Facing Li Si's questioning, the craftsmen were neither arrogant nor impetuous and were polite. After all, they had seen this kind of thing many times.
In the past, when the banished immortals first established a cleaning team, they were responsible for the cleaning of all public areas in Xianyang City, and cleaning and sanitation fees were collected from the shops facing the street.
At that time, the shops were also like this. They said with puzzled faces: "What? You want money for throwing away some dirty things?"
However, after experiencing the benefits brought by the cleaning team, the shops became more enthusiastic and actively paid.
In particular, some shops are so dirty and messy that there is no place for customers to stay. Over time, who will be willing to come and buy things?
Ever since we had a cleaning team, everything has been different.
The front of the shop is always clean, and the flow of customers is also much greater. All the money given to the cleaning team was returned, and they made a lot of money.
In the past, when the Immortals were selling newspapers, many people thought it was strange, why do they need money to listen to gossip?
The results prove that obtaining first-hand information can often seize the opportunity, and the money is well worth it.
Therefore, the craftsmen are now confident when facing Li Si. They are confident that they can convince Li Si.
Faced with Li Si's doubts, the craftsmen said earnestly: "I would like to teach the Prime Minister to know."
Li Si quickly said: "I am not the Prime Minister, so please don't talk nonsense."
Li Si is not modest now, he is really afraid of the title Prime Minister.
In recent days, Prime Minister Wang Wan collapsed first, and then Prime Minister Feng Quli collapsed. Li Si always felt a little uneasy and felt that the Prime Minister was a bit unlucky.
If you climb high, you must fall heavy, that's probably the truth.
The craftsmen coughed dryly and said to Li Si: "Sir, our call did not come for no reason. First, the wires must be set up, and then a specialist must help you connect the wires, and then..."
The craftsmen talked a lot, and Li Si was confused after listening to it. Finally he understood one thing. This phone call was not just a phone call, but the result of the hard work of many people.
From this point of view...it seems reasonable to charge a little more...
Who would have thought that just when Li Si thought of this, the craftsman said: "So... should you pay the phone bill?"
Li Si sighed: "It doesn't matter if you pay the fee, but I didn't say anything about it in advance. I thought it was free."
The craftsmen were all happy: "My lord, you are joking again. How can the things that banish immortals be free?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with deep approval: "That's right. How can anything from Huaiguzi be free? You thought it was free, but then you turned around and tricked you."
The craftsmen did not agree with these views, but they did not refute Li Si's words.
This is what Li Shui taught, never have a dispute with a customer, just get their money.
Li Si asked the craftsman: "How much does this phone bill cost?"
The craftsmen calculated the accounts and said: "No more, no less, one hundred yi gold."
Li Si looked confused: "How much? One hundred gold? Why is it so expensive?"
The craftsmen took out the call details.
What year and month, who did Li Si talk to on the phone for how long?
After Li Si read it, he was speechless.
Time is really valuable.
Seeing Li Si's unhappy face, the craftsmen said with a smile: "Sir, here is a way to save money. Do you want to know?"
"Huh? What can I do?" Li Si immediately became alert.
When dealing with banished immortals, you must always be vigilant. In many things, you think you are saving money, but in fact you are being ripped off.
The craftsman said: "With this method, we will give you the one hundred yi gold for free."
Lisheng was overjoyed and couldn't help but like this method.
The craftsman added: "Not only that, we will also install a phone for you for free. From now on, you can make calls without leaving home."
"So good?" Li Si was even more delighted.
Then, he asked rationally: "The phone bill is not cheap, right?"
The craftsmen smiled and said: "It's cheap, very cheap. It only costs one yi gold a month."
One yi gold per month is not cheap, but compared with the previous one hundred yi gold, it is indeed very cheap.
The craftsmen said: "Either you pay one hundred yi gold, and you will never have a chance to have a telephone again. Or you can install a telephone yourself."
"Sir, think about it, this one hundred gold phone bill can last you ten years."
When Li Si thought about it, he nodded repeatedly: "It makes sense, it makes sense."
