Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2152, Liu Duoyu voted for this project

"This phone call is much better than the telegram!"

"You can talk directly in real time, even the voice is the same, incredible, really incredible!"

"A great invention indeed!"

Everyone looked at this magical phone and couldn't help being amazed. There are more and more inventions in this Ming Dynasty. There have been many and great inventions and innovations in the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty, but this phone is still Still makes everyone feel amazing.

"Teacher Kuang, you have made a fortune. If you sell this phone, it will cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"Yes, yes, the invention of the phonograph is said to have sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver. In my opinion, the patent for this telephone can at least be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"Teacher Kuang, remember to treat the guests to dinner."

"This is not due to me alone, but to the entire team."

When Kuang Xiong heard this, he immediately said with a smile.

Everyone's attention was on this new invention, but they didn't notice that Liu Jin had arrived at the scene. Even the principal Xia Peiliang's attention was on the phone.

"This phone is indeed very promising, but it still needs to be improved one or two times. These calls often need to be kept secret, and it is best to be miniaturized."

Xia Peiliang stroked his mustache, thought for a while and said: "Its market prospect must be very good, but the investment in the early stage must be very large."

"Because it needs to set up special telephone lines, just like electric wires, this investment is not small, and it requires a lot of money."

"In addition, how to meet the needs of many phone calls is also a difficult problem."

This Xia Peiliang is worthy of being the principal of Daming Royal Institute of Technology, and he can see at a glance the several problems that this phone will face if it is fully launched on the market.

This made Liu Jin, who was watching from the side, couldn't help nodding.

First of all, the phone must be miniaturized, and secondly, it must pay attention to privacy. With such a speaker, the content inside can be heard all around. Obviously, it needs to be similar to the phones of later generations, miniaturized, and placed near the ear to listen , so that only the listener can hear the content.

Secondly, the telephone line must be laid, and the telephone line and wires are almost the same. Without the line, it is impossible to make calls.

The last problem is the exchange problem.

In the early telephone calls in history, there were special operators. For example, Zhang San wanted to call Li Si. You can get through to Li Si on the phone.

This is obviously very troublesome. It is okay when the number of calls is not large. Once the number is large and popular, the operator will be very busy and can't figure it out.

So this is also a technical issue.

"Principal, you have said a lot. This is indeed a problem that needs to be improved and faced."

When Kuang Xiong heard this, he immediately frowned and began to think.

"If these three problems cannot be solved, this phone patent may not be sold for much, but if these three problems can be solved, then this phone patent will be very valuable."

Xia Peiliang said with a smile.

"The miniaturization and improvement of the phone is still very good."

"Assuming the route, it is obvious that a specialized firm is required to do this, and there is no need to consider it."

"The only headache is the switching problem. If it's just a one-to-one call, I don't know how many lines to assume. A switching center is needed in the middle."

After careful thinking, Kuang Xiong immediately thought of some solutions and solutions.

"The switching center is a good idea, but if there are a large number of calls, I am afraid that manual switching will not work. In the end, it is necessary to invent a special switch for automatic switching so that it will not make mistakes and be faster."

Wei Nanping, a professor of electromagnetism, thought for a while and said, "This switch must be an important invention. Who is interested in studying this together?"

"I, Old Wei, count me in!"

"Count me in!"

"Count me in too."

As soon as Wei Nanping finished speaking, professors and teachers around responded one after another.

This made Liu Jin on the side laugh too. The teachers and students of the Royal Institute of Technology of Ming Dynasty are really pissed. The students are very active in research and invention, and these teachers are the same.

This can be said to be the tradition of the Royal Institute of Technology, or it can be said that it is motivated by money.

Various inventors have always obtained extremely rich returns by relying on various inventions.

The invention of the phonograph sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

You must know that the annual income of an ordinary person in this period is only about 200 taels of silver, and these tens of thousands of taels of silver are equivalent to a person's income for one or two hundred years.

In terms of the figures of later generations, based on the per capita annual income of 10 yuan, it is equivalent to buying [-] to [-] yuan for this invention, although it is not a big fortune.

But a person with tens of millions at once is definitely enough to eat for a lifetime, and the interest in the bank is enough to live a well-off life.

