C2126 Borrowing East Wind (1/2)
At the mouth of the Thames, Zhiyuan Warship and British Victory were travelling side by side. The bow of the ship pierced the water surface and drew long white waves.
Xiao Letian and Zai Chun stood shoulder to shoulder on the bow of the ship, receiving the cheers of the British citizens on both sides of the river. Almost all the work on their hands had been abandoned, even the harshest Factory Owner could not stop the enthusiasm of the workers.
Everyone came out to see this unprecedented commotion. The two sides of the river were completely surrounded by people.
”Long live! Long live His Majesty the Emperor … Long live the leader! ”
”Long live British Empire! Long live the Queen …
The voices of ten thousand years old came wave after wave, causing Xiao Letian and Zai Chun to be exhausted from waving their arms around. However, none of them dared to disappoint the enthusiasm of the British people, because they knew that Xiao Letian had done countless work to rouse the interest of the European people in this diplomatic gathering.
Zai Chun looked at the groups of people on both sides of the road and said to his master in a low voice, ”This is too amazing, is this the power of the Eastern series of reports that you've created, Master? I really don't understand how things that we are used to, can be so attractive to Europeans. ”
”Culture, only culture can have such charm! Since ancient times, China's precious goods such as porcelain, silk, tea and so on have all been the dream of the westerner, although in this era, the glory of the East was destroyed because of the war … ”
”However, the people still have the habit of respecting the East. In the hearts of many people, a few brief wars and defeats do not represent the complete defeat of this ancient empire of China …”
”When you think about it, it's very simple. In general, this land in Europe has more wars than peace. ”Take Prussia for example, it had been tidied up by Russia and France many times before. There were countless big and small defeats...”
”But what about now? And didn't he regain his dignity through a series of victories? ”
”It's the same in China. In the hearts of the common people, including many of the elites, an ancient empire with thousands of years of civilization is vast and populous. A few small wars were just a small period of setback for the country …”
”In their hearts, they still respect China a lot because none of them are sure that in the coming war, China will be in big trouble. ”It's very possible …”
”Is France awesome? Napoleon's sweep of Europe had made the anti-French alliance tremble in fear, but in the end, wasn't it Waterloo? So Waterloo is the end of French national fortunes? Of course not. Didn't Crimea win again? ”
”Victory and defeat is a common occurrence in the military! So you have to rest assured that under the European's arrogant appearance, there is still a strong sense of awe towards China... ”
Zai Chun's eyes lit up at the encouragement given by Xiao Letian. At that time, he had silently vowed in his heart, he would definitely grit his teeth during the negotiations, and would not let the United Kingdom take advantage of him.
Xiao Letian saw all of the changes in Zai Chun's expression, and sighed in his heart, ”Child, this is all I can encourage you with, I hope you do not make a mistake, and do not fall for the British plan! ”Even if you want to sell your country, you have to sell it a little less …”
This time, Xiao Letian had only taught Zai Chun half of his teachings, which meant that there was still the latter half of the lesson that he had not told the little emperor.