Since the French Emperor chose to believe in William Thomson's plan, Field also decisively abandoned Whitehouse, the chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, after weighing the pros and cons.
After all, the Atlantic Telegraph Company, which suffered a telegram "own error" in 1858, has become a veritable fraud company in the hearts of British and American citizens.
The bonds and stocks originally issued to prepare for the transatlantic telegraph have now become useless paper.
Although the British government established a "Committee of Inquiry" to still investigate the cause of the telegraph interruption, and initially concluded that the cause of the interruption had nothing to do with the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the Atlantic Telegraph Company has still been abandoned by the capital market.
Nowadays, all the Atlantic Telegraph Company's shares scattered in the capital market have been accepted by an unknown French company, and the shares they hold have completely exceeded the shares held by Field.
If the French company wanted to, they could convene a shareholders' meeting to remove Field, or even declare the Atlantic Company to be dissolved.
After this unknown French company became the majority shareholder of Atlantic Company, an invitation from the French Emperor appeared in front of Field.
Therefore, Field has reason to believe that the person behind this French company is most likely the Emperor himself or a member of the royal family.
If His Majesty the Emperor is not a powerful person who is very interested in the transatlantic telegraph and also has a lot of money, Field really can't figure out which entrepreneur has a good heart (person), a stupid person, a good person (money), and a lot of money.
He resolutely invested in the transatlantic company even though he knew the project was losing money.
To be honest, even Field himself was skeptical about building a transatlantic telegraph.
Of course, His Majesty the Emperor was not discussing the French company at the moment, so Field wisely did not bring it up.
However, in Field's heart, Jérôme Bonaparte had become the thigh of the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
Field will hold on to this thigh no matter what. As long as the emperor is willing to believe him, the Atlantic Company will have a steady stream of funds. Even if it is a pile of cables, Field believes that he can build a transoceanic telegraph.
Poor Chief Engineer Whitehouse didn't know it yet, but he had been abandoned by Field.
"Since Whitehouse's plan has failed, and Wheatstone's plan to increase the voltage is not feasible, then I think Professor William Thomson's plan should be implemented!" Jerome Bonaparte squinted his eyes and seemed to be discussing,
In fact, he said to Field in a commanding tone, "What do you think? Mr. Field!"
"Dear Your Majesty!" Field showed a flattering smile, bowed his body and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte in a particularly submissive tone, "Your suggestion is really great!
In fact, even before that experiment started, I didn’t believe in Whitehouse’s crude plan!
It's just that because he is the company's chief engineer, he also has the support of Mr. Faraday!
...Your Majesty, you should know that Mr. Faraday is the most authoritative electrical engineering expert in the British Kingdom. In this regard, I really can't disobey him... That's why I succumbed to Whitehouse's ideas... Now thinking about it again
, I felt a pang of regret.
If I had followed Professor William Thomson's advice sooner, the transatlantic telegraph might have been a success!
Mr. Thomson, please forgive me for being blind!"
After saying that, Field bowed solemnly to William Thomson.
Such a great gift caught William Thomson off guard. He quickly helped Field up with his hands and said to him, "Mr. Field, I am not angry with you!
Scientific experiments inherently involve the possibility of trial and error, and Mr. Whitehouse and Mr. Faraday are already more famous than me!
If I were you, I would also choose to believe them!
Whitehouse's direction is wrong, but that doesn't mean my plan is necessarily correct!
We still need to study it carefully!”
William Thomson's pragmatic remarks made Field feel relieved. What he was most afraid of right now was that William Thomson would add insult to injury in front of the emperor.
Now, William Thomson did not choose to add insult to injury, but chose to continue the research together with Field. How could this not move Field?
"Mr. Field, this is not a court of justice! You have not made any official mistakes, so you don't need to be so humble!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Field in a gentle voice, "Just like William
As Mr. Thomson just said, building a cable across the ocean is a large-scale scientific experiment. Only by experiencing failure can we sum up our experience and strive for success next time!
So you don’t have to worry about being dismissed from your position in the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The Atlantic Telegraph Company also needs the protection of people like you who are enthusiastic about the great cause!"
