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Chapter 1804 Biplanes in England

"I will give you a few buckets of chemical fertilizers as samples. You can find the farmers here to plant the same crop on two relatively barren lands to compare the effects. Different fertilizers are used on different farms and the crops have different effects. It’s best to have our technicians evaluate the land and crops, choose the crops and fertilizers that are best for the land, and then you can see the most significant difference.”

"We will pile up the remaining fertilizers in the warehouse of the branch company. If you feel that the effect is obvious at that time, you can buy them from our warehouse. If you have a larger output, you can contact me by telegram, and I will send a ship to deliver what you need. Fertilizers are brought here. I think both nobles and free farmers want to make the land more productive, so they can make more money from it, right?"

Li Jinde is still full of confidence in the chemical fertilizers he owns. As long as nobles, free farmers, and tenant farmers find that the benefits they get from using chemical fertilizers are higher than the costs they pay, they will choose to use chemical fertilizers.

"How can I not believe you? But this is related to the reputation of our Levant company in England. If I sell the fertilizer to the farmer without seeing the effect with my own eyes, if it doesn't work by then, my reputation may be ruined." said Sir Henry.

"Just act according to your ideas. We Imperial Chemicals are not in a hurry to sell fertilizers to get back the cost. We have abundant funds." Li Jinde said, "I can even take a stake in you and go to North America to develop business, 10 pounds or 20 pounds GBP?"

"Really?" Sir Henry didn't expect that Li Jinde was rich enough to spend 20 pounds at will to develop the North American colony with him, which currently has a small market.

He estimates that most of Li Jinde's profitable business is still in his home country, and his overseas business is only part of it, which makes him so rich.

"Come to my house to discuss this matter in detail, and I will explain to you in detail how to develop a business in North America. The local cotton, tobacco, and cane sugar are good things. Believe me, tobacco will become a big business." Transformers also have trades they are familiar with.

At this time, Li Jinde intends to generously donate money and join hands with him to develop business in the colonies on the east coast of North America. Of course, he must introduce his plan to Li Jinde.

"Okay!" Li Jinde never thought of coming to London, and Sir Henry proposed a new idea.

As the founder of Imperial Chemicals, he seems to have expanded his business to the colonial plantation economy...

"Mr. Li, I hope we can meet again."

"It's an honor to meet you here."

A group of English businessmen in the Kyushu Bank branch bid farewell to Li Jinde who had just "acquainted", but Li Jinde could no longer remember who these people were.

Li Jinde and Sir Henry walked out of the gate of the branch, but the outside was still shrouded in mist.

"The Kyushu Bank branch building is really magnificent. Except for the church, there are few buildings around it that can surpass it."

Li Jinde looked up at the stone building of the Bank of Kyushu branch, crushing the surrounding houses. It looked majestic. There was a stone-carved plaque on it, with four Chinese characters "Bank of Kyushu", and a string of English words underneath.

"Your bank is really powerful. I estimate that there are several million pounds of gold and silver in it. If someone succeeds in robbing the bank, it is estimated that the money obtained will not be used up in ten lifetimes." Sir Henry said.

"Then they have to dare to grab it." Li Jinde entered the back seat of the Model T.

The rain that covered the City of London took three days to stop.

Two steamers from the East were still on the Thames, and the sailors on them waited with difficulty for the rain to stop.

In addition to the navy soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet on the steamship, there was also a group of soldiers who were not affiliated with the Beiyang Fleet. Their armbands had the crest of the red dragon, which was the symbol of the pilot.

One of the pilots looked at the dissipated black clouds in the sky: "The weather has turned better. It seems that the Dragon biplane we brought can be transported to the shore."

The officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet came over and asked, "Do you need our assistance?"

"Thank you."

The two iron-clad steamships "Fog" and "Moon" that arrived this time are ocean-going vessels with relatively deep drafts. They cannot easily land on the shore before the construction of a deep-water port in the city of London.

Three dragon biplanes were placed on the deck of the steamship, covered with waterproof canvas, and ropes were used to fix them to prevent damage caused by wind and waves on the way.

This time, the armored ship loaded three Dragon biplanes to the city of London, and was ordered to form the first flying squad stationed in Europe!
Although the Dragon biplane did not have much practical value, it was still deployed by Chu Yun in the city of London.

His intention is also very simple, to build an airstrip controlled by China here, to train pilots, and when a more practical metal monoplane is invented in the future, this chess piece will play a huge role.

The city of London has a Chinese flight base, and Portsmouth has a Chinese fleet. England can only be tied to the same warship and stand on the opposite side of Europe.

"Be careful, don't let the biplane fall into the river."

A dozen men lowered the Dragon using pulley blocks and ropes.

The Dragon-type biplane, which is still a prototype, is not heavy, only a few hundred kilograms. With the help of mechanical devices, everyone can easily load the Dragon-type biplane onto the boat.

After the three Dragon biplanes landed, they attracted many citizens to watch on the river beach.

"What is this weird guy? It has two pairs of wings. Could it be that it can fly into the air like a vulture?"

"George, what nonsense are you talking about! How can such a big thing fly to the sky? Unless it is a god and an angel, a man cannot fly to the sky like a free bird!"

"I just said it casually..."

The vast majority of Englishmen, who had never seen a biplane, showed great interest in the strange machine, and the crowd murmured.

The officials of the England Customs saw the Dragon biplane, but they didn't know what it was, and they didn't know whether it should be taxed. It seemed that there was no such strange machine in the list of goods that need to be taxed.

"Airplane, this is an airplane, not a commodity. We were ordered to come to the royal land in London to build an airfield." The pilot who arrived with the ship negotiated with the customs officials.

Several England customs officers looked at each other, and then almost shouted out in surprise: "So this is the plane our people saw at the World Expo last time! We have heard of this kind of machine, which can carry a person into the air I didn't expect it to look like this, it looks really strange..."

"We want to drag them to the designated place by horses," said the pilot.

(End of this chapter)