Chapter 263: Using Heavenly Thunder
Zhu Qizhen is very happy, because what he needs is someone like Tong Xuan, who can think when he encounters problems!
In the Ming Dynasty, the foundation of natural science was very poor, and it was normal for everyone to not understand it.
If you are afraid, you will not understand, and you will not think.
For thousands of years, scholars all over the world have been influenced by Confucianism, and have entered a level of self-reliance and inconsistency of the ancients.
Now, what the Academy of Sciences needs to do is to break the monopoly of Confucianism.
Only when you think about it and find the problem can you solve it in a targeted manner.
After lunch, Zhu Qizhen took Tong Xuan to the imperial study and chatted for a whole afternoon.
Tong Xuan was relatively reserved at first, but after a conversation, he began to immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge, as if opening the door to a new world.
Returning to the Hanlin Academy, in the surprised looks of everyone, he took the order, went out and turned left, and came to the Academy of Sciences.
Belin quickly arranged a public room for him, and then transferred some people from other research groups to form an electrical research group, and allocated a one-time allocation of 500 taels of silver as a start-up fund.
Tong Xuan took the money and was stunned!
If you don't do anything, you give money?
He was also just getting started, his eyes were dark, and he didn't know where to start.
Everyone else looked at him because he was the team leader.
Tong Xuan thought about it and decided to start with the experience of his predecessors.
At the cost of one dead and five wounded, the Hanlin Academy successfully demonstrated that people can lead to thunder.
Didn't the emperor say that electricity is a kind of energy, and since it can be introduced, it can be used.
Well, let's start with the thunder!
As soon as he said it, he immediately arranged tasks for the team members, purchased a large number of copper wires and other materials, and prepared for a vigorous power revolution.
A few days later, Zhu Qizhen was in the imperial study to review the recital, and Bei Lin rushed to report.
"Your Majesty, the Electric Power Research Group of the Academy of Sciences is preparing to announce the latest experimental results, please move to Fubi Pavilion and come to guide!"
Zhu Qizhen was puzzled and asked, "Why did you go to Fubi Pavilion?"
Belin looked mysterious: "It's inconvenient for Weichen to reveal, please take a look!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded, put down the music in his hand, and as soon as he went out, he saw dark clouds, and it was another rainstorm.
"It's raining, and it looks like your experiment is going to be rescheduled."
Belin shook her head and said, "Back to the emperor, this experiment is going to be carried out on a rainy day!"
Zhu Qizhen had a faint sense of foreboding, but he didn't say anything, and followed Belin to the Fubi Pavilion in the front hall.
There are four pavilions in the Forbidden City, namely Wanchun Pavilion, Fubi Pavilion, Qianqiu Pavilion, and Chengrui Pavilion.
Fubi Pavilion is connected to the Jinshui River on the west road of the palace, and in summer, the lush lotus leaves are connected to form a unique scenery.
At this time, Tong Xuan led the electric power research team, which was ready.
Since the last time the Academy of Sciences became famous, not only the Hanlin Academy, but also the six departments and Jiuqing have been impressed by the Academy of Sciences, and when they heard that there were novelties today, they put down their work and ran out in groups to see the excitement.
Hearing that the emperor was coming, everyone hurriedly got out of the way.
Zhu Qizhen looked at the scene, kites, copper wires, this ......
Why is there a sense of déjà vu?
Tong Xuan stepped forward and bowed. ….
Zhu Qizhen asked, "How are the Qing family going to experiment?"
Tong Xuan replied: "The ministers were inspired by the emperor to believe that electricity is a huge energy, so after returning to the Academy of Sciences, the first research topic is how to use the heavenly thunder."
Zhu Qizhen was suddenly shocked, and directly used thunder and lightning?
This step seems to be a bit big!
Even in the 21st century, people can't store and use thunder and lightning, and you only studied it for a few days, and you solved it?
He looked at the kite and the copper wire suspiciously, and asked, "That's all your lab equipment?"
"Back to the emperor, exactly!"
looked at Tong Xuan's face
With a confident expression, Zhu Qizhen was secretly surprised in his heart, saying how powerful the ancients were, and modern people are far less smart than the ancients, is it true?
If thunder and lightning can really be used, it will be a sea change, Da Ming...... No, the history of science in the whole world will be completely rewritten!
Thinking of this, he nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, let's get started!"
Tong Xuan got the will and began to command.
Still a kite covered with copper flakes, it was released into the sky.
At this time, the dark clouds are getting lower and lower, and the torrential rain may pour down at any time, but everyone is reluctant to leave, waiting to witness the miracle.
Huai En ordered someone to take the luan cover, but Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to stop it.
Because Luan Gai would obscure his vision, he had to witness all the processes of the experiment with his own eyes, and he didn't want to miss a single detail.
Click!
In the clouds on the horizon, positive and negative charges begin to collide, lightning appears, and then there is a deafening roar.
Everyone stared at the kite swaying in the sky, like a warrior who is not afraid of death, and plunged headlong into the thundercloud.
Zhu Qizhen frowned, this situation is exactly the same as at the beginning, it is possible to lead the heavenly thunder, the question is, how to store it, and how to use it?
In his cognition, there should be a large battery or an engine underneath.
However, in the current Ming Dynasty, natural science has just started, and these things are still far away.
How to use it?
Tong Xuan instructed the kite to fly and tie it to a stone pillar on the side, and then threw the end of the copper wire into the pond.
Seeing this operation, Zhu Qizhen's eyes widened, could it be that there is some secret weapon hidden under the water?
Cool!
There was another thunderclap, and the kite in the clouds suddenly flashed!
Here it comes!
I saw a huge silver dragon, connected between heaven and earth.
Bang!
Thunder and lightning followed the copper wire and plunged headlong into the pond, causing a small explosion.
Tong Xuan was overjoyed and shouted, "It's done!"
Zhu Qizhen followed the prestige and did not find anything abnormal.
Everyone straightened their necks and looked at the pond, but nothing happened.
Goo-goo......
The water rolls, but a fish floats up.
This is a koi fish, more than half a foot long, and it is an ornamental fish kept in ponds.
On weekdays, people often come to feed, so the fish here are not afraid of people, and every time they see someone coming, they will come to the surface and wait to feed.
At this time, it was the belly turned upside down, and it should have been corona.
Immediately after that, the second, third......
Soon, the surface of the pond was full of corona-affected fish, large and small, of all kinds.
Zhu Qizhen's face stiffened, as if he was shocked.
Tong Xuan pointed to the surface of the water and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, please see, with the use of heavenly thunder, you can fry fish!"
Zhu Qizhen: ......
Tong Xuan's face was full of pride, and he continued: "Chen has tried, the fish that was struck by the thunder, whether it was electrocution or corona, is non-toxic and harmless, and can be eaten directly."
Everyone gathered around the pond, amazed, but Zhu Qizhen wanted to cry without tears.
Let you study how to generate electricity, but you lead the thunder to blow up the fish?
It's off-track!
There are dragons in Nanshan