Yang Feng first went to Rotterdam in the Netherlands with Alice, and then went up the Rhine River. His Nautilus had a very shallow draft when it was unloaded. On this European inland shipping artery, it could sail all the way to the destination of the trip, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Along the way to Mstadt, it can be said that Europe has entered the industrial era, and Zhang Quan, a country bumpkin from China, was overwhelmed by the sights.
"Brother Renquan, do you think the things you read are still useful now? Can the eight-part essay tell you how to make steel or how to mine?" Yang Feng stood beside him and said somewhat maliciously.
"The ancients said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. I can't believe this statement. Only after this trip did I realize that it is useless to be a scholar!" Zhang Quan said with emotion.
"Can't you still talk nonsense and play with words?" Yang Feng thought to himself, but it should be said that he can make such a change. After all, you can't expect a person who is about to take the imperial examination to become a gem all of a sudden.
In Darmstadt, Yang Feng was warmly welcomed by his fan, the old Glass Ernst Ludwig, the Grand Duke of Hesse who had just ascended the throne. Because he found that being a wet man did have a bright future, Yang Feng
During this period, many good poems were plagiarized. Not only Gibran, but now he has extended his claws to Rabindranath Tagore. Poor Rabindranath Tagore is only in his thirties now, and the poems he wrote in his fifties have already been published all over Europe.
This has also won Yang Feng a fanatical following in the European literary circles. Coupled with the hype from Tomorrow Daily, he is now a great literary giant.
I spent some time in Darmstadt, discussing my creative process with Lao Guzi, and then arduously researching literature and art with him. Just when I was about to reveal my true colors, luckily I suddenly discovered that Zhang Quan actually knew how to draw.
He wanted to paint, so he quickly pushed him out as a scapegoat, and then asked his accompanying sister Caiyi to act as his translator. Thinking about classical Chinese ink and freehand landscape painting, it was quite possible to fool Archduke Ludwig, who also loved painting.
The result was indeed as he wished. The dreamlike and ethereal Chinese ink paintings suddenly fascinated Lao Guizi, and he was almost reluctant to let Zhang Quan leave. It was not until Yang Feng agreed to find him a painting teacher from China that he reluctantly sent them to him.
Get on the train to Berlin.
"I never expected that this prince would be so obsessed with things, that his country could be so prosperous, and that he could hand over his country to others to manage without any scruples."
Zhang Quan felt unbelievable and was still amazed until he got on the train.
Hesse is also a constitutional monarchy. Ludwig basically does not interfere in government affairs. All domestic affairs are handled by the prime minister. As a state of the German Empire, he has no right to deal with external affairs. He is naturally very comfortable as a king.
Yang Feng didn't bother to explain his doubts. The political system in Europe was very complicated, and it was beyond the comprehension of people like him who were educated in traditional thinking. Not to mention other empires and kingdoms, grand duchies, principalities, princely kingdoms, free cities, etc.
A messy name can make him collapse.
Besides, Yang Feng didn't have time to care about anything else at this time. This guy was harboring a big conspiracy during his trip. What else could he do if William II invited him? It must be to enhance feelings and pave the way for German companies to cooperate with him! As for the
There is nothing to research on what good things to give to the Germans. Apart from the petrochemical industry, is there anything else? Imagine that Germany has the largest petrochemical industry in the world, but Britain firmly controls the world's crude oil supply.
, the hard-earned money of the Germans has no choice but to flow to Britain. How will William, who is already relatively sensitive, treat his grandmother and uncle?
Fighting, fighting, not even relatives, why do all the hard-earned money of us Germans go into your pockets? Is it just because you grabbed so many places early?
And then help them build armaments. If the Germans built the world's first dreadnought, what would the British think? Although they have already tried diesel engines on the Sovereign, the design of the old Sovereign is different from the dreadnought.
In comparison, it is obviously out of date. By then, all the warships being built on the British slipway will be turned into scraps. So what will be the extent of the British anger?
The British Empire could not tolerate any sand in their eyes. They took great care of their hegemonic position. When they discovered that the Germans had the ability to threaten them at sea, the British would not hesitate to choose war.
As for how to design this dreadnought, it is not difficult. Just enlarge the Deutschland-class pocket battleship and change the original three turrets into four, with three below and two above. The caliber of the gun is changed from the original 279
It was changed to 305, and the displacement was enlarged to about 20,000 tons. The power system still uses eight self-provided diesel engines, with a total power of 56,000 horsepower. This is far more than the Intrepid, let alone the 21st.
