"Lao Zhang, don't just look like you've eaten shit. Instead, tell me quickly, how did His Highness trick us?"

Wang Ben was an impatient person, so as soon as he heard what he said, he kept urging him.

"Yes! Lao Zhang, please stop being so secretive. There are no outsiders here, so just say it quickly!"

Several other veterans also urged me.

"Alas...! Do you still remember the cost of electricity installation that His Royal Highness analyzed with us?"

Zhang Han sighed deeply and said.

"Yes! Of course I remember! The wires above our heads are expensive to make, but they are made entirely of copper!"

The veterans must not forget this, and they all nodded their heads.

If it weren't for this, they might have to wait a while longer to let Prince lower the price further.

Because I learned about the cost of the wires, I readily agreed!

"If your guess is correct, we all must have been thinking the same thing at the time. It cost five thousand gold to pull a pure copper wire from the Weishui River to the house. The price was not high, and it was even said that it was a bit of an advantage!"

"That's right!"

The old guys speak out because that's what they thought at the time.

Many ministers even think that even if electricity is no longer used in the future, if they take out this section of wire and recast the copper inside, they can get a lot of money, and there will be no loss at all!

"But now the fact is that electricity does not need to enter Xianyang from the Wei River at all, but can be connected to the nearby wires from the already installed wires...!"

After Zhang Han finished speaking, he nodded towards the telegraph pole on the main street, "This distance is only three to four feet, plus the wires laid in each house in the mansion, how much is the total? The cost of one thousand gold is enough.

Bar?"

"Forehead……"

As soon as these words came out, the old guys looked at the telephone poles on the street subconsciously, as if they were enlightened.

Judging by visual inspection, the distance is really only three or four feet away.

In other words, they spent five thousand gold and could only get such a small piece of copper wire in the end?

"Ouch! It's so hard to guard against! We didn't know that electricity can be installed in our homes like this!"

After coming to his senses, Kang An calmly slapped his thigh.

"His Royal Highness is really good at everything. Why can't he get along with us just when it comes to money?"

Feng Quji also looked helpless.

"Alas! After all, it's us who have shallow knowledge and don't understand electricity. Otherwise, we wouldn't be rushing to fall for this scam!"

Chunyu Yue shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Quickly pull it down! His Highness the Crown Prince's little head is filled with all kinds of novelty gadgets. No matter how much we learn, we can't come up with new gadgets as fast as he does!"

Since that kid came to Da Qin, he has become a sensation, and then there are endless new gadgets, which makes people overwhelmed.

While it improves their lives, it also screws them up a lot!

"How about...! Let's go talk to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him to return some of the money to us?"

Kang Anping opened his mouth tentatively.

"Retreat? Are you overthinking it? Have you ever seen the money that went into His Highness the Crown Prince's pocket come out again?"

Zhang Han couldn't help but sneer.

"Uh...! That's true!"

Kang Anping couldn't help but nodded.

After saying this, he himself felt unreliable.

Not to mention His Royal Highness, even if it were him, he would not refund the money!

After all, they all installed it voluntarily and rushed to be fooled!

No one put a knife to their necks to force them to settle down!

"Alas! Every step of the way makes you wiser. Next time you have money transactions with His Royal Highness, in addition to asking about the price, you should also ask clearly about the length, distance and materials used!"

Zhang Han said with emotion.

Before, they had eaten without asking the price, and ended up being blackmailed!

As a result, I asked about the price this time, but I didn’t know it could be done in this way, so I lost money again!

"Actually, you can't think so. It's not just us who are installing electricity, but also the civil and military ministers of the entire dynasty. They all paid money and queued up to be fooled... Oh... no, they were waiting in line to install electricity! That's it.

After all, this can be regarded as income from electricity! We will get back our money faster in the future!"

Although Wang Ben also paid the money and was fooled, Ying Feiyu was his son-in-law after all, and everyone was a family, so they always had to say good things.

"Well! What else can we do? That's all I can think about now!"

Zhang Han nodded helplessly.

When the electricity dividends are distributed in the future, their family will still be able to contribute!

"Currently, civil and military officials throughout the dynasty are queuing up to install electricity. I guess the common people are also very anxious. Once the craftsmen finish installing it for us, it will probably be the turn of wealthy businessmen from all over the country! With their participation, we will make our money back faster.

!”

Thinking that there will be more swindlers to join in the future, the veterans can feel more balanced.

"Okay, let's leave it at that. Although it's less than we thought, there is still a section of copper wire that belongs to us!"

"Yeah! It's better than nothing!"

At this point, they could only figure it out on their own, so Zhang Han waved his hand, and the old guys scattered around, continuing to watch the craftsmen working back and forth.

"Out of the way, out of the way, the court has new regulations on electricity!"

"Everyone, come and take a look, be careful not to break the law...!"

At this moment, a group of little newsboys walked towards their street waving newspapers in their hands.

"Grandpa, would you like a newspaper? It was just printed!"

"Brother! Are you installing electricity? You must get a copy. It contains the court's new regulations on electricity...!"

The newsboys worked hard to sell it, and started promoting it when they saw people, until they were surrounded by a few old goods.

"The court's new regulations on electricity? How come we don't know about it?"

Listening to the newsboy's sales pitch, the veterans couldn't help but be stunned.

You know, all six of their ministers are here. If the imperial court makes any big moves, there is no way they won't receive any news at all!

Besides, the electric power company was established as a separate company, so why did the court set regulations?

"Give me one!"

Just when everyone was confused, Wang Ben took out a few copper coins from his arms, handed them to the newsboy, and bought a newspaper.

If you want to know what is written in the newspaper, the easiest way is to buy a copy and read it. Why guess?

As a result, the old guys hurriedly gathered around to see what was written in the newspaper.

"Wires are public property. No one is allowed to destroy, smelt, or intercept without permission. Otherwise, he will be punished with a felony?"

After finding the page they were most concerned about, Wang Ben just read the title, and everyone's hearts suddenly sank.

Well! They were really fooled this time!

I was comforting myself before, thinking that for spending five thousand gold, I could at least get a pure copper wire worth about one thousand gold.

But after seeing the news in the newspaper, I immediately gave up!
Chapter completed!