Chapter Fifty-Fourth: A designer who is not doing his job properly
Arriving at La Défense, the capital of the Nantes Empire, the atmosphere here is completely different from that of Port of Ports. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of industrialization in Port of Ports, and is filled with the elegance and tranquility of the Western Continent in the Middle Ages. It is not that the Nantes Empire did not develop industry.
, in fact, since the Saar Empire began to use steam engines on a large scale, all countries in the Western Continent began to introduce steam engines, and the industrial output of each country began to surge year after year. James, who invented the reciprocating steam engine, made a fortune because of this. With James' example,
A large number of young people who are keen on scientific research have appeared in various countries in the Western Continent. In addition, the Western Continent has begun to popularize education, which has led to a wave of invention and creation in these countries.
Although the Western Continent is all Caucasian, their races are relatively mixed. There are hundreds of races in dozens of countries, among which the larger ones include Aryans, Saxons, Gauls, Vikings, etc. You know.
After hearing this, Fang Xiaoyu was very surprised as to why he had never heard of his race in the Lanfang Empire.
Later, he asked Wu Yu and found out that the population composition of the Eastern Continent was relatively simple. Except for the Wumeng people in the Monte Empire, the Japanese people in the Japanese country, the Ainu people in the Ezo Kingdom, and the Nuer people in the New Guia Kingdom, all other countries belonged to
In the category of Chinese people, especially the Lanfang Empire is a single-ethnic country of Chinese people. This makes Fang Xiaoyu quite satisfied. At least the racial name in this life is somewhat related to the Chinese.
Fang Xiaoyu was walking on the streets of La Défense. Looking at the pedestrians passing by, he felt like he was back in those European towns on earth. The only difference was that instead of all kinds of cars running on the streets, there were different numbers of cars.
A horse-drawn carriage. Just as Fang Xiaoyu, Elena and a translator turned into a street full of pubs and nightclubs, a noise attracted Fang Xiaoyu's attention.
They walked over to watch the excitement and found that a tavern owner was yelling at a middle-aged man in a shabby dress on the street. The middle-aged man had a stubble on his face, a decadent look, messy brown hair, and the front of his clothes.
There was also a large stain of wine. He squinted his eyes, lay on the ground, and let the tavern owner yell at him and kick him from time to time, but he didn't react at all.
Fang Xiaoyu asked the translator, and the translator replied that the middle-aged man was drinking without paying for the drink, and the boss was scolding him. Fang Xiaoyu couldn't bear to see it, so he walked forward and helped the middle-aged man up. He saw a well-dressed East Mainland man.
After helping the young man up, the tavern owner still muttered something dirty, but he did not dare to go up and kick him again.
Fang Xiaoyu, who was moved with compassion, turned to the translator and asked: "Ask the tavern owner how much this middle-aged man owes him, and we can just pay it." The translator asked, and then Elena took out some.
After paying the bill, the boss glanced at the middle-aged man and returned to his tavern without saying anything.
At this time, the middle-aged man opened his eyes that were red with alcohol, glanced at Fang Xiaoyu without saying anything, and then closed his eyes again. Fang Xiaoyu said to the translator: "Ask him where he lives.
Send him home."
"No need." A voice with a weird accent sounded. Although it made Fang Xiaoyu feel a little strange, it was indeed the most popular Chinese in the Eastern Continent, which was the official language of the Lanfang Empire. The middle-aged man had never heard of it.
Fang Xiaoyu freed himself from his arms and stood up straight with a slightly shaky body. Fang Xiaoyu said: "Thank you for helping me pay for the drink. I'd better go back by myself." Fang Xiaoyu said happily: "So you can speak Chinese, then
It's great." The middle-aged man said: "When I was in college, I had several classmates from the Lanfang Empire, and I learned Chinese from them."
Fang Xiaoyu said: "Really? That's a coincidence. I'm also from the Lanfang Empire. Have you ever been to university? What did you study?" The middle-aged man said: "I studied shipbuilding, but I don't do my job properly. I always want to
To make a boat that can sail underwater, all the shipyards thought my idea was impossible and refused to hire me, so I am in such poverty."
Fang Xiaoyu said in surprise: "A ship sailing under the water? Isn't that a submarine?" The middle-aged man said: "Do you know there is such a ship?" Fang Xiaoyu said: "I don't know if there is one now, but I also have such an idea.
