my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 580
Seeing Zhu Di was still at a loss.

Zhang Anshi could only smile wryly, and continued to explain: "Your Majesty, I am confident that I can shorten the transmission of the world's message within an hour."

Zhang Anshi understands Zhu Di. If you explain other terms to him, he may not understand, but if you talk about the effect of this thing, Zhu Di can immediately understand it.

However, Zhu Di was still in shock at this time.

You know, in this era that still needs to rely on fast horses to deliver messages, what is the concept of message delivery within an hour?

Even at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it would take at least two days and one night to pass the news from the capital to Jiangsu in southern Zhili.

As far as this is concerned, it is still an ideal situation. After all, manpower and horsepower may change at any time during the journey.

It may be a heavy rain, or it may be a sudden situation, which may prolong the transmission time.

This is still at the feet of the Son of Heaven, if it is a farther distance, then there is no need to talk about it.

The so-called mountains are high and the emperor is far away. This is actually the reason. Not to mention other things, it takes more than half a month to go from the capital to the Sichuan Chief Commissioner. If it is a round trip, it will take one or two months. If any special circumstances happened to the envoy, the local government would have to wait a month or two before receiving instructions from the court, and during this process, things may have already undergone new changes.

Everything is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen in the future!
Since the Qin Dynasty, prefectures and counties have been opened up in the world. The territory of all dynasties has always been limited to the Han area. To some extent, it is because the north is the polar region and the desert, the south is the continuous virgin forest and the [-] mountains, and the east Facing the sea, facing the Gobi and desert in the west.

In other words, the ancestors have expanded the territory to all places suitable for farming, and other deserts, mountains, and ice fields are indeed not of much value.

But on the other hand, it is also because the bureaucratic system, which has undergone continuous refinement and improvement over the past dynasties, has also reached its limit.

But don’t think that the bureaucratic system is a derogatory term. In fact, in the agricultural society for thousands of years, this set of counties and bureaucratic systems have evolved continuously since the Qin Dynasty. From the ministerial cabinet to the local three divisions, from the imperial examinations for selecting talents, to Chidao and Chuanyi, this is almost the most sophisticated administrative system in this era and under this productive force. This kind of civil service system is absolutely It can be called a miracle in the period of agricultural civilization.

However, no matter how sophisticated the system is, it can govern and operate the world with a vast territory and a vast territory, but it does not mean that it has no limitations.

And this limitation is productivity.

Once there is a system that can pass on within an hour, then... it must be completely different.

If the railway is the skeleton, then this thing must be the nerves and veins of the whole body!

It can ensure that the imperial court can know the situation of all states and counties in the world at any time and respond quickly.

As far as the military is concerned, Zhu Di can empathize even more, because Zhu Di knows better than anyone that the essence of the military is the ability to dispatch and assemble the most.

Once the war starts, if the soldiers and horses of various ministries are used like arms and fingers, and the troops and horses of all walks of life are quickly ordered and assembled, they can completely destroy the opponent before the opponent has started to mobilize.

Since ancient times, there is no better soldier in the world than Han Xin, and Han Xin once told Liu Bang that His Majesty has no more than 10 soldiers, but when Liu Bang asked Han Xin how many soldiers and horses he could command, Han Xin replied that the more ministers, the better.

Therefore, Han Xin left the idiom that the more troops the better.

This actually reveals the fundamental problem of military talent. Under the current communication conditions, in fact, it is not easy for any general to command an army. After all, a hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of troops, The towns are all over the place, and it is impossible to be crowded together.

Then to complete a battle, a truly qualified general must be in the trenches.Facing the map, convey the orders to the various ministries, where the forward is now, and where it should arrive in a few days.How many soldiers and horses are there on the left, when should they start, when can they arrive at the predetermined position, and the back and right, and the soldiers and horses in the reserve, this is not a simple arithmetic problem.

Because once the order is given, you don't know whether the news has been delivered, or whether their military horses have set off, let alone whether they have encountered the enemy.

In fact, you don't know anything, you can only wait quietly in the big tent until the other party sends the latest message a few days later, and you... have to deal with all kinds of accidents. Redeploy.

It’s just that these deployments may not be useful, because maybe you are in the process of deployment, and the people from all walks of life have actually undergone new changes. The whole army was wiped out.

The terrible thing is that when your right flank has been destroyed and your flank is completely exposed to the enemy, you still don’t know it, and you are still pointing at the map, thinking that your right flank will launch an attack in a few days. Everything will be fine.

It can be said that all military successes and failures, in a certain sense, are determined in the process of passing messages again and again.

In history, there are many situations, even in the civil fort change, the Oirats have already been killed in front of them, and they have fought with many troops and horses, but in fact, the Ming emperor who is in the middle army is still ignorant and thinks that he has been attacked. The protection of countless soldiers and horses around, and when the news of the defeat came from various soldiers and horses, it was already too late for the Chinese army to run away.

