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Chapter 1751 French Delegation
In the port of Calais in France, Cardinal Mazarin and his 11-year-old prince are waiting here for the arrival of the Orient.

When the Vostok had already arrived with envoys from the Netherlands, Germany, Northern Europe and other local kingdoms, the French envoys who had been waiting in the Port of Calais for a long time were alarmed.

"Is this an Oriental ship?"

The young French prince followed the cardinal, and he saw a steam ironclad ship that he had never seen in France.

Louis XIV, who should have been called the "Sun King", reigned for 72 years and helped France dominate the continent.But it's hard to say now. It's more likely that he just has a little say in Europe, and it's far from being a hegemony.

In any case, the appearance of the Oriental steamer had a huge impact on his immature world view.

The steel hull of the Vostok was painted black, and it looked like a steel castle floating on the sea. It was obviously not loaded with any artillery, but it was intimidating.

"I will ask His Majesty the King, and he will allow you to go to the East to participate in the World Expo. You have to experience the civilization of the East, and you will be able to learn to deal with the civilization of the East after you ascend the throne." Archbishop Mazaran in red told the crown prince.

"Archbishop, won't you go to the East with me?" Louis XIV asked.

"There are still many aristocrats in the country who are rebelling. They must be suppressed by me. Prince Kong Dai will go with you." Mazaran said.

Prince Condé, who has considerable military power in the Kingdom of France, personally led the French mission this time.

Prince Kong Dai should have been one of the most powerful commanders in Europe in the 17th century, but he had already been taught a lesson by the Holy Alliance led by Sun Chuanting, and he had an inexplicable fear of China.

Prince Condé looked at the Orient, which looked like a fortress on the sea, and felt unspeakable.

"Welcome, French envoys. You are the last guests of our 'Orient' on its current voyage." The captain of the Orient disembarked in person to welcome the French envoys.

"Your ships are really huge. The length of the hull is more than 100 meters, right? Which kingdoms are planning to go to the World Expo?" Mazaran asked.

"Denmark, Sweden, Tsarist Russia, Poland, Brandenburg, Bavaria, Austria, Saxony, Cologne, Netherlands..." the captain of the Vostok made an inventory.

Among the envoys sent by various kingdoms, the highest rank is the king, followed by the duke or other great nobles.

Not any king or duke of any kingdom or principality is willing to take the risk to go to the East. Only Denmark, Sweden, and Brandenburg dare to take such a risk, and few other kingdoms dare to do so.

Tsarist Russia sent princesses, while Poland, Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, and the Netherlands sent nobles.

Even so, the red-clothed Archbishop Mazaran's face was already somewhat cautious.

France has always wanted to gain European hegemony, but France does not have the ability to summon so many kingdoms to send such a grand envoy to participate in a grand event.

This World Expo convened not only the European continent, but also the countries of the East, and its influence was far greater than that of the Continental Confederation, which was soon to be disintegrated.

"Our Crown Prince Louis XIV of France is on a mission to the East, please take care of his safety." Mazaran was a little reconciled that China's influence in Europe was greater than that of France, but he had to accept this fact.

"We will try our best to ensure his safety," said the captain.

Prince Condé took Crown Prince Louis XIV on a small boat, and then boarded the Orient along the gangway of the Orient.

Prince Louis XIV was full of curiosity about the Orient, and looked around when boarding the ship.

"Unbelievable, is this the ironclad ship that defeated us in the Dunkirk naval battle? Why can the steel hull float on the sea?" Prince Condé is different from the young Louis XIV.

Many of Louis XIV are novelties for children, while Prince Condé is wondering why he was defeated before, and inspecting the opponent's iron-clad ships.

The existence of ironclad ships gave European countries a deep sense of despair.Regardless of the firepower of large-caliber artillery or the defensive power of wrought iron armor, ironclad ships far surpassed the galleons of the current European countries.

If there is no way to sink the iron-clad ship, then the entire ocean will always be controlled by the Chinese iron-clad ship.

"This is the eldest son of King Louis XIII. Please take care of me for the next voyage." Prince Condé took Louis XIV to meet the princes and nobles on the Orient.

"The crown prince of the Kingdom of France? That's really terrible. King Louis XIII is really willing... But it doesn't matter. There are two princes in the French royal family. Even if the eldest son has an accident, the second son can take the throne." From the sacred Said the nobles of Austria in the Roman Empire.

"Please pay attention to your wording. His Royal Highness Louis XIV is the legal heir of our King of France." Prince Condé didn't get along very well with Austria.

"Okay, everyone, now is not the time to quarrel. We hope that during the World Expo, the European countries will also temporarily stop fighting. It will take us more than half a year to reach the East. In the next period of time, everyone will not look up. See you down, it's best to keep the peace." The captain of the Dongfang said helplessly.

The relationship between the European countries is too complicated. Each kingdom has territorial and historical disputes with many other kingdoms and duchies. They are united vertically and horizontally. When there is very little unification, the 30-year war has not ended for a long time and wants to continue Start a fight.

Now that the more powerful French envoys have come to the Orient, the Orient is even more lively, or even noisier.

"The ship still has a lot of spare rooms?"

Prince Condé discovered that only nobles with extremely prominent status could stay on the Orient passenger liner, so there are still many empty cabins on the Orient passenger liner.

"We still have ships to go to the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa to pick up people, but at present we have a large steam passenger ship in the Western Ocean, the Orient. When they gather in London, the envoys of the Mediterranean Kingdom will also transfer to the Orient passenger ship. Similarly, when they arrive The Persian Empire, the Kingdom of Bengal, and other places, they will also board the Vostok." The captain explained.

"The Persian Empire... even they want to send envoys to the eastern capital?" Prince Kong Dai was quite surprised.

The World Expo invites not only the European countries, but also the important Asian countries. In a sense, it can indeed be called the World Expo. All influential civilizations are invited, but not Those invited were either small vassals, or backward civilizations that were difficult to even smelt metals.

(End of this chapter)