Chapter 1067

Qingzhou.

With the first snow, winter suddenly arrived, but different from countless dark and cold nights in previous years, today's Qingzhou has become a city that never sleeps.

On the road leading to the Imperial City, there is a tall street lamp every 20 meters. The bright light makes the road like day.

Besides the main road, street lamps are also built on other streets, with continuous light.

On both sides of the street are commercial shops and dwellings. With the popularity of electricity in Qingzhou, every household in Qingzhou is now covered by the light of incandescent lamps.

In this light, the business activities in Qingzhou are still hot at night, and the flow of people in the shops is very prosperous.

Royal study.

Xiao Ming and the cabinet ministers are here. It's eight o'clock in the evening. According to reason, they should be at home now.

But it was a different day for them, because immediately after the cable telegraph, another vital means of communication was officially put into use.

"It's eight o'clock. Why hasn't it rung yet?" Pang Yukun paced back and forth, waiting for some can't wait.

Zhan Xingchang's face is full of expectations, "if this phone is really so magical, it's worth waiting a little longer."

Xiao Ming is sitting in a chair. In front of him is a 19th century telephone. A telephone line leads from the imperial study to the outside.

After the cable telegraph was popularized in the important cities of the Empire, as an important product of the 19th century, telephone was born with the efforts of scientific researchers.

With a magnet, a rubber voice film and a gasket, it is not a problem to make the receiver needed by the telephone.

In principle, telephone is similar to cable telegraph, which uses electrical signals. Therefore, while laying cable telegraph, Xiao Ming ordered several wires to be laid to prepare for today's telephone.

After all, he comes from modern times and stands high and looks far away, so he will always be ready for the future during the construction, so as to avoid another unnecessary construction.

"Ding Ling Ling..."

Just as the crowd was restless, suddenly the telephone in front of Xiao Ming rang.

Xiao Ming looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "come on, let's witness this historical moment together."

Then he picked up the phone.

”I'm Xiao Ming. Now let's report on the phone. "Said Xiao Ming.

At the other end of the line is Hedong, who is now the director of the imperial telecommunications department. He is in charge of both cable and wireless telegraphy, as well as the current telephone.

Hearing the name, he was immediately excited, "emperor, I'll report to you in Dengzhou now. After testing, now the cable phone is officially connected."

”Good. When you come back, I will take care of you personally. "Xiao Ming has a big smile on his face.

"Thank you. "He Dong said excitedly.

The voice of the phone clearly spread to Pang Yukun and other people's ears, which shocked them. Fiji said, "emperor, can you let me say a few words? "

" of course. " Xiao Ming said with a smile that he is more calm about this kind of thing than other people. After all, in modern times, these things are just pediatrics.

When he handed over the phone, Fijian said, "I'm Fijian. Are you Hedong?"

"It's me?" At one end of the phone, He Dong wanted to laugh for some reason.

At this time, Fiji exclaimed: "it's really a magic thing..."

Before he finished, Pang Yukun and others rushed on, and they couldn't wait. Fiji had to watch his phone snatched by this one and that one.

Compared with the excitement of the public, Xiao Ming was also a little bit upset. Both cable Telegraph and telephone consumed a lot of rubber and copper in the Empire, which were real gold and silver.

Moreover, the routes between important cities need to be built for hundreds of miles. In order to extend the telephone communication distance, it is necessary to build relay stations to expand the signal, which is not a small investment.

However, compared with the timeliness of the telephone, he felt that the investment was worth it, because he no longer had to worry about the war in the north, and he would not receive the news until a month later.

With a telephone, he could get a telegram from the frontier and give instructions in an instant.

In addition, the breakthrough of wired telephone technology made battlefield telephone possible. In the future foreign wars of the Empire, commanders could command troops at all levels by telephone.

"How's it going? Is it fresh enough? " After waiting for about ten minutes, Xiao Ming asked.

At this time, Pang Yukun and others were still excited. Pang Yukun said: "I didn't expect that this science and technology should have such a magical function. Now the empire can really transmit sound from thousands of miles."

”Think of more than ten years ago, we did not dare to think that there would be such a magical thing, did not expect that under the emperor's governance, these can not be realized one by one. "The old minister thought that the investment in scientific research should be greatly increased in the future," Fiji said. "

on one point, other cabinet ministers also hold the same idea. For them, rejuvenating the country through science and technology is absolutely not empty talk.What Xiao Ming wants is this effect. Compared with the telegram, the telephone is more powerful now, so he specially keeps them late so that they can feel the power of the telephone for the first time.

Ge Yiren's expression was a little complicated. He said, "in this way, if the emperor wants to know what happened to the people in the future, he only needs to make a phone call to inquire?"

"Of course." Xiao Ming said with a deep smile, "in the past, I used to stay in this palace compound to deal with government affairs. If I want to know the real situation outside, I can only see your memorials. But now it's different. I have countless eyes outside."

"This I really want to congratulate the emperor. " Ge Yiren said humbly.

This is also an invisible deterrent to other cabinet ministers. With this call, the emperor's control over the Empire will be more direct and effective.

Even he can sit in the palace and directly mobilize the army thousands of miles away to serve the king in Beijing, which only takes a moment.

It has to be said that with the telephone and telegram, it will be more difficult for the Empire to create chaos. Even if there is chaos, I am afraid it will be settled for some time.

"Congratulations to the emperor! Congratulations, Emperor Said the other eight in unison.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. In fact, this time he was also very proud. Because of his foresight, the telephone did not need to be laid like a wired telegraph. After the success of this experiment, the domestic telephone could be put into use soon.

However, although the telephone calls are official, there are still many places to install, which is what Hedong will do next.

Thinking of this, he said to Pang Yukun, "you immediately give an order to all provinces to cooperate with Hedong in assembling the telephone, and tell them the function and use of the telephone."

"Yes, Emperor." Pang Yukun said excitedly that he was looking forward to the popularity of the telephone in the Empire.

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