Chapter 557 Electrical Appliance Industry
Being able to fight all the way from the House of Representatives to the Cabinet, and finally being recommended to him by cabinet officials, is enough to prove that this new administrative division design has won the majority of support from the House of Representatives and the Cabinet, and at least the government is quite satisfied.
Arthur had no objections to the new administrative division design. After comprehensive consideration, he decided to solicit opinions from people across the country through newspapers and radio.
As long as there is not too much opposition, this is basically the new administrative division of Australasia.
Of course, if there is a more suitable administrative division during this period, or the people are not satisfied with this administrative division, then there is still room for negotiation.
The 1st government officially released this administrative division design plan and sought opinions from the public.
As the voting time ends, the support rate for this administrative division design exceeds 70%, and it will become the next new administrative division of Australasia.
If it does not reach 70%, we will discuss new administrative divisions or modify this administrative division.
The voting time is still more than a month away, and Arthur is not in a hurry. After ensuring that the results of the popular vote had been properly collected, Arthur turned his attention to other aspects, such as Australasia's already growing electrification industry.
Electrification is not an unfamiliar word. It is the greatest achievement that the second industrial revolution has brought to mankind and the world. It is also one of the current standards for measuring whether a country is advanced.
Like the first industrial revolution, the electrification revolution also changed the world structure and allowed a large number of countries to step onto the world stage with the second industrial revolution.
The most important symbol of the electrification revolution, electricity has gradually entered countries and people's lives around the world.
Although there are no precise statistics on electricity consumption and power generation in various countries, Australasia is definitely one of the countries with the most complete electricity penetration. The urban electricity coverage rate has reached as high as 85.7%, and the electricity coverage rate in villages, towns and suburbs has reached as high as 85.7%. 46.1%.
Of course, residents only consume a small amount of electricity. Whether it is the Leonora Industrial Base in Australasia, which is already well-known at home and abroad, or several large-scale industrial areas under construction recently, they have fully realized the use of electricity, and mechanical equipment using electricity accounts for 90% of the total equipment of industrial plants. «ove.
In order to meet the power needs of various industries in Australasia, the government, states, and municipal governments are vigorously building hydropower stations, thermal power stations and other power generation facilities.
The good news is that Australasia does not lack the fuel needed for thermal power plants. The large number of thermal power plants makes Australasia very abundant in electricity.
In addition, Tesla, the discoverer of alternating current, served as the chief engineer of the Australasian power grid, which greatly accelerated the development of the power industry in Australasia.
Against this background, Australasia's electrical appliance industry has also experienced tremendous growth, and electrical appliances produced in Australasia have been sold all over the world.
According to the itinerary, Arthur came to Christie Electrical Company on the outskirts of Sydney on July 31 to inspect the current leading company in the Australasian electrical appliance industry.
The name of Christie's Electric Company may sound unfamiliar, but if you mention the original name of this electrical company, Royal Electric Company, you will know something about the background of this company and its leader.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The head of Christie Electric Company is named John Walkup Christie. He is a native of Australasia. He was once the head of the Royal Electric Company of the royal consortium.
After the entire royal consortium was split, the royal title was removed from all companies that did not belong to the current royal consortium.
However, although Christie Electric Company sounds like a family business, more than 90% of the shares of the electrical company still belong to the royal family consortium, but the person in charge and controller on the surface has nothing to do with the royal family.
Thanks to its previous background, Christie Electric Company quickly became a leading company in the electrical appliance industry, with main businesses such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and lights.
Yes, although it was more than 100 years ago, these electrical appliances had already taken shape, and some had even become a part of people's lives.
"How is the company's current business situation?" Sitting at the company's obviously very clean conference table, Arthur smiled and asked Christie who was very respectful at the side.
"The current business situation is quite good, Your Majesty. The company's turnover last year was 2.7742 million Australian dollars, and the net profit was 87, which is a good growth state." Christie quickly replied.
Arthur nodded, very satisfied with the development of the electrical appliance company.
You know, although it is currently a leading company in the electrical appliance industry, current household appliances still have too many limitations. Most civilians either cannot afford them or will not buy them.
Take the washing machine that is very common in later generations as an example. Although the current washing machine and the washing machine of later generations have the same principle, the current mainstream washing machine uses steam power and covers an area of several square meters.
