If Wilhelm II had been willing to support a foreign power that had friendly expectations toward Germany on the basis of Hu Xiaoyan's unrivaled prestige in China, then after the airship took off, he felt no longer as a mere form of support, but as a partner.

Sometimes the invention of a new weapon is enough to break new ground and change the world. And Hu Xiaoyan's airship undoubtedly did just that. Had it not been for reason to stop him, Wilhelm II would now have the urge to go to war against the British Empire.

The modification of small shells was very simple, and the army 150-mm shells solved this problem by directly loading them with steel balls and smokeless gunpowder.

But armor-piercing shells are not so easy. After all, cement fortresses were sometimes much more difficult to deal with than the armor of the pre-dreadnoughts of this era. In the end, within a month, the Krupp Arsenal developed an armor-piercing shell for 400-mm naval guns. Although the 400-mm naval gun has not yet been designed, the armor-piercing shell can be done without waiting for the naval gun to be produced. The 400mm naval gun with an armor-piercing projectile with an oval and sharp head was enough to penetrate the strongest concrete fortress of the era after falling at an altitude of three thousand meters. The cement in these years did not have as many formulas as later generations, nor did it have such powerful defenses as later generations.

In late August, Hu Xiaoyan began his return journey after placing orders for five 70-meter-long airships, five 45-meter-long airships, and orders for 2,000 armor-piercing shells and 20,000 small steel ball shells.

For this order, Wilhelm II sent 20 intelligence workers and 200 elite soldiers to Hu Xiaoyan's future airship base to ensure that the data of the airship would not be leaked. This was sternly demanded by Wilhelm II. is also what Hu Xiaoyan is looking forward to.

When I returned to London, it was late September. When Hu Xiaoyan returned to the farm, he received a message, two telegrams.

The message came from Mr. and Mrs. Hans. After the wedding, the Hans couple were sent by Hu Xiaoyan to the United States to form Apple Technology. Apple's first task is to spend more than 3 million of Hu Xiaoyan's standard oil. One million of them will be used to invite Tesla Thermal Power Company to Anhui Province to build a thermal power plant and lay alternating current circuits, which may take more than a year. Because China simply does not have the corresponding copper wire production line and rubber insulated wire production line. At the same time, Apple will also be responsible for the design and production of cars in the United States. Although the United States in 1899 had automobile production companies, their most funds were only a few hundred thousand dollars, and they did not have the wealth of the Hans couple at all. After Apple leaned on Rockefeller, at the cost of the future Apple's complete use of Standard Oil's gasoline, it gained Rockefeller's support, and they helped Apple buy a car company. Because neither Germany nor Britain is an oil exporter, Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company will be responsible for exporting gasoline and diesel to Anhui in a large tanker for the next year, and Hu Xiaoyan has promised to pay in full.

In addition, the Hans began to recruit cowboys and unemployed workers in the United States to work for China's Anhui Mining Company. For this reason, Hu Xiaoyan's more than three million pounds can actually only last for about two years. After that, if Apple still has no funds coming in, then it is not far from going bankrupt.

The second news came from domestic. There were two telegrams, signed "Marzaha" by M and "Odef" by A.

M's telegram read, "Hurry up." ”

A's telegram was "Ye is critically ill, return quickly." ”

Before returning to London, Kaiser Wilhelm II secretly summoned Hu Xiaoyan to ask for his opinion on the Boxer Rebellion.

For the Boxers, Hu Xiaoyan hated it to the bone at this time. But as a Chinese, he could not afford to lose his share in front of Wilhelm II. He advised Wilhelm II to have a loud voice and slow movements. That is, in response to the United States' proposal to send troops, but for the action of sending troops, it is the first thing to delay.

Hu Xiaoyan reciprocated by promising that after the war with the coalition forces, most of the interests of various countries in China would be transferred to Germany and the United States. In addition, the United States has no way to do it, and Germany alone will certainly not be able to withstand the opposition of all countries. But with the United States as an "ally", Germany could ignore the British protests.

Wilhelm II did not answer at the time, until after the airship had successfully flown into the sky. Little Mao Wizard assured Hu Xiaoyan in private. "Germany will be your most reliable ally, and your interests will be Germany's interests. Germany will always be on your side. ”

Tang Shaoyi is currently only an adjutant of the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Office in the imperial court, and the meaning of such a telegram from him is obvious. The Boxer Rebellion was unstoppable, and the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Coalition was a foregone conclusion.

