This was the first thought that came to the minds of all the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace.
Naturally, because they had heard Emperor Chongzhen say that this was an invention comparable to the steam train, they immediately thought, what was the original steam train made of?
As a result, these most senior officials of the Ming Dynasty were all erudite scholars with a Jinshi background. They were ordinary people in the field of physical studies, so their minds were naturally confused!
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen did not leave them confused for too long, and directly said to them with a hint of pride: "I am speaking with a microphone here, and Sun Qing can immediately use the receiver, that is, the loudspeaker, to hear my words in Guihua City.
Vice versa, it’s the same!”
After his description was imagined in the minds of the officials in the Wenhua Palace, these people were immediately stunned. They were really dumbfounded!
In other words, when Fang Yizhi heard Emperor Chongzhen's description, he was not as shocked as they were!
Logically speaking, these are officials who have been in ups and downs for many years, and the city is deep, so they must be more powerful than Fang Yizhi.
However, they were too shallow in the study of physical studies. From Fang Yizhi's perspective, this was supported by a theoretical basis, so it was relatively more acceptable. However, these highest-level civil servants in the Ming Dynasty did not know how to sound.
And electric energy can be converted into each other, and the speed of electricity is so fast, so they can't understand that in the Forbidden City, they can actually talk directly with the Guihua City?
Even magic is impossible!
No, when gods in mythology greet monkeys in the distance, they also shout: Great Sage...
This time, these Ming Dynasty's cabinet ministers, six ministries, nine ministers, etc. were really shocked!
Just like when they saw the steam train, they were shocked that their world view was overturned!
Emperor Chongzhen enjoyed seeing the expressions of the civil servants, which made them shocked and did not speak, just admiring them.
Fang Yizhi, who was standing next to him, was also watching. At this time, he felt a strong sense of pride in his heart. He felt that it was the right thing for him to give up the path of becoming a scholar and become an official and instead take the path of studying physics!
Seeing what you have made changing the world, this sense of pride is really a very enjoyable feeling!
After a while, He Fengsheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, came back to his senses and said to Emperor Chongzhen with a little trembling: "Your Majesty, is this true? I mean, with the help of this thing, the capital can directly communicate with other places.
?”
Although the words came out of his mouth, he still found it very unimaginable!
If this is really the case, in the future, whenever Jiangnan, the capital of China, comes to mind, just talk to him directly!
When he thought of this, He Fengsheng felt another incredible feeling!
Originally, he felt that he was getting old and wanted to retire and return to his hometown. As a result, such important inventions came out one after another. Speaking of which, whether he invented it or not, it was all during his tenure as chief minister.
What happened on the Internet is also an honor!
Hearing what he said, everyone else came back to their senses. They all looked at Emperor Chongzhen with shocked expressions, expecting him to confirm again.
This kind of thing is so useful that it can definitely be called a fairy weapon. Can it really appear in the human world?
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile and said: "As long as Song Qing arrives in Qiongzhou and makes rubber-wrapped wires, it can be realized. But before that, it can also be temporarily used in the Forbidden City.
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The Forbidden City was originally laid with ceramic tubes made of wires, which was definitely very convenient for experimenting with wired telephones.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately showed eager anticipation and wanted to witness this miracle immediately!
The imperial censors on both sides of the Metropolitan Procuratorate existed because they dared to speak in front of the emperor. Just when they were about to urge Emperor Chongzhen to issue an order to do this, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "In the future, not only can we make phone calls on land,
, and it’s also possible across the sea. For example, if I want to know the progress of the war in Japan, I can just make a phone call, and Zeng Qing can immediately report to me the war situation in Japan! "
"..." Although these civil servants in the Wenhua Hall were shocked by Emperor Chongzhen's previous example that he could have a phone call with Sun Chuanting who was far away in Guihua City, now they heard that they could also communicate with the Japanese expedition.
When the military phone call came, I was once again shocked beyond measure!
You know, in this era, if you want to know the war reports from the Japanese side, the fastest way is to rush to Dengzhou for 800 miles, and then go to Liaodong by speedboat, and then along the coastline to Busan, and then
After Tsushima Island, to Japan, and then back again, it would take a year and a half to get the battle report.
But now, this side can directly talk to the Japanese side. The speed of message transmission is so fast, can it be faster than this?
Anyone in this era who hears this will be stunned and stunned!
No, even Fang Yizhi next to him was obviously shocked. Because he didn't know the function of rubber, and he didn't know that with rubber, submarine cables could be laid.
