Although Yan Ruyu's parents passed away early when she was young, fortunately, she had her uncle to take care of her. And because she was very sensible since she was young, even if she wanted to be beaten, she didn't have the chance. Generally, only naughty children were often beaten. If they listened to whatever the adults said, as parents, it was unlikely that they would beat their children unless the person was born sick, otherwise, they would beat their children for no reason.
Yan Ruyu was such an obedient and sensible child, so naturally, she had never been beaten since she was a child. She had never even been scolded loudly. Perhaps they were afraid of hurting her young heart!
Therefore, Yan Ruyu's heart was fragile. First, it was because she was born like this. She was born to be quite compassionate. Second, she had never been scolded by her relatives, so she suffered fewer setbacks. Naturally, her heart was more gentle. She couldn't bear to see people suffer. She couldn't even bear to see animals being abused.
In this way, when the kitchen at home slaughtered livestock, they would choose to do it in the corner of the mansion, which was the area far away from the master's residence. In this way, not only would the bloodstains not be seen, but even the screams of the livestock would not be heard by Yan Ruyu. This was the awareness that the servants in Ang Lee's mansion must have. They were absolutely not allowed to do cruel things in front of Yan Ruyu. They were not allowed to kill a fish, let alone abuse animals. Otherwise, the lowest punishment would be expulsion, and even the warning would be omitted.
Yan Ruyu sighed in her heart when she saw that all her sisters had been beaten by their relatives, but she was the only one who had not been beaten when she was young. Her childhood experience was different from others, so it was inevitable that there would be a sense of estrangement.
"Well, this matter is settled. Why don't we let Tang Er come to school tomorrow morning?"
Ang Lee said.
Yan Ruyu frowned and said, "So fast! Isn't my husband a little too anxious? Let's wait a few more days! You don't have to rush everything! "
Obviously, Yan Ruyu was not fully mentally prepared. She felt that the Transmitting Sound Academy needed to inspect more before she could send Tang Er over with ease.
"Madam, I've seen almost everything that needs to be seen. What else is there to worry about? Besides, there are a few errand boys accompanying us. Are you afraid that our Tang Er will be bullied? It's already good enough that the kid doesn't bully others. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Ang Lee naturally knew his child better than anyone else. Tang Er was much more powerful than his peers. Coupled with the protection of his followers, he would not be at a disadvantage in this kind of campus. Moreover, there were dozens of teachers watching. They would not allow anyone to bully Tang Er. Otherwise, they would not be able to explain it to Ang Lee.
"In that case, I'll personally send Tang Er to school tomorrow."
Yan Ruyu compromised.
Ang Lee naturally had no reason to refuse. He said with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay. As you said, I'll let Tang Er come to school tomorrow and go to school with the children here. Hahaha!"
After settling this matter, Ang Lee felt extremely happy. Finally, another load off his mind. Tang Er had already learned some cultural knowledge at home. It would be very easy for him to go to this kind of universal education school. Of course, the tutor originally hired would not be fired. He would still be responsible for teaching Tang Er. He would just treat it as making up lessons for this kid. He did not need to make up lessons every day. Ten days of making up lessons a month was enough.
In this era of the Tang Dynasty, there was only a little knowledge to learn. The difficulty of knowledge was far less than that of various subjects in the future. Therefore, as long as one was smart enough and had enough nutrition, there was not much pressure to learn.
At least for Tang Er, he did not need to work very hard to get good grades. He just needed to play and learn at the same time.
Since the matter of Tang Er going to school had been settled, Ang Lee let Yan Ruyu and others go home to rest. Yan Ruyu did not intend to go home. They went to the workshop together, which was also the women's workshop that they were responsible for. The products they made were all in the light industrial category. It was not very tiring, and women were fully capable of doing it.
After eating, Ang Lee strolled around the playground of the school and then went to the R&D Center. He wanted to see the results of his research and development with his own eyes to see if the improved receiver could meet the needs of calls. If it still could not meet the needs, he could only continue to improve it until a qualified product was produced.
"Are you done?"
Ang Lee asked as soon as he came in.
