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Wei Jichen saw a crew member move to the side, just revealing a piece of equipment on the boat.

No, Wei Jichen was about to walk over with a look of surprise on his face, but Yang Yonglin saw his gaze, stepped forward and said puzzledly: "Wei Shuai, no one on the boat knows how to use this thing, it seems to be used for sending and receiving telegrams." There is no difference between the phone, but why is there no line?"

If there is anything Wei Jichen is surprised about in the Qing Dynasty, it is its telegraph business. Thanks to the Westernization School such as Li Hongzhang and Sheng Xuanhuai, the telegraph industry in the Qing Dynasty developed rapidly.

In 1882, the land lines of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces were built; in 1883, Beiyang seized the Yangtze River line from Zuo Zongtang of the Chu family; in 1884-1885, due to the tightness of coastal defense, the Jinan-Yantai line was set up for the war, and then Added to Weihai, Liugong Island and other places.

In 1887, a line was established from Jining to Kaifeng due to the Yellow River breach in Zhengzhou, and it was necessary to "organize work relief matters". In 1888, a line was established from Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province to Ganzhou, and Dayuling entered Nanxiong to connect with the official line of Guangdong.

In 1889, due to the needs of the frontier defense of the three eastern provinces, the land line from Jilin to Hunchun was added from Fengtian; in 1890, "because Xiangfan is the thoroughfare to several provinces entering Beijing, and the gateway to the north of Chu", the line was set up from Shashi to reach Xiangyang; in 1893 It also extended from Xiangyang to Laohekou; in 1895, a wire was set up to connect with Laohekou from Xi'an; it even helped North Korea build more than 2000 miles of telegraph lines.

These are the main lines, and there are more branch lines, and these are the lines laid by the Chinese themselves, won by defeating several companies of the great powers. The telegraph lines laid by the great powers can only be connected to the coast, and then connected to China Aspects of dry thread.

So the telegraph is not new. The reason why Yang Yonglin is so strange is that there is a telegraph transceiver installed inside the submarine.

The telegraph on the submarine cannot be connected to the line, so what is the use of the installation, maybe this device that looks like a telegraph transceiver is not a telegraph transceiver at all.

Wei Jichen recognized it at a glance, it was clearly a radio set.

The radio machine was first invented by the scientific genius Nikola Tesla in 1893, and he publicly demonstrated radio communication for the first time, and obtained a radio patent technology in the United States in 1897. However, Tesla was a poor scientist and did not have much influence.

The British Marconi was a little behind. He conducted a wireless telegraph communication experiment in 1895 and successfully obtained a British patent in that year. Marconi’s economic backers in the United States include Edison, Carnegie and others. Such issues squeezed out and suppressed Tesla in every possible way, so that Tesla was impoverished and no one was willing to invest in him.

These powerful figures combined to get the U.S. Patent Office to revoke Tesla's patent and instead grant Marconi a patent for his invention of the radio.

This is far away. In short, it took until 1897 for Marconi to establish the wireless telegraph company, and because the Chinese had access to wired telegraphs earlier, the introduction of wireless was also fast. Only two years later, in early 1899, the Guangdong and Guangxi Governor’s Office bought several Marconi's old spark radio set was installed on forts and ships. This time, China's application of radio was almost in sync with Europe and the United States, because in the same year, Marconi persuaded the British government to build a radio station. China's quick response has surpassed most European countries.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the submarine purchased from the system actually has a radio set on it. A Marconi radio set costs about 2000 taels of silver, which is definitely a big price.

Wei Jichen was really pleasantly surprised. With the radio on the submarine, the commander of the submarine detachment can really play a role, and can effectively unite the three submarines to form a real wolf pack.

The submarine where the commander is located is the alpha wolf, commanding the other hungry wolves to attack together.

If there is no radio, the submarines will not be able to communicate with each other after they dive into the water, and they can only cooperate based on experience. With this device, it will become extremely easy to cooperate with each other.

Isn't this enough to surprise him?And Wei Jichen also thought of a possibility.

Since there is a radio on the submarine, is there a radio in the system sold separately?

Thinking of this, Wei Jichen didn't even say a word, and immediately went directly to the system to check.

This thing should belong to the super technology system?

Wei Jichen quickly clicked in uncertainly, with some anticipation and anxiety in his heart.

Sure enough, Wei Jichen was overjoyed. In addition to Baihua Yulu Pills, there is another item that can be purchased in Super Technology, which is the Marconi wireless set.

Looking down and looking at the price, Wei Jichen thinks it is still acceptable: 2000 merit points are worth one piece.

He began to think in his mind, um, for the time being, he needs to configure one for Zhang Zuolin, one for Li Que'er, and one for Army A. Not only does Changxing Island need one, but a telegraph office should also be set up.

Other orders on the surface can transmit information through wired telegrams, so for the time being, only these few hidden strongholds are needed.

Fortunately, I have the foresight. There is a telegraph team in the engineering team of the Dingliao Army. The personnel in it can be transferred out. The radio and cable are just different in principle, but there is little difference in application. As long as you can operate the cable telegraph, you can come Operating the radio requires little effort at all.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the principle, and it's not for you to make it, you just need to know how to use it.

Hehe, with this thing, commanding the various troops to fight in the future will be as easy as using your fingers, which is extremely convenient and fast.

Wei Jichen's smirk didn't matter, but it made the crew watching by him anxious.

In the end, it was Yang Yonglin who coughed heavily, which woke Wei Jichen up and exited the system.

"Wei Shuai, is this a telegraph?" Seeing that Wei Jichen seemed to know him, Yang Yonglin asked.

