Chapter 629: An unexpected event at the welcome dinner
Deng Fei returned to Beihai Town on January 23 in the Thor. In addition to Wang Yuanfang and his wife and Mr. Wu Zhong, there were also 200 special forces soldiers who were rotating home to visit relatives, as well as more than 20 Frenchmen, including Dejine.
For the French, they were still in the warm and humid Southeast Asia a few days ago, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived in the cold northern country. The speed of change was too fast, and it was difficult for the body to adapt quickly. Several of them had colds.
To be honest, Beihai Town is not cold in the entire northeast of winter, and is even warmer than Vladivostok. Affected by the dark tide, the temperature in winter is generally minus 3 degrees Celsius, and the coldest time is only minus 15 and 16 degrees Celsius, which is much better than those in the north where minus 30 degrees Celsius. This is also the reason why Zhao Xin has always regarded this place as a base camp.
For the French people like Condorce, Le Havre in northern France is already the most advanced port in their minds, and Batavia, built by the Dutch, is also very good. However, when they look at the Whale Port through the porthole in the restaurant of Thor, they feel unspeakable shock.
The first thing that caught their eye was the 35-meter-high white lighthouse located at the southernmost end of the "Whale Peninsula". This lighthouse was completed the year before yesterday. Three 1,000-watt high lumen LED projectors were installed on the top of the lighthouse, and multiple sets of threaded lenses were used. The brightness after lighting could reach 600,000 candela. In addition to the power plant, the lighting power supply system also has solar panels on the tower. Because the timer switch is used, the tower light will automatically light up at 5 pm every winter and will automatically turn off at 7 am.
"Anthony, look, that white tower is so beautiful."
Hearing his wife's call, Marquis Condorce nodded in agreement. In fact, a 35-meter-high building is nothing in Europe, and the tower of Notre Dame Cathedral is 69 meters high.
However, when Thor turned the bow of the ship at the entrance of Whale Bay and was about to enter Whale Harbor, Condorse's chin slammed into his feet with his eyes wide open. Moreover, not only him, but also the other four "Shen" and the women were also shocked. Such a scene would not be seen in any European port in this time and space.
It was nine o'clock in the morning. On this narrow ocean surface like deep sapphire, a large number of ships anchored in the port shone in the sun with snow-white masts exposed, dazzlingly bright. From a distance, it looked like a string of seagulls or albatrosses. Two tugboats coming to pull Thor into the port were breaking through the waves and coming towards them. Wherever their voyage passed, the tumbling waves swayed into a foamy road.
Through the other side of the porthole, Condorse can see the full view of the Whale Harbor and the harbor with tower cranes. The sails in the harbor are like clouds, with sampans connected, and ships that are unknown and unknown are lined up on the berths; the embankments of the port seem to be made of huge gray-black rocks, with several black cable piers arranged at every distance. A little further apart is a "white building" that is at least seven stories high and the gray houses and yards in the Whale Town. The roads in the port and town are gray-black, crisscrossing, and look extremely eye-catching.
When Thor entered the port under the guidance of a barge, the true appearance of the seven-story building slowly appeared in sight. It was the Thunder, which was even bigger than Thor, which made the French people speechless.
The arrival of Lavoisier, Lacroix, Lagranges, Laplace and Condorcet almost all the time travelers in Beihai Town were dispatched. The most exciting one was Fang Hua, as well as several other time travelers who taught mathematics and physics. The "god" of his professionalism came. What do you think is this?
Because Deng Fei sent a telegram in advance, and the five French people were hired by Zhao Xin as foreign honorary academicians in Beihai Town, Chen Qingsong held a grand welcome ceremony on the wharf of Whale Port. The common flowers and children in later generations were naturally indispensable. At the same time, 19 salutes were fired on the fortress of "Whale Island".
If there are flowers in winter, they must be planted in greenhouses, so more than a dozen French people took the flowers from their children whose faces were blown red, and they also felt the enthusiasm and attention of Beihai Town.
As for the three princess Elizabeth, Deng Fei deliberately did not let them get off the boat, but asked them to rest on the boat for two days first. One was to avoid people's eyes and the other was to let the three children adapt to the climate and not get sick again.
That night, a welcome dinner represented by Chen Qingsong was held at Zhao Xin's house. There was no way. There was no place for so many people to eat in Beihai Town except Zhao Xin's house. The large canteen with colored steel tiles is still there, but the environment... Just think about the taste of the public canteen in later generations.
At the beginning of the dinner, Shen Xuan, the host, showed her son Momo, but as soon as she appeared, she was shocked by the French and was blinded by her gorgeousness. However, not only the French, but also Chen Qingsong, Yu Deli, Deng Fei and others present were also shocked.
