The Theory of Plates and Ocean Currents

In the following time, Zhang Yuan was completely bankrupt, without any nobles, who could afford two failed ocean voyages, and became a down-and-out nobleman in people's gossip. But he quickly regained his strength and began to slowly develop technology and come up with some small inventions.

The younger sister is indeed her own younger sister, and she is willing to support Zhang Yuan's daily life, so the original property division is indeed wise. For Anna, as long as her brother settles down, nothing else matters.

For Zhang Yuan's ingenuity, a little invention can make life better. For example, the air conditioner, the invention principle of the air conditioner 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 put, the indoor air can do work to the outside.

Then came electricity, a secondary energy source whose applicability far surpassed that of steam.

People in this era are too poor, and it is almost impossible to popularize electricity on a large scale. However, among wealthy aristocratic groups, it is possible to use electricity.

And the ones with the most consumption motivation are, of course, these aristocrats. Doing civilian business is far inferior to doing noble business, the key is that they have to like it!

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

Capitalists are like this. When you are down and down, they will make trouble, and they want to bite a piece of meat. When you show a lot of value, they want to hug this thick thigh tightly.

Zhang Yuan has long been familiar with this...

In addition to technology, more of his attention is still focused on the New World. Yes, without the New World, human beings would still be doomed. No matter how much we jump around in such a palm-sized living place, it is impossible to shake the sky.

The new continent must have the new continent.

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

That is - 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 method of finding a needle in a haystack is not advisable, and the success rate is terribly low. In this era, it is impossible to launch satellites. Without computers, rare earths, and chips, it is impossible to launch satellites even if it takes a lifetime. So he had to use another way...

On the one hand, it is necessary to improve technology and manufacture higher-speed ships. On the other hand, it is necessary to use a more scientific method to predict whether there is a continent on the back of the planet.

The first two long-distance voyages exhausted him physically and mentally. After all, Zhang Yuan is a body of flesh and blood, and the ship is just a ship after all, and he will feel tired after staying on it for a long time. You must take a good rest for a while, raise your spirits, and make complete preparations.

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

Some small thermal power stations appeared in this world.

Since there is no oil, the internal combustion engine has not appeared for a long time, and the change of the whole society is not too big. The emergence of power stations provides a good guarantee for new types of electrical furniture.

A series of electric furniture inventions such as air conditioners, kettles, and electric lights have become the first choice of furniture for rich people, especially in some hot cities, air conditioners are completely miraculous existences!

Of course, ordinary civilians definitely can't afford this thing, they can't even eat enough, so the air conditioner can only be regarded as improving the life of the rich at best, rather than making a qualitative change in the world.

The emergence of a power station involves even more things, including electrical operating procedures, transformers, and power control. Zhang Yuan guides the whole world hand in hand and enters the electrical age, which has greatly surpassed the "golden finger" he got at the beginning. category.

But without an internal combustion engine it's a headache. Without oil, there would be no internal combustion engine. He once wanted to use animal and vegetable oils instead of gasoline, but the biggest problem is that food is scarce in this world, and it is impossible to be luxurious enough to use food to make fuel.

Even if such an internal combustion engine is produced, due to cost issues, it is impossible to have the possibility of large-scale promotion.

Without internal combustion engines, ships and trains can only use steam power.

The entire technology tree is inevitably tilted 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.

"We still need to expand the territory, we must expand the territory!"

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

The first two voyages were not fruitless. The sailors measured the depth changes of the ocean along the way and accumulated a lot of data. In addition to these years, the navigators of the new era have continued to explore, and the measurement of the nautical chart has become more and more perfect.

"...Everyone, a large part of the reason for the formation of large continuous continents is due to the collision between the crustal plates... Oh, yes, in my hypothesis, the plates are like the eggshells on the egg Same, just a thin layer."

"Land is formed due to the extrusion and collision between plates. It's like two slices of bread, extruding each other, and the middle will bulge."

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

"According to the measurement data, the areas where the plates collide with each other are mostly shallow sea areas. Even if no continents are formed, there will be more frequent volcanoes. Explosive volcanic eruptions may form relatively small islands."

"Such islands are not useless to us. There may be more abundant mineral resources. For example, Pala Island is famous for producing various sulfur and gemstones."

"It will undoubtedly be much easier to predict the existence of continents according to this plate theory. You see, some of the islands we discovered in the past are actually the result of plate collisions... I will connect the islands. The line becomes plate..."

This "plate theory" paper by Zhang Yuan soon caused a sensation among many geologists!

This earl is a very controversial figure in Boulder City. Many down-and-out nobles, seeing Zhang Yuan's continuous prostitution and easy money, always feel sour in his heart like eating lemons. many.

However, Zhang Yuan's reputation in the academic circle is quite good. After all, the academic circle is mostly "result worship". As long as you are good enough, so good that others can't catch up at all, they will worship you. Zhang Yuan is also the sponsor of many scientists. Without his sponsorship, many projects would not have enough funds to conduct research.

This thesis is not a copy of the theory of the previous life, but a real one, combining a series of geographical 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 paper, there is likely to be a new continent hidden behind the planet. A continent full of light!"

Yes, the back!

Many people in New Teton University exclaimed. Although Zhang Yuan has two failed voyage experiences, he can be regarded as the farthest person on the entire planet.

Except for the strong cynicism at the beginning, the voices behind were mostly praise.

"Master Earl, are you going to start a new journey again?" A young reporter shouted with a flushed face.

Many people cheered for this.

"Yes! I have this plan!"

Of course, the biggest point is because he has status and money. The prodigal who spent twice was not bankrupt, but even richer, even enough for him to spend the third time and the fourth time. If he falls because of this, there will definitely be more criticisms.

One of the professors questioned a little inconceivably: "Your Excellency, you speculate that there is a continent on the back of the planet, let alone whether it is true or not... If the climate is too hot or too cold, it will not make a big difference. Useful. Especially the Sunbelt, if not the North and South Poles, tends to be very hot, like our Sunbelt cities."