Chapter 404: Arriving in Europe (Part I)
In mid-1898, a huge cruise ship sailed west from the port of Taipei in Taiwan. Their target is Europe, and this giant ship carrying Taiwan's leader Wang Guorui, as well as his envoys, will visit Europe. And this time, Wang Guorui went to inspect and brought his wife Zheng Hong, who was regarded as the leader's wife. Taiwan practices a system of equal status for all wives, and it is not like the rules of the mainland that forcibly divide the main wife, equal wife, concubine, and so on. However, in view of the fact that Western countries still have a monogamous and can only have a first lady, then Wang Guorui also took Zheng Hong with him, because Zheng Hong is not only Wang Guorui's first woman, but also an officer with the rank of lieutenant general, so that he can take on two responsibilities after he goes, and Zheng Hong also represents the head of the delegation of the Taiwan army.
As for this time, Wang Guorui not only brought Zheng Hong, but also Tanya and Natasha, after all, if he didn't bring them, he might not be able to reassure those subordinates. After all, if you don't bring Tanya and Natasha, the two most powerful fighting forces, it is impossible to be reassuring. And Western countries are also nervous now, because Tanya and Natasha are phenomenal figures, if they go to Europe to wreak havoc, then I'm afraid no one will be able to stop it, which makes everyone feel very scared.
What makes everyone even more frightened is that Taiwan actually brought all the domestic Sovereign-class battleships, and the four Sovereign-class battleships went to Europe with Taiwan's blue-background yellow tiger flag along the way. And along the way, many countries looked at the four powerful battleships, and they were all taken aback at all. And when the countries saw this monarch-class battleship, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at the strength of the British, and they were even more afraid of the "organization" behind Wang Guorui. As for next, Taiwan's fleet covered the cruise ship after a month-long voyage and then went out from the Strait of Malacca. Then we reached the Bay of Bengal, passed through the Arabian Sea, and then entered the Red Sea. At the end of the Red Sea, the Suez Canal was finally passed, which had just been opened for almost 30 years. Finally we reached the Mediterranean, and after that, we went all the way non-stop.
When Taiwan's fleet passed along the coast of Spain, people from all over Europe thought they were going to stop and negotiate with Spain. But Taiwan's fleet went all the way west, ignoring the Spaniards. And the flotilla got to the English Channel. When I finally passed through the Netherlands, Taiwan did not stop, but rushed all the way to Hamburg, Germany. When the fleet arrived at the port of Hamburg, it stopped, and then everyone learned that the first stop of Taiwan's visit to Europe was Germany, not Spain and the Netherlands, with which they had conflicts before.
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The four Sovereign-class battleships in the fleet sounded their whistles together, and the sound of this whistle was loud enough to be transmitted several kilometers away. As for the Germans, they also began to come to greet them, but the Germans sent a foreign minister to receive them.
However, the German Emperor Wilhelm II was still very face-saving. He had wanted to bring the queen to meet him in person. However, he was later dissuaded by the German ministers, because now Wang Guorui is only a province of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not a country, so it is not suitable for the emperor to come out to greet him in person. And then after they sent a telegram to ask for Taiwan's consent, Germany planned to send a foreign minister to greet them, which could be regarded as giving enough face. And the next thing is very simple, when everyone came to the port of Hamburg, everyone in Taiwan also landed on land.
"I would like to greet the Honorable Governor of Taiwan, Mr. Wang. I heard that you are coming to Europe to purchase industrial products worth tens of millions of pounds? "May I ask Mr. Wang Guorui, the Governor of Taiwan, your first stop this time is in Germany. Is it to be able to source our various industrial products from Germany? How can you be for our German industrial products? "Do you think that our German industrial products are very good and of high quality, so you come to purchase our German industrial products?" ……
Now that the Taiwan delegation has come to inspect it, it has been spread in Europe, and everyone thinks that this Taiwan is completely a boy who has come with at least tens of millions of pounds to discuss the purchase. And tens of millions of pounds. This is enough to make countless people red-eyed, even if they can only eat one thousandth, it is all fat. And now many big European capitalists have also come to inquire about what Taiwan is coming to purchase and how they plan to do it. There are also plans to go to which country to purchase.
