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In the late 19th century, the second industrial revolution began to exert its full force, and scientific and technological innovations emerged endlessly.

As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Austria was the first to enjoy the dividends of scientific and technological progress, and the domestic economic development train went directly to the fast lane.

By the end of 1877, 80% of Austria's cities had already popularized electricity, and the remaining cities were in progress.

This speed is beyond everyone's imagination, and the root cause of all this is the progress of technology.

No one expected that the power generation technology would make another breakthrough in a short time.The power of the generator has increased, and the coal consumption has been reduced to 450 g to 630 g kWh.

The disparity is mainly due to the quality of coal.The power plants in Austria are all privately-owned enterprises and naturally do not require the government to use uniform coal standards.

Secondly, it is the gap in power generation technology.Different power plants and power generation technologies have begun to widen the gap, and a new round of winning strategy will soon begin.

While the cost of power generation has fallen, the Austrian metallurgical industry has also made breakthrough progress.The copper price in the market has fallen sharply, leading to a reduction in the production cost of wire.

The drastic reduction in costs has made the establishment of a power supply network no longer a dream, and has laid a decisive foundation for the popularization of electricity.

The popularization of electricity not only brought about a revolution in lighting technology, but also accompanied an industrial revolution.Mechanical equipment that uses electricity as an energy source has sprung up like mushrooms.

In addition to power technology, there is also a great development in internal combustion engine technology.This trans-generational invention directly swept the steam engine into the garbage dump.

Of course, this will take time, and now steam engines are still the mainstream of the times.Even Austria, which is at the forefront of the industrial revolution, has just begun experimenting with internal combustion engine equipment.

But the potential of internal combustion engines has already been seen.Capital is profit-seeking. After realizing the huge potential of internal combustion engines, the number of companies developing internal combustion engines has rapidly increased.

Especially for enterprises engaged in the manufacture of machinery and equipment, if they do not embark on new power R & D projects, they will not be able to keep up with the times.

Quantitative changes cause qualitative changes. If there are more people participating, there will always be results.For example: the internal combustion engine car was born in advance.

Of course, limited by power technology, the internal combustion engine cars of this era have no practical value.Cars that need to be maintained once after running for thirty or forty kilometers obviously have no economic value.

The cars on the market are all steam engine powered cars.However, because the noise is too high, the brakes are not flexible, and accidents are easy to occur in emergencies, so it is forbidden to use in cities.

Although the steam engine car is bulky and inconvenient to use, it runs slowly, and its load capacity is good.Such black technology equipment is usually active in mines.

Occasionally, there are local tyrants who are not afraid of death, using this steam engine version of a large car.This is not enough, if the car is small, where should the steam engine go?

For these warriors, Franz has always admired.Without their spirit of death, the Austrian automobile industry will not develop so fast.

As the so-called market, there is production.Realizing the needs of local tyrants, auto companies began to develop internal combustion engine cars.

Of course, there are also deviations.As far as Franz knows, there are still people who work on electric cars.

Instead of installing batteries, there was no such technology in this era, but directly installing a small generator and then an electric motor as the power system.

Franz doesn't know if it can be done.Anyway, this car, the final volume is definitely not small.

When it is large, its own weight will go up.If you want to run, you can only increase the motor power, and by the way, increase the generator power.

This is a vicious circle. In this year, the more powerful the mechanical equipment, the larger the volume, and the weight will increase. The problem is fed back again.

In this respect, this ultra-era automobile has lost market competitiveness in the research and development process.

Technological innovation is worthy of encouragement. Even if it fails in the end, it can also summarize lessons learned.

After seeing the news in the news, Franz just smiled and didn't mean to interfere.

It is impossible for a company to survive for a long time without taking a few detours and absorbing lessons.

If the managers of the enterprise do not have the vision, or if they have insufficient judgment, they will be finished sooner or later.Such a company has no saving value at all.

A half step ahead is a genius, a step ahead is a lunatic.Leading by a few steps, Franz didn't know what it was anymore, it might become a martyr!

Who knows?Many scientific and technological innovations are unintentional, and in the event of good luck, other valuable by-products can be made on the road to death, which can also make a fortune.

For example: make the size of the motor smaller and the power larger; or make the size of the generator smaller, which can be achieved under the existing industrial conditions.

There are many similar advanced projects, such as: electric trains.

Finally, the development of the electric power train failed, but the tram was accidentally produced.

This is also fortunate. The Austrian railway company, which spent a lot of money on research and development, directly switched to internal city transportation.

Trams are significantly more competitive than Marathi buses and steam buses. At present, there are many cities in Austria that use this advanced mode of transportation.

Different from later generations, it takes a few years or even a dozen years to promote a project from birth to use.

Now capitalists are undoubtedly more active. Usually, after new products come out, it only takes a few months, and the longest time is one or two years, and they will be promoted to the market.

The main factor is interest. Now many industries are just beginning, and there are not so many interest groups hindering it.

Marathi buses and steam engine buses are mostly government-subsidized infrastructure projects. More advanced and lower-cost trams are available, and the Austrian government will naturally not refuse.

There are successes and there are naturally failures.For example, if a local tyrant has come up with a "moon landing plan", Franz can only lament the wealth and willfulness.

In this era, if you want to go to the moon, let's go to bed early and realize it in your dream.

This project has just begun and there are no results yet.But the momentum is quite loud. It is said that there are already dozens of rich people in China who are preparing to start the interstellar era of humanity.

If this project can last for 180 years, there is a possibility of success. If you want to generate economic value, perhaps this time will be doubled.

In any case, this spirit of scientific research is worthy of encouragement.

If nothing goes wrong, the lunar landing program should receive the Austrian Best Scientific and Technological Innovation Award in 1878, and the Interstellar Project will receive the most potential project award.

These awards are specially set up by Franz to encourage technological innovation.

There are only two conditions for application, and it is sufficient to satisfy one: first, the project has achieved periodic results; second, the project investment exceeds one million Aegis.

Of course, there is still a premise, that is, scientific research projects must benefit humanity.

The award-winning projects can be applied for free scientific research sites, the cost of hydropower is halved, and the local government will also vigorously cooperate with the project team.

Needless to say, tax exemption, all scientific research projects in Austria can receive government tax exemption support.The prerequisite is to accept government-supervised research funding and prevent anyone from using research to launder money.

Theoretically, whether the project will succeed in the end, as long as you paint a big cake, get social recognition, and be willing to throw money into it, you may win a prize.

The lunar landing plan and even the interstellar plan are money-smashing projects and have been widely recognized by the society.

This is only an honorary award, and the difficulty of winning is not too big.The real scientific research award is the scientific and technological contribution award promulgated by the royal family. In addition to the cash award, there is also a knighthood award.

It's just that the awards must have outstanding scientific research results. If it is theoretical research, it must also receive collective recognition from the scientific community.

The "Technology Contribution Award" is not available every year. It is issued every three years, regardless of the field, and only looks at the achievements in science and technology.

Overseas scientists can also sign up, and Franz is not a comer.

Of course, this is theoretical. Scientists in the Austrian military industry can also receive awards. Scientists in the overseas military industry are nowhere to be found.

No way, the award is to test the success of science and technology.Military technology is strictly confidential, and you ca n’t give the results to the Austrians for the sake of winning!

Do you really believe that the morality of the Austrian judges will not use these techniques for their own use?

If someone did that, Franz wouldn't be stingy about this reward.Including the subsequent impact, he is willing to take it.