"What the hell is this?"

Early in the morning, Hanks bought a copy of The Times, as usual, and when he opened it, the first thing he saw was the Brooke Diary, which took up the entire page, detailing Brooke's journey to the Eastern Empire.

"It's incredible, isn't it?"

Hanks was reading the newspaper intently when someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Jace, you've read the newspaper too, haven't you?"

Hanks asked, as he and Jace were both merchants who had been trading with Asia for many years, but had been warned not to travel to India since the war began.

"Of course, it's a magical country, isn't it? If we can bring back a shipload of goods from the Eastern Empire, we will surely get rich. Jace said excitedly: "Look at the last page of the newspaper, now that we have reached a reconciliation with the Eastern Empire, the war is over, and the Eastern Empire allows us to go to Asia to do business, this is a great opportunity, don't miss it, remember, in the way of business, the first person eats meat, the second person drinks soup, and the third person can only eat soil." “

Hanks' heart was stirring, and the businessman's keen sense of smell made him feel that this was a business opportunity, and any industrial goods of the Eastern Empire would cause a sensation if they were sold here.

"Looks like we need to organize a big fleet." Hanks winked his eyes at Jace and smiled.

In a tavern next to the two, many people were also reading newspapers, and one of them, a young man in a black tuxedo and a high hat, seemed to be thinking about something.

There was a teenager beside him, and he said to the young man: "Mr. Edlen, you are really a genius, if you give your patent to the government, you will definitely make a fortune, won't you?" Tell those idiots that we've built a car. “

Compared with the excitement of the young man, Edlen looked depressed, and he said: "You are too happy too soon, although the car described in this newspaper is somewhat similar to our four-wheeled car with a steam engine, but the gap between the two is too great, and the power of the steam engine is too poor, such a thing is not as good as a horse-drawn carriage." ”

"Are you ready to give up on research for so long?" The young man was a little unwilling, he was the servant of the youth.

The young man known as Edren said: "The technology of the automobile is in the East, maybe we should go to this ancient empire and learn it modestly." ”

The young man looked incredulous, after all, this country was once despised by them, but now the incomparably great Edren in his eyes is going to study in this country.

"But Mr. Edlen, you have lost your fortune in order to study the steamwheel, and we don't have the money to go to the Eastern Empire." The boy's eyes were full of pessimism.

"So I'm going to use your method to take advantage of this opportunity to sell steamwheels to the British government, maybe the officials who are scared by the Eastern Empire will be dizzy."

After saying that, he and the boy laughed maliciously......

Guest House Martiel.

Cumming was reading the Times for Hu, and they were about to go to meet the Queen.

"The efficiency of the British newspaper is good, and it can be compared with our Qingzhou." Hu Chuan said while sorting out his clothes.

After reading the content, Kang Ming said with great concern: "Brooke's diary exposes a lot of things in the empire, which makes me feel very uneasy, and the emperor probably shouldn't let these envoys know about this news." “

"Your worries are a little superfluous, the emperor allowed them to visit out of confidence in the empire's industry, even if we hand over all the technology to them, it will take more than ten years for Britain to digest, and the technological gap is not so easy to bridge." Hu Chuan is very confident.

His younger brother works at a research institute, so he has some common sense about how to apply his knowledge.

Even if the research institute got ready-made technical information, they had to buy different parts from different factories and trial and error to make the product qualified.

Often, it takes months for a complex mechanical product to come out.

"There's something wrong with that." Kang Ming was still chattering, and then he changed his tone, "After this publication is published, I am afraid that the British will go to the empire one after another, and it seems that the work of the embassy will be very serious in the future." “

This was a problem for Hu Chuan, who came to England to issue visas to Britons who went to the Empire.

British people without visas were not allowed to set foot on the land of the Empire, a policy that would put an end to the era of free immigration.

In addition to the United Kingdom, the ambassadors to Europe this time also have this responsibility.

While the two were talking, Brooke knocked at the door and said humbly, "Two messengers, our carriage is already waiting, and Her Majesty is eager to see you." “

"Thank you."

Hu was introduced to the local customs, and he and Kang Ming followed Brooke to the carriage to the Tulip Palace.

Arriving at their destination, the two were somewhat surprised to find that the green lawn of the Tulip Palace was already full of well-dressed and elegant British aristocrats.

When they got out of the carriage, the nobles, who had been talking and laughing, stopped, and their eyes were focused on the two.

After a brief stare, however, the nobles saluted them with their hats off.

In the center of these nobles was a gorgeously dressed woman with blond hair, blue eyes, and a trait on her body that made Hu Chuan believe at a glance that this was the Queen of Victoria of England.

Because in their emperor Xiao Ming, he had also seen a similar kingly demeanor.

"This is our jewel of Britain, the beautiful Queen Victoria." Brooke introduced the two.

Hu Chuan and Kang Ming glanced at each other, and in the eyes of the two, the appearance of Westerners was a little strange after all, so they could not appreciate the so-called beauty of the British.

But they were trained as diplomats, and the two of them stepped forward in turn to give Vidomia a polite manner.

"Welcome to England, two emissaries, and I am sure that our nobles and councillors will be happy to learn from you the magical story of the Eastern Empire, and we need you to explain the contents of the agreement for us in detail." Vidomia said.

After a night of reflection, Vidomia decided to deal with the emissaries from the Eastern Empire in a low profile, and now the British needed to continue their forces to regain what they had lost.

"Of course." Hu Chuan smiled a standard smile, and the two of them and Vidomia came to the side of the banquet and explained the specific terms of the agreement to Vidomia.

At the same time, the councillors and nobles present became more and more anxious, and although they felt humiliated by the defeat, they now valued trade and technology more than ever.

This is essential to at least keep Britain ahead in Europe.