Chapter 1084: Brightness

The sun went from bright to dim.

Evening came.

Zhao Xu, cabinet ministers, defense department generals and other court officials arrived at the gate of Yancheng Thermal Power Plant on time.

At this time, the place was decorated extremely gorgeously.

Flowers were placed on both sides of the power plant gate, and red carpets were laid on the ground.

A red brocade ribbon sealed the gate, and in the middle of the brocade ribbon was a big red flower tied together.

Wang Chong, Li Wei and other research institute personnel were already waiting in front of the door.

Seeing Zhao Xu, the two immediately stepped forward and led Zhao Xu to the gate of the thermal power plant, and lifted the red brocade ribbon to let Zhao Xu pass. .

The cabinet ministers also passed through one by one and lined up beside Zhao Xu.

Other ministers stood outside the door, waiting for Zhao Xu to cut the ribbon for the thermal power plant.

"Such an important day, why are the people not interested?" Liu Fu asked, standing next to Zhao Xu.

He looked ahead, not many people gathered.

"You are confused. The people are waiting for the lights to turn on at home. How can they have the leisure to come here to join in the fun?" Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Liu Fu was stunned for a moment and laughed dumbly, "Your Majesty is right. I am really confused. In this case, why not cut the ribbon earlier and let the people get what they want? I also want to go home and see the lights turn on."

Mi Yan stood on the right side of Liu Fu and said, "Liu Shoufu is really confused. The emperor has set up a banquet in Wuji Palace tonight. Can you go back without getting drunk?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Tuo, Ma Yuan and others laughed.

Liu Fu slapped his head and said self-deprecatingly, "Look at my brain. I can only say that this matter is too exciting and I can't get around it."

Zhao Xu smiled gently. Liu Fu and his ministers followed him step by step.

They witnessed the steam industry in person.

They have a deep memory of the changes that the steam industry brought to Yancheng.

Today, an electric power industry that is more powerful than the steam industry has been born.

It was impossible to say that they were not excited at that time.

After all, the steam industry alone allowed them to annihilate the powerful tribes and defeat the Northern Di in Yanzhou, and now they still have an advantage in the war with the Westerners.

If the steam industry is transformed into the electric power industry, wouldn't Dasong rise to the sky in the future and create a prosperous era that they dare not even think of.

As participants in forging this prosperous era, they will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books.

Of course, they don't just care about these false names.

What they want more is to experience this era and see with their own eyes how powerful Dasong can be.

"Even if the people are anxious, you are also anxious, so don't waste time, cut the ribbon immediately." Zhao Xu said with a smile at this time.

Everyone heard this and smiled knowingly.

In fact, cutting the ribbon is just a symbolic etiquette.

But this etiquette cannot be ignored, otherwise it will seem too deserted.

After all, even if people move to a new home, giving birth to a child is still a lively thing.

So, since it's done, just cut it symbolically and win a prize.

After Zhao Xu said this, Wang Chong immediately asked someone to bring scissors.

Everyone stood in order, took the scissors, and placed the blade on the ribbon.

Zhao Heng was in the middle, Zhao Xu was beside Zhao Heng, and the other ministers were beside them.

At this moment, Li Wei personally lit the firecrackers, which exploded with a bang.

Then, amid the sound of firecrackers, everyone cut the ribbon together.

The ministers and people watching cheered immediately.

But then they looked at the thermal power plant, waiting for the power to be delivered.

Obviously, everyone's attention was not on cutting the ribbon, but on the light of Yancheng.

"Li Wei, it's up to you next." Zhao Xu felt the same as everyone else.

Looking at Li Wei, his eyes were full of expectations.

He missed electricity too much, after all, he came from the era when electricity was widely used.

Naturally, he understood the application of electricity better than anyone else.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, Yancheng will be bright soon." Li Wei looked confident.

At this time, the sky was getting darker and darker, like diluted ink.

After saying these words, Li Wei entered the thermal power plant.

Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the thermal power plant was already in operation.

Coal was burning in the boiler, heating water into steam.

When he arrived at the power distribution room of the thermal power plant, the steam generated by the boiler was enough to drive the steam engine.

And these steam engines drove the generators to generate electricity.

At the same time, the twenty-four generator sets of the power plant were in operation.

These generator sets were not temporary small generator sets in the workshop, but were composed of large steam engines and generators.

When the power plant technician in charge of the generator set reported to him that everything was running normally, he ordered the disconnector between the thermal power plant and the power grid to be closed.

As long as the switch was closed, the power plant's electricity could be transmitted through the power grid they had built during this period, and Yancheng would be officially powered on.

At his order, the technicians who had been waiting near the disconnector closed the switch.

In an instant, the electric light flashed, and then Yancheng to the east of the power plant lit up.

Looking from the power plant, Yancheng was no longer pitch black, but had a yellow-orange background color.

It was like a fire burning in the city.

"It's on, it's on!"

The moment the isolating switch was closed, the ministers in front of the power plant cheered.

Many people stretched their heads and looked towards Yancheng, which was more than ten miles away from the power plant.

They couldn't wait to return to their homes in Yancheng and experience the light brought by electricity.

Seeing the ministers so excited, Zhao Xu suddenly said, "Forget it, we can have this celebration banquet another day. You can go back and experience it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Fu and other ministers were immediately delighted.

Zhao Xu no longer cared about them and went straight to Yancheng.

He also wanted to see what Wuji Palace looked like now.

When Zhao Xu returned to Yancheng, the whole Yancheng had become a sea of ​​joy.

The whole city was filled with the shouts of "It's bright, it's bright."

The naughty children jumped and shouted at home, running from one house to another to share their joy.

The adults were shocked at first when they looked at the incandescent lamps at home.

They had relied on candles and oil lamps since ancient times, and this was the first time they saw an incandescent lamp that could illuminate the house as bright as day.

It is conceivable how novel they were.

Afterwards, they couldn't help but come to the street and discuss with the neighbors, their excitement overflowing.

"It's amazing, is this electricity? I can see this thing in this life, and I will die with my eyes closed." An old man had tears in his eyes.

He was over 70 years old and had suffered a lot before he came to Yanzhou.

After the King of Yan came, they first had land and property, so they could eat and wear warm clothes. Then, Yanzhou had many workshops, so they had a place to make money.

Now they have such a miracle-like thing to enjoy.

How can he not be excited and emotional!

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