Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 201 The Wright Brothers Are Coming
The news of the emperor's arrival in Kaifeng spread throughout Henan, and the Daqing Daily, local students, college students, officials, etc. surrounded the entire Kaifeng mansion tightly.It was because Zhang Yu's defenses were already quite tight, but a few students and reporters got in, and they were arrested again by Guan Xuqing's guards.

On this day, Guan Xuqing was in the study looking at the memorial from the telegram from the capital.Most of the firearms bureaus in various places have successively received orders for weapons from other countries. Since the guns and artillery bureaus were separated from the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, there have been a steady stream of orders.

In fact, this is all due to the hand grenades and mortars of the Qing Dynasty, although in terms of rifles, the self-made rifles of the Qing Dynasty have reached the international advanced level.But it is far from reaching the height of leading countries, but except for Germany and a few allies who have self-made technology for grenades and mortars, other countries do not have them.

Because when the Qing Dynasty provided German grenade and mortar manufacturing technology, it was clearly stipulated that it could not be used for mass production and then sold.Therefore, a large number of orders from other countries flew to the Qing Dynasty. Some time ago, due to the increase of troops in the Qing Dynasty, the weapons manufactured by the gun bureaus in various places were uniformly purchased by the Ministry of War.After finally slowing down, I realized that the foreign orders were several times more than the domestic orders.

It has to be said that this is a channel to make money quickly.Relying on the advanced industrial capabilities of Britain, France and other countries, with the finished mortars and grenades manufactured by the Qing Dynasty, they can be developed within a year.It's better to take advantage of the current market monopoly stage to make a fortune. The development of the Qing Dynasty now needs funds too much.

Thinking of this, Guan Xuqing immediately instructed in the memorial that the local firearms bureaus strictly sell the guns at prices exceeding 100% of the prices set by the Ministry of War.Orders from neutral countries can be made first, while enemy countries that are pro-British and pro-French can be made later, and countries like India, which are British minions, must be placed last and must be charged first.

After giving instructions on the memorial, Guan Xuqing stretched.Just about to take a nap, Wang Shang hurried in.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent dispatch from the capital. Why are there two foreigners here?" Wang Shang said.

Guan Xuqing was just about to go to sleep, when he was disturbed by Wang Shang, he said angrily: "What's wrong with the foreigners? Can't I sleep with them when they come? Presumptuous, who sent the urgent call? See if I don't punish him for a year Salary."

Wang Shang's face turned green with fright, and he said tremblingly: "Cha, it's from Wen Tingshi. He said he found two foreigners repairing bicycles, and they have already brought them to the capital. The servant asked the telegraph office to call back the foreigners. Wait a year and a half."

Now it's Guan Xuqing's turn to turn green, what?Wen Tingshi is back so soon?Also brought the Wright Brothers together?

"Wait a minute, who did you just say brought two foreigners back to Beijing?" Guan Xuqing couldn't believe his ears.

Wang Shang looked at Guan Xuqing, who was quite emotionally fluctuating, and said cautiously: "Going back to the emperor, it is Wen Ting style, Mr. Wen."

Guan Xuqing jumped up from the chair, without any sleepiness, and exclaimed excitedly: "I will pass on my will, to reward Wen Ting's double-eyed feathers, plus a year's salary. Ask the Ministry of Households to allocate 100 million silver dollars to two foreigners. Make a space for them, and give them whatever they want. In addition, let Kang Youwei go to Tsinghua University to select elites in mechanics to study and observe from the two foreigners.”

Although Wang Shang watched Guan Xuqing grow up, he had never seen him have such huge mood swings.Even when the Mawei military port was attacked during the Sino-French war, Guan Xuqing was not so excited.

"Cha." Wang Shang quickly replied.

The Qing Dynasty invented the hand grenade and the mortar, two light weapons, and directly or indirectly made a lot of money, and also took a lot of advantage in the war.Now the Jingcheng Airship Company has begun to manufacture airships in large quantities. Although this kind of tool is purely leisure and entertainment in later generations, it can still play a certain role in the military of this era.The most exciting thing is that the Wright brothers have come to the Qing Dynasty, as long as the hardware and software conditions are the best.I believe that soon, the world's first aircraft will come out.At that time, the Qing Dynasty, which has mastered the manufacturing technology, will not only be able to send a large sum of money, but more importantly, it will be able to arbitrarily reach the airspace of any country and carry out bombing at will.

