Chapter 371: How Would You Like to Drive a Super Battleship to Pick You Up?
"Hello Mr. Davis."
"Robert. Hello General Lee. ”
"George. Washington. Hello General Lee. ”
"This is John. Mr. C. Cajon, right? Hello hello hello. ”
"Oh, Mr. McLawrie, hello, we're old friends."
After Li Mengyang got off the boat and landed on the shore, he naturally met with these high-level people in the south, and everyone had to say hello and shake hands.
So......
Bang bang bang bang...... There was a pop, the sound of magnesium being ignited.
After His Majesty the Emperor came down, a lot of reporters ran down from this ironclad ship of the empire, and these people got it and took it, and His Majesty the Emperor shook hands with whom, then took it, and looked at whoever he looked at twice, it was also photo, this is all news!
On the whole, the empire has already had this kind of grandeur of later heads of state visiting, anyway, it's very similar, but ah......
"......" The people on the Confederate side are a little stupid!
They haven't seen it!
The magnesium powder was lit, it was so flashy, and the flashing person was uncomfortable.
Actually, let's just say before Clint. When Emperor Li came down, it was already shocking on the spot, and this style was really a rare one in the world, and now this photo.
How the fuck do you feel like a hillbilly?
There are photographs, and the southerners have not seen it, but they are so 'flashing', I really have never seen it!
Really, these high-ranking officials in the south at this time are in this mood, really, not to mention how depressed they are, they are completely suppressed by this emperor.
Let's just talk about this reporter, the south didn't call reporters at all. Because of the current negotiations. It's still going to be a secret!
I'm afraid that the people will know about this. Otherwise, there will be no talk.
But however, such a big event can't be without a reporter, right?
Hey, isn't that a contradiction?
Anyway, our empire is not afraid, it would be good if our newspapers were not distributed in your south, and this thing should be saved......
"This ...... Let me guess, should it be Mr. Alley or Mr. Lee? "Li Mengyang, the emperor, walked in front of a man in a rough suit who was a little shorter. And that's a bit provocative.
"You scoundrel! How can you be so scared? "Needless to say, you can talk to Li Mengyang like this, and you still use it Chinese...... Are you afraid that other people will understand your English...... Then this must be Eleanor!
Playing with women and men?
No way, at this time, it is still rare for southern women to participate in politics, Eleanor is a woman after all, and she also has a special relationship with Li Mengyang, so whether this comes or not, how to come, is really regarded as an important agenda by the southern government.
It's about the future of the country. How can you not discuss it well?
And so, Eleanor came. Anyway, everyone thinks it's best for her to come like this.
"I'll pick you up." Li Mengyang, this guy, immediately replied with a smile.
"Who told you to pick me up?" When Eleanor heard this, she naturally replied, but immediately thought that the scene at this time should not seem to be so flirtatious. "You're an emperor, be serious!"
"I'm not serious." Li Mengyang, this guy, quickly turned his face flat, and then said in Chinese: "We Chinese have an old saying, called, 'The hero of the world should wear a golden armor suit and step on colorful auspicious clouds to marry his bride!'" 'I don't have a gold armor suit, and I can't step on the clouds, so I drove this battleship, hehe......"
Obviously, Li Mengyang's 'ancient saying'......
"What old saying? Why haven't I heard it, you ......" Eleanor was very interested in language, but this sentence, she pondered it like this, and she couldn't ask the rest of the things, and blushed!
"You haven't learned much yet, ancient sayings are ancient sayings...... Li Mengyang This guy is really, his face is not red, even if this ancient saying has not been born yet.
"Ahem...... Ahem...... "Robert. General Li really can't stand it anymore, and his daughter can't ...... directly with others on such an important occasion Anyway, it's not appropriate, so there seems to be something wrong with the throat of Your Excellency General.
"Oops! I won't tell you! Eleanor naturally understood what her old father meant, so she blushed and threw the emperor there.
"Hehehe......" Li Mengyang, the emperor, smirked in return.
"......" On the entire dock, these high-ranking government officials in the south, this expression at this time, not to mention how strange it is!
What the is this emperor? Are you here to pick up girls or are you here to negotiate?
Well, these individuals in front of me are usually gentlemen, and it is estimated that the scolding in their hearts will be more elegant......
"Your Majesty the Emperor, your visit to Williamsburg is indeed a demonstration of your sincerity in this negotiation." As the president of the South, Davis has to speak.
"Mr. Davis, there is no way, the James River is too narrow, and my battleship really can't drive in, so I have to negotiate here." Li Mengyang, this guy is really good, he said this reason again.
