"Your Excellency the Governor, welcome to Australia, and I hope that this visit will give you a good impression."

As the governor of Batavia and the main person in charge of the interests of the Dutch East India Company in the Far East, the task of communicating with the Australians naturally fell on him.

This time, at the suggestion of the speaker of the country's parliament, he sent an envoy to visit Australia and paid a three-day state visit to Manchester City, an important industrial city in Australia.

Of course, this itinerary was also informed to the Australian side in advance, and if there is no Australian license, the Dutch may not be able to find the specific location of Australia now.

Accompanied by Defense Minister Liu Dongshui, President Zhou Aiguo received foreign regional-level leaders who were on his first visit to Australia.

For the sake of solemnity, the soldiers of the navy, army, and garrison who were temporarily brought to serve as honor guards of the three armed forces were pulled down the port.

After being inspected by the guard of honour of the three services, Van Diemen boarded the steam locomotive, the only one in Australia so far, which is currently only used by the President for his visit.

This time, the steam locomotive does not need to be pulled by horsepower, but only needs to rely on steam power to move forward.

Boarding the steam car, Fan Dimen looked left and right, and praised the luxury car: Australia is really rich, even a horse-drawn carriage is so splendid.

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Aiguo said to the driver that he could drive, and under Fan Dimen's surprised expression, the steam car actually drove directly by itself without horsepower, which was simply amazing.

Although he knew that the Australians could rely on a machine to move a ship, he had never imagined that a horse-drawn carriage could do the same, and this trip would be unforgettable for him.

The other officials who accompanied Fan Dimen and his entourage were also surprised. However, they did not have the treatment of a governor, so they could only sit in the back carriage and follow the steam cart towards the newly built Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

The construction of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse began at the beginning of this year, and the first phase covers an area of 300 acres, which has pavilions and pavilions with oriental colors, as well as sculptures imitating Roman architecture, which can be said to be a completely Chinese and Western building.

The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is state-run, and most of the chefs inside are specially trained chefs from Shangri-La, and it is not open to the general public, although it is only used as a place to receive foreign envoys and hold domestic administrative meetings.

When the car slowly drove into the Diaoyutai Hotel, after the doorman opened the door. Fan Dimen arched his body and walked out, and when he saw the courtyard with pavilions, he only felt infinite emotion in his heart that Australia was rich.

It's a palace, and Australians are so extravagant.

"Mr. Governor, your meal and bedtime tonight will be at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, if you have any complaints, you can directly inform me through the waiter here, and as for your itinerary, I will have someone explain to your secretary later."

Zhou Aiguo introduced with a smile on his face. Then Zhao Shijie was recruited, as the Minister of Foreign Trade, and this time he actually replaced the duties of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The reasons here may be a bit complicated, though.

Zhao Shijie welcomed Fan Dimen into the room, and then began to talk to him.

"Mr. Governor, you have just arrived today, and for the sake of your health, we feel that the official visit will begin tomorrow. I'm going to take you to Manchester Industrial Park tomorrow and there's a dinner tonight that you'll love. ”

At the dinner, a smile appeared on the corner of Fan Dimen's mouth. It's a place of adventure and temptation. Maybe you can meet a confidante at this dinner party, or you can negotiate a certain business, in short, the dinner party is a legendary banquet.

"Okay. Minister Zhao, I will definitely be here tonight. Van Dimen smiled. ”

After explaining today's main arrangements, Zhao Shijie then withdrew from the room and asked the waiter to entertain him.

The staff of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse are professionally trained, and the waiters inside are proficient in Dutch and Spanish, as well as Portuguese and English.

I was curious about this visit, and it can be said that although most of the houses I saw along the way were two-storey buildings, they were much larger than Batavia in terms of scale, and this is only a town in Australia.

If just an ordinary town can achieve this, then what will happen to their capital, one can imagine, it must be richer than here.

Time passed quickly, and when it was time for the dinner, a waitress respectfully knocked on Van Dimende's room, told him that the dinner had begun, and took him to the banquet hall.

Welcome to your arrival, Your Excellency the Governor, Zhao Shijie smiled and walked forward to shake hands with him, and then pointed to You Nanzhe behind him and introduced: This is the director of China's Steam Research Institute and the director of the shipyard, and he is mainly responsible for the steam engine project, and he is also one of the members of the Congress.

"Hello, Your Excellency, it is a pleasure to meet you, and I hope we have a good cooperation." Fan Dimen smiled and shook hands with You Nanzhe.

"This beautiful lady is the famous brand designer Ms. Yang Wenwen, I believe you are no stranger to her company, Yang Wenwen clothing is a household name."

"Well, this is a tycoon in my country's construction industry, and it can be said that more than 90% of the buildings in the country are underwritten by his construction company, including where we are now."

Zhao Shijie Yiyi introduced the senior officials and businessmen of the Australian government, and then everyone began to sit down to eat, the whole process, these Australian magnates are very elegant and graceful, giving people a look of aristocratic birth, which also caused an illusion to Fan Dimen, that is, these people must be extraordinary.

It can be seen from the age of the people sitting here that Ou is very young, except for the defense minister and the president, the age of the others can be said to be very young, and people in this age group cannot do it without the support of a family if they want to succeed in their careers.

The purpose of Van Diemen's visit to Australia this time is mainly twofold, one is to inspect Australia's steam shipyards on behalf of the Dutch side, and at the same time to strengthen the previous cooperative relationship, after all, there is a competitor by his side, and he can't be sloppy.

The Spaniards have not yet arrived in Australia, which means that the relationship between them is not as close as it seems, as long as the Netherlands hugs Australia tightly, I believe it will not be long before Spain can be completely kicked out. (To be continued......)