Just after Xu Qing successfully picked the red pills of Hu Ling and Ning Qing, which made Xu Qing very happy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info accepted two girls at a time, which made Xu Qing, a man, feel too exciting and exciting. Two girls are at your disposal, and people are still very bent to welcome each other, which is a great feeling.

However, on such a good day, Xu Qing can only live for one day temporarily. In order to have a longer and better life in the future, Xu Qing had to leave this gentle township the next day and return to China by boat.

After a month of drifting across the ocean, Xu Qing returned to China with Countess Eugenie of Spain and Zhao Qiu, her female secretary in charge of business, and then Xu Qing was going to develop business in China. As for Princess Mathilde, she is still raising a baby in Europe, and Queen Isabella is destined to return to Spain to continue to be her queen, but Xu Qing has already given her a promise that she will definitely take their son to recognize each other within fifteen years, so that they can be together in the name of justice. This is also Xu Qing giving Queen Isabella a hope, otherwise who knows if she can "guard herself like jade" for Xu Qing.

"Eugenie, we will soon be in our Chinese capital, we are about to land in Tianjin, and then we will pass through Tianjin to our Chinese capital. This is arguably the most important city in Asia, and there is no one. Xu Qing said.

Eugenie is also very curious about this city in the Far East, and she does not know much about many Europeans in China, so it is of course very interesting to come to China this time.

"Lord Xu, it's here!" Someone on board said.

Xu Qing took Eugenie and Zhao Qiu off the boat and took a carriage to the capital. When he arrived at the gate of the capital, Xu Qing took the initiative to get out of the car and walked into the capital with Eugenie and Zhao Qiu.

"Well, it's really clean and there's no smell in the air!" Eugenie said happily.

Eugenie was really happy, and in her opinion, no matter how strong China was, it was about the same as Britain. But when I really arrived in the capital of China, it was really powerful, and there was no smell in the air. You must know that in Europe at the same time, many people did not have the awareness of environmental hygiene, and many ordinary people defecated in the open from time to time, and there were often a lot of peculiar smells in the air.

Don't look at the Europeans in later generations, they pretend to be very powerful, but in fact, more than a hundred years ago, their level of public morality was not as good as China! Eugenie felt this odorless smell directly from the air in the capital, which is a good first impression.

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Eugenie, we in China actually understood the importance of urban planning very well more than a thousand years ago. The first city in the world with a population of more than one million people appeared during our Tang Dynasty. Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was the first city in the world with a population of more than one million, and we have a long history of managing large cities. ”

"As for urban planning, we also have a much longer history. More than 1,000 years ago, we knew how to plan and deploy drainage ditches to discharge those domestic sewage. There are also special people who are responsible for pouring night incense, that is, human and animal dung. The whole city can be run in an orderly manner, so there is no smell in this capital at all. Xu Qing said.

Eugenie praised: "The Chinese are really very powerful! ”

Eugenie's first impression was very good, and this was certainly an illusion. Xu Qing adopted the method of promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, because Xu Qing knew that China was many years ahead of Europeans in urban construction planning, so he deliberately did not mention China's military weakness, but deliberately showed his leading place in urban planning and urban management, so that Eugenie felt that China was also very "advanced", leaving a good first impression on Eugenie as a European.

Once this "first impression" is formed, it is not easy to change it.

"Well, for the record, the first time I came to the capital of China in the Far East, I was very surprised by the cleanliness and sanitation of the environment here, compared to this capital, the whole of Europe seems to be a garbage heap! Even London, England, is a cleaner garbage dump compared to here. Eugenie said.

Eugenie recorded it in her notebook, Xu Qing secretly snickered, this Eugenie recorded it like this, Xu Qingna was very happy. He wished that through this Eugenie's mouth, he would send this "illusion" to Europe, if Europe believed Eugenie's words, then it would inevitably be even more "misunderstood" that China was strong, which would make them scruple a lot.

