Zhu Di seems to have roughly understood.

But I seem to understand a loneliness.

Zhang Anshi's words, he can understand.

For example, how to decipher words with numbers.

And the problem is that there is still no way to solve the countless doubts generated by Zhu Di when this number deciphers the text.

Zhu Di is a pragmatist, and he doesn't like to play tricks.

This is also the reason why he is not interested in Confucianism.

Because Confucianism has been continuously perfected for more than a thousand years, it has always been able to summarize a set of seemingly impeccable theories.

However, no matter how good the theory is, it is useless.

So Zhu Di said bluntly: "How did you pass on the news?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "In the past few months, the minister has laid a line, which is from Ganzhou Mansion in Jiangxi Province to Nanjing City ......."

Zhu Di said: "Line? ”

Zhang Anshi took the lacquer line and handed it to Zhu Di to see, Zhu Di looked at it carefully, and didn't feel any difference.

Zhang Anshi said: "This wire is not simple, it is made of copper wire drawing, Your Majesty, if it was a few years earlier, this copper and iron want to draw wire, but it is not easy." Fortunately, in recent years, the skills of various mechanical workshops have soared, and this is it...... It is the result of the efforts of many senior craftsmen and countless researchers of the Academy of Sciences for several years. ”

Listening to Zhang Anshi say that it was not easy, Zhu Di stared at this thing more seriously, as if he wanted to find out its magic from the details.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Originally, these things were originally used to build barbed wire, and the demand for this barbed wire was quite great in various feudal countries, and it was very effective against the natives in wartime. After this improvement, this copper wire can be made, and in addition, the outside is insulated with insulating paint. ”

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "In fact, since last year, the minister has ordered people to develop this kind of wire, and a batch of them has been produced, but it is just ...... At that time, I didn't expect the telegraph to be so useful. ”

Zhang Anshi is indeed interested in electricity, but what he has always wanted is to be able to light the first lamp in his palace, but it's a pity...... Although a lot of money was secretly invested in this large-scale power generation device, it finally landed, but there was no eyebrow.

Who knew that there was no way out of doubt, and the willows and flowers were bright and another village, but this thing could come in handy in telegraphy.

Zhang Anshi continued: "This line, a few months ago, was laid directly along the railway, and after arriving at Ganzhou Mansion, the minister temporarily took this Ganzhou Mansion as a transit, teaching the people of Jinyi Guard, sending and receiving news from Ganzhou Mansion, temporarily using this Ganzhou Mansion as an information collection center, but where there is news from the south to the north, once it arrives in Ganzhou, if it is urgent, it will be sent directly to the minister. ”

"As for the news of Annan and other places, it is likely that after their fast horses arrive in Ganzhou, they can be conveyed to the capital immediately, therefore, if other people report quickly, even if they arrive in Ganzhou Mansion, this Ganzhou Mansion is still a few days away from the capital, not to mention, Jiangxi is mountainous, and the fast horses need continuous relay power, which also takes a lot of time, so it ...... Often, the information from Annan or other places, on the minister's side, can be as fast as ten days, and as few as three or five days. ”

Zhu Di frowned, looked left and right at the lacquer line, and couldn't help but say, "That's it, sitting here...... Long press this copper button to send a message? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Exactly." ”

Zhu Di said: "Pass it to me." ”

Zhang Anshi instructed the young people: "Send a message to Ganzhou and ask about the weather." ”

After hearing this, one of them took out the post book, and then wrote down a note, on which only the word 'weather' was written briefly, and then found the code through the post book, and handed it to the person who sent the report, and the person who sent the report began to send the report.

Zhu Di was silent, only walked around a few laps with his hands behind his back.

After a stick of incense, all of a sudden, the bell connected to the radio began to ring.

Immediately, the charcoal attached to the copper sheet began to tap the pad paper continuously.

Then, black dots and long strips were left on the pad paper.

Zhu Di looked at the freshness and looked at it carefully for a long time.

On the other side, someone had already torn off the pad paper, and after a while, the symbol was deciphered.

"Sunny, no rain."

Zhu Di: "......"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, in fact...... There are still many places here, which are not perfect, to put it bluntly, all of this, after all, still requires a lot of manpower and material resources to go in, so that it can be continuously improved, and finally ...... Increase efficiency. But right now, this alone is a thousand times faster than the current fast horse transmission. In Chen's opinion, it is not difficult to make such a thing, but the difficulty lies in ......"

Zhu Di was silent, he and Zhang Anshi were completely two minds.

Zhu Di is still immersed in the fact that there is such a thing in the world that only appears in myths.

However, Zhang Anshi's mind is that the structure of this thing is too simple, and he really wants to derive this telegraph and even this electromagnet into the functions of power generation, wireless transmission and even sound receiving, but in fact, it needs a huge industry around it.

Only millions of workers with food and clothing will have math children who will begin to learn about electromagnets, electricity, and machinery, and there will be countless smart people who will enter this system and continue to study and improve, not to mention, hundreds of thousands of maintenance and maintenance personnel.