"The middle-aged man became more energetic after hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words. He stretched out his hand and said, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Huo Lan, a ship designer." Fang Xiaoyu smiled and shook hands with him and said, "My name is Fang Xiaoyu.
He is a soldier."
"A soldier? You?" Huo Lan looked up and down at the twelve-year-old Fang Xiaoyu in disbelief. Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Yes, a soldier. I am an army colonel in the Lanfang Empire." Huo Lan
Said: "Oh my God, you are such a genius."
In order not to surprise Huo Lan too much, Fang Xiaoyu had to explain it with a reason he could accept: "The Lanfang Empire is different from the Western Continent. People with family backgrounds always get promoted very quickly." Huo Lan said: "I don't think so.
It's clear, but it's really strange that an army colonel is interested in the navy." Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Maybe we are all a little unprofessional." After saying this, the two of them laughed at the same time.
Huo Lan was very happy to meet Fang Xiaoyu, a person who had the same hobbies as him. The two of them stood on the roadside and exchanged their views on submarines. Although Fang Xiaoyu's advanced insights on submarines were relatively general, they were still in this world.
It was indeed an unprecedented novelty and indirectness, which greatly impressed Huo Lan. After a heated conversation, Huo Lan took the initiative to invite him to his home, and Fang Xiaoyu readily accepted his invitation.
It wasn't until they were about to visit Huo Lan's home that Huo Lan saw Elena behind Fang Xiaoyu. He exclaimed: "Oh my god, there is such an outstanding beauty in the world. Dear Fang, is she your wife?"
Fang Xiaoyu looked at Elena and said: "So far she is just my bodyguard, but that won't be the case in the future." Fang Xiaoyu's words made Elena's face turn red, and she looked at Fang Xiaoyu with some anger. In fact, after a while
Through years of contact, Elena has also developed quite a fondness for this almost omnipotent young master.
Huo Lan suddenly said: "Yes, I forgot your age." Obviously Huo Lan has a very good character. After identifying Elena as Fang Xiaoyu's future wife, he stopped paying attention to her.
Fang Xiaoyu and Huo Lan chatted while walking, and soon arrived at Huo Lan's home.
Huo Lan's home is a bit shabby, but it is a two-story building after all, and it looks pretty good from the outside. As soon as Fang Xiaoyu walked into the small building, a rough voice sounded from the second floor: "Huo Lan, you are coming back.
Are you there?" Holland replied loudly: "It's me, dear Tesla brother."
Soon, a burly middle-aged man in pajamas walked down the stairs. His disheveled hair was like a long-abandoned bird's nest. In his hand with thick knuckles, he held a polished walnut wood that had been rubbed.
The pipe looks like a rough mine foreman.
When Tesla saw Fang Xiaoyu and others standing behind Holland, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately asked in Chinese: "Are these people..." Holland said: "These are the guests I invited.
, they saved me at the door of the tavern."
Tesla sighed and said: "You went to the pub to drink again, couldn't you leave more money? You always let Xu worry about us." Holland blushed a little and said: "I will not go drinking again in the future."
Fang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "If you want to drink, I'll give you money." Huo Lan said: "How about that? I can't always spend my friends' money."
"Did you spend less money on your friends?" A high-pitched voice came from the door, and a young man who just came in said. Holland turned around and waved his fist at the young man who just came in: "Benz,
Aren't you the same as me?" The man named Benz blushed and said, "It's all those people who have no knowledge. They insist on saying that the steam engine is the best machine, and they say that my gas engine is just a big bomb.
It's unusable, which is an insult to my intelligence."
"Gas engine?" Fang Xiaoyu looked at the man named Benz in surprise. He knew that the gas engine was indeed impractical, but it was the ancestor of the internal combustion engine. As long as it developed, gasoline engines, diesel engines and even jet engines would not be a dream.
Fang Xiaoyu saluted Benz and said, "If you are willing, Mr. Benz, I would like to see your invention." The man named Benz was stunned when he saw this stranger talking to him. Huo Lan quickly explained.
He said: "This is Fang Xiaoyu, my new acquaintance. He is a very friendly person." Benz nodded to him and said: "Hello young man, I like people from the Eastern Continent. They are always very pragmatic, unlike us.