Real-time conversations across oceans and oceans are really incredible!
After a long time, Liu Zongzhou came to his senses and almost stomped his feet. He directly urged Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, don't talk about it so far away. Let's try it in the Forbidden City first!"
He is already very old, seventy years old, and he probably only has a few more years to live. Like He Fengsheng, he is considering retiring and returning to his hometown. However, for something so subversive of ideas, to put it bluntly, he has to
After witnessing it, even if you die, you will rest in peace!
Therefore, he couldn't wait any longer and was the first to urge Emperor Chongzhen to come.
As soon as other civil servants saw someone taking the lead, they immediately followed up and urged each other. They wanted to see if it could be implemented in the Forbidden City first. If it was possible, they could talk to Guihua City and talk to the Japanese side.
It will all be true!
Seeing how anxious they were, Emperor Chongzhen was actually very happy, so he said to Fang Yizhi: "Since all the ministers can't wait, please set up a wired telephone in the Wenhua Hall and the cabinet first!"
"Wei Chen accepts the order!" Fang Yizhi heard this and immediately replied excitedly.
Thus, the discussion in the Wenhua Hall came to an end.
As the six departments and nine officials dispersed, news about this wired phone also spread.
"What? Are you crazy that the Forbidden City can talk directly to Guihua City? How is this possible!"
"That's right, even gods can't do it, but they can really do it!"
"You are dead. This is what the Lord of the Ministry said personally. How dare you say that the Lord of the Ministry is bragging!"
"Actually, no, the emperor said this himself. I think this is too deadly!"
"..."
All topics about wired telephones basically started like this. When everyone knew that this was coming from the mouth of the current emperor, based on past history, everyone believed that such a magical thing really existed!
In this way, everyone, whether they are princes, nobles or traffickers, are all looking forward to the arrival of wired phones. Even if this wired phone is destined to have nothing to do with most people at the beginning, it does not prevent them from looking forward to the arrival of wired phones.
Realize it soon.
In the restaurants and teahouses in the capital, there were a lot more customers than usual. They were a little idle, so they all came here to listen to the news and discuss such magical things.
And those who have the conditions, such as the six ministers, the left and right ministers, etc., go to the cabinet whenever they have something to do, just to see how Fang Yizhi is doing?
The normally solemn and solemn cabinet seemed to have turned into a vegetable market for the past two days, with people coming and going, so lively!
Everyone who comes over will see each other and look at each other with understanding eyes. The first words they say are not "How is things going?" but "Is it okay?"
As for what it is, it goes without saying, everyone knows what it means.
Regarding this situation, He Fengsheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, is helpless because he understands their feelings. More importantly, these are all old fools. If you find an excuse to come here, you can't say that he is bored!
After Emperor Chongzhen heard the news reported by Wang Chengen, as a workaholic, he didn't mind. Instead, he followed the cabinet with a smile like a vegetable market.
Fortunately, Fang Yizhi acted quickly. Of course, it wouldn't matter if he didn't do it quickly. Cabinet ministers, six ministers, and various other senior Ming officials were always around to care about him, which was very stressful.
In the afternoon of the next day, Fang Yizhi announced that the installation of the first wired telephone in Ming Dynasty had been completed.
The wires were already laid out, so the reason it took almost two days was mainly because the other set of telephone equipment had not yet been completed, so it took some time.
When the news came out, good guys, cabinet members, whether they were out or not, all returned to the cabinet.
The six ministers and the left and right ministers who were qualified to go to the cabinet also went to the cabinet.
The chief officials of Dali Temple, Honglu Temple, General Affairs Department, General Affairs Department and others also rushed over.
So much so that even though the cabinet area was spacious, it was already crowded with people!
However, when such a big happy event was about to witness a miracle, even if He Fengsheng was the chief minister, it was difficult to chase people away.
At this time, as the chief assistant, he has privileges.
He sat next to the phone and waited solemnly.
Of course, beside him stood Fang Yizhi, explaining to him the key points of using a telephone.
Just wait for Emperor Chongzhen over at the Wenhua Palace to call this point.
They didn't know that a group of people from the harem, including Empress Zhou, Concubine Tian, and Prince Zhu Cixiang, did not make excuses and went directly to the Wenhua Palace to watch around Emperor Chongzhen.
Relatively speaking, many of them were not that surprised after seeing videos of later generations, but they were quite excited to witness the Ming Dynasty with their own eyes.
At this moment, they all looked at Emperor Chongzhen, waiting for him to call.