Ang Lee personally inspected a batch of machines and found that the quality was indeed very good. It was consistent with what the craftsmen had said. It was also the same as the machines used in the previous experiments. After all, they were all products produced by a standardized assembly line. Therefore, as long as there were no major accidents, the quality of all products should naturally be the same.
This was the huge advantage of an assembly line operation. It could guarantee the quality of all products. As long as every process was strictly required, then there would be no quality problems. Moreover, almost all the products had the same quality without the slightest difference. This was very different from the products produced by ordinary small workshops because every product in a small workshop was made by the same person from beginning to end.
Different craftsmen had different skill levels, so the products made were also varied. Some were of good quality, some were not, and some were flawed. The appearance was also not the same. Some regular customers only needed to see the product in their hands to know who made it and which craftsmen made it. This situation had existed throughout ancient times until the great development of modern industrialization and the introduction of a highly standardized assembly line. This situation had undergone a fundamental change. Since then, it was impossible to tell who made the products just by looking at the appearance of the products. Moreover, all the products had the same appearance, and there was even no need to pick and choose.
Five hundred brand-new telephones were completed in less than five days. Ang Lee was very happy. Now he could report to the Emperor. This was equivalent to completing the task ahead of time.
Although the Imperial Palace was not big, there were more departments. To be honest, they really needed so many telephones. In this way, if they needed to contact in the future, a call would be enough. There was no need to run errands anymore. Because of the possibility of the line being busy, the important departments had to install a few more telephones to avoid the effect of frequent busy lines.
"Come on! Load all three hundred telephones into the car. This official will personally send them to the Imperial Palace. "
Ang Lee waved his hand and asked his subordinates to hurry up and load the car.
The reason why he had to personally send it was because the Imperial Palace had to install so many telephones. It was bound to be a headache for the direction of the wiring. Ang Lee was very worried that the people below would not handle it properly. If the Imperial Palace was like a spider web just to make a phone call, it would be too inappropriate. No matter what, the Imperial Palace could not be turned into a spider web. In order to solve this problem, they must optimize the wiring and use a scientific perspective to plan the optimal wiring. For this point, no one could compare with Ang Lee. Therefore, Ang Lee felt that it was necessary for him to personally go to various parts of the Imperial Palace to take a look. From there, he could determine where the wiring could be used and where the wiring was best. Or in some unimportant places, he could temporarily dig the ground and bury the wiring underground. In this way, he could avoid seeing the spider web.
In short, this planned route needed to be made after a scientific analysis. It had to be made according to the actual situation in the Imperial Palace. For the areas that were temporarily unnoticed, the ground could be dug. For some areas that were not suitable for digging or the cost of digging was too high, they could only choose to go as secretly as possible. The specific situation could only be determined when they arrived at the Imperial Palace.
Three hundred telephones were loaded into six cars. They arrived at the Imperial Palace in a mighty manner. After a slight inspection, the soldiers let them go.
As soon as Ang Lee entered the gate of the Imperial Palace, a guard rode a horse to report. Therefore, when the guards checked everything and let them go, the Imperial Palace already knew that Ang Lee had delivered the telephones. Naturally, the Emperor also knew. He hurriedly sent many eunuchs to welcome them and get ready to install them at any time.
After all, a lot of people were needed to install the telephones. Although these eunuchs were not professionals, it was not appropriate for the craftsmen to wander around the Imperial Palace alone without them. It would be bad if they offended a concubine. Moreover, the Imperial Palace was very big. People outside were not familiar with it. If they got lost in the Imperial Palace, there was no telling where they would go. Therefore, there were eunuchs around every group of craftsmen who were working. First, they were to lead the way. Second, they were to play a certain role in monitoring. If necessary, they could even help. In short, it was very necessary.
"Oh! Assistant Minister Li, you finished so quickly. There are six cars. "
A middle-aged eunuch walked over with a smile.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "How can I not do my best when it is something that His Majesty urgently needs? Where is His Majesty?"
"He is resting in the back. He will come and take a look later. His Majesty said that we should lay the wires in the front first, and the back last. There are a few machines in each place. They are all marked on the map. Come on, bring me the map. "
The eunuch shouted.
Soon, two little eunuchs unfolded a very large map. On the map, Daming Palace, Taiji Palace, Imperial City, Xingqing Palace, and even the northern third of the Capital City were marked.
It was almost half of the Capital City's area. It was almost 40% of the Capital City's area. It was a very large area. Among the areas marked, almost all of them were the three palaces and the Imperial City. There were also a few marks on the northern squares. It was estimated that they were the residences of the nobles in the Capital City, or the residences of the important eunuchs in the Imperial Palace. The Emperor had taken these into consideration.
"Are these all marked by His Majesty?"
Ang Lee glanced at it for a moment and asked.
The fat eunuch said with a smile, "His Majesty said that I should mark them myself. I started marking a few days ago. I was busy until this morning. Then I finished the most important part. I have to continue marking tomorrow."
"What? You haven't finished marking yet? But from the look of the map, 300 telephones are far from enough! "
Li An frowned. Originally, three hundred phones were already a lot, but from the map in front of him, three hundred phones were just a drizzle. The number of phones marked on the map exceeded a thousand, and the number of phones they had prepared so far was far from enough. Among them, the department that had the most was actually as high as six, and the department that had the least was naturally one. This couldn't be blamed for needing so many, as the number of departments in the Imperial City was innumerable. Naturally, each department had to prepare one or a few phones. Just the Imperial City alone needed more than three hundred phones, and the demand in each palace was also not small. The palace was so big, so naturally, they had to prepare a few more places. As a result, the demand was naturally very strong.
