Although the current TV set is a huge problem in terms of cost, it is simply impossible to give up the development of TV sets.

Needless to say, rearview TV is so important to people that who wouldn't want to watch a movie or TV with their family in their spare time?

Of course, this has to be in your spare time. If there is no guarantee that people have enough free time after work, buying a TV is simply to have a TV, not to watch TV.

Now it seems that if TV is to be truly popularized in thousands of households, it is simply impossible without decades of improvement.

The good news, however, is that Australasia has already achieved much of the popularity of radio and radio, which is just in time for the development of television sets for a while longer and for radio to make more profits.

"Let's start with small-scale production. Mr. Baird. The improvement of the TV set cannot be stopped, and I am optimistic that this guy will replace the position of the radio and become the first choice for people's home appliances. After thinking about it, Arthur commanded.

There are still a lot of middle-class and wealthy people in Australasia, and these people are the real consumers of TV today.

It just so happens that the TV can also be used as a prize to reward those who have contributed, and by the way, it can also increase the popularity of the TV set.

Anyway, it's not a loss,It's still necessary to occupy the TV market in advance,After all, brand and popularity are the guarantee of the market in an industry。

"I'm hoping to get the production cost of TV sets below $100 as soon as possible, and to make movies as stable as possible, which is the key to making this guy accessible to more households." Arthur said with a smile.

There must be enough profit between the cost and the selling price, which also means that at the current cost, people may have to spend 3 to 5 years of income to buy a TV.

If the production cost can be reduced to less than 100 Australian dollars, there is hope that the TV market will expand in a short period of time.

After all, the purpose of TV is only to show movies. Compared to the cost of more than $100, why don't people go to the cinema to watch cheaper movies?

More than 100 Australian dollars is enough to take your family to see it dozens of times, and it is much more cost-effective to watch it than to buy a TV.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The high cost of TV is the biggest problem of current TV,In fact, as long as the cost can be reduced,The current TV has met Arthur's requirements。

After all, the real popularity of television in history was not until after World War II, even if the birth time of television in history was this year and next year, but the development time of more than 20 years actually proves that the current TV in history is not as good as the current research results in Australasia.

As soon as Arthur returned from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Foreign Secretary Dazzle hurriedly asked for an audience and brought the news that Arthur was very surprised: "A large-scale rebellion has broken out in the Dutch East Indies!" ”

The reason for Arthur's surprise is that the current Dutch East Indies are only left with the islands of Java, Sumatra and most of Borneo, and the distance between these three islands is not very far, and the pressure to control these lands is much less than that of the entire Dutch East Indies before.

The size of the Dutch colonial army had not been reduced, so how could it be that even the smaller Dutch East Indies could not be controlled?

It wasn't until he heard Foreign Secretary Dazzle's explanation that Arthur nodded and understood the current situation of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands, the former sea coachman, is now a second-rate country in Europe, and even to put it bluntly, it is already a third-rate country.

After Australasia invaded part of the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch had no choice but to increase their exploitation of the indigenous East Indies again to maintain a balance in their income in the East Indies.

This made the natives of the Dutch East Indies very dissatisfied, and a rebellion broke out even worse than before.

At this time, the rebellion was still under control for the Dutch government, after all, the Netherlands was a European country, and it was easy to suppress the indigenous rebellion.

But since the First World War, countries have been facing serious economic problems. Although the Netherlands was not a belligerent in World War I, the Netherlands' economic problems were also quite serious.

The Germans suffered huge economic losses after World War I, which also severely affected the industry and economy of the Netherlands.

In order to keep the economy of the Netherlands, the Dutch could only once again set their sights on the tens of millions of natives in the Dutch East Indies, and even more frantically squeezed the natives to alleviate the domestic economic problems.

This oppression led to a shared discontent among colonial settlers and natives. The Dutch East Indies were just colonies, to put it bluntly, and the treatment of the Dutch here was very different from that of the native Dutch.

The Dutch raised their taxes to include both Dutch and Dutch-Turkish people in the Dutch East Indies, which naturally caused discontent among those Dutch, and even small demonstrations broke out.

Actually, that's nothing, and what country doesn't have some marches? The colonial government was also more polite to these purebred Dutchmen, and it was the kind words that persuaded these Dutchmen to give up the march.

But the Dutch march gave hope to the natives, who felt that the colonial government was weakened by this time.

Led by a mestizo with different motives, the natives of the Dutch East Indies also marched and even went on strike in some mines and factories to revolt against the colonial government's harsh taxes and cruel policies.

The mestizos fanned the flames, and the number of indigenous people participating in the march exceeded hundreds of thousands in a short period of time, directly threatening the rule of the colonial government.

This, naturally, caused discontent from the Dutch colonial government. After all, the Dutch are not the same as the natives.

No one can afford to take the risk of slaughtering their fellow citizens, but there is no risk in slaughtering the natives, and even if the march is quelled, it will be praised at home.

With this in mind, the Dutch colonial government launched a brutal crackdown on the demonstrations in the Dutch East Indies, and forcibly repelled two large-scale demonstrations by force.

The crackdowns killed at least thousands of indigenous people and wounded at least tens of thousands. This treatment, which was completely different from the Dutch demonstrations, made the indigenous and mestizo people very unhappy, and the demonstrations intensified, and even held a full-scale strike in some cities.

A large number of natives began to storm some of the colonies' cities, and even managed to grab a city's arsenal.

It also gave hope to the natives, who believed that the current Dutch government was weakened and that it was time for the Dutch East Indies to become independent from the brutal rule of the Dutch.

In the Dutch East Indies, the number of marches and strikes in the Dutch East Indies has exceeded a million, and the number of armed rebellions has reached tens of thousands.

This is no longer something that the current Dutch East Indies government can control, the current Dutch East Indies still have tens of millions of natives, and if they really unite to resist Dutch rule, even if the Dutch kingdom tries its best, it may not be able to suppress the indigenous rebellion.

But it's also inevitable. The Europeans' disregard for the lives of the natives meant that it was impossible for the natives to submit to European rule.

It's good that the country is strong, and these natives will also admit it. As soon as a country like the Dutch went into decline, these natives would do everything they could to break away from Dutch rule.

"What's the reaction of the Dutch at the moment?" Arthur asked with a slight curiosity.

The current situation is tricky for even the Kingdom of the Netherlands to deal with, and Arthur is curious about what the Dutch will do next.

After all, the Dutch East Indies was also a colony of three large islands with tens of millions of natives, and the distance from Australasia was also very close, and Arthur said that it was impossible not to be impressed.

Perhaps this is also the best opportunity for Australasia to intervene in the Dutch East Indies, and even to get the whole of the Dutch East Indies from the Netherlands through an exchange of interests.

The second watch, ask for a monthly pass, ask for support!

Tomorrow will continue with two shifts.

(End of chapter)