On this day, Zhang Lingyang was feeling that he had nothing to do, so he saw Sun Sheng come in and replied: "Long live the lord, the Xiyi merchants you ordered to find before have been found and have been brought back to Beijing, I don't know when the long live lord will summon them?" ”

"Pass them in now!" Zhang Lingyang was bored, and when he heard that the Xiyi people had come to the capital, he hurriedly ordered Sun Sheng to bring the people over.

Half an hour later, Sun Sheng came to the front of the Heart Cultivation Hall with two Xiyi people.

Sun Sheng entered the hall again and replied, and only then did he take these two Xiyi people into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"The English envoys Wilson and Victor meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"

The two envoys knelt down on one knee, and Zhang Lingyang took a closer look, both of them were brown-haired and blue-eyed, and they were undoubtedly Europeans.

As for whether these two people are British or not, Zhang Lingyang does not know.

After all, in Zhang Lingyang's view, Chinese look at Europeans and Americans the same way Europeans and Americans look at East Asians: they can't tell who is which race!

Anyway, at least Zhang Lingyang can't tell the difference between European and American races!

Although Wilson and Victor are not very fluent in Chinese, at least Zhang Lingyang can understand what they mean.

This made Zhang Lingyang have one less worry: at least he didn't have to find a translator for the two.

If these two people don't know Chinese, then it's a problem.

At least in the capital of the Great Zhou, there are no people who can speak foreign languages!

Even though Zhang Lingyang had gone through nine years of compulsory education in his previous life, he could only speak some simple spoken English such as ho are you, ok, thank you, and me too.

As for communicating normally with foreigners in spoken language?

Hehe!

Just thinking about it!

"Two envoys, please!"

After getting Wilson and Victor up, Zhang Lingyang asked, "Aren't the two businessmen from Europe?" ”

Wilson shook his head and explained, "We are employed by the British Empire's East India Company to take charge of trade with your country.

When we heard from our merchants that your country was looking for European merchants, the Viceroy of the British Empire in India sent us both to your country. ”

Hearing the news, Zhang Lingyang subconsciously frowned.

From Wilson's mouth, Zhang Lingyang got a very important news, that is, Britain has implemented colonialism against India.

In other words, even if the revolution in Europe has not begun, I am afraid that the time is not far off.

After all, being able to colonize such a huge country as India, at least in terms of productivity, Europe is already far ahead.

Through side knocks, Zhang Lingyang got the answer he wanted: ten years ago, the steam engine had been developed.

"It seems that domestic reforms must be accelerated!" Zhang Lingyang thought so in his heart.

"The steam engine you are talking about is so magical?" Zhang Lingyang said unknowingly, "I want to buy a few to see what the price is?" ”

Hearing this, Wilson and Victor glanced at each other and replied, "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou, my British Empire wants to trade with your country.

As long as His Majesty agrees to open the treaty ports to the British Empire, I can send a request to His Majesty the Emperor to give him ten steam engines. ”

When Zhang Lingyang heard this, he couldn't help but be happy.

In this era, the Great Zhou wanted foreign countries mainly to export goods.

Silk, tea, and porcelain were the three main trade substances.

As for what Europe sent to the Great Zhou, it was, of course, mainly silver.

The reason for this is naturally that European foreign trade is now dominated by textiles.

However, does Da Zhou need to buy textiles from abroad?

You don't have to think about it to know!

Therefore, without thinking about it, Zhang Lingyang nodded in agreement, "In this case, then I will use Guangzhou and Ningbo as trade ports with your country."

Of course, I also have conditions! ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, please speak!" The emperor of the Great Zhou agreed to the opening of the treaty port so easily, and Wilson and Victor had a hint of excitement in their eyes.

Originally, they thought that the task assigned by the governor would be extremely difficult on this mission to the Great Zhou.

After all, in the previous decades, they had not sent envoys to the Great Zhou, but without exception, they were rejected by the Great Zhou.

Zhang Lingyang said with a smile: "I am very interested in the science you said before, I wonder if the two envoys can hire some scientists from China to come to my Great Zhou?"

Of course, for every scientist I hire, I paid him fifty Great Zhou silver coins. ”

At this time, the industrial revolution had just broken out in Europe, and there was no such thing as intellectual property protection, so they didn't want to think about it, so the two agreed.

After all, with such a generous remuneration, both of them are very excited.

"I wonder how many people Your Majesty wants?" Wilson asked again.

"Of course, the more the merrier!" Zhang Lingyang said with a smile, "As long as those scientists are willing to come to Da Zhou, I am willing to pay them five times their salary!" ”

Hearing this, Wilson and Victor had another layer of concern.

If the salary is too small, I am afraid that no one will come here.

"And!" Zhang Lingyang said again: "I wonder how many people you in the UK know Chinese?" I'm going to invite some people over and teach Da Zhou Shizi some English. ”

In this regard, Wilson and Victor had no opinion, and without thinking about it, they replied that they were willing to send ten people to Da Zhou to teach English.

……

After Wilson and Victor left, Zhang Lingyang instructed Sun Sheng to choose a place in the capital as a place to learn English in the future, and to select a group of people under the age of 18 from among the talents in the capital as students.

After dealing with these things, it was already noon.

After some lunch, Zhang Lingyang picked up the pen and wrote and drew on the desk.

As for what is being drawn?

Naturally, it's a women's three-piece suit: underwear, uniforms, stockings!

These days, Zhang Lingyang wants to play something new.

But there was no big week in this women's three-piece suit, so Zhang Lingyang had to do it himself and have enough food and clothing.

After writing and drawing for more than an hour, Zhang Lingyang put down his pen, looked at the drawings on the desk, and nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, Zhang Lingyang's sincerity is not very good!

After admiring it, Zhang Lingyang ordered someone to call the eunuch of the Shangyi Bureau and instructed him to make these things as soon as possible.

Underwear and uniforms are easy to say, but after one night's work, the Shangyi Bureau rushed to make them.

But stockings are such a thing, and the Shangyi Bureau really can't make it.

Even if two samples were made, Zhang Lingyang was very dissatisfied.

Not to mention anything else, although the stockings look very similar, they don't have the slightest elasticity.

made it back and forth several times, but Zhang Lingyang was not satisfied, and finally had to give up.

"Even without stockings, it's enough!" Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Lingyang ordered someone to call Concubine Gao and Concubine Cao, Concubine He, and Concubine Yan......