It goes without saying that Zhao Xin's wife is extremely beautiful. Many people have seen her when the couple got married. Everyone in Quanbeihai Town knows that Princess Zhao is of the first level of national beauty. However, when Chen Qingsong saw Shen Xuan's outfit, he was stunned. He immediately looked at Yu Deli, and the other party shook his head indecisively, with a smile on his face. When he turned his eyes to Shen Jingdan, he saw the uncontrollable pride on the other party's face.
Shen Xuan was wearing a Ming-made "Yanju crown dress" today, but the problem was that she was not wearing a princess-level Zhai Guan, nor a blue Ju suit, but a double phoenix dragon crown with a pair of hair and a brand-name earrings, a red Ju suit, and a yellow cloud-patterned double-breasted shirt. This is exactly what the queen should wear!
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Among the people present, the most excited ones were not only Shen Jingdan and his wife Wu, but also Wang Zhong and Duan Yucai. They thought this was a signal released by Zhao Xin through Shen Xuan, so they shook their sleeves and bowed to Shen Xuan with Shen Jingdan.
These three people took the lead. Well, except for Chen Qingsong and others in the entire banquet hall, they all learned to salute Shen Xuan. By the way, the French also came according to the etiquette of meeting the queen; the men took off their hats and the women curtsy.
Although Chen Xuan smiled and gave her a polite look, she was actually very nervous inside. From the moment she entered the door, she was observing the reactions of everyone present.
Deng Fei, Wang Yuanfang and Zhang Bo didn't understand the regulations on clothes, but they just thought it looked good; but Deng Fei's wife, the Guangnan princess wife, was aware of the goods. She first looked envious and shocked, then lowered her head and gave a blessing.
Wu Siyu looked thoughtful, then looked up at the ceiling, as if there were more interesting things there. His wife Chen Yiner was not in good health after giving birth, so she didn't come today.
What are the couple Hong Tao and Director Liu? Director Liu looked at Chen Xuan with a smile, as if he was watching a beautiful work of art; and Doctor Hong's eyes were rolling behind the lenses, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
As for Chen Qingsong and Yu Deli, they were both stunned for a moment, and then they regained their smiles. After seeing this, Hong Tao cursed in his heart: "These two old foxes!"
When Chen Jingdan and Wu brought this crown at noon, Chen Xuan refused at first, and the last time Zhao Xin got angry with her was still vivid in my mind. However, when Chen Jingdan said that you should consider your son's future and your biological parents' spirit of heaven, Chen Xuan was moved. To rehabilitate the Shen family in Dongtai, the Shen family's daughter ascended the throne of the queen is the best Zhaoxue!
As for Chen Jingdan, Zhao Xin is now fully qualified and capable of becoming an emperor, and he will not be in front of him. He will set up a committee or a decentralization of power in the republic. Isn’t this a disease?
When Chen Jingdan thought of Zhao Xin sitting on the dragon throne in the Forbidden City in the future, and Chen Xuan was in charge of Kunning Palace's mother Yi Tianxia, he was trembling with excitement. He worked hard for many years and bet on what he had to rely on Zhao Xintu for all his wealth? Isn't it just to win the glory and wealth of the Shen family!
What is the salt merchant? What is the Thirteen ranks? I, Shen Zhengtong, is the emperor's father-in-law and the father-in-law! I am in charge of all the maritime trade in the new dynasty, and the Shen family will be raised to a more glorious state than the ancestor Chen Wansan!
Merchants, it’s useless to be rich! Chen Wansan is rich no matter how rich he is, but because he has no relatives with the emperor, his family is destroyed in one sentence. If you want to seek long-term, you must have to cling to the highest power.
Furthermore, Chen Jingdan felt that he had done enough. Not only did he work hard to manage the sea trade for Beihai Town, but he would not give any errands among the children of the Shen family who Zhao Xin looked down upon or wanted to take advantage of Chen Xuan's name to ask for official positions, and publicly stated that he would not use these people. For this reason, he had offended many of his relatives, and everyone did not say it in public, and he felt very angry.
Chen Qingsong has already made a clear show at this moment. Stop talking, this episode today must have been inspired by Chen Jingdan. It seems that this person must have heard some news, but the other party’s impatient expression of his identity really made Chen Qingsong feel sick, and he was also very sick!
But then again, this matter must not escape Zhao Xin's eyes and ears. Alas, "Prince Zhao" may be at ease in the future.
By the way, among the people present, Wang Zhenyi's father Wang Xichen was also very excited and began to count Xiao Jiujiu. Old Wang thought to himself, could my Zhenyi be a concubine in the future? In this way, the two of them had a happy ending together without understanding, and this was not considered a humiliation.
Chen Xuan and her son stayed in the banquet hall for a while before leaving, without attending the dinner. The French did not notice that everyone present looked different, and they were very relaxed and happy about this oriental mysterious and extremely gorgeous banquet. Several French women were even thinking that they would wear the clothes of Seris women another day.