Xu Qing continued to walk forward, and Eugenie saw that the people in the entire capital seemed to be very arrogant and arrogant, and their bearing was much higher. Eugenie also nodded, she still felt very good.

"You Chinese people seem to be very confident?" Eugenie asked.

Xu Qing immediately reaffirmed and said: "Of course, of course, we Chinese people are of course very confident, because China is the most powerful country in Asia, and no one can compare with it!" ”

China in this era has not been broken by foreigners, so many people still think that China is the Celestial Empire, and of course they are very confident. As for the other reason, this is the capital, but the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! As the capital, people living in the capital often have a feeling of "pride", which is the situation of the citizens of the capital of any country, and they are often proud of living in the capital. And they magnified China's pride in the radical way, making Eugenie feel that the Chinese are very "confident", so there was a misunderstanding again.

Eugenie began to characterize her first impression of China, thinking that China was very "powerful", which is why Xu Qing deliberately took Eugenie to the capital and did not go anywhere else. In fact, the best cities in China are a few cities, except for the capital, which is Guangzhou, and the other cities are all rotten and lifeless.

And because the capital is the capital, it gathers the world's resources to build, which is naturally very good. As a diplomat, Xu Qing naturally knows that the image of the capital often represents the image of the country, and Xu Qing only needs to control these foreigners as much as possible to keep these foreigners from going to those small cities, and to walk around in the big cities, so of course he will not see anything, but he will get the feeling that China is very powerful.

Xu Qing, Ou Geeni and Zhao Qiu came all the way to the Ministry of Rites in the capital, the Ministry of Rites is responsible for European foreign affairs, and the nominal position on Xu Qing's body is the Honglu Temple under the Ministry of Rites, so it is normal for Xu Qing to come to the Ministry of Rites.

"The Qing Dynasty stepped down as the minister to Europe, and Xu Qing, the fourth secretary, came to the Ministry of Rites to report on his work!" Xu Qing said.

Soon an official of about five grades came out of the Ministry of Rites, and they hurriedly said, "Lord Xu, please!" ”

Xu Qing took the initiative to point at Eugenie and said, "Please prepare some banquets, this is Countess Eugenie of Spain, she came to our Qing Dynasty for the first time, and I will receive you!" ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly smiled and said: "Lord Xu's reputation has spread all over our capital. Lord Xu has given us a long face, the Queen of Spain is willing to serve with her body, and she also marries a countess, such a good thing has actually met Lord Xu, it is rare! Well, our Qing Dynasty is a country of etiquette, so naturally we can't treat foreign guests badly! I'll arrange it right away, and I'll pick up the dust for Lord Xu and this countess! Bao Changshang said, you will report to him tomorrow. ”

"Thank you!" Xu Qing immediately thanked and said.

The Ministry of Rites quickly arranged a small-scale banquet, this time for the foreign guest Countess Eugenie, after all, Chinese officialdom has always been good-looking, and of course it is not polite to face foreign guests. Even the Ministry of Rites took the initiative to make decisions and began to give Eugenie a lot of good things.

"Wow, it's so exquisite, how can you use such good porcelain to put dishes? Such delicate porcelain is also used by the royal family in Europe. Eugenie said excitedly.

Xu Qing took the initiative as the "host" and beckoned Eugenie to start eating.

"Eugenie, these dishes are all a feast for us from China." Xu Qing said.

Eugenie hurriedly started, these obviously carefully prepared dishes had already made Eugenie, a female foodie, greedy, of course, start directly.

"Lord Xu, here is our gift to Her Excellency the Countess. Our Qing Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and if we have friends from afar, how can we not have some rewards? The Ministry of Rites officials hurriedly came over with gifts.

Xu Qing knows that there is actually a prescribed process for this, and this kind of international diplomacy, in fact, has a process that can be followed, and it is not complicated. Especially for the reception of foreign guests, most of the things that receive foreign guests are planned in advance, and there are many processes in advance, and each country has its own process for what grade to receive, what kind of person to receive, and what capacity to receive. Although China's diplomatic thinking was relatively backward during the Qing Dynasty, it does not mean that there is no such process, on the contrary, there is still a lot of experience.

