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Chapter 1665 A Noble Addicted to New Technology
The scheduled departure date of the Zhili Fleet and the Fourth Fleet from the Mediterranean was postponed because the Medici family from central Italy visited Chu Yun. The two sides did not know what they were discussing, so that Chu Yun decided to stay longer in Malta a few days.

"Hannah, do you really want to reject the marriage of the Medici family? I heard that the Chinese plan to send a fleet to station in the Mediterranean Sea. You can apply to serve in the Mediterranean Fleet. By then, you will be an officer of their Mediterranean Fleet , and a member of the Medici family, and a knight of our Knights Hospitaller, his status can be quite prominent." The grand master Castella once again confirmed her thoughts to her sister, who was delaying the trip because of Chu Yun's announcement of the fleet And was able to spend a few more days with her brother.

"Brother, do you think the Huaxia people will allow their officers to have a close relationship with the Medici family? Will that be considered by them as stealing from others?" Hannah said.

"Your words are not bad..." Castella really thought about it. If Hannah married into the Medici family, she would definitely think of the Medici family. The Admiralty might not trust such a person.

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany of the Medici family has not yet had any diplomatic activities with China. It is neither an enemy nor a friend, and the top management of the Navy Department must not be infiltrated by the Medici family.

"But don't tell me you've never married? Didn't the oriental businessman who cheated you do anything to you?" Castella asked.

"Of course it doesn't matter, he already has a family. And I haven't seen him for several years." Hannah said.

"That's good. It's a pity to miss the opportunity to marry into the Medici family, but the Medici family is no longer the Medici family they used to be, and they will inevitably decline. Now it is the Chinese people who are in the limelight. If you can If we have a good relationship with them, then our Hospital Knights will be able to feel like a fish in water. This time we can take back Rhodes Island and have an explanation to the previous grand masters. The Chinese people have helped us a lot. If you have someone you like in the east, As long as the other party's status is not low, then tell me that I am also qualified to see their consul, and I only need to ask him. This is not only good for you, but also good for our Knights." Castella Said.

"The person I'm interested in..." Hannah thought for a while, and it seemed that she didn't have deep contact with other people except for the students in the naval training hall.

Chu Yun was negotiating with the Medici family, and because of an opportunity, he came up with the idea of ​​diplomacy and trade with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany ruled by Ferdinand II.

The head of the Medici family, Ferdinand II, was obsessed with new technologies. His collection had all kinds of hygrometers, barometers, and thermometers, not only from Galileo, but also from other scientists. Installed telescopes in his own palace, Palazzo Pitti.

When he saw Chu Yun take out the military binoculars and pencils used by officers of the Kyushu Army, he exclaimed amazingly, together with other things that did not belong to this era, it made Ferdinand II completely forget that he was here to promote the relationship between his brother and his brother. Instead of marrying the Knights of the Hospital, he was obsessed with discussing new technologies with Chu Yun.

His obsession with new technologies made him deeply shocked by Chu Yun's description of the steam engines, trains, and electric lights that appeared in the East, and he kept asking Chu Yun.

The new technology described by Chu Yun made Ferdinand II feel close to Chu Yun, and then Chu Yun took the opportunity to propose the idea of ​​establishing diplomacy and trade with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Venice, the Papal States, Genoa, Sicily, and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany are all Italian powers. Venice has established diplomatic relations and trade. If the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Medici family are taken down, the influence of Chinese merchants in Italy will be even greater .

When Ferdinand II saw that Chu Yun was also a "fellow man" who was obsessed with new technologies, he felt more cordial, and even agreed to establish diplomatic relations and trade, but the premise was that he hoped to send an envoy to the East to observe these new technologies and bring back some industries. Pin returned to Florence in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

So the two sides hit it off, and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with a population of 70 in Italy, became the second country in the Mediterranean to establish diplomatic relations.

This is something Chu Yun never thought of.

But it seems natural.

Chu Yun himself paid great attention to commercial interests, while the Venetian merchants and the Medici family paid more attention to commercial interests. It is normal to establish diplomatic and trade relations with them first.The Medici family agreed so readily. It may not just be that Ferdinand II was interested in new technologies. The Medici family also needed to discover new opportunities to revitalize the declining family.

On the contrary, the Papal State is more stubborn and not only considers commercial interests, it has not established diplomatic relations with Chu Yun and the others.

Ferdinand II was going to rule in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He couldn't go to the East to see the new technology in person, so he had to send his younger brother Leopoldo to lead a dozen people as envoys to follow Chu Yun and their fleet to the East. Travel, and bring back some industrial products that symbolize new technologies by the way.

The return journey was delayed in Malta for five days before Chu Yun and Ferdinand II discussed the details of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

After negotiations with the Medici family, the expeditionary force was finally leaving the island of Malta.

Castella, the grand master of the Knights Hospitaller, personally brought hundreds of knights to the pier to see him off.

For the Knights of the Hospitaller, this group of outsiders from outside the Mediterranean helped them retake Rhode Island and defeat the Ottoman Empire, and they were the saviors of the Knights.

"Are you crying?" Standing on the deck of the Zheng He, Zheng Chenggong saw the vice-captain Hannah boarding the ship after saying goodbye to Castella, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"My elder brother protected me for more than ten years after my parents passed away." Hannah looked towards the peaceful island of Malta.

"You still have the opportunity to see him often. Our people will soon dig the Grand Canal in Egypt, and the distance between the East and the West will be shortened by thousands of kilometers." Zheng Chenggong said.

"You don't have to comfort me. It will take at least 10 years to dig a canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea across the desert in Egypt, not including the exploration and organization of manpower," Hannah said.

Zheng Chenggong smiled irrefutably: "I heard that a family from some grand duchy wants to marry you, why didn't you agree to them?"

"I also want to agree to them, but Master Captain, I am now an officer of the Admiralty, and I will serve in the fleet according to the assignment of the Admiralty." Hannah said quietly.

(End of this chapter)