"Assistant Minister Li, I've just assembled it. I'm ready to give it a try."
"Good! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and experiment. I hope you can hear it clearly this time. "
Ang Lee prayed.
The experiment soon began. The two assembled telephones were connected by a wire that was hundreds of meters long. In fact, the straight-line distance between the two telephones was only dozens of meters. They were located in two rooms, separated by three walls. In other words, they were separated by two rooms. Therefore, normal voices could not be transmitted over, so as to avoid interference with the performance of the detection machine.
"Dial immediately."
Ang Lee began to give orders.
"Hello, hello …"
"I can hear you. Speak …"
"This is Room A …"
"This is Room D …"
"Assistant Minister Li, it's done. It's done. I can hear you. What if the sound transmission plan is finally successful. It's finally a success."
"I heard the sound. It's a success. That's great, that's great. We have to celebrate."
"Assistant Minister Li, we've succeeded."
Everyone in the room could no longer control their emotions. Excitement was written all over their faces.
Ang Lee was naturally very excited. However, as a leader, Ang Lee had to try hard to control his emotions. He could not be as happy as these guys. Moreover, it was too early to say that the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Plan had succeeded. After all, the experimental wire was only a few hundred meters long, which was still too short. The longer the wire was, the higher the requirements. The effect of the transmission would be greatly affected.
"Don't be so happy. Hurry up and add the wire. See if it's effective if the wire is longer."
In his excitement, Li An gave the order.
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li. Hurry up and remove the wire and add a 20-mile reel."
Even though they were busy again, they added the 20-mile long wire piled up in the room between the two telephones. Although the wire was gathered in the room, it had the same effect if it was straightened. It had no impact on the experiment.
"Hello, is this Room D?"
"Yes, Room A?"
"Yes, haha! We've succeeded. Twenty miles is no problem. Ten thousand miles should not be much of a problem. "
"Assistant Minister Li, let's report the good news to His Majesty! Let the old man be happy. "
Everyone was running around in the room excitedly.
Li An walked to the telephone and spoke directly to the person in Ding Zihao's room.
Although the voice was still a little distorted, it was already very good. Even Ang Lee could recognize who was talking on the other side, which was enough to show that the experiment of the telephone was successful.
Since the experiment of 20 miles was successful, it was obviously not difficult to slowly test the effect of long-distance communication. It was not impossible to tell the good news to the Emperor first.
However, if he just reported it rashly, it would obviously not be shocking. Ang Lee still thought that it was better to bring the telephone over tomorrow morning. The experiment in front of the Emperor and the ministers was naturally the best effect.
Moreover, there was a more important mid-level court meeting tomorrow morning. It would be held in the Political Announcement Hall of the Daming Palace. All the officials of Grade Five and above in the capital would basically be present. Then, he could personally conduct the experiment in front of them.
However, since the Political Announcement Hall did not have a ready-made telephone line, it was necessary to set up a telephone line in advance. Tomorrow morning, he could just take the phone and go there directly. But where was the other end of the phone? Ang Lee thought for a long time.
The place had to be far enough, but not too far. Otherwise, the Emperor would not be able to send people over to verify the authenticity of the telephone.
Ang Lee thought for a long time and felt that the Illustrious Virtue Gate in the south of the city was more ideal. That was because the Daming Palace was at the northernmost point of the capital, while the Illustrious Virtue Gate was the southern gate of Chang 'an. It was also the main gate in the middle. It was indeed a good choice to place the other end of the telephone on the city gate of the Illustrious Virtue Gate.
When the time came, he would find a few people who were familiar with the Emperor to wait on the city gate of the Illustrious Virtue Gate. Then, he would talk to the Emperor one by one. This way, he would definitely obtain good results.
"Don't get too excited. We still have a lot of things to do now. Don't spread the news of the success of the plan. I will tell the Emperor tomorrow morning. Remember, no one is allowed to leak the news in advance!"
Ang Lee lectured them.