There is also Zhang Xingjian who discovered penicillin, the entire Zhang family benefited from it, and guarded the gold mine of penicillin. The price of penicillin is more expensive than gold, and the demand is extremely strong. The entire Zhang family does not know how much money they have earned from it. .

There are many similar cases and situations. Many important mechanical inventions have been sold for a good price, especially some inventions about automobiles and motorcycles. Those automobile factories will spend a lot of money to buy them.

In addition, there is also the Institute of Chemical Engineering. Many chemical fuels, oils, formulas, etc. are also very valuable, and they are all sold at very good prices.

Many professors, teachers and students in the Royal Institute of Technology have become very rich by selling their patents, and everyone's enthusiasm for these things is also very high.

On the one hand, it is interest. Many people like to delve into these things. Another aspect is that they can bring considerable benefits to themselves. Of course, they are keen on invention and research.

And if you can make important inventions and breakthroughs, such as the discovery of penicillin, the emperor may reward you with an iron rice bowl, like the Zhang family got an iron rice bowl, which is a supreme honor.

All the teachers are scrambling to join the research team of switches, and everyone clearly sees the future market and prospects of the phone.

The patent of this phone is a big selling point. If the switch is developed, it will also be a big selling point. This is a big money-making business.

"Ahem, everyone, don't rush to study the switch."

"At present, who do you think is better to sell the patent of this phone?"

Kuang Xiong asked with a smile.

"Of course it goes without saying, it must have been sold to Daming Electric Company."

"The Daming Electric Firm has already laid wires and lines in the main large and medium-sized cities of Daming. It only needs to lay special telephone lines to cover the main large and medium-sized cities."

"In addition, only Daming Electric Company has such a large capital to invest."

"Also, they have always been relatively generous and gave a lot of money. Last time, Laoguan bought a socket patent for several thousand taels of silver. It is a very simple invention."

"Yeah, in my opinion, I'll sell it to Daming Electric Company. I'm more assured. I can work with them to improve this phone later, and they will pay for it."

When many teachers heard this, they also spoke one after another.

Everyone's opinions are more consistent, that is, to sell to Daming Electric Company, which is a business jointly established by Liu Jin and today's day.

It is fair, fair and very reputable. It has a professional evaluation team, as well as a professional research team and laboratory, which can continue to improve and upgrade.

Inventors have two choices, one-time buyout, or a long-term cooperation model to share the profits and participate in the development and improvement of subsequent technologies.

"I heard that Sihai Commercial Bank and Sangong Commercial Bank are also making great efforts to enter the electrical field, and they also spent a lot of money to buy a lot of patents and inventions. You can also try these two companies."

"The Four Seas Merchant Bank can't do it, it's petty."

"Sangong Commercial Bank can't do it either. They don't pay much attention to technology and invest less in research and development. Daming Electric Commercial Bank can do it. I heard that their current wires are being laid in the county."

"Forget about Sihai Commercial Bank and Sangong Commercial Bank, don't sell to them."

Everyone kept discussing that if there is an invention, it will naturally be sold at a good price. After all, it is useless to put it in your own hands.

"I, Liu Jin, voted for this call!"

At this time, Liu Jin's voice sounded.

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately looked over in unison. When they saw it was Liu Jin, Xia Peiliang and Wei Nanping who knew Liu Jin hurriedly saluted, "Mr. Liu!"

Only then did the others react, and they also saluted one after another, and at the same time, the people around them hurried out of the way.

"Hello everyone, hello everyone."

Liu Jin smiled and nodded with everyone, and then said to Kuang Xiong: "You found out that I paid 10 taels of silver to buy it. What do you think?"

"One hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"My God!"

When everyone around heard this, they couldn't help taking a breath, and then their eyes turned red.

One hundred thousand taels of silver!

This is an astronomical figure for ordinary people. Even if it is placed in the bank for a year, it will earn thousands of taels of silver in interest. This can almost buy half a house in the capital.

If it is used for eating, drinking, and having fun, the annual interest is enough to lie down comfortably, eat, drink, and live an extremely comfortable life.

In later generations, it would be equivalent to a small goal. A small goal for ordinary people would definitely be able to lie down and live comfortably.

(End of this chapter)