And when there are countless people in this world who begin to rely on this to conduct business or deliver information through this convenient messaging, then ...... No one in the world will be able to go back.

Therefore, it does not matter whether the structure is simple or not, even if there are many problems that need to be improved.

It's important to start working on this now.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

Zhu Di came back to his senses, and at this time, he had just returned to reality, his face was already red, and he stared at Zhang Anshi tightly: "You say, I listen." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister thinks that a telegraph office should be set up under the post department. In addition, it is necessary to set up a joint telegraph firm to prepare a large-scale investment to spread this telegraph everywhere in the world, even ...... If conditions permit, it can even be extended to all feudal towns. ”

Zhu Di asked directly: "How much silver do you need?" ”

Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, "The cost is incalculable, but ...... The minister thought that this money could be used to raise funds. ”

Zhu Di seemed to think of something, his eyes widened slightly, and he said: "Just like what the Qing family just said, teach major businessmen to become shareholders?" ”

Zhang Anshi nodded: "Information is of course important to the imperial court, but it is also the same for merchants, whoever has the information will be invincible." ”

Zhu Di said with doubts: "I'm only afraid, they may not be willing to spend this money." ”

Regarding this problem, Zhang Anshi was calm, and said with a smile: "The minister has no choice but to endure the humiliation, first in this exchange, and then earn more silver, and set an example for everyone." ”

Zhu Di: "......"

At this time, Zhang Anshi's bright eyes flashed a trace of cunning, and said: "The minister thinks, for now, it is better not to leak the news, you need to wait another month or two, now outside, there are rumors flying all over the sky, this is actually a good phenomenon, this kind of thing, in fact, let everyone talk more about it, the more people who talk, the more people in the world pay attention to, and in the future, when the imperial court is preparing to build a telegraph office, everyone will know more about the power of this telegram, and at that time, who is willing not to pay money?" ”

After a pause, he said confidently: "Even if you don't pay for the construction now, wait until the future, you will have to ...... Isn't the business of this telegram, and the merchant houses still want to give money obediently? ”

Zhu Di pondered seriously for a long time, and for a while, he couldn't find a loophole in Zhang Anshi's words.

You say he's favoritism, but what he says is true and reasonable. The more people pay attention to such matters, the more people will know the power of the telegraph, and the more beneficial it will be for the preparation of telegraphs in various states and counties in the future.

But you can say that he is iron-faced and selfless, but you can't talk about it, this guy ...... Some time ago, I had earned a lot of money by this, and now I still want to continue to cover the news and make a lot of money, which is really black-hearted.

Zhu Di suddenly smiled and said, "Zhang Qing...... Do you have enough money in your hand, but if not? You can also take some out of my internal money, not only to teach the world's businessmen a lesson, but also to help you. ”

Hu Guang: "......"

Others are numb.

Originally, when Hu Guang heard this, he was surprised that there was really such a treasure in the world, and he was greatly relieved, it turned out that his son was just Zhang Anshishun who made a fortune. If you have gained wealth, once you announce it in the future, the people of the world will be blameless, and it can be described as fame and fortune.

Just when he felt that he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Anshi's side wanted to cover the news, but His Majesty didn't stop it, but even helped out.

He Hu Guang is not as naïve as thoroughly, after all, he is a cabinet scholar, and he immediately thought of the key to this!

Is it so easy to take the money from within? If the money is taken, is it a loan or an investment?

If it is considered investment, then it means that how much Zhang Anshi and others earn, they must be returned according to the profits.

His Majesty is the blackest-hearted one.

Of course, Hu Guang could only silently complain in his heart, and these words could not be put out.

Of course, Zhang Anshi also understood the meaning of this, so he said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, in fact, earlier, the minister also considered this issue, but later, ...... But I thought otherwise, after all, this matter ...... Although it can be regarded as justifiable, it is ...... after all Or compete with the people! ”

"In the future, if the truth is revealed, the ministers will be fine, although it is reasonable, but it will inevitably be said that some people will use this matter to collect some money. But if you teach people to know that the palace is also involved, it will inevitably affect the holy reputation. So...... I thought it was ...... At this time, it is better not to bother the palace. ”

Zhang Anshi said that the love was sincere, but it was also said in the past.

Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but then, he cleaned up his mood, but cheered up: "What Zhang Qing said is not unreasonable, even so, I will not mix, Qing and others should also pay attention to it, don't exhaust the fish, I will give you a month, and a month later......... That is, the will will be clearly issued, as for today's affairs, the secretaries must not leak it, and those who violate it will be punished as deceitful kings. ”

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Di was still in a very good mood at this time, and he continued with a red face: "This time, many things have been solved. Yes, who made these things? ”

Zhang Anshile said hehehe: "Qixia Research Institute, led by Xu Jingchang and others, hundreds of people up and down, it took a year or two of hard work to be considered perfect. ”

"The boy?" Zhu Di was actually a little surprised.

This Xu Jingchang is Zhu Di's nephew, not to mention that this guy's father Xu Zengshou, as Zhu Di's brother-in-law, was killed by the Jianwen court at that time because he supported Zhu Di during the Jing disaster.

