"How about it? Is there anyone willing to place a bet?"
Ying Feiyu smiled and glanced at the ministers present.
"I bet 10,000 gold on this telegraph machine being unable to transmit messages!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kang Anping was the first to raise his hand.
I still don’t believe it. This kid can still have a smooth journey without any failure?
"Kang Shangshu, you are so brave...!"
Feng Quji gave a thumbs up, full of admiration, "I also bet 10,000 gold, haha!"
"Feng Shangshu, aren't you also planning to make money from His Highness the Crown Prince? Are you talking about my bravery? You are not bad at all!"
Kang Anping immediately rolled his eyes.
"Haha! If you don't make money, you won't make it in vain!"
"Yes, someone is worth five thousand gold!"
"A certain three thousand!"
"I'm a thousand!"
"I bet five hundred!"
"three hundred……!"
With the leader in charge, all civil and military officials in the court raised their hands and reported the amount of money they wanted to deposit.
"Okay! No matter how much you deposit, I will accept it all. As long as the telegraph machine fails the test, you can go to Bieyuan to cash it in immediately!"
Ying Feiyu waved his hand and said very arrogantly.
In order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the situation and not admitting the loss, he specially ordered someone to find a piece of paper and asked the ministers to write down the amount of the bet and then sign their names!
When it returned to Ying Feiyu's hand, he took a quick glance and found that there was probably more than 100,000 gold!
Little Shota couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.
This is a business without capital, and you can make money faster than any other business!
"Okay, now that the bets have been placed! Let's pass it on to Huang Yuan and the craftsmen!"
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and said with interest.
Although he didn't believe that the two small boxes in front of him could transmit sound thousands of miles, he was curious whether it was the ministers who gave the boy money with a sad face, or whether the boy failed the test and had a deflated face.
"See Your Majesty!"
After a while, Huang Yuan led several craftsmen to the main hall.
It was the first time for the craftsmen to come to the Qilin Hall. When they saw the holy face, they seemed very nervous and did not even dare to raise their heads!
"No gift!"
Ying Zheng stopped smiling and waved his hands seriously.
"Feiyu, how do you plan to test this telegraph machine?"
"It's simple. There are two telegraph machines here. Just leave one here and send the other one outside the palace! From one telegraph machine to the other, as long as every word is missed, it will be considered a success!"
Ying Feiyu gave a brief introduction.
"okay……!"
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement, "Then do it quickly!"
"Your Majesty, I propose to send the other one outside the city to prevent anyone from tipping off the news!"
At this moment, Kang Anping suddenly raised his hand.
"Yes, yes, why didn't we think of that! There is not much distance from here to the outside of the palace. Once someone does something, the news can still be received outside the palace! But if it is placed outside the city, there will be a long distance between each other, absolutely There will be no mistakes!”
Other ministers also nodded in agreement.
"How petty!"
Ying Feiyu couldn't help but roll his eyes at them.
Could I still be short of their little money?
"Okay! I'll do it, dear friends!"
Ying Zheng immediately responded.
He also wanted to see if these two machines made of scrap metal could deliver messages!
If it can be transmitted smoothly outside the city, then it should be no problem if it is placed thousands of miles away!
"Go do it!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand, and several guards immediately entered the door and took the machines and craftsmen out.
These craftsmen are not ordinary craftsmen, they have been trained for a long time.
Not only can you recognize letters, numbers, pinyin, and symbols, but you can also memorize a thick code book very accurately!
Of course, Ying Feiyu's salary is also unprecedentedly high.
Before leaving, Huang Yuan explained the operation method again, and then he let them leave with peace of mind.
As for himself, he stayed in the court, staring at the few remaining craftsmen, for fear that they would make any mistakes in front of His Majesty!
Jingfu moved tables, chairs and benches for several craftsmen and asked them to start debugging the machines.
After touching the machine, the craftsmen started debugging it seriously, and the previous nervousness was relieved a lot!
"Your Majesty, the telegraph machine has been debugged!"
After a while, one of the craftsmen stood up, saluted Ying Zheng, and spoke.
"Um!"
Ying Zheng nodded and waited patiently for the guards leaving the palace to report before he could start the test.
"You said...this thing can't really send messages outside the city, right?"
Watching several craftsmen tinkering with the small box, one of the ministers murmured in his heart, and whispered to the people around him.
"No, don't worry. The train is so big that only two people can drive it. There's no way three or four people can use such a big box. It's just a bluff!"
The people around him shook their heads and still insisted on their opinions.
"That's good! I've invested two hundred gold, so don't let it go to waste!"
"Don't worry!"
The two kept their muttering voices low, and everyone's attention was focused on the telegraph machine. No one paid attention to them at all.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the guards came on horseback to report that the other one had been placed in a small house at the power plant by the Wei River outside the city.
Everyone immediately remembered the small, dark room used to test the power plant that day.
It's quite far from the palace. It takes at least an hour by carriage. Even by riding a fast horse, it takes two to three quarters of an hour to get there. There should be no problem now!
"Kang Shangshu, is this okay?"
Ying Feiyu looked at Kang Anping with a smile.
"Okay! Hehe! Only by placing it farther away can we test the function of this telegraph machine!"
Kang Anping grinned.
Other ministers also nodded.
Only at this distance can they rest assured!
"Father, for the sake of fairness, could you please write down a few words at random and put them in the hands of the craftsmen, so that they can pass the news on...!"
Ying Feiyu looked at Ying Zheng, and then turned his attention to the ministers, "I will not participate, so that no one will suspect that this prince is up to something fishy!"
Before the words were spoken, the ministers lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
"Okay! Haha! Then I will write a few words!"
Ying Zheng was very happy and agreed without even thinking about it.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up the wolf hair, quickly wrote a few big characters on the paper, and handed it to Jingfu!
From the hands of Jingfu to the hands of craftsmen.
The craftsmen took a look, nodded, and started tinkering with the telegraph machine.
"Didi...didi...didi..."
The sound of the telegraph machine felt very familiar to Ying Feiyu.
This scene often appeared on television in later generations.
But it was the first time that it really appeared before my eyes!
"Yo! This thing can still make noise?"
"I didn't expect that either!"
"Can it really deliver a message?"
"Absolutely impossible! If these few sounds can send messages, then wouldn't the chickens, ducks and geese we raise at home also send messages...?"
The telegraph machine suddenly made a sound, which surprised all the ministers.
At the same time, many people had doubts. Finally, after being persuaded by others, they returned to their original intention and firmly believed that this thing could not convey news at all.
They will definitely win His Highness the Crown Prince’s money!