Thinking of this, Guan Xuqing wished he could fly back to the capital and meet the Wright brothers immediately.

At this time, at the port of Dagu in Tianjin, a group of special people had landed on the land of the Qing Dynasty.

The autumn sun is shining brightly, and the sea breeze is blowing. Sometimes dazzling rays of light are reflected in the waves, hitting the incoming and outgoing cargo ships, making people dizzy for a while.As the gateway to Gyeonggi and even the entire North China, and also the first treaty port that was forced to open, Dagu Port seemed to be a thriving new atmosphere.

On Coastal Mountain, a seven-story lighthouse has been erected, and the waterway entering the port has also been marked. Small western-style buildings made of blue bricks and cement seem to have spread all over the entire port area overnight. , there are all kinds of shops here and there, some opened by Chinese themselves, and some opened by foreigners. The goods range from flour, soap, foreign cloth, to foreign nails, nuts, and chemical fertilizers.In the distance, the outskirts of the port area are still under construction, and the sound of "boom" and "boom" piling continues to come, and in the direction of the black smoke of the Dagu Shipyard, there are new factory buildings rising from the ground. It's the same every day.

In the north of the port area, not far from the Dagu Fort, is the military dock of the Beiyang Fleet.The Beiyang Fleet has special military ports in Lushun and Weihai. Dagu Port is not their main base, but because the Beiyang Fleet is really a treasure of the Qing court, it will be inspected every now and then, so a simple anchorage is left at Dagu Port pier.This place is only separated from the civilian wharf by a simple wooden fence. Sometimes ships from other places will stop at the wrong wharf. It is three steps, one post, five steps, one sentry, all of which are under martial law, and there are mosquito gunboats and torpedo boats patrolling back and forth on the sea in the port.

Two behemoths painted with the unique dark paint of the Daqingshui Division quietly parked beside the pier. Eight 420mm thick gun barrels protruded from the armored turrets, and the muzzles polished by Shuiyong reflected coldly. The light appeared ferocious and terrifying.This is the largest ship in Asia, the former Nanyang Fleet "Daqing No. [-]" and "Daqing No. [-]"

Not far away, the German ambassador Rick.Heinz stared at the "Daqing No. 10000" and "Daqing No. [-]" that had just been overhauled at the Dagu Shipyard.no doubt.The image of the two ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons is extremely profound.Although Heinz was not born in the navy, but because of his family, he has extremely rich knowledge of ships, such a first-class heavy battleship.Even the powerful Germany has only three warships, but this country, which has always been regarded as ignorant and backward by Westerners, has two such warships. It is said that these two warships were in the last Sino-British war. Captured by the British Navy.It's incredible.Only in this way, the naval strength of the Qing Dynasty has reached the point where no one can beat it in East Asia, and even in the world, there are only a few countries that can surpass it.

In this regard, Heinz was slightly worried. He had witnessed the terrifying development momentum of this country. Once the people's wisdom was activated, the whole country would run forward like clockwork.There are even prototypes of industrial zones in places like Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and there is no doubt that this trend is spreading.This country will undergo an industrial transformation. Although there are still many deficiencies in the education level of citizens and social system, it will rely on its huge market, abundant natural resources and almost luxurious human resources.Once it is allowed to embark on the fast track of industrial development, the national power will expand rapidly, which will bring great shock to the world structure.

It's just that all of this seems to be harmless to Germany in the near future. The great Germany only owns a few small islands in the Pacific Ocean.There is almost no conflict with the Qing Dynasty.What's more, the Qing Dynasty needed German support to break through the British blockade, and also needed German technology and Mark.In the process of the rise of the national power of the Qing Dynasty, Germany will exert its influence in all aspects, thus imprinting a deep brand on this country, which will undoubtedly bring greater convenience for Germany to gain benefits in the Far East.And these have been well proven in recent years.

In addition, he knew the purpose of his coming to the Qing Dynasty this time.It is to check the current manufacturing progress of the airship company jointly established with Germany in the capital of the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps in the near future, Germany will use these airships for a series of combat missions such as reconnaissance, bombing, and delivery.

(End of this chapter)