C2307 Technology upgrades

After Xiao Letian finished laughing, Gladstone was infuriated. The negotiations up to this point had become extremely strange and irregular, the entire rhythm of the negotiations had been completely controlled by Xiao Letian.

Originally, this kind of negotiation that was beneficial to etiquette and decorum should have been smooth sailing, but Xiao Letian's playfulness completely caused them to run away. The words that were spoken were all true, the eavesdroppers also secretly admired him, and in their hearts, they treated Gladstone's policy with more respect.

Xiao Letian had already established a good impression of him in their hearts, but in the end, this bit of playfulness had completely twisted the situation.

The little admiration from before was completely swept away by Xiao Letian's ridicule. There were even some who wanted to go berserk on the spot, and many who decided to turn around and think of a way to take care of this arrogant Chinese.

How dare a little Chinese leader mock the elites of British Empire? There's something wrong with your brain, unless you have a long memory, we are not fit to be called British Empire!

But no one knew what Xiao Letian was thinking. Xiao Letian was no fool, he obviously knew how proud these Englishmen were inside, and how fierce the arrogance in their hearts was.

It wasn't that Xiao Letian couldn't pretend to be respectful, he would pretend to be a grandson if the situation was urgent. But he couldn't, because he knew very well that if he wanted to obtain more than ten years of peaceful development opportunities from the British in the future, merely being respectful wasn't enough.

Maybe they wouldn't be convinced by the Chinese, but they had to be completely convinced by themselves. All the hard work they had done just now was to make this pot of boiling water burn to seventy to eighty degrees, although they could also make tea, but Xiao Letian wanted to completely intimidate them, so that these British elite soldiers would be completely convinced.

I will not take the warm water that has a temperature of seventy to eighty degrees, since I have to sacrifice everything, I will make sure to boil it up, and not make them convinced, then, I, Xiao Letian, will have taken on the title of a teleporter for nothing!

He was willing to part with his life, and yet he still dared to drag the emperor down! I can bear to give up my life, but I'm afraid of you short-sighted people!

Thinking about it, Xiao Letian hardened his heart, the steak with blood on it was stuffed into his mouth, the good wine in his cup was finished in one gulp!

"Don't look at me like that. Those people were already very funny. Do they want to know what window paper is?" Xiao Letian teased as he looked at Gladstone: "If you want to know, then get me a barroom!"

"You!" Gladstone's lungs were about to explode. "Good, good, good. Looks like you've gotten addicted to playing with fire. "Let me pour some wine for you …"

After pouring a cup of blood and sprinkling it on top, Xiao Letian did not get angry at all as he went over to drink half of it.

"Good wine!" Hehe … You ask me why I was laughing? I am only laughing at the short-sighted looks of those people, and you actually asked for a meal when you were sitting on a treasure mountain! "

"In my opinion, all of your understanding of compulsory education has gone astray. My most respected Mr. Party Leader, why do you think that compulsory education is a hindrance for you? It's clearly to help, alright?! "

"There are also the Empire's elites. Their brains simply went into a dark alley without any street lights, and they can't find the direction. It's because of the darkness that these people clearly walked out of that alley, but they still feel like they are inside!"

"Actually, it makes sense. It's just like Chinese paper, a gentle poke can break it!"

"What is the technology that represents the origin of the Industrial Revolution? Even the children knew that it was the steam engine and Jenny's textile machine, but the Industrial Revolution had been here for more than a hundred years and the science and technology had been developing linearly. How many times have all kinds of machines been upgraded? "

"1733, Kay. John invented the shuttle, which was how the Jenny's textile machine came into existence after 1765, when it became popular. In 1768, Arlette invented the hydraulic spinning machine... "

"In 1779 Crompton invented the hammer-spinning mule, and in 1785 the Cartwright loom... "Take a look, I know that the biggest textile machine has been upgraded more than five times!"

"Mr. Watt improved the steam engine, but by then the engine was weak, had serious leaks, and was not very practical. It was only after countless efforts by scientists that the Kearney boiler, invented by Trevecke in 1812, came into existence."

"In 1825 Stephenson invented the steam locomotive, and then in 1844 William R. Fabian invented the Lancashire boiler... "From this, it can be seen that this technique will always progress forward layer by layer!"

"People only see the glory of the first place, but they forget about the achievements of the second or third place. In fact, the achievements of any technology's creator is very great, but the contributions of the person who advanced later are also not small. They are the key figures that allowed technology to become a productive force …"

"To let the technology become more and more perfect, and to let the production become more and more productive, this is the essence of the Industrial Revolution's success!"

"But …" Xiao Letian changed his tone, "However, please do not forget, when the technology is continuously levelling up, the technology itself has become more and more complicated!"

Xiao Letian's expression suddenly turned to one of hesitation, as if he was unsure if he should say the following words, under Gladstone's urging gaze, the Eastern Head of the Guards gritted his teeth and sighed.

"Ai …" Forget it! Sir, let me give you a simple example. "As technology gets deeper and deeper, complexity becomes a barrier that humans cannot get around..."

"Take warships, for example. In the era of sail, what are the standard parts for each warship? about two to three thousand different kinds of things... "For example, the oak deck, teak masts, various types of cables, various caliber cannons, different types of guns, including iron nail s of different sizes, all belong to different kinds of components …"

"I am talking about the number of parts, not the total number of parts used. Please bear this in mind!"

"For a long time, the size and appearance of sail battleship have changed a lot, but the nature of this type of battleship doesn't change much, and the types of components haven't changed much either …"

"Two to three thousand different types of parts, and many of them are similar. What does this prove? This proves that the threshold for entry into the industry is not high, so Portugal, the Netherlands and other small countries can also develop their own maritime businesses, and thus occupy their own colonies in the ocean! "

"But this situation will not last long, the vigorous development of the steam engine and steel industry, including the upgrading of military products, the Sail battleship being replaced by the Iron-armored Ship is already inevitable. You can take a look at my Zhiyuan Warship's achievements, against the old sail battleship, the Zhiyuan Warship is actually invincible!"

"Then do you know how many parts there are in the Zhiyuan Warship?" Xiao Letian looked at Gladstone with a cold gaze.

Dry goods! This was dry goods! Gladstone and the eavesdrovers were excited. This leader of the Liberal Party Party pretended to be calm, but his waist had already left the back of the chair and her eyes were filled with expectation.

"Oh …" I am willing to listen to the details! "