Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 648 Who Stole Daming's Steam Engine

On the railway line from Wubei City to the capital city, the trains come and go, and the busyness is simply staggering.

Carinho was sitting on the luxurious special train, his whole body was already stunned from shock.

He just looked at the scene that was flying by outside the window, with his mouth open and his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief.

Along the way, he was really overwhelmed by the power of the Ming Empire.

At first, the scale of the grid city alone shocked him.

You know, they took a speedboat and galloped on the river for nearly three hours, and both sides of the big river are full of neat grid cities and densely packed wharfs!
So how many cities are connected together?

To be honest, he didn't even count.

He estimated that there were at least fifty or sixty.

At this moment, all the cities in Spain don't add up to fifty or sixty!

The Ming Empire unexpectedly gathered so many cities on both sides of a single river.

What kind of national power is this?
There is also the bridge over a kilometer on the river, the strange ship over a hundred meters in the sky that day, and this unimaginably luxurious steam train.

It was as if he had seen all of this in a dream.

Do these really exist in reality?

Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe it!
Seeing his appearance, Taichang couldn't help saying proudly: "How is it? Daming's development is not bad, right?"

Where is this possible?
Everything he saw along the way was beyond his imagination.

Carlinio couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty, I really didn't expect that the Ming Empire has become so powerful."

There's more you didn't expect.

Taichang immediately said solemnly: "The reason why I show you this is because I regard you as one of my own. If you go back to Brazil or Europe, you can't just tell others what you saw."

Of course Carinho knew that many of the things he saw were secrets.

None of the continental European countries knew about this.

At least, he hadn't heard any rumors about these things.

This proves that the Ming Empire deliberately kept it secret.

The problem, there is something that is not a secret anymore.

This has to be explained to the emperor quickly, otherwise, the emperor will think that he leaked the secret!

Thinking of this, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you may not know that someone stole the secrets of the Ming Empire and sold them in European countries."

Ah!
Now it was Taichang's turn to be surprised.

He couldn't help asking: "What secret? Who is selling it?"

Carinho thought for a while, and then slowly said: "This minister is not very clear, I just heard that someone stole some steam machinery or something from the Ming Empire. It is said that this thing is related to The flying ships of your Ming Empire have a lot to do with it."

Damn, who is this? He stole the steam engine and sold it in Europe!
It seems that not all the steam engines lost in the Northwest were stolen by Jiannu.

It is very possible that someone fished in troubled waters, learned how to build slaves, stole the steam engine, and tried to transport it out.

No way, money can turn ghosts around!

The value of the steam engine is simply incalculable. It is estimated that a steam engine that drives a waterwheel can be sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels.

The value of this thing is known to anyone who knows a little bit about it!
Sometimes, the greed of human nature is unimaginable. Let alone tens of thousands of taels, even if there are thousands of taels, someone will risk their lives to steal it.

Alas, careless.

At this time, it is useless to think about these things. People have already stolen the steam engines and transported them to Europe.

Taichang thought for a while, and then asked again: "Do you know how many are there, and which countries have bought them?"

Carinho said with some embarrassment: "This humble minister really doesn't know, but it seems that the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France, which are against the Habsburg alliance, all have them. Even our majesty the king is trying to buy them."

Alas, no way.

In fact, Taichang knew very well that unless he kept the steam engine hidden for civilian use, otherwise, sooner or later, the secret would be leaked.

The waterwheel used for disaster relief in the Northwest is a bit sloppy.

However, at that time, he had no other choice.

If the waterwheel driven by steam is not used, the disaster situation in the northwest cannot be solved, which is the livelihood problem of tens of millions of people!

At that time, he didn't have much money, and he didn't have much territory, so he could only find a way to solve it on the spot.

However, he was already mentally prepared for the leak of the steam machine.

It is impossible to keep this thing a secret forever. Even if he keeps this secret forever, someone in Europe can develop it by himself.

He just didn't expect that someone would dare to steal Daming's steam engine and sell it in Europe.

Damn!
Who is this him?

Don't let me catch you, let me catch you, and I'll take your skin off!

Taichang gritted his teeth secretly, and then pretended to be calm and said: "Well, this is nothing, you have also seen, how far Da Ming has developed, it is impossible for them to catch up with Da Ming."

He said so in his mouth, but he had already begun to think about how to clean up the European countries.

Continental countries have always been a confidant, and now that people have bought steam engines, the disaster is even greater. We must quickly find a way to clean up the European countries!

Daming should be so domineering right now.

There is no way for Da Ming to keep the secret of the steam engine forever, but he can deal with those who have mastered the technology of the steam engine.