The fat eunuch said with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li is right. 300 telephones are definitely not enough. But there is no need to hurry. We don't have to finish all of them in one day. Let's pick the most important ones first. Today, we will be in charge of the Daming Palace, then Xingqing Palace, Tai Chi Skill, and finally the Imperial City. We will do them one by one.
We can finish all of them in one month. "" That's right. There is no need to hurry. There is also a lot of demand in the Daming Palace. We need more than 30 telephones just for these city gates. Not counting the gate at the back, we need more than 200 telephones! In this way, 300 telephones are only enough for one place in the Daming Palace. His Majesty is so accurate. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
When the Emperor asked for 300 telephones, Ang Lee thought that it was not enough. He thought that he could use them in other places. But now, looking at the marks, he realized that 300 telephones were only enough for the Daming Palace. The number was too small. The demand for Xingqing Palace and Tai Chi Skill was relatively small, but not much. As for the Imperial City, because there were many departments, the demand was probably more than the Daming Palace. So, the number of telephones prepared next time would be at least 3,000. Otherwise, there would not be enough to share.
After chatting for a while, Ang Lee went to various places according to the marks on the map to determine the final wiring plan.
The area of the Imperial Palace was really too big. So, after just walking through a part of the palace, Ang Lee felt tired. But fortunately, Ang Lee's body was strong enough and he was not very old. So, he could still bear it. The technicians and eunuchs who followed him were also busy working. Naturally, there was no reason for them to complain about being tired.
In addition, half of the craftsmen came to the Imperial Palace for the first time. Even if they had been here before, they only glanced at it in a hurry. They still did not know much about the Imperial Palace. Naturally, they were curious and longing for the place where the Emperor lived. It was a blessing that they could swagger in and take a look. So, even if it was tiring to walk, it was very worth it.
Since it was not easy to come here, naturally, it was better to see more scenery. When they went back, they could boast to others about how luxurious they saw in the Imperial Palace. After all, even the common people in the capital did not have the opportunity to enter the Imperial Palace. To be able to enter the Imperial Palace was also a matter of pride for many common people. It was a great thing that their ancestors' graves were smoking. Therefore, these technicians did not feel tired at all. They were all quite excited to wander around the Imperial Palace.
However, the Imperial Palace was not like any other place. There were still many rules. If one looked around rashly, he would definitely be reprimanded by the little eunuchs. Some places could be looked at casually, while some places could not be looked at casually. The front hall was open to the public, so naturally, one could look at it casually. The back was where the concubines lived, so one could not go there, let alone look at it casually. These little eunuchs had been following the craftsmen for a very important purpose, which was to keep an eye on these curious fellows, so that they could work properly in the Imperial Palace. If they caused any trouble, not only would the craftsmen be in trouble, but these eunuchs would also be unlucky. Therefore, they were very serious and careful. They could not wait to clearly plan every step of the craftsmen, not one more step or one less step.
Although there were people watching over them, the craftsmen themselves were here to wire. If they were not allowed to look and were blindfolded, how could they work? Therefore, they still had to look. However, they had to calmly observe the terrain and not look around with shifty eyes. It was like a doctor treating a sick patient. It was okay to treat the patient normally, but if he looked at the patient with wretched eyes, it would make the patient very uncomfortable. There were a lot of rules when working in the Imperial Palace. They had to work hard to do the work well, and at the same time, they could not go to places that they should not go.
For a craftsmen who worked in the Imperial Palace, their every move in the Imperial Palace was strictly monitored. Any unreasonable little thing would bring a lot of trouble to them. Therefore, although these craftsmen were quite excited and full of curiosity, they were still very careful when they looked around. They were afraid of being reprimanded by the little eunuchs.
After looking at the map just now, Ang Lee already had a preliminary route plan. However, a map was, after all, just a map. It only drew the outline of the Imperial Palace. The specific situation could only be determined after a real inspection. Without a real inspection, there was no way to determine the final route. It was impossible to draw every tree and every floor on the map. These could only be determined after a real inspection.
And with such a big Imperial Palace, Ang Lee could not finish touring it even if he was tired to death. Therefore, some craftsmen with good drawing skills went to different areas and determined the final route according to the map and the actual situation.
After two hours, all the people gathered together and told Ang Lee what they had observed so that Ang Lee could coordinate the route plan.
"It seems that most of the places are not suitable for excavation. In this case, we can only set up the route. In order to not affect the aesthetic as much as possible, the route of the route is very important!"
Ang Lee said to himself.
For the route in the Imperial Palace, Ang Lee had to think carefully. After all, this was not any other place. He could not just pull a line casually. If there were spider webs everywhere, it would be terrible.
In particular, the route of the most important palaces must be very careful. As for the places where the eunuchs, palace maids, and other servants lived, a few lines in the sky were not so important. Therefore, he did not have to worry too much about the route of these areas.
Because there were too many places marked on the map to connect the phone, the wiring was very troublesome. Although there were wires before, in order to maintain the aesthetics, the route to the main hall was underground. For this, the Imperial Palace had carried out large-scale construction. At this time, not only was the construction completed, but the various traces left by the construction were also repaired seamlessly. If one did not look carefully, they would not find anything.
At this moment, if the Imperial Palace was dug with ditches everywhere in order to connect the phone line, it would be too inappropriate. This was like the roads of the later generations. Today, the large-scale excavation was to bury the drainage pipes. After the filling was done and asphalt was laid, it would be quickly excavated again in order to bury the network line. After the network was buried and asphalt was laid, it might be necessary to dig and bury something else. It was always excavating again and again, wasting resources again and again. Why not do all the work at once? This naturally involved many realistic factors. For example, when the Imperial Palace decided to bury the wires, the telephone had not been developed. Therefore, naturally, they would not deliberately bury an extra line.
The Apex
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