C2620 Second Industrial Revolution's Dawn

There were times when people talked about people being under the lights in life, but there were also times when people engaged in scientific research.

People are the animals of experience, sometimes experience is the way to climb the peak, and sometimes experience can become a stumbling block.

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, humans have never stopped researching power. The so-called power was obtained through burning.

But during the first Industrial Revolution period, whether it was burning firewood, coal or oil, people burned it without going through processing.

This was the typical characteristic of an external combustion engine. The coal produced in the coal mine was directly thrown into the boiler to be burned. The heat energy could turn the water into steam and then the high-pressure steam could be used to propel the mechanical operation.

For hundreds of years, humans had been using fuels such as coal in this manner, which gave them an inertial way of thinking.

People were trying their best to think of a way to improve the efficiency of the machinery. They had never thought of finding a way to break through in advanced processing from the fuel.

Using this kind of thinking mode to study the internal combustion engine would definitely lead to a dead end. In fact, humans had already reached the breakthrough stage of the internal combustion engine in 1870, but due to this misunderstanding, it had delayed them for decades.

Historically, the internal combustion engine for fuel had not been born in Britain until 1884, while Xiao Letian had increased the time needed for technological breakthroughs by a full fourteen years.

When he was in the Ryukyu, Xiao Letian had already drawn more than 40 graduate students from various professions from different universities to focus on making breakthroughs in the internal combustion engine and oil refining techniques.

To put it bluntly, the petroleum refining technique was not that complicated. It was fine as long as he was willing to spend his money, not be afraid of waste, and not be afraid of risks!

To put it bluntly, oil became diesel, gasoline, kerosene, bitumen, and other deep-processing products. They relied on high-temperature sauna, using high-temperature distillation to melt the oil.

The light ones floated at the top, while the heavy ones sunk at the bottom!

The lightest gas was actually petroleum gas. This sort of gas, after being pressurized, became the well-known fuel for cooking, LPG.

Under the petroleum gas was gasoline, which could be classified according to the level of the gasoline. Under the gasoline was kerosene, then diesel, and at the bottom was residue, also known as asphalt.

After this stratification process, the Chinese would be able to solve the problem of fuel purity. With qualified fuel, many of the internal combustion engine's drawbacks would be solved.

"Prime Minister! Do you know how much we Chinese pay to overcome such a technical obstacle? Three major leakage accidents caused one death and six injuries, and countless minor injuries, so there's no need to forget about it! "

"As the manager, you can say that all of these techniques were purchased with our Chinese scientific researchers' lives and blood!" Do you still think that sharing technology with the Chinese is a loss? "

"Hehe, you are actually the ones who are taking advantage of me …"

Bismark understood the power of industry too well, hearing Xiao Letian's introduction, it was as if a huge window had been opened in his heart, and a brand-new world appeared in front of him.

He stared blankly at the spinning machine in front of him, "Have you guys calculated it yet?" "How much horsepower can this machine provide?"

"I've calculated it. Currently, it can only provide 45 horsepower of kinetic energy. Because we've never been able to overcome the technical difficulties of leaking gas!"

"What's the problem?" Bismark directly asked without turning his head.

"Igniting the spark plug will often result in extinguishing. Our highest record is to continuously work for six and a half hours before extinguishing the flame. And normally, there will be ignition problems occurring every three to four hours …"

"And miniaturization! "How to make the machinery smaller and smaller when considering safety is a very systematic problem. At the moment, the Chinese are indeed lacking in the field of steelmaking and materials …"

"Hahaha …" No problem. These are the difficulties you find difficult, which I, the Prussian engineer, am good at! Leave this prototype machine to us, I will return a brand-new machine to you in three years! "

Xiao Letian smiled faintly, "There's no need for you to return it in three years. All the scientific work must be done by both sides! This is the key to entering the new century, do you think I'll lose it? "

"You're right, I can't refute you, but I have another question …" How much is the cost of this internal combustion engine used to burn refined petroleum products? "How can we advertise it?"

"If the price is too high and the cost of burning oil is too high, then I'm afraid that during the promotion process, the difficulty will be too great!"

No wonder he was the Prime Minister of the Prussian Empire, no wonder he was the Prime Minister of a country that even kings could not afford to offend.

The advantages and disadvantages of the internal combustion engine made him realize that the petroleum refining industry was not available in the world at the moment, so the price of petroleum refining products was very expensive.

Moreover, this internal combustion engine was obviously a precision machine. The precision of the various parts was a hundred times greater than that of an external combustion engine. The cost of building this machine was unimaginably high!

Popularization was always a big problem for new technology. If the cost was too high, entrepreneurs would never consider using it!

Xiao Letian laughed involuntarily, "Haha, Prime Minister! How did you end up in the dark? "

"Who said that we would promote the citizens the moment we arrived?" You seem to have forgotten that there is a realm in this world where only results are required, regardless of the cost! "

"War!" The new technology should first be applied to the war! Only the military will consider the outcome of a battle and not the cost! "

"The newest technology will of course become the military's secret trump card. Why will it be popularized to the public so early? "When the new technology gets enough of the war dividends, it will be the time for popularization in the civilian industry!"

"By that time, the brutal trials on the battlefield will have allowed the technology to mature, and the citizens' knowledge will also increase. Moreover, with the popularization of the military, the oil refining industry will definitely be expanded!"

"With an increase in the scale of the industry, the price of the petroleum products will naturally be lowered. Only then will the public be able to accept the fact!"

"How is it? "On the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, we, the Chinese people, gave you a great gift, an auspicious sign. Is this friendship deep enough?"

Hahaha … Bismark laughed out loud. "My friend, I have to admire you for opening your mouth to talk about dead people!"

"On behalf of the Prussian Empire, I thank you! "I'll take this gift. Prussia will definitely give you the greatest reward!"

After saying that, Bismark suddenly went close to Xiao Letian's ear and whispered, "No wonder you keep strongly recommending Baghdad's railway plan to me, so you've been focusing on oil resources since a long time ago?"

"That's right!" Prime Minister, you must remember clearly that in the future, the German Empire will only be able to rely on two oil fields, one in the Bulgarian region of the Black Sea and the other in the Middle East! "

"Let's do it in advance!" If it's too late, we won't even be able to drink the soup! "