When Ang Lee arrived at the main entrance of Daming Palace, two telegraphs and dozens of subordinates were waiting there for Ang Lee to make his grand entrance.
Because these two transmitters were too big and luxurious, they immediately attracted the attention of the passersby and merchants on the street. Many people unconsciously stopped and stood not far away to look carefully and whisper to each other. There were also some bold people who ran over to ask about the situation, then retreated and told the news to the people who didn't know the situation.
The telegraphs weren't a secret and would be made public sooner or later. Therefore, the technician in charge of transportation didn't hide the matter and told the surrounding people about it. He also asked the people to hurry up and not block the road.
But the people who knew the truth wouldn't leave so easily. It wasn't easy for them to see such a rare thing. If they didn't take a few more glances, how could they live up to themselves? Therefore, they stayed and the crowd grew bigger and bigger. In this regard, the technician in charge of guarding the machines was helpless.
"Assistant Minister Li is here. Assistant Minister Li is here. Make way, make way."
Seeing that Ang Lee had finally arrived, most of the technicians surrounded Ang Lee and greeted him.
"Why are there so many people gathered here? The street is almost blocked. Hurry up, move the machines into the palace. Hurry up."
Ang Lee opened his mouth and gave the order.
Because there were too many people gathered at the entrance of Daming Palace, if they didn't hurry up and move the machines in, there would be more people gathered at the entrance and it would be bad if they blocked the road.
The technicians came early, so the ministers in the morning court also saw the machines. Driven by curiosity, they all stopped and asked. After getting a satisfactory answer, they stayed for a while and left. They didn't dare to delay the business.
"There's nothing to see. Let's go, let's go."
After Ang Lee and the machines entered the palace, the guards in charge of guarding the palace began to drive the people at the entrance away and let them leave quickly.
"Assistant Minister Li, where are these two machines being transported?"
A technician asked.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and replied, "One will be placed in the Hongwen Building and the other will be brought directly to Zichen Palace. Let's go! Remember, you must be fast and connect the wires. Perform in front of His Majesty. You can't make any mistakes. "
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li. I understand."
The subordinate opened his mouth and replied.
The machines only needed to be placed in the designated location. There was no need to spend energy to assemble them. The only thing to do was to connect the two machines with wires.
Although the distance from the Hongwen Museum to the Zichen Palace wasn't very far, it wasn't close either. It was estimated to be at least a few hundred to a thousand steps away. Although such a distance couldn't fully reflect the value of the telegraph machine, the purpose of the experiment was to verify the technology. It didn't need to be used in the two places of the Daming Palace. Otherwise, it would really be meaningless. In Li An's opinion, the telegraph machine would only be meaningful if it was at least fifty miles away. If it was a distance that could be reached quickly by horse, the telegraph machine would only be a decoration.
Therefore, after verifying the technology of the telegraph machine, the later use would be based on cities. For example, connecting a wire between Chang 'an and Luoyang would allow news from Chang' an City to be transmitted to Luoyang City at an extremely fast speed. This was even faster than taking a train. Only then would the significance be great.
Ang Lee and the ministers arrived a little early. When Ang Lee entered Zichen Palace, the Emperor hadn't arrived yet. However, all the ministers had arrived, except for the Emperor.
Because they were full of curiosity about the telegraph machine, when Ang Lee brought the machine into Zichen Palace, the ministers all gathered around. Pairs of curious eyes looked like children.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is the machine that can transmit news thousands of miles away?
Chen Xilie walked over, his face full of blooming chrysanthemum flowers.
Ang Lee didn't answer. He only nodded in satisfaction. This was enough.
"Aiya! This is a good thing! Good thing! How do we transmit the news! Assistant Minister Li, can you demonstrate? "
"Yes! Yes! Let us see it first. "
"Assistant Minister Li, what are you waiting for? Demonstrate it! "
All the ministers were interested. They were very eager to see how the telegraph machine transmitted the news with their own eyes.
Ang Lee smiled and waved his hand, "No hurry, no hurry. His Majesty hasn't arrived yet. It won't be too late to demonstrate it when His Majesty arrives."
"Then you can at least reveal a little first! How can this box transmit news thousands of miles away?