Who is Zhu Di? He knows very well that with such a thing, not only can he quickly know the situation of the various troops and horses, but he can also detect the enemy's movements at any time according to the scouts of the various troops and horses.

This also means that the fog of war is completely unilaterally transparent, and your control over the army and horses has also been greatly strengthened.

If this is the case, then...everyone can be Han Xin, the Bing Xian.

Even that trash like Li Jinglong can be the God of War in vain.

Of course, that's not all. On the battlefield, the vast majority of failures, in a sense, means that the troops of various ministries are waiting for the commander's order to act at any time.And once the news is not delivered in time, the various ministries often dare not act rashly, fearing that their own recklessness may destroy the overall situation.

But this... just caused many fighters to be missed. Even if there are 30, 50, or 80 of these rigid and dull soldiers, they are just useless numbers.

In history, the countless battles of using few to defeat many are essentially derived from this. It is not that if you have more soldiers, you can win. The more soldiers and horses, the higher the cost of organization and message transmission.

Those people like Bai Qi and Han Xin in history can stand out only because...they have a terrifying ability to control.

And such a person is rare at all, only one in a hundred years.

Zhu Di, who knew the profound things above better than anyone else, couldn't help being a little excited at this moment, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, his face flushed.

This is only about the imperial court's control over the counties and counties in the world, and the huge advantages that can be gained from the military.

And business...

That's right, Zhang Anshi has been calling the shots in the exchange these days. If there is such a thing, then Zhang Anshi really has no possibility of colluding with others for profit.

It's impossible, just because Zhang Anshi got the news faster than others, so...just say he's guilty?
This is simply aboveboard, not to mention Zhu Di, even those merchants, if they knew about this situation, they would have absolutely nothing to say.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Seeing Zhu Di frowning in a daze, Zhang Anshi couldn't help screaming and screaming.

Zhu Di frowned distractedly and said, "Shut up, I'll think about it again."

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to stand obediently and remain silent.

At this moment, only Zhu Di knew that countless thoughts flashed through Zhu Di's mind like lightning.

After a long time, Zhu Di suddenly opened his eyes, with an extremely solemn expression, and said in his mouth, "If there is such a fetish?"

Zhang Anshi, who was standing aside and waiting for Zhu Di, immediately said firmly: "Yes."

Zhang Anshi answered very firmly.

Zhu Di squinted his eyes, and said decisively: "Show me the Palace of Song Dynasty, I want to verify it myself, if it's true..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, and then said slowly: "Then, I will have no regrets if I give all the internal money to Zhang Qing."

At this time, what Zhu Di cared about in his mind was not the so-called internal money at all.

In his mind, there are only four words floating around like a revolving lantern, and that is... Qianqiuwandai.

That's right, once this happens, it will really last forever, which is simply unimaginable.

Just like the chief envoy of Fujian, if there is a rebellion, the imperial court can quickly learn the news through such a post, and within one or two hours, decisively issue an order to counter the rebellion, and even within this time , You can also mobilize military horses from all walks of life to know all the information thousands of miles away.

Then what kind of rebellion would they create?
Zhang Anshi was flattered and said: "Your Majesty...that's too serious."

Zhu Di said: "It's too early to speak seriously, let's go, let's go now."

Zhu Di seemed a little impatient, and immediately led the crowd to set off.

Xie Jin and Hu Guang accompanied him, and of course Zhang Ren and others.

Along the way, Hu Guang lowered his head slightly with some restlessness, but from time to time, he secretly went to see his son Hu Mu.

Xie Jin was walking beside him, seeing his reaction, so he said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Mr. Hu, this time...maybe not only can turn the crisis into safety, but may even...make a great contribution. "

Hu Guang was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Is this...is... possible?"

He was a little unsure and said: "The clairvoyance and the ear of the wind are only available in ancient times."

Xie Jin's face was a bit speechless, and he couldn't help complaining: "Don't be stupid, there is no such thing in ancient times. If there is one, this world is probably still owned by the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. This is the foundation of the eternal foundation. If it really exists...then there is Great?"

Hu Guang couldn't help muttering: "Wanshijiye..."

Xie Jin, on the other hand, thought of something at this moment, and said thoughtfully: "If there is such a thing, if... it can be in Java..."

Xie Jin's face seemed to be changing, he could no longer care about Hu Guang, and his thoughts began to wander.

For Xie Jin, the decision to live in Java must be a huge risk.

But Xie Jin is not a law-abiding person. What he longs for is not just to follow the steps.

He desperately promoted the New Deal in the court. In essence, he knew that the survival of Java was closely related to the New Deal, and the survival of Java was the survival of the Xie family.

