Searching for a New World

The third stop is "Guenli", a remote small city that produces a kind of "snake girl", that is, female slaves. Due to the remote location, the human beings here do not survive well. If there are too many people, there is a possibility of starving to death. So the locals like to sell their daughters and sons. Although this kind of thing is very inhumane, it also has its specific reasons.

The station was very popular with the sailors, and the long voyage had worn out the males, who were eager to give vent to their desires, and spent all their wages. Only a few people who have seen the world and read books will choose to save their money.

Zhang Yuan could only sigh in a low voice, there were very few things that one person could do.

Life is always full of helplessness. Knowing this is completely different from seeing it with your own eyes.

Engaging in technical work and developing science can indeed move the whole world forward.

But for him, it was still not enough.

From the first industrial revolution to the second industrial revolution, it was mainly the use of electricity and the internal combustion engine. Zhang Yuan can produce electricity, but it is very difficult to apply it on a large scale, and it will take a huge amount of time.

To give a simple example, the large-scale application of electricity requires a serious grid. State Grid, how big is the project? How many qualified electrical engineers are needed, and how much metal is smelted? He can't do it alone.

Even after having electricity, he still needs to invent all kinds of electrical appliances and furniture. There are many electrical appliances. He only knows the principle, but still does not know a lot of details. It needs temporary calculations. This part of the project cannot be completed by one person...

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The fourth stop of the entire voyage is "Albabili", an originally poor place, but gems were found in this place, so a large number of gold diggers formed the city.

The fifth station is already close to the western twilight zone, the sky is exposed to the sun, and the air is getting hotter...

All the crew cheered loudly for the sunshine, humans are animals that long for light after all.

However, it's too hot here.

Zhang Yuan wiped the sweat off his body, squinted his eyes, and saw the sun on the horizon. The clothes on all of them seemed to be fished out of the water.

In this place, the only advantage is that you can eat the freshest vegetables, including some fruits that are not easy to keep fresh.

The sixth stop...

It will take about half a year to go around like this...

...

In a blink of an eye, five years have passed.

Through the accumulation of wealth, Zhang Yuan has his own fleet. He has inspected the customs and customs of 206 human settlements, and conducted more in-depth investigations.

The conditions in this world are too harsh, places with sunshine are too hot, and precipitation is extremely frequent, making it difficult for people to adapt to such a hot and humid environment.

A remote area without sunlight, too cold, and poor food.

So that the area where humans can live safely is very small.

Boulder City can be regarded as the most superior place to live, with convenient transportation, and a large number of fish brought by ocean currents around it. But the more remote the area, lacking natural resources, the weaker and poorer it is.

The vast majority of the world is ocean, and there are no large tracts of land. There are many small islands that are barely inhabitable after entering the industrial revolution.

However, it was just that, and there was no way to make further progress.

"Human beings in this world will inevitably decline after the coal is exhausted. Even if human beings are not completely extinct, they will only linger in a few livable places, and there is no possibility of turning over."

The current coal reserve is still very large, at least able to last for more than 400 years. Compared with this society where the average life expectancy is less than 35 years old, few people will worry about this.

The professors in the university are still very optimistic, because the technology is still advancing and the theory is still developing. They believe that many problems can always be solved in the next four hundred years.

However, Zhang Yuan, who traveled from other worlds, is deeply aware of the shortcomings of this world.

Through reference materials and personal practice, Zhang Yuan did not find any signs of oil, or in other words, oil may be hidden in the seabed, and with the current level of technology, there is no possibility of development at all.

"Without oil, it will be difficult to have a real second industrial revolution! Electricity alone is far from enough."

"The 400-year countdown to death has already begun, and no one knows the final outcome except me."

Even for Zhang Yuan, it is difficult for him to drive the whole world by himself.

What industry needs is all-round progress, and one person can do too little. The industrial revolution required a lot of supporting facilities. Zhang Yuan was able to forcibly produce generators and telegraphs, but it was impossible for him to produce rockets, satellites, and even controllable nuclear fusion technology alone. This is almost a fantasy!

What's more, the high-quality population here is too small.

The 100 million people are distributed in more than 1,000 islands, large and small, most of which are illiterate, and there is no talent pool needed for the second industrial revolution.

A single Boulder City with a population of one million is still too weak. This world is not the world of cherry blossoms. It has strong productivity. As long as he gives the blueprint, the robot can produce parts. There are many things, even if there are blueprints, it still can't.

So what to do?

Can only go from another direction, an unknown road, Zhang Yuan sighed for a long time, not knowing whether his choice was right or wrong, or just wasting his time.

"Dong dong dong", someone was knocking on the door.

"Come in!"

A large group of professors with fanatical faces and ruddy faces walked in.

The leader said with a slightly trembling voice: "Lord Earl, we just received a wireless telegram from Malfa City, which introduced a piece of local news!"

"Wireless telegram...successful!"

"Wireless telegraphy!" There was a great din and cheers in the room.

Everyone knows what this means. The successful development of wireless telegraphy means that the transmission of information no longer needs to be carried by the primitive method of carrier pigeons. The speed of information transmission between cities will be the speed of light, and the connection will become closer!

Ocean-going ships equipped with radio telegraphs can send out distress signals even if they are still in communication with land on the ocean.

Everyone with a little brain has seen the huge business opportunities.

From now on, every cargo ship will be equipped with a telegraph, and the communication between different cities will also be realized by sending telegrams. This is a real business opportunity!

This matter has alarmed many nobles in Boulder City. Zhang Yuan, the inventor of the wireless telegraph... Oh, yes, his name in this world is Count Steve Hoffman, and he has undoubtedly become a shining star in the city.

Zhang Yuan recovered from his thoughts and said with a smile: "Thank you, thank you for your hard work. I believe there will be a good plan for the relevant cooperation and distribution of benefits! I hope everyone can participate in the banquet tonight!"

"Of course, the Earl's invitation, how could you not attend?"

Everyone left with a look of ecstasy on their faces, and when it came to money, everyone became very aggressive. The young earl has always been known for his generosity, and even sponsored many research projects in universities, training many navigators.

Although this big project will be shared by all kinds of nobles, even if it is just soup, it is enough for them to be prosperous and rich for a lifetime!

Zhang Yuan sighed softly. He really didn't have much interest in making money, and left most of the affairs to his sister. However, if you want to do big things, you can't do without money, especially... the next plan.

"Brother..." A head poked out from behind the door, it was his sister Anna.

She said a little uneasy: "Do you really want...to find a new continent?"