No one was born with the ability to predict the future. If there was such an ability, it was estimated that they would have made thorough preparations in advance. No matter if it was a big shot or a small shot, it was unlikely that they had such an ability. Therefore, they would make a lot of mistakes.
Or it could be said that people who did not think far ahead would have immediate worries. It was difficult for ordinary people to think about things for a long time. Most of them would think about how to solve the problem in front of them because the problem in front of them was imminent. As for what would happen in the future, no one knew. Naturally, there was no way to prepare, and they were not willing to think so much.
For example, when a wide road was first built in a city, many people would complain that the road was built too wide, and there were not many vehicles in the city. It was simply a waste of money. However, ten years later, the people would complain again that the road was too narrow. Why didn't they build it wider in the beginning? If the road was built wider, there would not be traffic jams all the time. It would be a waste of money to tear it down and rebuild it.
In short, no matter what you did, there would be a lot of hindsight because no one could accurately predict the development of the future. Therefore, it was naturally impossible to make the most perfect measures. No matter what you did, there would be waste in the end, and this was an absolutely unavoidable situation. No matter how great your ability was, there was no way to change this fact, and there was no way to change the appearance of some people who criticized you.
If it was for the beauty of the palace, the best way was to carry out large-scale construction again, excavate the ground, cut holes in the walls, and install the wires in places where people could not see. This way, it would not affect the beauty of the palace. However, in this way, the environment of the palace would be destroyed again. It would take a lot of time to repair these excavated ditches and holes in the walls. It would also take a lot of time to restore them. If the ground and walls had just been restored and they needed to be excavated again, wouldn't it be another project?
As for whether or not to excavate the grounds of the palace, this was not up to Li An alone. The chief steward of the palace also had no right to decide. He had to obtain the consent of the emperor, and the emperor was also having a headache. After all, because of the digging and laying of wires, the palace was in a mess. It had just recovered, and if they were to dig again, it would definitely cause chaos everywhere. The only thing that was terrible was that there would be new things that needed to be laid out. As such, if they had to dig from time to time, wouldn't that make the palace never have a day of peace?
Therefore, after much consideration, the Emperor felt that there was no need to excavate for the time being. It was fine to just walk the open route. However, the open route could not be too conspicuous. He had to find a way to walk around the top of the walls and corners. He could not make the palace into a spider web. This was the Emperor's bottom line, and it was a condition that had to be met.
After understanding the Emperor's intentions, Ang Lee personally deployed the inspection. After inspecting the various positions in the palace, he quickly determined the direction of the route.
In order to be as beautiful as possible, the lines almost all went along the walls. After painting the wires to the same color as the walls, it was not so obvious. However, there were some places where there were no walls. If they were placed on the ground, they would trip, so they could only be erected in the air. However, after being erected in the air, it did not look so beautiful. In order to reduce the unsightly image as much as possible, Ang Lee decided to beautify and camouflage these lines after careful consideration.
The specific method was also very simple. The pillars that had to be installed were wrapped with climbing plants and disguised as a tree with some fruits hanging on it. From afar, it looked like a fruit tree full of fruits. The wires between the fruit trees were hung on a thick rope. This could ensure the strength of the wires. At the same time, it was also to prevent the wires from being damaged by the climbing vines and fruits that were deployed next.
The wires and ropes were wrapped with grapevines and hung with purple and green grapes. It looked very beautiful and did not look like wires at all.
In the open space where the wires had to be connected, bionic fruit trees and grapevines were deployed. This could perfectly solve the problem of the unsightly appearance caused by the wires being randomly connected.
These bionic fruit trees and grapevines had been invented long ago. After Ang Lee invented the new materials, these bionic things were made better and more beautiful. At a glance, they looked like real things.
As they were sold in the market, these things were very convenient to prepare. As for the foundation of the fruit trees, in fact, there was no need to excavate at all. They only needed to smash a stator into the ground, then directly put the trunk of the fruit tree on it. After that, they wrapped the bionic grapevines, then set up the load-bearing ropes and wires. Finally, they wrapped the grapevines around the load-bearing ropes and wires. Finally, they wrapped the grapevines around the load-bearing ropes and wires. In this way, they were done. Not only did it not affect the beauty of the palace, but it also made the scenery of the palace more beautiful than before. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.
"Well, the effect is really good, really good! His Majesty will be satisfied. "
Gao Lishi walked over and saw that the wires were hidden between the fruit trees and grapevines. He immediately nodded with satisfaction.
It was so hidden that no one could see it. How could he not be satisfied? Anyone who saw it would be satisfied.
"Haha! As long as His Majesty is satisfied, it is the blessing of us officials to be able to satisfy His Majesty. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Needless to say, Ang Lee was very satisfied with himself. Only he could think of such a genius idea, or rather, only he dared to think of it.
There were hundreds of craftsmen from the research and development center and hundreds of eunuchs in the palace. With so many people working together, the efficiency was naturally higher. However, for such a big palace, it was not something that could be done in a short time. One day was definitely not enough. It would take at least three to five days to complete the project. In particular, the installation of the bionic trees and grapevines was very time-consuming. It took a lot of time to do one thing well, not to mention that there were more than one. Naturally, it would take more time.
Ang Lee was not at ease on the first day, so he came to check the environment. For the next few days, Ang Lee would definitely not go there. He would leave it to the technical staff under his command.
