A chill was blowing through the garden with a breeze, and Schroeder couldn't help but shiver. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This time he felt nervous in front of the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, because he found that he could not use what he had learned to guess what the emperor was thinking.

"I can agree to this on behalf of His Majesty the King." Schroeder said in a solemn voice.

Before he came to Dayu, he got the bottom line of the deal from Friel II, in fact, because Prussia and Dayu were too far apart, and the cooperation between the two could not endanger each other, it would only be beneficial.

"That's very good." Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun and the others glanced at each other, like foxes eating chickens, and Schroeder obviously didn't realize the hidden trap yet.

The money of Dayu is the currency of Dayu and can buy things, but in Prussia it is equivalent to waste paper, and the Prussians may not accept it, so this characteristic will put Prussia at a disadvantage in trade.

They had to buy the goods of the Great Chongqing State with the currency of the Great Chongqing State in exchange for the sale of their own goods, so that the Great Chongqing State only had to buy Prussian resources at a low price and sell industrial products at a high price to maintain a high trade surplus.

After negotiating the first step of cooperation, Schroeder's courage grew, and he said directly: "We want to get the firearms manufacturing technology and steam engine technology of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and I hope Your Majesty can achieve it?" “

As soon as Schroeder's voice fell, the officials were at first unhappy, and whispered one by one, apparently dissatisfied with Prussia's greed.

Xiao Ming took a sip of tea gently, and the smile on his face became thicker and thicker.

He understood that the changes that had taken place in the country of Dayu could no longer be concealed, whether it was the railway, the steam locomotive or bicycle, the factory with the roar of the steam engine, the warship driven by the steam engine, or the weapons carried by the soldiers.

Any person from other countries can see and understand these things as long as they enter the Great Chongqing Kingdom, after all, there are already Western merchants living in a treaty port like Dengzhou all year round.

From the newspapers, it is easy to get relevant news from the mouths of the people of Dayu.

However, these things are the basis of the prosperity of the current Dayu country, how could he give the technology he is using to the Prussians.

Even if he believed in the sincerity of the Prussians, the technology could easily be stolen by others once it arrived in Europe.

And the most important one is that once the Prussians have learned the technology, they no longer need the Great Yu Kingdom, this church apprentice, starving the master is a truth.

At that time, what could he do to restrain the powerful Prussia?

Therefore, he rejected Schroeder's proposal at the first time, and for him, the best way at present was to let Prussia buy the ready-made industrial products of Dayu and cultivate a group of Prussian comprador forces in Prussia.

Thinking of this, he frowned and shook his head resolutely, "Envoy Schroeder, your request is too harsh, I can't promise you, whether it is musket manufacturing technology or steam engine technology, it is the foundation of the strength of the Great Yu Kingdom. ”

Schroeder's eyes darkened when he heard this, of course he knew that his request was excessive, but negotiations were always about asking for a high price first and then talking slowly.

"It's a pity, so what does Your Majesty mean?"

"Like the Dutch, we are willing to sell firearms and steam engines and other industrial goods to your country." Xiao Ming said lightly, don't care if the Prussians can crack the musket and steam engine technology, he always has to earn the first silver first.

"Including steam locomotives and warships?" Schroeder asked tentatively.

"No, this is the advanced technology of Dayu and is not within the scope of the transaction." Xiao Ming's tone was a little harsh.

Schroeder nodded, he has a plan now, what Dayu sold them is not the most advanced technology, although it is a little regrettable, but it is better for him than nothing.

"Well, I hope Your Majesty can give us a detailed purchase list for us to choose from." Schroeder finally said.

Xiao Ming gestured to Li Kaiyuan at this time, and Li Kaiyuan came to Schroeder with a booklet, and bargained with Schroeder with the cooperation of the translator.

Pang Yukun shook his head at this time, "Your Majesty, is this Prussia really reliable?"

"There are only interests between countries, not reliable, unreliable, now we need Prussia to create chaos in Europe, so we will help him, if Prussia becomes strong in a few years, we will have to find a way to repair him, maybe at that time France will make our allies again, international affairs are ever-changing, you, the head of the cabinet, must be flexible, now domestic affairs have to be handled, these foreign affairs must also be handled." Xiao Ming said.

Pang Yukun's old face turned red, how could a scholar like him ever think that one day he would have to deal with these Western Yidi, but now the situation in the Great Chongqing Kingdom is happening too fast, and he sometimes can't keep up.

The discussion between Schroeder and Li Kaiyuan lasted for about ten minutes before it ended, and Li Kaiyuan gave the booklet to Xiao Ming at this time, with the industrial products Schroeder wanted to buy.

There were 100 first-generation reciprocating steam engines, 10,000 requisitioned muskets, 60 field guns and some ammunition for flowering shells.

In addition to these important industrial products, Schroeder bought some special products of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, such as tea, porcelain, silk and the like.

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Ming handed the booklet to Li Kaiyuan, it was obvious that Schroeder had made a careful calculation, and the things he bought were also purposeful.

However, from this point he can also see how much Europe loves tea and porcelain in traditional Dayu goods, because these things also account for a major share of the trade between the Dutch and Dayu.

However, he believes that with the improvement of the industrial level of the Greater Chongqing Kingdom, Europe will buy more and more industrial products of the Greater Chongqing Kingdom, after all, the gap between the industries is not too big now.

Once the power revolution begins, Chongqing will be able to take a technological lead.

"That's right." Xiao Ming said loudly.

Schroeder smiled, although the scale of trade this time was not large, but it was a big step for Prussia.

Because for him, he is not so at ease with the Great Chongqing Kingdom, but even so, he has made up his mind to continue to maintain a good relationship with the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

At the same time, he secretly swore in his heart that he would find a way to obtain the most advanced technology from Dayu, even if the exchange was for Prussia to attack France.

After a pause, he said: "Your Majesty, in order to maintain the friendship between Prussia and the Great Chongqing Kingdom, I implore Your Majesty to leave a permanent envoy in your country so that you can exchange matters between the two countries at any time, and I hope that Your Majesty will be successful." “

Xiao Ming nodded, he felt that it was time to regularize foreign affairs, so he said: "In this case, I will allow you to purchase a piece of land, and the building built on this land will be called an embassy." “