Paper mills and printing plants were Ying Feiyu's first industries, and since their development, the scale has become quite large.
The craftsmen also perform a series of operations as smoothly as clouds and flowing water!
In just three days, all 100,000 textbooks were printed.
The school building of the Petroleum Institute was placed in a palace within the Epang Palace.
Anyway, this place is very big, so there is no need to spend a lot of money to build it!
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, and the veterans are also staring at the progress of stone paint with pleasure, eagerly waiting for these students to mine stone paint after they have completed their studies, and they are waiting to collect money!
At the same time, good news came to Guanghua Palace, saying that the telegraph machine had been built and testing could begin.
This makes Ying Feiyu extremely happy!
After the power plant was built and tested to generate electricity smoothly, the telegraph machine was what he wanted so much!
Although this thing is miles away from the mobile phones and telephones of later generations, technology must be developed step by step, and it is impossible to become fat in one bite.
With the current technological conditions, it would be considered good to be able to successfully build a telegraph machine. At least it can transmit messages thousands of miles away!
It is of great benefit to both the military and civilians.
At the same time, it is also convenient for newspapers to deliver the latest news.
Before this, if the newspaper wanted to deliver the layout of Xianyang to other counties, it could only be transported by fast horse.
If there was a telegraph machine, after the draft was finalized, the news could be delivered to each county immediately, so that each county could publish the latest news as soon as possible!
Of course, while making it convenient for everyone, Ying Feiyu can also make money using the telegraph machine!
You know, telegraph machines charge per word, and the price is not low.
Nowadays, Da Qin's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and immigration is also constantly expanding. If there is an emergency, a telegram can be faster than any other method of delivering news!
After Ying Feiyu received the good news, he immediately went to Ying Zheng to report the matter.
After hearing this, the veteran Ying Zheng jumped up from the dragon chair in the imperial study room, "Quickly... call all the humerus ministers here, let's test it together!"
Ying Feiyu had already introduced the role of the telegraph machine before, but no one, including Ying Zheng, believed it!
No one thought that this thing could actually be researched!
With Ying Zheng's order, Ying Feiyu ordered Huang Yuan to carry the telegraph machine to Qilin Hall for testing with the ministers!
"Do you think that the telegraph machine that His Highness the Prince built can really be successful?"
The ministers had just returned to the palace after going to court and had changed their clothes. They had not even taken two bites of food when they were called back. They all had pulled faces and were obviously reluctant.
Because in their minds, it is absolutely impossible to use electricity to deliver messages!
"Hmph! How is that possible? Have you ever seen thunder and lightning that can talk?"
"No!"
"Wouldn't it be intercepted? His Royal Highness has already said that electricity is thunder and lightning with reduced power. Since thunder and lightning cannot transmit messages, then electricity certainly cannot!"
"Yes! I think so too...!"
The ministers got off the carriage, entered the palace gate, and started talking among themselves on the way to Qilin Hall.
"But you asked us to come here. Didn't you say that the telegraph machine has been produced and needs to be tested?"
"Humph! A test is a test, but whether it will succeed or not is a matter of two opinions!"
Many ministers shook their heads.
"This thing was researched by His Highness the Crown Prince. In my opinion, even if it is not kept intact, it can really carry the sound thousands of miles away!"
"That's right! How many incredible things have you done since your Royal Highness came to our Daqin? We couldn't believe it before, but didn't we succeed in the end?"
"Yes! I still believe in His Highness the Crown Prince...!"
Among these voices, there are also many who support Ying Feiyu.
Although they also find this matter a bit unbelievable, they provide unconditional support!
"Lao Zhang, do you think this telegraph machine is reliable?"
Hearing their discussion, Kang Anping took two quick steps, caught up with Zhang Han, and asked quietly.
"What? You don't have confidence in His Royal Highness?"
Zhang Han held his head high and raised his chest, looking slightly sideways.
"No, no, no, that's not the case, it's just... um... I feel...!"
Kang Anping hesitated, not knowing what to say.
But he had no idea in his heart. Like most ministers, he felt that this matter was unreliable!
But if he tells it directly, he is afraid that this old guy will sue him!
"Stop talking about that, I'm just like you, I don't know what I'm doing...!"
However, Zhang Han immediately stopped and said with a grimace: "Ordinarily, we should really trust His Majesty the Crown Prince, but isn't it nonsense to send messages from thousands of miles away? If it fails, wouldn't it be a breach of trust by all the courtiers? It will disappoint His Majesty. , so that His Highness the Crown Prince’s face will be darkened?”
When Kang Anping heard this, he realized that this was a fellow man who had exactly the same thing as what he was worried about, so he would not complain, so he spoke boldly and confidently, "Who says it's not the case! I think so too! Your Highness the Crown Prince If this move is really thoughtless, we should be called over first, tested, and then brought to the court if successful! Calling everyone over rashly, if it fails, wouldn't it be a loss to the newly established prestige of His Highness the Crown Prince? There is a loss!"
"Huh? Do you two think so too?"
Just when the two of them got together and were chatting heatedly, Wang Ben suddenly put his big hands on their shoulders from behind, scaring them so much that they almost screamed.
"Marquis Tongwu, do you know that if you scare someone, you will scare them to death!"
After seeing the person clearly, the two calmed down a little and said through gritted teeth.
"Haha! In this clear sky, what are you afraid of? To have such a big reaction, there must be something wrong with you two!"
He had been behind the two of them just now and heard their words clearly.
It's just that the two of them were too engrossed in chatting and didn't notice it!
"We... what can we do? Just tell the truth!"
"But Marquis Tongwu, we have been officials in the same dynasty for most of our lives. You can't accuse us behind our backs!"
Wang Bi is Ying Feiyu's father-in-law, and his heart must be biased towards that boy.
If he hears this, it won't reach that kid's ears in a matter of minutes!
If His Highness the Crown Prince knew that they didn't believe him, would he deliberately leave them out if anything good happened in the future?
The loss would be huge!
"What kind of complaint are you making? What you said is absolutely correct! The prince's move is really a bit ill-considered!"
The two of them really didn't expect that Wang Ben, an old guy, would actually think about it together with them.
In fact, it's not that they don't believe the prince, but they are worried about him.
Worried that the failure of this test will have an impact on the image he has established!
"Alas! It's useless to say all this, it's better to leave quickly!"
The matter has come to this, and it is useless for them to say anything now. They can only pray that the message transmitted from thousands of miles away is true.