During the first day of work, Ang Lee found that some craftsmen were not very honest. Therefore, when they returned after work, Ang Lee criticized some of the craftsmen and warned everyone that for their own safety, they must be cautious after entering the palace. They must not do anything dangerous, especially not to go to places that had nothing to do with work. Even if they were to go to the toilet, they must let a little eunuch lead the way. They must not wander around the palace alone or a few people. Otherwise, it would not be a joke if they offended some noble.
After listening to Ang Lee's words, the craftsmen made it clear that they would not dare to wander around the palace. They would not do anything except work. Otherwise, it would be looking for trouble.
Three hundred telephones were the emperor's first batch of orders. Immediately after, the emperor's next order came down. The order for three thousand telephones was passed down again.
The emperor was also anxious. It seemed that he could not wait to let all the departments in the capital use telephones. In this way, the communication between all the departments in the capital would become very convenient and fast. There would be no need to send people to send messages from far away. The administrative efficiency would be greatly improved.
Since the emperor had an order, Ang Lee had no reason to not carry it out. The task of producing three thousand telephones was immediately assigned to the production department. They were given a deadline of half a month. Anyway, all kinds of materials and grinding tools were available. As long as the production was at full capacity, three thousand telephones in half a month should not be a problem.
As for the two hundred telephones left by Ang Lee, Ang Lee planned to keep a few for himself. The rest would be sold to the nobles and big merchants in the capital according to the principle of real name registration. The first batch of fresh goods was naturally more expensive. However, for the nobles and big merchants, this was not a problem. No matter how expensive it was, they could still afford it. Being more expensive could show their noble status. If they did not buy expensive things, how could they show their noble status? Didn't the nobles have to use expensive things? If they used cheap things, they would not be nobles.
Sure enough, when the first batch of two hundred telephones was ready to be sold on the market, the whole capital was in an uproar. The headlines of the Tang dynasty's newspapers immediately published this explosive and important news. Whether it was restaurants or streets, everyone was talking about this good news. Originally, the introduction of the telephones was enough to shock the people and immediately became the main topic of discussion when they were bored. At this moment, these telephones that were ready to be sold on the market immediately attracted more eager attention. This was because so far, many people still did not know what a telephone looked like and wanted to see it with their own eyes. For the rich merchants and powerful nobles, they hoped that they could really own one. Therefore, when this equipment was launched on the market, the people immediately exploded and discussed this issue enthusiastically.
Ordinary people who had no money were just talking about it. They were quite excited when they talked about it. But the rich people were thinking about how to get one and how to get this new equipment in the first place.
Obviously, any rich person was very clear that since this kind of telephone was invented, it would be popularized on the market sooner or later. It would not be long before the businessmen and dignitaries in the capital would have it. At that time, this kind of advanced equipment would become a common thing on the street and become a piece of equipment. At that time, this kind of thing would not have the characteristics to show off one's identity.
Ang Lee still clearly remembered that in the special era of the later generation, the whole village did not have a TV. Since Ang Lee's family bought a TV, the whole village came to watch TV. It was a great feeling. He was simply the leader of the whole village. Everyone cast envious eyes on him. They could only watch whatever channel he wanted them to watch. If they did not want to watch it, they could just get out of here. Later, with the second family and the third family buying a TV one after another, fewer and fewer people came to watch TV. In the end, naturally, everyone had a TV, and no one went to other people's houses to watch TV.
When this kind of equipment had just appeared and the market was still blank, having this kind of equipment was the best way to show off one's identity.
The most important thing was the sense of novelty. When the street was full of something, most people would not have much interest in it. Only items with a certain degree of scarcity could make people fascinated.
In order to get a telephone that could show off their identity, many dignitaries and big businessmen immediately took action after hearing the news. They prepared enough gifts and ran to Ang Lee's workplace to give them because they knew that Ang Lee was not at home during the day, and they could not wait until the evening to avoid being beaten to it by others.
Although they were very tactful, they would eventually say that they wanted a telephone. Moreover, they made it clear that even if the price was doubled, it was not a problem as long as they could have it.
However, because the entire telephone network in Beijing had not been completed, even if they bought a telephone, they couldn't use it. Unless they bought two telephones, then they would pull the cord and put one at the door and one in the bedroom. They could play with it when they had nothing to do. This was possible and more realistic, but the practical significance was not great.
After sending away one person, another person immediately came. These people who gave gifts came one by one as if they had discussed it beforehand. It made Ang Lee so tired that he wanted to reject them all.
However, these were all powerful and influential people. They could not be easily offended. If he offended these big shots, it would not be good for Ang Lee. Maybe they would stab him in the back at any time.
"Wang Dabao, long time no see! How is your school going? The last few buildings have been built, right? "
Ang Lee asked with a smile.
He had seen this Wang Dabao a few days ago when he was inspecting the construction site of the school. He was a very good businessman and looked very approachable.
This was almost the tenth guest he had received in the morning. Ang Lee was so tired that his throat was smoking. He drank honey water in front of Wang Dabao.
"Thank you Assistant Minister Li for your concern. It is already half built. I have already sent more people. It should be completed in a month."
Wang Dabao said with a smile.
"Good, that's good! You are the same as them. You are also here to buy a telephone. "
Ang Lee asked straightforwardly.
Wang Dabao smiled embarrassedly and said, "I really can't hide anything from Assistant Minister Li. I can accept ten or twenty times the price. Even fifty or a hundred times the price is not a problem."
Sure enough, he was rich and overbearing. He could accept a hundred times the price premium. Except for rich businessmen, no one could be so generous.
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