I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 359 Aluminum

If you think about it carefully, there don't seem to be many metals that can replace brass. First of all, it is best to find a metal, that is.

aluminum.

Aluminum is a metal that has a wide range of uses in the future. This metal has been used in later generations to make wires and serve as conductors.

It seems that using aluminum instead of brass is a perfect choice, but after thinking about it carefully, Ying Changsheng feels that this method is extremely inappropriate.

Quite unreliable.

The reason is simple, compared to other metals.

Aluminum is a difficult metal to work with.

The reason is simple, the production of aluminum requires a fairly high technical content, the metal aluminum.

It consumes a lot of electricity.

Only then can it be made, if you want electrolytic aluminum in the current era.

The cost is extremely high, and...

Aluminum is the metal.

Its production technology content.

It is also very high. Under such circumstances, it is a very difficult thing to produce aluminum easily, and it is technically difficult to do it at all.

Thinking of this, Ying Changsheng could only shake his head.

He looked at Ying Zheng in front of him.

Then he opened his mouth and said to Ying Zheng.

"This matter is more difficult to do. If you want to make this thing, the technology and difficulty are too high. At present, there are only two kinds of metals that can replace brass to make wires!"

"What metal, let me hear it?"

The moment Ying Changsheng's voice fell.

For a moment, Ying Zheng inevitably showed a puzzled expression, and then he looked at Ying Changsheng.

Then he opened his mouth and said.

"Since there is this kind of metal, let's quickly say that there are two more. Doesn't this mean that we can completely use brass?"

"However, the price of these two metals is much higher than that of brass!"

Ying Changsheng felt slightly embarrassed, then opened his mouth and said.

a time.

Ying Zheng was inevitably a little curious. He turned his eyes to Ying Changsheng in front of him and asked.

"What do you mean? What kind of metal is this? What are these metals?"

"These two metals are nothing but gold and silver!"

Ying Changsheng explained awkwardly.

Well, the metal that conducts electricity best is not actually brass.

The metal with the best electrical conductivity is gold and silver, but the price of these two metals is extremely high, how expensive it is.

It's so high that humans even understand it.

The performance of these two metals is extremely good, but the problem is that the prices of these two metals are too high.

At this moment when Ying Changsheng's voice came out, Ying Zheng inevitably showed a disappointed expression.

Well, the prices of these two metals are too high, so high that the Great Qin Empire at this time simply cannot use these two metals to replace brass.

At this time, Gao Gao was somewhat disheartened by Ying Zheng.

I saw Ying Zheng inevitably sighed with emotion, and then opened his mouth to Ying Changsheng in front of him.

"It seems that I, Daqin, can only use this brass to make this wire in the future, and lay telegraph lines through this brass Highness, so that information can be transmitted quickly!"

The moment Ying Zheng's voice fell.

For a moment, the ministers next to him inevitably showed solemn expressions, and they only saw them frowning at Ying Zheng.

"But Your Majesty, there are not many brass in Daqin. If we use this brass to lay wires, how much money and food will it cost to achieve this level?"

The moment the voices of the ministers on the side reached Ying Zheng's ears, Ying Zheng inevitably frowned. The reason was simple.

this problem.

It really needs to be considered, because the technical difficulty of non-ferrous metal production itself is much higher than that of iron.

from their perspective.

In that case if brass is used to lay the wires.

The financial pressure of the Great Qin Empire will suddenly increase countless times.

This reason is because in the Qin Empire at this time, the brass shell was not just a metal, it also served as currency.

If brass, which is used as currency, is consumed on a large scale, it will only lead to one consequence, and this consequence is.

The currency on the market has been greatly reduced.

Also, using brass to lay wires can cause serious security problems.

Well, that's not talking.

In the long ancient times of China, the price of copper, a metal, was extremely high.

He has always been used as a currency.

Under such circumstances.

Once, use metal like brass to lay wires.

That would cause a problem.

That is, there will definitely be a large number of people among the people, and a large number of criminals will secretly cut off the wires, and then melt them down and sell them for money.

Well, that's not talking.

Stealing wires doesn't just happen in ancient times.

Even in later generations.

The price of copper is already very low, not so high, but even then, there are still a lot of people stealing a lot of wires.

Then sell it, sell it to those waste collection stations to make a profit.

Under such circumstances.

It is conceivable that if brass is really used to lay the wires.

It will definitely give birth to a large number of criminals who will steal.

Their theft is a trivial matter, but the most important thing is.

It will interrupt the information transmission of the Great Qin Empire.

Especially in this era of backward productivity and backward detection methods, it is extremely difficult to successfully catch those who steal wires or prevent such things from happening.

Because judging from the efficiency shown in the process of capturing those wanted criminals from the six countries by the Qin court.

It is actually extremely difficult for the Great Qin Empire to catch criminals.

In such cases brass is used for laying the wires.

It's really embarrassing.

At this time, the ministers expressed their worries one by one, and after winning the government for a while, they inevitably showed heavy expressions.

Ok.

Things have come to this point now.

Ying Zheng found that although this telegraph machine was good, although he could transmit messages thousands of miles away, his shortcomings were too great.

How big is it?

Da Dao's Ying Zheng wanted to give up because of choking.

We will not continue to promote this telegraph machine.

At this moment, he only saw Ying Zheng and couldn't help but frown and said.

"The cost of wires is too high. With my Daqin's financial capacity, I'm afraid I can't make so many wires. The amount of brass consumed is too much. In addition, this wire is placed on the ground. If it is used by the people If the thieves are cut off by the thieves, isn’t this His Highness just a decoration, and the telegraph loses its proper effect, there are really too many problems!”

"If these problems are not resolved, no matter how good this telegram is, it will never be successfully promoted in Daqin!"

(End of this chapter)