The emperor made a lot of requests, and the person next to him quickly wrote them down with his pen, and was surprised and admired. The emperor's request was very reasonable. This was definitely not like the first time he had seen a telegraph machine. It can only be said that the emperor could learn without a teacher. Once the emperor's requirements were completed, the telegraph could be put into use immediately.

There has always been a legend in the Royal Academy of Sciences: The emperor himself is proficient in technology, and many inventions have been personally guided by the emperor to achieve breakthroughs. Those old people have had personal experiences, so they naturally believe it without doubt. Some people later believe it and half-doubt it. Now it has finally been confirmed that the emperor is indeed proficient in technology.

After saying this, the emperor asked: "Song Aiqing, how much is the funding for the research of the transmitter project?"

Song Yingxing was stunned when he asked. He was the president of the Academy of Sciences. Although he was concerned about how much funds he could get per year, he did not care about the funds for specific projects. After seeing Song Yingxing's reaction, the emperor realized that he had asked the wrong person and changed his words: "Let's do this, no matter how much money there is, allocate 50,000 silver coins as a reward for the invention of the telegraph machine. If there is any shortage, my inner treasury will allocate and replenish it."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the eyes of more than ten people present who participated in the invention of the telegraph machine suddenly lit up. There were only 42 people in the entire project team, and the reward of 50,000 silver coins was rewarded, and each person could get more than 1,000 silver coins on average.

The Royal Academy of Sciences is well-fed. Even the lowest-level personnel who can enter the Royal Academy of Sciences have silver coins of more than 120 yuan a year. They can buy more than 100 stone rice, which is enough to support the family easily. More than 1,000 silver coins are undoubtedly a huge amount for them.

"In addition, when the telegraph machine can be officially put into use, I will allocate one million taels of silver to form the Royal Telegraph Company, paying patent fees to the Royal Institute of Science and Technology every year, and 30% of the patent fees belong to the researchers. Taking this as an example, researchers can get 30% of the profits generated by new patents in the future."

Everyone in the audience opened their mouths wide. Since they learned that Xu Zhixi, what can they do to get millions of silver in the new steel production patent every year, it is impossible to say that someone does not envy them. Many patents applied for by the Science and Technology Academy have many patents that can be compared with new steel production patents, and even better. However, the Royal Academy of Sciences is affiliated with the imperial court and the inner court, and invests millions of silver every year. No one dares to say that they want to get a share of the patent. Unexpectedly, they suddenly fell from the sky and could get 30% of it.

The benefit of telegraph is not known, but it does not hinder everyone's imagination. The research cost invested from the Royal Academy of Sciences alone is more than one million taels. By this calculation, the value of 30% of the patents is at least hundreds of thousands of taels, or even millions of taels. Compared with the value of the patent, the bonus of 50,000 silver coins can only be considered a minor matter.

Seeing the excited faces, Wang Fu couldn't help but think in his heart, it seemed that the stimulation of money was indispensable at any time.

On that day, the emperor's speech spread throughout the Science and Technology Academy at a rapid speed. All researchers were smiling and their morale was greatly boosted. There was no need to urge them. Many people spontaneously worked overtime, hoping that their research would be successful sooner.

After returning from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Song Yingxing always looked like a gray-haired look in the emperor's mind. When he thought about the ministers in the court, he was shocked. It has been more than twenty years since he ascended the throne. Most of the high-ranking officials in the court are old, and the whole court must reach the point of blood exchange.

What made the emperor happy was that through more than 20 years of education, a group of new officials had grown up. Most of these people were in their thirties and forties. It was when they were young and strong, and the court did not worry that no one could use it.

With the continuous efforts of the researchers, the telegraph machine has been greatly improved in just two months. First, the weight has been greatly reduced, from the original eight or nine hundred kilograms to only more than one hundred and twenty kilograms. Secondly, the test distance has changed from more than two hundred meters to ten kilometers. Simple telegraph coding has also been completed, and the telegraph has reached the practical stage.

In July of the 22nd year of Hongguang, the Royal Telegraph Company of the Ming Dynasty was established. The Ministry of Revenue and the Royal Inner Treasury each invested 500,000 taels, bought the patent of the telegraph machine with a dividend of one million taels of silver plus a dividend of 5% of the annual profit, and began to lay the first telegraph line.

The first line was paved on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, which had been opened to traffic. After the telegram line was set up, when Nanjing received the first telegram to say goodbye to the emperor in Shanghai, the entire telegram company was full of cheering and cheering.

When the Beijing-Shanghai telegram was connected, Song Yingxing finally decided to choose the president of the Academy of Sciences and recommended it to the emperor.

"What, you actually recommend Fang Yizhi. The Academy of Sciences has a lot of talents. Can't you find a candidate for president?" the emperor asked in disbelief.

"When I go back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that Fang Yizhi is the best candidate." Song Yingxing responded calmly.

