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Chapter 1572 Eurasian Submarine Cable
"How is the penetration of the Intelligence Service in Europe?" Chu Yun asked Ella on the way back.

"Spain, France, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania are more or less infiltrated by our people. However, most of Europe is aristocratic politics, and it is difficult for our people to climb to high positions, so we adopt I learned the strategy of making friends with the local nobles, and pushing them to the stage of power, and then they will give us something in return when they come to power." Ella replied.

"Just follow this method." Chu Yun didn't care. Even if he didn't use the method of deploying an intelligence network, he was not afraid of many kingdoms and duchies in Europe.

It's just that after the intelligence network is deployed, it seems to have some effect in the future.

The place they then came to was the telegraph terminal in the capital.

Almost every six months, Chu Yun would go to various factories and projects to inspect the progress of various projects. The telegraph terminal project was more important than the aircraft project.

The staff of the telegraph terminal came to greet Chu Yun and others after they arrived.

They laid out a route map on a rectangular table in the terminus.This road map is actually a world map, with black lines extending from the capital to various places, including sea routes and land routes.

Ordinary people certainly don't know what this circuit map is for, but those present understand that this is the route map of the telegraph system.

"The terminus is in the capital city, and there are two main routes on the sea, one is the Oriental route extending to Seoul, Nagasaki, and Yokohama, and the other is the Nanyang route extending to Hoi An Port, Bangkok, and Malacca. We have already started from Batavia. After receiving the telegram, the cable laying ship Dongfang has successfully laid the submarine cable from Guangzhou to Batavia carefully in the past few years, and now all important ports in Nanyang can be contacted by telegram, with only a few minutes of delay."

The chief stationmaster pointed to Batavia on Java Island, which is the seat of Nanyang Province.

The laying of submarine cables from Guangzhou to Batavia shows that the main telegraph lines in Nanyang are already operational, and the capital can also effectively control these places.

But the construction of this era is endless. The submarine cable project in Nanyang has just ended, which means that new projects are about to start.

"Next, there are two options. One is to lay more submarine cables between various strongholds in Southeast Asia to make these places more closely connected. The second is to start laying submarine cables to more distant places, and to communicate with those stationed in the open sea. Communicate with the stronghold," said the Chief Station Master.

"The current main cableway can already meet the needs of military and official communications. As for the demand for civilian communications between the various islands in the South China Sea, there is no need to continue to increase the laying of submarine cables in the South China Sea. Instead, the focus should be Put in the establishment of a telegraph line from here to India, then to Persia, and finally to London.” Chu Yun chose the second plan.

"From India, then to Persia, London... Is this telegraph line going to pass through Egypt, enter the Mediterranean Sea, and then go to London? Or go around the Cape of Storms and go straight to London?" asked the chief station master.

Just like the trade between the East and the West, there is no Suez Canal at this time, and the laying of submarine cables is also facing the choice of route.

"Directly pass through the Red Sea, and then go overland to London via the Mediterranean. It is best to find a transfer station in the Mediterranean. At that time, the telegram can not only be sent to London, but also be connected to Rome, Constantinople, and Venice in the Mediterranean." And other places. In contrast, if the submarine cable detours around Cape Storm in Africa, not only will the telegraph line be extended by thousands of kilometers, but we still have no business along the coast of Africa." Chu Yun said.

"Although the road between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is indeed very close, there is a section of land in between. Our cable laying ship still needs to go around the Cape of Storms and enter the Mediterranean Sea to carry out the second stage of cable laying work, pulling the submarine cable from Egypt. To London. Such a project is not small, and we need to ensure that we have a local team in Egypt to protect our lines on land."

"The matter of putting pressure on Egypt is for our military department. I heard that the Venetians occupied Cairo, and there are Mamluk nobles and remnants of the Ottoman Empire in Egypt. But these are not things. Who dares to disturb us laying cables? Just beat them away. I suggest that the laying of the main submarine cables between the East and the West be divided into three phases. The first phase will start from Malacca and lay cables to Calcutta and Mumbai in India. The second phase will start from Mumbai and extend to Hormuz. Cables were laid in the Straits and Egypt, and in the third phase, Vostok was sent to the City of London. Starting from London, cables were laid to the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt, and the last phase of the project was connected with the cables laid in the previous two phases to complete this great project. Asia-Europe submarine cable laying operation."

Chu Yun proposed the idea of ​​building an Asia-Europe submarine cable. The length of this submarine cable is extremely astonishing, and the areas it passes through involve the most important civilization areas in the world.

Of course, the cost is also quite high.

"Is it necessary for us to spend a lot of time, energy, money, and manpower to build a submarine cable that is sufficient to communicate between the East and the West? If the submarine cable fails due to seawater corrosion or damage by the anchor, it will be difficult to repair such a long submarine cable. It is a very difficult thing.” Some officials of the telegraph station who already had a lot of experience in laying submarine cables were worried about the Asia-Europe submarine cable plan envisioned by Chu Yun.

The main reason is that the length of this submarine cable is too amazing. The length is about 20000 kilometers. Each kilometer of submarine cable is made of silver, and its investment and maintenance costs are not surprising.

"It is very necessary." Chu Yun only emphasized a few words to show his determination.

Ships and guns rule the seas, airplanes rule the sky, and wires rule information.If the most timely information is mastered, the economic benefits that can be brought will be continuous, and even the whole world will have to use their telegraph routes in the future. At that time, the information of various countries will be tapped by the main station.

Although it is a bit exaggerated to lay the submarine cables of the Eurasian continent with the power of one country, China is currently the only country that can produce technology and funds, especially the inflow of a large amount of silver from foreign trade and the robbery of the Mughal Empire. All this gave Chu Yun the funds and confidence to complete such a great project.

Compared with other architectural miracles, the Asia-Europe submarine cable project across the three oceans can be said to be a miracle of engineering.

(End of this chapter)