Chapter 872: Who is the group sending the telegram to?
The appearance of telegrams made many people busy again. The troops staying in Yingtian Mansion began to select people to learn how to send and receive telegrams.
This is much more difficult than the telephone. The difficulty of the telephone is to manually exchange positions, while the telegraph is to send signals accurately.
Fortunately, no one can make the same telegraph machine. When learning, there is only clear code and no encryption.
But reading the code and writing down the numbers at the same time is quite challenging. You need to listen to the rhythm, but you don’t need to memorize all the words.
After the ministers learned about it, they were surprised and had to code the capitals of the Ming Dynasty. By then, each county would have a telegraph machine. If there was anything going on at the local level or the court, the news would be conveyed through telegraphs.
Generals such as Xu Da, Tang He, and Lan Yu considered the military aspect. They used telegrams to direct and dispatch the army. The enemy would be waiting to enter encirclements one by one.
Even weapons It's the same. When the scouts from both sides encounter each other, the enemy's scouts will run back to report the news, and their own will report on the spot.
When the enemy generals received the news from the scouts, their own formations were deployed.
Everyone is busy arranging telegraph machines and manpower training. Civil servants hope that telegraph operators in local prefectures and counties will be staffed by civil servants. Otherwise, all military personnel will be involved.
The army naturally selects personnel. In addition, department stores also need to have their own telegraph machines. Usually two are prepared, one for use and one for backup.
At that time, there will not be one for each village, but only one for each county, or areas can be divided into several villages to have one department store.
It depends on the size of the village. If it is large, it will naturally arrange a department store. If it is too small, there will not be so many people, and no one will buy the things in the store.
“Let’s think about something. If we take out this telegraph machine, can the common people also use it like people who come to work? If they have an emergency at home, they can send a message over there and receive it here. Pass the content to him, and he will call back."
Still in the same watchtower, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma sat here again and looked at the market below through the glass window, while eating kebabs.
He thought of the use of telegraphs to allow people to send messages to each other.
The accompanying chief took over, "Your Majesty, I think businessmen will use it more. As long as businessmen leave manpower in a certain place, there is more demand for something, or the output is high and the price is low, you can generate electricity." Report to know in advance, and then immediately organize the supply to sell it, or buy it at a low price from there.
We should be the first to know, as long as the person in charge of the department store pays attention to the local prices.
In addition to some minor floods, earthquakes, droughts and other disasters, the court can respond quickly, let alone someone instigating rebellion.
Wherever news needs to be transmitted, telegraph can be used. It’s very easy to use and can be charged.”
The director finally emphasized how to make money based on the number of words and how to set the price.Not sure.
It depends on how much the people use it. Generally, only immediate family members who are out of town will send telegrams to talk about things. Otherwise, due to road restrictions, they will basically not be able to travel a hundred miles.
Many families have never left the county in their lives, so they naturally don’t need anyone to send telegrams to.
"How much is the right amount for a word?" Zhu Yuanzhang also considered this. He liked to make money.
Empress Ma was the same as him, "It is best to calculate the money paid by merchants and ordinary people separately for sending newspapers. If it is lower, the merchants will take advantage of it, but if it is higher, the money will not be enough for the people in emergencies."
"What do you say Biao'er?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his eldest son.
"Father, I think that people rarely send telegrams, and merchants make profits through telegraphs, so the price of telegrams is set high.
People really need telegrams for long distances. Why do we need telegrams?
If someone in the family is seriously ill, dies, gets married, etc., subsidies can be given.
You can know it through the content of the telegram, and then send the report first and then verify it. If this is indeed the case, several The price is a penny, or even free.
If he lies, he will ask the other party to pay twice the price. If he has no money, he will work to pay for it. ”
Zhu Biao thought of a way. , the common people rarely use it, and local officials cannot always report it. If everything has to be reported to the top, and reported every day, they should be dismissed.
Businessmen are also common people and should be treated equally. When businessmen encounter the same thing, they should also be given subsidies. Only in this way can a bowl of water be treated equally.
The second king of Qin, Zhu Xi, then said, "Father, I think it can be used by the bank. Businessmen carrying large amounts of money are afraid of being robbed on the road, so I will issue a money order."
Wait. Take the money order to an outside branch to withdraw money or transfer it to someone else, and send a telegram for verification.
In this way, you don't have to worry about losing the money order. Others can't take it out, and the merchant can't take it out. Take it with you, if someone robs it, you won't be able to grab anything."
Zhu Fang felt that it should be used in an important place like a bank, where money orders are a paid service.
When there are deposits and withdrawals in other places in the future, there will also be fees. Basically, few people can use it. People only live in one place, and the bank in the county town is enough for them to deposit and withdraw money.
Therefore, there is no rush to start depositing and withdrawing money from other places. Money orders serve merchants and charge different handling fees according to different times.
Including the highest ratio and the lowest fee.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Yes, even if the merchant will pass the money on to the buyer, we can't lose money. Ten cents a word is very cheap."
For example, Zhejiang Prefecture's Wheat is expensive, it costs 400 coins per stone, but in Nanjing it is 300 coins. Since there is a canal, the freight is not high.
You can send a telegram to say 400 coins, which is short of 50,000 coins. >
It means that fifty thousand stones are needed. Whoever gets the news first will organize the wheat to be sent there first.
The price difference of one stone and one hundred coins, fifty thousand stones is five thousand coins, and it only costs sixty coins. Add the names of both parties, I think.Two hundred yuan is enough.
If Zhejiang Prefecture sells wheat for 600 yuan, then it is impossible.
It is twice as different as Nanjing. It has been rising slowly. We have noticed that something is wrong early on. After reporting it there, we mobilized wheat to go to the parity price. ”
The example Zhu Yuanzhang gave is basically impossible. There is no need for merchants to take action first, and it is not other commodities. The price difference of food is so big that it must be stabilized.
As long as the freight is included Even if there is a price difference of more than 20%, it must be suppressed to make money on the way. Just make an adjustment in Changpingcang.
Zhejiang government will see whether wheat is planted or not, and luck will come. If the price of silk rises, the merchants will take care of it.
If the price of salt is too high, the court will take action. In order to survive, if the price of salt for two cents per pound is four cents, then it’s okay
It’s not a matter of two cents, it’s doubled, so it’s not enough if you don’t eat it.
"Father, if you can write a hundred words like that, there will be no problem. When a merchant makes a transaction, he will definitely make at least dozens of coins. If it is not enough to send a telegram with one or two coins, we will give them an extra opportunity to make money. ”
Lao Wu Zhu’s eyes rolled, he raised the price ten times.
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