Prince Carl and Bismarck could not describe their feelings at this moment. He was shocked by Xiao Letian's bold and arrogant prediction!
Xiao Letian opened Pandora's box like a devil, teasing the emotions of Prince Carl and Bismarck with the deepest desires of all emperors, generals and ministers.
The second big explosion of science and technology will trigger the second industrial revolution, thereby realizing the country's overtaking in a corner, and trying to get ahead of the UK. This is simply the dream of any politician!
The iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck, who had always been known for his calmness, was also confused at this moment. He drank two glasses of strong wine in succession and took deep breaths to suppress his restless mood.
"Xiao Letian... you gave me too many surprises today, but I can't answer your questions now. I need time, I need time to think..."
Prince Carl grabbed his scalp fiercely and shouted in a low voice, "I need evidence. You can't say that oil is a strategic resource. It is a strategic resource. You can't just talk about the concept of an internal combustion engine. We have to bet the fate of the country on it!"
Xiao Letian shrugged, "Okay! Do you want evidence? Very good, I can give you evidence!"
"According to the latest telegram, last month Ryukyu Chinese University of Technology has produced an experimental model, an internal combustion engine that burns petroleum. Although it is not very mature yet, and although it still has many flaws, my research The team has excitedly sent me the best news!”
"This huge machine has been running continuously for 48 hours, with only three temporary shutdowns and failures. The power output is very, very stable..."
"Oh God! Are you telling the truth? Did you really build such a machine?"
Bismarck couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, walked to Xiao Letian, and held her shoulders tightly. "I need the drawings. Can you show me the drawings?"
"Oh! My old friend, you are pinching me! It is not difficult to get the blueprints. As long as you and I sign a formal alliance treaty before the Franco-Prussian War, then the scientific and technological exchanges between the two sides will naturally continue..."
"Don't look at me like that, my Prime Minister. If the Chinese want to participate in this war, they must have an excuse. If there is no alliance treaty between us, then once the war breaks out, how can I do this with these two thousand troops?" What about setting foot on French soil in a reasonable way?”
At this time, Prince Carl suddenly smiled, "Dear Xiao! You are simply a profiteer. Does your alliance treaty include conditions for sharing countless technologies? How much of our technology do you want to exchange for one technology?"
"Hahaha, my dear Karl, don't say that. There is no such thing as a loser or an advantage in scientific and technological exchanges. Human beings can only produce a result of 1 + 1 greater than 2 by relying on the exchange and exchange of science and technology!"
"I have told Prime Minister Bismarck a long time ago that the world is very big, and there are too many blank areas in the east and west worthy of our expansion. There is no conflict between us."
"It can be said that in the next hundred years, what Germany is pursuing is to dominate the European continent and carry out appropriate colonial expansion! But what the Chinese are pursuing right now is just to dominate Asia!"
"But such a staged goal will take a very long time and require us to fight for our whole life! Maybe when this goal is achieved, we will be gone. I am afraid that only our children and grandchildren can see such a prosperous age. !”
"So we don't have to worry unfoundedly. Probably, maybe, maybe in the next 200 or 300 years, there will be conflicts between Germany and the Chinese, but that will be a long time in the future. The resolution of those conflicts can only be left to future generations."
"And now our interests are closely linked. If one loses, both will suffer, and if one suffers, both will be prosperous! What do you think?"
Prime Minister Bismarck nodded. "I admit that you have a sharp tongue that even the devil can't refute! But I cannot make the decision on the alliance alone. I must report it to our king..."
"In addition, we have to see your machine with our own eyes, and our German scientists have to evaluate it. If it is really as epoch-making as you said, then I think full cooperation is possible!"
Xiao Letian nodded, "Yes! Now I can send a telegram to Ryukyu to ship this machine for shipment. In two months, everyone at the dock in Hamburg will be able to see this epoch-making machine!"
"Before the war, I hope that our alliance can be put on paper!"
The amount of information Xiao Letian revealed tonight was so overwhelming that Prince Carl and Bismarck were no longer drunk. They exchanged brief greetings and left Hamburg in the dark.
Just after seeing off the prince and prime minister, Xiao Letian watched their guards disappear into the night. Then Sima Yun quietly appeared next to Xiao Letian like a ghost. He said lightly, "Tell Prussia so many secrets." , is it really good?"
"What's wrong? Do you feel that we have suffered a loss?" Xiao Letian turned around and asked.
Sima Yun pursed his lips, "Are we still taking advantage?"
"I'm afraid that's not what you, Sima Yun, think. You, a boring gourd, can ask such a question. I'm afraid there are many people below who are already so anxious that they have gone to bed!"
Sima Yun was always so slow and leisurely. He said with a smile, "The internal combustion engine is a secret weapon that we have invested heavily in and developed. You, the head of state, have said more than once how important this machine is to the progress of the human era. Why don't you give it to us for free?" Is Prussia really good?”
"There is also the oil plan in the Middle East. Now only we Chinese know that there are huge oil fields in the Middle East. Now they are secretly shared with Prussia. It is obviously our own exclusive bowl of rice, but we have to give out half a bowl to others. It’s normal for others and my subordinates to have some opinions!”
Xiao Letian reached out and patted Sima Yun on the shoulder, "Don't think so! The pattern... you must know what the pattern is? Don't make your pattern too small!"
"You have listened to my countless small classroom lectures. You should know that I have repeatedly repeated two concepts. One is the industrial system, and the second is comprehensive national strength..."
"The strength of a country cannot be achieved by just one or two technological breakthroughs. With the first internal combustion engine in mankind, can the Chinese really dominate the world? No, we want our internal combustion engine to To become a real driving force, we still need to rely on the strength of the Germans in many places."
"For example, very simple steel smelting technology, very simple mechanical processing technology, there are many skills, a lot of experience, and many tricks in it, which the Germans know, but we don't."
"If we make the parts on the internal combustion engine ourselves, we may only be able to use them 100,000 times, but if we let the Germans make them, we may be able to use them a million times. Isn't there any technological content in the difference?"
"An internal combustion engine requires hundreds or thousands of parts. Only when the average of each part is combined can a perfect machine appear!"
"We just have an idea and a correct direction now, but if we want to perfect this internal combustion engine, that is not what we can do with our little strength now."
"We can make this internal combustion engine work in the laboratory, but can we fully mass-produce the internal combustion engine? So that it can still work well in the most brutal wind, frost, rain and snow environment?"
"Do you know how many disciplines, how many engineers, and how many scientists will work together to accomplish this goal?"
"With our fragile family resources and scarce talent pool, can we really pull off such a plan?"
"In the final analysis, this is just us exchanging one big technology for hundreds of small Prussian technologies. This transaction seems like we are suffering a loss, but in fact, after careful calculation, we are not suffering a loss!"
Note: The fourth update! This is the fourth update. Do you think there will be another update today?