The craftsmen coughed dryly: "Of course, there is a condition for this gold, which is that the call duration cannot exceed half an hour every month. After that, a certain fee will be charged. It's not too expensive, just like the alchemy room. The prices charged inside are the same.”
Li Si: "..."
He vaguely felt that there was a trap here, but so far, he hadn't seen it clearly.
A piece of gold can make a phone call for half an hour. After more than half an hour, there was a piece of gold for a quarter of an hour.
In this case, then only play for half an hour every month, and absolutely no more.
Li Si secretly set rules for himself in his heart.
Then he signed contracts with these craftsmen.
After the contract was signed, these craftsmen quickly installed a telephone in Li Si's home.
Li Si looked at the brand new phone and suddenly felt very happy and elated.
It's like when I was a child, I got a very interesting gift, I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to let go for a minute.
After the craftsmen installed the phone for Li Si, they said with a smile: "Master Prime Minister, look..."
Li Si emphasized: "Don't call me Prime Minister."
The craftsman groaned and said, "Sir, you see you already have a telephone in your home. If you don't have an electric light, it doesn't make sense. Why not get some supporting facilities?"
Li Si said: "This is not necessary, right?"
The craftsman said: "Why is it not necessary? It's like your upper body is wearing the best mink coat in the Western Regions, but your lower body is wrapped in torn sheepskin. Not only does this not match the look, but it will make people feel very poor after seeing it."
Li Si thought about it and felt that it was like this.
He asked the craftsman: "How much does it cost to install electric lights?"
Takumi said: "It's free."
Li Si looked at the craftsman in surprise: "Free again?"
Takumi said: "Yes."
Li Si asked warily: "Does this electric light need electricity? Do I have to pay for electricity?"
The craftsmen were all happy: "The Prime Minister is really very smart. But... the electricity bill is not expensive."
Li Si said: "It's not expensive, how much is it?"
The craftsmen said: "It's about the same as the phone bill."
Li Si snorted: "That seems... quite bearable."
So Li Si signed another contract.
As if they were worried that Li Si would regret it, the craftsmen installed everything for him within an hour.
Li Si looked at the lights hanging on the roof and the phone on the table, and suddenly felt...the money was well spent.
Even if you don't use it, it's pretty cool just to look at.
After the craftsmen left Li Si's house, they quickly went to another courtier's house.
They are now more convincing: Mr. Li Si has already installed a phone, why don’t you? Li Si has already installed electric lights, why don't you do it yet?
As more and more courtiers install telephones and lights, there will be less resistance to the next step.
Everyone has a phone, and if anything happens, it’s just a phone call away. Only you don't have it. You need servants to deliver the news. Isn't this backward?
By the time you know the news, the day lilies are cold.
As a result, courtiers installed telephones one after another.
After the courtiers installed telephones, wealthy businessmen in Xianyang City also installed telephones one after another.
Business people always like to imitate officials.
As a result, the electric light and telephone projects, which were originally progressing very slowly, were actually turned on within a few days.
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Li Xin found Li Shui and said, "Brother Huai, how did you come up with this idea? I'm really convinced."
Li Shui said: "Actually, this is just the general trend, and I just follow the trend."
"I have had a wish since childhood that there would be lights and telephones upstairs and downstairs. Now this wish has finally come true. I am very happy."
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "I have another question to ask."
He lowered his voice and said to Li Shui, "Are you still eavesdropping on this phone call?"
Li Shui shook his head and said to Li Xin: "This is your fault. How can I eavesdrop on my colleagues' phone calls?"
Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Li Shui said again: "As for whether His Majesty listened, I don't know."
Li Xin: "..."
He was a little speechless and said to Li Shui: "It's a good phone call, why did you invent eavesdropping? It makes everyone afraid to say anything."
Li Shui said: "You are wrong. Most of the court officials have no idea that they have been bugged, so they should say whatever they want. Brother Li, you are the only one who knew the truth too early, so you are a little reserved."
