2048 Grey UK
After a little joke, the Duke of Newcastle got back to the point. He came to serve as a guide for the little emperor, not to talk about football.
With respect, the Duke's smile became even more honest, and soon he gained the trust of the little emperor.
"Dear Your Majesty, I wonder if the scenery of Britain can still attract your eyes?" the Duke asked, pointing to the land in the distance.
Zai Chun nodded with a smile and said, "It's very shocking... The whole UK gives me the impression...power and shock!"
"Oh, God! Your Majesty's description is really accurate. This is the strength of Britain, this is the power brought to us by the Industrial Revolution..."
"Look, it's the Southampton area, which is a famous local steel factory, with an annual production of 500,000 tons of rail steel for railways..."
"Your Majesty, have you seen the ranch on the coast? Look at where sheep with a scale of at least 20,000, the wool will eventually become the most popular wool textile in the UK..."
"This is Britain. We have turned our territory into a super big factory. The sea route maintains the interests of the empire. We can transport tea from China through sea boats, long lint cotton from India, and transport wool and corn from North America and Australia..."
"There are more coal from Europe and wood from Nordic... Global resources gather here and become raw materials for super factories!"
"We use high efficiency and productivity that no country in the world has ever possessed to process massive amounts of industrial products, and then transport them by sea to sell them all over the world..."
"No country is a match for our products, because we have mastered the most advanced productivity and the most effective efficiency. Our products are not afraid of price wars with any country in the world, and we will never fail!"
"Dear Your Majesty! This is Britain, this is the Empire of the Sun never set... You must take a look at it this time and see the prosperity of the British Empire with your own eyes. I think this will be helpful to you in your future political management of the country!"
Zaichun's eyes lit up when he listened to the Duke's introduction. His biggest task in Europe was to make the Qing Dynasty have such power. It would definitely not work if he wanted to be the Lord of Revival and the old path he had walked through to be a saint.
"Dear Duke, thank you for your explanation... Yes, I did see the glory of the Sun-Don't Setting Empire, and such strength simply shocked me!"
"I really regret it because my fathers missed so many historical opportunities... but I will not miss it anymore. I hope that during this visit, I can learn more and more essence of governing the country from your country, and I also hope that the British Empire can give the Qing Dynasty some help in the reform..."
The Duke of Newcastle couldn't help but provoke a big thumb in his heart. It was indeed different from the high-ranking members of the Qing Dynasty in my impression. The little emperor was very enlightened!
And what other words did he use to describe it just now? Your country! The British Empire!
This is a respectful word from the ancient country of thousands of years of civilization, and it really gave Britain enough face.
The duke couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if you had already had such a polite attitude in the Qing Dynasty, there would probably have been those two wars.
Thinking of this, the Duke nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your trust in the British Empire. I personally am very willing to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty. No matter what kind of gains you will gain during this state visit, I will go to China to invest in my personal name..."
"I am willing to contribute more strength to Your Majesty's rule. I think with my family's business ability, I will definitely contribute more taxes to Your Majesty! Hahaha..."
"Look! My Majesty, look at the beautiful scenery of the British Empire..."
A strong sense of uneasiness emerged in Xiao Letian's heart. He is a politician who is almost a spirit who practices. His ability to observe his words and expressions is born.
As soon as the Duke of Newcastle got on the boat, Xiao Letian felt a sense of neglect. That's right, nine of the Duke's ten words were said to Zai Chun, and within nine minutes of his eyes were looking at Zai Chun.
Xiao Letian was not fighting for anything. He also knew that according to his identity, Zaichun was superior to him, but he could not forget that Zaichun was still his apprentice. Moreover, Zaichun did not take charge of the rule, and many major events did not represent the Qing Dynasty.
If you analyze it from the perspective of interests, the Duke should have a more chat with him, or half to half, which is reasonable. But this situation did not happen. The Duke of Newcastle focused all his energy on Zai Chun.
With a hint of doubt, Xiao Letian smiled and said, "Of course the strength of Britain is unquestionable, but I have to talk about the scenery..."
Xiao Letian pointed at the gray sky, the gray grassland, the gray woods... and the gray flock.
"Just this gray area, with such severe pollution, it can't be considered a beautiful scenery, right? I remember that Britain has blue sky and clear water, and it is evergreen all year round!"
The Duke smiled at Xiao Letian with impeccable courtesy, "Oh, my head, this is not as you can say! Isn't this all beautiful? This mechanical beauty with industrial power, even the gray smells of steam..."
"As far as I know, you are also building a special industrial zone in Asia. Haven't you been pursuing this kind of power?"
Speaking of this, the Duke said to Zai Chun with a hint of mockery, "Your Majesty's eagerness to desire industrial power, I feel it with you, but I think Your Majesty should not take detours..."
"If you want to do industrialization, you should come to our UK for reference... Don't make it a brand of 100 countries! Hahaha... All equipment in the United States, Prussia, and Britain should be used, and even the Italian standards should be adopted. I really don't know how the chaotic special zone will continue to develop!"
Hiss... Xiao Le took a breath of air conditioning in the weather, and it was indeed targeting himself. Before he could say a few words, he started to pick on his fingers. Did he start attacking my special zone?
Xiao Letian shook his head. He knew that the world now does not have any awareness of environmental protection. As the most powerful industrial country, Britain naturally has to withstand the most serious pollution.
According to historical records, from the 18th century to the 20th century, Britain's pollution problem was the world's number one, and the industrial civilization supported by coal burning was so dusty.
However, people at that time didn't care about all this. They even thought that this gray tone was a unique mark of industrial civilization and a symbol of industrial power.
On the contrary, the beautiful scenery of pastoral songs corresponds to poverty, backwardness and weakness.
Chapter completed!