Edo Traveler

v11 Chapter 41: East China Sea telegraph line repaired

It is hard to say whether the common people who have learned cultural knowledge will accept the idea of ​​respecting the king and repelling barbarians, or the idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy.

No matter what kind of thinking, it is based on the status quo of the feudal monarchy, based on the ruling position of the shogun. In the end, the connotation of these ideas is to weaken the power of the shogun, and then make mild reforms, or radically change the generations.

Indeed such a concern!

Sukeroku smiled, and Chuemon explained it to him before he came. This thing is a matter of cost-effectiveness. It is a major event for hundreds of thousands of millions of children to go to school. It's very normal to have so many dissidents among them, and it would be strange if none of them appeared.

Being able to hide in the crowd and always be considered an ordinary person without being suspected, that kind of person really wants to do big things. The firmness of his heart is absolutely rare. Normally, no matter what method is used, it is difficult to find the flaws of such a person, unless he himself jumps out to rebel.

As for the rest, a few rebels are trivial, because more people will become fans of the general. Believing the nonsense saying that the general 様 loves the people like a child, he spontaneously started to maintain the general 様's reputation and prestige.

Anyway, if you don't teach the common people to read and write, the rebels will come out when they should come out. If you teach the common people to read and read, there may be a few more rebels, but the number of people who support the shogunate will increase exponentially.

got it!

"It makes some sense to say so." Naobi Ii basically understood.

"What is the meaning of the "Educational Order" you said?" Songping Qi Xuan also understood and nodded.

"It is to teach the people the truth of being loyal to the public, respecting and loving the shogunate." Suke six also continued to describe.

The so-called "Education Decree" has of course not been drafted yet. The meaning of loyalty to Eemon is actually a direct copy of the historical "Education Decree". A set of connotations.

From the Japanese point of view, he is absolutely unsuitable for a so-called modern democratized country. But in the Edo period, when it was still a feudal monarchy, it was quite appropriate.

As the co-owner of the world and the leader of the feudal lords, General Tokugawa, if he insists on talking, is also regarded as the elder of the subjects and people all over the world. It is not inappropriate to speak in the original tone of the "Edict of Education".

"Let's do it first, and discuss it if it's not right." Naobi Ii agreed.

He was a little worried, but once he came to Chungemon, he has always been safe and sound, and he has never made too many mistakes, so he can believe it. The second reason is that the relationship between the two is good. Since this proposal was made by Chuemon, Ii Naobi would definitely agree to it without infringing on his own interests.

Today I agreed to your proposal, and tomorrow I propose it. Do you have to reciprocate and support me? Politics, a bunch of people compromise with each other. Although Jingyi Zhibi is the eldest man in power, he still needs someone below.

"I'll write back to Edo now." Sukeliu was very happy to see Ii Naobi Yunke.

"Just use the telegram, just give it a try." Naobi Ii seemed to have suddenly thought of something and came to his senses.

Anyway, I don't want to post a long speech, just post two or three sentences, saying that this side knows it, and it can be done. It's not a secret, and people can't see what it is if it is leaked.

"Has the telegraph been laid to Osaka?" Suke six came by boat and did not see the telegraph line along the way.

"Yes! It will come soon."

The shogunate supervises the railway project of the Tokaido main line in person, so what's wrong with that? Now that the railway has been built over Hikone Castle, it will soon arrive in Kyoto. After two or three months at most, it can be laid to Osaka. By the end of this autumn, the Tokaido main line will be able to run through the whole process.

The telegraph line, on the other hand, was one step ahead of the railway and communicated across the board first. In the future, whether it is Kyoto, Osaka, or Kobe, sending a message to Edo will be instantaneous, and the space barrier will no longer be a problem.

It is not only the shogunate that can directly communicate with the forces deployed in the ki and the west through the telegraph line. Merchants in Osaka can also directly contact the Edo side. Presumably these tycoons will become the most loyal users and promoters of Telegram.

In business, the most important thing is to be informed. It's too late to make an umbrella to sell when you hear the forecast for rain. You have to mobilize umbrellas and sell them after hearing the forecast to ensure profit.

Of course, the telegraph thing is mainly beneficial to the feudal rule of the shogunate. In the future, if something happens in Kyoto, we can immediately send the news to Edo. As long as the telegraph line is unblocked, no matter how late it is, there is no way to riot in Kyoto.

"Then the official must give it a try." It was not the first time that Zhu Liu had used telegrams, but it was the first time for him to use telegrams over such a long distance, over 500 kilometers.

The telegraph operator trained by the British in Yokohama was summoned by Naobi Ii and sent the news from Osaka in front of Suke six. Also let the Edo side receive a reply, let everyone quietly the speed of this technology.

good guy!

Two round trips can be made in an hour!

I have nothing to say~lightnovelpub.net~ Telegraph is such a good thing, I only regret that it was not built earlier. If it had been built long ago, the chaos in Kyoto would not have been so big.

"The former foreigners also said that they could try to pull the line from Hong Kong to Nagasaki. Then from Nagasaki to Osaka, and finally Osaka to Edo. I don't know if it's true or not, but this telegraph can still be built in water?" Jingyi Zhibi, who was in town, also met a few foreigners.

In 1850, the first submarine cable traversed the English Channel, linking the UK and continental Europe. The first telegraph cable across the Atlantic was laid in 1857, last year. However, due to technical reasons, as well as the influence of climate and ocean currents, the transoceanic cable failed after only a few days of use. The first fully operational Atlantic submarine telegraph cable took nine years to complete, in 1866.

The telegraph industry developed extremely rapidly, and the British and French knew how good it was. At this time, someone had already raised the question of whether telegraph lines should be established at the many commercial ports along the coast of the Qing Kingdom on the adjacent mainland.

Shanghai has been discussed for a long time, connecting Shanghai to Hong Kong, and then connecting Hong Kong to Singapore, Singapore will be able to go all the way to London. Relying on the telegraph, even Her Majesty the Queen, who is far away in London, can command the British army far away in East Asia like an arm.