The reason why the Boston Empire was chosen first was because both sides were coastal countries in the Eastern Ocean, and both sides wanted to become the overlords of the Eastern Ocean, after all, this is still a blank for the Western Continent powers, and it is still a relatively easy area to occupy.

The second reason is that although the Boston Empire is economically strong, its military strength is relatively weak, and such a powerful Chinese leader is more certain to deal with, which is also a relatively prudent strategy.

Of course, Boston is a large country with a vast economic prosperity after all, and such a powerful country is not something that the Chinese Territory can fight alone at this stage, so he must find an ally, and the Empire of St. Martin is the best choice.

Unlike the Boston Empire, the Empire of St. Martin was an ancient empire that had a very weak industrial base and relied on agriculture and mining for the vast majority of the country's revenue.

Although the gross domestic product of the Saint-Martin Empire is also eight times that of the Chinese Territory, its real national strength is not high, but fortunately, the country's minerals are abundant, especially the gold and silver output is the first in the world.

When Fang Xiaoyu went to the Western Continent, there was a period of time when he relied on the coastline of the St. Martin Empire, and the 6,000-kilometer scanning radius of Xiaofeng had already covered most of the St. Martin Empire, and the mineral deposits there were clear to Fang Xiaoyu, not to mention that Xiaofeng, who now has a scanning radius of 60,000 kilometers, is enough to cover the whole world in the Chinese territory.

"Your Majesty, there is a man who claims to be the envoy of the Chinese leader who wants to see you." A close attendant reports to Emperor Augustus I of St. Martin.

"Chinese collar? Is it the Chinese collar who has been in the limelight in the Eastern Ocean recently? Puzzled, Augustus I asked, "What are they sending people here for?" ”

Then the attendant said, "The messenger said that he would not say until he saw His Majesty." ”

Augustus I said, "Then let him in, and see what he wants to say." ”

Huang Weihua confidently followed a close attendant into the palace of the St. Martin Empire. Seeing Huang Weihua, Augustus I said arrogantly: "You little Chinese leader actually sent someone to see me, do you plan to come and pay tribute to me?" ”

Hearing the arrogant remarks of Augustus I, Huang Weihua frowned slightly, he found that if he directly expressed friendship, he would definitely be looked down upon, and then the other party would not have any substantive cooperation with the Chinese Consulate, then his visit would be a failure, such a person can only be excited, not begged.

Making his own judgment, Huang Weihua saluted and smiled: "Although our Chinese Territory has not been founded, its territory has reached more than 10 million square kilometers, which is more than half of the size of the Saint Martin Empire. ”

"You ......" Augustus I almost jumped up in anger, and the attendants on the side saw that the emperor was angry, and they all drew their sabers and planned to step forward to kill Huang Weihua.

Facing the flashing sword light, Huang Weihua was unmoved, he smiled and said: "How can the dignified Emperor of the Saint Martin Empire have such a little strength, and he will kill the envoys of other countries like thunder with a single word?" You must know that killing the envoy is equivalent to declaring war, and I don't know if your fleet can withstand the attack of the Chinese Navy. ”

After listening to Huang Weihua's words, Augustus I calmed down, he still knew a little bit about the strength of the Chinese Navy, a fleet that could easily annihilate the Fourth Fleet in the world, no matter what, he could not provoke himself.

Just now he just wanted to suppress the other party's momentum, but he didn't expect to be agitated and messed up.

Augustus I glanced at Huang Weihua calmly and said: "I naturally won't kill the messenger, but if someone says something disrespectful to me, I won't forgive, if you can't give a reason, then just because that sentence offends me, I can completely send you to prison, and then death will be a luxury for you." ”

Huang Weihua naturally didn't care about his intimidation, and still asked in a calm tone: "I heard that three months ago, the Saar Empire terminated its cooperation with your navy, and all the three ironclad ships ordered by your country were detained and bought by its royal fleet. ”

"This ......" Augustus I wanted to say no, but this is not a secret, since the other party said it, he would naturally have known the truth, if he denied it to the point that it seemed stingy, he had to nod and say: "That's true." ”

Seeing that Augustus I confessed, a smile appeared on Huang Weihua's face, and he continued to surprise: "Two and a half months ago, you placed an order with the Nantes Empire to build five ironclad ships and was rejected, is there such a thing? ”

"Yes." Augustus I had already admitted it once, and he didn't care about the second time, and he immediately admitted the rejection in the Nantes Empire.

