After the strategy for managing the grasslands was formulated, the specific tasks were handed over to relevant personnel in the Privy Council and the Cabinet for implementation.

The current Li Xin is the Emperor of the Great Gan Kingdom, and is only responsible for major policies and managing the overall direction.

The Privy Council and the Cabinet are the implementers.

Li Xin was also happy to have some free time.

This is what makes a qualified ruler and a qualified manager!

Although Li Xin did not personally manage these matters, he was not exactly idle at the moment.

In a side hall located in the Forbidden City in Beijing, various kinds of instruments and tools are displayed.

These things were prepared gradually over the past year or two by the guards and people from the Academy of Sciences, at Li Xin's instruction.

Li Xin is currently sitting on a chair in a side hall. On the table in front of him are various tools, and Li Xin is slowly assembling some of them.

At this moment, Bai Fenglan, a member of the female security team, walked in carrying a box.

"Your Majesty, the items you requested have been prepared. The Academy of Sciences and the Manufacturing Bureau have already sent people over."

"Just put it here."

Li Xin pointed to the table next to him and said, "Open it and put it on the table."

"yes!"

Bai Fenglan carefully took out the various odds and ends from the box and placed them on the table.

Li Xin, however, kept his head down and continued working.

Bai Fenglan glanced at the strange objects on the table, then at Li Xin's busy work, her brows furrowing slightly. She asked with some curiosity, "Your Majesty, what are you making? You've been working on this for seven or eight days!"

"electricity."

Li Xin said succinctly.

"electricity?"

Bai Fenglan was stunned and asked in confusion, "Electricity? What is that?"

"Lightning, you know?"

Li Xin smiled and explained, "That's electricity!"

"ah?"

Bai Fenglan was shocked and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, are you going to create lightning?"

"Um, I guess so."

Li Xin paused for a moment, then said, "It's not lightning either..."

"What's the use of lightning?"

Bai Fenglan stared at Li Xin and asked, "Lightning can strike people, does Your Majesty intend to develop some new weapon? To kill people with lightning?"

"Forehead?"

Li Xin was momentarily speechless, then laughed and said, "This is electricity, not lightning. This electricity isn't for killing people; it can be used for lighting..."

"illumination?"

Bai Fenglan was even more confused. "Electricity, isn't it fleeting? How can it provide light? Is it better than a candle?"

"Well, you'll find out soon enough."

Li Xin didn't know how to explain it either.

Looking at the things on the table, Li Xin said, "Fenglan, don't just stand there, come and help. Wrap these copper wires around this."

"good."

Bai Fenglan nodded, and then followed Li Xin's example, winding the copper wire around the coil.

Li Xin then began preparing other components: magnets, outer casing, tungsten wire, and glass cover.

After a busy day, Li Xin made a small tungsten filament incandescent lamp and also successfully assembled a small generator.

After connecting the small generator, switch, and incandescent lamp with copper wire, Li Xin took a deep breath, his face showing a hint of solemnity.

"His Majesty,"

Bai Fenglan pointed to the incandescent light bulb and asked, "Does this glass really emit light? How do I make it?"

"Come, look here!"

Pointing to the crank handle of the small generator, Li Xin said, "Hold this crank handle and try turning it!"

"good!"

Bai Fenglan gripped the crank handle with some skepticism and gently turned it. Li Xin also switched it off directly.

As the speed gradually increased, the tungsten filament incandescent lamp began to emit a faint orange-yellow light.

"ah!"

Upon seeing this, Bai Fenglan exclaimed in surprise, "I never expected that this lump of iron would actually glow! Is this electricity?"

"Yes, this is electricity!"

Li Xin's eyes widened, and he continued, "Don't stop! Keep going!"

Bai Fenglan's hands spun faster and faster.

Watching Bai Fenglan's skillful technique, Li Xin's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Throughout the side hall, tungsten filament incandescent lamps emitted a dazzling light.

The light shone brightly, making the entire room luminous.

Bai Fenglan couldn't help but laugh, exclaiming, "It really does glow! This lamp is much brighter than a candle!"

"Of course!"

Li Xin said with a smile.

In later generations, light bulbs, all kinds of them, were used for illumination. As for candles, they were long since phased out, precisely because light bulbs were so bright.

However, Li Xin did not pay much attention to the light bulb, but instead focused his attention on the small generator.

This small generator was designed by Li Xin after searching in the field of intelligent technology for some time. He found the generator principle and designed it by following the steps and materials required.

This small generator is somewhat similar to the small generator we used in the physics experiment in class.

Although it was a small experiment, it was a success nonetheless!

"Fenglan, you can stop now!"

Li Xin waved his hand.

However, Bai Fenglan did not stop turning the crank at this moment, but continued to turn it with some excitement.

As she turned the generator, Bai Fenglan said, "Your Majesty, if we made more of these generators and light bulbs, and replaced all the bulbs in the palaces with light bulbs, we wouldn't need candles or torches for lighting at night anymore!"

"That's exactly what was invented!"

Li Xin chuckled and said, "However, the current generators are still too small. How many generators like these would we need to replace all the light bulbs in the entire Forbidden City? It would probably require a lot of people, which is too wasteful of manpower and resources."

"Then what should we do?"

Bai Fenglan turned to look at Li Xin, frowned, and said, "How can we turn this small generator into a large one?"

"Fenglan, you're so smart!"

Li Xin beckoned and said, "Come here! I'll tell you, and you write it down. Let's write down the manufacturing method and principles of the small generator. Then, we'll give these to the Academy of Sciences, and they can scale up the small generator proportionally and mass-produce large generators. Once the large generators can be manufactured, they can power more light bulbs!"

"good!"

Bai Fenglan was also excited at this moment, and quickly picked up paper and pen to start taking notes.

"Generator principle,"

As Li Xin thought back, he said, "The materials needed are magnets, coils, copper wire..."

One person speaks, and another records.

It was very late when Li Xin finally finished explaining the principles, materials, and manufacturing methods of the small generator and light bulb, which Bai Fenglan recorded in detail.