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Chapter 1801 The Royal Family
"You are finally here. It has been raining for several days without stopping." A young man knocked on the door and walked in. He had black pupils and there were two guards beside him.

They took off their raincoats, and the house became more crowded.

The customs officer in England stood up: "His Majesty the Prince of Wales!"

Prince of Wales, every Crown Prince of England has this title at birth.

Chu Lingyun also stood up, and said to the man who came in, "Zixin, long time no see."

The Prince of Wales, that is, Chu Zixin, Chu Yun's second son, gave Chu Lingyun a big hug: "Brother, it's been a long time. I knew you would come through the telegram, and I have been waiting for a while."

"That's right, you seem to have grown a lot taller." Chu Lingyun also somewhat doted on this younger brother who lived in London all the year round.

The customs officials in England didn’t know who Zheng Chenggong and Chu Lingyun were at first, but when they saw that the crown prince of the Stuart Dynasty and Chu Lingyun were actually brothers, they immediately thought of who Chu Lingyun was—the man in the east Son of a great man!

Chu Zixin asked, "Is your father alright?"

"He is still as full of energy as before, and his condition is very good, and his mothers are still the same as before." Chu Lingyun replied, "This is the captain of the steam ironclad ship 'Wu' of our Beiyang Fleet, Lieutenant Colonel of the Navy. Zheng Chenggong."

Chu Zixin cupped his hands to Zheng Chenggong: "Lieutenant Colonel Zheng, nice to meet you."

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, it is my honor to meet you."

"We are here this time to send invitations to the second World Expo to all countries in advance. We hope to promote new industrial products and negotiate the laying of wires on the territories of various continental kingdoms. The dawn of industrial civilization should Shine the world." Chu Lingyun said.

"Well, many kingdoms should actively cooperate this time. Although wars are still breaking out in Europe, there are also kingdoms reflecting on whether they should use means other than military to compete."

Chu Zixin has just grown up, started to manage affairs, and also began to participate in some affairs.

After all, he was going to be King of the United Kingdom in the future.

Chu Lingyun talked with the Prince of Wales about the past, but some people around him rarely heard the conversation between the two.

Then Chu Zixin personally took Chu Lingyun to Whitehall Palace, where Queen Sophia of the United Kingdom wanted to see Chu Lingyun.

As Chu Yun's concubine, Sophia can be regarded as his concubine.

"You look more and more like your father when you grow up." Sophia couldn't help sighing after seeing Chu Lingyun.

Chu Lingyun was still a little immature before, but after several years of experience, he gradually acquired the temperament of his father, which made Sophia fall in love with the scene.

"My lord father asked me to say hello to you, little lady, and also entrusted me with a gift." Chu Lingyun took out the gift entrusted by his father.

Sophia was obviously a little surprised. She didn't expect Chu Yun to entrust his eldest son to bring the gift.

She stayed in the Oriental capital for a year after the end of the first World Expo, and returned to England at the urging of the Congress and the cabinet.

She opened an exquisite box, which contained a diamond ring from an Indian diamond mine, and she couldn't help being a little delighted: "Is your father okay?"

"Xiao Niang often talks with Father, so she should be very familiar with Father's situation. I don't need to say more." Chu Lingyun said.

Sophia blushed slightly when she was told that since the telephone line was installed in England, the Eastern Capital and the City of London have been able to use tools other than the telegraph, that is, the telephone for oral communication.

Of course, at this time, the telephone was still very old and inefficient, but it was a cross-generational invention. After the telephone line was connected to England two years ago, Sophia often used it to communicate with Chu Yun.

"Your father sent you to be in charge of inviting ambassadors from various countries. Did he intend to make you a diplomatic ambassador? What position do you hold in the Ministry of Rites?" Sophia talked about the business.

"Assistant to the director of the Ministry of Rites and Foreign Affairs Department." Chu Lingyun said.

"Assistant to the director, that's quite a job. Which kingdom do you plan to visit first on this trip? The Kingdom of France?" Sophia asked.

"Yes, the Kingdom of France." Chu Lingyun said.

As the most powerful kingdom in continental Europe, the Kingdom of France still has nearly 2000 million people. Excluding hostilities, the local area is still a huge market, second only to India, Ottoman, and Persia, which have more populations.

Apart from London, Chu Lingyun's first stop was Paris.

London is not the first stop because the royal family is still its own, and Queen's College is a pro-China faction, as long as Chu Yunyao let him know.

Sophia left Chu Lingyun to dine in the royal family, and at the same time his younger brothers Chu Zixin and Chu Weier were at the table.

Chu Wei'er, also known as Princess Victoria, has turned 12 years old at this time, and will soon be slim, and she is completely different from the little princess with a baby voice back then.

"Big Brother, Dad sent you here, did you bring us any small gifts?" Chu Wei'er asked.

"Well...of course there is." Chu Lingyun put down his chopsticks, and then gave a box of gifts to Chu Wei'er.

Inside the box was a valuable handkerchief.

"The United Kingdom has also imported thousands of cars in the past few years, but you can't see any cars on the streets when it rains. The development of coal mining and iron smelting has increased coal production in England several times in the past few years. Times, by the way, helped me solve some unemployment problems. Although I can't keep up with the pace of Huaxia, but everyone can have a full stomach, which is much better than before. For ordinary people, being able to fill their stomachs is a It is a satisfying thing, but the nobles, country gentry, and businessmen are more difficult to deal with. It is one thing to use them well, and another thing to use them poorly." Sophia said to Chu Lingyun at the dinner table about the past few years Some of her experience, as a person who manages the United Kingdom, she has some experience, "I plan to let the new son learn to manage the affairs of the kingdom, so that even if I am not in England in the future, he can take on the responsibility of the king."

"Mother, I don't want to take care of things so soon. I just came out of the Royal Army recently, and I want to take a good rest." Chu Zixin complained bitterly.

A few years ago, Sophia told Chu Yun that she planned to let the Crown Prince train in the Royal Army for two years, but she really did.

"By the way, I remembered one thing. King Louis XIII of France was seriously ill and passed away a month ago. Now Louis XIV is in charge. He takes care of everything by himself and uses a young man named Colbert. France looks like There is a trend of prosperity." Sophia told Chu Lingyun about some changes that he didn't know about.

(End of this chapter)