Chapter 351 Convenient communication equipment
"I don't know much about banknotes. If it's okay, no one will know about it. It's illegal.
Counterfeiting banknotes, in particular, may be punishable by death. "Qin An said, "It's not like we don't have money to spend, and we don't need to seek death, so there's no need to ask about banknotes.
From now on, the village will use copper coins, gold coins, and silver coins for settlement. It's fine if everything else is not allowed to be settled.
As long as the currency is unified, it doesn't matter whether it's copper coins or banknotes. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "You are right, just unify the currency and the people will agree. By the way, you just said some things about banks, the importance of merchants, and the importance of food.
We also know the importance of food and the importance of developing commerce. In addition, we also know a little bit about banks.
I want to ask you, if you wanted to set up a bank during the Qin Dynasty, could you do it? "
Qin An smiled and said: "Father-in-law, you said such a hypothetical thing again. However, I can tell you that I can do it. But it is difficult to popularize it.
The reason is that transportation is inconvenient, and communication is inconvenient, especially communication. The head office and branches cannot contact each other immediately, so the deposits between customers cannot be shared. If an error occurs, the bank will suffer losses. "
"If these two situations are changed, and transportation and communication are convenient, can a bank be established?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An thought for a while and said: "This is really okay, but the Qin Dynasty has just unified the six countries, and the people's hearts are not restored. Are there any people willing to save money in the imperial bank?"
Ying Zheng's face darkened. This was indeed a big problem. If all the people's hearts returned to Da Qin, there would be no remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and Qin An would no longer have to hide in this village.
"Village chief, as long as we understand the bank matter, even if it cannot be established when the First Emperor is on the throne, there will always be opportunities for me to do it in the second or third life." Li Si comforted.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, even if the emperor cannot do it, he will definitely be able to do it after his second or third life."
"Haha..." Qin An laughed, "Father-in-law, father-in-law, you haven't woken up yet. The Qin Dynasty has been dead for two thousand years. What are the second and third generations?"
The corner of Li Si's mouth twitched. This kid is really not big or small. If you know that the person standing in front of you is the First Emperor, I'm afraid you will be scared to death.
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said: "Qin An, I know that Great Qin has died, but after all we are descendants of the Great Qin royal family, so you can just let us dream."
When Qin An heard this, he immediately said with an apologetic expression: "I'm very sorry, I didn't know that my father-in-law actually still cared about Da Qin.
In fact, the First Emperor was not greedy for the elixir of life. Maybe China's territory would be expanded several times than it is now.
If I have the chance, I will definitely change Daqin. Not only will the lives of the people of Daqin be better, I will also help Daqin develop commerce and agriculture.
I will even train a powerful army to help the court conquer all directions. It's a pity that I don't have this opportunity. "
"Yes." Ying Zheng blurted out. He soon realized that he had said the wrong thing and it was not yet time to tell Qin An everything.
"What's there?" Qin An asked curiously.
Li Si, Feng Quji and others all looked tense. Is Your Majesty going to tell Qin An the truth?
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "Nothing, I remembered something."
"What's going on?" Qin An asked.
Seeing that Qin An had been diverted from the topic by him, Ying Zheng immediately said: "I remembered the communication you just mentioned. The imperial court has eight hundred miles of fast horses that can deliver the news to various places within a few days."
"Is this called fast?" Qin An laughed.
"Isn't this fast? Do you have a faster way?" Ying Zheng said.
"Of course." Qin An replied, "I can let you know the news from all over the country right away.
For example, when the First Emperor was in the palace, he could know the news about Pei County and even Baiyue without even leaving the palace gate.
And it allows you to send messages at any time without waiting for a day or two. "
"Impossible, there is no such speed in the world." Ying Zheng didn't believe it.
"Village chief, Qin An's mobile phone seems to be a communication tool. He once said that as long as he dials another mobile phone number, he can chat with the other party.
Could it be that Qin An invented the mobile phone? "Li Si said.
When Ying Zheng and others heard this, they couldn't help but look at Qin An.
Qin An smiled and said: "It's impossible to use a mobile phone, which is connected to the satellite, but we can make telephones and telegraph machines."
"What is a telephone or telegraph machine?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Although making a phone call is a little more troublesome, you can talk directly to the other party. In other words, my father-in-law and I are in the east of the city and the other in the west. We can chat through the phone.
As for the telegraph machine, it is divided into a transmitter and a telegraph receiver. The transmitter is used to send a telegram with special gestures. After receiving the telegraph, the telegraph machine will have a string of numbers. According to the code book, the meaning of this string of numbers can be known.
Although the telephone is more convenient for conveying meaning, the transmitter is more secretive.
However, satellite communication is now used, and transmitters and telephones have been eliminated. "
"Is it really that magical?" Ying Zheng asked.
"If my father-in-law doesn't believe it, I can make it, but there is one thing. Because the wires are not protected by rubber, they will short-circuit if it rains, so they can only be used once.
Let’s wait until there are actually suitable wires, and then we can talk about large-scale production.
However, I think this is no longer necessary. When I go out, I will buy a mobile phone for each of you. "Qin An said with a smile.
Ying Zheng said: "What happens after we get out will be discussed after we get out. Now you can help me invent it."
"This is simple. The first thing is the telegraph machine. Give me three days and I will have it done in three days. As for the telephone, it is a bit complicated and will take a few more days."
"Okay, we'll wait for you." Ying Zheng said.
Once such advanced communication equipment is available, the imperial court will be able to completely control the news from all over the country and know it as soon as possible.
In this way, where there is a rebellion, you can know immediately and send troops to destroy them directly. How much time is saved in the middle, who can still destroy the Qin Dynasty.
However, Ying Zheng thought everything was too simple. The telegraph machine needed to pull wires, and these all cost money.
With the money in the imperial treasury, the maintenance of military expenses and daily expenses are already very tight. How can it be possible to set up telegraph outlets across the country, let alone telephones.
I think back then, when the Qing government wanted to build a telegraph line, it had to raise donations from people all over the country. In order to prevent foreigners from gaining power over telegraph outlets, people all over the country raised funds and finally built it.
Therefore, Ying Zheng couldn't do it with the financial resources of the imperial court, and Qin An made a telegraph and transmitter to no avail.
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