Chapter 8: The Ambition of Life (4)

The Black Dragon Society and the British were able to hook up so quickly, not only because the two sides had common interests, but also because the Black Dragon Society made great concessions in the negotiations and signed a series of unequal treaties with the British. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info how did the British treat the Japanese back then, and basically gave a copy to the Black Dragon Society.

Except for a few rights and interests that the Black Dragon Society insisted on refusing to cede such as extraterritoriality and garrisons, they signed all the treaties that could be signed. For the British, it was at the negotiating table what they failed to get on the battlefield. Those diplomats can proudly claim that they have opened up a large market for the empire with a population of millions.

For Chen Cheng and Lin Mengchu, the "Treaty of Amity and Commerce" is actually a double-edged sword, although the British goods have entered their territory, which will have a great impact on their internal economy. However, this is also equivalent to opening up a huge market for them. From then on, as long as they could reduce the cost of certain goods and freight costs to a point where they were lower than the cost of the British, they could use dumping to obtain a huge amount of money.

Can they get to the point where the cost is lower than the British when shipping is added? Chen Cheng said it was obvious. For them, who have opened a lot of batch production technology, it is very simple to surpass the British in some aspects. I just don't know how the British would feel if they saw the constant flow of goods into their markets. But it's going to be a lot of fun when you think about it.

Now that he is ready to farm with his head bored, His Excellency the Black Dragon King is ready to take advantage of this winter to rest for a few days. She pulled up Chen Cheng, who was forced to face a large pile of documents, and went to the Taibai Building in Handan City to eat for three days in a row. In the end, as soon as Chen Cheng saw her, he hurriedly said, "I have already eaten it today." ”

"Have you eaten?" The girl looked at him suspiciously, and said unhappily, "But why do you eat so early?" Is it because you don't want to eat with me? ”

"No, no," Chen Cheng hurriedly said: "I'm very happy to have dinner with you Chu Chu, but it's good to eat hot pot upstairs with the north wind on a snowy day." I can't bear it for three days. ”

"What's so unbearable about this? It's just normal eating and drinking. ”

"Eating and drinking from morning to evening is not my style."

"Hmph, it's like you have some kind of style." The girl sat down, and after a while stood up and walked around, and exclaimed, "But there is nothing interesting here except to eat and drink." With such a big snowfall, even if you want to go out hunting, you can't find prey. ”

"Uh, isn't that interesting?" Chen Cheng thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Why don't we build some buildings with special effects." ”

"Something special? What does that mean? Lin Mengchu became interested, she leaned on the desk in front of the young man, and asked curiously: "Is it the kind that comes with various special effects, or is it like a wonder of the world that can increase prestige?" ”

"Well, let's try it first." Chen Cheng said uncertainly: "Whether it can be completed or not is still between the two, but it's a pity that we will build a big bathhouse first." ”

“.......... Why did you suddenly jump to the bathhouse? Lin Mengchu's character is quite .......... for the teenager's jumping personality Like! Because that's what she is.

"Well, of course, it's getting cold now, and everyone doesn't want to, and there's no such condition to take a bath every day. Therefore, we are obligated to give those who follow us the conditions to take a hot bath. Chen Cheng said awe-inspiringly: "I definitely didn't decide to build a bathhouse because I wanted to take a bath!" ”

"Haha, got it! Sounds great, do you have any construction drawings here? The girl said excitedly, "I'm going to take someone to do it myself!" ”

"Drawings? Not yet. Chen Cheng snapped his fingers, "But it's okay, you just need to wait for me for a while." ”

With that, he swept the papers on the table to the ground, and then took out a pencil and white paper. There was no need for a ruler compass or anything like that, and after pressing the corners with a paperweight, he quickly drew the required drawings on the white paper. One, two, in less than half an hour, the required drawings were drawn.

This kind of amazing technique and ability, as well as the kind of focused look when working, made Lin Mengchu feel ....... So handsome, so handsome! She watched intently as the boy completed the drawings one by one at a rapid pace, watched him bite the pencil in his mouth, and breathed a sigh of relief when he finally finished it, and then muttered, "I should assign myself a few secretaries."

Chen Cheng looked at the completed large number of drawings with satisfaction, clapped his palms, and turned around to see the girl looking at him blankly. He couldn't help but touch his cheek and asked suspiciously, "Is it because I have flowers on my face?" ”

"Well, there was no one, but you are so similar, you ..............."

When Chen Cheng heard this, he put down his palm and took a look, and sure enough, it was full of lead marks. "Well, it's fine, it's just some pencil marks, it's not a big deal."

"Oh, that's good, I'll find someone to repair the bathhouse first, and when it's repaired, let's go to the bath together!"

"Let's go to the bath!" The young man was greatly moved, and his face showed a whimsical look.

"What do you think, of course, it's a separate bath for men and women!"

"Oh," the expression on Chen Cheng's face immediately fell, "This is really not good news. ”

Within a few days, Lin Mengchu ran over again and said loudly to the young man: "It's been built!" ”

"Built? What was built? The young man who stuck his head out of a large pile of documents asked ignorantly, "Are we building again?" ”

"Ah, you forgot?" The girl's mood had obviously deteriorated, and the word "anger" was about to pop up above her head. "Didn't you say let's build some interesting and special effects buildings?"

"Let me think about it........... Well, that's the thing. Chen Cheng leaned on the table, "But it's too fast." It's only four ...... No, it's only been five days, how did you do it? ”

"Hmph," Lin Mengchu shook his head and said, "Mountain people have their own tricks!" Don't ask so much, let's go take a bath! ”

"No, I don't want to know how it works, I just want to say that this technique can be used to build fortifications and railroads." Chen Cheng yawned and said, "But whatever, let's go take a bath first!" ”

"Oh!" Lin Mengchu cheered like a little girl, and little stars seemed to pop up in her eyes, "Let's go take a bath together!" ”