The reason why the Boston Empire was chosen first is because both sides are countries along the Eastern Ocean, and both sides want to become the overlord of the Eastern Ocean. After all, this is still a blank slate for the powerful powers of the Western Continent, and it is still an area that is relatively easy to occupy.
The second reason is that although the Boston Empire has a strong economy, its military strength is relatively weak. The Chinese leader is more confident in dealing with such a force, which is also a relatively safe strategy.
Of course, Boston is, after all, a big country with a prosperous economy and a vast territory. Such a powerful country cannot be faced by the Chinese leader at this stage alone. Therefore, it must find an ally, and the Saint Martin Empire is the best choice.
The St. Martin's Empire was an ancient empire. Unlike the Boston Empire, this empire had a very weak industrial base, and most of the country's fiscal revenue relied on agricultural and mining production.
Although the Gross National Product of the Saint Martin Empire is eight times that of the Chinese Empire, its real national power is not high. Fortunately, this country is extremely rich in minerals, especially its gold and silver production, which ranks first in the world. Even with such minerals
The scale is due to the relatively primitive mining methods in the country, and many mineral deposits are still buried deep underground and have not been discovered.
The only person who knows the location of these undiscovered minerals is Fang Xiaoyu. When Fang Xiaoyu went to the Western Continent, he drove along the coastline of the Saint Martin Empire for a while. Xiaofeng's 6,000-kilometer scanning radius had already covered most of it.
Fang Xiaoyu can clearly see the mineral deposits in the St. Martin Empire, not to mention the current scanning radius of Xiaofeng, which is 60,000 kilometers high. Even Fang Xiaoyu can cover the whole world in the Chinese territory.
"Your Majesty, there is a person who claims to be the envoy of China who wants to see you." A servant reported to Emperor Augustus I of the St. Martin Empire.
"Chinese leader? Is it the Chinese leader who has been in the limelight in the Eastern Ocean recently?" Augustus I asked doubtfully: "Why did they send people here?"
Then the attendant said: "The envoy said that he would not speak until he saw His Majesty."
Augustus I said: "Then let him come in and see what he wants to say first."
Huang Weihua confidently followed a close attendant into the palace of the Saint Martin Empire. Seeing Huang Weihua, Augustus I said arrogantly: "You, a small Chinese leader, actually sent someone to see me. Do you plan to
Come and pay tribute to me?"
Hearing the arrogant remarks of Augustus I, Huang Weihua frowned slightly. He realized that if he expressed friendship directly, he would definitely be looked down upon by him, and the other party would not have any substantive cooperation with the Chinese leader. So this time of his
A visit abroad is a failure. Such people can only excite, but cannot seek.
After making his own judgment, Huang Weihua saluted and said with a smile: "Although our Chinese territory has not yet established a country, its territory has reached more than 10 million square kilometers, which is half the size of the St. Martin's Empire. How can we pay tribute to your country? I
I came here specifically to attend His Majesty’s funeral.”
"You..." Augustus I was so angry that he almost jumped up. Seeing that the emperor was angry, the attendants on the side drew their sabers and planned to step forward to kill Huang Weihua.
Facing the gleaming light of the sword, Huang Weihua remained unmoved. He smiled and said: "How come the emperor of the St. Martin's Empire has so much courage that he would fly into a rage and kill the envoys of other countries with just one sentence? You must know that killing the envoys is equivalent to declaring war.
I don’t know if your fleet can withstand the attack of the Chinese navy.”
Augustus I calmed down after listening to Huang Weihua's words. He still knew a little bit about the strength of China's leading navy. A fleet that could easily annihilate the world's fourth fleet was not something he could mess with.
Just now, he just wanted to suppress the opponent's momentum, but unexpectedly, he was provoked into confusion.
Augustus I looked at Huang Weihua calmly and said: "Of course I will not kill the messenger, but if someone speaks rudely to me, I will not forgive it. If you can't tell me the reason, then just that sentence offends me.
I can definitely put you in jail, and then death will be a luxury for you."
Huang Weihua naturally didn't care about his threats and still asked in a calm tone: "I heard that three months ago, the Saar Empire terminated its cooperation with your navy and withdrew all three ironclad ships ordered by your country.
It was repurchased by its royal fleet, I don’t know if this is the case.”
"This..." Augustus I wanted to say no, but it was not a secret. Since the other party had said it, he would have known it for a long time. If he denied it to the point of appearing stingy, he could only nod and said: "It is true."
Seeing Augustus I's admission, Huang Weihua's face showed a smile, and he continued to make a bold statement: "Two and a half months ago, you placed an order for five ironclads with the Nantes Empire and was rejected. Is this the case?
thing?"
