When the craftsmen heard that the Queen actually asked the Emperor to grant them a house, they were stunned with surprise.

Houses in Yanjing City are becoming more and more expensive. If the emperor really grants them a new house, they will no longer have to live together with the whole family!

"Your Majesty, I actually didn't make any useful contribution. You provided the blueprint. To be honest, you should have invented the train."

Zhang Qianfan said somewhat embarrassedly that he loved himself and felt unworthy of the honor.

"Many people know about this blueprint, but you are the only one who can actually achieve the result. You must believe in your own abilities. I hope you can make more contributions to Da Deng in the future."

Xie Yiyao said to him with a smile, and then looked at Wang Yi:

"I know you're very smart. You lost to Zhang Qianfan in developing the train this time, but it's not because you're not as capable as him. Don't be discouraged, and don't compare your shortcomings with others' strengths. Just because you can't beat Zhang Qianfan in teamwork doesn't mean you can't beat him in other areas. For example, he may not be able to beat you in electricity."

Liu Hong was envious and frustrated when he saw Zhang Qianfan being made a marquis. His family was poor and he could not afford to pay anyone to work overtime for him. He felt that his ambitions would never be realized.

Just when he was feeling discouraged, Xie Yiyao's sweet voice like a clear spring sounded, and he suddenly became enlightened.

Yes!

He also has his own advantages, so there is really no need for him to keep competing with Zhang Qianfan.

He has a powerful family to support him and can motivate everyone to work for him, but that doesn't mean he has no other ways to succeed.

"Thank you, Queen!"

Liu Hong was so excited that he wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Xie Yiyao, but Xie Yiyao quickly stopped him. She was still not used to others kneeling to her. Besides, this Liu Hong was a great scientist that she admired, so she naturally couldn't let him kneel to her.

After visiting the physics experiment area, Xie Yiyao and Feng Junyi went to the chemistry experiment area for a stroll. The chemistry experiment area is still in the initial exploration stage, and from time to time they could hear the explosion of glass containers and screams.

Xie Yiyao looked at the chaotic scene inside from the door, her lips twitching. She decided to come back to see them after a while!

Even the God of Hua is afraid of chemical explosions!

The news that Feng Junyi had conferred the title of Marquis of Xuanhua on Zhang Qianfan reached the Zhang family. Zhang Zhongdan knelt petrified in the yard, holding high the freshly-issued imperial edict in both hands. He did not react until the eunuchs who announced the edict had left.

Zhang Qianfan knelt with his legs numb, and he couldn't help but shout:

"Dad? Dad! Aren't we going to get up?"

After hearing his son's cry, Zhang Zhongdan looked at his son with dull eyes, then carefully placed the imperial edict on the Eight Immortals Table, and then slapped himself twice in the face!

Zhang Qianfan couldn't help but cover his face, grimacing in pain!

Uh~

He forgot that the slap from his father today was not directed at him in the face.

Zhang Qianfan awkwardly gave up his reflexive action of covering his face, then looked at his father in disbelief, only to see two red handprints on both sides of Zhang Zhongdan’s face that looked very symmetrical!

"Dad, what's wrong with you? The emperor has made me the Marquis of Xuanhua, why are you hitting yourself?"

Zhang Qianfan looked confused.

"Son! It's all because your father didn't know that my son is a wise man who appears foolish! Our Zhang family is blessed to have a filial son and grandson like you!"

Only at this moment did Zhang Zhongdan become convinced that his son was really conferred the title of Marquis of Xuanhua by the emperor. He came before Zhang Qianfan with a fawning look on his face, deeply blaming himself for having beaten his son too harshly in the past. If he could turn back time, he would definitely worship his son like an ancestor!

Zhang Qianfan: ………

Why did he always feel that his father's praise for him was a little weird?

Zhang Zhongdan didn't care what his son was thinking at the moment. He happily asked his wife to frame the imperial edict!

Mrs. Zhang silently hid the rattan she had prepared. Today she discovered that her son had stolen her jewelry and sold it. She was planning to call her husband to give Zhang Qianfan a good doubles match!

My son sells well!

From now on, I will give all my jewelry to my son to sell!

The couple left happily. Zhang Qianfan looked at the rattan that his mother had hidden and wiped the cold sweat from his head. Today's imperial edict came at the right time. He suddenly felt relieved!

.........

The wind blew the windows, making noises. Liu Hong got up to close the windows. It was a sunny day during the day, but by the evening it was already covered with dark clouds.

He stared blankly at the dark and stormy scene outside. Zhang Qianfan's success today made him realize that the imperial court really values ​​scientists.

He had a hunch that as long as he worked hard to achieve something, he would be able to bring honor to his family like Zhang Qianfan!

Suddenly he saw lightning flashing in the thick clouds in the sky, followed by deafening thunder, and then the next scene made him suddenly excited!

I saw another flash of lightning in the sky. This time, the lightning did not disappear quickly. Instead, it fell down and went straight to the top of the bell tower. The lightning struck the top of the bell tower, and the iron chains hanging from the four corners of the bell tower lit up, and then sank into the earth like four silver dragons.

Liu Hong looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief. A vague idea flashed through his mind. Suddenly he rushed out of the house and rushed to the library in the pouring rain!

Liu Hong spent nearly a month in the library, reading all the books on physics and electricity, and then he went to the grocery store to buy two magnets, copper coins and cotton thread. He found a way to grind the magnet into a round shape and chiseled a coin-sized hole in the middle.

The copper wire was wrapped around a transparent glass cup several times, then tied tightly with cotton thread, and finally placed between two magnets. The two magnets quickly attracted each other through the copper wire coil.

After doing all this, Liu Hong carefully took out the carbonized cotton thread he had just made and connected the two copper wires on the magnet. The carbon rope suddenly lit up!

Liu Hong's eyes sparkled with a strange light!

Liu Hong excitedly took the blueprint to find a craftsman to make the first light bulb he drew!

This time, Liu Hong didn't ask the craftsmen to make a big thing like a locomotive, but just a simple wooden base with two copper coins connecting and fixing the base. He then placed a carbon filament as the filament in the light bulb, and the job was done.

Liu Hong returned to the dormitory of the Royal Academy of Sciences with his light bulb in his arms with a look of joy. He used a simple vacuum pump he made by hand to pump the air out of the light bulb. Then he gently shook the handle on the side of the lamp holder, and a faint light came on.

He suppressed his excitement and turned it slowly. As he turned it, the light bulb emitted a brighter light!

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