In the study, Wang Hu looked at the information in the sunlight that penetrated out of the window. He was old and his eyes were a little bad, so when reading official documents and books, he needed to use a magnifying glass or wear "reading glasses".

It doesn't cost much to wear a pair of reading glasses, but Wang Xu is not used to wearing a pair of glasses on his nose, and prefers to read books with a magnifying glass. But now, it's useless to have a magnifying glass in his hand because he really doesn't understand the content on the information.

Telegram has achieved technological breakthroughs, from "DC telegram" to "AC telegram", which can achieve "one-line and multiple (report) channels" and has the technical conditions for large-scale promotion.

As the prime minister, Wang Jun knew that this meant that the court had the ability to have a clever and clear ears. Through the telegram lines, it could effectively control the military, political and administrative capabilities in various places.

For example, once the telegram line is pulled, even if it is located in Chang'an, you can know what happened in Jiaozhou thousands of miles away. Which house in Longbian City collapses, the officials in Chang'an will know that day.

This is a magical communication tool that is enough to overcome the long-standing problem of the dynasty's excessive territory, which makes it difficult for the center to control the place. It is a capability that countless emperors have dreamed of for thousands of years, and has now been realized.

As the priest, Wang Jun felt that he had to adapt to this tool as soon as possible.

So, what is the principle of the new telegraph? When maintaining the telegraph line, what money should be spent and which money should be spent more?

Wang Jun is old and has limited energy and cannot study hard like he was when he was young. He spent three or two years to read classics, history, and collections. Now, facing this completely unfamiliar "electronics", even if he takes time to read textbooks, he only understands the general principles and cannot understand the principles of new telegraphs.

It is not clear what is reasonable and what must be paid attention to in the maintenance costs of the telegram line.

A few days ago, at the Political Affairs Hall, he heard Lin Youdi, the master craftsman, explain the various benefits of the new telegraph machine "Thunder", but he could understand it, but when it comes to technical principles and various technical difficulties of pulling telegraph wires, he basically felt confused.

In the face of new technologies, Wang Jun, who was unwilling to accept his old age, felt that he was old and useless for the first time.

Therefore, we need help from young people.

Wang Jun's sons all worked in other places and were not around, so the "young man" who came to help was his nephew Wang Gui.

Wang Gui was right there at this time, looking at the information while explaining to his uncle.

When Wang Gui was studying in Huangzhou Prefecture, he came into contact with a lot of new knowledge, and electrical science was one of them. Although he later entered the government and no longer studied, he had a foundation.

Although he is still at the age of knowing destiny, he can explain the principles of telegraph to his uncle while reading the information.

In his opinion, with the information to introduce it in detail, the principle of the new telegram is actually very simple. Of course, this cannot be said in front of the uncle, otherwise it would be equivalent to sarcasticizing the uncle, "I am old and useless."

It took Wang Gui more than an hour to barely let his uncle understand the principles of the new telegram, but this is not over yet. He had to introduce to his uncle which are reasonable and which are unreasonable among the various costs of using the telegram.

"Uncle, although the telegraph is good, the premise is that there must be a telegraph wire, so the installation and maintenance of the telegraph wire will incur many costs."

"It's okay to set up, but the key is maintenance. First of all, the telephone poles are easily struck by lightning, and secondly, the telegraph wires are easily maliciously damaged. In addition, the battery must be replaced from the transit station along the way, so as to ensure that the line has enough current and the signal is stable."

Wang Gui said slowly, Wang Wang listened carefully, and the telegram line needs to be maintained and sabotaged. He is very clear about this, but it is a bit blind to say "reasonable consumption":

Batteries and various electrical components have "service life", so a telegram line will inevitably cause consumption during daily operation. If the consumption situation is not clarified, it will easily be fooled by grassroots officials.

This principle is just like if the county (trained at the grassroots level) is not good at being a priest. If the superiors don’t even know some tricks about collecting rents and tutoring, how can they rectify corrupt officials?

