"You all want to pull out the wires and install this light?"
Ying Feiyu pointed to the electric lights above his head and asked everyone.
"That's right! We also want the night at home to be like a palace and as bright as day!"
All the ministers nodded their heads as if pounding garlic.
The electric light had just appeared in Daqin, and it was definitely a new thing to them.
If anyone could use electric lights at this time, wouldn't they become the focus of the whole city?
Besides, this thing is really good and can brighten up your home.
In this way, many things that cannot be done during the day can be done at night. Anyway, there are electric lights, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to see!
"Electricity is delivered to each household, five thousand gold per household!"
Ying Feiyu decisively stretched out a white and tender palm.
Originally, he didn't plan to ask for such a high price, just a few hundred to a thousand gold would be fine.
It can be seen that these old guys are very enthusiastic and the noise makes his brain hurt, so he simply charges more.
Those who are willing to install it can install it, and those who find it expensive can wait. There happens to be a shortage of craftsmen right now, and the newly trained batch of people have just started to learn and cannot get started at all.
"What? Five thousand gold? Is it so expensive?"
Sure enough, as soon as they heard the price, the excitement on the ministers' faces immediately dissipated a lot.
Five thousand gold, in the past, this would have been their salary for several years!
It still refers to the situation where you don’t eat or drink!
If all the miscellaneous expenses in the house were taken into consideration, I would not be able to save so much money even in ten years!
Although life has become a lot easier in recent years, it is really distressing to have to spend so much money to install electricity!
"Your Highness, if we pay these five thousand gold, can we use electricity as we please from now on?"
Among the crowd, a small official asked weakly.
"Use it for whatever you want? Do you want to eat shit...?"
Ying Feiyu responded unceremoniously, "This is just the cost of pulling a wire to your mansion! As for the subsequent purchase of light bulbs and electricity consumption, you have to pay separately!"
"Hey, um... Your Highness, the price of these five thousand gold pieces is a little bit high, isn't it?"
Zhang Han first smiled flatteringly, then pinched two fingers and spoke.
"Yes! Your Highness, we have known each other for so many years. In terms of price, can you give us a little more concession?"
"That's right! With such a big mansion like ours, we will definitely consume a lot of electricity in the future. Can we charge less for pulling the wires?"
"We have all seen these wires. They are just a few thin wires. We shouldn't collect so many wires, right...?"
With Zhang Han taking the lead, several other veterans also followed suit.
When it comes to money, of course, the more you keep in your own pocket, the better, and the less you give to others, the better!
Try to spend the least amount of money to accomplish the greatest things!
"How many thin wires? Then you can make a few such thin wires for me, and I will consider lowering the cost of entering the house!"
Ying Feiyu glanced at everyone and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Your Highness, there are specialties in the art industry. We are not doing this, so of course we can't create it!"
After being said this, several old guys became silent.
"Wouldn't it be discontinued? Electricity has just been developed not long ago. There are very few craftsmen in this field, and the salary of each craftsman is terrifyingly high! In addition to the labor aspect, there is also the thin wire you just talked about. Do you know what is inside this thin black thread?"
Ying Feiyu threw a problem to everyone with his backhand.
"What is it made of...?"
At this point, all the ministers raised their heads and carefully observed the thin lines above their heads.
"It's black and has a similar color to our wheels. I guess it must be rubber!"
Wang Ben raised his head and looked at it for a long time, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile.
"Yeah! Marquis Tongwu is right, I think it's rubber too!"
Kang Anping nodded repeatedly and made eye contact with him.
"Well! It's true that the wires are made of rubber, but rubber is a very good insulator and cannot conduct electricity at all, let alone transmit electricity from dozens of miles away to Xianyang City! So it can only be used to make wires. As for the outer skin, I want you to guess what material the rubber-wrapped inner core is made of!"
"Inner core? Is there another layer inside?"
After hearing this, several curious ministers jumped up and wanted to take a closer look.
"Okay, stop jumping, just stay still. The inner core is wrapped in rubber. Even if you break the bricks of the Qilin Temple, you will never see it...!"
Seeing the old guys acting like children, Ying Feiyu couldn't help but laugh, "Let me tell you, these wires are all made of copper wire! They are the copper coins we usually use. They are melted and made into filaments. To transmit electricity, and then wrap it with a layer of rubber to prevent leakage!"
Ying Feiyu briefly analyzed this inconspicuous wire in easy-to-understand terms.
"What? The wires wrapped inside are all copper coins?"
After learning that the inner core of the wire was pure copper, the ministers suddenly took a breath of cold air.
The prince once said that this electricity will be distributed throughout the entire Qin Dynasty. If this is calculated, wouldn't there be countless wires required?
How many copper coins are needed?
"No wonder it costs five thousand gold to pull the wire. It turns out that the wires are wrapped in copper coins, and they need to go through a series of fine processing. Plus the cost of rubber, the price of pulling it from the power plant to Xianyang City is indeed not high!"
Zhang Han counted it carefully with his fingers and said.
"Well! It's not high or not, the electricity of love is all transported by money, so it's inevitable that the price will be a little higher!"
Immediately afterwards, other ministers also nodded to express their acceptance.
In fact, it’s not that they have no money, but they feel sorry for the five thousand gold and feel that the money was spent in vain!
But after doing this calculation, I suddenly felt that the price was very reasonable and it was not a loss at all. Even if I don’t want to use any more in the future, just these copper wires can be sold for a lot of money!
"Yes, yes, it is indeed understandable. Five thousand gold is just five thousand gold. I have made a decision and will pay the money tomorrow. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, must remember to send craftsmen to install it at my house first!"
Meng Yi rolled his eyes and was the first to speak.
"Hey! Lao Meng, you know how to take advantage of the loopholes! Your Highness, I, Lao Zhang, also need to install it in his mansion, and the second one will be installed for me!"
"A certain number three!"
"I'm fourth!"
"And I……!"
The ministers reported the number one after another. At first it was fine and there was no fighting or grabbing. But after it exceeded ten, everything became chaotic.
Because the first few were all big shots in the DPRK, no one dared to compete with them.
But when they got to the back, the official positions were all about the same, and no one was willing to give in to the other, and they immediately started to quarrel!
Due to their quarrel, Ying Feiyu's head suddenly got bigger again!
I can’t imagine how the scumbag father has tolerated them all these years!
No wonder people say that Daddy Scumbag has a bad temper. He faces these noisy ministers every day and has to settle lawsuits against them no matter what happens. It’s a wonder that he has a good temper!
"Go to Huang Yuan, whoever pays the money first will be given first!"
In desperation, Ying Feiyu, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, had no choice but to shout loudly again.
This is the only way to stop them from continuing to quarrel!
Sure enough, before he could finish his words, a group of ministers rushed towards the door.
"Stay aside and don't let anyone try to fight with me, otherwise my fists won't agree!"
"Yes, yes, please run slower for me, otherwise you will look good...!"
