Crystal patterns appeared on the window grilles, and the house was warm like spring, and the outside was icy and snowy, and the house was hot and rolling. Deng Zixuan put down the papers, rubbed his eyes and walked to the window. The various window grilles aroused his interest. "Nature is so amazing that it can draw such a magical pattern!" Deng Zixuan muttered to himself. Some patterns are like surging rivers, some are like great mountains, forests, and streams, and Deng Zixuan is fascinated.

The door rang, and the secretary pushed the door and walked in and said: "President, Minister of Industry Sheng Huaixuan asked me to inform me that the first phase of the Beijing Power Plant will be put into operation tomorrow, and the ribbon will be cut at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, so you must be there." Deng Zixuan nodded to indicate that he understood. The winter days are short, and it's getting dark. Deng Zixuan took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, put on his coat and walked out. The carriage stopped in front of the house, and the guards watched Deng Zixuan walk through the door.

walked into the living room and saw Wan'er chatting with Deng Yun's wife Shufen. "Father-in-law is back," Deng Yun's wife greeted him as she stood up with a big belly. Since Deng Qiang's wife came to Beijing, Wan'er took the pregnant "daughter-in-law" to the house and took care of her carefully. Due to his identity, Deng Yun lives in his own house. Wan'er took the coat and asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so early today?" "At present, the military affairs are not busy, so I naturally want to come back and enjoy the warmth of my family."

Wan'er pouted and said, "Shufen, your stepfather can talk a lot." In the past six months, I either came back in the middle of the night or stayed home all night. I came back early today, but I'm a little unused to it! "My father-in-law is in charge of every day and worries about national affairs, but my stepmother, you don't think so in your heart!" After Shufen finished speaking, she stood up and walked out interestingly. "Shufen is getting dumber. Don't make any mistakes," Deng Zixuan said with concern as he looked at Shufen's back struggling to walk.

"Shufen, this is the first child. Can I not take it personally. It is estimated that it will be born in a few days! Wan'er continued: "You came back early today, is there something wrong?" Don't make a surprise attack, keep me in a hurry! Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "A wife is a wife, and every move can't escape your eyes." Tomorrow the ribbon will be cut at the power plant, and you will go with me. Wan'er glared at her husband with disgust and said, "I don't know if it will snow tomorrow, so I will prepare according to the snow day when I look at the clothes." ”

The next morning, it snowed heavily. This is the first snow since the beginning of winter. At first, it was a small snowflake, and then the snowflakes got bigger and bigger, and they raised a batch of chaos in the world. Deng Zixuan wore a deerskin coat. Wearing an otter hat, Wan'er wore a black mink coat and a lady's otter hat and walked out of the mansion. The guards were already waiting, and the husband and wife got into the half-covered Western-style carriage. The tall steed seemed to have been waiting impatiently. As soon as the guard who was driving the car loosened the reins. The horse threw off its hooves.

The snowflakes fluttering in the sky seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and Wan'er seemed to be particularly excited, naughtily stretching out her palm to catch the snowflakes, looking very happy. Deng Zixuan has been busy with military affairs for the past six months, and the couple have not traveled together for a long time. The streets are already lined with white shijie, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. "I didn't expect that it would snow so heavily in the capital, and it seems that there has never been such a thing in my impression." Deng Zixuan muttered. Wan'er laughed and said, "Your impression." It's as if you've been growing up in the capital, how do you know that it hasn't snowed so much in the capital? ”

Deng Zixuan said a little: "Sorry for the slip of the tongue." However, the snow is really heavy, and you can see that it will be half a foot thick in the next two hours, and there is no intention of stopping, and it is estimated that it will be the next day. "How do you know it's going to be the next day?" "You see this snowflake going straight up and down, without a hint of wind." The husband and wife were teasing, and the carriage arrived outside the Yongding Gate. The power plant is located on the north side outside Yongding Gate, and the railway station is on the south side. The Beijing Railway Station has been completed, and the opening of traffic is also a matter of the past few days.

The carriage and the guards arrived at the gate of the power plant, which was already full of people and were waiting in anticipation. The capital power plant is divided into three phases, the first phase of the project is 0?5000 kilowatt units put into operation, and the power generation boiler is 150 tons. The second phase of the project has a generating unit of 150,000 kilowatts and a power generation boiler of 180 tons. The third phase of the project is 250,000 kilowatts, and the power generation boiler is 220 tons. So far, the Beijing Power Plant is the largest generator set and power generation boiler in China.

Deng Zixuan and his wife got out of the carriage, and Prime Minister Zhang Zhidong, Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Li Hongzhang, Minister of Industry Sheng Huaixuan, Minister of Finance Hu Xueyan, Minister of Shipping Shen Baozhen, Minister of Commerce Qin Fan, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Kuang Jiazhi and others came forward. "Sorry to keep you waiting!" Deng Zixuan clenched his hands into fists to apologize. "President, it's still early, otherwise let's go into the house and take shelter for a while, and it's not too late to cut the ribbon when the snow is light!" Zhang Zhidong said with concern.

