Chapter 219: Earning Money by Telegraph
During the Lantern Festival at the border, a bright moon slowly rises, casting a soft and cool silver light.
Beyond the vast border, covered by the moonlight, it appears even more desolate and mysterious.
The mountains in the distance appear and disappear in the moonlight, like an elegant ink painting.
The lights are dim, shining against the stars in the sky...
Xie Xuan was almost mesmerized by such a beautiful scene.
He couldn't help but hold her close to him and said, "Why don't we enjoy the moon instead of going to the Su Mansion?"
Su Shengsheng looked at Xie Xuan's "innocent" childish smile and unkindly broke the rippling atmosphere at the moment.
"The moon itself doesn't emit light; it reflects the sun's light. You're just being deceived by your vision."
It’s like telling a child waiting for Christmas presents that there is no Santa Claus. Su Shengsheng is waiting to see his dream shattered.
After saying that, he turned to look outside the carriage, at the many people waiting to see Chang'e in the Heavenly Palace.
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How many more people will have their dreams shattered?
At this moment, Xie Xuan only had her in his eyes, and he would not pay attention to her boring theories.
"Clairvoyance" does not mean that one can really see thousands of miles away.
The moon isn't thousands of miles away, so it doesn't count.
The reason why humans can see the surface of the moon is that they use the telescope's ability to magnify objects, allowing the naked eye to observe the moon hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the earth.
Although this telescope can observe such a long distance, it is not very effective if used in reverse.
After all, this was an era when astronomy was not well developed, and people could not hang on a kite and fly up to observe the military defense.
Even if a person could really hang a kite, it would not be able to fly that high.
Therefore, Su Shengsheng was not worried that this long-distance telescope would arouse the court's suspicion.
However, the knowledge used here is equivalent to Bruno's heliocentric theory, which is a challenge to the authority of the "Son of Heaven".
Bruno's heliocentric theory was denied by the Roman Catholic Church, which defended the geocentric theory, and he was persecuted and burned to death.
If one wants to dethrone the emperor, one must let the people witness it with their own eyes, and then question the "sacredness" of his imperial power.
If the emperor was not granted power by God, then who gave him power?
Is it the ancestors, the people, or himself?
Since the emperor does not have the blessing of heaven, how can he ask the people to obey his laws and pay taxes?
How can we ensure that his decisions are fair and selfless?
If the emperor is not the son of heaven, then his imperial edicts will no longer be divine oracles.
How can we ensure that he will not abuse his power and oppress the people?
This series of questions represents a change in thinking.
Every generation of emperors, after coming to power, would erase the traces of the previous failures in writing.
To ensure his own rule, he has absolute authority.
Ideologically, he would do his utmost to block out anything that might shake his imperial power.
Although she failed to escape, disclosing the matter still carries certain risks.
But, hey! Who said the emperor also coveted her things?
The example of the three taels of silver told her that as long as the people worked hard for a year, the silver they earned would still be three taels short of the foreign debt.
Then it is impossible to believe that the law applies to everyone.
Only when the people raised their heads from the fields could they take a good look at the path their leaders were leading them.
One person's numbness is contagious; not everyone can be numb.
When they learn to question and begin to doubt, no one will dare to pretend to be the Son of Heaven and enslave them.
Looking back at the bright moon in the sky, Su Shengsheng felt a sense of melancholy.
Although she didn't know why she came here, she wondered if her grandfather was looking at the same sky as her.
But when Xie Xuan first went to the capital to meet the emperor, the emperor lost his glory when he was refused by Xie Xuan to overturn the verdict on behalf of the Qilin Army.
Even if science has boundaries, the end is theology.
She also didn't believe that Emperor Gou would be blessed by heaven.
"Moon viewing" has begun.
One stick of incense costs one ounce of silver.
A cup of tea, 500 wen.
Half a cup of tea, 250 wen.
Just a few strokes and a penny.
There are so many people here, it's destined to be a long night.
Su Shengsheng didn't wait any longer and asked someone to leave.
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Su Mansion
This time it was a family dinner. Although there were few people, it was very warm.
Su Shengsheng followed her mother in the kitchen to prepare dumplings.
Her mother was very dissatisfied with the fact that she sent Zaiqing and Qingning out to earn money during this festival.
“Even when you can’t make money, you have to give people a break.”
Su Shengsheng took a bite of sesame paste and a bite of osmanthus cake, "This kind of money can only be earned during the Lantern Festival."
What if the common people thought that Chang'e was out visiting friends and that was why they didn't see her?
With my aunt and second aunt around, my mother didn't dare to say anything to her and could only shake her head helplessly.
Looking at her mother's deft hands gently kneading the dough in the white porcelain basin, Su Shengsheng could only envy her.
"This is a very good thing, as it clears up the turbid and promotes the clear."
In the study, my grandfather's deep voice could be heard clearly in the kitchen.
Originally, Su Shengsheng had pulled a line for the fourth sister.
Unexpectedly, my grandfather also likes surfing the Internet.
Knowing that this thing was unsigned and would not reveal the address, my grandfather could finally talk freely about literature and history.
Of course, these things were all published under the name of his granddaughter, and Old Master Su did not talk about any prohibited topics.
I just wanted to discuss the hybrid rice that Su Shengsheng mentioned. I wanted to set up a test field and ask the farmers who are involved in the field for advice.
Of course, my uncle and several brothers also found their place there.
Those who discuss poetry discuss poetry, and those who write fu write fu.
To avoid interference, they also made allocations.
Mark out the time periods neatly and avoid interference with each other.
Seeing that his grandfather was full of energy and no longer depressed, Su Shengsheng was happy from the bottom of his heart.
This was just within the scope of Xie Xuan's fiefdom, but there was already a considerable response, which showed that the people were also feeling depressed.
In this dynasty, there was too little spiritual food and even less entertainment.
Of course, Su Shengsheng did not miss the opportunity to make money and also took out advertising space to attract investment.
Not to mention, the people in Xie Xuan's fiefdom were also very wealthy.
In short, this thing is both fresh and magical, which arouses people's curiosity and makes them want to see what it is like.
Although it has only been laid for a few days, it has brought in a lot of income.
In addition, during holidays, there are always people who want to visit, but it is impossible to visit everyone in one day.
Therefore, the telegraphs that had been laid in the fiefdom had hardly stopped running.
For short ones, just say hello; for long ones, just wait for the time to communicate with each other.
But the telegraph operator was very busy.
Mrs. Li, who had never understood why her daughter insisted on settling accounts with her son-in-law, finally understood when she saw the money flowing.
My daughter was telling the truth when she said she could do it on her own.
To earn 1 million gold ingots within a year, which is equivalent to 27,000 taels of silver per day, was originally unthinkable.
But there are hundreds of thousands of people in this Tianqian Pass, and they can send a telegram for two cents, not counting the people in the son-in-law's fiefdom.
In just three days, he earned 30,000 taels.
In short, Li finally put her mind at ease this time.
Because it is not for military use, the transmission is not encrypted.
However, wired telegraph does not exist directly in text form during the transmission process, but can be presented directly in text at the receiving end through corresponding decoding and demodulation technologies.
Although Su Shengsheng urgently needed start-up capital, the initial communication channel could not handle the interactions of so many people.
Even if she could increase the number of telegraph machines to relieve the pressure, there would not be enough trained personnel.
Therefore, she only gave preferential treatment to the local people and the people in Xie Xuan's fiefdom.
As for those from other places, the price will naturally increase.
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