Iron Dynasty

"Rod, I didn't expect we would meet again."

At the gate of Qingzhou City, officials from the Foreign Affairs Office led by Tang Wenjie are waiting for a mission from Europe.

According to a telegram sent from Guangzhou, the scale of the European mission this time is unprecedented. Five countries including Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal sent envoys at the same time.

Although I have lived in Qingzhou for a long time, it is quite uncomfortable to come to Luode again.

Once their relationship with this eastern empire was as close as a lover, and the trade between the two countries was enough to allow the Dutch to live a prosperous life.

But now all the Dutch colonies in Asia have fallen into the hands of the Eastern Empire, trade has been completely interrupted, and relations have reached a freezing point.

"Minister Tang, don't make fun of me. I hope that after this war, our relationship can be restored to what it used to be." Rod said bitterly.

After returning to the Netherlands, he received an unprecedented neglect in the Netherlands, but he was reactivated after the defeat of the Allied Forces. After all, he was very familiar with the Eastern Empire and was the most suitable candidate.

Standing by Rod's side, Brook and Henry, the two of them looked complicated. Recalling the failure of their first visit, they are still a little bit brooding.

Thinking of the shrewd emperor of the Chinese Empire, the two added another layer of frustration.

In addition to three familiar faces, Tang Wenjie greeted the envoys from Spain and Portugal. Portugal and Spain obviously played supporting roles in this mission, and they had the fewest people.

"Please! The emperor is already waiting for you in the Royal Garden." Tang Wenjie said with a smile, with a proud smile on his face.

This is the self-confidence brought by a strong country.

Luo Luo looked into Qingzhou City with a look of expectation. When he was living in Qingzhou, there were changes almost every day. After such a long time, he was a little itchy.

Leading the people into Qingzhou City, Luo Luo didn't accidentally see the surprise. At this time, the cement road in Qingzhou was being repaired, the former cement road was pried open, and the construction workers were laying a black material.

This material is like black rubber mixed with sand, and you can feel the hot temperature and pungent smell even if you stand far away.

To pave this kind of roads are two huge machines, which emit black smoke. After a machine flattens the material in front, the following machine will compact the material firmly.

They can imagine the weight of this machine just by seeing the huge metal cast roller in front of this machine.

The mission's schedule stopped here, and everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the strange scene in front of them.

Especially the roaring huge machinery made them frightened.

"Director Tang, what is this?" Rod swallowed.

Tang Wenjie casually said: "This is the asphalt road that is being paved. The cement road is too ugly, and it is also easy to break, so the empire is ready to replace the main road of the empire with an asphalt road."

"Asphalt? What is this?" Everyone talked.

Tang Wenjie said bluntly, "This bitumen is a chemical material extracted from petroleum."

Now that the scientific foundation of the empire has been firmly established, there is no need to hide some superficial things. Speaking appropriately can shock the enemy.

After all, even if all the technology is sent to Europe, they would have to spend a lot of time to catch up with the empire today.

Luo Luode shook his head slightly, "I don't feel like I'm out of date when I return to Qingzhou one day."

Excited for a while, everyone continued to walk inside, bypassing the road that was under construction in front, and the road that had been built a few days later.

It was shocking for everyone to walk on the flat asphalt road, which is very comfortable to walk on compared to the cement road.

Rod noticed the white and yellow straight lines on the road. These straight lines divided the road into two halves. He couldn't help asking, "What is this again?"

"Road wire." Tang Wenjie once again threw out the vocabulary that made Rohde unfamiliar. In his explanation, everyone gradually understood the function of this thing.

"It's amazing." Although they stood in a hostile perspective, Brook and Henry still praised them.

The two of them looked at the bicycles on the road and said: "Last time we came here, there were not many bicycles. I didn't expect that ordinary people in Qingzhou can afford bicycles. This road is specially prepared for bicycles. Just why Do they only ride outside the white lines on both sides of the road?"

Tang Wenjie laughed and said, "You are wrong. This road is not built for bicycles, please see!"

After all, he asked the people of the mission to stand on both sides of the road because a row of cars was approaching them.

These cars are all black, with a small golden dragon flag hung in front of the cars, which are specially used to pick up and drop off missions.

The envoys could no longer be surprised at this time. They looked at the fast approaching car like a god.

The main means of transportation in Europe is still a horse-drawn carriage. One can imagine how surprised they were when they saw this kind of car that does not require horses but runs as fast as a steam locomotive.

The car quickly stopped in front of everyone, and Tang Wenjie said: "Everyone, there are still twenty miles to the palace, so please take a car."

"Car!" Rod really didn't want to ask, because it would only show his ignorance.

Brooke and Henry had the same expressions. They used to think that the people of this Eastern Empire were soil buns, but now they found themselves to be soil buns.

Tang Wenjie is very satisfied with the response of these envoys ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ It is necessary to destroy the opponent's psychological defense line before the negotiation, so that they will easily get the bottom hand after the negotiation.

Riding in the same car with Rod, Brook, and Henry, Tang Wenjie opened the chatterbox, "Qingzhou City is developing too fast now, and sometimes I can't keep up. The Qingzhou City Wall you see now is the only city wall left in Qingzhou. Yes, the other three walls have been demolished. Now Qingzhou’s population exceeds 3 million, and the city needs to be expanded.

Brooke and Henry almost wanted to kill them head-on when they heard that, only one Qingzhou has a population of more than three million, which is almost equal to the total population of the Netherlands.

And the cities where they stopped along the way from Guangzhou to Dengzhou were all densely populated, but this was enough to see the terrible strength of the Chinese Empire.

When Tang Wenjie spit, the car turned around and headed towards the imperial city. With the speeding of the car, the scenery of Qingzhou City passed by everyone.

For them, the current Qingzhou has completely got rid of the old appearance of the former folk houses. The urbanization here has not only caught up with London, but also has the potential to surpass. You only need to look at the neat residential areas on both sides and the bustling business in the center of the city. District is enough to understand.

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