Edo Traveler

Although the weather was very good, everyone considered it and decided not to let the Tokugawa family stay outside to see the wind for too long, and finally decided to summon four envoys in that small temple in Yokohama.

The Tokugawa family cheered up and sat down in accordance with Japanese etiquette. Sheng Haizhou told the envoys, you can kneel on one knee, you can nod and bow, anyway, you have to sit on the tatami after you bow to the Tokugawa family. Several envoys also knew about it, and all expressed their approval.

Finally, they all bowed and saluted, presented the letter of credence to the Tokugawa family, and began a cordial reception.

There is nothing to talk about about the history of diplomatic relations. Japan and these countries basically have no history of diplomatic relations. Even if the United Kingdom has some idea of ​​contacting the East India Company, it hasn’t been news for two hundred years.

The two sides talked with the duck for a long time, and they laughed and laughed and finally turned the story of meeting the shogunate in person. But the time for awkward chat is too short, it is not convenient to have lunch at this point.

Harris proposed to see the National Ceremony. Anyway, you have to see it, just to let you know about the strength of our country, so that you can send someone to communicate with you in the future.

Envoys from various countries are okay, but they are also close to Yokohama anyway. After the Tokugawa family met with the envoy, he felt that he was in a good state, mainly because the weather was good and his mood was good, so he said yes.

The most eye-catching is naturally the two British ships and the American railway locomotive model. The ship will be handed over to the shogunate immediately. Now the shogunate has someone on board to understand the conditions of the two ships so that they can be maneuvered and driven later.

"Is this the steam locomotive that Tadaoemon mentioned before?" Tokugawa Isaiah pointed to the American train and said.

"Yes, after the second time, from Edo to Yokohama, such a railway will be built and equipped with steam locomotives." Tadaemon thought that the Americans were also stingy, so it would be great to directly send a normal and usable one. A little train, what's that going to do?

Fortunately, Harris, who was standing in front of him, didn’t understand Japanese. If he knew it, he would immediately know that the shogunate had already found the next home, and hooked up with the British in advance, and even the early planning of the railway was launched. It's just a matter of construction.

"Can you travel ten miles in an hour?" Tokugawa Isaiah hadn't seen it before, so he was curious.

"Even twelve miles is fine."

"If you say one hour and twelve miles, wouldn't it only take ten hours to go to Osaka or Luozhong?" Ii Naobi must have thought of something.

Isn’t he just finishing a set of combo punches against Kyoto? If something happens to Kyoto or Osaka in the future, this train will only take ten hours to pull thousands of passing teams over. It is still very important for maintaining the rule of the Shogunate. good.

One of the most direct effects is that the shogunate does not need to place troops everywhere, as long as there is a place where the railway extends, once an accident occurs, the flames will spread to Kyoto, and thousands of passers-by teams have arrived the next day. With the strength of the princes everywhere in Japan, there is no power to resist, and even if you want to resist, you can't resist.

"In fact, this thing needs to cooperate with the telegraph." Come all, Tadaoemon pointed to the telegraph machine presented by the German Customs Union.

"How to cooperate?" Songping Qixuan stretched his head over to make a stubble.

"With the telegram, even if it is news from Osaka, it only takes a few minutes to reach Edo." Chuemon did not say the words too deadly.

As far as sending and receiving are concerned, it is indeed quite fast, but the entire process of using it, sending a telegram from Osaka and then sending it to Edo Tokugawa's hands, takes an hour or two to keep it out.

"A few minutes!" Not to mention that Matsudaira announced, the shogunate and Tokugawa family on the left and right were unbelievable.

"It's really a few minutes."

If you don't believe me, try it. Anyway, there is just a pair of telegraphs, one kilometer away, and try to shoot a telegraph. You can get a hand-cranked generator to power him. It's not a hassle.

Chuemon followed a horseback attendant and told him to run to another telephone about a kilometer away. Then ask the Tokugawa family to say such a word here, and see if the attendant over there can receive it.

"The sky is clear today..." Tokugawa Isaiah casually said.

The sender listened to the translation, and then shot it. In order to communicate with the shogunate, the Germans also specially invited the Dutch. The telegram from the other side was of course also written in Dutch, and Tadaoemon passed it to Katsukaishu. The translation did not mean that the weather was fine today.

In a short sentence, everyone in the shogunate was surprised and inexplicably surprised. Ii Naobe also said, hoping to share the same interests with other nations. The note sent back over there really had similar sentences written on it.

If you directly use Chinese characters to make a telegram in the future, there will be no difference between one word and one sentence. Within tens of miles and hundreds of miles, the news will arrive in an instant, extremely fast.

"Only this wire can do it?" The Tokugawa family pointed to the wire that was erected.

"exactly!"

"It's a magic that has never been seen before..." Admiration is a real admiration. The development of modern science and technology is really refreshing. Things that were previously impossible, seem to be able to be done immediately.

"It's no wonder that you have set up a special agreement with the United Kingdom before, so that the British businessmen will establish the Edo-Yokohama telegraph line. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com" Ii Naobi likes the telegraph very much, and it feels very useful.

"That's right, once the telegraph line is laid, even if it is from Nagasaki, it can be sent to Edo in a few minutes." Chuemon wanted this effect and directly gave Ii Naobi a picture cake.

"How much does it cost?" After Songping Qixuan asked, he suddenly felt that it was unnecessary to ask.

"If it's military affairs, it's 100,000 gold, and it's worth it." Ii Naobi is now rich in money, and some are money from prostitutes.

In his opinion, as long as the shogunate's strength can be enhanced, spending a few dollars is nothing, just spend it casually, and spend it on the ground. Every pair of gold can make the shogunate stronger, and that is the worth of the flower.

"Hahahahahaha, the toe is right." Tokugawa Jiading suddenly laughed.

The Tokugawa family didn't pay much attention to the remaining foreign guns and cannons, and ordered Matsudaira to pay attention to it. When Napoleon III gave the 20 great foreign horses, everyone was a little surprised. Although the French were not a race on horseback, they were really good at cultivating military horses.

The twenty horses sent here are all good horses, and the stallions have not been neutered, and the mares are all in their childbearing age. At the moment, Matsudaira was assigned to the imperial stables of the generals, ready to organize manpower to see if they could crossbreed the fine breeds selected by Japan itself.

Lest there really be war in the future, the messenger won't even have a good horse. Jumping to Edo Traveler Chapter 20 Telegraph Communication Is Really Magical Green Reading

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