After traveling through the crowd, Fang Hua was probably the one who was most indifferent to Chen Xuan's clothes. Since seeing his idol Lavoisier, he would not mention the excitement. He pulled the other party to express his admiration in English Brabra. His admirational look made Lavoisier think that this person had some special hobbies.
After the dinner, the hustle and bustle outside Beihai Town temporarily calmed down. The French were arranged to live and security work, and then a dedicated person accompanied them to take them to various places for a look.
Two days later, Zhao Xin brought Liu Sheng and others back. When he heard Li Ji talk about the dinner, he was neither angry nor slapped the table. He just squinted his eyes and showed a sneer, which made Li Ji feel a little embarrassed.
The night he returned home, Zhao Xin pretended that nothing had happened, and had a smile on his face and teased his son. During this period, Chen Xuan did not mention the incident that day. He stayed in Beihai Town for a day, and went to the island country and Shandong the next day, and had to take Cao Peng and Kong Shaoan back.
The time soon came on February 4th, and all the travelers who participated in the political symposium arrived at Furdan City. The reason why they chose to open in Furdan City was mainly because it was inconvenient for a few people from Boli Town to return to Beihai Town.
Among the official participants, in addition to Zhao Xin, who spanned the military and political circles, the military personnel included Liu Sheng, Wu Siyu, Deng Fei, Wang Yuanfang, Ding Guofeng and Fan Tong, a total of six; the civil affairs included Chen Qingsong, Yu Deli, Zhao Liang, Liu Zheng, Zhang Bo, Zhou Weiguo, Zhang Jingxuan, Kong Shaoan, and Lu Qi, a total of nine; the medical education staff included Hong Tao and his wife, Fang Hua, Sun Yuejin, Wang Changyou, and Li Yaru, a total of six.
Among them, Luqi, Sun Yuejin and Wang Changyou were newly joined last year, and Li Yaru was the teacher Li who took over as Principal Lao You in the elementary school.
The total number of travelers in Beihai Town is currently 278, including the largest number of power plants and steel mills. However, after careful consideration, the 22 people finally decided to become long-time residents in this time and space.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luqi is 31 years old. He used to be a craftsman in a converter workshop of a private steel factory in a northern province. He is mainly responsible for various process and technical issues in the workshop. Because he wants to eliminate backward production capacity, his factory was completely included in the closure list because its annual output is only 1.5 million tons. The reason why this guy came to apply for the job was that the salary of the newly appointed position was lower than before, and the breakup was between his girlfriend who had been in talks for two years, which was very depressed.
Luqi was willing to stay because this guy fell in love with a teacher named Hu in Boli Town Primary School. Speaking of this girl Hu, it was brought back by Zhao Xin and the others from Yangzhou. Seven years have passed, and the 12-year-old yellow-haired girl has grown into a long-legged beauty with a melon-shaped face.
But such a figure and appearance were not a good thing in the 18th century. "The face is like a silver plate and a butt" is the people's pursuit of beauty. In addition, Director Liu is particularly concerned about the choice of these girls' mates, and people don't even look down on them, so Miss Hu has never proposed marriage.
Last spring, the primary school in Boli Town organized students to visit the steel factory, and the girl, as a teacher, naturally came. Luqi was arranged to receive and explain, and was fascinated at first sight. Since then, this guy has to take a ferry to the other side of the river every now and then, calling it "teaching support". After Director Liu found out, he talked to Luqi. Luqi thought about it for more than a month and finally made up his mind to stay.
Sun Yuejin and Wang Changyou were both born in the 1960s. They used to run steam trains in a steel mill in Northeast China, and were considered colleagues. In the early days, the steel mill used steam trains with rice rails to pull slags. Later, they changed the internal combustion locomotive and retreated. Sun Yuejin had no children, and his wife was gone, and he had no worries. Wang Changyou was even more distraught. His son was sentenced to death for committing a crime, and his wife died within two years.
Still the same thing, those who stayed were unsatisfactory living in another time and space, and wanted to change their lifestyle. If they were really a scumbag who was waiting to die, Zhao Xin would not have been able to call him. After Wu An came out a few years ago, he conducted a detailed background check on every time traveler who came to the 18th century.
In addition to the participants who officially attended the meeting, there were seven or eight hesitant among the travelers. After discussing with Zhao Xin, Yu Deli decided to let them attend the meeting, with only ears and no mouths.
In order to ensure the safety of this closed-door meeting, Zhao Xin specially transferred the two battalions that had just returned from the Ningguta front line, and also drew many masters. Chai Rugui and Li Qingwen were all here, and even the old boxer Wu Zhong also took a few apprentices from the special operations camp to stroll outside the venue.
Chapter completed!