Chen Xilie took the lead to ask again.
Yang Guozhong looked at the wires that extended from the telegraph machine and guessed, "There's a wire here. Compared to the telegraph machine, it transmits news through wires! It's really incredible to use a wire to transmit news thousands of miles away. "
The other ministers also discovered that there was indeed a wire that connected to the outside. However, they didn't know where it led to.
"It's not that I don't want to say it. It's just that the principle of the telegraph machine is too complicated. I can't explain it clearly in a short time. When His Majesty arrives later, I'll have to say it again. I really can't bear to be punished twice."
Ang Lee shook his head gently and didn't want to say anything more.
Ang Lee carried a large machine to the Zichen Palace. Such important news naturally reached the Emperor's ears very quickly.
Li Longji, who originally planned to linger for a while, quickly got up happily when he heard that Ang Lee had completed the machine. Ang Lee wasn't even willing to eat breakfast. He only ate a few mouthfuls under the strong request of the imperial concubine. Then, he couldn't wait to head to the Zichen Palace.
"Saburo, I also want to take a look."
The Emperor hadn't gone far when the imperial concubine chased after him. Driven by curiosity, Yang Yuhuan also wanted to see what the telegraph machine looked like.
"The Zichen Palace is a place to discuss state affairs. It's not appropriate for my beloved concubine to go. It's better not to go!"
Li Longji said.
"Saburo, I'll just take a look from afar. I can't not enter the palace. I'll just stand in the wall."
Yang Yuhuan requested again.
"How can I bear to let my beloved concubine stand in the wall?"
The Emperor seemed to be in a difficult position.
"It's okay. I just want to take a look."
Yang Yuhuan continued to insist.
"Well! Since the imperial concubine is so insistent, I'll have to trouble you. "
Li Longji had no choice but to agree.
"My beloved subjects, there's no need to be so courteous."
The Emperor had just arrived. Seeing that the officials were about to salute, he waved his hand and excused the officials from saluting. Because he was eager to see the machine Li An had invented, he could already turn a blind eye to these formalities.
"Your Majesty, I finally lived up to your expectations and developed the telegraph machine. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Ang Lee said.
Li Longji took a few steps forward and looked at the huge telegraph machine. He said, "My beloved subject, this big guy is the telegraph machine. It can send messages thousands of miles away?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Is that so?"
Ang Lee said affirmatively.
Li Longji was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "How do we send messages? Why don't you demonstrate it? "
"Your Majesty, the telegraph machine needs a transmitter and a receiver to transmit messages. It's a transmission between two telegraph machines. This is only one of them. The other identical telegraph machine is in the Chong Wen Museum. These two telegraph machines are connected by wires and the messages are transmitted through these wires. Your Majesty, what instructions do you have to pass to the Hongwen Museum?"
Ang Lee said.
Li Longji thought for a moment and said, "Tell the Hongwen Museum to send a copy of the Imperial College to Zichen Palace immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ang Lee replied and personally picked up a brush and wrote, "His Majesty's decree, the Hongwen Museum is to send a copy of the Imperial College to Zichen Palace immediately."
After writing, he handed it to the technician in charge of sending the message and asked him to send the Emperor's decree immediately.
After the technician looked at it, he immediately began to send it out. Li Longji and the ministers were dumbfounded when they saw this.
According to the movies and TV series of the future, the person sending the telegram would be sitting. However, in the palace, the Emperor and the ministers were still standing. How could the person sending the telegram sit down? Therefore, Ang Lee tactfully asked the technician to send the telegram while standing. After all, sending the telegram had little to do with standing or sitting. It wasn't like they were sending it non-stop. Standing for a while wouldn't be too tiring.
"Just by pressing a few buttons like this, the Hongwen Museum will receive my decree?"
Li Longji was puzzled. He felt that it was too unbelievable.
The ministers in the hall were also in disbelief. They really couldn't understand how a message could be sent to another place by casually pressing a button. This was too amazing. It was far beyond their understanding.
Ang Lee smiled and nodded. "Your Majesty, don't worry. The people in the room didn't move. When the people from the Hongwen Museum send the book from the Imperial College over, we will be able to prove it."