, even the 23rd Festival is probably a piece of cake. If he gets the upper hand on the dreadnought, William II will definitely have the strength to educate his grandmother and uncle.
However, doing this may offend the British, so you have to be careful. Of course, it's not a big deal. Just find a secret channel to give it to William.
The journey ended with this guy full of conspiracies. The train soon arrived in Berlin. As soon as Yang Feng and his car appeared, their jaws dropped. Even Xiao Maoqi, the aide who came to welcome him on behalf of the Kaiser,
They were all so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.
"Dear Pasha, what is this?" He stared dumbfounded at the six-wheel convertible car parked in front of him.
"This is the future, General Moltke. Are you interested in experiencing the future?" Boss Yang, wearing sunglasses on his face, said lightly while holding the steering wheel and looking up at the future Chief of Staff of the German Army. Alice was sitting next to him.
With noble smiles on their faces, the two of them looked like a pair of third-rate starlets attending a ball.
Little Maoqi had nothing to hesitate about. Yang Feng’s car was so visually impactful. No matter whether men or women saw it for the first time, they would inevitably be a little excited. Zhang Quan, who was sitting in the back seat, kindly gave it to him.
He opened the car door, and Little Maoqi nodded in agreement, then carefully sat down. As soon as he closed the door, he heard the strange car under his seat let out a violent roar, and then his back hit the backrest hard.
This power monster was galloping through the streets of Berlin, being chased by the cavalry guards in an exhausting manner. It stopped at Charlotteburg in a familiar way. Yang Feng was no stranger to this imperial palace of the Second Empire. In fact, he was familiar with it.
I have lived here. In the time and space of the Republic of China, this guy had a bad habit of being a nouveau riche. No matter which country he went to, he liked to live in other people's palaces. He lived in the Red Fort in India, the Champs Elysees in France, and the small town in Germany.
Naturally, Beard wouldn't mind letting him stay at Fort Charlotte for a few days.
The big car he named Silver Ghost stopped with a beautiful tail flick. Then, under the leadership of Little Maoqi, whose hands and feet were weak, Yang Feng met his most important partner in the living room of William II.
At this time, William was full of ambition, and he was completely different from the old man Yang Feng visited half a century later.
The meeting between the world's number one conspirator and the number one troublemaker was not jingle at all, but full of false flattery and politeness. One sarcastically praised the great emperor and his great empire, and the other spared no effort to describe famous scientists and medicine.
Family, the great writer's contribution to the world, and his kindness in saving lives and healing the wounded. To be honest, even Yang Feng, who is so thick-skinned, would be a little shy when applying this word to himself.
Then at the sincere invitation of William II, Boss Yang moved directly into the Charlotte Castle. He lived in this palace for two full months. During this period, he was almost overwhelmed with various invitations every day. From Germany
Generals of the navy and army, monarchs of various countries, major entrepreneurs, and even some writers, poets and the like came here because of their fame.
Of course, many of these invitations were to give him money, especially the signing of a sales contract for high-power diesel engines with the German Volcan Shipyard. Four units were sold at once, and the Volcan Shipyard planned to use them to build two ships.
The protected cruiser is of course mainly used as an experiment for the next step of converting to diesel power.
In addition, we are cooperating with MAN to establish a joint venture in Germany to produce diesel engines and gearboxes. We are also cooperating with BASF to build a refinery, using the cracking technology used in its refinery in Sweden to produce gasoline and diesel, as well as some propylene gas.
Isopropyl alcohol is then synthesized, and this widely used industrial solvent has already been produced in Sweden as the first product of the petrochemical industry.
Of course, this is just the beginning. Yang Feng’s ultimate goal is plastics. He wants to support Germany into the world’s largest plastics industrial base just like he supported Japan in the Republic of China. However, this is obviously not difficult.
Small, any technology will not be a big problem if it spans ten or eight years, but if it spans half a century, it will be a bit scary. The technology is easy to handle. Anyway, we have everything from polyethylene to polypropylene, even nylon, synthetic rubber, etc.
But it’s hard to say whether this can be achieved under current conditions.
There is also the sale of his steam gas torpedoes to the German Navy. The Germans are quite generous in this regard. They purchased a hundred of them at one time, which cost 10,000 pounds each. However, the Germans also asked Yang Feng for authorization.
It is produced by a German company. Of course there is no problem with this. It can be handed over to the SchwartzKopf shipyard, the manufacturer of the blackhead torpedo. The price is the same as the patent license given to White Company, half a million pounds, or the equivalent gold mark. For this
The Germans have no objection to the price. In fact, after seeing the test firing of steam gas torpedoes, no one will have any objection to the price.