Deep Space Fleet

In the following days, Zhang Yuan was completely bankrupt, without any aristocracy. He could afford two failed ocean voyages, and he became the noble aristocracy among people after a meal. However, he quickly recovered and began to slowly develop technology and come up with some small inventions.

Sister really is a sister, willing to support Zhang Yuan's daily life, the division of property at the time was really wise. For Anna, as long as her brother settled, everything else was nothing.

For Zhang Yuan's ingenuity, a little gizmo can make life better. For example, air-conditioning, the principle of the invention of air-conditioning is not complicated. The low-pressure steam of the refrigerant in the refrigeration system is sucked into the compressor and compressed into high-pressure steam and then discharged to the condenser. Simply speaking, the indoor air can do work externally.

It was followed by electricity. Electricity, as a secondary energy source, had far more applicability than steam.

People in this era are too poor, and the widespread use of electricity is almost impossible. However, in the wealthy aristocracy, it is possible to use electricity.

And the most consumer-motivated are, of course, these nobles. Doing civilian business is far inferior to doing aristocratic business, the key is that they must be considered!

Soon, air conditioning became popular again, and a large group of business people came to the door.

This is the case of the capitalists. When you are down, they fall into the ground and hate to bite a bit of meat. When you show great value, you can't wait to cling to this thick thigh.

Zhang Yuan hasn't wondered about this for a long time ...

In addition to technology, his more attention is still focused on the new continent. Yes, without a new continent, human beings will still be dead. Such a small living place, no matter how jumping, it is impossible to turn the world upside down.

The new world must be the new world.

Now that the North and South Pole have been explored, there is a larger unknown area waiting for him.

That's the back of the planet!

A more distant trip.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and began to sort out the data collected during the previous two voyages.

The original way of searching for a needle in a haystack is not desirable, and the success rate is terrible. In this era, satellites cannot be launched. Without computers, rare earths, and chips, even if it takes a lifetime, it is impossible to launch satellites. So he has to take another approach ...

On the one hand, we need to improve technology to make higher-speed ships. On the other hand, we need to use more scientific methods to predict whether there is a continent on the back of the planet.

The first two super-long-distance voyages made him exhausted. After all, Zhang Yuan is flesh and blood. After all, a steamship is just a steamship. If you stay on it for a long time, you will feel tired. You must take a good rest, keep your spirits up, and be fully prepared.

In this way, twelve years passed in a hurry ...

Some small thermal power stations appear in this world.

Because there is no oil, the internal combustion engine has not appeared slowly, and the change in the entire society is not too great. The emergence of power stations provides a good guarantee for new types of electrical furniture.

A series of inventions of electric furniture such as air conditioners, kettles and electric lights have become the furniture of choice for the rich, especially in some hot cities. Air conditioning is a miraculous existence!

Of course, ordinary civilians must not be able to use this stuff. They ca n’t even eat enough, so air-conditioning can at best be regarded as improving the lives of the rich, rather than qualitatively changing the world.

The emergence of the power station involves more, including electrical operating regulations, transformers, and power control. Zhang Yuan guides the entire world hand in hand, entering the era of electricity, which has greatly exceeded the "golden finger" he originally obtained. category.

But without an internal combustion engine, it seems a headache. Without oil, there would be no internal combustion engine. He used to want to use animal and vegetable oils instead of gasoline, but the biggest problem is that the world's food is so scarce that it is impossible to extravagantly use food to make fuel.

Even if such an internal combustion engine is produced, it is not possible to promote it on a large scale due to cost issues.

Without an internal combustion engine, ships and trains can still only use steam power.

The entire tech tree inevitably tilts in the direction of steampunk. Such a technology tree obviously has a relatively low upper bound, and it is difficult to solve the current dilemma.

"It is still necessary to open up new territories, you must open up new territories!"

In 12 years, Zhang Yuan has perfected some theories about plate tectonics and ocean currents.

The first two voyages were not without harvest. The sailors measured the depth change of the ocean all the way and accumulated a lot of data. In addition, in these years, navigators in the new era have been exploring one after another, and the surveys on charts have become more and more perfect.

"... guys, a large part of the reason for the formation of a continuous continent is due to the collision between the crust plates ... Oh, yes, in my hypothesis, the plates are like egg shells on eggs Again, there is only a thin layer. "

"The land is formed by the squeeze and collision between the plates. It's like two slices of bread that squeeze each other, and the middle will be raised."

Zhang Yuan was giving a speech on the stage, and there were many professionals and students in the university.

"According to the measurement data, the areas where the plates collide with each other are mostly shallow sea areas. Even if there is no continent, there will be more frequent volcanoes. Eruptions can form relatively small islands."

"Such islands are not useless to us. They may have more abundant mineral resources. For example, Para Island is famous for its various sulfur and gemstones."

"If you predict the existence of the continent according to this plate-based thinking, you will undoubtedly be much simpler. You see, some of the islands we found in the past are actually the result of plate collisions ... I connected this island into a line that became Plate ... "

Zhang Yuan's "plate theory" thesis quickly caused a sensation among many geologists!

This earl is a very controversial figure in Boulder. Many downcast aristocrats saw Zhang Yuan keep losing and easily made money. They always felt like eating lemons in their hearts, and the people behind them chewed their tongues many.

However, Zhang Yuan's reputation in academic circles is quite good. After all, the academic circle is mostly "resulting in worship". As long as you are bullish enough that others ca n’t catch up with them, they worship you. Zhang Yuan is also the gold master of many scientists. Without his sponsorship, many projects simply do not have sufficient funds to study.

This paper does not copy the doctrines of previous lives, but it is real, combined with a series of geographic data of this world, to infer the direction of the plate.

In the end, Zhang Yuan announced loudly: "According to the final conclusion of the thesis, there is likely to be a new continent hidden behind the planet. A continent full of light!"

Yes, on the back!

Many at Newton University were exclaimed ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Zhang Yuan, despite having two failed sailing experiences, can be regarded as the farthest person on the entire planet.

In addition to the ridicule and irony at the beginning, the voices behind him were mostly praise.

"Master, do you want to start a new journey again?" A young journalist yelled flushedly.

Many people cheered for it.

"Yes! I have this plan!"

Of course, the biggest point is because he has status and money. The two profligate prosperers did not go bankrupt, but they were even richer, even enough for his third and fourth profligacy. If he declines because of this, there will certainly be more criticism.

One of the professors questioned a little mysteriously: "Her Count, you speculate that there is a continent on the back of the planet, let's leave it alone ... if the climate is too hot or too cold, it won't be too big Uses. Especially in the light zone, if it is not north and south, it will often be very hot, just like our light belt city. "