With just this statement, Field was able to confirm that the person behind the unknown French company was indeed His Majesty the Emperor.
"Thank you for your generosity!"
Field also bowed to Jerome Bonaparte, which made William Thomson, who did not understand the operation of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, look puzzled.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte turned the topic back to the plan to build a telegraph to French Guiana.
At this moment, there was another "dong-dong" knock on the door.
Jérôme Bonaparte stopped speaking temporarily and asked William Thomson and Field with a smile, "In addition to you, I have also invited a guest to discuss the telegram with you!
I hope you don’t mind!”
William Thomson and Field nodded at the same time, saying that such a huge project indeed requires enough people to complete it.
Subsequently, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Burbaski to open the door, and Burbaski followed the order.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the door opened, Louis Feldbe, the Governor of French Senegal, stood outside the door.
At this moment, he still didn't know why the emperor called it over. When Louis Feldbaugh saw the two people in the room except the emperor and his adjutant, his eyes became even more confused.
"General Feldbou, come in!" Jérôme Bonaparte waved to Louis Feldbou in an easy-going tone.
Louis Feldbe followed Bourbasskid step by step, and soon came to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Your Majesty!" Louis Feldbaugh solemnly saluted Jerome Bonaparte with a military salute.
"Sit down! General Feldbou!" Jérôme Bonaparte stretched out his hand to invite Louis Feldbou to sit down, and then he also said to Field and William Thomson, "You two don't stand either.
Now, everyone, please sit down!"
William Thomson and Field also sat on the sofa.
When everyone was seated, Jérôme Bonaparte introduced Field and William Thomson to Louis Feldbeau.
"These two are the owners and consultants of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The purpose of their trip is to help France build a transatlantic telegraph!"
Although Louis Feldbaugh did not know Field and William Thomson, he still said a polite word.
"Long respected name"
Then, Jerome Bonaparte introduced Louis Feldbe to Field and William Thomson, "This is General Louis Feldbe, the Governor of the Governor-General of Senegal. You will be dealing with him for some time in the future."
Object!"
After William Thomson and Field heard the news that they were going to deal with the Governor of Senegal, they roughly knew Jerome Bonaparte's next move, and they had a look of understanding on their faces.
Looking at the two people who were clearly enlightened in front of him, Jerome Bonaparte ordered Burbaski to get the map that had been arrived in advance.
Burbasky stood up after receiving the order, and soon spread a map on the square table in front of the four people.
I saw Europe, Africa (the part that has been excavated) and South America respectively on the map. Jérôme Bonaparte slowly moved his finger from France to French Senegal, and asked OK to say to the three people present, "I
It is planned to build a telegraph line between France and Senegal to connect France with West Africa!"
Immediately, Jérôme Bonaparte moved his hand from Senegal to French Guiana, and continued, "Wait until the telegram between France and Senegal is connected, and then transfer it from Senegal to French Guiana!
The distance between Senegal and French Guiana is much shorter than the distance between France and French Guiana, which can also reduce some unnecessary risks!"
Field and William Thomson quietly looked at the route planned for them by Jerome Bonaparte. In terms of distance alone, this route is indeed shorter than France's direct connection to French Guiana, but this route is still
Farther than the Atlantic Telegraph Line.
What's more, this is a sea route that they have never explored before.
This made Field, who had already experienced a failure, worried.
In order not to embarrass Jerome Bonaparte, Field first praised the line executed by Jerome Bonaparte as an almost perfect line.
Later, Field euphemistically suggested that there may be certain variables between Senegal and French Guiana, especially since they have not yet fully explored this sea area.
Regarding Field's concerns, Jérôme Bonaparte responded with relief, "Don't worry about this! As early as two months ago, I had ordered the French navy and geologists to jointly study the continent between Senegal and French Guiana.
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I believe it won’t be long before they can give me an answer!
You just need to build the telegraph between France and Senegal first!
If there are really no conditions for laying a cable between Senegal and Guyana, we can also build a telegraph from France to the United States of America!
