In the mid-eighteenth century, sailors who could go on long sea voyages were very courageous!
But for a long-distance fleet, which spans tens of thousands of miles, boldness is only a necessary quality, and the crew must be loyal and reliable enough.
In recent months, the Port of Rotterdam has been recruiting qualified crew members.
But the number of people required for hundreds of ships is not a small number!
In order to ensure the safe transportation of these valuable materials to East Asia, it is natural to strive for excellence in selection!
The prisoners of the Great Eagle Empire's naval fleet naturally became the target of the alien team.
In the past few days, Chen Mu and others have been conducting some educational work on George and other senior naval officials.
In the beginning, education was gentle.
It mainly explains that you are attacking illegally and we are forced to defend!
Then, there is an analysis of the pros and cons and an explanation of atonement.
They say that if you abide by the agreement and transport supplies back to the Far East, you will be exempted from war crimes.
The proud Anglo-Saxon nobles directly refused to serve Chen Mu and others.
After two exchanges with no results, the army psychologists had no choice but to use chili oil, small whips and some other tricks.
For example, recently, these Anglo-Saxon nobles were invited to the port of Rotterdam to see several ways of death in the death chamber.
Of course, there is also a chance to watch an animal show.
For example, some animals with special collars around their necks performed a unique trick for these nobles that broke their necks with a range of more than a mile.
This unique skill was originally used to control some "die-hard" civil servants in the Qing Dynasty, but who knew that it was not used by them, but instead used by the foreign devils!
Of course, there is also the experience of how the traditional belly is turned upside down.
After hard persuasion, in less than a day, these Anglo-Saxon nobles enthusiastically signed up, enthusiastically choosing to launch the Great Eagle Empire Navy and join the glorious ocean transport brigade.
With the addition of the Eagle Kingdom and the Spanish fleet, the port of Rotterdam is even more lively!
The arrival of tens of thousands of people also turned Rotterdam into a piece of land!
One by one, battleships were converted into transport ships.
Of the huge battleship group, only a few retain their artillery units!
During this time, countless amounts of precious metals, grain and other materials were loaded onto the ship.
Old Peter, who had just come from England to deliver money, saw shocking scenes.
Looking around, the huge port of Rotterdam is already full of sailing ships. Looking at them densely, there are at least 400 ships.
Countless people are working in an orderly manner.
There was a constant flow of people and shouts.
What a vibrant scene!
The words and accompanying images posted on the backs of the crew members carrying food and supplies caught Old Pete's attention.
Old Pete was confused when some unintelligible syllables sounded.
"Moving!"
"Get aboard!"
The craftsmen shouted Chinese characters that old Pete could not understand in unison, and then cooperated tacitly to transport the supplies to the ship.
"What is that?" Old Pete felt that this was definitely a way of learning: "Is this learning words?"
D'Alembert, who was called over to receive Lao Pi, lazily replied: "Well, you can read pictures and text. Let everyone chant loudly while working, which can speed up the learning progress. The learning effect is very good."
"A very creative learning method!" Old Piet admired and asked D'Alembert: "Your accent sounds like you are French?"
D'Alembert's expression was dark: "Yes, my dear Prime Minister."
Originally, he was good at studying academics, but who knew that he was forcibly summoned by the king, and then asked him to travel across the ocean to the Dragon Kingdom for a fifteen-year academic exchange.
He was very dissatisfied.
But the damn kings and their guards are rude lunatics.
They used punches and kicks to force them to the front of the Long Kingdom people.
The French king's betrayal made him disheartened.
D'Alembert originally thought that he would lose his self-esteem and become a prisoner, but unexpectedly, the people of the Dragon Kingdom respected him very much.
After coming here, he learned a lot of advanced knowledge!
After several months of getting along, D'Alembert gradually liked communicating with the people of the Dragon Kingdom.
Well, here, Chen Mu and the others did not borrow the name of the Qing Dynasty, but directly called themselves Dragon Kingdom people!
"Okay, can you tell me what they do after they teach these people to read and write?"
D'Alembert said seriously: "Education, they are educating these craftsmen so that they can become people who can read and write. As for the future, it may be communication. You must know that Chinese is used in the Dragon Kingdom."
"Dragon Country? Are they really going to the Far East?" The unfamiliar name of the country aroused old Pete's vigilance?
He remembered that the place in East Asia was not called Qing Dynasty. Old Pete squinted his eyes and felt uneasy in his heart.
"Can you tell me how these people learn? We in Great Britain need this learning method too!"
D'Alembert smiled and nodded. He had a good impression of old Peter who was eager for knowledge!
He began to talk about why these craftsmen were allowed to learn.
Because these craftsmen and crew members have to travel tens of thousands of miles, in order to relieve their boring life, the people of the Dragon Kingdom decided to let them learn at least 1,500 Chinese characters during the voyage, and ensure that they can communicate normally in the language of the Dragon Kingdom within a year!
This is a very difficult job.
But under coercion and inducement, the craftsmen were stimulated by the stepped salary and studied these words crazily.
Because the people of the Dragon Kingdom put forward several conditions.
Any craftsmen and scientists arriving in the Far East who cannot learn a thousand Chinese characters or speak everyday language will be deported.
As long as they study hard and make progress every day, they can get generous food, salary, and more material things.
The knowledge taught to them by the people of the Dragon Kingdom was very useful.
These serf craftsmen who were forcibly driven out by the king were not fools, but very smart. Naturally, they were happy to learn valuable knowledge that only nobles could learn before.
The families of these craftsmen are also actively learning Chinese characters!
"It seems like these people are really going to the Far East? Aren't they here for invasion?" Old Pete secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
These people should not have conquered Western Europe!