Therefore, in the past, Zhu Di also took great care of this nephew. But later, after Xu Jingchang followed Zhang Anshi to do things, Zhu Di rarely cared about Xu Jingchang's news, and at this time, after being reminded by Zhang Anshi, he suddenly remembered and couldn't help laughing: "Where is this guy now, summoning him?" ”

Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "He led more than a dozen partners, and he has been living in the palace all these days, just to test this telegram, collect problems, and make improvements." However, on weekdays, they mostly go out by day and night, but they are afraid that they are still resting, so the minister ordered someone to invite them. ”

When Xu Jingchang appeared in front of Zhu Di, Zhu Di was almost unrecognizable.

He seemed to be a lot more mature, and his face was no longer as naïve as before, as if he had some bad eyes, so he put on a glass glass.

"Minister Xu Jingchang, I have seen Your Majesty." Xu Jingchang saluted in a proper manner.

Zhu Di looked up and down, and couldn't help but say: "On weekdays, the dragon always sees the head but not the tail, but when I see you today, I don't recognize it." This time...... You've made this a great achievement......"

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, this is the idea put forward by His Royal Highness the King of Song, and most of the principles have been explained, and the ministers are just to improve and improve, to say that it is not good, in fact, it is to try to produce some finished products, conduct tests again and again, and determine a most worrying plan, and then, test again and again, find out the problems in the testing process, and continue to improve." ”

"The mechanical, electromagnetic, and material science involved in this telegram cannot be done by one person, but the minister can be regarded as taking the lead, and in terms of credit, it is also the result of hundreds of people up and down."

Xu Jingchang is not happy at all.

It's very humble.

Of course, on the one hand, he is now obsessed with research, and he knows that if he wants to continue to lead everyone in this direction, it will not be possible not to give everyone a little sweetness.

On the other hand, as a hereditary prince, he really doesn't necessarily take these credits in his eyes, to put it mildly, what is this?

After hearing this, Zhu Di bowed his head with satisfaction and said, "So, how should I reward you?" ”

"It's easy." Xu Jingchang said very directly: "Give the silver, give more funds!" Now the research institute, the most lacking is funding, to recruit manpower, is not simple, ordinary salaries, can only recruit ordinary people, to recruit talents, this cost is not small. ”

After thinking for a while, he continued: "In addition, there are also many instruments specially customized from the workshop, which are specially customized for research and experiments, and the minister has always wanted to expand the research institute, set up the electromagnetic institute, the material institute, and the original machinery and other institutes, which also need to be expanded. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but say: "This is easy to do, these silver...... I give. ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but say: "On the minister's side, in fact, I also find a way to invite the owners of major commercial banks to have some discussions with the people of the research institute, etc., in fact, it is also to solve the problem of funding, so that they can communicate with each other, and maybe they can cooperate with each other." It is impossible for the research institute to work behind closed doors, and many projects must have actual output to be successful. ”

Zhu Di nodded thoughtfully, and continued: "In my opinion, those who have achieved this work should also be crowned as a school official, and this matter can be managed by the Ministry of Education." ”

After that, Zhu Di glanced at Xie Jin: "Xie Qing must have a charter." ”

Xie Jin said: "Obey." ”

After a pause, Xie Jin said: "His Royal Highness King Song said that he does not build cars behind closed doors, and the ministers also feel a lot, the so-called reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, this research institute up and down, occasionally every three or five times, teach them to walk around, maybe for them, can be inspired." ”

Zhu Di glanced at Xie Jin: "Xie Qing is ...... Want to hire someone to Java? ”

"It's just a travel...... Xie Jin's face is not red, and his heart is not beating: "The minister has no other meaning." ”

Zhu Di bowed: "You draft the charter first." ”

"Yes."

Zhu Di immediately said: "Don't worry about the gossip outside, everyone does their own thing and does their own thing." ”

Then he glanced at Zhang Anshi deeply and said: "Zhang Qing is really my son's room, with Zhang Qing here, even if I die now, I can have no worries." ”

Zhang Anshi hurriedly wanted to say something.

Zhu Di put his hand on Zhang Anshi's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Protect your head, your head, but baby, is very expensive." If you have any such thoughts in the future...... But I can talk to you...... I will be your backer, don't always hide it, so as not to breed misunderstandings. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Actually, when it comes to ideas, there are still a lot of ministers, but they are just ...... But they all need the cooperation of the research institute, but what the Guogong just said is right, at present, with the deepening of research, the research institute has already subdivided many disciplines, and the number of these hundreds of people alone is still too small, even if you have an idea and want to practice, it is not easy. To put it bluntly, there is no pie that falls from the sky in this world, and without input, there is absolutely no output. ”

Zhu Di smiled with interest: "Then give the silver, I will give as much as you want, what else does Zhang Qing have in mind?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Anshi searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "I have to think about it again, and I will go to the research institute in a few days to take a good trip and take a look...... Can there be any inspiration. ”

(End of chapter)