"Fifty days ago, the Kingdom of Sero tore up the order to build eight ironclad cruisers for you and sold these warships to the Istanbul Empire, there is such a thing." Huang Weihua is still pressing step by step.

"Yes." Augustus I had already answered a little weakly.

Huang Weihua smiled and shook his head: "With so many things, don't you know that the end of the Saint Martin Empire has come?" ”

Augustus I suddenly became angry: "Are you here today to mock me? ”

Huang Weihua raised his eyebrows: "Of course not, I came today with great sincerity, in order to help you." ”

Augustus I said a little strangely: "Help? How can you help me? ”

Huang Weihua said: "It's very simple, we have many large shipyards in the Chinese Territory, which can manufacture the most advanced warships in the world, if you need it, we will build it for you, you only need to agree to let our Zhonghua Group Company acquire land in the territory of the Saint Martin Empire." ”

Augustus I's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Could it be that all your warships were built by yourself?" For the invincible armada that the Chinese leader could defeat the Cossack Navy, he always thought that it was exported to them by the Saar Empire, but what he didn't expect was that those warships were actually built by them, and his body was excited to buy those powerful warships.

Augustus I was excited, and then he suddenly came to his senses: "Is it that in order to get a few warships, I have to sell the territory of the country and cede them to the Chinese territory?" ”

Seeing that Augustus I had misunderstood, Huang Weihua immediately shook his head and explained: "You completely misunderstood, Your Majesty. What I am talking about is normal business practice, not invasion and cession of land, but just the purchase of some land for development at the expense of the company, the ownership of the land is still that of the Saint-Martin Empire, those merchants are only responsible for developing the land and making it profitable, and our merchants will pay taxes on time, that's all. ”

Hearing Huang Weihua's explanation, Augustus I breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Such conditions are very ordinary, and they can't be a reason for you to help me at all, what are your intentions?" ”

Huang Weihua said with a smile: "Intention, it is because we have a common enemy, as long as the Boston Empire still exists, the St. Martin Empire will face a day of aggression, and we are facing great pressure at sea, so we should work together to completely wipe out the Boston Empire." ”

Augustus I smiled and said, "Okay, do as you say, I will order warships from your country, and also allow your merchants to develop on my land, but the premise is that they must be bought and sold by both parties." ”

Huang Weihua said with a smile: "That's natural, your majesty can rest assured that we are just businessmen, not bullies." ”

Augustus I glanced at Huang Weihua in puzzlement, secretly wondering whether this kid is the diplomatic representative of the Chinese Collar or the commercial representative of the China Group Company, how can he have a mouthful of business experience, his mind is full of business, in fact, he doesn't know the way, this is called upward and downward effect, because Fang Xiaoyu is usually this virtue.

With the promise of the Chinese Lord, Augustus I, with his own wealth, ordered five 'Lanting'-class battleships and ten 'Tongjiang'-class cruisers in one go, anyway, these two warships are no longer the top warships of the Chinese Lord, Fang Xiaoyu naturally sold them generously, but the price was relatively high, and each was doubled.

Although Fang Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and slaughtered the other party, seeing that the military representative of the Saint Martin Empire agreed very happily, Fang Xiaoyu was a little puzzled if his asking price was too low.

Later, after getting drunk with the military representatives of the St. Martin Empire at the banquet, he found out that the worst shipside gun room ironclad ship sold by the Saar Empire to the St. Martin Empire also cost two million Saar pounds, which is equivalent to 10 million Lanfang coins.

This news made Fang Xiaoyu scold the Saar Empire for being shameless, and he also deeply regretted that he was not bold enough to ask for a price. But fortunately, the Saint Martin Empire never pays off its debts, and it is all paid with real money, which makes Fang Xiaoyu's mood a little better.

The funds have been greatly relieved, which makes Fang Xiaoyu finally feel more comfortable. Soon, another piece of good news reached Fang Xiaoyu's ears, and the practical internal combustion engine that Benz had been researching was finally finalized.

The last time Xiaofeng detected the appearance of the internal combustion engine in the Chinese territory in the capital, Fang Xiaoyu was happy, and after coming back, he realized that the road was only a preliminary test model, and it could not be put into production at all, but this time it was different, this time it was a model that could be used industrially.

The practical engine of the diesel engine was finally made, although Benz only made a single-cylinder engine, but the basic principle was exactly the same as that of later engines.

What needs to be developed now is how to change the single-acting type to the linkage type, and use the crankshaft to drive more cylinders to work together, so that the engine has more power. However, the later research is relatively simple, and Fang Xiaoyu believes that he will soon be able to build a truly practical engine.