Royal Palace.

All the civil and military officials, their relatives, palace maids, and eunuchs were all shocked by the light in front of them.

In front of them, the street lights paved along the palace were emitting bright light at this time, and each street light illuminated a large area, far from being comparable to those of the lanterns once.

Now the entire palace seemed to them as daytime.

"Your Majesty, this power is indeed magical. The old minister has lived for most of his life, and today he is an eye-opener." Fiji was excited and his body trembled slightly. Although he had seen incandescent lamps, he had never seen such a large-scale lighting project.

Pang Yukun was also excited: "Su Liangcai said that this electricity is a more effective energy source than the power of the steam engine. This sentence is true. The steam engine cannot make the street lights shine, hahaha..."

As the person in charge of this power supply, Su Liangcai breathed a light sigh. This time he was under a lot of pressure. The power transmission process was very complicated. As long as one link was not in place, the effect of tonight could not be achieved.

"This is naturally. As long as the emperor and the cabinet strongly support the construction of thermal power plants, this power can completely replace the steam engine very quickly and will be more efficient than the steam engine."

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. Now Qingzhou, the country of Yu has built a thermal power plant, and it only supplies power in some areas. This is still a little different from the Second Industrial Revolution.

It is estimated that it will take ten or even twenty years to fully enter the power era. After all, the scientific and technological crystal provides knowledge and cannot accelerate the construction of projects.

However, what made him feel at ease was that the steam engine industry in the Great Yu Kingdom had now spread across the country. As long as a strong steam industry was established, the transition to the Second Industrial Revolution would still be smooth.

After all, although these steam engine factories are not as efficient as factories that use electricity, they can always provide materials for building thermal power plants and infrastructure.

"After the Chinese New Year, I will ask the cabinet to subsidize another fund for your Ministry of Electric Power. I don't expect the cities outside Qingzhou Prefecture to be covered by electricity for a while, but the six states in Qingzhou Prefecture must complete the power as soon as possible, especially Dengzhou, which is the main shipbuilding site of the Great Yu Kingdom. Zhang Liangke has been counting on your power to build iron armored ships. After all, the construction of the first iron armored ship was too difficult. With power, the shipyard can use welding technology." Xiao Ming said in contemplation.

The ironclad ship performed amazingly in this naval battle, and almost rushed all the way among the traditional sailing warships, killing the British in despair.

Such excellent results made Xiao Ming decisively prepare to speed up the construction of the ironclad ship. As the waters of the Great Yu Kingdom expanded, he needed more powerful warships to join the navy to fight against European maritime forces.

Su Liangcai was immediately delighted when he heard this. There are too many places in Dayu that need to spend money now, such as railway construction, road and bridge construction, factory construction, etc., which can be said to require money everywhere, and it is all big money.

At this time, the ability to deduct a sum of funds has demonstrated the importance attached to the Ministry of Electric Power.

Pang Yukun and Fiji did not hesitate this time, but nodded directly. They had a quarrel over the money they used to leave the cabinet, but now they rarely reached an agreement.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Liangcai was also a person who was not good at speaking. He had no gorgeous words, but just replied dullly.

Xiao Ming smiled. His favorite thing was the honest scientific researchers. He got along easily with these people because they often went straightforward and didn't like to go around the corner.

After assigning Su Liangcai the task after the New Year, Xiao Ming looked at the others at this time, and now everyone is still immersed in this light.

Clearing his throat, he said: "Everyone, Qingzhou City has officially supplied electricity, and Qingzhou will never have any darkness again. For this matter, I will celebrate with you tonight, come and have a banquet."

When everyone heard this, they bowed to Xiao Ming together and said, "Thank you for your kindness."

The sound fell, and the officials and palace maids entered the Fulin Hall behind everyone, carrying the freshly baked delicious food. The New Year's Eve dinner was here.

At the same time, the people outside the city were in an increasingly high interest. If it were before, they would have returned home early, but they were destined to be sleepless tonight.

After the street lights were on, they no longer had to worry about the dangers in the dark and could play at night. The merchants also took the opportunity to take out their goods and sell them on the Imperial City Avenue.

Artists and opera singers also began to show off their talents. For a time, the Imperial City Avenue became lively and the night market appeared for the first time.

In this ecstasy, the people played with it until the palace rang at midnight that the people on the Imperial City Avenue gradually returned.

The officials also came out of the palace and returned home at this time. At this time, they looked at the bright and transparent road of returning, and couldn't help but sigh at the ever-changing changes of the Great Chongqing Kingdom in their hearts again.

When the officials left, Xiao Ming, who was half drunk, also returned to his bedroom. This year's New Year's Eve was the most reassuring night he had ever been in this world. He finally didn't have to worry that he would be awakened by the news that foreign enemies would in his sleep.

The next day, he got up early. According to the rules, the first day of the lunar month was a grand ceremony for the court. Unlike previous years, there were several different faces in the court this year.

They were the Dutch envoy, the Prussian envoy, the Goryeo envoy and the Japanese envoy. After the congratulations from the ministers, they congratulated Xiao Ming on the New Year and presented grand gifts at the same time.

Xiao Ming naturally accepted this with pleasure. Although it was still far from building a world system, it now at least indicates the formation of a new Asian system. After the New Year, this system will be gradually improved to realize his ambition to see Asia become the back garden of his own Great Chongqing Kingdom.

After the routine dynasty meeting ended, Xiao Ming was about to go back. At this time, his ministers left, but the generals of the Military Affairs Department stayed.

When everyone dispersed, Niu Ben said: "Master, the general has just received news from Zhu Sansi that the cavalry of the Golden Horde attacked the stronghold from Jianzhou to Yaksha. The cavalry of the Golden Horde also appeared in the direction of Nebchu. Zhu Sansi is in a very passive situation. According to the plan, he originally wanted to attack Nebchu, but the severe cold and heavy snow made it difficult to march and was not conducive to combat. The soldiers' rifles were also damaged due to frost."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming rubbed his eyebrows. He thought he would have a comfortable Spring Festival this year, but he didn't expect that human calculations were worse than God's calculations.

"It seems that the Golden Horde is determined to follow Tsarist Russia."

A sharp light flashed in Xiao Ming's eyes, but the most important issue now is to solve Zhu Sansi's logistics problems.
Chapter completed!