Li An had just invented the sound transmission machine, and the Emperor had asked for three hundred of them. This number sounded like a lot, but it wasn't difficult to manufacture. As long as all the parts were up to standard, they could be easily assembled.
After researching for such a long time, all kinds of equipment were already prepared. As long as they started work immediately, they would be able to manufacture 300 phones within 10 days. However, Li An obviously wouldn't manufacture 300 phones at the same time. He definitely had to leave some surplus. After returning to the R&D Center, he ordered his staff to manufacture the first batch of 500 phones. The various departments were to divide the work and cooperate with each other. They had to manufacture a sufficient number of qualified products in the shortest time possible. This was an important order that had to be fulfilled first.
Since the initial results of the telepathic device were achieved, there was no other content on the front page of the Tang dynasty's newspapers. Even the sub-pages at the back were related to the telepathic device. In the last part, various people's speeches were also about the telepathic device.
Many people had given their ideas about this machine, which played an important role in the Tang dynasty. Some people even began to predict that a more powerful telepathic device would appear in the next step, so that everyone could contact people far away at any time and place. Even various poems describing the future of making phone calls gradually appeared in the newspapers of the Tang dynasty.
The people who imagined it were bold and imaginative. Naturally, the people who read the newspapers also read it with great interest and looked forward to such a good life. Many people were drooling. Of course, there were also some bad guys who did not do good things and began to think about how to use this advanced machine to do bad things. In short, different people had different needs, but without exception, they were all very interested in the machine invented by Ang Lee. They felt that it was a very practical machine that could be used by them.
Of course, the people who were interested in this machine were not only the people of the Tang dynasty, but also the envoys and businessmen of the surrounding countries. The envoys hoped that such a machine could be placed in the imperial palace of their kingdom. In this way, they could communicate with their king in the capital of the Tang dynasty. The businessmen naturally saw the commercial value of this machine. As long as they could buy it and bring it to their country, it would be easy to sell it for ten times the price. They could even make a higher profit. In short, as long as they could buy it, they would definitely make a lot of money.
However, a policy of the imperial court soon shattered the dreams of these businessmen because there were too many rumors in the market. For this reason, the imperial court had to stand up and refute them. One of the policies told everyone that the telephone in the Tang dynasty must be authenticated by real name. The detailed information of every person who owned a telephone would be recorded in the imperial court's register. In this way, there was a threshold for owning and using this machine. If they wanted to use it to do bad things, they had to think carefully.
In short, the voice-transmitting machine invented by Ang Lee was a good equipment that would benefit the country and the people. However, it would never allow bad people to use such a machine to do bad things, or at least it should be controlled within a controllable range and not completely out of control.
For the sake of safety, it was very necessary to control the voice-transmitting machine. This was also for the long-term stability of the Tang dynasty. Some things must not be out of control for the sake of convenience.
For example, there were too many scam calls and harassment calls in the later generations, which seriously affected the normal lives of ordinary people and made people feel very disgusted. This was the bad side of convenience. The birth of all science and technology was to make people live better lives. However, there would always be some bad people who violated the law and used the convenience of science to do bad things and achieve their own goals.
How to make the newly developed machine serve the imperial court and the people without giving the bad people a chance to take advantage of it was a problem that Ang Lee needed to consider. At the same time, it was also a problem that insightful people in the imperial court needed to consider. This problem was not a small problem. It was related to the vital interests of the imperial court and the people, so it could not be taken lightly.
Although the voice-transmitting machine invented by Ang Lee was still very primitive, if it was released without control, many machines would inevitably fall into the hands of criminals. In this way, these guys would be able to do bad things more easily. Obviously, this was not tolerated by the imperial court. Therefore, this kind of strategic machine must be strictly controlled. Each machine must be counted clearly in the hands of the person. It was just like the armor and excellent weapons of soldiers. They could not be thrown away or lent to others at will. Otherwise, they would commit a felony.
Ang Lee did not tell many people about the monitoring machine. Only the emperor knew about it at present. The emperor warned Ang Lee not to tell others about it. He secretly developed it and secretly equipped it with the intelligence unit of the imperial court. With this trump card, the emperor would be able to better understand the movements of the imperial court officials and the princes. When the time came, he would be able to strike first and gain the initiative, making himself invincible.
Although this secret would be leaked sooner or later, it was better to hide it for now. The sooner the news was leaked, the more disadvantageous it would be. In this way, some bad people would have to be on guard.
"Everyone, work hard. This official will give you five days. Five hundred machines should be enough time!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
The craftsmen all had awkward expressions. Clearly, they felt that the time was too short and the pressure was too great.
"Assistant Minister Li, His Majesty gave us ten days. Why do we have to finish in five days? Why do we have to work so fast? "
"Assistant Minister Li, slow work produces fine work. For the sake of the quality of the products, let's work a little slower!"
Several technicians said.
"Stop being long-winded. You just want to be lazy. As long as you hurry up, you will be able to complete it. How much strength do you have? Do you think you can hide it from this official? His Majesty has given out so many rewards this time, and each of you will get a good share. After taking the rewards, you still want to be lazy?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Hehehe! I knew that I wouldn't be able to hide it from Assistant Minister Li. "
"Everyone has been working too hard in this period of time. We just want to relax for a few days, especially after taking so many rewards. We originally planned to have a good time and have a good rest. I didn't expect that not only would we not be able to rest, we would also have to do such urgent work."
"What are you all talking about? Since Assistant Minister Li wants us to do it, we have nothing to say. We will definitely do our best. We will definitely not be lazy and will not embarrass Assistant Minister Li. "
"If there's work, there's money to be earned. Isn't that a good thing? You all want to relax and go home to play with your children. Why don't you go home? "
The craftsmen all spoke at once.
