Post by Pyotr Alekseevich on Sept 9, 2016 21:22:47 GMT
Russia suffers from several problems which complicate the usually simple matter of communications. Banditry and Geography.
Crime is a plague on the development of Russia. Men and Women are robbed and murdered nightly in the streets of Moscow and bandits frequently murder travellers and messengers, even those bearing the Tsars correspondence.
Geography is also a great hindrance to the daily operation of the Russian State. The speed of internal correspondence is massively delayed by the sheer size of the great nation. Couriers often travel greater distances than their counterparts in western Europe.
To deal with the problem the Tsar has determined to invest in an ingenious new system proposed by Robert Hooke to the Royal Society in 1684. Hookes semaphore system, which he discussed with the Tsar during the Great Embassies time in Britain. The Tsar ordered a copy of Hookes manuscript and made some amendments to the idea, expanding on it with his own intimate knowledge of Naval Signals.
The towers themselves will rise over four levels with a parapet surrounded by high crenelated walls topping the structure. The operators will live in the towers which will provide protection through their thick walls, small windows and heavy, reinforced entrance. The Tsar orders the construction of 1,000 towers covering the expanse of Russia and enabling communication between every town and city.
There is also an element of monetary gain in the plan as citizens can pay for the privilege of sending messages via the semaphore, at a fee of 1 rouble per word.
A sum of 5,000 is set aside for the initial construction with the Tsar paying half the cost and local towns and aristocrats providing the remainder.
Crime is a plague on the development of Russia. Men and Women are robbed and murdered nightly in the streets of Moscow and bandits frequently murder travellers and messengers, even those bearing the Tsars correspondence.
Geography is also a great hindrance to the daily operation of the Russian State. The speed of internal correspondence is massively delayed by the sheer size of the great nation. Couriers often travel greater distances than their counterparts in western Europe.
To deal with the problem the Tsar has determined to invest in an ingenious new system proposed by Robert Hooke to the Royal Society in 1684. Hookes semaphore system, which he discussed with the Tsar during the Great Embassies time in Britain. The Tsar ordered a copy of Hookes manuscript and made some amendments to the idea, expanding on it with his own intimate knowledge of Naval Signals.
The towers themselves will rise over four levels with a parapet surrounded by high crenelated walls topping the structure. The operators will live in the towers which will provide protection through their thick walls, small windows and heavy, reinforced entrance. The Tsar orders the construction of 1,000 towers covering the expanse of Russia and enabling communication between every town and city.
There is also an element of monetary gain in the plan as citizens can pay for the privilege of sending messages via the semaphore, at a fee of 1 rouble per word.
A sum of 5,000 is set aside for the initial construction with the Tsar paying half the cost and local towns and aristocrats providing the remainder.
