Iron Dynasty

You're a smart person, but you're not smart enough. I wouldn't be stupid enough to send troops to the mainland of Europe, and your stupidity lies in thinking that Da Yu will be easily wiped out like the natives.

Sitting upright on the red lacquered wooden chair in the official office, Xiao Ming looked directly into Dick's eyes.

Dick was silent, and he had to admit that the failure this time was rooted in the arrogance that they had brought to foreign colonization over the past 100 years, otherwise they would not have taken this action at all.

And now it turns out he's fighting an industrial powerhouse in Asia.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are the wisest emperor I have ever seen in Asia. That's true. I think both Britain and France will reconsider their relationship with the Great Yu Kingdom this time. There will be a great number of people in the list of civilized nations. A seat in Yu Kingdom.

Dick flattered that during the two hundred years of European colonization, Europe had actually been pursuing two foreign policies.

For the indigenous tribes in Africa and South America, they divide them into primitive indigenous people who have not yet entered civilized society, because these indigenous peoples have not yet formed a complete social structure, and their life is mainly hunting for a living, and even these tribes will eat the corpses of their enemies.

Such natives were completely excluded from civilization by them, and their policy during the colonization process was slaughter.

Because they need the land and resources of these natives, and these uncivilized natives are worthless to them. After all, many tribes do not have words and languages, and do not accept modern civilization. They are savage and dangerous, and their commodities cannot do this. enough profit among the natives.

After colonizing India, they divided another level of civilization, which is a semi-civilized society that is slightly higher than the primitive natives.

For such countries that have a basic social structure, written language, and their own commodities, but lack scientific development, their policy is to colonize and trade.

Because the people of such countries have enough purchasing power, their goods can be sold in these areas.

At the same time, these countries also have a certain ability to fight back, and they need to be treated with caution.

In the past, their division of the Great Yu Kingdom was exactly the same as India's second type of country, and their goal was to make the Great Yu Country the second India.

But now it is clear that the Great Yu Kingdom should be included in the ranks of civilized countries on an equal footing with them.

Thinking of this, Dick explained it to Xiao Ming in detail, hoping that the emperor in front of him would be happy, because this is equal to glory for a country, because Europe finally sees this civilization.

When Dick's explanation ended, not only Xiao Ming, Qian Dafu, Xie Yuan and Ding Chang all laughed.

Including the translator also had a hint of ridicule in his eyes.

Mr. Dick, you seem to have made a mistake. In our eyes, you are a second-class country in Europe, and this is the country of Great Yu now!

Xie Yuan gave a thumbs up, confident and calm.

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. He understood Dick's mood. In fact, just like modern times, it is difficult for the West to change long-standing concepts.

Today in the 21st century, Western countries still look down on their country with tinted glasses, and their internal propaganda is also smeared everywhere, so that many Westerners think that their country is still stuck in the backwardness of World War II.

So Dick is the same. Although his life is on the verge of death, he unconsciously exposed his true thoughts.

Arrogant British, one day, you will live in the shadow of the Great Yu Kingdom and tremble. Xiao Ming's eyes narrowed, Now you should explain it honestly.

Dick's body trembled, he understood that all his clever tricks had been seen through, and the current Dayu Kingdom was not afraid of them.

With a sigh in his heart, he had to describe the events in England to Xiao Ming in detail.

While listening, Xiao Ming asked the translator to record it. This would be the first-hand information he obtained today.

An hour later, Dick said everything he could, and Xiao Ming asked Xie Yuan to detain Dick and Wilson again.

Your Majesty, now the more than 3,000 prisoners of war eat and live for nothing is the money of our country in Dayu. The general thinks that it is better to send them to the mines to work as coolies. Xie Yuan glanced at Wilson with dangerous eyes.

The war was won, but the Navy also suffered the biggest loss since its establishment, and he felt aggrieved in his heart.

It's up to you, these two just don't die. I'm waiting for them to send the ransom money to replace them. Xiao Ming said with great certainty.

According to the Dutch, there has always been a rule of exchanging ransoms for captured generals in Europe. Wilson and Dick must have come from a big family to take up such an important role, and they will be worth a lot of money.

At that time, he may be able to speak loudly.

After receiving Xiao Ming's instructions, Xie Yuan felt relieved. He asked the soldiers to take the two down and ordered to entertain them well.

At this time, Xiao Ming took the information given by the translator and frowned. In the speech just now, Dick described the development status of the UK in detail.

In general, steam engine technology is developing very rapidly in the United Kingdom. Perhaps because of the stimulation of the Great Yu Kingdom, the Queen of England allocated a large sum of money to support the application of steam engines.

The concentration of funds and talents is said to have led to the emergence of an improved second generation of steam engines. At the same time, under this promotion policy, aristocrats and capitalists quickly established a number of steam engine factories.

In addition to vigorously developing steam engines in the UK, the UK also exported steam engines to the European continent to earn money to develop local technologies. Today, the whole of Europe has set off a steam engine boom.

And France is not alone. In the European market, it competes with the United Kingdom for profits in the steam engine market. It is because the United Kingdom cooperates and competes with each other.

Your Majesty, Europe is a threat to us no matter what, it's not a good thing for steam engine technology to flourish in Europe now. Qian Dafu sighed, Especially these two traitors have made Europe's basic science leapfrog. In addition, European countries' culture and education are even higher than those of Da Yu, and they can easily use these technologies to compete with us.

Xiao Ming nodded lightly, and he understood Qian Dafu's worries, just as Manchu Wenwu was also so worried.

However, he is very clear that the accumulation of European technology cannot keep up with the accumulation of technology spar in any case.

Britain now has at most a high school level of science and technology, and this knowledge has at most allowed it to develop its industrial ability to use steam engines to the level of World War I.

But in Xiao Ming's view, this knowledge is not very important to Europe, because according to the current scientific level in Europe, it will be fully possessed after 30 years of natural development.

Among them, the most critical issue now is the changes brought about by the development of the Great Yu Kingdom itself. These changes are really on the table and can be seen at a glance.

For example, in electricity, the UK cannot get ready-made technology from the two, but has obtained an accurate research direction, then scientists will naturally exert force in this direction, because this is a direction that does not require textual research and wrangling.

Historically, the slow development of science was due to many detours and delays due to questioning by opposition forces. Now, the Great Yu Kingdom has become a beacon of scientific and technological development.

Unconsciously lead the development of world science and technology.