Wang Xu was determined to "study", and Wang Gui tried to explain the technical issues related to telegraphs to his uncle in relatively simple terms. As he spoke, he talked about how the telegraph wire was made.

The production of telegram wires is similar to cables, but if you want to consider "insulation", you have to wrap a layer of "insulation" on the wires. You can use paint or tung oil, but it cannot withstand long-term sun and rain, so you use oil cloth.

Special tarpaulin.

The court will certainly not announce the specific production method, but the key points of the maintenance of the line are listed in the information, so Wang Na knew that the maintenance of the line would incur a large amount of costs, but there were too many ways to maintain it, so I couldn't stand it.

For example, the long telephone line is supported by a series of electric poles, which is a good place for birds to settle down.

So, if a bird that falls on the wire to rest, if it is itchy, pecks here and there, and carves the insulation layer of the wire. So what measures should be taken to prevent it? Or repair it afterwards?

Wang Gui also said: "Also, when the wind is storm and thunder is roaring, the telephone poles and telegraph lines protruding on the ground are easily blown down, broken, or struck by lightning. Therefore, corresponding protective measures and devices are required, and these measures and devices are also cost-effective to maintain."

"If you use telegrams to transmit official documents, confidentiality is also an issue that needs to be considered. The contents sent by telegrams can be used in ciphertext, but the management of the password book"

At night, Wang Hu read at night, but the information in his hand was not the instruction manual of the telegraph technology, but the development plan (draft) of the telegraph line. In this plan, the court planned to complete the establishment of a series of telegraph lines within ten years.

With Chang'an and Luoyang as the core, each established a telegram line network, and then connected it with the two Beijing lines to realize a large telegram line "spider web" to "bury the world".

At that time, all the roads and the Protectorate will have telegram lines connected, and most of the official documents between the center and the local government can be replaced by telegrams.

This is a grand project, but the court's finances cannot hold on at all, and even if the issuance of treasury bonds is not completed, it is necessary to raise private funds to complete the plan in a joint manner between officials and the people, and establish a new-style telegraph bureau with branches under its jurisdiction.

At that time, there will be three telegram lines on each telegram line, two for official use and one for civilian use. In addition to first-class official newspapers (emergency military information, military affairs and official telegrams sent by officials above a certain level) for free, regardless of official or civilian, telegrams must be charged according to the unified price.

Part of the fees charged will be paid dividends to shareholders of all sizes and part of them will be used as subsidies to maintain the operation of the telegram line.

This involves many business issues. This detail does not require the priests to worry about, but the priests need to make a decision to decide who will take the shareholding and daily management under this joint government-civilian model.

If you want to attract private funds to "invest" you cannot treat people as fools, so the benefits and benefits that should be sold must not be less, but not too many, otherwise you will be overwhelmed.

How to grasp this degree is a question that the magistrates need to consider, but Wang Jun felt that even if the court suffers a little loss, it is worth it, because as long as the telegram line is set up and "communication" is the greatest benefit for the court.

Things that happen to each political district (road), military district (protectorate) can be transmitted to the capital on the same day, and decisions made by the central government can be transmitted to the political district and military district on the same day.

This means that administrative and military command efficiency has increased significantly. The vast dynasty, whether in the mainland or the frontier, no longer has any obstacles to distance for the center.

In addition, the steamships that can travel thousands of miles a day, the imperial court's control over the local area and the military's ability to send troops have undergone earth-shaking changes. The difficulty of rebellion by generals who are in charge of the frontier has increased significantly, and the administrative costs of the imperial court maintaining the huge territory have also decreased significantly.

The central command location reaches the level of "like an arm to use a finger", which may no longer be a dream.

As one rises and the other falls, perhaps in another ten or twenty years, a country with an unprecedentedly vast territory will appear.

That would be the dynasty with the vastest territory (the largest actual controlled area), the strongest army, the strongest national strength, and the strongest control of the center over the local area since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Its territory includes land and islands, and its territory is still expanding.
Chapter completed!