Chapter 973 Radio Wave Competition

Once again, everyone started mocking this far-fetched idea of Zhang Fan's.
Some even say that Zhang Fan should give up writing academic papers and write ghost stories instead.
However, following that, the Academy of Sciences issued a bounty.
Anyone who can clearly explain "Principles of Radio Waves" will be rewarded 1 million taels (approximately 650 million yuan) by the Academy of Sciences.
1 million taels!
This is wealth that countless people can never earn in their lifetime.
This statement from the Academy of Sciences undoubtedly caused a huge sensation in Beijing.
一时间，无论是学术界，还是学校，甚至民间，都出现了“无线电波”热潮。
In fact, even after understanding the principles of electricity, one may not immediately grasp the concept of radio waves.
However, at this point, Zhang Fan's essay "The Assumption of Radio Waves" undoubtedly became the subject of study for everyone. Reply: It's interesting how Zhang Fan's essay sparked curiosity among researchers.
It looks exactly like the scene of the whole nation deciphering the wealth code by watching stories.
Chen Yuanyuan, who just arrived in Beijing, bought a newspaper on the roadside. The newspaper had some content about radio waves written on it.
Chen Yuanyuan was completely baffled by what was written in the Beijing newspapers.
In the afternoon, Chen Yuanyuan was summoned to the palace.
"This humble subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
Chongzhen was busy writing a summary of his experiments on wireless radio waves and seemed to have not heard Chen Yuanyuan's words, nor did he notice this beautiful lady.
On one side, Wang Cheng'en hurriedly greeted Chen Yuanyuan to sit and wait.
The emperor is currently busy writing a summary and cannot be disturbed by anyone.
Wang Cheng'en made a gesture to keep quiet, and Chen Yuanyuan dared not say anything.
Chen Yuanyuan looked at the strange things placed on the table in front of Chongzhen.
It was a long cylinder, although calling it a cylinder was somewhat inaccurate. There was a rigid cardboard inserted in the middle, with metal material connected at both ends. Two wires also extended from the metal material at the ends.
As Lǐu Rúshì connected the box to the two wires in excitement.
Then, she closed the circuit, and the pointer inside the box started moving.
"Your Majesty! It worked!" exclaimed Lǐu Rúshì excitedly, "Your Majesty, the battery experiment was successful!"
It is hard to imagine that this sentence actually came out of an ancient person's mouth.
She immediately picked up her pen and began writing her summary, while the two of them sat there, resembling two primary school students engaged in their homework.
Chen Yuanyuan watched this scene with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape. What were they doing?
Soon after, Zhang Yan walked in with some pastries in hand.
She had someone place the pastries aside, observed how busy Chongzhen was, and did not say anything before leaving.
After finishing the summary, Zhang Fan feels like he has elevated himself.
This is the true ladder that drives the progress of human civilization!
The reform of those institutions is mostly about redistributing social resources within a certain period, while the breakthrough of this new technology undoubtedly uses the power of science to propel human civilization forward.
He was shocked himself. The steam era of the Ming Dynasty had just begun, and now electricity was coming?
The dual era is coming at the same time, with steam power for transportation and electricity for communication.
Wait a minute, since the electricity is already available, it is not unreasonable to attempt to develop a light bulb!
However, we cannot expect immediate success.
This simple deconstructed battery alone cannot be immediately put into use, it only proves the existence of the battery, and further optimization adjustments are needed.
However, now the most important thing is the paper "Principles of Batteries"!
"Go quickly, take this paper and publish it, so that more people can participate in the discussion, the more experiments conducted by the public, the better!"
"Yes, I'll go right away." Lius2o took the paper, her face turning red with excitement, her emotions rising and falling one after another.
After Lius2o left, Chongzhen began to tidy up, and it took another half an hour before he finished tidying up.
"Miss Chen has arrived. Apologies for keeping you waiting for so long."
Chen Yuanyuan quickly stood up and said, "I greet Your Majesty."
"No need for formalities, please have a seat and let's chat."
Chen Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment, then sat down again.
She didn't expect to still be able to sit in front of the emperor.
"We are currently gradually abolishing the practice of kneeling and bowing. Kneeling is boring, and as human beings, we should have a sense of integrity and pride."
"Your Majesty is right,"
“知道朕宣你到京师来做什么吗？”
“民女不知。”
"Your musical compositions are exceptional, and I intend to appoint you as a teacher at the Beijing Academy of Arts."
“对了，为军队谱一首曲子，朕要那种群情激扬的曲子，作为军歌，填词朕会专门找人的。”
Chen Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment and bravely said, "I will give it a try."
"Someone will take care of your food, clothing, and daily life, so you can just relax in Beijing."
"Yes."
"Oh, did your family come along as well?"
"This young lady is an orphan."
"I see. In the capital, there are many talented young men. If you ever have someone you are interested in, tell us, and we will arrange the marriage for you!"
Chen Yuanyuan trembled slightly upon hearing this and quickly stood up, saying, "Your Majesty, what virtues and abilities does this humble woman possess."
"Sit sit sit."
Chen Yuanyuan sat down again.
Chen Yuanyuan was wearing a pink dress, with long black hair tied up, and a pair of eyes that shone like gemstones, as if they could speak. Just one glance at her, and you could feel her gentle and tender demeanor.
"You don't have to be too restrained. I will give you ample freedom in the future. Whenever you want to enter the palace to meet me, just come whenever you want. I only have one request, compose more music."
"I am honored by Your Majesty's compassion, and I will definitely do my utmost."
In the evening, the sunset bathed the entire city of Beijing.
At the entrance of the Academy of Sciences, a crowd has gathered.
They all hold up their papers and shout loudly, "I have discovered radio waves, I have discovered radio waves!"
There are statues of Zu Chongzhi, Shen Kuo, and other people on the steps of the Academy of Sciences.
Wang Zheng looked at the people below and said, "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"
The crowd finally quieted down.
Next, the scientists at the academy start collecting the following research papers.
Once the papers are gathered, they are reviewed one by one by Wang Zheng himself.
He reads them at lightning speed.
To be honest, he doesn't want to read it too quickly, but these papers are so damn terrible!
Can you believe someone actually wrote: Urgent like an imperial decree, Laozi in the sky appear, radio waves come out quickly!
All the members of the Academy of Sciences feel like hitting someone after reading it.
In the end, Wang Zheng selected three papers, which can be considered barely passable.
These three papers come from the School of Physics at Peking University, the PLA National Defense University in Beijing, and Beijing Institute of Technology respectively.
One of the papers proposes the concept of energy, stating that electromagnetic coils can emit a formless energy, which is radio waves.
In order to study this invisible energy, it is necessary to increase the amount of electric current.
The author of this paper is Xue Fenglai, a student from the School of Physics at Peking University.
There is another paper that does not directly discuss radio waves, but proposes the principles of waves.