Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 868 A wave of fat

   In the secret base of Qimarang

Li Fushou personally sat in the town and held several meetings in succession, instilling a full of chicken soup for the souls of the technical leaders and major scientific researchers of more than a dozen research institutes, and commended the advanced, and brought a big red flower to the technical staff who made outstanding contributions. Reward the maid's mansion car, issue the certificate of outstanding contribution technician, and solemnly promise;

  There is no distinction between people, young and old, and nationality, both inside and outside. Anyone who makes major scientific and technological contributions will be rewarded heavily. Noble titles are not unthinkable, as long as you have the ability to get them.

   This tube of chicken blood is really screaming, which arouses the excitement of the crowd!

  What does it mean to be a major technological contributor in the Ocean Empire?

   There is a clear standard, that is, the scientific and technological experts who can win the "Tesla Award", or the experts who win the "Curie Award", which are two world-class scientific awards for the whole world.

  The Curies won the 2nd "Tesla Physics Prize" because of their outstanding contributions in the field of nuclear physics, representing that they have reached the world's top level in the field of physics.

Einstein won the 3rd "Tesla Physics Prize". He personally went to Australia to receive the award. He also served as a visiting professor at Imperial University and Red River Valley University for one and a half years. The studious students left a deep impression on him.

  The director of the Department of Physics at Imperial University, Mr. Curie, died in 1905, and the Royal Academy of Sciences immediately announced that the "Curie Prize" was set up to reward scholars who have made outstanding scientific and technological achievements in various fields.

This soothing move revived the grieving Marie Curie and accepted the appointment of Imperial University as the head of the Department of Physics, dedicated to researching and cultivating students in the frontier fields of nuclear physics, and using diligent work to eradicate the sadness in her heart .

   Gossip

After the inspection of Qimarang Town, Li Fushou and his party drove to the Romarang base, which is the base of the Electronics Research Institute. The civilian item is the radio.

   At the beginning of the 1900s, a man named Greenleaf Whittier Pickard made the world's first mineral radio.

The birth of the mineral radio heralded the beginning of an era, an era when the radio became a consumer product and entered millions of households. The mineral radio was a simple radio receiver consisting of a long wire antenna, a tuner for selecting the signal frequency and demodulation by a diode. The detector consists of a detector.

   The biggest feature of this radio is that it can work without any batteries and electricity, which gives it a great advantage in an era when electricity is not popular.

The shortcomings of    ore radios are also obvious, that is, the signal is poor, the sound is blurred, the noise is loud and cannot be eliminated, and you can only listen to noise and excitement.

What the Lemarang base developed was not a ore radio, but an electronic radio using electronic vacuum tubes and batteries. After developing the electronic vacuum tube in synchronization with scientists from Citi, the Lemarang base registered an invention patent first, and developed electronic products on this basis. Vacuum tube radios, which have been very successful.

   It won't be long before this new type of electronic radio will spread rapidly and become another exclusive export product of the Ocean Empire.

   At present, the first "Voice of Australia" radio station in the empire has begun its pilot broadcast, preparing to open the era of audio broadcasting.

After Li Fushou visited the Liumarang base in person to warmly and encouraged the relevant scientific and technological personnel, he quickly patted his **** and left, and rushed to the Wumarang and Simarang bases, where more scientific researchers were eagerly awaiting the presence of His Majesty. .

The last stop of the inspection was the Ermarang base. This is a bay hill not far from the Taumarang base. There is a small wharf and a large cave base, which is the secret to the research and development of submarines. It is also a highly confidential unit.

it's here

Li Fushou saw the 300-ton offshore submarine imported from France, the 450-ton submarine recently imported from the UK, and the 1,100-ton technical verification submarine designed and produced by the base itself. Demonstration boat built with technology.

  The verification boat is not equipped with weapons, just to verify the submarine's navigation ability, up and down, rudder efficiency, high pressure drainage system, lock and raft pipeline, propulsion system, etc., only for technical verification.

  With the profound strength of the shipbuilding industry, technicians have thoroughly understood the key points of submarine design and are preparing to design the first 1500-ton submarine.

The reason why the design is so large is because the oceanic empire is really vast, and the cruising mileage is thousands of nautical miles. It needs a real oceanic submarine to patrol the sea. The three or five hundred tons of small beans are useless. They are just a bunch of port guardians. What's the use?

   In forward planning

  Emarang Submarine Research Base will design and build ocean-going submarines of 2000 ton and above 3000 ton to better meet the needs of the Royal Navy and become a loyal guardian of the empire's sea frontier.

As usual, Li Fushou warmly praised the scientific and technological personnel, instilled a chicken soup for the soul of "being determined to guard the borders of the empire and striving to be an unsung hero", personally commended the relevant scientific and technological personnel with outstanding contributions, and then patted his **** and left without bringing Walking through a cloud, only a group of scientific and technological workers who are full of admiration and excitement are left behind.

  After two months

   March 17, 1906

Li Fushou has just completed a three-month inspection tour. This time, he has traveled all over Australia, Borneo, Luzon Islands, and important cities above grade 2 in Shangri-La. He also visited Adelaide, Perth, and Bali. Board, Palangkaraya, Quezon, Cebu. Zhonghai, Longmen, Lumen and important cities in Tianquan, Moresby, Darwin and other regions, travel 13,200 kilometers, go deep into the fields along the way, understand the main difficulties of real rural development, people's livelihood needs and voices, and make decisions for the next step Provide a solid basis.