"Yes." Augustus I had already admitted it once and didn't care about the second time. He immediately admitted the rejection in the Nantes Empire.
"Fifty days ago, the Kingdom of Cerro tore up the order for eight armored cruisers for you and sold these warships to the Istan Empire. Is that what happened?" Huang Weihua continued to press forward.
"Yes." Augustus I had already answered a little weakly.
Huang Weihua smiled and shook his head: "With so many things going on, don't you know that the end of the Saint Martin Empire has come?"
Augustus I suddenly became a little angry: "Did you come here today just to ridicule me?"
Huang Weihua raised his eyebrows: "Of course not. I am here today with great sincerity to help you."
Augustus I was a little strange and said: "Help? How can you help me?"
Huang Weihua said: "It's very simple. We in China have many large shipyards that can manufacture the most advanced warships in the world. If you need it, we will build it for you. You only need to agree to let our China Group Company build the most advanced warships in the St. Martin Empire."
Acquisition of land within the country.”
Augustus I opened his mouth in surprise: "Did you build all your warships yourself?" As for the Chinese Armada that could defeat the Cossack Navy, he always thought that it was exported to them by the Saar Empire. What he didn't expect was that it was exported to them by the Saar Empire.
Those warships were actually built by them. Thinking of being able to buy those powerful warships, his body was filled with excitement.
Augustus I was excited, but then he suddenly realized: "Am I going to sell the country's territory and cede them to the Chinese territory in order to get a few warships?"
Seeing that Augustus I had misunderstood, Huang Weihua immediately shook his head and explained: "You have completely misunderstood, Your Majesty. What I am talking about is normal business behavior. It is not an invasion and cession of land. It is just the company's investment in buying some land for development.
, the ownership of the land still belongs to the Saint Martin Empire, and those merchants are only responsible for developing the land and making it generate profits, and our merchants will also pay taxes on time, that's all."
Hearing Huang Weihua's explanation, Augustus I breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Such conditions are very common and cannot be a reason for you to help me. What are your intentions?"
Huang Weihua said with a smile: "The intention is because we have a common enemy. As long as the Boston Empire exists, the St. Martin Empire will face a day of aggression, and we are facing huge pressure from the sea, so we should work together to conquer Boston."
The empire is completely destroyed."
Augustus I laughed and said: "Okay, I will do as you say, I will order warships from your country, and also allow your businessmen to develop on my land, but the prerequisite is that it must be done voluntarily by both parties.
Buy and sell."
Huang Weihua smiled and said: "That's natural. Your Majesty can rest assured that we are just businessmen, not bullies."
Augustus I glanced at Huang Weihua in confusion, wondering whether this guy was a diplomatic representative of the Chinese Communist Party or a commercial representative of the China Group Company. How could he have so much business knowledge and only think about business? In fact, he didn't know.
It’s called what goes up and what follows, because Fang Xiaoyu usually behaves this way.
With the promise of the Chinese leader, Augustus I relied on his wealth to order five 'Lanting' class battleships and ten 'Tongjiang' class cruisers in one go. Anyway, these two warships are no longer the most powerful ones of the Chinese leader.
They were top-notch warships, so Fang Xiaoyu naturally sold them generously, but the price was relatively high, doubling each type.
Although Fang Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and killed the other party hard, seeing the military representative of the St. Martin Empire agreeing very happily, Fang Xiaoyu was a little confused whether his asking price was too low.
Later, after getting drunk at the banquet, I asked the military representative of the Saint Martin Empire and I found out that the worst armored ship with waist gun room that the Saar Empire sold to the Saint Martin Empire cost two million Saar pounds, which is equivalent to Lanfang coins.
Ten million.
This news made Fang Xiaoyu yell at the Sar Empire for being shameless, and deeply regretted that his asking price was not bold enough. Fortunately, the St. Martin Empire never defaulted on its debts, and paid with real money, which made Fang Xiaoyu feel better.
The funds were greatly relieved, which finally made Fang Xiaoyu feel a little more comfortable. Soon another piece of good news reached Fang Xiaoyu's ears. The practical internal combustion engine that Benz had been researching was finally finalized.
Fang Xiaoyu was very happy when Xiaofeng in the capital last time detected the appearance of an internal combustion engine in the Chinese territory. After returning, he found out that it was only a preliminary test model and could not be put into production. But this time it was different. This time it was a model that could be used industrially.
A practical engine like a diesel engine was finally manufactured. Although Benz only manufactured a single-cylinder engine, the basic principles were exactly the same as those of later generations of engines.
What needs to be developed now is how to change the single-action type into a linkage type, and use the crankshaft to drive more cylinders to work together to make the engine more powerful. However, the subsequent research is relatively simple. Fang Xiaoyu believes that a truly practical machine will be built in the near future.