jochen with the great god.
Jochen was very surprised by Tesla's arrival, really a surprise, you must know that this great god will get American citizenship in 2 months, and he has even told friends in the future that he cherishes this nationality more than many of his scientific inventions. It was a big surprise for Jochen to be able to leave this nationality behind and run to Germany now.
"Are you really willing to fund my AC technology?" Tesla's first words after meeting Jochen were this, it seems that he was very anxious about the situation that he was at a disadvantage in the current war with Edison at this time, and even just heard that the "staff" of the German Royal Petroleum Company said that the German crown prince was willing to fund alternating current technology, so he left his friend, George Westinghouse, the founder of Westinghouse, to come to Germany alone.
"Of course, I know that the current war between you and Edison is now going against you, and that your friend Mr. George Westinghouse's Westinghouse is under a lot of financial pressure. But I can tell you very clearly that I would like to be able to use alternating current throughout Germany. "Whenever a scientist can be applied, the biggest temptation for his invention to be applied. Confuse.
"Your Highness, you should know that alternating current is called the 'electricity of death,' and even then you are willing to expose the people of Germany to this danger?" Tesla asked.
In 1888, after realizing the threat of alternating current to his direct current, Edison began a series of propaganda to denigrate alternating current, and the most famous is that Edison made a series of terrible realizations with high-voltage alternating current in front of many reporters: connecting a white iron sheet with an alternating current generator with a voltage of up to 1000 volts, and then placing a kitten or puppy on the iron plate, the kitten or puppy would die instantly. In this way, people can witness the deadly effects of alternating current.
Not only that, Edison also bribed government officials in some states in the United States to change the local death penalty from hanging to alternating current electrocution, which is how the electric chair came about.
However, the father of alternating current in front of him is obviously a test when he says this, how can Joheng eat this set, as a traverser, Joheng said that although he is not a science student, it is still okay to bluff people by saying a few common sense about electricity.
"Alternating current is dangerous, but it is also economical and practical compared to direct current, so I don't just want to use alternating current in Germany, I also want you to increase the voltage to reduce the power loss during transmission." When the magnetic flux in the closed conductor changes, an induced electromotive force can be generated, so the coil that is fed with alternating current can generate an induced electromotive force in another coil, and by increasing the number of coils, the electromotive force can be superimposed, resulting in a higher voltage, which is an advantage that direct current cannot match. ”
Jochen's explanation dispelled Tesla's doubts, and the German crown prince in front of him obviously knew about electricity. However, Jochen did not end there, and continued to show off his little knowledge of alternating current: "If we use a guò transformer to isolate the power plant, the transmission network and the user, the current output of the power plant must maintain an ultra-high voltage of more than 100,000 volts during transmission, and then reduce it to an acceptable low voltage for people to use after entering the residents' homes, so that the transmission loss can be greatly reduced." It may not be remarkable in the real room, but it will be a huge strategic advantage for the entire national transmission network. ”
It is clear that the temptation to build a strategic transmission system for the entire country. Confusion is difficult for Tesla to refuse, but for George Westinghouse, who is far away in the United States, his own devotion to the German crown prince can be called a betrayal of his friends who have always supported him.
Seeing that Tesla still had doubts, Jochen threw out a huge bait again: "Mr. Tesla, and I also have some ideas about the extended application of alternating current, if we remove the coil and use a coil with alternating current to generate an alternating current magnetic field, and the alternating magnetic field will then generate an alternating current electric field, so that it can be transmitted wirelessly, radio waves can be formed, can we use this theory to conduct information?" ”
For a scientist, the discovery of new applications for his or her own technology will be unstoppable. "I hope to be able to do research on this!" Tesla immediately put aside a concern.
"I will sponsor your research and, of course, most importantly, the construction of the national power grid throughout Germany. I would like you to work with Siemens to improve the most important AC transmission network. In addition, there are not many places in China where hydropower stations can be built, so in the future, coal-fired power generation will be the main source of electricity in Germany. I'm also funding Mr. Parsons, the inventor of the steam turbine, and I'd like you to talk to him about some ideas for the future of steam turbine generators. ”
In fact, what is built is fake, Tesla has also invented Tesla turbines in the future, how can there be such a high-end talent who does not let him work harder. When he met Parsons, combined with some of the research results of the impulse steam turbine in the hands of Siemens, maybe the steam turbine could make a breakthrough.
"But I'm coming to Germany to work for you, and my friend George Westinghouse's company is going to have a lot of trouble. I hope that Your Highness will be able to help. Tesla still doesn't want to leave behind the friends who funded him in his most difficult time.
"It's not difficult, Westinghouse will be a partner of Siemens in the United States in the future, and if your perfect national transmission system can be promoted in the United States, we can hand over the project to Westinghouse to do, so what do you think?" In order to win over Tesla, Jochen agreed to his request.
Westinghouse has cooperated with Tesla for so long, and has a lot of technology accumulation, and cooperating with him can save a lot of trouble, and once the State Grid project starts, it will be a huge profit, and Siemens will also get huge benefits, so for this kind of good thing Siemens has no reason to refuse.