Chapter 736

Qingzhou.

Brandon is still making a final effort to buy a steam engine. If he doesn't succeed this time, he will have to return to Holland with regret.

So after pleading with Pang Yukun, he finally got the chance to be the emperor of Chongqing in front of the imperial study. When

got up this morning, Brandon put on his most expensive silk dress and sprayed perfume to go to the imperial library.

At this time, Xiao Ming has been waiting for Brandon in the Royal study, and the persistence of the Dutch envoy makes him helpless.

"Here's Brandon, Emperor." Qian Dafu's voice rang out.

Xiao Ming was drawing on a piece of paper when he said, "let him in."

Should be a voice is, Qian Dafu turned away, not long Brandon appeared in the imperial library.

Glancing at Brandon, Xiao Ming said directly without waiting for him to speak: "Brandon Messenger, you are really persistent to the steam engine."

"Your Majesty, this steam engine is so charming that not only me, but every European will go crazy about it." Brandon said.

Today's Europe has set off waves of technology fever, even kings and nobles are also very concerned about it, so the emergence of any new technology will cause them to pursue.

Xiao Ming raised his eyelids. "But that's not the reason why I sold you the steam engine."

Brandon fell silent and hesitated for a long time. He said, "Your Majesty, we have something in Europe that you must be very interested in now. Maybe we can exchange it."

"Oh?" Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows. He said, "I hope your words can change my mind."

Brandon said: "rubber, this is a magical material found in South America in Europe. Maybe your majesty will be interested in it."

Xiao Ming's pen holding hand froze for a moment, and Brandon keenly observed this, which made him confident. Then he continued, "I wonder if your majesty knows that there is a magical continent called South America in the distant southern sea, where people use rubber balls for games and sacrifices. When a European navigator arrived in America 200 years ago, The local aborigines were playing with a black ball in their hands. The ball landed on the ground and played very high. It was made of * * taken from the tree. Since then, in the process of conquering Mexico and South America, Spain and Portugal have gradually brought rubber to Europe, and now rubber has been made into many magical things in Europe. "

"Rubber." It has to be said that Xiao Ming was very excited. In fact, rubber played a very important role in the second industrial revolution.

Without rubber, there will be no tire, sealing ring and other products.

In the history of human science and technology development, science and technology is constantly updated with the discovery of materials. If there is no coal, there will be no steam engine, and if there is no oil, there will be no internal combustion engine.

Although Xiao Ming has mastered a lot of science and technology, he has to say that he is trapped in the isolated island of civilization. Without rubber, many things with mature technology can not be realized.

"Rubber is really a magic thing." Xiao Ming made no secret of his understanding of rubber. "So count Brandon can provide rubber for Dayu?"

In the process of trading with Blake, he had mentioned rubber with Blake more than once, but Blake refused because of the scarcity of rubber.

Now Brandon takes the initiative to mention this, he naturally does not want to miss this opportunity, because for a long time, Europe has blocked rubber.

This is also the reason why Europe has been able to maintain a leading position in technology in modern times. With the control of an important part of the science and technology tree, they are naturally able to do well.

"Yes." Brandon nodded. "We in the Netherlands have our own colonies in South America and our own rubber plantations."

Xiao Ming nodded, thinking that rubber is more important than steam engine. With the help of scientific and technological crystal stone, he can quickly improve the performance of steam engine.

But rubber is deadly, because for a long time rubber was only found in South America.

So it's not easy for Xiao Ming to get rubber.

"Well, I have to say that I am very interested in this thing, but I want not only rubber, but also rubber tree seeds." Xiao Ming said.

It has to be said that America is far away. With the present level of science and technology of Dayu, it is very difficult to fight against Western powers in America, and the supply line will be too long.

Therefore, in order not to let the West impose a rubber blockade on him, he felt it necessary to get some rubber seeds to be planted on Hainan Island.

Brandon immediately laughed. "Your Majesty, it's a wise choice. So the trade between steam engine and rubber is settled."

"Of course, but only if I see these things can I give you the steam engine." Xiao Ming said.

Even if the deal is concluded this time, Brandon will have to go back and forth for more than half a year, which is enough time for him to update the steam engine.

And to him, the steam engine is nothing at all. After all, he knows everything about internal combustion engines and so on. Compared with that, it's really nothing.Although Brandon wanted to take the steam engine back now, it was obviously impossible to see the emperor's face.

So he said, "I hope this trade will come true."

Agreed on this matter, Brandon's heart finally opened, although rubber is precious in Europe, but in his view, it can not be compared with the steam engine.

Xiao Ming and Brandon are both happy that they have taken advantage of each other. After seeing Brandon off, Xiao Ming can even imagine a series of modern industrial products such as bicycles, tricycles and rickshaws.

After thinking about it, Xiao Ming gradually calms down. At this time, he looks at what is written on the paper.

After the new year, the weather is getting warmer, and in another month, it will be spring ploughing.

Since the introduction of potatoes and sweet potatoes, Xiao Ming has used tuber seedling technology to build a large-scale seedling base in kuiwu in the past two years.

Now every year people plant seedlings are purchased from the seedling base, and with the successful promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes in six states, now the number of people planting these two things is increasing every year.

But even so, because of the fertility of the soil, the yields of potatoes and sweet potatoes in every household are different.

So after the new year, Xiao Ming specially looked through the knowledge in the science and technology database and found the manufacturing method of Tujia fertilizer, ready to promote.

After he became emperor, he paid more and more attention to the development of agriculture. After all, the problem of food and clothing in Dayu had not been completely solved, so he had to pay attention to it.

Food is the most important thing for the people. Industry is as important as grain. After all, transportation is troublesome in this era, so it is not reliable to buy grain from outside.

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