Tianjin, is the meaning of the Son of Heaven Ferry, here is the Ming Empire's maritime gateway to Beijing, but also the most important maritime trade port, it connects Qingdao and Lushun, to the south can go directly to Shanghai, is definitely a huge port can not be huge, here a year to handle the total amount of goods, more than Birmingham, England several times.

It is said that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Ming Dynasty controlled three-fifths of the world's economy at its most glorious time, and the technology and system here used to be the roof of the world. The English, Prussians, Arabs, and Russians have all come here to learn from the scriptures, and Shanghai, the mouth of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, is still the world's largest and most famous financial center.

As the sea passage of Beijing, Tianjin Port has always been the most important maritime trade base of the Ming Dynasty. The sea is full of boats coming and going, and it is a busy scene. Tons of supplies are unloaded every minute, and the docks are crowded with stevedores, making it crowded for all passing passengers.

A huge 3,000-ton passenger liner sounded its own whistle, with a deafening sound, and slowly docked to a pier in Tianjin Port with the help of a tugboat. And on the railing of the side of the ship, leaning on a Caucasian man wearing a top hat and a tuxedo, he looked at everything in front of him with a slight smile, and his eyes were full of fresh feelings.

"William? Mr. Wenger? A white man, also in a tuxedo, walked up behind the man, nodded in his top hat, and then interrupted: "I heard that you were recently dismissed from Deutsche Steel, and I didn't expect to see you here." Are you here to continue your career? Unexpectedly, an expert in engine technology would be reduced to Daming to lobby for his own R&D investment. ”

"I can't imagine that anyone knows me here." William, who is nearly 50 years old? Arsene Wenger is a German technical engineer who worked in the technical development department of Deutsche Steel for 20 years and is a well-known engine technologist, but unfortunately in the five years he was responsible for developing new technologies, he spent 500,000 Reichsmarks in research and development expenses of the German Empire, but he was not able to come up with a trace of useful technology, and finally lobbied his boss for new investment projects at the meeting, and was dismissed and fired.

As a result, the hapless researcher divorced his wife and was so in debt that he had to file for bankruptcy. He lost his house and went to the Far East alone, hoping that his knowledge could find a job here.

"My name is Simon? Haywire. They are consultants of the British Empire Shipping Company, and this time they came to China to develop the shipping business, and they have just signed an oil import contract with the Ottoman Empire, and the annual import value is as much as 30 billion Ming gold coins. The businessman gushed about his old acquaintance, and his eyes were full of regret: "I think you have come to the wrong place, they lack the new resource of oil, so they will not be interested in your diesel and gasoline engines at all." ”

The Ming Empire was an empire that attached great importance to industry, and in the past almost 100 years, because Shanxi was rich in coal mines, the Ming Empire was once the most developed place in the world for industrial civilization. In the research and development of coal-fired internal combustion engines, Daming has also been at the forefront of the world, until the last decade by petroleum energy and more advanced fuel engines.

As this one is called, Simon? According to Hywell's merchants, the empire has begun to decline, and everything in front of it smells of decay, and although there are still things that can be found in some corners, it is no longer possible to find the impetus for the world to move forward here.

"Perhaps, Mr. Hywell." William? Wenger looked at the businessman who knew him, and finally replied in a mocking tone: "I received my first investment when I was at the bottom of my life. I swear allegiance to the man who has helped me, it is my honor as a Germanic man, and you may think I'm wasting my time, but I'm willing to give all my knowledge to this friendly remittance. ”

As an engineer and a technician, Wenger has always had the pride of a scientific researcher, and he did not let go of his pride in the most difficult times, so he refused the pity and help of many companies. But after reading a letter from the Ming Empire, he accepted the remittance and resolutely embarked on a journey to the far east.

As he spoke, the ship had stabilized its massive body, and like the other ships in the harbor, the huge passenger ship was powered by burning coal. Because of the shortage of oil, most of the ships that sail to China rely on coal as power.

So from a distance, the entire port of Tianjin was filled with thick smoke, as if it was burning. After the ladder was lowered, William? Wenger walked down with a small suitcase of his own, and there were already a large number of people standing on the dock to pick up the boat, blocked by the railing in the waiting area not far away.

"William? Mr. Wenger! William? Mr. Wenger! An interpreter from the Imperial Office in a ceremonial dress shouted loudly in German at the exit for VIP receptions, hoping to attract the attention of the person he was picking up. Apparently he had achieved his goal, Wenger waved his hand and walked towards the officer who greeted him with his suitcase.

He saw a young man standing beside the official, who looked to be in his early twenties, leaning against the railing and casually touching his nose with his fingers. I don't know why William? Wenger showed little interest in the dressed-dressed interpreter, but focused all his attention on the young man who didn't look very good.

"Hello, I'm William? Arsene Wenger, invited by this letter, to come here to meet my new employer. Arsene Wenger kindly extended his hand to the interpreter and briefly introduced himself.

"Mr. Wenger, have you brought all your skills?" Hearing the interpreter's relay, the young man leaning on the railing suddenly spoke, with a warm smile on his face. His neckline is slightly open and looks very casual.

"Of course, I don't think you let me here because I'm handsome, are you?" Wenger slapped the suitcase he was carrying and looked at the two people in front of him: "The letter said that you want to use my technology to start a new revolution, are you sure you can do it?" ”

"Of course!" The young man laughed: "I, Wang Jue, never lie!" ”