The Rise of Australia

Chapter 557 Electrical Industry

Being able to make it all the way from the House of Representatives to the Cabinet, and finally being recommended to him by cabinet officials, is enough to prove that this new administrative division design has won the support of most of the House of Representatives and the Cabinet, at least the government is quite satisfied.

Arthur had no opinion on this new administrative division design. After comprehensive consideration, he decided to solicit opinions from the people across the country through newspapers and radio.

As long as there is not too much opposition, this is basically the new administrative division of Australasia.

Of course, if there is a more suitable administrative division during this period, or the people are not satisfied with this administrative division, then there is room for discussion.

At the end of July 1921, the government officially released this administrative division design and sought opinions from the public.

The voting time ends on September 1. If the final support rate of this administrative division design exceeds 70%, it will be used as the next new administrative division of Australasia.

If it does not reach 70%, the new administrative division will be discussed, or the administrative division will be modified.

There is still more than a month to vote, and Arthur is not in a hurry. After making sure that all places have begun to properly collect the results of the people's votes, Arthur turned his attention to other aspects, such as Australasia's gradually powerful electrification industry.

Electrification is not a strange word. It is the greatest achievement brought to mankind and the world by the Second Industrial Revolution, and it is also one of the current standards for measuring whether a country is advanced.

Like the First Industrial Revolution, the Electrification Revolution also changed the world pattern, and allowed a large number of countries to step onto the world stage with the Second Industrial Revolution.

The most important sign of the Electrification Revolution is that electricity has gradually entered the lives of countries and people around the world.

Although there are no exact statistics on electricity consumption and power generation in various countries, Australasia is definitely one of the countries with the most complete electricity popularization. The coverage rate of urban electricity use has reached 85.7%, and the coverage rate of rural and suburban electricity use has reached 46.1%.

Of course, residential electricity use is only a small part. Whether it is the Leonora Industrial Base, which is already well-known at home and abroad in Australasia, or several large industrial zones that are being built recently, the use of electricity has been fully realized, and mechanical equipment using electricity accounts for more than 90% of the total equipment in industrial plants.

In order to meet the electricity demand of various industries in Australasia, the government and state and municipal governments are vigorously building power generation facilities such as hydropower stations and thermal power stations.

The good news is that Australasia does not lack the fuel needed for thermal power stations, and the large number of thermal power plants makes Australasia's electricity very abundant.

In addition, Tesla, the discoverer of alternating current, as the chief engineer of the Australasia power grid, has greatly accelerated the development of Australasia's power industry.

Against this background, Australasia's electrical industry has also ushered in great growth, and electrical appliances produced in Australasia have been sold all over the world.

According to the itinerary, Arthur came to Christie Electric Company on the outskirts of Sydney on July 31 to inspect the current leading companies in the Australasia electrical industry.

The name of Christie Electric Company sounds unfamiliar, but if you mention the original name of this electrical company, Royal Electric Company, you will have some understanding of the background of this company and its head.

In fact, this is indeed the case. The head of Christie Electric Company is named John Walkup Christie, a native Australasian who used to be the head of the Royal Electric Company of the royal consortium.

After the entire royal consortium was split, all enterprises that did not belong to the current royal consortium were delisted from the royal name.

However, although Christie Electric Company sounds like a family business, more than 90% of the shares of the electrical company still belong to the royal consortium, but the apparent person in charge and controller have nothing to do with the royal family.

Thanks to the previous background, Christie Electric Company soon became a leading enterprise in the electrical industry, with main businesses such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and electric lights.

Yes, although it was more than 100 years ago, these electrical appliances had already appeared in their prototypes, and some have even become part of people's lives.

"How is the current business situation of the company?" Sitting on the conference table in the company that had obviously been cleaned very clean, Arthur smiled and asked Christie, who was very respectful.

"The current business situation is still good, Your Majesty. The company's turnover last year was 2.7742 million Australian dollars, and the net profit was 879,000 Australian dollars. It is still in a good growth state." Christie replied quickly.

Arthur nodded, very satisfied with the development of the electrical company.

You know, although it is the leading enterprise in the current electrical appliance industry, the current household appliances still have too many limitations, and most civilians either can't afford them or won't buy them.

