Iron Dynasty

Qingzhou.

With the first snow, the winter came suddenly, but unlike the countless dark and cold nights in previous years, today's Qingzhou has become a city that never sleeps.

On the road leading to the imperial city, there is a tall street lamp every 20 meters, and the bright light makes the road like daytime.

In addition to the main road, street lamps are also built on other streets, and the light is continuous with light.

On both sides of the street are commercial shops and residential buildings. With the popularity of electricity in Qingzhou, every household in Qingzhou is now shrouded in the light of incandescent lamps.

In this light, business activities in Qingzhou are still hot at night, and shops of all sizes are crowded with people, a prosperous scene.

Royal study.

Xiao Ming and the cabinet ministers are all there. It is already eight o'clock in the evening. According to reason, they should all be at home now.

But it was a different day for them, because immediately after the wire telegraph, another vital means of communication for the Empire was to be officially put into use.

It's already eight o'clock, why hasn't the sound been heard yet? Pang Yukun paced back and forth, impatiently waiting.

Zhan Xingchang's face was full of anticipation, If this call is really that magical, it would be worth waiting a while longer.

Xiao Ming was sitting in a chair with a 19th century telephone set in front of him. A telephone line went from the imperial study to the outside.

After the popularization of the wired telegraph in the important cities of the empire, the telephone, an important product of the nineteenth century, was also born under the efforts of scientific researchers.

With magnets, rubber diaphragms and gaskets, it's not a problem to manufacture the receivers needed for phones.

In terms of principle, the telephone is similar to the wired telegraph, and both use electrical signals, so while laying the wired telegraph, Xiao Ming instructed to bury several wires in order to prepare for the call today.

After all, he comes from the modern age and stands tall, so he always prepares for the future during construction, so as to avoid unnecessary construction again.

Jingle Bell……

Just when everyone was restless, the phone in front of Xiao Ming suddenly rang.

Xiao Ming looked at everyone with a smile, and he said, Come on, let's witness this historical moment together.

After all, he picked up the phone.

I'm Xiao Ming, let me report the phone call now. Xiao Ming said.

On the other end of the phone was He Dong, who was now the director of the Imperial Telecommunications Division, and he was in charge of both wired telegraphy and wireless telegraphy, as well as current calls.

He was immediately excited when he heard the name, Your Majesty, the lower official is now reporting to you in Dengzhou. After the test, the wired phone is now officially connected.

Very good, when you come back, I will take care of you personally. Xiao Ming showed a strong smile on his face.

Thank you, Your Majesty. He Dong said excitedly.

The voice of the phone clearly reached the ears of Pang Yukun and the others, which shocked them. Fiji said, Your Majesty, can the old minister say a few words?

Of course. Xiao Ming said with a smile, he was much calmer about this kind of thing than others, after all, these are just pediatrics in modern times.

Handing over the phone, Fiji said impatiently, I'm Fiji, are you He Dong?

It's me? He Dong wanted to laugh inexplicably on the other end of the phone.

Fiji praised at this time: It's really a magical thing...

Before he could finish speaking, Pang Yukun and others rushed up, and they couldn't wait. Fiji could only watch his phone being robbed by one and the other.

Compared with the excitement of everyone, Xiao Ming was happy but also a little bit painful. Whether it was wired telegrams or telephone calls, they consumed a lot of rubber and copper in the empire, which were all real money.

In addition, the routes between important cities need to be constructed for hundreds of miles. In order to extend the communication distance of the telephone, it is necessary to build a relay station to expand the signal. This is a lot of investment.

However, compared with the timeliness of the phone call, he felt that the investment was worth it, because he no longer had to worry about war in the north, and he would not receive the news until a month later.

With the phone, he could get telegrams from the frontier and give instructions in an instant.

In addition, the breakthrough of wired telephone technology has made battlefield telephone possible. In the future foreign wars of the empire, commanders can command troops at all levels through the telephone.

How is it? Is it fresh enough? Xiao Ming asked after waiting for ten minutes.

At this time, Pang Yukun and others were still excited. Pang Yukun said, I didn't expect this science and technology to have such a miraculous function. Now the empire can really transmit sound across thousands of miles.

Thinking back to more than ten years ago, we didn't dare to imagine that there would be such a miraculous thing. We didn't expect that under the emperor's governance, these could not be realized one by one. Fiji said: The old minister thought that the future of scientific research The investment has to be greatly increased.”

To a certain point, other cabinet ministers also hold the same idea. To them, rejuvenating the country through science and technology is definitely not an empty talk.

What Xiao Ming wanted was this effect. Compared to telegrams, the telephone was more intimidating now, so he deliberately left them until late in order to let them feel the power of the telephone as soon as possible.

Ge Yiren's expression was a little complicated. He said, So, in the future, if the emperor wants to know what happened to the people, he only needs to make a phone call and ask?

Of course. Xiao Ming smiled deeply, I used to stay in this palace compound all day to handle government affairs. If I want to know the real situation outside, I can only look at your memorials, but now it's different, I can be outside. With countless pairs of eyes.

This... this is really going to Emperor Herxi. Ge Yiren said humbly.

This is also an invisible shock to the ears of other cabinet ministers. With this call, the emperor's control of the empire will be more direct and effective.

Even he can sit in the palace and directly mobilize the army thousands of miles away to enter the King Qin of Beijing, and it only takes an instant.

I have to say that with the telephone and telegraph, it will be more difficult for the empire to cause chaos, and even if there is chaos, it will probably be settled in a period of time.

Congratulations, Your Majesty! His Majesty! The other eight said in unison.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. In fact, he was also very proud this time. Because of his precautions, the telephone did not need to be laid out like a wired telegraph. After the success of this experiment, the domestic telephone can be put into use soon.

However, despite the official phone call, there are still many places that need to be installed, and this is what He Dong will do next.

Thinking of this, he said to Pang Yukun: You immediately give an order to let all provinces cooperate with He Dong to assemble the phone, and at the same time inform them of the function and use of the phone.

Yes, Your Majesty. Pang Yukun said excitedly, he was looking forward to the popularization of telephone in the empire.