Chapter 579: Those with more money are given priority
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly in response.
He began to ponder in his heart, if Obai personally leads the troops, can Wu Sangui be able to handle it?
Wu Sangui won't be bulldozed, right?
Zhu Hongyu had no doubts about Wu Sangui's military capabilities and the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's army.
But, Wu Sangui is a well-known late-stage maniaphobia patient!
If Wu Sangui knew that it was Ao Bai who personally took command to fight him this time, it would not be impossible to abandon Guanzhong and escape back to Sichuan.
Old Wu himself was scared. How many people in Guan Ning's army could raise their fighting spirit?
The courage of the soldiers depends on the general. If the generals are timid, then there is no need to fight this battle!
"Closely observe and monitor the battle situation in the north. If anything happens, report it at any time!"
Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth to give instructions.
He was worried that if the war situation on Wu Sangui's side collapsed, it would affect the situation in Jiangnan.
He has to plan ahead!
Zhou Tianxu clasped his fists in agreement and then withdrew.
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Zhu Hongyu strode into the back house of the Qian Mansion and saw several researchers from the institute busy in front and behind.
Install the generator, run the wiring, install light sockets on the walls, and get ready to install the bulbs!
Li Lingxiu held the child in her arms, walked up to Zhu Hongyu, and asked with curiosity on her face.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.
"Install the lights!"
Li Lingxiu blinked and said with some surprise.
"Electric light? Is it the research project of the institute?"
Previously, the research institute had been placed in Luzon by Zhu Hongyu!
Li Lingxiu is also in Luzon!
As Zhu Hongyu's queen, she has very high authority.
A lot of seemingly confidential information is not hidden from her.
She also knows something about the research institute's projects related to electric lighting.
Now that she finally saw the real thing, Li Lingxiu was really curious.
"Your Highness, can this electric lamp really make the house as bright as day at night?"
Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.
"Isn't it true, won't we find out later?"
Li Lingxiu said with a smile.
"If electric lights can really make the night as bright as day, I won't have to strain my eyes so much when I study at night!"
Li Lingxiu was in Luzon, and Zhu Hongyu was not with her for a long time.
In order to pass the time at night, she got into the habit of reading. Now when she saw the electric light, she couldn't help but say.
Zhu Hongyu also nodded and said.
"Yes, with electric lights, reading memorials at night can be more efficient!"
Zhu Hongyu was so busy with government affairs. In order to finish handling the government affairs every day, he almost never slept before twelve o'clock.
After staying up that night, Zhu Hongyu's eyes really couldn't stand it.
After all, even a whale oil candle wouldn't be very bright, and it would be really uncomfortable to deal with government affairs at night.
Now that electric lights are available, Zhu Hongyu is very happy.
Li Qiuyue on the side also said with a smile.
"Although government affairs are important, Your Highness should also pay attention to rest!"
"The country and the country of the Ming Dynasty are all on His Highness's shoulders, and His Highness's body is the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Hongyu just said with a smile.
"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty resumes, Gu Gu cannot relax as a prisoner of the country!"
"Nowadays, I am not qualified to relax and rest!"
Not far away, Qian Yuwan walked over, supporting the pregnant Zheng Xuan, and the two of them laughed and asked.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Qian Qianyi and Zheng Chenggong have a very good relationship. Zheng Xuan and Qian Yuwan will naturally stick together in Zhu Hongyu's harem. This is a normal thing.
Not long after the two met, they became so-called best friends.
Zhu Hongyu said with a smile on his face.
"Install the lights!"
"It's a bit troublesome to explain. Let's wait until it gets dark tonight to see the results!"
Zhu Hongyu planned to invite people to come and see the effect of this electric lamp tonight, so he casually gave instructions.
"Prepare a dinner party and invite the North Korean and Chinese military dignitaries to attend!"
Although Zhu Hongyu wanted to advertise electric lights, he would not lower himself to invite a large group of businessmen and landlords to a dinner party.
But it was okay for him to invite civil and military dignitaries from the Ming Dynasty to the dinner!
Then, if we use the influence of civil and military dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty to advertise electric lights, the effect will be equally good.
To put it simply, Zhu Hongyu is planning to treat electric lights as luxury goods!
He will use various means to maintain the high quality of the electric lights, and then let the target users voluntarily spend their money.
For luxury goods, price is more important than the quality and value of the item itself.
If he wants to sell the light bulbs at a high price, he must maintain a high price.
That night, the electric light was unveiled to the public for the first time and shocked everyone.
Zheng Chenggong looked at the light bulb on the roof, feeling his eyes stinging from the light, and spoke in disbelief.
"How...how can this light be so bright?"
Qian Qianyi on the side also exclaimed in surprise.
"Bright as day, really bright as day!"
"If I could have had this light when I was studying at night when I was a child, my eyes wouldn't be damaged."
Qian Qianyi has some minor problems with his eyes. Although it does not affect his life, only he knows whether it is uncomfortable or not.
Li Guangyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness, is this the electric lamp studied by the institute?"
He also knew something about electric lights, but he didn't expect that electric lights could be so bright.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Well, that's it!"
The others felt that the light was too bright, but Zhu Hongyu didn't feel anything at all.
He has seen many kinds of energy-saving lamps and LEDs in later generations, and now looking at this original tungsten lamp, there is really no sense of surprise.
Just average!
To be honest, he didn't feel very bright.
During the entire banquet, almost everyone opened their mouths and stared blankly at the light bulb hanging above their heads with a wire.
"Bright as day, as bright as the sun!"
"This is too bright, too bright!"
"If this lamp can be popularized, it will be a blessing to our students all over the world!"
"..."
Everyone was very excited, especially the civil servants.
Many of them went to the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, which required quite a lot of work.
Reading until late into the night is normal!
Many people's eyes are damaged at night.
Nowadays, when they see such lighting artifacts as electric lamps, how can they not feel sad in their hearts.
Although many of them are no longer useful, their children and grandchildren are still preparing to sit for the imperial examination.
How could they not be interested in electric lights?
Finally, someone couldn't help but stood up and asked.
"Your Highness, what should I do if I also want to install electric lights?"
Zhu Hongyu smiled slightly and said.
"The production capacity of electric lights is limited, and the imperial court will give priority to supplying them to government offices for installation."
“When all the government offices are installed, it will be the turn of private installation!”
“But you also need to queue!”
"For specific content, you can consult with the relevant personnel of the institute!"
Zhu Hongyu’s idea is that whoever gives the most money will be given priority in installation!