Li Xin's words made everyone's eyes light up.

Hydropower? Wind power?

Is it possible to do it this way?

However, in an instant, some employees of the power plant exclaimed, "Your Majesty is wise! Since steam can be directly converted into kinetic energy, water power and wind power can naturally be converted as well!"

"His Majesty,"

Wang Yongjiang clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I understand! Your Majesty, our power institute will immediately establish a special research group to study hydropower, wind power, and steam power projects! Your Majesty, just wait for our good news!"

"good!"

Li Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "I await your good news. Do a good job!"

With Li Xin's guidance, the technicians at the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also began to devote themselves to research in different research groups.

Steam and wind power generation are somewhat slow.

However, the hydroelectric power project made rapid progress.

In particular, the turbine blades that Li Xin gave them were immediately installed at the front end of the generator after they were manufactured.

The rapid flow of water impacts the turbine blades, driving the generator set to start generating electricity.

When the incandescent light came on, the members of the hydroelectric power generation research group at the Electric Power Institute cheered again.

However, shortly after they cheered, the stored water ran out, and the hydroelectric generators stopped generating electricity.

The technicians were still somewhat disappointed when the incandescent light went out.

"This amount of water is too little. How can we store a large amount of water?"

A technician asked.

"Built on a river!"

Another technician spoke up: "The river has a continuous flow of water. All we need to do is install a hydroelectric generator in a steep, fast-flowing spot!"

"That's a good idea!"

The young technician frowned and said, "But since it's built on a river, how can we ensure it won't be affected by floods during the rainy season? My colleagues at the power plant have already discovered that water is conductive. If it gets washed away by a flood, the generator unit will be damaged, and that would be a huge loss!"

"in addition,"

The young technician continued, "If we encounter a dry season with very little rain, how can we guarantee that the hydroelectric generator will generate electricity stably? We can't have the hydroelectric generator sometimes generating electricity and sometimes not after a year of installation. That would be too unstable, and how could it be practical?"

The young technician's words made everyone present fall into deep thought.

In fact, it all boils down to one problem.

How can we ensure that river water provides stable, continuous, and effective power to the hydroelectric generator units, thus guaranteeing their operation?

This is the most crucial question!

For a moment, everyone at the power plant frowned and thought carefully.

Just as everyone was pondering, a familiar voice came from outside.

"What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."

As everyone looked up, they saw Wang Zheng, the president of the Academy of Sciences, walk in.

"Old Wang!"

Everyone quickly stood up and bowed.

"Sit down, sit down."

After gesturing for everyone to sit down, Wang Zheng asked with a smile, "I just came from two other research groups at the Electric Power Research Institute. I heard you've made great progress here! How's it going? Is the hydroelectric generator ready to use?"

"Old Wang,"

A technician spoke up: "The hydroelectric generator set has been successfully tested. However, the water volume is insufficient to guarantee stable and continuous power generation. Just now, Luo Jianzhong raised a question about this: how can we ensure that the water supply can stably, continuously, and effectively provide power to the hydroelectric generator set? We are currently considering this issue."

"oh?"

Wang Zheng frowned slightly, then asked with a smile, "Luo Jianzhong, your idea is excellent! It hits the nail on the head! So, have you come up with any solutions?"

"No."

Luo Jianzhong shook his head and said, "I haven't thought of a good solution yet."

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng laughed and said, "This problem is very simple! Someone has already solved it for you?"

"ah?"

Everyone was stunned.

Luo Jianzhong stared at Wang Zheng with a look of utter astonishment and asked, "Old Wang, really? Who helped us solve it? Was it His Majesty?"

"no."

Wang Zheng shook his head and said, "It's my colleagues from the water conservancy institute!"

Seeing that Luo Jianzhong and the others still had some doubts, Wang Zheng explained, "Our Institute of Hydraulic Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences specializes in researching how to manage floods, droughts, and irrigation canals. Since the beginning of the year, they have been conducting specialized research on the flooding problem of the Lugou River. Before summer, they decided to build a dam on the Lugou River to impound floodwaters and regulate water volume. I think their idea is excellent and worth your consideration!"

"dam?"

Luo Jianzhong was stunned.

After a moment, Luo Jianzhong exclaimed, "Old Wang, their idea is excellent!"

"Hahaha……"

Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Don't be complacent. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. You can discuss some things with your colleagues. For example, you can work with the water conservancy institute on the hydroelectric generator set. Their dam is currently under construction. You can contact them and ask them to reserve a space for your hydroelectric generator set in the dam. That would be killing two birds with one stone!"

"Thank you very much, Elder Wang!"

Luo Jianzhong and the others quickly said, "We'll go to the water conservancy institute right away."

"Walk!"

Wang Zheng said with a smile, "I'll go with you!"

Immediately, Wang Zheng, Luo Jianzhong, and others went to the water conservancy institute. After learning about the situation there, they went straight to the construction site at Sanjiadian on the Lugou River.

This is the site where the Institute of Water Resources is conducting preliminary verification of the dam and reservoir.

At the construction site, a dam spanning the Lugou River has been completed. On the other side, gates manufactured by the Beijing Iron and Steel Plant have been transported over and are being installed.

After Wang Zheng, Luo Jianzhong and others arrived and explained their purpose, Yu Zuoyi, the director of the water conservancy institute, said, "Your suggestion is good, but the dam gates of the main river channel have all been completed, so it will be difficult to make any changes. Fortunately, we have also built an irrigation canal nearby, and we can reserve a space for you at the inlet of the irrigation canal to install the hydroelectric generator set."

"Thank you, Director Yu."

Luo Jianzhong and the others quickly expressed their gratitude.

Immediately, Wang Zheng, Yu Zuoyi, Luo Jianzhong, and others began a detailed exploration at the water inlet of the irrigation canal.

After the exploration was completed, the existing water diversion canal gate was slightly adjusted, and a workshop for the hydroelectric generator set was built on top of it to install the hydroelectric generator set.