"Going up the mountain! Going up the mountain!"
"Finally we can go up the mountain~!"
As soon as Mo Zhong finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion among the candidates at the foot of Yunshan Mountain. The students held their examination number cards, lined up in four teams, passed the inspection by the academy guards one by one, and then climbed towards the top of the mountain with excitement on their faces, like a pilgrim.
There are two academy guards standing guard every ten feet on both sides of the mountain road. In addition, Li Er personally went to Yunnan Mountain today, so although there were many candidates, there was no queue cutting or pushing. The students walked in an orderly manner. On the Yunshan Mountain Road paved with stone steps, there are many people but it is not noisy, because everyone is imagining the grand scenery of Yunshan Mountain at this moment, and they are not in the mood to make a noise!
The students were climbing the mountain. Li Er, Li Zexuan, Li Gang and others at the end of the mountain path were silently watching the students on the mountain path. This time, there were tens of thousands of candidates applying for Yanhuang Academy's School of Engineering and Medical College. The scale of people far exceeds that of last year, and it far exceeds the grand occasion of the imperial examination!
Looking at the bustling candidates on the mountain road, Li Er, Li Gang and others sighed with emotion. The development of Yanhuang Academy in the past year has indeed been too fast. In just one year, it has gone from being questioned by everyone to being famous all over the world!
What a miracle!
Ten steps, nine steps, eight steps... three steps, two steps, about half a cup of tea later, the candidate at the front finally climbed to the top of the mountain. Looking around, he saw building after building standing in the open space to the north. These high-rise buildings are completely different from all the buildings of this era. Although they do not have the beauty of carved beams and painted buildings, they are simple and capable, especially the windows and curtain walls supported by colored glass. From a distance, it makes people feel like they are in a fairyland!
Above the gate of the academy, there are four words "Yanhuang Academy" written on it. The writing is vigorous and powerful, and it is majestic. It is easy for others to get lost in it just by looking at it!
In comparison, the flat road paved with cement in front of the academy is nothing unusual, because all the candidates have already seen the magic of cement pavement on the way to Yunshan!
"Immortal palace! No wonder some people say that Yanhuang Academy is like an immortal palace standing on the top of Yunshan Mountain. Today, when I see it, it is indeed well-deserved~!"
"Yes! I didn't expect that there would be such a prosperous place in this world. I am so lucky to see it today!"
"This is Yanhuang Academy? This is the magical wonderland created by engineering~? I must be admitted to Yanhuang Academy!"
The dozen or so candidates who first climbed onto Yunshan were all stunned by the majestic and novel buildings of the academy, so much so that the students behind them were blocked. Li Zexuan had to speak out: "All candidates, hurry up and enter the examination room. There must be no mistakes!”
"Here~!"
Only then did everyone come to their senses and walk towards the gate of the academy.
"Wow! This Yanhuang Academy is so magnificent~!"
For Chen Shuozhen, this was the first impression that Yanhuang Academy gave her. As for the second impression, she was: "Well! This Yanhuang Academy must be very rich! If you get along well in it, you will definitely have no problem supporting yourself and Xiaoyu~ !”
With such thoughts in mind, the little girl walked towards the academy gate with confidence and firm steps.
She did see Li Zexuan, and Li Zexuan also saw her, but in order to "avoid suspicion", the two of them did not speak to each other, or even make eye contact. They were completely like strangers!
More than a quarter of an hour later, all the students went up the mountain and entered the Yanhuang Academy. Li Gang, Yan Silu, Mr. Ma and other academy teachers quickly resigned to Li Er. They had to go busy invigilating the exam or patrolling the examination room.
"Your Majesty, do you want to enter the academy to have a look~?"
Everyone entered the academy, and it became quiet again in front of the mountain gate of the academy. Li Zexuan smiled slightly at this time and said to Li Er.
Li Er pondered for a moment, then said: "Of course! I haven't been to the academy for a long time, let's go! Go in and have a look~!"
After Li Er's instructions, Li Zexuan led Lao Li and his family toward the academy.
"... Candidates, please take your seats according to the numbers posted on the table. Exam papers will be distributed on time at four o'clock. The exam will last for two hours. No whispering is allowed in the middle. No..."
Walking on the cement road of the academy, he could vaguely hear the invigilator in his brother's classroom explaining the exam precautions to the candidates. After a moment of silence, Li Er nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! Compared to last year, the academy is now more popular. There are so many~! Marquis Yongan, you must continue to work hard and cultivate more pillars for our Datang!"
Li Zexuan raised his hand and said humbly: "I will do my best to cultivate talents for the Tang Dynasty!"
Empress Changsun looked around at this time and asked doubtfully: "That's right! Where is Qingque? Why didn't I see him in the academy~?"