At this moment, it wasn't time to explain. Ang Lee also didn't want to explain the principle. Only by letting the Emperor and the ministers see the results and then explaining the principle would the effect be better.
"Alright, I have plenty of time. I'll just wait."
Li Longji walked towards his Dragon Throne and prepared to sit and wait. After all, he was quite old. It would be very tiring to keep standing.
"Assistant Minister Li, the Hongwen Museum has replied."
The technician quickly received the reply. After checking for a moment, he wrote a few words on a white paper and handed it to Ang Lee.
Li Longji hadn't reached the Dragon Throne when he heard the news. He quickly walked back.
"Your Majesty, the Hongwen Museum's scholars are already on their way. The book from the Imperial College will be sent to Your Majesty's hands soon."
Ang Lee said respectfully.
"Oh, let me see."
Li Longji picked up the paper in Ang Lee's hand. When he saw the reply from the Hongwen Museum, he immediately became excited.
"The Hongwen Museum isn't far from the Zichen Palace Hall. There are quite a number of young people in the Hongwen Museum. If they jog over, they should be here soon."
Chen Xilie said.
Yang Guozhong didn't say anything. His eyes unconsciously looked outside the Great Hall. As long as the people from the Hongwen Museum arrived, he would immediately notice. He was also looking forward to and was curious about this machine.
As for Yang Yuhuan, who was quietly hiding in the wall, even though she had suffered a little, she was satisfied as long as she could see the telegraph machine. She also wanted to know if this telegraph machine really had such a magical function.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Imperial College is here."
A young scholar from the Hongwen Museum held the book of the Imperial College in both hands and jogged towards the Zichen Palace Hall. He was slightly out of breath.
"Come in."
Li Longji let the scholar in and picked up the book of the Imperial College in his hand.
At this point, no one in the Zichen Palace Hall doubted the magical ability of the telegraph machine to transmit information. Everyone was very surprised and immediately realized the importance of this advanced machine to the Tang Empire.
"The Zichen Palace Hall is not very far from the Hongwen Museum. If the other telegraph machine is thousands of miles away, can the message really be transmitted? Also, wouldn't it require a wire that is thousands of miles long? "
Yang Guozhong asked.
Ang Lee replied, "The telegraph machine can't be separated from the wire. If the other machine is thousands of miles away, it does require a wire that is thousands of miles long. As for whether the message can be transmitted from thousands of miles away, we only need to prepare a wire that is thousands of miles long and connect it between the two telegraph machines. We will know after testing it. However, according to the principle, it shouldn't be a problem for tens of thousands of miles."
Seeing Ang Lee's solemn vow, the Emperor and all the ministers believed him. They had no reason to not believe in Ang Lee. After all, the preliminary facts were in front of them. They had to believe it.
Li Longji was excited and asked smugly, "Two telegraph machines can be connected by wires. What about a three-day telegraph machine? Can the extra one be connected to these two to transmit information? If one sends a message, can the other two receive it? "
Ang Lee knew that the Emperor would ask these practical questions. He answered, "Your Majesty, three telegraph machines can be directly connected. It's the same as the connection of electric wires. If one sends a message, the other two can receive it. If there are ten, then one can send a message and all ten can receive it."
"Minister Li, isn't it too chaotic? If the first one is sent to the second one, and the third one to the fourth one, how can the message be received?"
Li Longji continued to ask.
Ang Lee knew that the Emperor was not easy to fool. However, Ang Lee was very clear about the principle of the telegraph machine. Therefore, no matter what the Emperor asked, Ang Lee could answer very well and would definitely satisfy the Emperor.
After that, the Emperor and the ministers asked a lot of questions about the telegraph machine. Ang Lee answered all of them in detail. He told everyone the simple principle of the telegraph machine and the knowledge of how to use it.
The series of explanations took the whole morning. It was not until lunchtime that the Emperor and the ministers finally understood the gist of it. However, the excitement in everyone's heart was nourished.
"I'm hungry. My dear ministers must be hungry too! Come, tell the imperial chef to prepare more food … "
When Li Longji was happy, he had the imperial chefs prepare a large amount of delicacies to express his great joy. Not only could the ministers eat delicacies, but all the technical staff in the palace could also eat the most delicious delicacies.
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