Whether it was the craftsmen who were willing to work or those who were not, everyone's expression was happy. In order to commend their contributions, the imperial court gave a lot of rewards to all the craftsmen who participated in this research. The rewards that each craftsmen received were equivalent to half a year's income.
Getting half a year's worth of income in one go was a windfall for anyone, especially for ordinary people. Although the income of these craftsmen wasn't little, it wasn't much. They were quite excited to get half a year's worth of income in one go.
In order to celebrate this windfall and also to celebrate their own contribution to the success of the sound transmission machine, many craftsmen went to the restaurant to drink these days. They went to drink almost every day after work and got drunk. Under such circumstances, they were naturally unwilling to work, especially urgent work. They wanted to relax for a few days.
This was the most basic state of human beings. Humans were innately lazy and hated work. Even the craftsmen who worked hard were no exception. Although the craftsmen seemed to work hard, this was because they could not feed their families if they did not work hard. Therefore, they had to work hard in order to feed their families. This was the essence of the problem.
If someone suddenly gave the craftsmen a mountain of gold or other endless wealth, would the craftsmen continue to work hard? Li An felt that it would be very, very difficult because the purpose of craftsmen working hard was to earn money so that they could live a better life. Since they already had enough money in their hands, why would they work hard? Wouldn't that be too stupid?
As for the Emperor who became a carpenter after he owned the entire country, it was completely out of personal interest. He did not become a carpenter to support his family. Moreover, the Emperor's job as a carpenter was a leisure activity. No one would give the Emperor any tasks, and no one would force the Emperor to do a lot of work every day. Thus, the Emperor could leisurely make wooden furniture that he was interested in and did not have to worry about his daily life. Therefore, this did not count.
In short, as long as an ordinary craftsmen had a huge amount of wealth, they would lose the motivation to continue working. They would want to enjoy life and live a comfortable life.
A huge amount of wealth would make the ordinary craftsmen completely lose the motivation to continue working, and a considerable amount of extra income could make the ordinary craftsmen have the idea of taking a break temporarily and continuing to work after taking a break.
Such an example was not only the case for ordinary people, but also for many famous people in history. For example, Li Zicheng, in the process of leading the peasant uprising, he could be said to be the first soldier. Needless to say, he was very awesome. After breaking into the capital of the Great Ming Dynasty, he became arrogant and actually wanted to be the emperor. He had lost the spirit of working hard before. He also became a little self-opinionated and did not listen to anyone's advice. Finally, he lost in the Battle of Shanhai Pass.
However, even if he lost in the Battle of Shanhai Pass, he still had a lot of soldiers and horses. As long as he continued to work hard and brought out the fighting spirit when he started, he could have succeeded again. However, the result was not so. Li Zicheng, who had tasted the sweetness of being the emperor, had completely separated himself from the people. It was simply a dream for him to continue to be polite to the wise and start from the beginning. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This was the most normal truth.
The imperial court gave these craftsmen who were responsible for research and development half a year's salary as a reward in order to encourage these people to continue to work hard, not to give them money to enjoy. Ang Lee was very clear about this point, so Ang Lee would not give them such an opportunity to corrupt.
In Ang Lee's heart, these craftsmen were only good craftsmen if they worked step by step every day. If they did not work hard, then they were not good craftsmen. If they were lazy, naturally, they were not good craftsmen.
However, those who wanted to enjoy themselves with a bit of money were in the minority. Most craftsmen still wanted to work because they had higher requirements for their lives, and higher requirements for their lives required more money. If they wanted money, they had to work and do more work.
Most of the senior craftsmen in the research and development center had twenty to thirty houses at home. Only a few families who were burdened by others were slightly worse off. However, even the best craftsmen's family only had a few dozen houses in the suburbs. They were not rich at all. Who did not want to buy a property in the city? There were more resources in the city. Although these craftsmen were not interested in it, some of their families wanted to do some small business in the bustling area of the city. If they did not have their own property, renting a house would be too expensive. The money they earned would not be enough to pay the rent. Moreover, the price of houses in the capital had been constantly increasing. As long as they bought it, they would definitely not lose money.
In this case, buying a property in Chang 'an City was not something that could be settled with one or two pieces of money. The craftsmen's extra salary for half a year was obviously far from enough. Although the price of houses in the capital of the Tang dynasty was not as exaggerated as in the future, for ordinary craftsmen, it was obviously difficult to buy a house of their own without twenty to thirty years of salary. Therefore, these craftsmen still needed to work hard. In order to realize the good life in their hearts, they had to work very hard. They could not be lazy.
The craftsmen only mentioned it casually. When Ang Lee asked them to work hard, they did not dare to talk about conditions. In their minds, Ang Lee had a very high prestige. Their good life and high status were all bestowed by Ang Lee. If it were not for Ang Lee's efforts, they would be nothing. Their income was estimated to be only one-third of their current income, or even much lower. As for rewards, they did not even dare to think about it.
The craftsmen's level was still very high. Ang Lee asked them to work hard and complete all 500 telephones within five days. As a result, the 500 telephones were completed in less than five days. A large group of craftsmen were doing the final tests on the machines. As long as there were no major problems, they could be packed into boxes.
"How is it? What's the passing rate? "
Ang Lee was very satisfied and asked.
"Assistant Minister Li, do you still need to ask? Once we do it, it will definitely pass 100%! There is not a single defective one. We can deliver it at any time. "
A technician said proudly.
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