"......" Jefferson. Davis, half of his face is paralyzed, and at this time, the other half of his face is about to be paralyzed by anger!
Oh my God! Is there such an arrogant person?
Davis really wanted to scold this, but looking at the giant ship and the thick barrel on it, he Davis still swallowed it.
"Hehehe......" Li Mengyang just gave a smile, in fact, Davis's psychological state at this time, Li Mengyang naturally knew.
You, the president of the South, must not know the so-called 'important things have to be said three times', right?
Don't say it a few times, Lao Tzu pretended to be like this X, it wouldn't be perfect!
The so-called pretending X also has technical content, such as Li Mengyang's pretending this time, it can score 90 points...... Well, in fact, this is not just about pretending to be B, it also has a very important strategic purpose.
This is really not Li Mengyang's bragging. It's true. In simple terms. It is given to the negotiation team of the South. With a heavy psychological blow!
See? Lao Tzu's battleship, is it a cow or not? How? Do you still want to resist? Give me all the truth! …… Li Mengyang, a traverser from the northeast, is real.
Sure enough, in the subsequent negotiation process, these high-ranking officials in the south did not mention the matter of turning their faces and doing things once.
Yes, I'm scared, I'm scared. Anyway, whatever you say, let's just not fight......
Now that everyone has a consensus that we don't want to fight each other, that's fine, then we can talk about some interesting topics.
What topic?
To put it simply, the Southern Confederate now wants to know what specific things Li Mengyang, the emperor of the empire, has nothing specific about this plan for the reconstruction of the south!
That's right, didn't the empire say it before? The South was given autonomy, but slavery had to be abolished. But what is really needed for the abolition of slavery is money, and you, the emperor, said that it is going to be rebuilt, but how is this reconstruction carried out?
Li Mengyang said this at the beginning, but the specific plan is naturally impossible to come up with, but if you want to talk about some details, it is easy to do.
Li Mengyang was quick to explain his plan for the reconstruction of the south, which was simply a ......
Invest heavily in infrastructure!
Well, that's not what the Southern gang said, because the Southern Yankees really couldn't understand what they said.
What Li Mengyang said is that as the emperor of the empire, when the south is merged into the empire, and you have the right of autonomy, then I, the emperor, will have a reason to let the empire invest in the south, and these investments will mainly focus on the reconstruction of cities, the construction of factories, and the most important thing is the construction of railways, highways and telegraphs!
The previous things are good to say, urban reconstruction is urgent, and the matter of factories, what kind of factory to build can be studied, the railway everyone also understands, we also have telegraph in the south, but the highway?
What is this?
Sure enough, because of the civil war all these years, the braincase of the southern Yankees who were blocked by the north was about to be broken.
Well, in fact, there are not many roads in the world today, because there are still not many cars, and most of the current cars, whether they are imperial or exported to Europe, are the original 'roads', which are roads for horses.
Highway, Banyou Road...... To put it simply, it is easy to understand, it turns out that this highway is to run cars, hey, cars......
When it comes to this, it is basically clear that some car factories are going to be built...... Of course, the Southerners haven't seen this thing yet, and they still think it's easy to build a car factory, but it's okay, this idea is not in a hurry to change.
So, so much of these infrastructure, this plan ......
Li Mengyang emphasized that the entire empire is now embarking on the same plan, that is, all the empire's territories will be like this!
That's good!
The officials in the south were very happy, because if they looked at it in this way, they were doing similar things, and they could communicate with each other, and with the exchange business, it would be natural to start business.
In that case, this reconstruction plan is very reliable, very good!
The negotiations in the south were very smooth and fast, and everyone quickly found a common interest, that is, the south needs to be rebuilt, and now the south is really full of holes, and the empire is just going to invest, and the empire also needs to invest.
Before, because of the aluminum thing, I made a lot of real money!
A large part of the gold on the French side flowed to the empire, and the aluminum technology on the British side was new after all, and the production capacity was insufficient. In addition, the previous trade with Britain also made a lot of gold.
The international currency exchange in this year has also made it convenient for Li Mengyang, that is, in this year, everyone stipulates their own currency value, which is basically the consideration with gold, so what they give each other is gold, which is very convenient.
After such a battle, and got a lot of real money, it is not okay not to invest...... The Spaniards were stupid back then, their royal family spent money all day long, and the luxurious days were called cool, but now?
Of course, Li Mengyang has to invest, and he must also invest in these infrastructure constructions, because these constructions are actually directly related to his rule! (To be continued......)
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