For example, gift-giving, is an important link, if foreign guests do not give gifts, it is a shame! In particular, it is a common practice in various countries to send some unique souvenirs.

After Eugenie took the gift, she opened it directly, and immediately exclaimed: "Thin fetal porcelain, it is actually thin fetal porcelain!" ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites was a little embarrassed, and Xu Qing quickly explained: "In the West, it is normal to open a gift in person, and there is no need to make a fuss. ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites whispered: "Sure enough, it is a Western barbarian, and there is no etiquette at all!" ”

Xu Qing is not easy to blame, the two sides have different cultures and cannot be directly measured. However, the official of the Ministry of Rites quickly took the initiative to retreat, and the Eugenie still couldn't put it down and looked at this thin-tire porcelain lamp.

This thin porcelain lamp is made directly with glaze, which is as light as an eggshell, and the light of the candle can shine through the porcelain, which is obviously not ordinary.

"Is this the legendary thin porcelain? Legend has it that this thing was enough to exchange for an army in our Europe. Now in Europe, there are not many collections in the whole of Europe, but they were given to me! Eugenie was also excited.

Of course, Xu Qing knows that there are not many of this kind of thin porcelain. You must know that thin porcelain was also a high-level tribute in ancient times, and it rarely flowed into the people, and even less into foreign countries. Maybe it's a bit exaggerated to exchange a thin porcelain for an army, but the value is definitely deified in Europe. But for Eugenie, she can have it, and it is really shocking.

Of course, in China, although thin porcelain is a high-class tribute, it is not absolutely scarce, and it is possible to give it to foreigners.

"Eugenie, you can take it, this is a gift from our Chinese government!" Xu Qing said.

Eugenie immediately said: "You China is so rich, such a good thing, you actually gave it to me?" ”

Xu Qing bragged: "Of course, China is one of the world's top economic powers, and this is nothing." Next, you will know that our China is still very strong in economic strength, and it is not worse than Europe! China has a population of 400 million, which is almost more than the whole of Europe. ”

"We have hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, and this is only the number of standing troops. But if His Majesty the Emperor gives an order, then we can mobilize tens of millions of troops at any time and sweep the world. ”

Xu Qing continued to brag about Eugenie, and he passed on the situation in China through Eugenie's travelogues and other channels, deliberately bringing misjudgment to Europe. As long as the Europeans misjudge, then it will naturally be very beneficial to China in the future, so that China can continue to be this paper tiger, continue to make Europe think that China is very strong, and let them dare not mess with China.

Eugenie took this thin porcelain lamp, it was a love affair, such a "precious" thing is not a few in Europe, each of which is a rare treasure with no price, Eugenie can get it, so how can she not be excited?

"Eugenie, my lady, put it down quickly, no one will steal your things!" Xu Qing said.

Xu Qing said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites: "Arrange a room for me to go to the Siyi Pavilion, we are going to rest!" “

The official of the Ministry of Rites asked again: "Only one?" ”

"Of course, this Countess Eugenie, but my woman!" Xu Qing said.

Xu Qing directly hugged Eugenie in his arms, obviously telling everyone that this Eugenie is his own woman. Since it's your own woman, what's wrong with living together.

As for the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they are speechless, but what kind of light bulb are you doing about other people's men and women? Anyway, he is the boss, although Xu Qing's position in China has not yet been decided, but it is also Sipinqing, and the grade is not low.

Then Xu Qing pulled Eugenie into the Siyi Pavilion, and Eugenie was once again stunned by the decoration of the Siyi Pavilion, which was too luxurious, and it was low-key luxury, which made Eugenie stunned for a moment, completely treating China as a powerful country.

"Alright, Eugenie, let's get some rest, we're tired from the journey." Xu Qing said.

"Hehehehe, play with me for a while, I'm so happy today!" Eugenie said excitedly.

Xu Qing then smiled and said, "Play for a while, or I'll play with you!" “