Super Dictator

Wei Jichen saw a crew member move to the side, which happened to reveal a piece of equipment on the boat.

No, Wei Jichen was about to walk over with a surprised look on his face, but Yang Yonglin saw where his eyes were, and came up and said in confusion: "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 machines, but why are there no lines?”

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

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

In 1887, due to the need to "prepare work relief matters" due to the Yellow River breach in Zhengzhou, a line was set up from Jining to Kaifeng; in 1888, it was set up from Jiujiang, Jiangxi to Ganzhou to Yuling and then to Nanxiong to connect with the Guangdong official line.

In 1889, due to the border defense needs of the three eastern provinces, the land line from Fengtian to Jilin to Hunchun was added; in 1890, "because Xiangfan is the thoroughfare to several provinces in Beijing and the gateway to the northern border of Chu", the line was set up from Shashi to Xiangyang; in 1893 It also built more roads from Xiangyang to Laohekou; in 1895, it built electric wires from Xi'an to connect with Laohekou; it even helped build more than 2,000 miles of telegraph lines for the tributary country of Korea.

These are all main lines, and there are even more branch lines. Moreover, these are lines laid by the Chinese themselves and 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 to China. Dry threads on the aspect.

So the telegraph thing was not new. What was strange to Yang Yonglin was that there was a telegraph transceiver installed inside the submarine. This made him confused. Aren't telegraphs all connected through lines?

The telegraph on this submarine cannot be connected to the line, so what is the use of it? Maybe the equipment 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.

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

The British Marconi was a little behind. He conducted wireless telegraph communication experiments in 1895 and successfully obtained a British patent that year. Marconi's economic backers in the United States include Edison, Carnegie and others. Needless to say, Edison was originally famous for his AC motor. Tesla was squeezed out and suppressed in every possible way due to issues such as Tesla's failure, and Tesla was impoverished and no one was willing to invest in him.

These powerful people joined forces and caused the U.S. Patent Office to revoke Tesla's patent and instead grant Marconi a patent for the invention of radio.

This is far away. In short, Marconi had to wait until 1897 to establish the wireless telegraph company. Since the Chinese were exposed to wired telegraphy earlier, they introduced wireless quickly. Just two years later, in early 1899, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi bought several Marconi's old spark-type radios were installed on fortresses and ships. This time, China's application of radio was almost synchronized with Europe and the United States, because in the same year, Marconi persuaded the British government to build a radio station. China has responded quickly, surpassing most European countries.

Unexpectedly, the submarine purchased from the system actually comes with a radio. A Marconi radio costs about two thousand 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 could really play a role and 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.

Without radios, submarines would not be able to communicate with each other after diving into the water, and could only rely on experience to cooperate. With this thing, cooperation with each other would become extremely easy.

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

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

When Wei Jichen thought of this, he didn't even say anything and immediately entered the system to check.

This thing should belong to the super technology system, right?

Wei Jichen quickly clicked in uncertainly, with a bit of expectation and uneasiness in his heart.

Sure enough, Wei Jichen was overjoyed. In addition to the Baihua Jade Dew Pills, there was another super technology that could be purchased, which was the Marconi wireless machine.

Looking down and looking at the price, Wei Jichen thought it was still acceptable: 2,000 merit points are worth one unit.

He began to make plans in his mind. Well, for the time being, he must allocate one for Zhang Zuolin, one for Li Que'er, and one for Troop A. Not only is one needed on Changxing Island, but a telegraph station should also be established.

All other commands on the surface can be transmitted via wired telegraph, so for the time being, only these few secret strongholds are needed.

Fortunately, I had the foresight. The engineering team of the Dingliao Army has a telegraph team, and its personnel can be mobilized. Radio and wired electricity are just different in principle, but they are almost the same in application. As long as you can operate a wired telegraph machine, you can do it again. Operating the radio takes no effort at all.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the principles. You are not asked to build it, you just need to be able to use it.

Haha, with this thing, in the future, commanding the troops to fight will be as easy as arms and fingers, which is extremely convenient and fast.

Wei Jichen's silly smile didn't matter, but it made the crew members watching beside him anxious.

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

"Wei Shuai, is this a telegraph machine?" Yang Yonglin looked at Wei Jichen who seemed to recognize him and asked.

