Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Your Highness, we have successfully completed the first generation of thermal power generator sets, as you have accomplished our mission..."

The speaker was Charles, the dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Imperial University.

This big boss of the [Organization - Monster Society], which came from the Golden Finger reward, was summoned by Li Chengqian when he was still a villainous super-Frankenstein monster from a Western movie in his previous life, skinny and bony.

Now, apart from having much less hair, he looks more and more like a normal bald foreigner.

He was speaking Tang language with a slight Western accent, rubbing his hands together with excitement on his face.

Li Chengqian's feelings at this moment could no longer be described simply as satisfaction.

The incandescent light that is lit in front of us would have been considered outdated in our previous life, but in the present-day Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, it is already considered a myth.

He took a deep breath and, trying to appear calm, looked around the light bulb.

My gaze slowly followed the direction of the power line, and beyond it stretched a familiar coil made of copper wire, twisted and turned...

"This is... a transformer?"

Electrical engineering is a field that requires a lot of theoretical knowledge. Of course, if you temporarily disregard energy consumption, power, and even, to be a little bolder, safety itself, you can ignore these factors.

Electrical engineering is also a very easy subject to understand.

Take these things in front of us, for example.

Leaving aside the specifications of the transformer itself and how many times it underwent transformation, whether the purity of the copper wire itself could meet the standards of later generations is another matter.

Li Chengqian could even temporarily disregard the rumbling sounds coming from outside and whether the mechanical structure of the steam turbine being driven by steam met safety production regulations.

But at least, the light he wanted was actually turned on!

He was breathing heavily. Since the Tang Dynasty had gradually become stronger under his new policies, he had only felt this kind of excitement during the trial voyage of the steam-powered ship Zhenguan.

Now, he couldn't help but get excited again.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his inner excitement, and immediately gave orders to the Imperial Guards beside him.

"Go and invite the Emperor Emeritus and His Majesty here... Also, summon all the cabinet ministers and the six ministers."

The Imperial Guards received their orders and rode off at breakneck speed.

Li Chengqian, however, was overjoyed as he toured the primitive thermal power generator unit under Charles's guidance.

Prince Wei, Li Tai, and Prince Yan, Li Yun, accompanied him.

"Your Highness, the detailed construction drawings for the thermal power plant have been completed by the School of Electrical Engineering. We are just waiting for the School of Architectural Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering to complete their review and project evaluation before we can issue an imperial decree to begin construction."

Charles has a very strong Chinese accent.

But compared to his knowledge in electrical engineering, these so-called accents could be ignored by Li Chengqian.

He's a talented person.

Li Chengqian valued talent the most.

As long as they are loyal to the Tang Dynasty and possess skills and abilities that the Tang Dynasty can utilize, even if they only speak Tang language with a slight accent, I can give them time to learn and adapt...

A simple thermal power generating unit and a large thermal power plant are conceptually different.

For example, right now, as Charles is showing them around.

Li Chengqian was the one who discovered it.

There was no coal crushing equipment as I remembered, and the pulverized coal blown into the boiler was transported from elsewhere. If a thermal power plant were to be built, coal crushing and processing would need to be systematically supported.

In addition, the power transmission lines and transformers required for power transmission also need to be adjusted in terms of scale and quantity.

Also... he didn't see the components used to protect the circuit.

These things are fine for lighting a single lamp in this small place, but if we want to achieve electric lighting freedom for the imperial palace or even the entire city of Chang'an on a large scale...

That's absolutely impossible.

Circuit protection is also something that must be studied and understood...

As Li Chengqian learned more about the generator set in front of him, his excitement gradually subsided, which could only be considered a very good start.

If we truly want to bring the Tang Dynasty into the electrical age, then we will need to invest more and wait for more time.

however.

Knowing that the road ahead would be long and arduous, Li Chengqian regained his composure. However, when the retired Emperor Li Yuan and others, summoned by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, saw the lit incandescent light bulb, they were immediately taken aback.

They all stared in astonishment, their mouths agape.

"Where is this light coming from? There's no visible flame, so where does this light come from?"

Pei Ji came with Li Yuan. Lately, these old men have been getting together to play mahjong and chat about their children and grandchildren. At this moment, his old face was almost pressed against the incandescent light bulb, and the wrinkles on his face were illuminated by the light.

If someone hadn't stopped me, saying it was dangerous to get too close...

Li Chengqian had no doubt that Lawyer Pei, who had gone to Taiyuan Prefecture a few days ago to work, would probably have to rush back to Chang'an to attend the old man's funeral...

But in a way, isn't the first person to be electrocuted by electricity generated by humans also a kind of historical achievement?

Li Chengqian stood silently to the side, his mind wandering again.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui huddled together, stroking their beards, their expressions of shock and disbelief impossible to suppress.

"We had heard that His Highness the Crown Prince had recruited a group of people who were said to be divine beings capable of harnessing the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth. We didn't believe it, but we never expected... that the thunder and lightning of heaven could actually be used by us?"

Having spent their lives studying classics, histories, philosophical works, and literary collections, they have also read many books on natural philosophy published by Imperial Universities in recent years.

But the shock that overturned their worldview left them unable to calm down for a long time.

Ma Zhou, one of the cabinet ministers present who was clearly more receptive to new things, looked at the somewhat uneven light with curiosity.

The light bulbs were sometimes blindingly bright, and sometimes rather dim.

"Your Highness, so this thing is similar to the kerosene lamps we use, serving no other purpose than illuminating the night?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately frowned.

"Chengqian, if the power of this thunder and lightning can only be used for lighting, wouldn't that be a waste of resources and manpower? Look at these copper wires... even if the Tang Dynasty were to issue paper money now, it still couldn't afford to waste them like this!"

Li Yuan, standing to the side, also felt that his crown prince was somewhat wasted.

Pointing to the incandescent light bulb that couldn't be touched yet.

"This thing can't be moved, so you still need to carry a lantern when you're outside. Although it's a bit bright, if you light a few more whale oil lamps, it'll be just as bright, right?"

The ministers who had been summoned looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although they were all silent, their expressions clearly conveyed the same meaning.

Coming to his senses, Li Chengqian smiled faintly: "The use of electricity is naturally not that simple. Lighting is just one of its most common functions. The power of electricity lies in the fact that it can produce different effects depending on different objects."

He stepped forward and pointed to the flickering incandescent light.

"This thing is called an electric light. When electricity is applied, the carbon filament inside is heated and emits light. Right now, the light seems ordinary, only slightly brighter than a kerosene lamp, but... this involves research in the field of materials. With future research on filament materials, this light will become much stronger."

Everyone seemed to understand but not quite, and they all stared at him blankly.

Li Chengqian could only sigh inwardly at this.

I had originally planned to talk about the functions of electricity, which are mainly reflected in electrical appliances, but now I can only choose to talk about what everyone wants to hear.

Take a deep breath and speak with conviction.

"With the development of our Great Tang Power, within thirty years at most, Great Tang will have the ability to communicate and exchange ideas in real time with people thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away, and our factories will be able to produce more products..."