After being deceived by Jérôme Bonaparte, Field decided to change the name of the original Atlantic Telegraph Company to the Universal Telegraph Company.
At the same time, witnessed by Jerome Bonaparte, Field, as the boss of the Universal Telegraph Company, announced that the company's chief engineer would be changed from Whitehouse to William Thomson.
Facing Field's appointment, William Thomson did not show much excitement. Instead, he calmly asked, "Mr. Field, what should Mr. Whitehouse do?"
"Before we left Britain, Whitehouse was already under investigation, and there was nothing we could do!" Field spread his hands and responded helplessly to William Thomson.
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That's right, Whitehouse, the former chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company across the Strait of La Manche, is being examined by the "Committee of Investigation". At this moment, he doesn't know that he is about to be abandoned by Field.
In the face of successive inquiries from the "Committee of Inquiry", Whitehouse still persisted in insisting that "the Atlantic Cable itself had problems" and refused to accept the "adjustment" of the "Committee of Inquiry".
Because Whitehouse knew that the purpose of the "Inquiry Committee" was to force him to take responsibility for the failure of the "Atlantic Telegraph" so that the British people would believe that the failure of the "Atlantic Telegraph" was due to human factors and was not directly related to the technology itself.
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Once Whitehouse chooses to "mediate", he is denying his own technology in disguise. For an engineer who relies on technology for a living, it is tantamount to seeking money and life.
Therefore, Whitehouse could only insist that the Atlantic Telegraph had problems with the technology itself, while at the same time hoping that Field, the owner of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, would "take the initiative" to stand up and admit the "mistake".
After all, the Atlantic Telegraph Company has now become a veritable fraud company. No matter how hard Field denies it, he cannot wash away the impression of the Atlantic Telegraph Company in the hearts of the British people.
Rather than letting itself sink with the Atlantic Cable Company, it would be better for the Atlantic Cable Company to take responsibility.
In this way, Whitehouse could still be a respected engineer, Field could also become an ideal boss, and the only thing that was damaged was the reputation of the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
However, for a company that is almost on the verge of bankruptcy, reputation means nothing.
If Field really can't give up, Whitehouse is also willing to compensate Field to a certain extent.
As for the amount of compensation, Whitehouse had already put it into Field's hands by writing a letter, and he believed that Field would definitely agree to the deal.
Of course, everything Whitehouse did was based on the premise that the Atlantic Telegraph Company was hopeless.
Now the Atlantic Telegraph Company has once again turned around with the support of its financier Jérôme Bonaparte, and has swallowed up a piece of cake from France to Senegal on its own, which is enough to make most telegraph companies salivate.
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Field's thinking has undergone earth-shaking changes as a result!
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"Review by the Investigative Committee?"
William Thomson was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that Whitehouse might be responsible for the failure of the Atlantic Telegraph a year ago.
Because the "Investigation Committee" is only responsible for investigating the causes of this incident and does not have any power of summons and accountability. The only person with this right may be the cabinet (the royal family) that formed the investigation committee.
Wanting to put it here, William Thomson couldn't help but observe a moment of silence for Whitehouse.
Whitehouse was originally a promising chief engineer, but now due to a failure, he was forced to get involved in the dispute and became the scapegoat for venting the grievances of the British people.
This is really a sad thing!
"Well!" Field nodded and said to William Thomson, "Actually, Mr. Whitehouse had already anticipated that he might be used as a scapegoat, so before he was held accountable by the "Inquiry Committee", he wrote a letter
Give me hope that I can, in the name of "Atlantic Cable Company", admit that that incident was a problem caused by "Atlantic Cable Company's" own technical deficiencies!
This will enable him to escape danger and become a respected engineer again!"
"Do you agree?" William Thomson asked.
Field was silent for a moment, and William Thomson replied in a heavy tone, "Before arriving in France, I also hesitated whether to agree to Whitehouse's suggestion!
After all, the failure of this incident was originally a problem of the "Atlantic Telegraph Company". Whitehouse just set up a plan, and the person who finally made the final decision was not him, but me.
Besides, the company was already on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, so there was really no need to drag someone into trouble!"
Speaking of this, Field changed the topic and said to William Thomson, "But now I have a different view!