The second telegram from Zhang Binglin, to be honest, made Hu Xiaoyan very heartbroken. For Ye Chengxin, a little old man, although the two don't have a lot of contact. But Hu Xiaoyan admires his cleanliness and his support for his education. For such a long time, if it weren't for Ye Chengxin's high-profile support behind his back, Shanghai Chengxin University would definitely not have gone so smoothly!

Newspapers in London reported that the first phase of the construction of Asia's largest university had been completed. The diplomatic component from Great Britain and the United States is already in place. This time, because of Ye Chengcheng's high profile, in addition to the United States, Britain, France and Russia also supported a group of foreign teachers. Originally, President McKinley did not agree to export large-scale laboratory equipment, but under the international situation and Rockefeller's persuasion, the laboratory equipment in the United States also began to be shipped on ships. It is estimated that it will be able to reach the port of Shanghai in one month.

Together with the British teachers recruited by Hu Xiaoyan himself and the foreign teachers finally determined by the German side, there are more than 1,500 in total.

So many foreign teachers, so much equipment shipped to Shanghai. Shanghai Chengxin University is definitely one of the best universities in Asia in terms of facilities and faculty.

If there was no Ye Chengxin in such an environment, Hu Xiaoyan really didn't dare to imagine what this university would develop! At least without Ye Chengxin, Sheng Xuanhuai would definitely come to his Beiyang University Hall to get a piece of the pie, but what the hell is the Beiyang University Hall, everyone in the world knows.

Ye Chengxin fell, but there was no one to replace. Zhu Baosan can be enough, but this person doesn't pay enough attention to education. He is now busy setting up a private bank, and Yu Qiaqing is too young to serve the public.

Hu Xiaoyan pinched three telegrams, and the two messages really had a headache. The first message doesn't matter. The second piece of news is the quick return. But Hu Xiaoyan hasn't finished his layout at all!

Angel walked into the hall and gently held Hu Xiaoyan's hand, which made Hu Xiaoyan's frowning brow relax a little.

"Would you like to come back to China with me?" Hu Xiaoyan asked with some concern.

"Of course, I'm your wife." Angel winked mischievously. "Do you have a little lover in China?"

Hu Xiaoyan laughed out loud, and at this moment, the troubles seemed to be gone away in an instant.

"I'm worried about your studies. Teacher Mike will definitely scold me. ”

"So it's okay to take him abroad soon?" Angel smiled slightly.

"Pull him back with him?" Hu Xiaoyan's eyes lit up. The problem of education in China, to be honest, is sometimes not a problem of money, nor is it a problem of teachers. It's a question of educational attitudes.

When Cai Yuanpei was the principal, he once made a move to let his female students seduce a certain warlord, and then wait for an opportunity to assassinate him. It's a pity that a certain warlord was not fooled.

The main job of the students is to study, and after the study, they either continue their studies, or come out to do education or develop the industry and business in the country. This is the greatest right and obligation given to students by capitalist society.

But none of the teachers in China seem to have noticed this, and they desperately encouraged the university students to go to demonstrations and join the revolution.

They succeeded, and so did the revolution. But almost none of the college students around 1910, that is, before World War I, made it to the day when they would develop new weapons for their country.

Whether it was later Desanqian or Deng Jiaxian, Zhao Jiuzhang and others, none of them were born in 1910. I don't know if there is a feeling of great regret when I see this. Didn't any of the college students and international students of that era be smarter than three money? None of the international students in that era could compare with Deng, Zhao and others in terms of professional achievements?

No! Many of the students of this era later participated in the war, and almost a small number of them survived the war. And after decades of war, no matter how high their professional talent is, it will be wiped out in the artillery fire.

And is it true that these people are needed for war? Is there no substitute? No! This is where the differences between Eastern and Western cultures lie. In the West, very few scientists went to war, including war maniac Napoleon and Hitler, who did not do such a thing!

Napoleon even said: protect these people, because they are hens that can lay golden eggs.

Cultural differences may not be able to understand this sentence well. But everyone should be able to understand the problem of educational attitude.

Hu Xiaoyan couldn't bear that his college students were trained for several years and were actually sent to the battlefield, but they died under a bullet of a few cents.

If Ye Chengxin died, Hu Xiaoyan could still count on Li Hongzhang to help, but even Li Hongzhang couldn't help the Boxer Rebellion, because his teammate Cixi was too piggy.

So he had to go back home. The layout of everything was completely disrupted by the Boxer Rebellion.

The Boxers must die!