Li Hongzhang and others also agreed. "Look at the snowflakes in the sky, aren't you blessing us, weishenme doesn't take advantage of it, maybe this is the will of heaven!" Then the big red silk did not hold up, Deng Zixuan personally waved the scissors to cut the silk cloth, and suddenly the gongs and drums were noisy, and the firecrackers rang out in unison. A group of girls who looked like students waved colorful silk and twisted Yangge dance in the snow, and the atmosphere was particularly warm.

Deng Zixuan said to the jubilant people: "The first phase of the Beijing power plant project was put into operation for power generation, which heralded the arrival of electrification. That is, our lives will enter a new era. In the future, the popularization and application of electricity will surely promote the process of industrial civilization, and this shijie will change for it. With people's understanding of nature, with the rapid development of science jishu, our human life will enter a more advanced stage??????。 ”

With the enthusiastic cheers of the people, Deng Zixuan and others entered the power plant to visit the flowers. On the way, Sheng Huaixuan said: "President, today is the trial run during the day, and the point will be officially delivered at 5 o'clock in the evening." First of all, Chess Street, Forbidden City, Chang'an Avenue, and Wangfujing Market are powered to let people feel the festive atmosphere. In addition, considering the cost, we focus on taking care of powerful businessmen and entrepreneurs to install cable power transmission. After the second phase of the project is launched, it can initially meet the power transmission of the whole city. "Yes! The power plant is not a welfare institution, and if there is no benefit, how to maintain it in the future, you will operate according to the business, and you can't be in a hurry to eat one bite at a time. ”

At about 5 o'clock, the snowflakes in the sky stopped, and the snow on Chang'an Avenue was cleaned up. The street lamps on both sides of the street are made of carved wood and have lampshades on them, which are very antique and beautiful.

At this time, curious people heard the news and walked out of their homes and gathered on Chang'an Street. Although the major newspapers in the capital have made a lot of hype about the knowledge of electricity, many people do not know the mystery of the electric lamp, and they all want to see the wonder of the magic lamp. When the time came, the light bulbs on the wooden pillars first glowed dimly, and then gradually brightened, and Zuihou illuminated the streets. People looked at the lights curiously and excitedly, couldn't hold back their excitement, and began to cheer. The electricity in the capital is definitely a great joy, and it is a major event that has not been seen for thousands of years. That night, all the big households that have the conditions to be electrified are afraid that they will have to make a fuss and stay together, or even be a mess.

The joy of electrifying the capital has not yet passed, and then another good news comes one after another. After a few days of trial operation, the trains from Zhengzhou to Beijing and Beijing to Tianjin were connected. On this day, the railway station outside Yongding Gate was crowded with people, and people flocked here from all directions despite the cold. In the scene of celebration, Deng Zixuan and his wife once again cut the red silk. Then two trains went in the opposite direction, heading for Zhengzhou and Tianjin respectively. The train is full of passengers and begins an exciting journey.

The train gradually moved away, and Deng Zixuan still looked at it again. Wan'er grabbed her husband's arm and said softly, "Zixuan, this is the scene you most want to see!" You were never so excited about the opening of the Fujian train. Deng Zixuan said affectionately: "The opening of the capital is of far-reaching significance, it means that the Chinese Empire has begun to truly embark on the road of industrialization." In particular, with the opening of the north-south arteries, our industrialization process will be accelerated. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "In the future, China will not only become an industrial power, an economic power, but also a scientific and technological power, the most powerful country in Shijie, and today is a milestone significance." With the opening of the capital to traffic, the economic ties between the north and the south will become closer, and northern China will usher in a large-scale development wave. Wan'er, you will see that in the future, the land of Shenzhou will change day by day, and it will change greatly from year to year. All sorts of new things will spring up like mushrooms after a rain. A single flower is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring. Do you think I can't get excited when I see this picture? ”

Wan'er was infected by it and said emotionally: "You let the Science and Technology Park tinker with those strange things, it's also intentional!" Deng Zixuan smiled: "It's not something strange, but an invention and creation." Next year, the Academy of Science and Technology will openly sell a batch of patents. For example, we sell bicycles, basketballs, footballs, ice hockey and other patents for Westerners. Wan'er smiled: "I heard Deng Qiang say, what kind of telephone are you still working on, what is the telephone?" ”

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "The telephone involves electromagnetic theory, and in layman's terms, it is to use wires to connect the two ends together, and the sound of human speech is transmitted to the conductor, which is transmitted by telecommunications, and the telecommunications are restored to sound through a certain device. The so-called telephone is that I pick up the microphone in another room to talk, and you pick up the microphone in the other room to answer, and you can clearly hear what I say? ”

"Zixuan, it's amazing, isn't this just a tailwind?" Wan'er's eyes widened. Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "This scientific principle is too profound for you, he is not a good ear, but a scientific product of human understanding of nature." As early as 20 years ago, the telephone was born in the United Kingdom, but due to the constraints of conditions, there was no large-scale popularization. The telephone we developed is a step forward on the basis of foreigners, and the purpose is to popularize it on a large scale. In the future, you will be thousands of miles away, and you will communicate with me on the phone, as if you are close at hand! ”

Wan'er said angrily: "I don't want to hear your voice thousands of miles away, I can often hear your voice at home is satisfied." By the way, like you said, with the phone I can talk to my daughter! Wan'er happily got a little carried away, and the eyes of the people around her focused again. (To be continued......)

PS: The nascent Chinese Empire, a cadenza blooming in the flames of war.