Li Xiao doesn't understand airplanes, but he still understands cars.

Walking into the workshop and seeing these cars up close is primitive.

Car maniacs once said, what is a car?

One engine, one steering wheel, four wheels.

The cars made here fit well with these points. But that's all there is to it!

Without a gearbox, there is no such thing as a gear. Step on the oil and go, and stop when the oil is collected. But there are brakes!

There is no such thing as a dashboard. This makes the edge of the steering wheel look very empty!

There are no batteries, there are two huge dry batteries behind the two headlights. After a while, you'll have to change that!

"What's this?" On the steering wheel, Li Xiao saw a lever that came out diagonally.

"If you go back to Dashuai, this thing can make the wheels reverse and reverse with a twist." Xu Ermo, the chief designer of the automobile project, is quite complacent.

I finally know how to reverse!

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, and he couldn't criticize them too much. After all, no one but himself knew what the car was all about!

Shock absorption is unknown, storage batteries are unknown, many things no one knows.

Now this thing, which is one engine driving two wheels, and then dragging two wheels. Behind it was a huge fuel tank, enough to drink the same engine as oil for 300 kilometers.

With a load capacity of five tons, perhaps this is the only thing that can make Li Xiao see this kind of car.

With this thing, the Ming army will be completely motorized. However, the output of ten vehicles a month, equipping a million Ming Army is estimated to have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

"After you go back, you give this thing to Ai Husheng to make. Let him find a reliable factory director, and at the same time pass the quality, the output will also be raised to Lao Tzu. ”

"No!" Xu Ermo's face was a little unsightly, and the things he made up were cheaper when he changed hands.

When Li Xiao was inspecting the secret base of the Ming Dynasty, Israel, which was far away on the Crimean Peninsula, was undergoing tremendous changes.

At the beginning of the war, Austria-Hungary, with its huge numerical superiority, made a frenzy of export to Israel.

Although the head was broken and bleeding, he also released half a tube of blood from Israel.

Israel can only rely on the covert support of France and Germany!

After the winter of the war, the weakness of Austria-Hungary slowly became apparent.

Israel could receive support from all over Europe, while Austria-Hungary could support from thousands of miles away.

The impoverished national strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire simply did not support them to fight for so long. The Austro-Hungarian Emperor Joseph simply did not expect that the war would be able to be fought for so long.

The bitter cold winds raged through Europe in January, and the Austro-Crarian soldiers cowered in the trenches.

They were dressed in thin cotton clothes and were given only a few slices of bread a day. I couldn't drink a sip of hot soup for a few days, and there weren't even a few bullets in the bullet bag.

A series of tragic battles, although the show advanced more than a dozen kilometers. The price to pay is not dearly!

Demoralized by lack of clothing and ammunition, and in the face of bad weather, Austria-Hungary had to stop its offensive. Using the fortifications left behind by the Hebrews, a temporary front was constructed.

There were no secrets on the battlefield, when it became known that it was France and Prussia behind Israel. Remorseful, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Joseph began to seek a political solution to the Crimean War.

After all, these are now two of the most powerful countries in Europe.

With their backing, this battle cannot be won.

In fact, the mission is sometimes no different from the spy group, and Zheng Sen's sense of smell is now known even if it is not sensitive.

The Crimean War, with France and Prussia behind it.

Moreover, the Ming merchants began to be boycotted by the business circles of various countries. For several months, several businessmen have already lost orders.

"My lord! We lost another thousand pieces of cotton business, and they gave orders to merchants in the North American territories, and we were excluded. ”

A merchant who deals in cotton cloth stands in front of Zheng Sen and complains to Zheng Sen.

Another function of the envoys was to ensure that the trade routes were unimpeded, so that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty could make more money.

"Yes! Last month, our edible oil business was also robbed by North American businessmen. ”

"And us, bicycle sales have been declining for months."

"My lord, these foreigners are uniting to suppress us."

A group of people were talking in front of Zheng Sen, and the noise made Zheng Sen's brain hurt.

"Quiet! Be quiet! Tagawa Nanazaemon slapped the table loudly, and the merchants in the room immediately fell silent.

"Humph! One by one, the price was set so high, and a piece of cloth dared to ask for fifty Ming silver coins.

You are scraping the oil of the Europeans, and they do not buy your stuff, and this is your own fault. ”

Zheng Sen snorted angrily at these mercenary people in front of him, and lowered his eyebrows in front of him.

But in front of those distributors in Europe, they can be very angry. Threatening price increases at every turn has made European distributors complain.

If it weren't for a lot of Daming's commodities and no substitute products in this world, they would have been replaced and purchased a long time ago.

Half of the reason for this wave of Ming merchants was actually their own.

"My lord! You've wronged us.

Take the cloth run by the villain as an example, when you pick up the goods in the Daming factory, you have to give the manager of the cotton factory a benefit.