  As the monarch of a country, Li Fushou is not a high-ranking person who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

   He conducts inspections every 2-3 years, walks around on the spot, listens to the reports of the leaders of the ruling party, collects them, and then transfers them to the cabinet for handling.

   Therefore, most of the imperial officials maintained a down-to-earth style, and the pompous and flattering style would not work, because the supervision mechanism was very perfect.

There are city councillors at the city level, state councillors at the state level, and congressmen at the national level. In addition to the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Independent Commission Against Corruption monitors them at any time. The king goes around the fields every few minutes, and the term of officials expires. Later, if the party fails in the election, it will be replaced. Who can deceive the superior and the inferior?

   After returning to Daming Palace, after resting for a few days, Li Fushou was in a good mood.

Thanks to the improvement of the domestic and foreign situation and the factors of the Russo-Japanese War, the economic situation of the Empire in 1905 was very good, and all fields have developed by leaps and bounds. chase.

   The next target to surpass should be the UK, right?

   In this historical period

  The United Kingdom's economic territory lacks Australia and West Xiangzhou of Shangri-La Island, and it also faces the economic competition of the Ocean Empire in the Chinese mainland, which is much weaker than before.

  According to the current development momentum, it is possible to surpass it in the next 8~10 years.

Under the wave of the second industrial revolution, the European and American powers are developing rapidly, with an average annual growth of more than ten percent, and it is not uncommon for the economic scale to double in six or seven years. And Germany's growth momentum is the strongest, and the Ocean Empire is only worthy of flying side by side with it.

When huge opportunities come, surpass some, such as the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa and the 1904 and 1905 Japanese-Russian Wars, the economic growth rate is 4-5 percentage points higher than normal years, and the annual growth rate generally reaches More than 22%, ranking first in the world.

   Every time he thinks of this, Li Fushou can't help but feel a little regretful.

   With the Ocean Empire now ranking the fourth largest in the world, the economic growth driven by a Russo-Japanese war is already very weak, better than nothing.

If you really want to make a fortune, you will have to wait for the vigorous First World War 8 years later. Europe, which has accumulated hundreds of years, is fat and oily. even severe indigestion.

  If you want to eat more when you think about it, you must exercise your appetite now.

  Otherwise, when the amazing demand in Europe cannot be supplied, it will be a real trouble of happiness.

  Even with Citi’s powerful industrial power, it can only meet the basic needs of Europe at full capacity, which shows how rich this vote is.

   Daming Palace

  East Pavilion, also known as Dongji Temple

  Led by Li Xiaozu, the rotating secretary, He Fang, Minister of the Navy, entered the palace for an audience. After stepping into the palace, he respectfully saluted. Now that His Majesty's majesty is growing, even a founding father like Admiral He Fang would not dare to be too slow.

"No gift, give a seat, Brother He, why do you and I have to be more polite when you and I have been together for decades?" Li Fushou was in a good mood today. He took a sip of the tea on the table, and then pointed it at random, what did he mean? The admiral sat down to talk.

   "I thank you for your seat." Admiral He Fang sat down and said respectfully with his hands clasped in his fists; "I am not abandoned by the saint, and I am simple in the grass. Although there is a little merit, it all depends on..."

  Li Fushou didn't want to listen to these snarky words, so he waved his hand and interrupted him and said, "Brother He, these words don't need to be said. Is there anything wrong with this time?"

   Admiral He Fang said with a clasped fist;

   "Wei Chen is playing again, although the war in the Far East has now ceased, on the surface it seems that Haiyan and rivers are clear, but in fact Japan and Russia have been vigorously developing their armaments, and they are enemies of each other. It seems that they will fight again.

The flag of China on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has not stopped. Its naval development is extremely large. On the basis of the original more than 10 battleships, there are now as many as 10 battleships being built and planned in the dock, of which 4 new battleships will be in The aquatic habitat will be launched this year, and the rest will be completed in the next two years.

   By then, Citi will have a huge lineup of more than 21 battleships, and the situation in the Eastern Pacific is facing changes, which makes Weichen uneasy.

  The Dreadnought-class battleship under construction by the British side adopts a distinctive full-heavy artillery scheme, with a displacement of 17,900 tons, a speed of 21 knots, and a full-load displacement of more than 20,000 tons.

   It is planned to equip 10 305mm main guns installed in five turrets, 24 76mm secondary guns, 5 underwater torpedo launchers, and the armor on both sides, turrets and conning towers is 280mm thick.

   From a professional point of view

Although the weapon performance of the "Dreadnought" class battleship is not strong on paper, relying on advanced design concepts, drawing lessons from the Japanese-Russian naval battle, and using advanced steam turbines as power, the average speed reaches 22 knots. level, its combat effectiveness is more than double that of the old battleship armored ships.

  The British battleship has reached a high level of 56. This year, it plans to build 6 more battleships. Germany has also come up with the "Nassau" class battleship plan, and the number of battleships will reach 36. Citigroup launched the "South Carolina-class" battleship plan to respond, and the world's naval powers are surging, and they have successively invested in this wave of shipbuilding, and each has come up with new shipbuilding plans.

  The frequent actions of foreign naval powers make us restless!

  Your Majesty, the Royal Navy's shipbuilding plan can't be delayed any longer. Now the situation is changing every year. In the blink of an eye, Amon under Wu was already fully clothed and armed to the teeth. We can't be indifferent! "

   (end of this chapter)