Iron Dynasty

Brandon looked at the Qingzhou City Wall in a daze.

This time, he came all the way from the Netherlands and risked his life to reach Qingzhou along the way. All these sufferings finally ended at this moment.

Count Brandon, welcome to Qingzhou. A young man dressed as a scholar stood at the gate of the city. The young man greeted Brandon in fluent Dutch.

Rhodes was a little surprised, he smiled bitterly; It seems that this time I can shut up and don't speak.

The young man's name is Qiao Chuan. He used to be a student of Bowen College, and he learned Western languages. It was also prepared by Xiao Ming to receive foreign embassies.

It's an honor. Brandon smiled, then he glanced at the concrete road under his feet and wondered: Is this thing made of volcanic ash?

When he entered Qingzhou, he was interested in this kind of smooth road, but in his opinion it didn't look like the volcanic plaster used in Europe.

Qiao Chuan was stunned for a moment, and he said, Lord Earl, this thing is paved with cement made in Qingzhou.

Cement? Brandon took it to heart, now he was beginning to believe Blake's words.

Half a year ago, the news that Blake signed a contract with the Great Yu Kingdom privately was passed on to the Dutch National Assembly, which annoyed the assembly very much.

When the Europeans first set foot on the American continent and went to colonize Asia, none of the natives could make European countries submit. The members of the parliament shouted that Black was a disgrace and asked Black to return to the Netherlands for questioning.

At the same time, out of caution, the Dutch National Assembly sent a mission to Da Yu to try to find out the truth.

Qiao Chuan smiled after explaining, and he said; The emperor is waiting for the messenger in the palace of government affairs, please come with me.

Brandon nodded. In fact, he wanted to know more about this unfamiliar country. Obviously, this was the first accident in the history of European colonialism.

As far as he knows, Europe has never failed against people of color for hundreds of years, and this has led to the rise of what Eurocentric says is white supremacy.

There are even more extreme views that the indigenous people outside Europe should be reduced to European slaves.

Before he came, he also had this idea, but now he is a little shaken, because here he has found a touch of technology.

After all, the whole of Europe is now in a frenzy because of all kinds of new inventions, from commoners to nobles, all attach great importance to technological inventions.

Following Qiao Chuan into the city, Brandon did not miss any opportunity to observe the city. When a group of soldiers passed by, he stared hard at the flintlock guns in the soldiers' hands.

And when he saw a horse passing by with a field gun, he was even more shocked, and now he finally understood why Black chose to compromise.

Dizzying all the way, Brandon quickly arrived at the Council Hall. At this time, Brandon entered the Council Hall with the four people who came with him.

At this time, Xiao Ming and a group of ministers were waiting for Brandon in the government hall.

The presence of ministers is a respect for their mission.

Entering the Council Hall, Brandon first glanced at the young man sitting on the dragon chair. He was a little surprised. As Black said, the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom was just a young man in his early twenties.

However, he also knew that these eastern countries still retained the backward state system, so he took off his hat with his right hand, bowed and put the hat on his chest to perform aristocratic etiquette to Xiao Ming.

He said, Brandon, the Dutch mission, has seen the Emperor of Yu Kingdom.

Xiao Ming could understand Brandon's words, but the ministers did not understand, so Qiao Chuan translated a sentence.

There is no kneeling etiquette in the Great Yu Kingdom, so there will be no ministers to ask why the embassy does not kneel. At the same time, this custom of not kneeling makes the people and officials of the Great Yu Kingdom less servile.

Because of this, the ideas he promoted were sometimes not very resistant to the people and officials.

No gift, the Dutch embassy came from afar and don't know what to do? After a simple greeting, Xiao Ming got to the point.

In fact, there is no need for politeness to meet the embassy. After all, since you have come, you must have something to ask for.

Before Brandon set off, the council prepared two plans for him. One was to overturn all the contracts signed by Black, requiring the army of the Great Yu Kingdom to withdraw from the city of Geranja.

Of course, this is based on the fact that the Great Yu country is not worthy of its name. The second set is to strengthen the relationship with the Great Yu country, use the power of the Great Yu country in Asia to fight against the United Kingdom at sea, and at the same time expand the trade in the Great Yu country, and Set up a permanent negotiating team.

Now that the tip of the iceberg in Qingzhou had already made him nervous, he naturally did not dare to mention the first set, so he said: Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, the purpose of sending a mission to Qingzhou this time is to strengthen the commercial relations between the two countries. trade, and hope to set up a resident negotiating team in Qingzhou.”

The resident negotiating team? Xiao Ming showed an interesting look. This resident negotiating team is nothing but the predecessor of the embassy, ​​and the people in the negotiating team are the envoys.

Yes, Your Majesty, the permanent negotiating team is to resolve trade disputes, Brandon said.

Xiao Ming nodded, because the Netherlands is too far away from the Great Yu Kingdom, and sometimes trade matters are really troublesome. If there is a Dutch envoy, it can save a lot of trouble.

So he said, This is a good thing, and I have approved it.

Brandon was overjoyed, and then he said: This time, the delegation has brought a lot of tribute to His Majesty, please His Majesty the Emperor accept it.

Xiao Ming showed an interested look, and he said, Bring it up.

At this time, Qian Dafu walked out, and after a while, he returned with the eunuch, and a large box was carried up.

Brandon opened the box at this time, took out a round object and said to Xiao Ming; Respected Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, this thing is called a pocket watch, it can record the time, please accept it with a smile from His Majesty the Emperor.

Then Brandon took out another music box, turned the button, and the music box made pleasant music. Brandon said: This is called a music box.

After putting down the music box, Brandon took out the exquisite glass handicrafts and said solemnly, Your Majesty, this item is expensive, and it is the most expensive item in this tribute.

After speaking, Brandon looked at Xiao Ming carefully, trying to find a different expression on Xiao Ming's face, but he was disappointed.

When the pocket watch and the music box appeared, the throne was still a little interested, but when it was the glass's turn, he looked indifferent.

Brandon thought his statement was wrong, and emphasized: This is a treasure that is invaluable.

Xiao Ming finally burst out laughing, this time Brandon was fooling the wrong person.

PS: Chapter 709 is released.