Chapter 718： The role of telegraph

After the successful cable telegraph experiment, the military attached great importance to it.

Even if the army clanged poorly, they gritted their teeth to support the laying of the telegraph line.

In the initial plan, they would lay two telegraph lines.

One is to start from Shanghai, follow the Yangtze River to Wuhan Changsha, and then to Chengdu in the future, connecting all the important cities on the way.

There is also a north-south direction, from Shengjing to Guangzhou, connecting important cities along the way.

The two routes form a rough cross, taking care of most of the north and south.

This is the initial plan. In the subsequent complete plan, the military intends to connect all cities in the country to form a telegraph network.

However, the money needed for this will be astronomical.

The current wire cost is extremely high, and the inside is pure copper, and copper coins are still one of Dahua's important currencies.

The outer layer of insulator is still made of rubber, and the plastic has not been made yet.

Rubber is currently not much cheaper than copper.

Money, money, money, the military is now thinking about money for money.

After much deliberation, they finally asked Wu Changqing for their solution.

After all, not everyone is a bug, and the military's ability to make money is extremely limited.

“Don’t use your brains when doing things. Telegrams can be used not only to transmit military intelligence, but also for civilian use. The money earned by charging telegram fees can be used to support the laying of follow-up routes.”

Wu Changqing pointed out a way to the military. He was annoyed by the military and kept groaning.

No way, Wu Changqing can only point out a way to solve the lack of money.

Although, he also feels that the military telegraph and civilian telegraph are best separated, and it is easy to cause trouble if they are mixed together.

However, Dahua's current conditions are not enough for such a luxury.

Therefore, Wu Changqing can only use it first and use it for both military and civilian purposes, and then solve this problem when conditions are available in the future.

More importantly, Dahua has no military rivals, and there is actually not such an urgent need for telegraph, but it is even more needed for civilian use.

For example, in terms of train transportation, the current trains can only run one or two times a day, not too frequently.

Because the current train technology is actually not very mature, basically every week, the train will break down almost once.

If the train runs too frequently, the train in front breaks down and the train behind cannot get the news in time, it will definitely hit it.

At present, Dahua's train operation still depends on the post station.

Once the train breaks down, immediately notify the nearby station, and then 800 li expeditiously notify the next train to suspend the departure.

The speed of information transmission determines the efficiency of rail use.

With the telegram, the use of telegram to transmit messages, then the train can increase from one or two trains a day to five or six trains, or even more.

In this way, the transportation volume of goods is directly increased by three or four times, which is quite terrifying, and it can greatly reduce the transportation cost.

The reduction of transportation costs is a prerequisite for the prosperity of commercial trade.

In the previous era of low capacity, the cost of transportation often exceeded the value of the goods themselves, so there was no way to talk about trade.

The faster transmission of information also has a huge impact on collaboration.

For example, a machine in a factory in Shanghai broke down, and you had to go to Nanjing to buy replacement parts.

This way, the time wasted will make a lot of money less.

Now, only one telegram is required to be photographed to Nanjing, and Nanjing can immediately ship to Shanghai, which can save nearly double the time.

For another example, if the price of a certain product in Shanghai has risen sharply before, those people have to trot all the way to Nanjing to purchase the goods, and the price may fall later, or they may be taken first by others.

But now, again, only one telegram is needed for Nanjing to deliver the goods.

Nanjing and Shanghai are close to each other, and the effect of this acceleration of information transmission is not particularly obvious.

When the Nanjing-Beijing telegraph station is built, this effect will make people stunned.

The farther the distance, the greater the role of telegraph.

In short, the acceleration of information transmission has a huge effect on development.

Wu Changqing asked the military to put the telegram into civilian use, but the military was actually not very happy.

When the two are mixed together, it is easy to cause some problems. Such as leaks, such as the priority of the report, and so on.

In the eyes of the military, national security is the first, and it doesn't matter if development is slow.

However, they have no choice. Who makes them poor?

They can only follow Wu Changqing's instructions, seek the cooperation of big businessmen, and pay for the telegram together.

Otherwise, relying solely on their military's own funds, I don't know when and how long the telegraph network will be laid out.

Many businessmen are extremely interested in this telegram, because business people, like them, understand the meaning of business opportunities too much.

Sometimes, one step ahead of others is a business opportunity.

The appearance of the telegram can make them a lot faster than others.

Therefore, there are many businessmen who are willing to cooperate with the military, and the conditions given are also very good.

When cooperating with the army, they dare not be too greedy. After all, the army’s impression is that it is unreasonable and violent.

With the participation of businessmen, the telegraph business developed much faster.

Dahua now has sufficient private capital. As long as there are good projects, there is no need to worry about no investment.

With the use of electricity, another new industry has emerged in Nanjing.

A light bulb factory, a wire factory, and a telegraph manufacturer were established one after another.

In the university hall, students who have studied electric power also became sweet steamed buns for a while.

After all, electricity is still quite dangerous.

If you want to play in this industry, you have to have professional talents to guide you.

Because of the scarcity of talents in this area, when the major companies come to recruit people, the salary they give is quite generous.

Those people who were dismissive of electric power in the past are about to regret it.

Dahua has changed so drastically that many people can't keep up with the changes.

Electricity has a very wide range of applications, and most industries can use electricity to improve efficiency.

It's just that now that electricity has just appeared, it is impossible to get popularized and used in an instant and directly enter the electrical age.

The current electricity is actually quite expensive, which is used by some high-efficiency factories.

Ordinary people’s homes can’t afford to install lights for the time being.

Price is one aspect, technology is also one aspect.

The current power plant can only supply electricity from the surrounding area, not farther away.

The difficulty of power transmission is directly proportional to the distance.

If you want to transmit electricity to farther places, this involves the use of high voltage to reduce resistance. This technology is not simpler than generating electricity.

In short, the current Nanjing can only be regarded as half-footed into the electrical age, and the real electrical age is still far away.

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