Take the washing machine, which is very common in later generations, as an example. Although the current washing machine and the later washing machine are based on the same principle, the current mainstream washing machine uses steam power and occupies an area of ​​several square meters.

Let's not talk about the cost issue. This big guy will take up a large part of the area when placed there, and it doesn't look very good. This is also the reason why some people will not choose to buy a washing machine.

Of course, the high cost is also a reason. Because the cost cannot be controlled, the cost of a washing machine ranges from tens to hundreds of Australian dollars. Few people will choose to cut their meat to buy a big guy.

"Your Majesty, you are here at the right time. We have recently developed a new type of washing machine, which uses more advanced electric power and has improved the shape of the washing machine. The volume of the new washing machine is one-third of the original washing machine, but the function and use have not changed, and the cost has even been slightly reduced." After asking everything, Christie introduced it to Arthur excitedly.

"New washing machine?" Arthur immediately became interested.

Although such an invention will not improve the country's strength much, it can still relieve people's life pressure a lot.

Especially for some lazy cancer patients, the invention of the washing machine is simply a blessing, which can reduce the confusion and troubles of washing clothes.

Of course, in such an era, there are still relatively few lazy cancer patients. The work system in Australasia emphasizes pragmatism. Many factories have a corresponding system of more work, more pay, and less work, less pay, under the premise of implementing the minimum wage.

Only a hard-working person can get more income. If you just want to eat and wait for death at your job, you will not only have the minimum income stipulated by the state, but also face the risk of losing your job.

"Yes, Your Majesty. At the same time, there are improvements in air conditioners. The size of these two appliances has been greatly reduced, and the noise has been reduced to a certain extent, making them more suitable for home use, rather than being widely used by factories as before." Christie continued excitedly.

For current household appliances, the most important breakthrough technology is the reduction of size.

The same is true for air conditioners. Not to mention the floor space, the more terrible thing is the noise when the air conditioner is working, which makes the popularization of air conditioners very difficult.

At present, in addition to the tanks in Australasia equipped with air conditioners, only major factories will purchase air conditioners on a large scale to improve the working environment of the factory.

Because of the huge noise of air conditioners, even if people buy air conditioners, they can't install them in their bedrooms.

Even to exaggerate a little, the noise of air conditioners has become the source of interference with people's lives. Before this, private purchases of air conditioners were rare.

"Through our survey on air conditioner purchases, although individuals rarely purchase air conditioners, they do exist. We visited these private users who purchased air conditioners and found that some of them chose to install additional ventilation ducts, install the air conditioners in areas far away from themselves, and use a longer ventilation duct to connect the hot and cold air blown out by the air conditioners to their own areas, thereby avoiding the noise problem of the air conditioners." Christie explained.

"On the basis of improving the air conditioners and reducing noise, we also gave each air conditioner a ventilation duct to greatly solve the noise problem for the public. At present, after our actual tests, under the premise of installing at least 3 to 5 meters of ventilation ducts, it will basically not affect people's normal rest."

"What is the current range of air conditioning costs?" Arthur asked with interest.

Air conditioners, like washing machines, can greatly facilitate people's lives. Moreover, air conditioners can also be used in the military field to improve the environment of military facilities and even the comfort of tanks.

This is not a joke. Most of the components of the tank are made of steel. In summer or in a relatively hot environment, the temperature inside the tank can reach 60 to 70 degrees Celsius.

What an exaggerated number is this? Such a temperature is enough to slowly roast a person until cooked through. Not to mention humans, all creatures cannot survive safely in such a high temperature environment.

The tanks of Britain and France did not have air conditioning at first, which also made the tanks almost unusable in summer.

If the tanks had to be used, this steel guy might become an iron pot that trapped itself to death, and the soldiers were unwilling to drive such an iron pot to die.

Even the first generation of tanks equipped with air conditioners in Australasia, due to various restrictions, the cooling effect of the air conditioners was not very good, and the noise was very loud, so the experience of the soldiers staying in the tanks was extremely poor.

Generally, they can't stand such noise for more than an hour. For a long time, it is not only easy to feel anxious and nauseous, but also may damage hearing and other physical diseases.

If the noise can be reduced slightly, it will also be a huge improvement for the comfort of existing tanks.

Although it is only a small aspect, as the monarch of Australasia, Arthur does not want his soldiers to suffer other troubles when fighting for the country.

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