Chapter 315
Chapter 315.
The optical communication test was a big success, and Paul announced to the crowd that he named the thing [Telegraph] – as the name suggests, as swift as lightning. He also announced that he would open up the telegraph to the public, and that the people, as long as they were willing to spend the money, would be able to enjoy the convenience of communicating with the telegraph, and that when their message arrived at its destination, it would be written down on paper and delivered to the recipient’s doorstep.
Paul’s words were conveyed through the [telegraph], not only to the port of Fulan, but this time also eastward to Butua, the capital of Bairdine.
In Paul’s plan, the right to use the [telegraph] was divided into three classes.
The first was military intelligence, military-related information was to be prioritized in most cases, and it was to be delivered free of charge.
The second was political departmental information, and officials of all sizes could use the telegraph to exchange some short, fast, and tight news with Lakewood, but it had to be related to official business and cost money – reimbursed by their own departments.
The above two types of messages need to be distinguished from the classified level, and in the case of classified messages, the base station where they are sent and received must not keep them on file. Moreover, the classified military and governmental messages are prepared with a special encryption process, and to the uninformed it just looks like a paper full of jumbled letters, words or incoherent phrases, which are not even readable by the senders of the telegraphic base stations, who just have to follow the strict rules of arranging the signaling arms into the shapes corresponding to one letter after the other.
In order to reduce the chance of the ciphertext being broken, the encryption rules needed to be changed from time to time, and this also relied on manpower to send the new encryption rules around. In addition to a common set of encryption rules, there are unique encryption rules between certain special areas or special departments and Lakeville, depending on the situation.
Of course, the current encryption methods are still very primitive, simply following a certain rule to disrupt or replace the letters or words in the message, but in this day and age it should be sufficient.
The third level would be the messages of the civilians, whose messages would only be passed on when the telegraph lines were free, and would cost a considerable amount of money, which the average person would probably not be able to afford to use. The tentative price is 1 copper coin for a letter (the name and address of the sender and recipient are also counted), and spending a silver coin (equivalent to 1,000 copper coins) only transmits a measly 200 words or so, so they’ll have to be very careful when they write their letters.
Take Mr. Marlowe, the general director of the ordnance factory, for example, when he first came here, his monthly salary was only 800 copper coins, but at that time the whole of Alda was not very rich, and then with the development of the commodity economy and Mr. Marlowe was promoted many times, his salary rose to 3 silver coins, as far as the economic level is concerned, it is already Alda and even the upper middle class of the town of the lake, if Mr. Marlowe wants to use telegrams to convey his greetings to his friends, a little more enthusiastic, a little more enthusiastic, a little more enthusiastic. greetings from his friends, a little enthusiasm would cost him nearly a third of his monthly salary.
But for merchants and workshop owners, who valued market information above all else, a high-value message was worth every penny, and the speed with which it was conveyed could be the difference between making a profit and staying in business. The [Telegraph] in the private sector is also aimed primarily at this group.
Civilian messages must be sent in plaintext and are required to be kept on file when sent or received, and the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Intelligence will periodically check to determine if there are any unsettling factors. However, many people may use code words or cryptic messages to convey private information that they do not want others to know, especially certain business secrets, which cannot be identified.
A few days later, Paul, in the name of the State Council, sent a message via telegram to the port of Fulan and Butua: Lakeville Machinery Factory will hold a “product launch” to showcase several newly developed products, mainly centered around the agricultural and textile industries, and welcome the relevant acquaintances of these two industries to come and observe.
After receiving the message from the lord, the local government quickly spread the message to the neighboring regions, even to the newly taken over Emden.
From the information sent by the Council of State, it seems that the new products of the machine shop will greatly contribute to the so-called “productivity”, which in the past examples – such as the harvester – often means The opportunity to get rich. Anyone with a little bit of money is always on the lookout, so it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on the movements in Lakeville.