Wei Jichen lit a cigar, took a sip, and nodded: "Yes, this is a wireless telegraph machine. There must be one on the other two submarines. In this way, our three submarines can communicate with each other when they are at sea. Once When one of the submarines spots prey, it can summon the other submarines, and this is how the wolf pack tactics can be implemented."

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

Wei Jichen sighed and said with emotion: "When wired telegraphy first appeared, didn't anyone believe that the two places were so far apart that news could be transmitted through a small wire? Now across the ocean The technological changes in China are rapid. Radio technology has been invented a long time ago, but it has not yet been introduced into our country.”

Everyone was silent. There were a large number of foreign sailors in the Beiyang Fleet. These sailors had been in contact with them for a long time, and their minds were more open-minded. They turned to think of the self-proclaimed imperial court, which made everyone silent. The atmosphere in the cabin was tense. The time is a bit dull.

Yang Yonglin broke the silence and said meaningfully: "Wei Shuai is now the general of Liaodong. He has extraordinary knowledge, learns skills from foreigners, and keeps pace with the times. He will definitely be able to 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 they looked at Wei Jichen with a very different look than before, with a lot of fanaticism and following.

It is not good to say something that is too clear. Wei Jichen smiled and changed the subject: "Okay, I will transfer one or two reliable people from the telegraph office to conduct experiments. I will tell you whether the communication can be communicated. I will know after giving it a try." ”

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

During this period, Wei Jichen told the crew about the technological development of Western countries. His explanation was so reasonable and convincing that people had to believe it. For a moment, the crew admired him even more, and they all thought in their hearts: I didn't expect that Wei Shuai would be so powerful. It is really rare to be in a high position and study so tirelessly and be proficient in Chinese and Western things.

When the two telegraph operators hurried over, everyone was staring at Wei Jichen attentively, and they were still not satisfied with what they heard.

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

Before the shock in their hearts subsided, Wei Jichen ordered: "This is where you will work from now on. Let's take a look at this wireless telegraph machine first to see if it can be used."

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

"Wei Shuai, you can be sure that this is a telegraph machine." After a moment, one of the telegraph operators turned to Wei Jichen to report.

Wei Jichen curled his lips. Of course he knew it was a telegraph machine.

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 Hertzian 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 stunned and asked humbly: "Did Commander Wei say that he exists the same as light?"

Light is also a kind of electromagnetic wave. The telegraph operator is obviously also a diligent and inquiring person, and has read some foreign theoretical knowledge.

"Well, they are essentially the same, just with different wavelengths and frequencies." 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 can take one person there. Send it and see if it can be received here.”

If the telegraph operator continued to ask questions, Wei Jichen would reveal his secret. He was only half a bucket full of water, so Wei Jichen quickly changed the subject.

Seeing this, the telegraph operator could only suppress his desire for knowledge and led another telegraph operator and several crew members to Hungry Wolf Two.

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

Everyone held their breath, not daring to release their breath, and waited to see if the communication could be carried out.

Everyone was not made to wait long, only the sound of ticking was heard in the small space. One telegraph operator quickly adjusted the receiving device on the equipment with an excited look on his face, while the other telegraph operator quickly wrote something on the paper. Record something.

Everyone was overjoyed when they saw this situation. Judging from the expressions on their faces, they must be in trouble.

"Wei...Wei Shuai, it really got through." After being busy for a few seconds, the telegraph operator suddenly shouted and couldn't help but quickly handed the paper in his hand to Wei Jichen.

"It worked, it worked." Yang Yonglin muttered to himself, with a look of disbelief on his face.

The other crew members also crowded together excitedly, wanting to come forward and watch.

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

"Quick, translate." Although Wei Jichen knew that he could communicate, he was also very excited under their influence at this time.

Only then did the telegraph operator respond. He was too excited, and what he handed to Wei Jichen was just a bunch of numbers. He quickly took out the Chinese code book "New Edition of Chinese Telegraphs" written by Zheng Guanying and quickly checked it.

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

"No. 1, No. 1!" Everyone read out in unison as the telegraph operator wrote each word, "Here... is No. 2!"

"Wow, it came from Hungry Wolf Two."

"It's incredible."

All the crew members were talking about it.

"No. 1, this is No. 2!" The telegraph operator stood up and loudly reported to Wei Jichen: "Yes, this is transmitted from Hungry Wolf 2. We succeeded, Commander Wei!"

Everyone jumped and screamed with joy. A new technology would be the first to be used on their own submarines. Can everyone be unhappy?