Steel Dynasty - Chapter 942

[Chapter 937 Embassy]

A chill blew through the imperial garden with the breeze, and Schroeder couldn’t help but shudder.

This time he felt nervous in front of the Emperor of Chongqing, because he found that he could not use the knowledge he had learned to figure out what the emperor was thinking.

“I can agree to this on behalf of His Majesty the King.” Schroeder said solemnly.

Before he came to Dayu, he got the bottom line of the deal from Felix II. In fact, because Prussia and Dayu were too far apart, cooperation between the two could not endanger each other and would only be beneficial.

“That’s very good.” Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun and others looked at each other like a fox that got the chicken, but Schroeder was obviously not aware of the hidden trap.

The money of Dayu is currency in Dayu and can buy things, but in Prussia it is equivalent to waste paper, and the Prussians may not accept it. Therefore, this feature will put Prussia at a disadvantage in trade.

They must use the currency of Great Chongqing obtained from selling their own goods to purchase the goods of Great Chongqing. In this way, Great Chongqing only needs to purchase Prussian resources at low prices and sell industrial products at high prices to maintain a high trade surplus.

After negotiating the first step of cooperation, Schroeder became bolder and said directly: “We want to obtain the firearms manufacturing technology and steam engine technology of Dayu. I hope your majesty can make it happen?”

Schroeder’s voice changed. After the incident, the officials were unhappy at first, whispering one by one, obviously dissatisfied with Prussia’s greed.

Xiao Ming took a sip of tea and the smile on his face became thicker.

He understood that the changes that had taken place in the Great Yu Kingdom could no longer be concealed. Whether it was the railways, steam locomotives or bicycles, the roaring factories of the steam engines, the battleships driven by the steam engines, or the weapons carried by the soldiers, they were all visible.

Anyone from other countries can see these and understand these as long as they enter Dayu. After all, there are already Western merchants living in treaty ports like Dengzhou all year round.

It is easy to get relevant news from newspapers and from the mouths of the people of Chongqing.

But these things are the basis of the current prosperity of Great Chongqing. How could he give the technology he is using to the Prussians.

Even if he believed in the sincerity of the Prussians, once the technology reached Europe, it would be easily stolen by others.

And the most important thing is that once the Prussians learn the technology, they will no longer need the country of Chongqing. It is the same principle for this church apprentice to starve the master to death.

At that time, what can he do to restrain the powerful Prussia?

Therefore, he immediately rejected Schroeder’s proposal. For him, the best way at the moment was to let Prussia purchase ready-made industrial products from Great Chongqing and cultivate a group of Prussian comprador forces in Prussia.

Thinking of this, he frowned and shook his head resolutely, “Emissary Schroeder, your request is too harsh, and I cannot agree to it. Whether it is musket manufacturing technology or steam engine technology, they are the foundation of the strength of the Great Chongqing.”

Schroeder heard .

Yan’s eyes dimmed for a moment. Of course he knew that the request he made was excessive, but negotiations were always about asking for a high price first and then talking slowly.

“This is really regrettable, so what does your Majesty mean?”

“Like the Dutch, we are willing to sell firearms, steam engines and other industrial products to your country.” Xiao Ming said lightly, regardless of whether the Prussians could If he couldn’t crack the technology of muskets and steam engines, he had to make his first money first.

“Including steam locomotives and battleships?” Schroeder asked tentatively.

“Not included. This is the advanced technology of Great Chongqing and is not within the scope of the transaction.” Xiao Ming’s tone became a little harsh.

Schroeder nodded. He now had concerns. What Great Chongqing sold them was not the most advanced technology. Although it was a bit regretful, it was better than nothing for him.

“Well, I hope His Majesty can give us a detailed purchase order for us to choose from.” Schroeder finally said.

Xiao Ming signaled to Li Kaiyuan at this time, and Li Kaiyuan came to Schroeder with a brochure, and started bargaining with Schroeder with the cooperation of the translator.

Pang Yukun shook his head at this time, “Your Majesty, is this Prussia really reliable?”

“There are only interests between countries, no trust, and unreliability. Now we need Prussia to create chaos in Europe, so we will help him. In a few years, if Prussia When we become stronger, we have to find ways to repair him. Maybe France will become our ally at that time. International affairs are ever-changing, and you, the chief minister of the cabinet, need to be more flexible. Now that domestic affairs have to be dealt with, these foreign affairs also need to be dealt with. “Xiao Ming said seriously.

Pang Yukun blushed. A scholar like him never thought that one day he would have to interact with these Western barbarians. However, the situation in the Great Yu Kingdom was happening so fast that he sometimes couldn’t keep up.

The discussion between Schroeder and Li Kaiyuan lasted for about ten minutes and ended. At this time, Li Kaiyuan gave the brochure to Xiao Ming, which marked the industrial products Schroeder wanted to buy.

There are 100 first-generation reciprocating steam engines in the Great Chongqing Kingdom, 10,000 muskets, 60 field guns and some explosive ammunition.

In addition to these important industrial products, Schroeder purchased some specialties from the Great Chongqing Kingdom, such as tea, porcelain, silk and the like.

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Ming handed the booklet to Li Kaiyuan. It was obvious that Schroeder had made careful calculations and purchased things with a purpose.

However, from this point, he can see how much Europe loves tea, porcelain and other traditional products of the Great Chongqing, because these things also account for the main share of the trade between the Dutch and the Great Chongqing.

However, he believes that as the industrial level of Greater Chongqing improves, Europe will purchase more and more industrial products of Greater Chongqing. After all, the current industrial gap is not too wide.

Once the electric power revolution begins, Dayu will be far ahead in technology.

“That’s right.” Xiao Ming said loudly.

Schroeder smiled. Although the scale of this trade was not large, it was a big step for Prussia.

Because for him, he is not so assured about Dayu, but even so, he has made up his mind to continue to maintain good relations with Dayu.

At the same time, he secretly vowed in his heart that he must find a way to obtain the most advanced technology from the Great Chongqing Kingdom, even if the exchange condition was to let Prussia attack France.

After pondering for a while, he said: “Dear Your Majesty, in order to maintain the friendship between Prussia and Great Chongqing, I kindly ask Your Majesty to leave a permanent envoy in your country to communicate matters between the two countries at any time. I hope Your Majesty will do it.”

Xiao Ming Nodding, he felt that it was time to formalize foreign affairs, so he said: “In this case, I will allow you to purchase a piece of land, and the building built on this land will be called an embassy.”

(End of Chapter)