Prior to the launch of the machine shop, Paul held a banquet in Lakewood for the former bannermen of the Kent family, including even branches of the Kent family.
In the war of the usurpers, these small lords had all provided financial, material, and manpower support to Maltz Kent, and now became the losers, and as punishment, they were now subject to the moderation of the Lakeheart Town Council.
The guests came to the town of Lakewood with great anxiety, which they used to disdain to talk about as a countryside place, but after the visit, it was greatly changed. Lake Town is showing a prosperous scene, the road is widening, the original dirt road paved with stone, a large number of houses are under construction, the town area began to expand to the south shore of Lake Wise.
The streets were filled with merchants and travelers, people clamoring and horses neighing, and it didn’t look like the remote town in the previous impression at all.
This scene makes the old-fashioned lord castle on the island in the center of the lake look out of place and even a bit shabby.
However, the guests do not have the courage to laugh at Gleeman’s taste, after the banquet began, they were all well-dressed, respectfully in the castle steward Philip arranged under the old.
Paul, the main man, was the last to arrive, he raised his glass and said, “Gentlemen, welcome to Lake Town, today’s dishes are made under the guidance of the famous chef of Horn Bay, authentic Horn Bay cuisine, please enjoy and drink freely.” “Thank you Lord Earl Gleeman.”
The crowd picked up their wine glasses and remotely toasted Paul.
After saying a few words in the opening speech, Paul was not very active, suffering from a certain degree of “social phobia”, he actually did not like this kind of scene with many strangers, and even his desire to eat was greatly reduced. Most of the time, it was only when others took the initiative to ask him questions that he forced himself to put on an enthusiastic face and answer a few sentences.
The banquet was mainly driven by Old Ford, Hansel, and a host of other top officials from the Council of State to promote the atmosphere, and it was quite a feast for the guests and hosts.
The most pleasing thing for all of them was that Paul announced that he would not take away their territories, nor abolish their titles, and that the Council of State would not “take the initiative” to infringe on their power in the territories.
Of course, there were still some “big policies” that required the cooperation of the lords, such as the adjustment of tariffs.
Paul advised them, “Gentlemen, I advise you not to leave in a hurry, and stay in Lake Town for a few days, I’m sure you’ve already heard that the machine factory is going to hold a product launch in a few days, and there will definitely be something that will interest you.”
Finally he said, “People, don’t always stare at the acreage under your feet, sometimes taking the initiative to give up some stereotypes will be exchanged for something better, there is a give and take!”
The crowd all pricked up their ears, the words spoken by Lord Earl seemed to have a deep meaning ah.
A Viscount stood up, he first toasted to Paul, and asked, “I heard that the Earl Lord is greatly promoting literature and education?”
Old Philip, who stood behind Paul, hurriedly reminded him in a low voice, “Viscount Herson.”
Paul nodded, “Well, Viscount Helsen. That’s right, I’m going to build Lakewood into the academic center of the Northwest Bay. Haha, you guys must think I’m bragging, let’s see in a few years.”
This Viscount Helsen waved his hands, “No, no, no, I have no doubt about Lord Earl’s determination, when I first arrived in Lakeheart Town I went to visit the school that you opened, and in it, you are teaching knowledge that even I have never heard of. May I ask Lord Earl if I can send the sons and daughters of my family to study in your school.”
The other guests were shocked, someone was showing loyalty so soon? They, the lords of Emden, were far away from Lakeheart Town, and the people in their families who came over to study would surely have to live here permanently, wasn’t this just sending a hostage in disguise?
Paul nodded to that Viscount, “Of course, I very much welcome young people from out of town to come here, so that we can communicate and learn from each other, and for those who aspire to do so, we are here for all.”
“Lord Earl, I also have the will in this regard ……”
“Lord Gleeman, and my family ……”
The banquet became more and more lively.
I’ve been a bit stuck lately, especially on the technical side ……
(End of chapter)