The cost of all-copper wires is too high, so Ying Feiyu plans to appropriately incorporate some aluminum to reduce costs.
The cost has been reduced, and the popularity of electricity and telephones can be accelerated!
Ying Feiyu definitely couldn't do these things, so he took the time to come to the power plant and sent someone to call Huang Yuan over!
"Your Majesty, are you here to see the production progress of the phone? Don't worry, we have started to organize craftsmen and will conduct training soon. When the electrical appliance factory is built, the production of the phone can officially begin!"
Since Ying Feiyu took the throne, he rarely had time to wander around. Whenever he left the palace, it must be for a purpose.
So Ying Heng naturally thought that he was here for the phone call!
"The production of telephones is certainly important, but have you ever thought about the telephone lines required for telephones?"
Ying Feiyu hugged his shoulders and reminded with a smile.
"telephone line?"
The two blurted out and looked at each other.
"Brother Emperor, what's wrong with the phone line?"
The previous phone line was still made of copper. During the test, it ran very smoothly without any problems, so Ying Heng was puzzled.
“There is no other problem, it’s just that the cost is too high!”
Ying Feiyu said straightforwardly.
"Yes! Da Qin only produces so much copper every year, which is barely enough! Now that we have added another phone, we have to produce a lot more wires!"
Huang Yuan nodded in agreement.
He manages the factory for refining copper ore. He knows better than anyone else how much it can produce and how much it consumes each year.
"But if you want to use a telephone, you have to produce wires. There's no way around it!"
Yingheng does not want the things that we have worked so hard to manufacture to be restricted by wires and not be popularized.
"Your Majesty also called the generals here today. Could there be any other ideas?"
Huang Yuan thought for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Your Majesty couldn't have called them here just to make them suffer together, right?
I guess I must have thought of a way to deal with it and asked them to implement it together!
"Haha! That's right!"
Ying Feiyu smiled and nodded.
This guy has been with me for many years, and now I can guess his thoughts!
"Is there really any other way? Tell me, what is it?"
Ying Heng was even more excited than Huang Yuan and couldn't wait to ask.
"aluminum……!"
Ying Feiyu didn't give in and explained directly to a few people, "Like other metals, aluminum also has conductive properties. It can be made into wires to relieve the pressure of using copper!"
"Aluminum? What is that? How come we've never seen it before?"
After hearing this, the two of them kept scratching their scalps.
Even if I try to break my head, I still can’t figure out what it is!
"In nature, aluminum exists in the form of a compound, which needs to be decomposed and refined before it can be used!"
"I see!"
After Ying Feiyu's explanation, the two nodded, seeming to understand.
"These are the two refining methods I wrote, take a look!"
Afterwards, Ying Feiyu handed the materials prepared in advance to the two of them respectively.
The scumbags and old guys are all waiting to use the phone as soon as possible, so the refining of aluminum is urgent, the sooner the better!
Therefore, Ying Feiyu prepared two refining methods, one was thermal reduction and handed it over to Huang Yuan.
The other one is electrolytic aluminum, which is handled by Yingheng!
The two of them glanced at each other briefly and said excitedly: "In this way, can aluminum really be extracted?"
Because the craftsmanship recorded above was not very difficult, it puzzled the two of them.
"Is it possible that I'm just teasing you here?"
Ying Feiyu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He came all the way out, called Huang Yuan over, and wrote special information for this purpose, but Ying Heng still didn't believe it!
"Haha, Emperor brother, I didn't mean that. I was just curious. According to the above method, can I extract something that can replace copper?"
"That's right!"
Ying Feiyu gave an affirmative answer.
"Your Majesty, the refining method is not difficult, but... we have never seen this aluminum ore, and we don't know where to mine it!"
Huang Yuan said slightly embarrassed.
If you want to refine it, you must first have ore, right?
Without raw materials, even if you master the method, you can't conjure it up with bare hands, right?
"This is simple. I will mark it on the map later and order the troops to go mine it!"
Since Daqin has never mined aluminum ores, there are quite a few in Xianyang alone. You just need to use the system to search for them.
"Okay! Then let's make preparations and conduct decomposition experiments as soon as the ore arrives!"
The two of them took the matter upon themselves without hesitation.
With these two good helpers, Ying Feiyu is happy and at ease!
A few days later, a large basket of aluminum ore was carried in front of the two men.
"This is the first basket dug by the soldiers after they found the aluminum ore. I will immediately order people to carry it over for you to conduct experiments!"
Aluminum ore was successfully excavated, and Ying Feiyu was also very happy.
"So this is aluminum ore? There were quite a few of them in my hometown when I was a kid. It looked strange at the time, but I didn't know its function, so I didn't take it seriously!"
Huang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
If I had known that this was aluminum ore, bought the mine, and refined the aluminum, I would have become rich!
Of course, this is just a thought.
At that time, the poor people in the family could not afford to eat enough. Even if they knew that it was aluminum ore and knew how to extract it, they could not afford to buy that mine!
"You have all seen the aluminum ore now. A steady stream of ore will be delivered later, so you can experiment with peace of mind and refine the aluminum as soon as possible!"
"Imperial brother, don't worry, we have done the preparations, and we will be able to refine the aluminum in just a few days!"
"Yes, your Majesty, you can rest assured!"
The two of them smiled and assured confidently.
"Okay, then I will go back and wait for your good news!"
Ying Feiyu returned to the palace with peace of mind and quietly waited for the good news of their success.
A week later, Ying Heng angrily stopped Ying Feiyu who had just left the morning court, and excitedly reported the success of the electrolytic aluminum experiment!
While Ying Feiyu nodded, he also looked a little helpless.
Why is this guy just like his old man? Always like to intercept people halfway?
If you have anything to say, you can't wait until he returns to Guanghua Palace or Imperial Study Room to say it?
But even though he thought so, looking at the excited expression on his face, he couldn't bear to be shocked, "Very good! This is much faster than I expected!"
"Royal brother, you don't know, we tried many times before we succeeded!"
Ying Heng smiled proudly.
"Haha! Okay! Now that it has been successful, let's start large-scale production. Once the phone is built, it can be installed directly!"
Ying Feiyu explained.
"good!"
Ying Heng nodded.
Then he explained in detail the difficulties encountered during the test and the situation on Huang Yuan's side.
Seeing his excitement, Ying Feiyu couldn't help but praise him.
This kid has finally found the meaning of his existence!
