Chapter 371 Demonstration in front of the palace
After Ying Zheng returned, Qin An started busy with his own affairs again.
This time Ying Zheng planned to manufacture engines.
There are many types of engines. Qin An plans to invent a diesel engine or a tractor engine. It does not need to be very fast, as long as it can plow the land.
As for the harvester, it may have been manufactured separately.
So this time Qin An asked Ying Zheng to find diesel and oil.
As long as you find these two things, you can use it after making your own engine.
But the key is the material. This material is really difficult to work with. If it cannot be made, the engine plan will fail.
In the end, we can only rely on the steam engine. After the steam engine is made, the steam plow truck can be made.
So Qin An locked himself in the room, then started drawing drawings, and then started calculations on the computer.
After doing this, Qin An basically didn't go out for three months, but it made the three girls worried.
Fortunately, Qin An ate every meal and did not forget to eat or sleep. Once any data came out, Qin An immediately copied it and let others build it.
After building it, hand it over to Qin An.
Because there is no way to test it with an instrument, we can only use the simplest method to test it by knocking it, or just make it and test it without installing it.
It's just that Ying Zheng's dream of letting Qin An have a child is temporarily shattered.
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On the other side, Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang City and urgently held an emergency court meeting.
The civil and military ministers didn't know why, but they were all confused by Ying Zheng's emergency meeting.
Although everyone looked confused, no one dared to come when Ying Zheng called for it.
After all the ministers arrived, Ying Zheng took out the telephone and telegraph without any nonsense.
"Your Majesty. Why is this necessary?" Meng Yi stood up first and asked.
During this trip to Zhaojiacun, Ying Zheng didn't call him, which always made him feel empty.
When the First Emperor came back, he directly summoned the ministers and took out a few unknown toys, making Meng Yi even more curious. So he was the first to stand up and ask.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "That's a good question. This is the latest invention of the Imperial Master, the telegraph and the telephone. Li Si, Feng Quji, you two can show it to everyone and explain yourselves."
"No." Feng Quji and both of them responded at the same time.
Li Si made an invitation gesture and said, "Prime Minister Feng, please invite me first."
Feng Quji smiled and said, "Then I will do my part."
Later, Feng Quji picked up a telegraph machine and said, "This is called a telegraph machine, and it has the function of sending and receiving telegrams.
It transmits signals based on this wire. As you can see, I have brought one of the transmitters to the door and placed the other in front of Prime Minister Li.
There are at least thirty steps between the two transmitters. Now I am sending a message to Prime Minister Li. "
Everyone then saw Feng Quji tapping the handle of my telegraph machine constantly, as if there was a rhythm but not a rhythm.
What made them even more amazing was that the transmitter next to Li Si lit up.
"It's on, Li Xiang's transmitter is on. There's also a ticking sound." Meng Yi said in shock.
Li Si looked at the telegraph machine in his hand and said, "Have you noticed just now that the speed of Feng Xiang's tapping of the telegraph machine is the same as the sound of my telegraph machine?"
Everyone was shocked, is it the same? Is the sound the same?
Didn't you pay attention? What to do? Let Feng Xiang strike again? Do we have this qualification?
Just when everyone regretted that they didn't listen carefully.
Li Si spoke again: "In order for everyone to hear more clearly, I will also send the report to Prime Minister Feng."
"Thank you, Prime Minister Li." Meng Yi said.
Immediately afterwards, the ministers said at the same time: "Thank you, Prime Minister Li."
Li Si smiled and began to send the report. In response, Li Si set the speed to give everyone enough time to listen carefully.
Sure enough, under Lisz's special control of the speed, everyone finally heard clearly. Everyone was shocked again, and everyone looked confused. Even if the voice was exactly the same, what was the use?
Just when everyone was confused, Li Si spoke again: "Prime Minister Feng, do you know what I just sent you?"
Feng Quji smiled and said: "Of course I know. Prime Minister Li said: Prime Minister Feng, you will always be strong."
"Haha... It seems that Feng Xiang has memorized the code book by heart." Li Si said with a smile.
Meng Yi asked again: "Prime Minister Feng, Prime Minister Li, I really don't understand. How did you deliver the message? I saw you knocking on the transmitter and heard the sound, but didn't hear it. other."
"That's enough." Feng Quji said, "Just these are enough. The tapping methods you see are all particular, and each word is different. For example, "tick" means me, "tick" means you. etc.
These all need to be learned. Li Xiang and I memorized a thick code book before we could communicate with each other. "
"What?" Meng Yi was shocked.
Not only Meng Yi was surprised, but everyone present was surprised.
"Your Majesty." A military general stepped forward and said, "As long as we have a transmitter, we can communicate even if we are tens of thousands of miles apart?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Of course. But the prerequisite is to install wires. Only when the two are connected together can the report be sent."
"Wouldn't it be too expensive to connect one machine to another? If it is not necessary, Weichen does not recommend it." Meng Yi said again.
"If it's just one-to-one, I don't agree. The problem is that they can all be connected." Ying Zheng said, "The emperor said that as long as you install a switchboard and then branch out, most people who want to use a telegraph machine can spend money to use it at the headquarters.
Only the army can install additional extensions, that is, they have their own transmitter, and the army can have several more to facilitate communication between the army and the court. "
"Since you can connect more, Weichen thinks this is a magical weapon for the country." Meng Yi said excitedly.
"Wei Chen also thinks it is a magical weapon that can benefit the country." Fu Zikang stood up and said, "It's just that now that the national treasury is tight, the imperial court has relaxed its policy.
Installing this route at this time, Weichen felt that it might cause public outrage. "
Ying Zheng's face darkened. There was a time when he, Ying Zheng, had to worry about public anger and would be killed if he didn't obey.
But it doesn't work now. Now Daqin needs people, the more the better. There is a large area of land overseas and in the Western Regions that I need to conquer.
Even if I die, I will still have Fusu and the descendants of Da Qin. I will occupy the entire world in Da Qin.
There can be people of other races in the whole world, but they must submit to the Great Qin and become the people of the Great Qin.
I will not allow China to have another dark age two thousand years from now.
"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Fu said makes sense. Although the telegraph is a magical tool that benefits the country, it is not suitable for installation now." Another minister said.
Meng Yi also said: "Your Majesty, does the Imperial Master have a solution?"
Some people died, but not completely...