Fang Yizhi was one of the four sons of the Donglin Party. The emperor suppressed the Donglin Party since he ascended the throne. Although the Donglin Party had the sloppy position of Qian Qianyi, most of the Donglin Party members were rejected by the court. Fang Yizhi also lost the opportunity to serve the court and simply abandoned politics and business, which made him a way out.

Now the Fang family in Tongcheng has become a well-capitalized giant. Its name includes three factories of textile, silk and steel. It employs more than 1,000 workers together and makes a profit of nearly one million taels per year. It is a real wealthy family. What is rare is that the machines used by the three factories of Fang family have been improved by Fang Yizhi, and their efficiency exceeds that of similar products. Fang family also applied for a number of patents from the Patent Office.

In addition, Fang Yizhi has many works, including philosophy and science and technology. If such a person is not qualified to be the president of the Academy of Sciences, he is just a silly person. Is it appropriate to be the president of the Academy of Sciences? What's more, Fang Yizhi is quite arrogant. If he really wants to be the president of the Academy of Sciences, but he refuses it, the court may lose face.

"Emperor, I communicated with Fang Yizhi. He was quite moved by the position of President of the Academy of Sciences. As for Fang Yizhi's qualifications, this person has been in trouble for more than 20 years. The old minister believes that there are very few people who are dissatisfied with him." As if he knew the emperor's concerns, Song Yingxing quickly explained.

Seeing that the emperor still had a hesitant expression on his face, Song Yingxing said: "Emperor, it is inappropriate to be idle among the people. The court should take it for himself."

Perhaps this sentence touched Wang Fu, and Wang Fu finally let go: "This way, let Fang Yizhi come to Beijing, I will talk about it after seeing him."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Yingxing was overjoyed. He could finally take off the burden of the dean with confidence.

Perhaps Fang Yizhi was prepared for a long time, and the emperor saw him a few days later. At this time, Fang Yizhi was in his early fifties, with a thin face, long beards under his jaw, and a bookish aura all over his body. You can tell at a glance that he was a well-educated man, which made people feel good.

"Only by the people, I will pay my wise visits to the emperor. Long live my emperor."

Looking at Fang Yizhi, the emperor said for a while: "Get up."

"Thank you, the emperor." Before he knew it, Fang Yizhi's back was already sweating. He thought that he would be recommended by Song Yingxing and that he would be the president of the Academy of Sciences. However, he felt nervous at this moment. After all, the emperor was an unprecedented hero. Who could say that he could truly grasp the emperor's wishes?

If he was an official of the court, Fang Yizhi would not do it. He had great expectations for the position of director. He had been interested in technology since he was a child and was often addicted to various research. He set up factories more to verify his various theories. Although the Fang family had three factories, earning one million silver taels a year, how could it be compared with the Academy of Sciences? The staff reached 5,000, with a total of 6 million taels a year.

"Fang Aiqing, what would you do if you took over the Academy of Sciences?"

"When I go back to the emperor, I am not familiar with the Academy of Sciences. In recent years, various inventions of the Academy of Sciences have emerged one after another, which shows that Lord Song has managed it well. I will temporarily have Xiao Gui and Cao Sui."

Fang Yizhi's answer was just right, and he was not in a hurry to show his words in front of the emperor. The emperor asked a few more questions. Fang Yizhi answered them one by one, and the emperor nodded: "Let's do this, you will be the acting president at the Academy of Sciences and Technology. I will give you a year. If I can satisfy me, I will appoint you as the president."

"I thank you for yourselves." Fang Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that one year would definitely satisfy the emperor.

Whether Fang Yizhi is used or not is all in the emperor's thoughts, and it is more about giving Song Yingxing face. If Fang Yizhi is not competent, it will not be too late to exchange Fang Yizhi in a year. The Ming Dynasty is now far ahead of all countries and has a lot of time to waste.

Fang Yizhi suddenly served as the acting president of the Academy of Sciences. As expected, there was no storm. Fang Yizhi improved the purchased machines, and based on this, he could gain a foothold in the Academy of Sciences. Although some people were not convinced, under the suppression of Song Yingxing, these people did not dare to boycott blatantly. The emperor had just announced good news to the researchers, and everyone focused on project research, which seemed calm for a while.

With the replacement of the president of the Academy of Sciences, the court also began to change ministers. Ma Shiying officially begged the emperor for bones in October. He received the emperor's permission. The person who took over as the chief minister was not the original staff of the cabinet, but Fan Yue, who had entered the cabinet, was only 52 years old. Pan Yue served as the first bank president of the Ministry of Revenue, and then took over the Ministry of Revenue for five years. It was in his hands that the Ming Dynasty's finances soared, from the annual income of only 20 to 30 million taels to more than 30 million taels today. It can be said that he was the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty. With Fan Yue's qualifications, although he had been the Minister of Revenue several steps and became the chief minister of the cabinet, no one dared to question it.
Chapter completed!