The Duke of Newcastle was stunned at that time. He never expected that Xiao Letian would use such reasoning to refute him. This was completely unexpected.
In the minds of arrogant Europeans, science and technology are their patents. Asians are a group of farmers and herdsmen, and their minds are completely in the ancient Middle Ages.
What do these barbaric pagans know about heliocentrism? What are Newton's laws? They don't even admit that the earth is round!
Science and technology are insulated from the East. Any scientific breakthrough cannot be born in that land. Anyone who can replicate it is considered a genius.
But today Xiao Letian showed him an extremely ambitious plan. Does Xiao Letian not only want to learn European technology, but also make breakthroughs on this basis?
The Duke of Newcastle is a smart man and is highly educated. Although he is not a scientist, he is completely familiar with the scientific system.
If what Xiao Letian said is true, then the decision he made is not difficult to explain.
Adopting IWC standards, purchasing IWC equipment, and allowing Chinese skilled workers to adapt to the research, this is an analogy to achieve technological breakthroughs!
Although there will be a lot of confusion and discomfort at the beginning, it is the blending and collision of multiple styles that sparks of inspiration.
Xiao Letian actually has such great ambitions? Do the Chinese still want to make technological breakthroughs? Hahaha, what a joke, I don’t believe it, absolutely don’t believe it!
At the critical moment, the European aristocrat's arrogance came back. He shook his head and said to Xiao Letian, "Haha, the head of state's desire to make the country prosperous is very commendable, but it is completely unnecessary..."
The Duke turned to look at Zai Chun again, "Dear Your Majesty, Britain has always been the best friend of the Qing Dynasty. I can assure you that no matter what kind of equipment you like from Britain, we will sell it to you without any secret... …”
"Our engineers will help you debug the equipment and train workers to ensure that you can see industrial products being produced in the fastest time... Efficiency is money!"
Just as he was talking, Wang Ju behind Xiao Letian suddenly said, "Dear Duke, I have a slightly different opinion... If according to what you said, all the equipment in the Qing Dynasty was bought, wouldn't it be like looking up to others? ?"
"If a person is not self-reliant, I'm afraid he won't be able to go very far, and he will have to be weak, right?"
The Duke of Newcastle frowned slightly. He did not expect that someone would interrupt on such an occasion, "Who is this gentleman?"
"Wang Huaiyuan...Director Wang is responsible for the news processing of the mission..." Xiao Letian introduced with a smile.
Hiss... The Duke took a breath of air and said in shock, "Is this the person in charge of the CIA? The Chinese people's series of victories are based on his intelligence support? He is indeed a master, and he asked for the right idea..."
The Duke nodded to Director Wang with a standard diplomat's smile, "Welcome to the UK, Dear Director Wang... There is really no need for you to worry. Britain and the Qing Dynasty have a very close and friendly cooperative relationship. I just said Yes, we will never hide any secrets from the Qing Dynasty..."
"No matter what technology or equipment, I am willing to share it with the Qing Dynasty! Even if it is military technology, we will share it together! Dear Your Majesty, with the scientific and technological support of our British Empire, I believe that the Qing Dynasty's dominance of East Asia will not be a problem at all. No!"
Zai Chun's eyes lit up. "Really? Is what you said true? All technologies can be shared... Is this the attitude of each of you or the attitude of the Prime Minister? Or is this the attitude of the Queen?"
The Duke of Newcastle smiled: "My most respected Majesty, why do you have so many doubts in your heart? Are you doubting the friendship between our two countries?"
"Yes, there are indeed some conflicts and unpleasantness in our history, but don't take it too seriously. We Europeans often have wars themselves..."
"For example, France, we fought the Hundred Years' War with them, and they also had a siege network against Napoleon... But what can we do? After the war is over, we should still cooperate, and the people of the two countries should still intermarry and interact as usual. !”
"The British Empire and the Qing Empire are actually the same. They fight each other and make peace! They build friendship with each other in the conflict, achieve the balance of the country, and finally rule the world together... You must know that we in the UK do not have any territory in the Qing Dynasty. What’s your request?”
"Hahaha, my Majesty, have you forgotten? The customs of the Qing Dynasty are still managed by us British. With all due respect, the customs of the Qing Dynasty under the leadership of Hart is said to be the only one in the Qing Dynasty that is free of corruption. Department, the amount of silver turned over to the Qing treasury every year is no less than ten million!"
"Doesn't this illustrate the friendship between us? There are so many treaties that bind us, Great Britain. In the treaties, we recognize the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty, and we even recognize the Qing Dynasty's right to rule the vassal states. !”
"Annan, Korea, Ryukyu, Mongolia...we all recognize this relationship with all the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty. Isn't this equivalent to us recognizing the dominance of the Qing Dynasty in Asia?"
"If this can't win His Majesty's trust in us, this will be so chilling. Her Majesty the Queen will definitely be sad!" The good guy, the Duke of Newcastle, is simply possessed by the Oscar winner. These words are out of emotion. Bingmao.
Especially the aggrieved words at the end even moved Xiao Letian's face. Zai Chun had never encountered such an opponent before, and his face turned red at that time.
"No, no, no... of course I believe in the UK and the Queen. This time I come to the UK, I will definitely inspect your industrial area more. I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant!"
Broken... Xiao Letian's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, "Master! This guy is a super master. Zai Chun must not have any more contact with him. This is not on the same level. Why don't we let him die for fun?"
But you can't refute the Duke of Newcastle's words. The contract is clearly written in black and white, the customs has indeed been managed by Hurd in a very orderly manner, and Xiao Letian believes that Britain will definitely give Zai Chun a big benefit this time.
Young Zai Chun probably had to bite his tongue even though he knew there was a hook in the meat.
If you can't refute the Duke openly, then you have to wait for private time to educate Zaichun slowly. The key now is to change the topic.
"Hahaha... We already understand His Excellency the Duke's intentions. We are very grateful to the United Kingdom for its goodwill. I wonder if the island in front is the Isle of Wight? Have we arrived at the military port..."
The Duke is also very smart and knows the point. "Yes, respected head of state, in front is the Isle of Wight, and to the north of the island is the Portsmouth Military Port... Look, those black spots should be warships in training. The ship review has begun. get ready!"
