The world enters the age of mythology.

Therefore, after Li Hongzhang returned to China, he launched the Westernization Movement. Regardless of the success or failure of the Westernization Movement, it is always good to have the determination to change...

It was the first time for Jin Wenming to see a truly powerful technological civilization. From the description in just a few words, he was naturally yearning for it.

Talking about the progress of science and technology and industry, the ministers below have reported the recent developments.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate yourself. Our ingenious craftsman, Zhang Dahan, has recently improved the steam engine. With the steam engine, we can drive the machine to weave and free up manpower. The only disadvantage is that it needs to burn a lot of charcoal to work. Our current coal reserves are not counted. too much."

Chapter 486: Suppressing the Heretic God

These ministers have learned the value of coal, and every time a new continent is discovered, they will organize manual mining of coal.

However, they don't have machines, the efficiency of manpower mining coal is low, and the disasters in the New World are too dangerous, so there is no way to mine too much energy every time.

If charcoal is used instead of coal, the cost is simply too high to be sustainable.

"Your Majesty, if we buy a large amount of coal from the technological civilization, that would be a good choice."

"Their shelter is so big, there should be a lot of coal reserves..."

In their guess, the technological civilization should use steam engines to mine coal, which is naturally much more efficient than manpower, and there should be more coal reserves.

Even, it is not impossible to buy a more advanced steam engine directly in the Sea of ​​Clouds! (In fact, the Yunhai has no steam engine, only a steam engine wheel as the engine of the large ship.)

"Your Majesty, the development of the cannon is progressing smoothly, but the barrel needs better steel, otherwise it will easily cause the danger of explosion... The amount of saltpeter is far from enough. Without saltpeter, it is impossible to manufacture a large number of shells."

What they desire most at present is to create high-range artillery.They believe that as long as they have artillery, they will have sufficient protection in large-scale wars.

"Can we buy some real artillery guns from the technological civilization? If not, we can buy more high-quality steel. They should have high-quality steel."

Another person said: "Your Majesty, we can also buy each other's medical... Shenlong..."

After hesitating for a moment, he didn't speak directly.

This matter is also well known to everyone, and it is also the most concerned.

Suddenly, General Zhao Yi, who was standing at the forefront, asked: "But what can we trade with the other party? The other party...although it seems to be friendly, it is impossible to give it for nothing."

"They don't need our food either. Not even expressing any interest."

"Science and technology civilization, it is impossible to be short of food"

Faced with this question, the old emperor fell silent.

The Great Jin Empire is best known for being good at seeds and grains. As a result, the Yunhai had more grains than them, so they naturally lost a lot of bargaining chips.

Of course, in addition to food, they naturally have good things, for example... the blood of the dragon, and some strange beasts!

It's just...a question of willingness to exchange.

As a descendant of Shenlong, many people are not willing to accept selling their own kind.

"Your Majesty, Lord Jiaolong has just reported some situations." Just as everyone was discussing enthusiastically, a minister rushed over and cupped his hands at the emperor and others.

As a descendant of Shenlong, Jiaolong also has simple wisdom and the ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

When Lu Yiming and others were negotiating with General Zhao, this dragon had sneaked into the bottom of the sea to investigate the movement of Yunhai, Kunlun Mountain and Hope.

Although it can't speak human words, it can also express itself simply through actions.

"How to say?" The old emperor asked quickly.

"Master Jiaolong felt several deadly crises when he approached the opponent's steel floating island! He even faintly felt the aura of evil gods! But these dangers were well restrained and there was no possibility of outbreak. The people above, It doesn't seem to be affected by the evil god."

"Evil God?!"

"They also have evil gods there."

The Jin civilization does not believe in gods, they only believe in their ancestors, but there are too many civilizations on the Yanghe River that believe in offering sacrifices to evil gods.

This can't help them not being careful.

Many civilizations are like lunatics. As long as they realize that you are weaker than them, they will go to war directly, plunder the population, and sacrifice to evil gods.

"Yes, but the aura of the evil god is very weak, which is different from the normal one. Master Jiaolong guesses...may have been suppressed! Or it is in an unknown state."

"Master Jiaolong thought the opponent was very powerful, so he didn't investigate in detail... After a few glances from a distance, he left."

