American lathes may be slightly worse than Europe in terms of quality, but Wang Feng doesn't care, the main purpose of his introduction of lathes is not all for production, hundreds of lathes are distributed to factories, each factory is not much, he wants to understand guò research imitation, form his own style, and produce lathes comparable to Europe!

Although European countries are ahead of the United States, they have rigid social classes, nobles are nobles, commoners are commoners, and the people at the bottom have little hope of squeezing into the upper class, which corresponds to the rigidity of the innovation system.

This is especially evident in France, where there is almost no scientific and technological innovation, and it is only by a sea away from Britain that the light of the industrial revolution can be touched, and the rest of the small countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium, even if they have innovation, they have only made any achievements in finance and trade, and have not made any achievements in industrialization.

It can be said that the whole of Europe is stained with the light of the United Kingdom, and the scientific and technological innovation of the United Kingdom is like a fountain, but the social class of the United Kingdom is still rigid, and it is difficult for the people at the bottom to change their fate through guò invention and creation, and over time, enthusiasm will inevitably be affected, and then affect innovation, Wang Feng believes that the arrival of this critical point will not be too far away.

Although the United States is a backward country in the eyes of Europeans, it is also an emerging country, and generally speaking, the movement of people between classes in emerging countries is more frequent, and it is relatively easy for people at the bottom to work hard to squeeze into the upper class, and people are less constrained in thought, which will promote the vigorous development of innovation from the side.

(Historically, from the second half of the nineteenth century onwards, the United States has seen a momentum of catching up with Britain in scientific and technological innovation, and Edison's many inventions, needless to say, the telephone was born in the United States.) The first mass-produced car in the modern sense appeared in the United States, and the airplane made its first flight in the United States. These are all inventions that have profoundly changed the course of human history.

There are more and more Americans on the invention list, and all kinds of inventions. The United States has taken over the second industrial revolution, that is, mankind has entered the era of electrification, and this qiē has a lot to do with the relaxed institutional environment of the United States.

In terms of lathes, the American lathes at that time may have problems in quality workmanship, but his creativity is not inferior to Europe, and even surpasses, the horizontal lathe was invented by the Americans, and then the universal planer, frosted gear and even CNC machine tools. Basically, the invention of lathes originated from the United States, and since this era, the United States has unconsciously led the development direction of lathes, and Europe has never made new achievements in the next few decades, which is nothing more than a more sophisticated process.

Whitney Company as a pacesetter in the American lathe industry, Wang Feng is very willing to establish a good cooperative relationship with it, after all, imitation can only be temporary, lack of precipitation and savings will eventually fall to the point of unsustainability. Wang Feng hopes to learn Whitney's design ideas and creative direction, which is what he values the most, which is commonly known as corporate culture.

Wang Feng turned his attention to Rashtu and Navy Captain Bauer from the American shipyard again, and was about to smile and speak. Benito had already snorted coldly: "Mr. Wang Feng, if you say that you have to buy an American lathe because you are driven by morality, then I advise you." There is no need to cooperate with the Yankees in shipbuilding, the United States so far. None of them have mastered the core technology of warships, and they can only imitate small ships.

And we France. I admit that it is slightly inferior to Britain, but it has thrown off the old maritime powers such as the Netherlands and Spain, and we have a mature shipbuilding system, more than ten modern shipyards on the Atlantic coast, and hundreds of thousands of skilled workers in supporting industries, and are fully capable of manufacturing advanced cruisers and battleships!

Our Russell family has a history of hundreds of years, and there is still some influence in Paris, I am willing to help you build a bridge with the French government and introduce French shipbuilding technology, of course, you need to pay a reasonable payment! ”

If it is said that the eyes can kill, Benito has already died countless times, the Americans really hate it, especially Rashtu and Bauer, their arms are trembling slightly, this-stirring stick seems to have a natural enmity with the Americans, and they are addicted to-stirring!

But there is no way, Benito is telling the truth, although the United States is booming, but the comprehensive strength is far inferior to the European powers, what he has is only potential, can not be transformed into real productivity in a short period of time, warships are the top scientific and technological integration of that era, with the level of the United States, can only build ships such as the old frigates captured by the Democratic Alliance, for the Duke of Wellington, the latest type of battleship is temporarily powerless, and there is about a generation gap with Britain.

Benito ignored the murderous gaze and said, "Mr. Wang Feng, there is only a little gap between our French warships and the British, but if you are willing to let our experts board the Duke of Wellington for detailed research, we can completely make up for this gap and help you build a battleship comparable to the Duke of Wellington!" ”

Angelina crossed her arms on her chest, smiling and groaning, looking interested.

"This Mr. Benito, you have a problem for me!" Wang Feng frowned, looking very embarrassed, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, and thinking about how to use this form to obtain the greatest benefits!