Wei Jichen lit a cigar, took a puff, nodded and said, "That's right, this is a wireless telegraph, and the other two submarines must also have it. In this way, the three of us can communicate with each other when we are at sea. When one of the submarines finds the prey, it can call in the others so that the wolf pack tactics can actually be implemented."

Yang Yonglin said with a bit of disbelief in surprise: "There is such a strange thing that can communicate without a line."

Wei Jichen sighed, and said with some emotion: "When the wired telegraph first appeared, did no one believe that the two places were so far apart that messages could be transmitted through a small wire? Nowadays, across the ocean The technological changes in China are changing with each passing day, and radio technology has been invented long ago, but it has not yet been introduced into our country."

Everyone was silent. There are a large number of foreign sailors in the Beiyang Fleet. These sailors have been in contact with them for a long time, and their thoughts are relatively open. Instead, they think of the self-styled imperial court, which makes everyone silent. Time is dull.

Yang Yonglin broke the silence, and said pointedly: "Wei Shuai is now a general of Liaodong, and he has extraordinary knowledge. He learned from foreigners and kept pace with the times. He will definitely change Liaodong, and even the whole of China, so as to catch up with the great powers." countries."

Yang Yonglin said this to the crew members, and the meaning contained in it is somewhat meaningful and worth pondering.

Most of the crew members' eyes lit up, and the way they looked at Wei Jichen was quite different from before, with a lot of fanaticism and pursuit.

It’s not good to say something too clear, Wei Jichen changed the subject with a smile: “Okay, I’ll call in a couple of reliable people from the telegraph office to test it out, whether I can communicate or not, I’ll just say a word, try it out and you’ll know .”

Wei Jichen sent the order down, and everyone waited in the submarine while talking.

During the period, Wei Jichen talked about the technological development of Western countries with the crew, and his words were well-founded, making people unconvincing. For a while, the crew admired him even more, and they all thought in their hearts: Unexpectedly, Shuai Wei In a high position, it is really rare to study so tirelessly and be proficient in Chinese and Western.

When the two telegraph operators hurried over, everyone was staring at Wei Jichen intently, listening to it with endless interest.

"Wei Shuai." The four telegraph operators saluted Wei Jichen while looking at the submarine curiously.

The shock in their hearts had not yet subsided, Wei Jichen ordered: "This is where you will work in the future, first take a look at this wireless telegraph and see if you can use it."

When the four of them heard Wei Jichen's words, they walked quickly to the radio, and when they saw it, they all cried out in surprise. Fortunately, they knew that now was not the time to ask questions, so they all got busy quickly.

"Wei Shuai, I can be sure that this is a telegraph machine." After a while, one of the telegraph operators turned around and reported to Wei Jichen.

Wei Jichen curled his lips, of course he knew it was a telegraph.

Fortunately, the telegraph operator immediately said: "If there is another identical device, communication between each other should be possible, although we don't know how the communication between each other is transmitted."

"It should be the Hertz method." Wei Jichen thought for a while and said with a smile.

Hertz was a German scientist who confirmed the existence of electromagnetic waves.

The telegraph operator was taken aback, and asked modestly: "Does Wei Shuai mean the same existence as light?"

Light is also a kind of electromagnetic wave, and the telegraph operator is obviously a studious person who has read some foreign theoretical knowledge.

"Well, they are essentially the same, only the wavelength and frequency are different." Seeing that the telegraph operator wanted to ask again, Wei Jichen waved his hand and said: "There is also a radio on the other submarine, you take a person there Send it and see if it can be received here."

If the telegraph operator continued to question, Wei Jichen would reveal his secrets. He himself was only half a bucket of water, so Wei Jichen quickly changed the subject.

Seeing this, the telegraph operator had no choice but to suppress his desire for knowledge, and led another telegraph operator to Hungry Wolf II under the leadership of several crew members.

The remaining two telegraph operators sat beside the radio excitedly, turned on the receiving device, and waited excitedly for the news.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to breathe, to see if the communication could proceed.

Did not keep everyone waiting for long, only heard the sound of ticking in the small space, a telegraph operator quickly adjusted the receiving device on the device with an excited face, and another telegraph operator quickly wrote on the paper What is recorded.

When everyone saw this situation, they were all overjoyed. Judging from the expressions on their faces, there should be something going on.

"Wei...Wei Shuai, it really worked." After a few seconds of busy work, the telegraph operator suddenly yelled, and couldn't help but quickly handed the paper to Wei Jichen.

"It worked, it worked." Yang Yonglin muttered to himself with an expression of disbelief.

The other crew members also huddled together excitedly, wanting to step forward to watch.

Wei Jichen picked up the paper and looked at it, only to see that it was full of numbers, which should be telegraph digital codes.

"Quick, translate." Although Wei Jichen knew that he could communicate, he was also extremely excited under their influence.

Only then did the telegraph operator respond, he was too excited, what he handed to Wei Jichen was just a lot of numbers, he quickly took out the Chinese character codebook of "New Edition of China Telegraph" written by Zheng Guanying, and quickly checked it.

While looking at it, start to convert the numbers into Chinese characters and write them down on paper.

"Number one, number one!" Everyone read out in unison following each word written by the telegraph operator, "Here... is... number two!"

"Wow, it's from Hungry Wolf II."

"It's incredible."

All the crew members were talking about it.

"No. [-], here is No. [-]!" The telegraph operator stood up and reported loudly to Wei Jichen: "That's right, it was transmitted from Hungry Wolf No. [-]. We succeeded, Wei Shuai!"

Everyone was jumping and shouting with joy, a new technology will be first used on their own submarine, can everyone not be happy?