Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology - Chapter 887

Chapter 887: Typewriter is Famous (2/2)
“Chandra, request the General Manager Bhaskaracharya to take a loan of 20 million on behalf of the company. Once the typewriter proves to be a hot commodity in the market, we can immediately transform our production lines to only manufacture core components, while we can outsource all the simpler components to third-party manufacturers.”

Chandra hesitated, “Sir, aren’t you being too hasty? It has only been a day or two since the invites were sent. What if the typewriter is not as popular as you expect?”

Most of the directors agreed with this statement and nodded their heads, but just then, the Director of Public Relations, who was late to the meeting, ran in with an excited expression.

“It’s hot! Hot! The typewriter is hot! Apparently, Her Majesty the Empress used the typewriter and liked it very much. She said in an interview yesterday that her new work is being typed on the typewriter, and she said that it won’t take long for her new work to come out, as the typewriter is faster than writing. Once this news spread, the companies we were in contact with suddenly came to the door and demanded that we allocate some typewriters for them as well!”

“Here, take a look. This is the newspaper.”

The newspaper was thrown on the desk for everyone to see, and after reading the headlines, everyone got very excited, and that included Jeevan.

“It looks like we don’t have to worry anymore, Chandra. I changed my mind. Forget 20 million; ask directly for 50 million. With the direct endorsement of arguably one of the greatest novelists in the empire, this is bound to become a hot commodity.”

“Put forward my idea to Mr. Bhaskaracharya and see what he says.”

Chandra no longer hesitated and directly did as ordered.

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Several days later, the people who had purchased the typewriters using the invite slowly started to receive large wooden boxes at their doorsteps.

Bhavanth, the author of the now famous Pirates of the Southeast, which has sold over 1.8 million copies of the first volume in the empire and is currently wreaking havoc in Europe with 200,000 sales in a single week, excitedly opened the box with a crowbar and saw what the divine weapon for authors, as said by Her Majesty, is.

Abhijit Kumar Sen, the top economist of the empire, fixed his glasses, which he had recently gotten due to his worsening eyesight and had his disciple open the box with anticipation.

Sri Kokila, the top Chitrakala artist who not only drew Chitrakala of her own original story, which became very popular but also for Bahubali, received the wooden package, but even before she could open it, her 10-year-old son excitedly started banging on the wooden box using a wooden stick trying to pry it open.

Subsequently, reviews from the people who had gotten their hands on the typewriters were made public.

“This is the best tool for writing I have seen in my life. Yadav typewriter is to authors what a gun is to soldiers,” Bhavanth said in an interview.

“My eyesight has gotten very weak, and I’m no longer able to write like I used to before, but this typewriter makes it easier for me. Thank you, Mr. Yadav, for your brilliant invention,” Abhijit Kumar Sen wrote in an article.

“Usually, I have a very hard time making my actors understand what I have in my mind since my handwriting is so unrecognisable that no one can read it.”

“I usually receive scoldings from my actors for making them read my writing. I usually get very angry at them for this, but I also knew that my handwriting was horrible. But there was nothing I could do— that is, until today. The typewriter changed everything. Now those bastards have nothing to complain about,” Shree Satyavamshi, the director of one of the most famous drama troupes in the empire called Geetanjali, said in an interview, laughing.

“In all my years of service in education, I have never seen a tool so perfectly suited to helping students express their ideas clearly. The Yadav typewriter is truly revolutionising education across the empire,” remarked Govindraj Chadrashekar, Principal of Raya University, during a symposium.

“As a poet, capturing fleeting thoughts on paper was always a challenge for me. This typewriter captures my words instantly, without the struggle of messy handwriting. It’s truly a blessing,” said Anant Rao, a renowned poet, in his journal.

“My letters used to take days to write, and often the postman would complain about their illegibility. Now, with the Yadav typewriter, communication is swift and clear, making it much easier to connect with fellow officers,” Commander Yogendra Singh wrote in a letter to his colleagues.

“I’m no scholar, but even I can see how this typewriter levels the playing field. I can write petitions and appeals without worrying about my poor penmanship. It has empowered common folk like me,” said Rani Devi, a celebrated village leader credited with turning her village into a tourist attraction, in a local newspaper interview.

“In the workshop, we’re constantly jotting down ideas and schematics. This typewriter saves us time and ensures our notes are precise. It has the potential to become an indispensable tool for innovation,” explained Akshay Purohit, inventor of the hand-operated fan and senior engineer at Gaur Agricultural Tools, during a tech convention.

“Working alongside my father to co-invent the bicycle was a journey of countless sketches and trials. Since I received the typewriter, it has been invaluable in documenting every step clearly and efficiently. Even father has sighed many times since he started using the machine, feeling regretful that he didn’t come across such a device much earlier. As a Dharma Award winner in Mechanics, he truly believes this tool will accelerate innovation across the empire,” said Sheela, co-inventor of the bicycle, in a recent interview.

“I came to the mainland for a business meeting with the Chief Minister of Kakathiya Puri, but what surprised me the most wasn’t the policies, it was the Yadav typewriter. I had the chance to use it briefly, and I must say, it’s nothing short of revolutionary. We need this machine in Malayanagara as soon as possible. It will greatly benefit our administrative work, trade documentation, and local education efforts,” said Governor A. R. Perumal during his visit to the mainland.

In such a way, people all over the empire got to know that there is such a device called a typewriter, which can be used to write words just like they had been printed in textbooks.

Coincidentally, as the word of mouth about the typewriters spread rapidly across the empire, something unexpected happened among government officials. The civil servants, especially the high-level ones for whom the use of the typewriter had been made compulsory, initially showed little interest. Since the machines had been delivered to them without warning or ceremony, many treated them as just another bureaucratic tool and took them for granted.

However, everything began to change once they started reading newspaper articles and hearing public excitement. They realised that people across the empire were desperately trying to get their hands on a typewriter. That sudden awareness stirred something within them. Their lethargy vanished, replaced by a new enthusiasm to explore and use the machine that was quickly becoming the talk of the nation.

The Europeans who got to know about the development of such a machine, and for those top-level merchants who saw it firsthand in the immigration office of Thiruvananthapuram, sighed in deep admiration: ‘ The Bharatiya Empire has brought out one more marvellous machine,’ they thought.

Amidst all the noise, Gobardhan Yadav, who was nestled inside the Yadav Laboratory working on the next iteration of the typewriter, was suddenly at a loss for words.

“What!”

“How much did you say I earned?” He was in disbelief.

“Aside from the cut taken by Thirumala Printer for manufacturing and distribution, you are left with a royalty of 1 million Varaha.”

Yadav almost lost his consciousness, stumbling down onto a sofa. Earning money is a good thing, but what was he supposed to do with so much money? Not to mention, this is the money he earned from the first batch of sales alone. He can’t even imagine how much more he will earn in the near future. However, his shock was yet to subside as the secretary who was responsible for his daily affairs continued,

“Not only that, there are talks in the empire from the Dharma Society to shortlist you for the Dharma Award for mechanics this year.”

“Wha-!!”

This news was even more shocking. What is the Dharma Award? It is the award given to celebrate the pinnacle of technology in a certain field. It is an award given to only the best of the best in the world. The previous awardees of the award were inventors of bicycles, drilling bits, tricycles, pendulum clocks, 5.5 generation machine tools, etc. He never imagined he would even get a chance to share a stage with such inventors.