"We...we are here for the installation fee!"
The old guys hesitated and hesitated, but finally spoke.
Four thousand nine hundred and fifty gold is not a small amount, it is their salary for several years!
"Installation fee? Wasn't that money discussed before? Five thousand gold! I just paid it, and I want to install one in Yuxiu Palace!"
Speaking of this, Ying Zheng was very proud, "If I have any arrangements later, I can call you to communicate! Haha! In a few years, when you all retire, we can drink tea and play mahjong together!"
When we talked about the phone installation fee last time, not only the veterans were present, but Ying Zheng was also there.
So, he was very clear about it.
After all, the production of telephones and the manufacture of telephone lines cost money.
Moreover, there will be a series of maintenance and repairs in the future. It is normal to charge a certain fee. I don’t think there is any problem!
After hearing what he said, the old guys stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and swallowed subconsciously.
How should they answer this?
Could it be that, Your Majesty, you have been deceived by your son, and your son is cheating you out of your money?
It is estimated that before they finish speaking, they will receive a cold face from the Supreme Emperor!
"Pfft..."
After seeing the entangled, hesitant and frustrated expressions of the old guys, Ying Feiyu laughed out loud.
"What are you laughing at, kid?"
Every time this kid snickers, it's definitely up to him.
"No...no...nothing, haha!"
It was okay if Ying Zheng didn't say anything, but when he said it, Ying Feiyu laughed even louder.
"Okay! You guys, tell me quickly, what's going on?"
Through the reactions of several people, Ying Zheng somehow felt like he had been fooled.
So he shouted and asked!
"The Supreme Emperor, that... that... uh... Lao Zhang, I am the stupidest, so let me tell you!"
Wang Ben hesitated for a long time, then threw the hot potato to Zhang Han.
Zhang Han didn't want to take it, but Ying Zheng's eyes had already fallen on him, so he had to say, "Your Majesty, that's what happened! Since His Majesty said the installation fee required five thousand gold last time, we all signed up one after another, and we were scheduled to leave on the same day. The money was delivered to Yu Wenxuan! After waiting day and night, we finally waited for the day when the phone was installed. Unexpectedly, we learned from the craftsman that His Majesty had reduced the installation fee to fifty gold!"
"That's right! At first we thought it was a rumor. We had clearly set a price of five thousand gold before, so how could it drop so much? But after asking every craftsman in our house, they all said this price!"
"Your Majesty, please comment, isn't this a bit too deceptive? Usually our price is higher than others, so we buy and use it first. We can understand if it is more expensive! But this time I heard that the phone has been manufactured There are two batches, and mass installation will begin tomorrow. We are the same as ordinary people, only one day earlier than others!"
"We lost more than 4,900 gold in one day. The price is a bit too high, right...?"
Zhang Han started, and several other veterans started to complain.
After Ying Zheng heard this, his whole face turned green.
They had paid the five thousand gold a long time ago, so it was okay to be cheated. After all, the specific price had not yet been determined at that time!
But he is different. He just paid the money, which proves that this guy has already set the installation price.
He even received five thousand gold from him. Isn't this a clear attempt to trick him?
"Okay, you brat, please return the banknote to me immediately!"
After a moment, Ying Zheng realized what he was doing and went straight to Ying Feiyu's arms to grab it.
But how could he be as fast as Ying Feiyu? He subconsciously dodged and dodged easily, "Father, this money is for you to install the phone. Now the craftsmen have gone to Yuxiu Palace to install it. You can't go back on it!"
"You brat, Lao Zhang and the others have come to find you, do you still want to deny it?"
Ying Zheng knew that there was a big difference in speed between the two, and even if he tried to snatch it, he would definitely not be able to get it back, so he chose to side with Zhang Han and Wang Ben and ask for it from the kid together with them.
"I am wronged? What do you want me to do?"
Ying Feiyu pretended to be innocent.
"Hmph! Stop pretending to me, kid! If I guess correctly, the phone will be published in the newspaper tomorrow, and the installation fee and usage fee will be announced at the same time, right?"
Ying Zheng asked through gritted teeth.
Several other veterans also nodded and helped!
"That's right! Today, Brother Huang informed Erchen that two batches of telephones have been made. Erchen has arranged for the newspaper to write articles and type them, and they will be announced tomorrow morning!"
Ying Feiyu admitted it generously and didn't think there was any problem at all.
"Okay! As long as you don't deny it! Then why do you still charge me five thousand gold for the installation fee? If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I'm not done with you!"
Ying Zheng put his hands on his hips and cursed angrily while blowing his beard and glaring eyes.
"Father, what do you want to say? I didn't force you to install this phone, you asked me to install it! Otherwise, I could just replace those telegraph machines!"
Ying Feiyu pretended to be innocent.
"Hmph! Did your kid ask for that five thousand gold?"
"That's right! It was indeed Erchen who said the five thousand gold, but let's go further and see how he mentioned the five thousand gold!"
"Okay! Just do it! Your boy will lead the craftsmen to install the phone, and I will ask you to install one in Yuxiu Palace!"
"That's right! Erchen said that the telegraph machine will be replaced by a telephone this time. There is no telegraph machine in Yuxiu Palace!"
"Yes! I just want to ask why they can install it, but my palace can't install it?"
"Yes! I paid some money when I returned to the ministers!"
"I ask how much!"
"My son, I will answer you five thousand gold!"
"That's right! I just said that I would also pay the money and install it quickly! Then I ordered Jingfu to withdraw the money, and you kid immediately stuffed it into your arms, for fear that I would regret it and come back!"
Ying Zheng straightened his back and said angrily.
The old guys would look at this and that for a while, and within a short while, their heads would be shaking and confused!
"Have all the ministers heard this? Did I ever say that these five thousand gold are the installation fee?"
After the two of them repeated what they had just said, Ying Feiyu looked at Wang Ben and others.
Several people shook their heads subconsciously.
There was indeed no mention of installation fees in the conversation just now!
"You kid..."
"How are you doing? What I said is true! I only said that several ministers paid the money, so I installed it for them, but I never said that the money was the installation fee! Father, please don't accuse me unjustly!"
Seeing that he was holding on to this, Ying Zheng became even more angry. However, before he could finish his words, Ying Feiyu blocked him back.
"What a boy! You're awesome! Now that you've charged so much money from us, you have to have an explanation, right?"
Ying Zheng couldn't argue with him, so he began to ask for an explanation.
The other veterans also nodded.
This is the purpose of their coming here today, to ask for an explanation from His Majesty.
The entrance fee is only fifty gold, and the rest must be refunded to them, right?
It can't just disappear like this!
