Chapter 331 Benjamin, who has never seen the world
After a while.
The people on the boat finally saw it clearly.
"Ship! It's a ship!"
"Oh, this boat is too big!"
"Strange, why do these ships have no masts? What do they rely on to move forward?"
"Are these ships on fire? Why is there something like a chimney emitting thick smoke?"
"It's so strange that you can travel so fast against the wind!"
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Although Benjamin, Jack, and the Hebrew Earl didn't say anything, they all had shocked looks on their faces.
As the warship got closer and closer, the expressions on the three people's faces became more and more shocked.
Jack couldn't help but exclaimed: "This... this is an armored warship?!"
Benjamin also saw it, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Oh, how much steel does it take to build a ship with iron armor?!"
The Hebrew Earl looked like he had seen a ghost, his eyes were as big as a cow's eyes, and he exclaimed: "The water can actually carry an iron-clad ship? This is incredible, how did they do it!"
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The other sailors on the deck also looked shocked and kept shouting "Oh!"
At this time, Zhou Jianbo on the armored warship was observing with a telescope. When he saw Benjamin, he quickly gave orders to the people behind him.
"Slow down! Slow down!"
"The person here is the foreigner named Benjamin, a friend of His Highness the Ninth Prince!"
When Li Changfeng left last time, he took away the muskets and artillery, but he left behind a lot of grenades as a basis for the armored warships to run rampant on the sea.
He had just received a report that a large number of fleets were approaching the coastline. He thought it was a Japanese pirate navy attacking, so he immediately launched armored warships and brought many soldiers to meet the enemy.
In his opinion, this is the credit of delivering it to his door.
The soldiers under his command were also very happy and hurried over to kill him.
As a result, Zhou Jianbo used a telescope to observe and found that the people who came were actually foreigners, and among them was an acquaintance, Benjamin, who had been accompanied by Li Changfeng in person.
When Benjamin's cargo ship was damaged, he spent a lot of time on the shore and became familiar with him.
Zhou Jianbo stood in a conspicuous position on the bow of the ship, looking towards Benjamin and the others with his hands behind his back.
Soon, Jack, who was younger and had better eyesight, spotted him and jumped up excitedly.
"General Zhou, it's General Zhou, they must have known we were coming and came to pick us up!"
Benjamin stretched his neck to observe carefully, and showed an excited expression: "Yes, it is really General Zhou, His Highness the Ninth Prince must have asked him to pick us up!"
After saying that, Benjamin took off his hat and waved it at Zhou Jianbo.
"Dear General Zhou, hello!"
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Hebrew looked a little unhappy.
"Isn't he just a naval general? Why make you so happy? The German Empire has been completely embarrassed by you!"
Benjamin's face darkened slightly, but he quickly adjusted himself. He turned around and said to Hebrews respectfully: "Dear Earl Hebrews, we can see the power of their navy from these iron-clad warships in Dagan. Don’t you need respect?”
"General Zhou is a loyal supporter of His Highness the Ninth Prince. Our fleet and life safety need his protection. Don't we need to respect him? Daqian has what we dream of, and we must maintain respect!"
Hebrew snorted and turned his head away, with some disdain on his face, but he couldn't find a reason to refute, so he had to cover his head and say nothing.
Benjamin ignored him and continued to wave to Zhou Jianbo.
Soon the two ships were close to each other. Benjamin and Jack couldn't wait to climb up the ladder. Hebrew hesitated and followed.
"Hello Benjamin!" Zhou Jianbo stretched out his hand with a smile on his face.
"Nice to meet you, General Zhou." Benjamin gave Zhou Jianbo a warm hug without shaking hands.
Zhou Jianbo looked embarrassed and stretched out his hand to pat Benjamin on the back. He had not yet adapted to this unique way of greeting.
Then Benjamin pointed at the Hebrew Earl behind him, who looked arrogant and raised his eyes almost to the top of his head.
"This is the earl of our Germanic Empire, who is on an envoy to Daqian on behalf of our king, hoping to establish friendly business relations with Daqian."
Zhou Jianbo looked confused.
He understands the Japanese language, but does not understand the Fanbang language. He can only understand simple greetings like hello.
Benjamin looked helpless, slapped his forehead and looked at Hebrews.
"Dear Earl, the Ninth Prince is the only one in the whole country who understands our language. Your identity and purpose can only be conveyed by him."
Hebrew nodded and said nothing. He looked towards the cabin behind Zhou Jianbo. The clicking sound inside aroused his great curiosity.
Benjamin also noticed this and pointed to his ears, then his eyes, and then to the cabin. After hesitating and hesitating for a long time, Zhou Jianbo finally understood what he meant.
"Want to go in and have a look? Okay, come with me."
Zhou Jianbo hooked his hand and motioned for them to follow.
Benjamin, immediately, the three Hebrews quickly followed behind, their eyes full of curiosity.
When the steam engine in the cabin came into view, the three of them widened their eyes and kept shouting Oh Maga.
"Oh, what is this?!"
"Is this the secret to making a ship sail without sails?!"
"Burning coal, they actually burned coal on the ship!"
"What kind of machine is this and what is its principle?!"
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Although Zhou Jianbo and the soldiers behind him couldn't understand a word they were talking about, they could guess something from their expressions. They all had proud looks on their faces. They looked at Benjamin and the others as if they were looking at an unknown person. A country bumpkin who has seen the world.
The arrogance of the Hebrews disappeared at this time.
He was not a fool, otherwise he would not have been sent as an envoy to Da Gan. He immediately realized that if this coal-burning machine could power an ironclad warship, it would be an invention that could change the world.
If the German navy mastered this technology, they would become the dominant force on the sea.
He immediately said seriously to Benjamin: "Confirm whether this ship is driven by this machine, this is very important!"
Benjamin also wanted to own such a terrifying fleet. He nodded and looked at Zhou Jianbo: "Dear General, does this ship use this machine as its power output?"
Zhou Jianbo: "What are you talking about?"
Benjamin danced and gestured for a while, making Zhou Jianbo even more confused.
Finally, Benjamin sighed and said helplessly: "It seems that we can only go to His Highness the Ninth Prince. Without him, we may not be able to move forward in Daqian."