Chapter 1116

When Brooke set foot on the British mainland, he had mixed feelings.

Compared with the prosperity of Qingzhou, London is like the countryside of the eastern empire in his eyes, a world that has not really entered civilization.

For the first time, he had doubts about the British system. Why did an empire in their eyes surpass them in just a few years?

After a little thought, Brooke was absorbed. Beside him was Hu Chuan, the ambassador sent by the eastern empire to Britain. He also needed to arrange a meeting between the ambassador and the queen.

"Ambassador Hu, I'll stay in a hotel in London tonight. Tomorrow I'll take you to see her majesty to discuss the establishment of the embassy."

Hu Chuan was looking at London. When he appeared, many British people gave him strange eyes.

These eyes contain disdain, confusion, curiosity, panic and other emotions. After all, it is not suitable for the western world to have so many oriental faces on their land.

"Well, we're looking forward to meeting with Queen Victoria." Hu Chuan also smiles politely.

Brooke asked his deputy to stop a carriage and take Hu Chuan to the most luxurious hotel in London. He and the other envoys went in another direction.

After getting into the carriage, Hu Chuan continued to observe the street view of London. Kang Ming, the Deputy Ambassador opposite him, said, "this place is really backward. I'm afraid I will miss Qingzhou every day. "

" who said no? But this is our job. If we don't do it, someone in the Empire will do it. " Hu Chuan said.

Kang Ming sighed: "I hope we won't be here and there won't be any danger to our lives. All the people here look like robbers."

"Don't worry, we will be safe here, because we are the victors, unless they want to be beaten again." Hu Chuan is very confident.

After that, they chatted for a while.

Meanwhile, Brooke has arrived at his office on the Thames in London.

Taking out his notes in Qingzhou from his bag, he went straight to Murphy's office room.

"Hi, Brooke. Welcome back. "Murphy came up in surprise and gave Brooke a hug.

Starting from Brooke, they have been waiting for one year, which is too long and makes them worried about the negotiation.

With a bright smile, Brooke patted Murphy on the back and said, "thank you. The negotiation went well. We paid some price, but we got peace. It's an agreement. "

after taking over the agreement, Murphy looked at it seriously and looked through all the terms. He finally sighed that the terms were full of humiliating conditions for Britain.

But he also understood that they had to accept it because they needed time to improve the technology of the UK.

They were not afraid of war, but they were afraid that the Eastern Empire would completely cut off their sea trade routes.

This will be a disaster for Britain, which is small in territory and short of resources. "

"You've done a good job. I'll go to see her majesty now and go with her." Murphy carefully rolled up the treaty.

After a pause, he said, "there is also the issue of the embassy. We need to negotiate in advance."

Brooke didn't seem to be very interested in the former queen. He said dejectedly: "I saw too many miracles when I went to Qingzhou this time. These are all recorded in my diary. You should look at the above contents now. If you finish reading them, I believe you will do what you should do when you meet the queen next time. "

Murphy was stunned," what else do they have besides armored ships and advanced firearms? "

" prime minister Murphy, armored ships and firearms are just the appearance of the eastern empire. What they really fear is their industrial capacity. Do you know their annual steel production? Only the steel output of Qingzhou is ten times that of the United Kingdom. This does not include the large factories in other regions. The most important thing is that their steel quality is much better than ours. "

Murphy was shocked by Brooke's words. As prime minister, he naturally understood the significance of steel production.

In the era of firearms, this means the war potential of a country.

After stopping, Murphy took Brooke's diary and began to read it. All the new words made him dumbfounded.

"Telegraph, telephone, what the hell is that? Can they really deliver sound from thousands of miles? "Murphy was shocked beyond measure.

Brooke just nodded a little, "these things quickly became popular in this empire in a few years, but that's not the point. Steam engines are obsolete industrial products in the eastern empire. They are already using electric motors. What's more, they have made something called internal combustion engine, which is made for the core The cars that come out can run 80 kilometers per hour. Now they are still developing large transport vehicles. Once they succeed, the transportation of the Empire will be more convenient. "

Murphy's eyes swept over strange but mysterious names, and now he finally understood the gap between Britain and the eastern empire."I see what you mean. We can't look at this eastern empire with the same eyes as before. We must let the British understand their power so that we can catch up with them. "Murphy said sincerely.

Brooke nodded. "This should be in the newspaper. Arrogance is the most dangerous thing for a country. It will make us short-sighted and arrogant."

"I'll do it." Murphy said seriously that he was really frightened by the scene described in the diary.

Then he took Brooke to tulip palace and asked Victoria to read the diary.

"Tomorrow, we will hold a banquet of the highest standard for the envoys from the eastern empire to welcome them. In addition, we will choose the best building in the city center for them as an embassy. If we can't keep up with this Oriental giant, Britain will continue to decline, which we can't tolerate." Vidomia's pale face added a layer of sadness.

Although she was reluctant to admit it in her heart, the era of belonging to Britain has passed, and the world stage in the future will belong to the eastern empire.

After a pause, he said, "immediately set up a trade group to go to the Chinese Empire to discuss the patent. No matter how much we pay, we have to get their technology and strictly implement the contents of the agreement."

Murphy and Brooke look at each other, and it is obvious that the contents of the diary also make the queen feel fear from the bottom of her heart.

The technological gap between them is so similar to that between the European colonists and the local natives, and they are very glad that the emperor who ruled the country was not a madman, otherwise they might really have to fight the eastern army at home.

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