Li Tai and Li Chengqian were both children of Empress Changsun, and they were both children born in the same mother's womb. Empress Changsun loved both sons equally, and she would not favor Li Chengqian more just because he was the crown prince!
"Back to your Majesty! King Wei is currently responsible for two extremely confidential core tasks of the academy, and is currently busy conducting experiments in the secret base of the workshop!"
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly made nonsense.
He knew, and was very sure that the fat boy Li Tai had not gotten up at this time. The lesson he taught Li Tai last night was so profound that even if the fat boy did not eat or sleep for three days and three nights, It is impossible to thoroughly study it!
Li Zexuan did go back very late yesterday, didn't he go back until late at night? But Li Tai must have gone to bed even later, because with Li Tai's temperament, it is difficult to sleep if he doesn't understand a question!
So Li Zexuan is convinced that Li Tai must still be "snoring" and sleeping in at this time!
"Are you talking about the Academy's killer project?"
Li Er frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Although Li Er does not come to Yunshan often, he is "very concerned" about Yanhuang Academy's trump card project. Information about the trump card project has always been of the highest priority to him.
"Exactly!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Speaking of the killer project, Qingque has recently made a machine that can transmit sound over a long distance. It is currently the first generation model and can only transmit sound within about a mile. In time, Qingque will After overcoming the relevant technical problems, Qiao will be able to achieve thousands of miles of sound transmission even if it is impossible!"
Anyway, there are only Li Er's family here, and there are imperial guards guarding them all around. Li Zexuan doesn't have to worry about leaking secrets, so he simply tells the workshop's latest scientific research results.
"A voice heard from thousands of miles away~?"
Li Er was shocked when he heard this, and his face moved slightly. Obviously he didn't know about this. After a moment of shock, Li Er said: "Is there really something in this world that can transmit sound thousands of miles?"
Li Zexuan nodded and affirmed: "Of course! And Qingque has already led the teachers and students of the academy to make a telephone! I believe that in the near future, even if two people are thousands of miles apart, they will be able to communicate with each other through the telephone. Let’s discuss things!”
"This...doesn't this mean that my father will be able to inquire about local people's livelihood conditions from the governors of various states over the phone from the palace?"
Li Chengqian, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but speak.
Li Er glanced at Li Chengqian approvingly, but did not speak.
Li Zexuan smiled slightly, nodded and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. With the telephone, His Majesty can control the overall situation of the world from the palace!"
After what Li Zexuan said, Li Er couldn't help but feel fascinated. As an emperor, of course he had the ambition to expand the territory and achieve great achievements, but he also often worried that it would be difficult to manage the territory after it became too large. Li Zexuan's words The words spoke to his heart. Indeed, with the telephone, his edicts could be transmitted to various states and counties in an instant, and he could easily understand the people's livelihood conditions in each state and county without having to worry about the territory. It’s too big and I’m worried!
"The academy must concentrate on and seize the time to study this telephone! In my opinion, with the telephone, there is no need for a telegraph machine at all! Marquis Yong'an, you must organize your manpower and do your best to make the telephone as soon as possible. !”
After a while, Li Er came back to his senses and explained to Li Zexuan.
In his opinion, the telegraph machine can send messages thousands of miles, but what is sent back is a series of "didi-dip-dip" sounds, and a special person is required to translate the message into Chinese characters. It is far less convenient than the direct transmission of sounds by a telephone.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
Li Zexuan quickly waved his hand and said: "Although the telephone is more convenient than the telegraph for transmitting information, the telegraph still has many advantages that the telephone cannot match. First of all, the telegraph has strong confidentiality and is especially suitable for transmitting military messages. Even if the enemy intercepts the information, they cannot understand it;
Secondly, the telegraph does not require wires to transmit messages and can be used in more situations, but the telephone cannot;
Finally, and the most important point is that the academy has almost completed the improvement work on the telegraph machine. In a few days, Qingque will take the academy's teachers and the craftsmen from the workshop to Bingzhou and Yunzhou to establish telegraph relay stations. , once completed, Datang will not have to worry about communication problems when attacking the grassland. Even in the hinterland of the grassland, emergency military information can be transmitted back to Chang'an at any time. However, only the first generation model of the telephone has been built, and subsequent improvements still have a long way to go!
Therefore, I believe that the most urgent task of the Academy at the moment is to completely complete the improvement of the telegraph machine before the Tang Dynasty attacks the Turks, so as to ensure that we can transmit military information one step faster in this battle! "
Hearing this, Li Er was silent for a moment, then nodded in approval and said: "Your analysis is good, but I am too ambitious! Then let's do it step by step. After we get rid of the hard nut of Turks first, we can talk about other things!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
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