In terms of the lathe, because there was a verbal agreement with Kim Nenghyung in advance, he could bear to be slaughtered, but the warship was different, and the two sides only reached an intention and did not involve any details, which had to be carefully considered.

Time passed minute by minute, Betoni was smoking a cigarette in no hurry, and the Americans were sweating profusely and communicating in a whisper, the more Wang Feng didn't speak, the more pressure it brought to them, because there was no way to know Wang Feng's bottom line.

Perhaps, in other words, the Americans have no bottom line, the same price competition is not as good as France, a little lower, Wang Feng may not be able to use American technology, this is not entirely a matter of money, there are French people in the mix, has risen to the level of national honor, a matter of diplomatic victory or defeat.

I don't know how long it took, a fierce light suddenly flashed in Bauer's eyes, and he made a zero gesture, and the rest of the people were a little stunned, and after looking at each other, they nodded one after another!

Bauer gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Wang Feng, we in the United States are willing to build a shipyard and port for you free of charge, you only need to prepare materials and pay the workers and technicians due remuneration."

But we have one condition, please allow us to make a thorough study of the Duke Wellington, I think, this request is not excessive, but also fully expresses the goodwill of the American people and the US Navy to the Chinese people, if you cannot accept it, then we can only express regret! ”

I have to say that the Americans are still very good at adjusting the direction, with Benito stirring up, it is obviously unprofitable in the construction of warships and ports, so retreat to the next best thing, obtain the technical information of the Duke of Wellington, and promote the development of the American shipbuilding industry, in fact, in the long run, this is a very wise choice, the US Navy will benefit a lot from this, and can help the United States obtain more overseas interests in the future.

Wang Feng fell into a deep groan again, from his heart, he was unwilling to share the technology of the Duke of Wellington with the United States and France, but without the intervention of the United States and France, how long would it take for the fishermen of Chen Village to eat the Duke of Wellington thoroughly? The hard gap in the scientific dimension made him uncertain and could not afford to wait.

You know, the 19th century was an era of technological explosion, and the Duke of Wellington is now the most advanced warship in the world, but will it still be in a few years? When Chen Cun studied the Duke of Wellington thoroughly, perhaps the United States and France could develop it independently and master the relevant technology, since there was such a possibility, why should he refuse to be thousands of miles away?

Moreover, the conditions put forward by the US side are very attractive, and they are almost in the nature of free technical assistance; even though the US shipbuilding technology is poor, there is actually not much gap between the countries in the construction of ports and wharves and shipyards!

"Good!" Wang Feng replied: "Mr. Bauer, I agree with your opinion, but I also make a request, China and the United States should achieve complete technical data sharing. ”

“OK！ No problem! Bauer and Rashtu glanced at each other, and enthusiastically stretched out their arms to Wang Feng: "Happy cooperation!" ”

"Happy working together!" Wang Feng shook Bauer and Rashtu respectively!

Seeing that Wang Feng had reached an agreement with the United States, Benito said a little sourly: "Mr. Wang Feng, congratulations. ”

This can't be helped, even if he wants to be a-stirring stick and keep stirring it, but the Americans are even more single, and they don't want money directly, which is equivalent to draining the dung pit and leaving him with no to stir up, and the French Navy obviously can't help China build a navy for free, so he can only give up, although he also wants to get technical information about the Duke of Wellington.

Wang Feng smiled slightly: "I am willing to have in-depth exchanges with your country, I mention, we can set up a Sino-French Institute of Ship Technology, and your country can board the Duke of Wellington in the name of the institute for research, and the technical information will also be shared, how about it?" ”

"Oh!" Benito said in disbelief: "Thank you very much, I think the consul in Shanghai, Mr. Mintiny, can make a decision on behalf of the French government, and I will go to the concession to have a detailed discussion with Mr. Mintini before leaving China." ”

"I look forward to doing my best to cooperate with your country in all aspects!" Wang Feng nodded, and then set his eyes on Pfizer's executive deputy director Carden, and muttered: "Mr. Carden, I understand your intention, since I promised Mr. Jin Nengheng, I will not break my promise, you can open a hospital in Suzhou, choose a good address, make a plan and design, and submit it to the Suzhou Municipal Government for approval, but I put forward three requirements, the first is to abide by Chinese laws, respect the living habits of local people, and accept the supervision and management of the Health Bureau that will be set up independently in the future."

Secondly, it is not allowed to use Chinese people to conduct research in pharmacy and medicine, if there is a need for real yàn, please prepare real specimens by yourself.

Thirdly, please do not proselytize while practicing medicine, if you really need to proselytize, then please apply to the committee after the establishment of our Religious Affairs Management Committee, and issue a missionary license in accordance with the regulations before you can engage in missionary activities. (To be continued......)

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