Being both a sage and a fierce general made Asmin suddenly think of the Holy Prophet... This method was simply unprecedented.
And at this moment...
Asmin was shocked to witness that the man who called himself "Li Sheng" walked into the institute, and the Tang army guards in full military uniforms at the gate were none other than...
I am bowing to this person!
Damn...
Asmin is petrified...
But after all, Asmin is also the most ambitious part of this generation. Whether she is born in Persia or the Tang Dynasty does not affect this attribute. This type of people basically does not distinguish their origin.
As soon as the night passed, Asmin adjusted her mentality and took the initiative to see Li Sheng the next day.
…
"Persia?"
Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Sheng's head in confusion for a moment.
It had been a while since Li Sheng left Hangzhou. As soon as he arrived in Hangzhou, Li Sheng found Wu Meiniang...
First, he made it clear that he would not be here for long, and would soon return to Lingzhou, where the project had reached its most critical stage.
Because whether it is a complete steam engine or an internal combustion engine, these things are an order of magnitude more complicated than the steam engines used in previous ships, and the indigenous steam trains made by Wei Ziyu and others in Lingzhou -
Whether it is design or manufacturing, many parts are needed...
Although Datang's steelmaking technology is already very good, the processing level is still... there is no thing called "machine tool", in fact it is still primitive. Although the large-scale division of labor has brought a certain specialization, the craftsmen
Our processing skills have quietly improved a lot, but overall they are still relatively primitive.
Of course, the original conditions include primitive manufacturing, but there are also differences in primitive manufacturing. More complex and precise machinery requires more complex and precise parts. To understand and comply with the regulations, you can only find jewelry craftsmen to make these things.
——Ordinary blacksmiths can't handle such fine things.
And here in Lingzhou... despite its reconstruction, it has become more and more prosperous in recent years. And to put it bluntly, if the industrial zone is the most prosperous place in Hangzhou, then Lingzhou is actually more prosperous than Hangzhou. After all,
There are colleges and universities here...
But after all, Lingzhou has been built in recent years. There are many other things here, but when it comes to finding some jewelry craftsmen, they have to be relatively powerful...
So Li Sheng decisively went to Hangzhou in person!
Then of course he met Wu Meiniang, contacted Wu Meiniang about the order for these parts, and told Wu Meiniang in detail what level of jewelry craftsman she needed.
In short, this is the thing, and the second thing...
Although Li Sheng is busy, he doesn't want to just say a word and leave. There is a "telephone line" connecting Hangzhou and Lingzhou, so in fact, Li Sheng still has to personally check the task of finding the jewelry craftsman.
It’s just that recruiting talents by yourself is not as smooth as Wu Meiniang’s job.
And since he had to personally check the recruited craftsmen the next day, Li Sheng did not leave today, so he naturally chatted with Wu Meiniang. Then Li Sheng also talked about interesting things in recent days, the first of which was of course the encounter with the Persian emissary.
thing.
Li Sheng also found it a bit ridiculous to say that the Persian emissary had sneaked into the academy and had no intention of going to Chang'an to establish any formal diplomatic relations.
But when he said this, Wu Meiniang was a little surprised.
"I have certainly heard of Persia... However, since the other party did not go directly to Chang'an, it cannot be said to be a lack of etiquette. It is considered normal."
"Oh? How do you say this..."
Li Sheng was a little surprised, because there were all kinds of tricks in diplomacy in later generations, but now we are in an era when there are no trains or planes, and transportation is not so convenient. It is not easy for envoys to go from one country to another. Generally, it will naturally happen after arriving.
That is to first go to the capital to meet the king of the target country, receive an audience and hospitality, and then discuss various strategies of your own country, such as what plans the king at home has. If your majesty is interested, I will send a message to my boss when I get back... something like this
model.
But now Wu Meiniang said that it was reasonable not to go directly to the capital to meet Li Er, which made Li Sheng a little surprised.
Isn't it like this... At this moment, Li Sheng couldn't help but once again feel the strangeness of being a time traveler facing this entire era.
But then Wu Meiniang explained it, and Li Sheng understood the reason.
Precisely because of the inconvenience of transportation in this era, if it is between neighboring countries that are relatively close, the communication pattern is indeed what Li Sheng knows.
But if it's far away, or the two are quite different in size, culture, etc., then... it's normal for the envoy to choose to observe among the people first!
In addition to this part, there is another point that may be collecting some intelligence. This is different from the random observation mentioned above. Such observation has more impressionistic information, but this is different. This is all to collect specific information.
, comes prepared, such as collecting military deployment information, terrain, etc...
After hearing this explanation, Li Sheng understood clearly and nodded, "Then it seems to be the latter two cases... Look at the national conditions of the people, and... technology?"
Since it was an academy, Li Sheng naturally thought of this.
But at this time, Wu Meiniang became curious, "Since he is an envoy from Persia, I wonder how the young master plans to deal with this matter?"
Li Sheng is not only the head of the industrial zone, but also the pillar of the entire Tang Dynasty. He is also Li Er's right-hand man. This foreign envoy is the first to contact Li Sheng. This kind of thing...
Wu Meiniang estimated that Li Sheng probably came up with an idea of his own.
And when she thought about it, Li Sheng actually chuckled.
"How to deal with what? If not, how to deal with it? If she comes to the academy to study, then we can teach as usual."
"Ah? This..."
Wu Meiniang was startled, and her first reaction was that...since he is a foreigner, he must either be gentle and win over, or he can boost the prestige of our country. Doing nothing like this is probably unjustifiable...
However, Li Sheng seemed to have directly seen through Wu Meiniang's thoughts and shook his head.
"I know what you want to say, but...it's actually not necessary. If foreigners come from a foreign country, they should repay favors and repay them with hatred. For people with no connections, a normal attitude is the best way to approach diplomacy.
"
Wu Meiniang was startled, and then she realized it. It seemed to be the same truth... at least that was how it was in business.
It doesn't make sense to be harsh to the other person, and it's foolish to make enemies for no reason.
If you treat the other party favorably, you may be looked down upon. If the opposite party is some stupid young tribe, then there will be a war on the border, which is not a good thing.
Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang could only sigh that the master's level was indeed much better than hers...