Whoever has mastered the technology of the steam engine will be dealt with, Jiannu will be dealt with if he has mastered the technology of the steam engine, and countries in the continent of Europe will be dealt with if they have mastered the technology of the steam engine!

Only in this way can Daming remain invincible.

So, how to clean up the European countries?
Naturally, this needs to be well planned.

Just like cleaning up Jiannu, it would definitely not work to send troops directly and push them all the way.

Because the European countries are too far away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, no matter whether they go from the west or the east, they are tens of thousands of miles away. Moreover, the European countries are not as vulnerable as Jiannu.

The population of the European countries is unknown how many times larger than Jiannu, and their weapons and equipment are also many times stronger than Jiannu.

More importantly, there are countless warships and armed merchant ships.

It is almost impossible to flatten the European countries across tens of thousands of miles in one fell swoop, unless a large supply base can be established near the European continent, which can produce muskets, artillery, ammunition, and even warships and other weapons and equipment.

Otherwise, once it is not flattened in one fell swoop, it will be in a dilemma.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to use the method of dealing with slaves to flatten them all at once, at least, it is unrealistic at this moment.

So what to do?

Taichang couldn't help but frowned and thought.

Seeing this, Carinho didn't dare to say anything.

In fact, he roughly guessed that the reason why Daming was able to develop like this should be due to that steam machine.

Now that such an important thing has been stolen, His Majesty the Emperor of Ming must naturally find a way to deal with it.

Along the way, he wisely stopped chattering, and Taichang didn't say anything to him, and the two just sat opposite each other silently until the train came to the station east of the capital.

At this time, Taichang finally spoke.

He directly said to Wang Cheng'en who was standing by the side: "Cheng'en, send a fast horse to inform the Ministry of Rites, and send someone to wait in the Huitong hall. A distinguished guest has arrived."

After that, he took Carinho and walked outside.

The Huitong Pavilion is the place where the Ming court specially received envoys from various countries.

In recent years, the vassal state of Ming Dynasty paid more tribute than before. In order to show the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty, the Huitong Hall was also demolished and rebuilt.

It can be said that apart from the imperial palace, it should be the most comfortable place to live in the Huitong Hall.

Naturally, it was impossible for Taichang to bring Carinho to live in the palace, so he wanted to leave him directly in the same hall and let the Ministry of Rites greet him well.

Huitong Hall is roughly on the south side of East Chang'an Street, behind the Liubu Yamen, and directly opposite the Imperial Academy.

Although it was not a very convenient way for them to go from the train station in the east of the capital, they didn't have to go too far.

For about a quarter of an hour, Taichang took Carinho to the gate of Huitong Hall in a carriage.

At this time, Zou Weilian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was already waiting at the gate with a group of officials.

The emperor said that it was a distinguished guest, so he naturally did not dare to neglect.

However, when Taichang took Carinho out of the carriage, he was stunned.

Isn't this guy the original Spanish messenger?

I heard that this guy is also the overseas governor of Spain.

Question, this guy is just an overseas governor of the European barbarians, what kind of distinguished guest is he?

To put it bluntly, in terms of status and status, this guy is not even as good as a servant of the Eight Departments!

Zou Weilian was stunned for a moment, but he still led a group of officials to meet him, bowed his hands respectfully and said: "My humble servants see the emperor."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then said to Carlino: "You stay here first, and I will discuss with the ministers to see how to help you solve the problem of the Brazilian colony. Don't worry, it will only take a few days at most. There must be results."

Well, it took him several months to come all the way, and a few days is really nothing.

Carinho hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Taichang nodded slightly, then said to Zou Weilian: "Dehui, send someone to greet you."

At this moment Zou Weilian was dumbfounded.

This guy can actually speak Daming official dialect, and he can speak it so clearly.

what's the situation?
He beckoned to one of the principals under him in a daze, and exhorted a few words in a feigned manner, and then the chief took Carinho in respectfully.

To be honest, he really didn't understand why the emperor called him a distinguished guest.

He stared at Carinho's back and thought for a while, until this guy disappeared into the gate of the guild hall, then he turned around and said carefully: "Your Majesty, this person seems to be the former Spanish envoy. I heard that he It's just an overseas governor, why should we be so polite to him, could it be that he was promoted after returning."

Hey, you don't understand this.

Taichang smiled slightly, and then pretended to be profound: "The king of Spain didn't give him any promotion, but I am going to make him a king."

What does this mean?
The emperor actually wanted to make a Spaniard king!

Where can this Spaniard be king?

Zou Weilian was even more confused when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)