With the force of these people, no one in Western Europe can resist their attack.
Old Pete looked around: "If I use this drawing board literacy method in England... No, the cost of education is too high... I should~"
drop……
A harsh whistle sounded, and a modified transport vehicle was towed out of the port.
The brooding old Peter was awakened by the whistle.
"Let's go, Mr. He is waiting for your summons!"
Then, Old Pete met He Zhijun, the nominal captain of the alien team, for the first time.
After a cordial, friendly and candid exchange!
The British voluntarily donated three million pounds worth of books, calligraphy and paintings as compensation.
Of course, there are also more than twenty scientists seconded to Longguo in the name of scientific investigation.
"We are very satisfied with your country's performance and thank His Majesty the King for his generosity!"
"It's our honor." Old Prime Minister Peter gave the British aristocratic salute with a smile.
After some polite words, Old Pete directly started asking: "About our warships and prisoners..."
"Because you illegally declared war on us, we have to deduct all your warships. However, we can put back most of the soldiers, but we need one thousand hundred crew members to accept our employment. Well, the employment period is ten years!"
Old Pete: "..."
They have said so, what can we do?
At this moment, the enemy is strong and we are weak!
The great Great Eagle Empire naturally readily accepted the arrogant demands of the alien team.
This time the empire was tricked by a group of allies in Western Europe.
Fifty top battleships were lost, and what was even more heartbreaking was the loss of the navy.
Just rebuild the ship after it’s gone!
But the crew is gone and it will take too long to train them.
The empire's naval combat effectiveness will never recover in a short period of time.
"Well, good-bye, Prime Minister Pitt. Mr. d'Alembert, please help me see off my guests!"
D'Alembert clasped his fists slightly, then stretched out his hand to old Peter: "Please, respected Lord Peter!"
With a face full of reluctance, Old Piet walked out of the military camp and looked at the calm-looking D'Alembert. His heart moved: "Mr. D'Alembert, you are a very famous scientist, why do you want to work for foreigners? You don't want to think about it.
Leave here?"
D'Alembert glanced at Peter: "I was hired by the Dragon Kingdom under the order of the King of France. This is a normal academic exchange."
Old Pete asked reluctantly: "Then what did you learn here?"
These words made D'Alembert excited: "I... have learned countless advanced knowledge. Do you... understand the knowledge?"
Prime Minister Peter Sr. wanted to curse.
But thinking of D'Alembert's achievements, he was filled with depression and suppressed his emotions.
D'Alembert ignored the other party's resentment and continued: "The Han people are the most knowledgeable nation in the world! I want to see that world."
Peter waved his hand impatiently: "Well, I wish you a safe journey! I hope you can return to Western Europe."
"goodbye!"
The two said goodbye to each other, and D'Alembert returned directly to his residence, and then communicated with Euler and others.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye it was March 2, 1757 AD.
On this day, five hundred and thirty sailing ships were raised.
Accompanied by the low sound of horns, the alien team entrenched here, 27,000 Western craftsmen and their families, scientists' families, and 3,000 Western European mercenaries. The fleet with a total of 30,000 people began to cross
A voyage halfway around the world.
And this voyage, because there is no shortcut around the Suez Canal, has become extremely long!
It takes tens of thousands of people more than a year to sail across a sea of tens of thousands of miles.
But these 30,000 people will not be so boring.
Because during these months, not only a large amount of sealed food but also various entertainment facilities were delivered to the ship.
Advanced projection movies, various small theaters, and various weird learning methods.
It can be said that thirty thousand people will never be bored during this year's sea voyage.
For example, right now, the chorus of "ai 爱eieh uiwei aoao ou ouiuyouieyeyeyue" is heard on the ship!
The voice is loud and full of energy!
When Western Europeans saw tens of thousands of people leaving, their eyes filled with tears!
These murderous gods have finally left Western Europe!
At the bow of the ship, Chen Mu stood on the deck, looking at the boundless blue sea.
My heart is full of pride.
Mr. Qianlong!
Here we come!
At this moment, Mu Siyue's voice sounded: "Chen Mu, come to teach the girls how to learn Chinese characters."
Chen Mu, who was originally full of arrogance, suddenly turned into a bitter look!!!
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PS: Excavation of the Suez Canal began in 1859, and it took ten years to complete it. There is no need to think about this route.
Forget about the Arctic route!
The Maritime Silk Road in the 18th century traveled very far, at least 50,000 miles. With current wooden ships, it would take nearly two years to sail to the Qing Dynasty.
Don’t be serious about arriving in Daqing within one year.
If you ask, it's because the alien team made major modifications to the sailing battleship, doubling the sailing speed of the ship.
Why not walk on land? Naturally, it’s because there are too many things.
The harvest was a lot of gold, thousands of tons, and a lot of silver, 200 million taels.
There are many beauties, but we prefer high-quality, poor peasant-stage Western beauties!
Oh, and there are more than a dozen Western princesses. They are great women who promote the union of East and West. However, most of the beauties are descendants of poor peasants who cannot survive, and they will be the key to taking root.
In addition to these, more materials were transported, including large quantities of industrial metals and precious books.
Not to mention the frail scientific research talents and their families.
Except for this, the alien team cannot expose the shortcomings of insufficient ammunition.
Taking the dry road is laborious!
Walking on water is slippery and smooth!
Moreover, from 1757 to 1759, the Qing Dynasty deployed a large number of troops in the Western Regions to destroy Ge Erdan, so it was easy for Qianlong to pay attention here!
The Western Region has a small population and it is difficult to develop industry. A few isolated islands overseas are the best choice because they are easy to defend.
More importantly, these places can collect global taxes.
Okay, now that I’m done, I’ll reveal my later chapter arrangements.
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