The most profitable business is definitely technology monopoly.
The wealth that seemingly inconspicuous new technologies bring is unimaginable.
Of course, some technologies will not only bring wealth, but also reputation.
For example - electric light!
Electric light!
This is definitely a surprise!
It can even be said to be the biggest surprise in 1865!
Maybe other people don't know what the invention of the electric light means, but Zhu Xianhai does.
In the past, people used oil lamps, candles, etc. for lighting. Although this has broken through the night, it has not completely liberated mankind from the constraints of the night. Only the birth of the generator enabled mankind to use various electric lights to make the world brighter.
Let the light shine and turn the night into day.
The electric light dispels the darkness and brings light to mankind!
The invention of the electric light is definitely something to write home about!
Of course, it is definitely the favorite of capitalists - before electric lights, even the most black-hearted capitalists would order a shutdown when it gets dark, because continuing production under the dim light of oil lamps is not only dangerous, but also inefficient
It is extremely low and can easily cause fire.
But with the advent of electric light, everything changed.
With electric lights, the workers have good news - even in the middle of the night, under the bright incandescent lights, the workers can operate the equipment normally and produce normally.
Electric lights...are definitely a blessing!
However, this blessing came a bit early!
Looking at the bright light bulb in front of him, Zhu Xianhai sighed in his heart for a long time - good news has come!
Nan Hua brought workers, no, it should be said that he brought the blessings of beating workers into this world.
"Is this Henry Goebbels' invention?"
Henry Goebbels arrived in South China!
It is said that he is the real inventor of the electric light. Historically, after many years of legal battles with Edison about the invention of the electric light, Henry Goebbels won the patent. After his death, Edison finally obtained the patent from Goebbels.
The poor widow bought the patent from her hands.
But what about now?
Henry Goebbels came to South China with the electric light he invented.
"It is true that he invented the light bulb, but my lord, he only invented the light bulb. Our laboratory invented the switch. With the switch..."
As if to show off, Zhao Can pulled the pull cord, and there was a crisp "click" sound, and the light went out.
"Without this switch, it would be difficult to control the light. It took us almost half a year to invent this pull-rope switch."
Half a year...
Zhu Xianhai murmured in his heart, "You told me earlier, we know the principle of such a pull switch. The principle couldn't be simpler, but what makes him even more gratified is that it was invented by Chinese technicians in the laboratory.
In other words, Nanhua's laboratory now has certain "research and development capabilities."
Although this small switch and lamp holder may not be very eye-catching, they are definitely epoch-making inventions! It was their appearance that made the popularization of electric lights possible!
Looking at the switch box made of ceramics and the electric lamp holder made of ceramics, he asked.
"Are these switches and lamp holders made of ceramic?"
"That's right, our laboratory has tested many kinds of materials, but only switch boxes made of ceramic or glass. The lamp holders can be mass-produced and can be insulated to prevent leakage."
Behind the seemingly simple answer, how many laboratory technicians are working day and night? How many people’s hard work and sweat is it?
But ceramics... this is a symbol of China!
“How is this light bulb installed?”
Zhu Xianhai looked at the screws on the socket curiously.
"Turn this screw?"
"Yes, sir, it is very convenient to change the light bulb. There is a plug in the lamp holder. Just loosen the screw, insert it, and then tighten the fixing screw. Anyone can change the light bulb, and there is no need for a professional.
Workers, this is also our invention, the original invention needs to be replaced by professional workers."
"Although this is simple, it is still a bit complicated. After all, tools are still needed when replacing it. Why can't we just replace the plug with a threaded connector?"
Zhu Xianhai said with a smile.
"It's like a coarse-grained screw, about 27 millimeters in diameter, rolled from copper or iron sheets..."
After directly taking out the famous "e27 interface", Zhu Xianhai completely ignored Zhao Can's surprise and continued.
"This bulb holder can be reversed, so that its lighting range is larger..."
The seemingly simple proposal made Zhao Can grin from ear to ear in surprise. Why didn't they think of this before?
In fact, these simple suggestions themselves are the crystallization of the wisdom of countless inventors.
Zhu Xianhai nodded and said happily.
"It seems that you have already considered mass production."
"Boss, electric lights must be produced as soon as possible. I have calculated that if we install electric lights in the factory, the current off-duty time can be postponed to at least after 10 p.m., and we will no longer have to worry about darkness.
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Look...the blessing has come!
Zhu Xianhai's eyes narrowed into thin slits. Now he finally understood why Edison enjoyed so much praise around the world, because for capitalists, electric lights were work day and night.
Of course, to put it another way with high emotional intelligence is that the invention of the electric light expanded the scope of human activities and bought more time to create wealth for society.
"Our working hours are not short anymore."
Zhu Xianhai shook his head and then said.
"In summer, we work from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day, excluding lunch time. Workers have to work for almost 12 hours. This is already the limit of the human body. If the time is longer, fatigue will not only lead to a decrease in production efficiency.
It will also cause injuries to workers, so it’s okay not to work overtime by relying on electric lights.”
"My lord is benevolent and righteous. It is truly a blessing for the people of Nanhua to have a lord..."
Why does this sound so awkward?
Co-authoring is a blessing if someone can work "only" twelve hours...
It seems to be true.
Isn’t it eight hours?
With a helpless sigh, Zhu Xianhai looked at the light and the battery connected to it and said.
"Now how long will it last?"
"Now the life of our light bulb has exceeded 600 hours, which is more than 50% higher than Henry Goebbels' prototype."
"What about the cost?"
"The current manufacturing cost is about one yuan per light bulb, but as production expands, the cost will definitely be reduced a lot."
"Well, 600 hours, one yuan a piece, that's about enough, we can consider putting it into production."
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"I think we can first connect the electric lights to the company headquarters and the street lights on Zhuque Street. I think we can also replace them with electric lights! We will try to use electric lights to illuminate Zhuque Street around the Spring Festival next year."
The lord's suggestion made Zhao Can feel a little embarrassed.
"Lord, lighting up the entire Suzaku Street... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
"Difficult? How to say?"
Zhu Xianhai said in surprise.
"Generator, we have encountered some problems when manufacturing generators. At present, our generators can only drive 1,000 lights at most. If it is Zhuque Street, at least two or three power plants will be built."
"Oh, that's the reason. I'll solve it."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
This is really nothing. After all, in the "mine" where "Deville Silver" is produced, a high-power generator has been running for several years. It is nothing more than making another generator.
"Oh, by the way, regarding the bamboo used to make carbon filaments, the company can send people to Japan to collect some bamboo for testing. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains."
The most impressive thing about Edison's process of inventing the electric light was not only the material used to make the carbon filament. He tested thousands of materials and selected bamboo filament. Then Edison searched for the best bamboo in the world to use as the filament for the electric light. And
It took almost ten years to search all over the world to find some kind of Japanese bamboo.
In order to find that bamboo, Edison sent dozens of employees for ten years, even going deep into the Amazon rainforest. In the end, they collected about 6,000 species of bamboo from all over the world, and the result was that Japan’s bamboo
Carbon filament production is the best, lasting more than 1,000 hours, achieving the purpose of durability. Until 1908, before the popularity of tungsten filament light bulbs, Japanese bamboo had been the main raw material for the production of electric lamp carbon filaments.
As for now, of course it’s a matter of ism!
This chapter has been completed!