The old emperor squinted his eyes and suppressed the evil god. This information is really important!

Lord Shenlong once suppressed and even killed the evil god, but that was the heyday of Shenlong.

Now Shenlong is seriously injured, only a few flood dragons are left.

Although Lord Jiaolong is strong, he cannot be compared with Shenlong.

Therefore, what the Minister of Animal Taming meant was that if conflicts could not arise, try not to cause conflicts.

On the side of the Sea of ​​Clouds, even the evil gods are directly suppressed. If they don't use the Shenlong, it won't be enough to fight at all.Even, even if the half-dead Shenlong is dispatched, it can't defeat the opponent...

"What's more, the other party has artillery... Cannons that can be fired at a distance of tens of kilometers. Although we only saw dozens of artillery, as a technological civilization, there should be these things... Hundreds of thousands of artillery, all It's possible. Hey!"

No matter how high the IQ is, the top leaders of the Jin civilization cannot really understand the power of modern weapons without enough knowledge.Their understanding of modern weapons, at most, stays at the level of cannon shooting in the Qing Dynasty.The artillery of the [-]-ton destroyer is actually only worth visiting.In a real fight, the rocket launchers and missiles hidden in the cabin are much stronger than artillery.

But even with insufficient knowledge, Jin Wenming still felt that he was being crushed.

Under the pressure of absolute strength, the top management of Jin Wenming fell silent.

"Zhao Yi, do you think they are good or evil?" The old emperor took another deep breath and asked.

"It should be... most of them have good intentions." Zhao Yi pondered for a while, then said cautiously.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because..." Zhao Yi smiled wryly, because the parrot responsible for the translation had picked up on him in the middle of the process, so that the communication between the two parties was very difficult.

The accident happened on the side of the Jin Empire, which is actually a very impolite behavior.

If you switch to some civilizations that are not very friendly in the first place, maybe you will be in trouble because of this.

But Yun Hai did not show any signs of impatience. The two sides chatted stumblingly for more than an hour before completing the first transaction.

And judging from the other party's expression, they seemed quite satisfied, and they didn't deliberately make things difficult for them.

"Although this reason is not sufficient, it also means something to a certain extent... They are a very patient and cautious civilization."

General Zhao said again: "Besides, the other party is obviously interested in our strange beast, so he proposed to buy that parrot. We can still give some trading chips..."

"Only if we are willing to do it."

Another minister also said: "Your Majesty, this will involve a bigger issue. Is the status of the alien beast higher, or the status of the people of Jin?"

"Trading with the other party, we should be able to gain something."

The old emperor was in a bit of trouble. If it was placed a few decades ago, the strange beasts would definitely be higher than the common people.The common people catch a lot, but the number of strange beasts is not much.

But now... the population is only over 1, and people will turn into ghosts after death. When the man gets angry, blood splatters five steps, this sentence is not a joke!Some people committed suicide when they couldn't survive, and more people were involved. Therefore, the status of civilians has been greatly improved. Their Great Jin Empire really cannot withstand a civil strife.

Therefore, only development is the last word!

The minister also said: "According to the results of the divination, there is not much conflict between us, and the possibility of war is indeed not high. In addition, the other party does not sacrifice to the evil god and suppresses the evil god. Further exchanges are possible. So...so, we shouldn't miss this opportunity, even if we sell some...strange beasts."

The other conservatives immediately objected, "But the blood of the dragon is in the body of the strange beast!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty, if we sell the alien beast, Shenlong will disappoint us!!"

Someone else shouted with a flushed face: "It's better to seize the opportunity than to die in the future! Some pedantic traditions should have been changed a long time ago!"

"A strange beast is a strange beast, so what does it have to do with Shenlong!"

People argued fiercely.

Along the way, the pedantry and arrogance of the Great Jin Empire have long since disappeared.

In the earliest days, they thought that they were the center of the universe, the Great Jin Empire, rich in products and everything, and all outside the Great Jin were barbarians.But after a catastrophe, they were beaten by reality, and Shenlong was in danger, so they had no such idea for a long time.

In order to survive, the human beings here had to change many past traditions, and their thinking became more civilized.

A civilization that doesn't know how to change, in a cruel environment, was immediately swept into the trash can of history...