Now the capitalists of various countries have also begun to care about how Taiwan wants to purchase, and which country it will go to to purchase, and this Western country also has very serious competition, such as the competition in the market and the competition of colonial raw materials. At present, it is like Taiwan has brought tens of millions of pounds of funds, which has made many people in European countries extremely red, and many countries also hope to keep these tens of millions of pounds in their own single country, which can not only promote the employment of the domestic people, but also increase the economy a lot. There is even a large part of it going to the coffers of various countries in terms of tax revenue, which is very popular.
As long as you can keep these tens of millions of pounds in your own country, the direct and indirect economic benefits are enough to increase the "chicken fart" of many countries by a lot of percentage points, and this is the whole country is rising, not a single city and province is rising! These tens of millions of pounds are enough for the British to earn almost a year's revenue, and if they can invest all this money in their country to buy various industrial products, it will definitely be a huge boost to the domestic economy.
In the past, Taiwan purchased all kinds of goods in Europe, all of which were distributed in different countries, and the purchase amount was actually not 50 million pounds, and the maximum was 10 million pounds per year. However, this time Wang Guorui bragged and deliberately said that he purchased 50 million pounds a year. However, this time, Wang Guorui did bring a lot of money and favorable conditions to purchase, so that he hoped to get benefits. And in this way, many capitalists in Europe are also in order to leave this money, and then let them eat a lot of money, they will definitely try to help Taiwan, after all, for capitalists, parents and parents are not as kind as the green pound!
"Ladies and gentlemen, when we Taiwan visit Europe this time, all external liaison will also be undertaken by Mr. Li Enfu, spokesman of our Taiwan diplomatic mission, and I hope you can wait for Li Enfu's press conference." Wang Guorui said.
And Wang Guorui said directly in English with proficiency, anyway, although he had just passed English in the original world, he knew that he had to learn English when he arrived in this world. So he asked Tanya to teach him English, so that his English improved by leaps and bounds, so he was able to speak English proficiently. Now Wang Guorui speaks in English, which many people understand, after all, there are definitely a lot of people who can speak English now.
Soon, those reporters also went to pester Li Enfu, and did not continue to pester Wang Guorui. As for Wang Guorui, he also took Zheng Hong, under the protection of Tanya and Natasha, and then came to the front, ready to meet with German officials.
"Dear Mr. Wang, I finally met you!" The German Foreign Minister laughed.
And Wang Guorui also replied; "Yes, I'm finally in Europe myself."
"Mr. Wang, what do you think of our Port of Hamburg? This is one of the most advanced ports, one of the largest in Europe! The foreign minister said.
But Wang Guorui snorted lightly, obviously not too concerned. Because Wang Guorui has already seen many ports in later generations, many ports in later generations are larger and more advanced than this port in the 19th century, and there are many more throughput and functions in various ways. The ships of the current era are probably 10,000 tons, and Wang Guorui has seen many large passenger ships in later generations, and those are all 100,000 tons. Therefore, the Port of Hamburg, which claims to be one of the important ports in Europe, is not the Port of Hamburg in the 21st century, and obviously does not like to be taken seriously by Wang Guorui.
The goods in these ports are also transported by bulk cargo, while Wang Guorui is transported in large containers in later generations, and the difference in efficiency is not a little bit. So Wang Guorui doesn't take these things too seriously, and in his eyes, these ports are obviously not taken seriously.
And when the foreign minister saw this, he was a little angry at first. But then he thought of the "organization" behind Wang Guorui, which suddenly made him feel a little normal. After all, people can even produce Sovereign-class battleships casually, and it is normal that they may not look down on this port of Hamburg. But at present, the whole world is also searching, and it is obvious that it is not known where Taiwan's Nagen shipyard is. In particular, the factory named Hanse Shipyard was very much depressing to the Germans.
So now the Germans are also confused about the forces behind Wang Guorui, and they don't know what kind of existence they have. And is there really a bigger port in the world than the Port of Hamburg? If it existed, it should have been discovered a long time ago, right? Moreover, such a large first port requires a lot of manpower, so how can such a person eat horses and chew without revealing any traces? So this is also the most depressing place in the world, and everyone doesn't know where Taiwan got those equipment from.
"Dear Governor Wang, Madam, I am a representative of the German army, my name is Moltke, Major General of the Army." An officer stepped forward and said. (To be continued......)