Laying the telephone line from the Illustrious Virtue Gate to the Daming Palace was not difficult for Ang Lee. There were already wires and street lights along the way. Vermillion Bird Avenue, which was directly north of the Illustrious Virtue Gate, had two rows of street lights installed. It was also the brightest street in Chang 'an at night. The telephone line just had to be routed along the street lights. Ang Lee only had to inform the officials in charge of the capital. There was no objection.
Soon, Ang Lee brought the technicians to the Illustrious Virtue Gate to lay the telephone line. The guards of the Illustrious Virtue Gate and the low-ranking officials they met along the way all politely asked Ang Lee what he wanted to do. Ang Lee naturally would not leak the news in advance, so he just brushed them off.
As there were already street lights, it was not difficult to lay the telephone line. The progress was also very fast. It did not take long for the telephone line to reach the main gate of the Daming Palace.
When it came to laying the telephone line in the capital, Ang Lee's words were still effective. However, the palace was where the Emperor lived and worked. If they wanted to lay the telephone line into the palace, Ang Lee's words would not be so effective. The guards of the palace did not dare to casually agree to Ang Lee's request. They could only report to their superiors one by one. In the end, the situation was reported to Gao Lishi.
The old man was curious, but at this moment, the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine were resting in the room. He did not know what they were doing, so he naturally did not dare to disturb them. At the very least, he had to know what was going on first before he could consider whether to inform the Emperor. He would make the decision on some unimportant matters if he could make the decision himself. It was the duty of servants to try their best to lighten the Emperor's burden. Otherwise, they would not have been so favored.
After giving instructions to the little eunuch, Gao Lishi hurried to the main gate of the Daming Palace. On the way, he met Ang Lee. After all, the palace gate was open to Ang Lee. The guards could not agree to let Ang Lee pull the telephone line, but they would not stop Ang Lee from entering the palace.
"Gao Lishi, you are in such a hurry. Sit down and rest your feet first!"
Ang Lee saw that he was out of breath and said.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter. I just need to take a breath."
Gao Lishi was really old. After saying a few words, he was out of breath. After calming down for a while, he asked, "Assistant Minister Li, why do you want to pull the telephone line? What is going on?"
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Gao Lishi, you don't know. I plan to give His Majesty and the ministers a surprise at the court meeting in the Political Announcement Hall tomorrow. But the premise of this surprise is to pull the telephone line into the Political Announcement Hall first. Otherwise, this surprise will not be achieved."
After saying that, he smiled.
"Oh, what kind of surprise is it?"
Gao Lishi obviously wanted to know the specific situation.
Ang Lee smiled slyly and said, "I said it is a surprise. If I tell Gao Lishi, it will not be a surprise."
"Haha! Are you afraid that I will tell others? "
Gao Lishi said with a smile.
"No, no, this surprise is for His Majesty. Of course, it is also for Gao Lishi and all the ministers. It is meaningless to say it now. Moreover, Gao Lishi is also a smart person. He should be able to guess a thing or two. When have I let His Majesty and the ministers down?"
Ang Lee said proudly.
"Well, well, well, in this case, I must help. What are you guys doing? Hurry up and help. If anything happens, I will be responsible. Go!"
Gao Lishi ordered.
With Gao Lishi's approval, the guard and everyone in the palace naturally didn't dare to stop the technicians from working. However, this was the palace after all, and the route couldn't be taken casually. There had to be a more hidden route that wasn't so obvious. It was best to pass through the less important parts or be set up higher. This way, as long as they didn't deliberately raise their heads, they wouldn't be able to see it.
In addition, when the electric light was invented, the interior of the palace had already been laid with lines, and they were all hidden places that were not too conspicuous. This time, the telephone line could be laid along these lines to achieve a hidden effect. However, there were several sections that could not be hidden, especially the large area leading to the Political Announcement Hall. They could only choose to lay the line in the air. Otherwise, it would be too late.
The inside and outside of the Political Announcement Hall were also wired, but in order to maintain the majesty and beauty of the hall, the palace deliberately did a construction to hide the nearby wires under the floor. It took a lot of effort. At this moment, if the floor was opened and a new line was laid, the project could not be completed in one or two days. It would definitely delay things.
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