"Just get used to it in the future. Anyway, you don't intend to slander His Majesty, so what are you afraid of?"
Li Xin thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "That's true."
Then, Li Xin left.
After Li Xin left, Xiangli Zhu came out with two dark circles under his eyes.
She said to Li Shui: "Are you sick?"
Li Shui: "..."
Xianglizhu said: "The technology we invented is not for eavesdropping. Why do you want to tell His Majesty this?"
Li Shui said quietly: "If I don't tell His Majesty, do you think His Majesty will be so supportive of the phone promotion?"
Xiangli Zhu frowned: "But haven't you heard that it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river? If this matter is leaked, I'm afraid there will be an uproar."
Li Shui said: "So, you must quickly develop an anti-eavesdropping system. Otherwise, the political situation in Daqin will be unstable, and you are the only one asking."
Xianglizhu: "..."
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"Hello? Sister-in-law? I'm Li Xin. I want to talk to my sister." Li Xin shouted loudly on the other end of the phone.
This is what happens to people who call for the first time. They are afraid that the person on the other side cannot hear them, so they speak loudly.
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "I have another question to ask."
He lowered his voice and said to Li Shui, "Are you still eavesdropping on this phone call?"
Li Shui shook his head and said to Li Xin: "This is your fault. How can I eavesdrop on my colleagues' phone calls?"
Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Li Shui said again: "As for whether His Majesty listened, I don't know."
Li Xin: "..."
He was a little speechless and said to Li Shui: "It's a good phone call, why did you invent eavesdropping? It makes everyone afraid to say anything."
Li Shui said: "You are wrong. Most of the courtiers have no idea that they have been bugged, so they should say whatever they want. Brother Li, you are the only one who knew the truth too early, so you are a little reserved."
"Just get used to it in the future. Anyway, you don't intend to slander His Majesty, so what are you afraid of?"
Li Xin thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "That's true."
Then, Li Xin left.
After Li Xin left, Xiangli Zhu came out with two dark circles under his eyes.
She said to Li Shui: "Are you sick?"
Li Shui: "..."
Xianglizhu said: "The technology we invented is not for eavesdropping. Why do you want to tell His Majesty this?"
Li Shui said quietly: "If I don't tell His Majesty, do you think His Majesty will be so supportive of the phone promotion?"
Xiangli Zhu frowned: "But haven't you heard that it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river? If this matter is leaked, I'm afraid there will be an uproar."
Li Shui said: "So, you must quickly develop an anti-eavesdropping system. Otherwise, the political situation in Daqin will be unstable, and you are the only one asking."
Xianglizhu: "..."
…………
"Hello? Sister-in-law? I'm Li Xin. I want to talk to my sister." Li Xin shouted loudly on the other end of the phone.
This is what happens to people who call for the first time. They are afraid that the person on the other side cannot hear them, so they speak loudly.
Xiangli Zhu frowned: "But haven't you heard that it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river? If this matter is leaked, I'm afraid there will be an uproar."
Li Shui said: "So, you must quickly develop an anti-eavesdropping system. Otherwise, the political situation in Daqin will be unstable, and you are the only one asking."
Xianglizhu: "..."
…………
"Hello? Sister-in-law? I'm Li Xin. I want to talk to my sister." Li Xin shouted loudly on the other end of the phone.
This is what happens to people who call for the first time. They are afraid that the person on the other side cannot hear them, so they speak loudly.
Xiangli Zhu frowned: "But haven't you heard that it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river? If this matter is leaked, I'm afraid there will be an uproar."
Li Shui said: "So, you must quickly develop an anti-eavesdropping system. Otherwise, the political situation in Daqin will be unstable, and you are the only one asking."
Xianglizhu: "..."
…………
"Hello? Sister-in-law? I'm Li Xin. I want to talk to my sister." Li Xin shouted loudly on the other end of the phone.
This is what happens to people who call for the first time. They are afraid that the person on the other side cannot hear them, so they speak loudly.
This is what happens to people who call for the first time. They are afraid that the person on the other side cannot hear them, so they speak loudly.
