Lu Ning found his apprentice Li Qi and asked him to take charge of the specific management of the laboratory.

Now that Li Qi has returned from the sea to report on his work, it is just the time when he is idle and has nothing to do.

When he saw the task assigned to him by the master, he was naturally overjoyed and immediately took over the task.

Moreover, he also brought his daughter-in-law, Princess Lin'an, to ask Lu Ning for peace.

Theoretically speaking, Princess Lin'an and Lu Ning are brother and sister, after all, Lu Ning is now Zhu Yuanzhang's righteous son, and his name in the end is Zhu Tang.

But Princess Lin'an was very guilty of what happened at the beginning, so she also followed her husband to Lu Ning as a junior.

Lu Ning was a little speechless, he didn't want this sister to be too entangled in the original matter, so he persuaded him several times.

This matter was finally resolved, and Li Qi also devoted himself to the work of the laboratory?

With the drawings given by Lu Ning. It's actually pretty fast.

Moreover, Lu Ning transferred several very capable craftsmen to the construction department, and also added scientific and technological talents to the laboratory.

Everything was going very smoothly here, and soon the copper and aluminum wires were produced in the laboratory with very high precision.

Li Qi found Lu Ning and told him about it, and then he asked excitedly.

"Master, isn't this thing very useful, anyway, the craftsmen of the Construction Division made it according to your drawings, it should be very practical, right?"

Lu Ning nodded, naturally very happy, and then handed over the drawings to Li Qi and asked him to lead someone to produce magnets and start power generation work.

By this time, the glass produced elsewhere in their lab could already start making light bulbs.

Wrap a tungsten wire around it and use a homemade generator to turn the bulb on.

At this time, Lu Ning directly called Zhu Yuanzhang over, and then said to him with a smile.

"Erchen can be regarded as worthy of his mission, the illumination of this light bulb is better than that of the candlestick!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately replied.

"Zi'an, why are you so humble, not only is it better, it's just very good, just by virtue of this invention you are indispensable, I want to reward you well."

Lu Ning smiled, and then he told Zhu Yuanzhang the principle of the light bulb, and then told his father.

"After this light bulb is lit, its effect is more than a room of candles, at least it can save a lot of lamp and candle consumption, and there is no problem in protecting the eyes."

Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved, and asked Lu Ning again.

"However, although we know in our hearts that this is a good invention, there are actually drawbacks, right, there are so many places where we need electric lights, and if we all use our hand cranks, wouldn't it be very troublesome."

Lu Ning also admired in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang was really an eloquent emperor.

Just one question got to the point, and he answered right away.

"Father, you just have to rest assured, in fact, it is not so complicated, when the time comes, you can use diesel engines to drive power generation, and wind power can also generate electricity, as long as you pull the wires, you can send electricity to thousands of households."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Lu Ning say this, he grabbed the key and asked.

"What you mean is that not only the royal palace and the princes and nobles, but even the ordinary people can afford to use this electric light bulb and live a brightly lit life."

Lu Ning nodded, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang very solemnly.

"Please rest assured, I will never let you down, except for remote areas where Daming can't do it for the time being, everyone in the mainland can use electric lights."

Zhu Yuanzhang was instantly overjoyed, if this is the case, it will not only save the cost of the candlestick, but also allow the people to live a more prosperous life.

It's an invention that can change everyday life, and it's immeasurable.

So, he immediately asked Lu Ning.

"Since there is this good thing, we must support you, we must not delay this invention, what do you say, we will give you the greatest support of the court no matter what."

Lu Ning replied to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile.

"What Erchen is most in need of now is actually money, so I need 100,000 taels of silver for research and development funds, and also for the first batch of expenses for the supply of Yingtianfu power generation in the later stage."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about it, so he said directly to Lu Ning.

"This is not a big deal, let's immediately issue an order to Liang Aiqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, so that he can support your laboratory work without any conditions, and let the Ministry of Industry give you all the support for the new construction of the power plant."

Lu Ning immediately kowtowed to thank him, and then he suddenly had an idea, so he said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, there is one more thing, Erchen has to tell you in advance, this matter of building a power plant and inventing the light bulb has actually changed the pattern of using candles for lighting for many years, and some officials may not accept it, so they will attack Erchen."

Lu Ning's worries are also very objective, after all, over the years, no matter what kind of inventions he has made, there are always people who jump out and say that they are heretical.

These officials have never stopped slandering him, and they have long been accustomed to it.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Lu Ning's words and immediately made a decision.

"You just have to worry about boldly engaging in your research, don't worry about these trivial issues, if another official comes to impeach you, we will directly order his head to be cut off."

When Lu Ning heard this, he had a bottom in his heart, and with this promise, he no longer worried about anything.

So, he immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You can rest assured that the first batch of power generation users of Erchen is Yingtianfu, and it will be fully in place soon."