Chapter 940: embassy

As the breeze blew through the imperial garden, Schroeder couldn't help but shiver.
This time he felt nervous in front of the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom, because he found that he could not use what he had learned to guess what the emperor was thinking.
"I can promise this on behalf of His Majesty the King." Schroeder said solemnly.
Before he came to Great Chongqing, he got the bottom line of the deal from Ferrie II. In fact, because Prussia and Great Chongqing are too far apart, and the cooperation between the two cannot endanger each other, it will only benefit.
"That's very good." Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun and the others looked at each other, like a fox eating a chicken, and Schroeder obviously didn't realize the hidden trap.
The money of Great Yu is currency in Great Yu and you can buy things, but in Prussia, it is equivalent to waste paper. Prussians may not accept it, so this feature will put Prussia at a disadvantage in trade.
They must use the currency of Great Chongqing to buy goods from Great Chongqing. In this way, Great Chongqing only needs to buy Prussian resources at low prices, and sell industrial products at high prices to maintain a high trade surplus.
Having negotiated the first step of cooperation, Schroeder became bolder, and he directly said: "We want to obtain the firearm manufacturing technology and steam engine technology of the country of Da Yu, hope your Majesty can achieve it?"
As soon as Schroeder's voice fell, the officials were first unhappy. They whispered one by one, obviously dissatisfied with Prussia's greed.
Xiao Ming took the tea and took a sip, the smile on his face thickened.
He understands that the changes that have taken place in the country can no longer be concealed, whether it is railways, steam locomotives or bicycles, factories roaring with steam engines, warships driven by steam engines, or weapons carried by soldiers.
Anyone from other countries can see and understand these as long as they enter the country of Da Yu. After all, Western merchants have been living in trade ports like Dengzhou all year round.
From the newspapers, it is easy to get relevant news from the mouths of the people of Dayu.
However, these things are the basis of the prosperity of the country, how could he give the Prussians the technology he is using?
Even if he believes in the sincerity of the Prussians, once the technology reaches Europe, it will be easily stolen by others.
And the most important thing is that once the Prussians learn the technology, they no longer need the country of Da Yu. This is a reason for the disciples of the church to starve the master to death.
At that time, what can he use to restrain the stronger Prussia?
Therefore, he immediately rejected Schroeder's proposal. For him, the best way at present is to let Prussia buy ready-made industrial products from Great Chongqing and cultivate a group of Prussian comprador forces in Prussia.
Thinking of this, he frowned and shook his head resolutely, "Emissary Schroeder, your request is too demanding, and I can't promise you. Whether it is gun manufacturing technology or steam engine technology, it is the foundation of the great power of the country."
Schroeder's eyes dimmed a bit when he heard the words. Of course he knew that his request was excessive, but negotiations have always been to ask for a high price first and then talk slowly.
"This is really regrettable, so what does your majesty mean?"
"Like the Dutch, we are willing to sell firearms, steam engines and other industrial products to your country." Xiao Ming said lightly. Regardless of whether the Prussian can crack the gun and steam engine technology, he must first make the first money.
"Does it include steam locomotives and battleships?" Schroeder asked tentatively.
"No, this is the advanced technology of Dayu State, which is not within the scope of the transaction." Xiao Ming's tone became a little harsh.
Schroeder nodded. He now has a plan. What Da Yuguo sold to them is not the most advanced technology. Although it is a bit regrettable, it is better than nothing for him.
"Well, I hope that your majesty can give us a detailed purchase order for us to choose." Schroeder finally said.
Xiao Ming motioned to Li Kaiyuan at this time. Li Kaiyuan brought a booklet to Schroeder, and under the cooperation of the translator, he negotiated with Schroeder.
Pang Yukun shook his head at this time, "The emperor, is this Prussia really reliable?"
"There are only interests between countries. They are not reliable and unreliable. Now we need Prussia to create chaos in Europe, so we will help him. If Prussia becomes stronger a few years later, we will have to find ways to repair him. Maybe at that time France made us again As the ally of China, international affairs are ever-changing, and you, the chief minister of the cabinet, need to be more flexible. Now domestic affairs have to be handled, and these foreign affairs have to be handled." Xiao Ming said sternly.
Pang Yukun's face blushed. He never thought that a scholar like him would one day interact with these Western Yidi, but now the situation in Da Yu is happening too fast, and sometimes he can't keep up.
The discussion between Schroeder and Li Kaiyuan lasted for more than ten minutes and then ended. Li Kaiyuan gave the booklet to Xiao Ming at this time, which marked the industrial products Schroeder wanted to buy.
There were 100 first-generation reciprocating steam engines in Dayu, 10,000 conquered muskets, 60 field guns, and some ammunition.
In addition to these important industrial products, Schroeder bought some special products of the great Yu country, such as tea, porcelain, silk and the like.
Rolling his eyes, Xiao Ming handed the book to Li Kaiyuan. Obviously, Schroeder had made careful calculations and the things he bought were also purposeful.
However, from this point, he is also enough to see how much Europe now loves tea, porcelain, and other traditional products of the country of Chongqing, because these things also account for a major share in the trade between the Dutch and the country of Chongqing.
But he believes that with the improvement of the industrial level of Great Chongqing, Europe will buy more and more industrial products of Great Chongqing ~ EbookFREE.me~ After all, the industrial gap is not too wide.
Once the power revolution begins, Dayu will be able to take the lead in technology.
"That's it." Xiao Ming said loudly.
Schroeder smiled. Although the scale of this trade is small, it is a big step for Prussia.
Because for him, he is not so relieved of Dayu, but even so, he has made up his mind to continue to maintain a good relationship with Dayu.
At the same time, he secretly vowed in his heart that he must find a way to obtain the most advanced technology from Great Yu, even if the exchange is for Prussia to attack France.
After pondering for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, in order to maintain the friendship between Prussia and the country of Great Yu, I implore your Majesty to leave a permanent envoy in your country so that you can exchange issues between the two countries at any time. I hope your majesty will complete it.
Xiao Ming nodded. He felt it was time to formalize foreign affairs, so he said: "In this case, I will allow you to purchase a piece of land. The building built on this piece of land is called an embassy."