Outside the window, the merchant ships on Lin'an wharf come and go.
Cao Kun's expression showed a trace of cunning. He seemingly asked unintentionally: "the Dutch Parliament is really generous. I don't know what kind of price Queen Victoria will be willing to pay for it. "
with a polite smile, manster said:" if you can dedicate the manufacturing technology of steam locomotives, steam boats, guns and artillery of Dayu to the association, at least I can guarantee that you will also have the status of Earl in England. "
Cao Kun shakes his head helplessly. It's obvious that Munster knows enough about the development of science and technology in Qingzhou. After all, whether it's a steam locomotive or a steam boat, these things are on the surface.
But the real difficulty is to understand how Qingzhou realized these things.
"It's hard to do." Cao Kun said in a deep voice: "the confidentiality of these technologies has always been very strict. The only thing we can expect is that our students in Qingzhou university can bring these technologies back, but it will take time."
Manster nodded gently, "just hope it won't be too long. You understand that the patience of association is limited. And you should remember that without our help, your Cao family won't have today's glory. Since you have joined the association, you will always be the people of Association for our common goal."
"Yes, Mr. Munster, I will do my best to serve the association, and God bless us." Cao Kun's expression suddenly became a little fanatical. He stretched out his right hand, his index finger and little hand pointed up, and the tips of the other fingers touched each other on his chest.
Munster responded with the same gesture.
After a brief exchange, Cao Kun left the room. At this time, Munster turned to look out the window at the wharf.
When the Dutch transported the single cylinder reciprocating steam engine back to China, the whole Europe was shocked, especially the United Kingdom, which developed the steam engine.
At this time, he was sent to Dayu by the queen to collect information as a businessman.
What the Queen Victoria didn't know was that he was also a member of the association, so he contacted Cao Kun who was also a member of the Association for the first time after he arrived in Dayu.
The merchant of Dayu was engaged in maritime trade when he was very young, and was selected by the association at that time, so he quickly rose to become the first rich merchant of Dayu.
No, he couldn't have done so when Britain ruled the sea, and the association needed such people to gain a foothold in Dayu at that time.
Of course, in addition to Cao Kun, there are also some powerful families in the association of the state of Dayu. It is a pity that many of these people were killed in the process of the emperor's cleansing of the state of Dayu.
"How many secrets does this state have? I hope it's not too bad. " Munster has some worries.
Europeans, who attach great importance to science and technology, know very well that their colonial history will come to an end once Dayu has mastered more advanced science and technology than Europe.
Even they will lose their colonies in the competition with Dayu. Because of this, all European countries are trying to understand Dayu, and they are also surprised by the technology they get from it.
At the same time, because of the sense of crisis, the European royal family once again increased their investment in science and technology, and they did not want to be left behind by Dayu.
Turning around, manster picked up a firearm from the box beside his bed. This firearm was the flint gun of Dayu state.
In the war between Dayu and Jinzhang khanate, the weapons of some dead Dayu soldiers were picked up by the barbarian soldiers, and these weapons spread among the barbarians.
Because of chaos and hunger, merchants could easily obtain the firearms from these barbarian soldiers. After seeing this forging method which was more advanced than European flint guns, Munster stayed up all night excited.
Since then, he has stepped up his understanding of Dayu's science and technology. However, the most important thing for him is the students who have mastered Dayu's science and technology knowledge.
As long as we can get a talented student, it is very beneficial to the association and the UK.
Isn't that how European countries are trying to steal technology from the UK?
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Qingzhou.
Sitting in the carriage, Huang said he was still a little confused. They had just arrived at Qingzhou wharf from haigucheng.
When they got off the ship, he was shocked by the busy dock. If the official in charge of reception didn't explain that it was a dock, he would have thought it was a market all the time.
It's just the beginning of this shock. The smooth concrete road extending out of the wharf and the four wheeled carriage with spring shock absorption.
There are hot air balloons flying in the sky from time to time, harvesters and drills pulled by horsepower in the fields, as well as the people of Dayu who come and go on official roads and dress brilliantly.
After entering the city, Huang boasted that he and his son, Jin Changming, were even more dazzled. He wanted to have four pairs of eyes to see all the scenes of Qingzhou City.
"It's a place of flowers." Huang said he sighed deeply. Now he finally understood the gap between Koryo and Dayu.
Compared with Qingzhou, Liujing city is just a village.Sitting opposite Huang Zixu was an official of the Foreign Affairs Office of Dayu. There was no need for a senior official to receive a mission from Korea.
The foreign affairs office just sent him as a translator to come forward, and arranged Huang Zixu and his party to an ordinary restaurant in Qingzhou.
According to the foreign affairs office, the Wei family restaurant will no longer receive foreign missions in the future. After all, it can't suffer for face.
If foreign missions want to enjoy the convenience and comfort of Wei's restaurant, they can pay their own money.
The carriage stopped in front of Jinxiu restaurant, and the interpreter took Huang Zixu and his party into the restaurant. The people of the Korean mission along the way sighed.
In their opinion, Dayu's reception for them is very grand, because this restaurant is more exquisite and gorgeous than any restaurant in Liujing city.
When they entered the room, they were even more surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. The glass windows on all sides, ceramic bath products, and faucets all made Huang and Kao feel satisfied.
"Thank you for your hospitality. It must be the best restaurant in Qingzhou." Without waiting for Huang to talk, the son of Korea, Jin Changming, said with a smile.
He thought there was no difference between Qingzhou and Liujing, but now everything is beyond his expectation.
The translator had no choice but to smile. In fact, when the business of Wei's restaurant was booming, all the restaurants in Qingzhou transformed their own restaurants according to the appearance of Wei's restaurant.
Because today's merchants are fed by Wei's restaurant, there is no series of facilities that they are not willing to live in. The only difference is that the quality of ceramic articles in the room is different.
I can't find a worse restaurant to entertain you. The translator said with a smile, "I will convey your meaning to your majesty."
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