Hearing everyone's argument, the old emperor coughed and did not speak immediately.

He also didn't know if Master Shenlong would be angry if he sold the alien beast.

"But with Lord Shenlong's sympathy, there must be no problem..."

After so many years of contact, the old emperor faintly felt that Shenlong was inseparable from their entire civilization.As a kind of spiritual totem, the dragon exists because of the existence of the Jin civilization. Once the Jin civilization dies, the dragon will also die.

Otherwise, with Shenlong's ability, he could abandon all of them and leave, just find a place to hide, there is no need to help them all the time, so that he did not leave even though he was seriously injured.

Of course, this is just the old emperor's true thoughts, even if it is his status, he does not dare to slander Lord Shenlong behind his back.

That's disrespectful.

The wound on Shenlong's abdomen was affected by some mysterious force, and it has not healed for a long time, and blood is constantly flowing out.The blood flowing from the strange beast is actually obtained in this way.

With Jin Wenming's medical level, this wound cannot be treated at all, so Shenlong has been lingering on his last breath.

"If technological civilization is traded to better medical facilities... Maybe, is there really a possibility of treatment?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help tapping the table with his fingers lightly, a hint of longing rose in his heart.

Chapter 487

The Great Jin Empire knew too little about technological civilization.

The unknown, of course, means fear.

Shenlong was injured and nearly comatose, and the strength of Jin State fell to the lowest point.

On the other hand, there is the problem of exploring new continents.

It will be dark in more than two months, and they must consider survival in the dark.According to the results of divination, in the current direction of progress, there is a very high probability that there will be a new continent!

If you explore together with a powerful technological civilization, you can also take greater risks.

Although Jin Wenming is not considered strong, it is not considered weak either. There are many things that can be resolved safely.However, if we can cooperate with technological civilization, the risk will inevitably be smaller...

The Great Jin Empire can't afford the next disaster.

Thinking of this, the old emperor made up his mind: "The trouble is serious. Two days later, Gu...go to the other party's big ship in person to negotiate with the technological civilization!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!" The ministers below shouted after hearing the old emperor's decision.

Even the generals who stood silent on the side expressed their objections with blushing faces.

"Your Majesty, no! Think twice!"

The emperor of Jin civilization is not only the emperor, but also controls the high-end combat power in the ancestral ancestral hall - those bronze coffins.Without the blood of the old emperor, those bronze coffins cannot be opened.

Even the emperor has the right to communicate with the dragon and can understand the language of the dragon.

And the wealth and lives of their entire civilization are closely related to Shenlong.

The successors of the next generation are still young, if something happens to the old emperor, the whole Jin country will be involved!

Seeing the opposition from so many ministers Qi Sensen, the old emperor could only back down a step. He bit the bullet and said, "Gu won't show his face in person, but just act as an envoy and make suggestions from behind. That's okay, right? If you don’t make inroads between countries, you all think that the other party can communicate with a little bit of goodwill, so why are you going back on your word now? It’s just trade, so what’s the risk?”

"The trade with scientific and technological civilization involves the health of Shenlong, and it is also related to the future exploration of the mainland. Can you make a decision with just a few of your envoys?"

Everyone was silent. Indeed, this matter is too big, and it is difficult to decide just by sending a few representatives.

It is impossible for them to come back to discuss it after they get the news, and then reply in the past.

Above the Yang River, time counts as life, and there are only more than two months before darkness.If you negotiate for half a month or a month, no one knows whether that powerful technological civilization will lose patience. For the Jin civilization, this kind of negotiation speed is too slow.

"How about... divination for good and bad luck?" A minister said, "Summon the fortune teller."

Divination can only obtain a very small amount of information and may not be accurate, but it is also an important reference.In the Jin Empire, the status of divination lineage is very high.

"No!" General Zhao cupped his hands and strode out of the room.

Next, according to the old emperor's summons, a white-haired old man who was proficient in gossip and divination entered the palace.

Behind the old man were a few younger juniors, the oldest one looked over 40 years old, and the younger one was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his expression was quite clever.

After the group saluted the emperor, the white-haired old man began to throw the tortoise shell mutteringly.The color of the turtle shell is actually white.

"Go!"