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Chapter 916 Telegram to Japan
The Beijing telegraph terminal is the hub of the telegraph system of the Kyushu Army, where all the telegraph lines in Liaodong, Liaonan, Nanjing, Suzhou, Guangzhou and other places converge.Now even Edo Castle, which is far overseas, has also been incorporated into this huge and invisible network.

The staff of the Tianjin Telegraph Station connected the submarine cable to the telegraph station overnight after the cable laying ship Dongfang arrived.And the telegraph line from the Tianjin Wei Telegraph Station to the Beijing Telegraph Terminus has long been prepared.When the submarine cable was connected to the Tianjin Satellite Telegraph Station, the main station of the Jingcheng Telegraph Station could already notify the Tianjin Satellite Telegraph Station to switch lines to communicate with the Yokohama Port Telegraph Station.

The employees in the capital telegraph terminal were already very busy, because they had received a notice from above that the military chief came to inspect and accept the results of the submarine cable project leading to Edo Castle in person.

"Everyone should calm down. The more panicked, the more troubles will happen." The head of the Beijing Telegraph Terminal said to the busy employees.

"Chief stationmaster, here are the towels." The chief stationmaster's assistant handed over a dry towel.

The chief station master absent-mindedly took a towel and wiped his face casually, but he was also in a panic.

Chu Yun has to worry about all kinds of things. He has never been to the Beijing Telegraph Central Station. This time he came to the Capital Telegraph Central Station in person, which made the Beijing Telegraph Central Station pay special attention.No matter what department it is, I hope that I can have a sense of presence.

"Is the transmitter ready?!" asked the chief station master.

"Station Master, I'm ready!" a selected telegraph operator replied loudly to hide his nervousness.

Later, he will send the first telegram to Yokohama Port in Japan, and wait for the response there.

"Master Lord is here!" The person at the front desk of the telegraph station quickly reported.

"Everyone on their positions, try not to make any mistakes this time." The chief station master took people out to meet Chu Yun.

Chu Yun brought Nelson, Sophia, Li Jinde, Selina and others in through the front door, making the employees in the telegraph terminal stand in awe.

The telegraph station was vigorously built by Chu Yun. Without Chu Yun's unwavering support, it would be impossible to establish several important telegraph stations across the country, and the number of telegraph stations is still increasing, not only in coastal areas, but also in inland areas. Such as Kaifeng, Xiangyang, Chengdu and other places are also planning to establish telegraph stations.Just want to establish a wire network on land, but also dig tunnels and build supports. At present, the land telegraph network in the Central Plains is far from being realized.

The telegraph station established by Chu Yun is a workplace for the employees to make a living, and it is Chu Yun who provides them with jobs.

"There's no need to mobilize people, I just want to see if the telegraph line can be used normally." Chu Yun's first sentence went straight to the point.

"Just in case, we have already contacted the staff of the Yokohama Telegraph Station as soon as we got connected, and informed them that the military master will come to test himself today, and there will be absolutely no problem!" The chief station chief said, patting his chest.

"I want to test it myself, seeing is believing." Chu Yun said.

"Our telegraph operator is already in place, and the military master can send any order to Yokohama Port." The chief station master pointed to the transmitter in charge of docking with the Yokohama Telegraph Station.

"There are so many people in their telegraph station..." Princess Sophia whispered to Selina.

She didn't know that the Beijing Telegraph Headquarters had to connect to all telegraph stations across the country, and of course there were many employees.

Moreover, telegraph stations are also trying to invest in civilian use to reduce maintenance costs.

Princess Sofia and Selina were full of curiosity about the mysterious telegram. They carefully looked inside the telegraph station in the capital, and they could see a strange transmitter.

"The highest officer at the port of Yokohama is still Shi Daxuan of the Beiyang Fleet..." Chu Yun originally planned to send Nelson to the port of Yokohama, but the shogunate became much more honest after replacing Tadakatsu Sakai, so the idea of ​​changing generals was shelved .

As for Zheng Zhilong, he also led the main force of the Beiyang Fleet to be stationed on Ganghwa Island near Hanjing, Korea. After Li Yi became the king of Korea, the situation in Korea was not peaceful, and rebellions broke out from time to time. Zheng Zhilong also led the navy to go ashore to help counter the rebellion.

"Just ask Shi Daxuan, how old is Zheng Chenggong, the son of Zheng Zhilong?" Chu Yun said.

"Yes..." The telegraph operator in charge of sending the telegram was a little surprised that Chu Yun would ask such an insignificant matter.

But Chu Yun is only verifying whether the other party can receive the message. As long as the other party answers correctly, the communication can be confirmed successfully.

At the Yokohama Telegraph Station at the end of the submarine cable, Shi Daxuan, deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet, and the staff of the Yokohama Telegraph Station were waiting for the message from the Beijing Telegraph Terminal for a timely reply.

"Shh, a message from the terminal!" The telegraph operator at the Yokohama telegraph station received a reminder that the capital terminal began sending and receiving telegrams.

The employees of the Yokohama Telegraph Station held their breath as they waited for the operator to translate the message from the terminal.

"Come out, General Shi, the military commander asked you Zheng Chenggong's real age this year." After the receiver translated the message from the capital, he was also deeply surprised.

"Reply to the military leader, Zheng Chenggong is ten years old this year, and the opening ceremony of the Yokohama-Edo Railway will be held soon. Sincerely, Shi Daxuan of the Beiyang Fleet." Shi Daxuan thought for a while and said.

"Are there too many answers like this?" The caller didn't understand why Shi Daxuan didn't answer the question. Chu Yun only asked him one question, but he answered Chu Yun's two questions.

"Just reply as I said." Shi Daxuan said.

It took more than ten minutes for Chu Yun to receive the reply. In addition to the time for Shi Daxuan and the sender to think, the transmission of the message also takes time!At this time, the submarine cables are far from being able to compare with Chu Yun's era in terms of transmission speed and information volume.

Chu Yun, who was accustomed to the modern speed in his bones, was a little impatient while waiting. However, in the eyes of Princess Sofia and Sarina, it was unimaginable to receive messages from more than 1000 nautical miles in just ten minutes!

The railway from Yokohama Port to Edo Castle will be opened to traffic soon.Chu Yun received an additional answer from Shi Daxuan, and it is basically certain that Shi Daxuan himself received the news.After the train from Yokohama Port to Edo Castle was opened to traffic, the soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet could not only threaten the shogunate from the sea, but also advance to Edo Castle by train.The greater value lies in the transportation of goods and passengers.According to the "Edo Treaty", the Kyushu Army has the right to build and operate the railway.

"Tell Shi Daxuan that I have learned, let him personally attend the opening ceremony of the Yokohama-Edo Railway, observe the shogunate's reaction to the train, and notify me in time." Chu Yun said.

(End of this chapter)