Chapter XXVII: Twenty Thousand Pounds

"Tungsten?"

Lying lazily in Yan Shao's arms, Elaline didn't understand why he had mentioned this thing just now.

In fact, tungsten filament has been invented for a long time, in 1903 according to A. Jesster. Just) and F. Hannaman Hannaman), Hungary is the first to manufacture tungsten filament.

However, the carbon filament is heated to a high temperature by an electric current in the halide vapor of tungsten containing free hydrogen, so that the carbon is completely replaced by tungsten. The incandescent filament prepared in this way contains more or less carbon, which is not only quite brittle, but also when the bulb is used, the filament is constantly densified, so the electrical parameters of the filament will change.

Considering the effect of carbon on brittleness, Jester and Hannaman later used other methods that were more effective than the original, but none of these methods could prepare fine tungsten wires.

Until 1909 ...

And Yan Shao's current purpose is to push this time forward by 5 years...

If we push forward five years, we will be able to give mankind a lasting light five years earlier, which is a very great thing. The most important thing is that he can bring Yan Shao a huge fortune, a wealth that can realize the dream in his heart...

It's just that for the process of making tungsten wire, Yan Shao has only seen it in textbooks, as for how to do it...

It's as if many people know that the Tao of the Tao is one nitrate, two sulfur and three woods, but when it comes to the specific proportion, they are blind. The same is true for Yan Shao, what he has is only theoretical knowledge, and he doesn't understand how to operate it at all.

If it were really up to him alone, or the strength of Elano and Caterina, I am afraid that it might not be possible to complete it in a year or two. So hiring some experienced professionals has become the best choice...

"But is tungsten really that easy to get..."

Looking at Yan Shao's understatement, Elaline said with some concern.

After all, interlacing is like a mountain, not to mention two unrelated industries.

Seeing that the beautiful woman in his arms seemed to be a little worried, Yan Shao said confidently.

"What I said, when have I not done it!"

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elaline finally didn't say anything more.

Just when Yan Shao thought that everything had been done, he listened to her faintly say on the side...

"You once said that you only love me alone in this life..."

"Huh..."

Looking at Caterina who stood up in his arms, a few drops of cold sweat flowed from Yan Shao's forehead, while on the other side, the corners of Elino's mouth turned up slightly and snickered.

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The next morning, he walked out of the residence with a grin, touching a few bruises on his body, Yan Shao's only good luck was that the two of them didn't greet him in the open, which saved some face for him.

Seeing Yan Shao coming out of the room, many people greeted him, with a bit of admiration in their eyes.

"Where's Elder Li?"

Stopping a person in charge of cleaning, Yan Shao asked.

"The lord is dining..."

The maid who was sweeping the floor saw that it was Yan Shao who stopped her, and hurriedly replied, and told Yan Shao's location as he spoke.

"Thank you!"

Following the direction pointed out by the servant, Yan Shao saw Li Mao who was eating breakfast there.

"The virtuous nephew got up so early, why don't you sleep more..."

Seeing Yan Shao coming over, Li Mao smiled after putting down the porridge.

"The juniors have some things, so I'm going to go out of the city..."

"Oh?" Li Mao thought for a moment. "Do you want me to ask a few people to accompany you out of the city..."

"This is not necessary..."Yan Shao smiled and shook his head. But there's one more thing I want to trouble you..."

"What's the matter, just say..."Li Mao really likes Yan Shao, so he is very cheerful when he speaks.

"That's right, I'd like to know some information about the sinking of the Calant, so I hope you can help gather some information about it..."

"What should I do?" Li Mao smiled at him. "I'll tell you the truth, since the accident of that ship, because I was worried about your relationship, I asked my juniors to keep chasing the newspapers that reported this incident, and now those are stored in the storeroom, and I will ask the servant to deliver the newspapers to your room in a while..."

"Thank you very much..."

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After leaving the courtyard of Li Mao's house, Yan Shao walked in the direction of Citibank.

For Yan Shao, the most important thing now is to confirm the funds in his hands as soon as possible.

After all, if you want to make tungsten filament, you need not only theoretical knowledge, but also a lot of experiments, and the equipment used to do the experiments and hire professionals need money.

Without money, nothing can be done...

Before leaving Marseille, he already had three or four thousand pounds in his hands, and then he had more than four months of boating, shipwreck, rescue, etc., and these four months, according to the sales of those books before he left Marseille, should also bring him a lot of money...

So when Yan Shao walked into Citibank, his estimate of his net worth was about 6,000 pounds...

Six thousand pounds, equivalent to more than sixty thousand silver dollars or more than twenty thousand dollars, is enough to hire talents in science and engineering and buy equipment. As for the fact that the publishers would not stop paying after his accident, Yan Shao was not very worried.

Because even if something happens to the cruise ship, unless his body is found, it can only be regarded as missing at most.

And as long as it's not confirmed that he's dead, then the publisher has to pay the money...

Thinking that he might already have a deposit of 6,000 pounds in his bank account, the corners of Yan Shao's mouth curled up slightly when he walked into the bank.

It's just that in a way, he still seems to underestimate himself...

"Twenty thousand pounds!"

Because of surprise, Yan Shao's voice was a little higher...

This amount of money was more than twice as high as he imagined, and looking at the staff's sure expressions, Yan Shao even wondered if he had made a mistake.

Although it is a little confusing, but the money is so much more than expected, after all, it is not a doubt.

As for why there would be so much more money, it wasn't until a few days later that Yan Shao understood the reason.

Artists are often recognized only after their deaths, and there is nothing more appealing than an unfinished posthumous work...

Coupled with a series of gimmicks and selling points such as elopement and shipwreck, during the period when Yan Shao disappeared, the sales of the novel showed explosive growth. Many people who were not interested in it also bought a few copies to satisfy their curiosity.

It is precisely for this reason that Yan Shao has so much extra money on hand.

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