Putting aside the issue of cost, this big thing takes up a large part of the area and doesn't look very good. This is why some people will not choose to buy a washing machine.
Of course, the high cost is also a reason, because the cost cannot be controlled. The cost of a washing machine ranges from tens to hundreds of Australian dollars, and few people will choose to buy a big machine.
"Your Majesty, you came at the right time. We have recently developed a new type of washing machine, which uses more advanced electric power and has improved the shape of the washing machine. The volume of the new washing machine is one-third of the original washing machine, but its functions There has been no change in use, and the cost has even been slightly reduced." After asking about everything, Christie excitedly introduced it to Arthur.
"New washing machine?" Arthur suddenly became interested.
Although such inventions cannot improve the country's strength much, they can still relieve people's life pressure a lot.
Especially for some lazy cancer patients, the invention of the washing machine is simply a blessing, which can reduce the confusion and trouble of doing laundry.
Of course, in this era, there are still relatively few lazy cancer patients. The work system in Australasia is pragmatic. Many factories, on the premise of implementing the minimum wage, also have a corresponding system of more work, more gain, less work, less gain.
A person who works hard can earn more income. If you just want to live and die at your job, you will not only have the minimum income stipulated by the state, but you will also face the risk of losing your job.
"Yes, Your Majesty. There are also improvements in air conditioners. The size of these two appliances has been greatly reduced, and the noise has been reduced to a certain extent. They have become more suitable for home use, rather than being widely used in factories like before. Christie continued to say excitedly.
For current household appliances, the technology that needs the most breakthrough is the reduction in size.
The same is true for air conditioners. Not to mention the floor space, what's more terrible is the noise when the air conditioner is working, which makes it very difficult to popularize air conditioners.
Currently, in addition to Australasian tanks equipped with air conditioners, major factories only purchase air conditioners on a large scale to improve the working environment of the factories.
Because of the loud noise of air conditioners, even if people buy air conditioners, they cannot install them in their bedrooms.
It is even an exaggeration to say that the noise of air conditioners has become a source of interference to people's lives. Before this, private purchase of air conditioners was rare.
"Through our survey on the purchase of air conditioners, although individual purchases of air conditioners are rare, they are not completely non-existent. We visited these private users who purchased air conditioners and found that some of them chose to install additional ventilation ducts. The air conditioner is installed in an area far away from itself, and a long ventilation duct is used to connect the hot and cold air blown by the air conditioner to the area where it is located, thereby avoiding the noise problem of the air conditioner," Christie explained.
"On the basis of improving the air conditioners and reducing the noise, we also provided each air conditioner with a ventilation duct, which greatly solved the noise problem for the people. At present, after our actual testing, it takes at least 3 to 5 years after installation. As long as the ventilation ducts are 100 meters long, it will basically not affect people’s normal rest.”
"To what extent can the cost of air conditioning be controlled at present?" Arthur asked with interest.
Air conditioners, like washing machines, can greatly facilitate people's lives. Moreover, air conditioning can also be used in the military field, improving the environment of military facilities and even the comfort of tanks.
This is no joke. Most of the components of the tank are made of steel. In summer or in a relatively hot environment, the temperature inside the tank can reach
What an exaggerated number this is? Such a temperature is enough to slow-roast a person until cooked through. It is impossible for any living thing, let alone humans, to survive safely in such a high-temperature environment.
British and French tanks did not have air conditioning at first, which also made the tanks almost unusable in the summer.
If a tank must be used, this steel guy may turn into an iron pot that traps them. Soldiers are not willing to drive such an iron pot to die.
Even Australasia's first-generation tanks equipped with air conditioning, due to various restrictions, the cooling effect of the air conditioner is not very good, coupled with the high noise, the soldiers' experience in the tank is extremely poor.
Generally speaking, such noise cannot be tolerated for more than an hour. If the time is long, it will not only cause anxiety and nausea, but may even damage hearing and other physical diseases.
If the noise can be reduced to a small extent, this will also be a huge improvement in the comfort of existing tanks.
Although it was only a small aspect, as the monarch of Australasia, Arthur did not want to think about his soldiers having to suffer from other problems when fighting for the country.
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