Under the gaze of many celebrities, the canonization ceremony of the horse whistle officially began.

Most of the rituals were rituals that didn't make sense to him.

Until the point of shoulder.

The so-called shoulder point means that the queen holds a sword and uses the sword to gently tap twice on the shoulder of the recipient who is kneeling on one knee.

This process is short and light, but it is the stage of the biggest emotional ups and downs of the horse.

When he pointed his shoulder, Queen Victoria's sword was only a few centimeters from his neck.

Getting down on one knee and willingly letting a man put a sharp blade to his neck - there is probably no more stark gesture of surrender than this.

So, even though it was just a common ritual at the British canonization ceremony, a sense of humiliation still arose in the horse's heart.

Of course, he will not show this emotion in his heart, but he may never forget this short moment.

With Queen Victoria's words of praise and encouragement, Ma Sentry received the knight's medal of honor from her and officially became a knight.

From this day on, he is the lord of the British Empire.

Although it is only the lowest lord.

After the canonization is over, Ma Whistle also needs to participate in a series of social activities, be polite and polite with the celebrities and nobles of Great Britain, and make a few more friends.

The first focus of the friendship was on Dickens.

Dickens's influence was enormous, not only in later generations, but also in the present.

In the 21st century, Charles Dickens is a literary monument, and in the 19th century, he was one of the best-selling authors, with fans all over the English-speaking world and beyond.

This can be seen from the piracy of books that are rampant in the United States.

Dickens was apparently a brilliant man of the first class, with a strong curiosity and a wide range of opinions, and he soon discovered that the horse whistle could give him much more pleasure than anyone he had ever seen before.

Although he is not a scientist, he is interested in science and technology, and is particularly fascinated by new things like mechanical computers, which is why he and Babbage are good friends.

Thus the horse whistle communicated with Dickens quite pleasantly.

Horse Whistle told Dickens a lot of Indian stories and realities, and invited him to visit Apache in the future, and Dickens readily agreed.

There are also less pleasant things.

At a banquet, in the process of pushing cups and changing lamps, the topic of discussion gradually led to the telegraph, and Ma Whistle, as the chief designer of the trans-English channel telegraph project, naturally became the focus of everyone.

"The transatlantic telegraph is indeed a remarkable achievement, but I would say that GE's transatlantic plan is simply not possible...... The English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean, these two are completely different. A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar said.

His remarks caused heated discussions, some agreed with and some opposed.

The whistle certainly disagreed, both scientifically and profitably—he was raising money in the name of transoceanic telegraphs.

The money brought from the United States has been almost spent, and he must raise a large sum of money as soon as possible in order to move on to the next step.

He took half a glass of wine and said slowly: "There were people who once thought that telegraph communication of one kilometer was impossible, but the reality is that telegraphy has spread all over the big cities of Britain and is infiltrating every corner of the world. ”

"It is true that the telegraph expands quickly, but it always has an end." Someone said, "It takes thousands of miles of underwater cables to cross the Atlantic – we don't even know how deep the Atlantic Ocean really is." ”

Ma Sentry looked at the man: "Sir, so you think this project will never be realized?" ”

The other party hesitated for a moment: "That's not true, but I think it should take a long time to realize it, such as ...... One hundred years. ”

Ma Whistle smiled: "I have to say, this estimate is too pessimistic." It seems to me that in about five years, and no more than ten years at most, the telegraph from Europe and the Americas will be connected. ”

"Five years!" People exclaimed.

"Empty words, Sir Whistle, although you are a very good scientist, I think this statement is unfounded."

Ma Whistle said: "Then you might as well make a bet, I bet that it will definitely be realized in ten years." ”

"What's the stake?" Many asked.

Ma Shen looked around, and said slowly almost word for word: "All property, honor for life, and life only once." ”

"Shhhh

Everyone gasped.

Dickens next to him was also stunned, and then couldn't help but whisper: "Are you serious?" ”

"Seriously, of course." Ma Whistle's reply did not deliberately lower his voice, and asked, "How is it, is anyone willing to bet with me?" We can sign a written agreement. ”

Everyone sitting here looked at each other, and no one dared to gamble.

After all, the people who appear here are either rich or expensive, with a lot of wealth and honor, and a noble net worth, so they don't dare to gamble like this.

And even if someone really dares to bet, Ma Whistle is not afraid.

It may be difficult to achieve transatlantic telegraphy in five years, but ten years is absolutely sufficient, and it doesn't even need his hand, and everyone else may be able to accomplish this goal in ten years.

As soon as this statement came out, no one dared to question the feasibility of the transoceanic telegraph.

People were amazed at the indomitable courage of the horse whistle.

Of course, there are also some who curse in a low voice: "This madman! ”

After this incident, Ma Whistle officially released the news of the sale of part of the shares of General Electric, which made greedy people flock to it.

But not everyone is eligible to buy shares, after all, Ma Whistle knows the value of his company, and he would not be willing to sell them if it were not for immediate financial and political considerations.

The people who really bought GE shares were all British magnates, including the Queen.

By tying up the interests of these elites, Ma Whistle received stronger political support and about 300,000 pounds in funding.

This money made him financially prosperous in an instant.

Later, Ma Whistle established another company: General Dynamics.

As soon as the company was founded, he took out all the inventions he could come up with – such as the new sewing machine, the Jens coupler, the gramophone...... Register all the patents, and then hire a group of people to go to other countries to preemptively register patents.

In the past, in the United States, Ma Whistle could hardly enjoy the protection of patent law, and barely getting a patent for jeans was almost the limit, as for more valuable inventions, there was no need to think about it, as long as it was taken out to make wedding dresses for Americans.

When he first arrived in England, he didn't dare to come up with an invention like a sewing machine, after all, it was too easy to make money, and it would be troublesome if someone was angry.

Now that he has become knighted by the Queen, and has completed the binding of interests with some powerful people, at least in the sphere of influence of the British Empire, these problems no longer exist.

In other places, including the United States, the first time to preemptively register a patent in the name of a British company, as long as the registration is successful, it is more or less effective.

General Dynamics was used to accommodate and apply various practical inventions of horse whistles.

Of course, it is not enough to have a patent, Ma Whistle also needs to recruit a large number of engineers and workers to improve and produce many of his inventions.

After some inquiry, he heard about a brilliant mechanical engineer named Joseph Clement, and he was ready to pay a visit.

Unexpectedly, before he could go to Clement, another person came to him first.

"Mr. Babbage?" The whistle looked at Charles Babbage in surprise, almost thinking that he had come to inform him of the end of the world.

"I heard you're going to hire Clement as an engineer?" Babbage stared at him.

Ma Sentry nodded: "Yes, as far as I know, he is an excellent mechanical expert. ”

"Maybe." Babbage took a deep breath and said in a somewhat agitated tone, "But it's more certain that Joseph Clement is a bastard, an out-and-out bastard, a complete liar!" If it weren't for him, my differential machine wouldn't have failed at all! ”