Shi Zhen'er, who was taking notes at the side, quickly pulled out another much smaller but more exquisite notebook and, while Lin Hai wasn't paying attention, carefully wrote down the following: "Too much unknown knowledge is polluting, but it seems human knowledge doesn't have this characteristic."
"What I want to say is..." Seeing that no one responded to his joke, the entire meeting inevitably fell into a state of silence, and the last person to speak would be very embarrassed. Lin Hai had no choice but to continue: "What I want to say is that I have never been sure how much of that knowledge I should share with you, or what specific part I should share with you."
"What about nitroglycerin and steelmaking..."
"Are you wondering why I told them all my knowledge about smelting and chemical engineering?"
"Yes, if that's the case, I do have that doubt. Of course, I definitely don't think you're biased, but..."
"But you're still curious, right? Curiosity is good, and you should maintain it. The reason is simple: time."
"time?"
"Yes, time. Time waits for no one. Without the knowledge of smelting at the beginning, Qinghe would not have been able to grow and develop in a short period of time. Simply put, smelting has now become the foundation of Qinghe, and chemical engineering knowledge has made Qinghe safer and more aggressive in the current complex situation. I can't wait for all these, so I will tell them everything I know, at least in batches, not giving them the time and space to study on their own.
But electricity is different. It's not an urgent need for Qinghe right now. While I can foresee that Qinghe will experience rapid development once electrical engineering flourishes, at this stage, electricity isn't crucial to Qinghe. That's why I was reserved, hoping you could pursue your own research.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"No, overall you did a good job. This must be acknowledged." Lin Hai waved his hand, indicating that He Chun didn't need to worry.
"Being able to achieve this in a short period of time, even if you already know what you want to do, but knowing and doing are two different things. Otherwise, there are many educated people in this world, but I'm afraid there are not many who can be good officials. That's the reason."
"That..." Shi Zhen'er said in a low voice, but thanks to the silence at the scene, after all, not everyone could interrupt in the discussion, so the two words she said in a low voice sounded like a bolt of thunder in everyone's ears.
"Zhen'er, go ahead." Lin Hai knew that Shi Zhen'er usually wouldn't speak during his meetings unless it was about finance-related topics, but when she did speak, she always had something to say. Now that Shi Zhen'er suddenly wanted to say something on this topic, she must have some different ideas.
"Brother Lin, I'm wondering why you don't just tell them the basics, and then have He Chun research based on that foundation? This would be more in line with what you were talking about a few days ago..."
"It makes sense."
"Yes, that's what I mean. It makes sense."
"I've thought about that, but I have two ideas. First, basic knowledge is the foundation of all disciplines. Whether it's smelting or chemical engineering, there's already some relevant basic knowledge in this world, as can be seen from the iron smelting workshops and Taoist alchemy furnaces in the past. So we're not writing an entirely new discipline.
But electricity isn't like that. There's no basic knowledge about electricity in this world, which means studying the fundamentals is the hardest part. After all, most people don't even use the word "electricity" in their daily lives, aside from a few words like "lightning" and "lightning speed." So, I hope you can learn the basics of electricity on your own.
Of course, if you only rely on the word "electricity," it would be too difficult for you to conduct research. So I first introduced "magnetoelectricity" and "electroluminescence," so that you can produce and observe electricity. Then, based on this, conducting research may be much more convenient."
"So what's the second level?"
"That is, I don't know whether electricity can be generated or not. After all, I haven't tried it myself, so why not let He Chun try to generate electricity first. If electricity cannot be generated, then there is no need for further research." Lin Hai said with emotion. After all, just like gunpowder, if it is finally proved that other electricity cannot be generated except the electricity in nature, or that only static electricity at the level of frictional electrification can be generated, then it is better not to study electricity.
So although the route Zhener mentioned is correct, I cannot go that way. I can only choose a path that no one has taken before, which can be regarded as a balance between scientific research efficiency and time.
What I'm struggling with now is whether I need to tell you more, building on our last conversation, to reduce the possibility of you taking detours. But doing so will also result in you always repeating the theories I've already discussed, and strictly speaking, you won't have discovered anything, and then you won't have the corresponding 'research' ability."
"Principal, I understand."
He Chun looked back at her research team. Most of them were students she had brought in when she taught at night school after graduation. They had one thing in common, which was that they hoped to research "electricity", a legendary ability that only gods could possess.
The researchers' eyes met mid-air, and then they nodded vigorously. Honestly, if the conversation hadn't reached this point, Shi Zhen'er, who was in charge of Lin Hai's immediate safety, would have thought they were going to use the smashing of the cup as a signal to ambush five hundred assassins outside the lab and then kill the empire's greatest warlord...
"We don't need you to tell us more, you just need to tell us what you want." The look behind her gave He Chun great courage. For the first time, she showed the appearance of a "researcher" in front of Lin Hai.
Lin Hai actually couldn’t say what a “researcher” should be like, but it didn’t matter. He felt that He Chun should be like this now.
"Well, I won't say any more. I'll find a way to secure funding and supplies for the lab. As for the rest, you guys, keep up the good work. I hope you can become the first team in Qinghe to independently research 'electricity'. Then, everyone in the world, or at least everyone in Qinghe, will have an extra course to take."
At parting, facing He Chun, who had gone through a lot of ups and downs but finally calmed down and decided to do something big, Lin Hai, who had taken several steps, turned back and said, "By the way, you know, in the northern border, they are used to using beacon fires to send messages, right?"
After saying this, Lin Hai promised not to give any more hints and walked out of the laboratory with an unprecedented ease.
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