Mr. Thomson, what do you think the purpose of the "Inquiry Committee" is besides investigating the causes of the mistakes?"
William Thomson didn't pause at all and blurted out, "Find a loser for this incident to appease the mood of the British people!"
"Well!" Field shrugged and replied to William Thomson, "What better person to be a scapegoat than the chief engineer who failed in this incident!
Therefore, Mr. Whitehouse probably cannot get over this failure smoothly!
However, you don’t need to worry that Whitehouse will face jail time. I think the purpose of the investigation committee is just to make him admit that it was his own mistakes that caused the failure of an event that should have been successful!”
After listening to Field's remarks, William Thomson also felt heavy.
At the same time, William Thomson came up with his own plan.
If I were the one who failed this time, would I also face the same ending as Whitehouse?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting aside, noticed the hidden thoughts in William Thomson's heart, and he immediately said to William Thomson with a smile,
"Mr. Thomson, please don't worry!
France does not point to one person as casually as Britain does.
Even if the telegraph laying fails this time, the person who should bear the main responsibility should still be me. You just carried out my order!
The construction of a telegraph across the ocean to connect two continents was the first time in thousands of years. Although a one-time success is a matter of joy, failure is also to be expected.
So you don’t have to put too much pressure on yourself, no one will put the responsibility on you!”
"Your Majesty, I..." William Thomson looked at Jerome Bonaparte moved, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Later, Jerome Bonaparte chatted with William Thomson Field for a while.
It was not until Bourbaski got up on the pretext of serving tea for everyone that William Thomson and Field bid farewell to Jérôme Bonaparte.
As William Thomson and Field left the room, Jérôme Bonaparte turned to General Louis Fieldbus and asked what he thought of his plan to establish a transoceanic telegraph.
After Louis Feldbaugh hesitated for a moment, he said to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I don't understand why you chose the Atlantic Telegraph Company to help you establish a trans-oceanic telegraph!
There are many companies in France that are qualified to undertake this project, and some of them have more experience than Atlantic Telegraph Company!"
"There are indeed many companies in France that have this capability, and some of them are indeed more financially sound and richer than the Atlantic Telegraph Company!" Jerome Bonaparte replied to Louis Feldbub without comment, and then
Suddenly the conversation changed and he preached to Louis Felder, “But none of them have actually undertaken transoceanic telegrams!
They never even thought about the feat of building a bridge across the ocean to connect two continents!
These telegraph companies are just immersed in the connection between land and land, and have no intention of daring to fight!
Counting on these companies that don’t dare to think or don’t want to think about it, even if France spends 10 years, it is impossible to truly connect France and French Guiana!
It’s not even possible to connect France to Senegal!”
Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte told Louis Feldbou.
At first he also tried to recruit telegraph companies in France to connect France to Senegal.
As a result, without exception, the plans given by all companies were to connect to Senegal through the interior of Algeria, and no company dared to try to put the cable line in the Atlantic Ocean.
Therefore, Jerome Bonaparte considered Field's Atlantic Company.
"Atlantique dares to think, and even more dares to do! This is something that many of our French companies are unable to do. Blindly sticking to the rules can only act as a runner of the times, but cannot become a changer of the times!
Only those who dare to break can truly achieve success!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Louis Feldbaugh in a passionate voice, "Of all the successful people in the past and present, which one is a person who abides by the rules!
So I appreciate Field's drive and I believe he can live up to my expectations!
One failure is nothing, it’s all about gaining experience and becoming famous next time!
Of course, there is also William Thomson. Don’t underestimate that young man (Louis Feldbaugh is 42 years old, Jérôme Bonaparte is 39 years old, and William Thomson is 35 years old). He is not only Grago
He is a professor at the University of Sri Lanka and also an academician of the Royal Society of London. Whether the cable can receive the signal depends on him!"
Louis Feldbaugh heard Jerome Bonaparte's admiration for William Thomson. He immediately said nothing more and just asked Jerome Bonaparte how he could cooperate with their actions.
"General Feldbaugh, you just need to try your best to meet their needs within the area under your jurisdiction!
After the cable is built, communication between us will no longer have to go back and forth like now!
You can report to me the progress of military reform at any time, and I can also ask the General Staff to make adjustments at any time, which saves more time!"
