"Since there is a way to solve the phone line, you should also tell us when the phone will be produced and installed for us, right?"
After arguing here for a long time, Ying Zheng no longer had much patience and began to urge.
"As little as two or three months, as much as half a year!"
I haven't asked Huang Yuan for details yet, this is Ying Feiyu's own estimate of the time.
Although it took a long time to develop the phone, with the previous experience, it is much easier to create again!
Just set up a production line and it won't take long to build it!
As for the production of telephone lines, it is the work of another factory.
If there are sufficient raw materials, the production speed will be very fast!
But now aluminum is used instead of copper.
Da Qin's craftsmen have never been exposed to these things before, so they may encounter some obstacles from mining aluminum ore to production.
If you want to produce smoothly, you need to be familiar with it for a while.
But no matter how long it takes, half a year is almost enough!
Not to mention the large-scale installation of telephones, at least it will be no problem to satisfy the nobles in the city!
"Half a year? No, no, I need to use the phone as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng waved his hands repeatedly.
The veterans didn't dare to say that, so they could only blink and stare at him with envy!
"No matter how anxious my father is, he still has to wait for the phone call to build it? If the craftsmen can't build it, there's nothing I can do about it!"
Ying Feiyu spread his hands and pretended to be helpless.
Maybe the scumbag didn't believe that the phone call could be successful before, so he didn't even think he had any expectations, and he didn't even urge him!
Now that the phone has just been tested, he can't wait to install it!
"As soon as the phone is built, you guys will install it for me right away! I don't care whether you use copper wire or aluminum wire, just install it for me as soon as possible!"
"Father, even if the installation is completed for you and no one else has started the installation, what's the point of asking for a phone number? Who should you call?"
Ying Feiyu shook his head helplessly.
"Me, me, me!"
"Your Majesty, and I, we also need to install a telephone!"
"Yes, yes! After we install the telephone, won't we be able to talk to each other...?"
Hearing this, the veterans quickly pointed to the tip of their noses to remind Ying Feiyu, fearing that he would forget.
"How many ministers are going to be the first to install telephones?"
"That's right!"
The veterans nodded repeatedly.
How could they miss such an exciting thing?
"Let me remind you first that the cost of installing a phone is not cheap, and it is not a one-time installation that lasts a lifetime! Instead, you have to pay the communications department every month in the future!"
Ying Feiyu glanced sideways slightly and said it first, so as not to say that he was cheating them of their money after the installation was completed.
"Telephones are the most advanced communication tools. It is understandable that the first batch of installations are a little more expensive! But why do we have to pay every month in the future?"
The old guys don't understand this.
"It's like electricity. Installation is the cost of installation. Every time you use it in the future, you have to pay according to usage! The communications department needs to maintain and upgrade telephones and phone lines, and this all costs money!"
Ying Feiyu explained briefly.
The veterans seem to understand, imagining the phone as electricity, "Does that mean that after we install it, we don't have to pay if we don't use it?"
"No, no, no! Even if you don't make a single call, you still have to pay!"
Ying Feiyu stretched out a finger and moved it back and forth to deny the old guys' idea.
"How much do you have to pay specifically?"
"The phone has just been successfully tested. These more specific things have not yet been finalized. It is initially estimated that the installation cost will not be less than 5,000 gold, and the subsequent monthly usage fee will not be less than 50 gold!"
Ying Feiyu made a simple calculation and said.
"What? The price is so high?"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng's jaw almost dropped.
Veterans also feel that the price is too expensive, "It's indeed a bit much! Calculated at fifty gold per month, that's six hundred gold per year!"
Regardless of whether you use the phone or not, this money must be spent.
"There's nothing we can do about it...!"
Ying Feiyu was also very helpless, "The current used by the telephone line is different from that of normal household electricity, so we have to pull another wire. You can imagine the cost!"
"Okay! Even if there is a cost to install the phone, why should there be subsequent expenses?"
This is what puzzles Ying Zheng the most.
"Didn't I say before that this part of the cost is used for the maintenance and upgrade of communications!"
Ying Feiyu explained patiently.
"The price of installing a telephone is so high, how can ordinary people afford it? I'm afraid it will be difficult to popularize it!"
Ying Zheng frowned and spoke.
"You need to re-wire it in the early stage. Once more are installed, the cost will definitely be reduced when you install it later! But even so, ordinary people cannot afford to install it!"
Da Qin has developed to this point. Ordinary people can ensure that the whole family is fed and clothed, their children can go to school, and the elderly can get sick. There is no extra financial resources to support these unnecessary consumables.
"In this case, wouldn't it be disappointing the people's expectations?"
As soon as the news of the successful telephone test was released, it immediately caused a sensation among the people of Daqin.
Everyone is looking forward to its early popularization.
Wouldn't they be disappointed if one day they found out that it was simply not something they could afford?
“Just because people can’t afford to install it, doesn’t mean people can’t use it!”
Ying Feiyu shook his head and smiled lightly.
"What do you mean, kid?"
Ying Zheng was puzzled.
People can’t afford to install it, so how can they use it?
Don't these two conflict?
"Father, you really don't understand?"
Ying Feiyu thought that his father was just faking it.
He has been in Daqin for so many years, and he has produced a lot of similar things. Even a fool should have seen it, right?
"Can I still lie to you?"
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at him.
"Father-in-law, do you understand?"
Ying Feiyu didn't bother to explain and focused directly on Wang Ben.
He doesn't even have to look for the ones with the most scheming minds. I guess Wang Ben, who has always been honest and straightforward, should understand!
"Um...if I guess correctly, your Majesty plans to rent out tractors and telegraph machines to the people?"
Wang Ben thought about it for a moment and then expressed his thoughts.
"That's right! That's what I mean...!"
Ying Feiyu immediately snapped his fingers and gave him a look of affirmation, "Although the installation and subsequent use of telephones are expensive, they can be rented out to the people! In this way, not only the lessors can make money, but it is also convenient for the people! "
"Haha! Why didn't I think of that? In this way, people will only spend money when they need it, and they don't have to bear high expenses when they don't need it!"
Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's right! It's just like a camera! It's a bit more expensive if you own it privately, but if you open a photo studio, it can become a money-making tool!"
Ying Feiyu gave another example.
"You are so considerate...!"
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you. After the callback phone is built, you must remember to install it for me first!"
"Old minister, the second one!"
"Official number three!"
"And Chen...!"
Other veterans followed suit and raised their hands to sign up.
The price of installing a phone is indeed a bit high, but to them, it is nothing.
A fraction of the monthly dividend is enough to cover this expense!
