The emperor thought that if he destroyed the poison brought by the British, they would be so angry that they would not come again.
Who knew that according to the latest news, Prince Jason had already passed Yumen Pass and was heading towards the capital.
I will definitely be able to arrive in the capital in time for the emperor’s birthday.
Yan Bao knew that Prince Jason would definitely come. He had come such a long way, and if he returned empty-handed, it would be a wasted trip.
This person is still waiting to settle the score with me!
On the emperor's side, in order to show the country's prestige and let the British know how powerful Britain is, he called Brother Shen to the imperial study and asked about the situation of the power station. Since Brother Shen took charge of the power station, he felt like he had aged ten years.
According to the emperor, lighting the lanterns on his birthday would be the best birthday gift.
Brother Shen: “…”
Brother Shen, who was under great pressure, returned to the Shen family and went straight to find Yan Bao. He didn't say anything and just looked at Yan Bao.
Yan Bao felt uneasy when her elder brother looked at her, and finally had to compromise: "If you need any help, just ask me, brother. I'm scared if you just stare at me without saying anything."
"Okay, let's go to the construction site with me tomorrow." Brother Shen was not polite. Once his goal was achieved, he patted his butt and left.
The next day, Yan Bao, wearing a neat dress and a safety helmet, arrived at the power station construction site. Compared to a few months ago, the construction is now almost complete.
The original five months of work were shortened to one month with just one word from the emperor.
It’s no wonder that Brother Shen came to find Yan Bao. He knew Yan Bao’s abilities and would definitely be able to predict if there was any problem.
Sure enough, when Yan Bao arrived at the construction site, she found several problems and predicted that a worker was almost about to fall to his death, but she saved the man with just one word.
Brother Shen took Yan Bao for a few rounds with his notebook. The hidden dangers were basically solved, and Brother Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Bao didn't expect that there would be so many things going on in a power station.
Fortunately, as long as there are enough people, it can be completed within a month.
In order to save time, the power station was built and the antenna was erected at the same time.
The emperor also established an electric power bureau based on the advice of Shen Shoufu, and the people who took office were people under Shen Shoufu.
When Yan Bao left the house, he saw many busy figures on both sides of the road, as well as tall wooden poles, which were telephone poles.
Due to limited productivity, only wooden poles can be used.
The emperor had previously adopted Yan Bao's policy of laying electricity, and many people responded. Those in the capital who had some money signed up and paid the money, and now they began to lay wires and install electricity meters in their homes.
The project was not small. Except for the people from the Ministry of Works who were responsible for the imperial palace, the people from other power bureaus were responsible for the residences of princes and ministers.
Yan Bao's Princess Mansion also signed up.
Yan Bao likes brighter rooms, so he installed a lot of lights.
Knowing that with electricity, light bulbs would definitely sell well, Yan Bao installed a batch of new Chinese-style lamps in the glass factory early on, instead of crystal chandeliers, which were too beautiful and did not fit in with the ancient courtyard.
All the designed lamps have ancient style elements.
It looks very beautiful.
It sells very well too.
Yan Bao specially opened a lighting store. Before the electricity was turned on, many people made reservations in the store and all styles of lamps were sold out.
The emperor also gave Yan Bao the list of light bulbs in the palace and let her design them with full authority. Yan Bao used her imagination to design many grand and beautiful lamps.
Especially the lamps in the main hall, which are so colorful and elegant that they are so dazzling when the lights are turned on.
Seeing that the princes and ministers had all pulled electric wires, many people, and the slightly wealthy businessmen followed suit.
Anyway, most shops on the street have electric wires. Although they are not cheap, if others have them, they can't be without them.
After about a month of busy work, three days before the emperor's birthday, Brother Shen began the electricity test ceremony.
The emperor, Xie Zhiluo, and other civil and military officials all went.
Looking at the power station in front of them, which they could not understand at all, some people hoped that the power generation would be successful.
Some people also hope that power generation will fail.
Having spent so much manpower, material resources and financial resources, if it fails, the Shen family will probably fall out of favor.
How could Yan Bao miss such an important day?
Brother Shen was a little nervous and excited, and almost fell when he went out.
Yan Bao laughed and said, "Don't worry, big brother. There was no problem with the internal test before, and there will definitely be no problem now. As long as you don't connect the wrong line, it will be fine."
Yan Bao muttered to himself, "My eldest brother was so nervous that he actually connected a wire incorrectly. Everyone thought the power station was a joke, and some even laughed at my father."
"Now that I've reminded you of this, my brother will probably recheck it and eliminate the problem. He'll definitely be able to generate electricity successfully in one go."
After hearing the worry, Brother Shen went to the power station and checked it carefully. He was confident that the problem had indeed been found, which scared the person in charge half to death.
Brother Shen asked him to reconnect the wires and scolded the person who accepted it carelessly.
As for the punishment, it means the reward is cancelled.
The man was still very grateful. If it were another boss, he would probably be kicked out of the power bureau and given a few beatings.
After the inspection was almost complete, the emperor gave the order: "Start generating electricity."
After hearing this, Brother Shen turned off the power.
As the machine started to work, the ground shook and the light bulb in front of me suddenly lit up.
The lights in the imperial palace, the princess's residence, the Shen family, and the homes of other princes and ministers were all on.
In the darkness, the entire capital city lit up in an instant.
Even the lights at the four main city gates were on.
It directly illuminated the entire capital city.
Looking at the lit light bulb, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then cheered: "It's on! It's on!
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