The Xie family relies on this for everything they want to obtain the capital to continue their bloodline for tens of millions of years.

Amidst the different thoughts of the people, Song Wangfu will arrive soon.

Zhu Di went in first.

This Song Palace is not just a mansion of a vassal. In essence, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the palace also undertakes the function of handling government affairs. It is divided into the inner garden of the palace and the front hall. There are also institutions under the government office.

In addition, the king of Song Dynasty had a lot of affairs, so there were many government offices, and there was an endless stream of officials coming and going.

As soon as they saw Zhu Di wearing a winged crown coming at the pace of a tiger, Zhang An and others followed suit. They never expected that His Majesty would come here suddenly, so they all turned sideways to the side of the road to salute.

Zhu Di walked quickly, with his head held high, and after a while, he arrived at a courtyard.

In this courtyard, it is very strange that there are wooden stakes erected one by one, with strings hanging from them.

After a closer look, there are only a few houses here, which are very quiet and do not show mountains and dews.

Not long after, under Zhang Anshi's guidance, Zhu Di walked into a room.

When I saw it first, I saw a person sitting on a strange pedal.

The man stepped on the pedal, and the pedal brought up the gears, which were now whirring and spinning.

A wire is connected to the rotating pedal, and this wire is connected to a box, and another wire is pulled out from the other side of the box.It is connected to a huge mechanical head not far away.

Several people are buried in this machine.

But now it seems that there is no reason for sending and receiving newspapers, so these young people are all looking down at a book, and they all seem to forget to sleep and eat.

Zhu Di looked at it directly with a bewildered expression.

Of course he didn't know that this was actually the transmitter and receiver that were born out of nowhere in today's world.

Zhang Anshi did not use a wireless transmission device, but a wired transmission with a simpler structure.

The reason for this choice is that the structure is simple, which is more suitable for promotion. After all, wireless transmission is temporarily beyond the scope of people's understanding. Of course, it is actually because Zhang Anshi only knows the principle, but not the reason.

And even if this wireless transmitter is built, the transmission distance of this transmitter is probably only a few hundred meters to a few miles, which is obviously not applicable at the moment.

The most important thing is that, for Zhang Anshi, although cable transmission is costly, it also has its huge advantages.

This cable transmission can bring about a huge industrial chain, which requires a large number of cables, and the cables are laid along with the railway, which can be maintained by the railway department.

And once the wire business is booming, then...the research on battery devices and power generation can become more in-depth.

Any industry is not a castle in the air. It relies on countless white money and countless inventors, theorists, technicians, craftsmen, and labor to maintain it. Once this thing cannot bring benefits to people, So... such a so-called skill is actually just a flash in the pan.

The transmitter needs electricity, and electricity can only be generated by trampling, which is very primitive.And the battery used to store electricity is extremely simple. Ordinary people only see an inexplicable liquid in a water tank.

Whether it is a transmitter or a receiver, they are actually extremely simple, but they are made of wood boards, copper wires wrapped in lacquer, a few long screws, a few segmented screws, copper sheets, armatures, etc. .

The so-called electromagnet is actually just turning a long screw with a lacquered wire.

Of course, the telegraph is more complicated, because the place where the copper sheet is connected is made of a pad structure with charcoal pencils and long strips. Once the telegraph is sent thousands of miles away, the copper sheet will start to rise and fall. The charcoal pen connected to the copper piece also began to rise and fall on the paper, and write down long or short codes on this pad of paper.

This thing, let alone a steam engine, even some waterwheels of this era may have a more complicated structure than it.

But it is precisely such simple structures that are heinously connected through wires, but they have exerted incredible effects.

Zhu Di had never been in contact with all this before him. Zhu Di's eyes were full of novelty. Seeing it, he couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"Your Majesty, this is an electronic book, look..."

Zhang Anshi, who followed beside him, demonstrated by knocking a few times on the transmitter, and then there were long or short clicks on the transmitter.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Press the button here, and the other end can also receive it, and then they will turn it into a code according to the length of the sound. The short one represents the number 1, and two consecutive clicks, it is 2. In this way By analogy, a long click is equivalent to a space..."

Zhu Di couldn't take his eyes off it, and nodded with a vague understanding.

Zhang Anshi continued: "After receiving the numbers in these codes, we will translate the text according to the translation. For example, 343, 463, 445. Every four numbers represent the number of pages in the translation. If it is 3, it means the number of pages in the translation. Three pages, the second number represents the vertical column of the translation, if it is 4, it means it is on the fourth row, the third number represents the horizontal column, and if it is 4, it means it is the fourth. Your Majesty, look..."

Zhang Anshi immediately found the number 343 in the translated version, then pointed to the words on it and said: "This word is the word 'qian'. "

Zhu Di: "..."

(End of this chapter)