Otherwise, you won't be able to get a good cloth.

These cloths are not on board in Liaodong, Shandong, or Tianjin. They all had to hire ships to transport them across the South China Sea and unload them directly at Xinjiapo.

Unloading the goods in the new home slope, renting the warehouse, hiring manpower, this is another expense.

Dashuai recently issued a deportation order, and all foreigners in Daming must leave Daming within a month.

Most of these people came to Xinjiapo. The land price of Xinjiapo has risen again, and the price of renting a warehouse has risen in three days.

Cargo ships from North American territories take the Atlantic route from the Americas. It can reach the coast of England or France in just a few days, and in the case of Spain or Portugal, the time can be reduced by a day or two.

Not to mention, they don't have to pay the expensive toll of the Suez Canal.

These fees are dead and rising. You said, we don't raise prices, what can we do with this business? ”

"Yes, my lord, the account can't be counted."

A group of people began to cry loudly again, and there was a lot of noise in the office.

"Quiet! Be quiet! Zheng Sen frowned again.

What this businessman said is also the truth, which is hindered by the Ming national policy. Daming commodities are indeed too transshipment, which directly causes an increase in the cost of goods.

As for the Suez Canal, it was Ai Husheng's money jar. There are so many large-scale projects in Daming, and the amount of money spent is loaded.

The Ming Dynasty did not raise taxes on the people, and this important source of money was the toll of the Suez Canal.

It was guarded by Ming marines on both sides, and there were batteries on both sides of the canal. Except for the Ming Navy, no one dared to cross the river without paying tolls.

Even the Zheng family's ship has no favors to talk about. Ai Husheng specially sent someone to keep an eye on it, and Li Xiu also stared at it closely.

Because of the Suez Canal, it also guaranteed the shipbuilding funds of the Ming Navy.

In fact, Zheng Sen is not too worried about the things these businessmen are talking about. What worries him most is tobacco and alcohol!

Based on the reason of worshipping the strong, the sales of Daming sauce-flavored liquor in Europe have been on the rise.

But now, it is being strongly challenged by winemakers in the Americas. Both tequila and gin are more suitable for European tastes.

Daming's liquor began to be unsalable in Europe.

What worries Zheng Sen even more is that Daming cigarettes have also been strongly contested by American Tobacco.

Tobacco is originally native to the American continent, especially the cigars of Havana, and even Li Xiao sent someone to buy it.

The environment, sunshine conditions, and humidity of the air in the Americas are ideal for tobacco production. And, most importantly, the cigarettes produced in the Americas are pure tobacco leaves.

Unlike the cigarettes produced by Daming, a variety of additives are added to reduce the cost.

This cigarette tastes good at first, but when you smoke it at the end, you will feel nauseous.

Now, even Zheng Sen and Tagawa Nanazaemon do not smoke cigarettes produced in the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention, several brands of Daming cigarettes are still sold at a high price in Europe.

Europeans also have IQs, poor taste, and expensive prices, so fools will choose.

At first, it was only the workers at the bottom who chose American tobacco, and now even those nobles who have always admired the Ming Dynasty have begun to choose American tobacco more and more.

The profits from tobacco and alcohol can add up to feed the entire Ming army. Now, Daming tobacco and liquor are facing more and more unsalable.

In order to maintain the brand image, Daming tobacco and alcohol insist on not reducing prices.

For a long time, among the goods exported by the Ming Dynasty to Europe, these two things are hugely profitable. But now, these two goods have been cut off.

It is equivalent to indirectly disintegrating the trade advantage of the Ming Dynasty!

After sending the merchants away, the two brothers fell silent in the office. Zheng Sen smoked one cigarette after another, and Tagawa Nanazaemon kept pacing.

"I'm going to talk to Napoleon and Frederick?" Tagawa Nanazaemon saw Zheng Sen's sad face, stood up and was about to go out.

"What are you talking about?" Zheng Sen asked lightly.

"Talk about why they secretly support Israel, and why they suppress the Ming merchants." Tagawa Nanazaemon said angrily.

"Huh! How do you talk about it?

It's all said that it was secretly supported, do you think Napoleon will admit this kind of thing? Lost his head?

And the matter of Ming goods, you can't let Napoleon give orders. The French must drink Daming's wine and smoke Daming's cigarettes!

Our family was originally a maritime merchant, you should know this truth. Whose goods are good and cheap is easy to sell!

Fighting a war depends on each person's ability, and doing business is also based on his own ability.

Now that you can't compete with others, you go to Napoleon and Frederick, and you want to overwhelm people with power?

That's not how business is done. Zheng Sen's words deflated Tagawa Nanazaemon.

"So what do you say? We can't just do nothing! Tagawa Nanazaemon said helplessly.

"Of course you can't do nothing, Napoleon and Frederick dare to secretly deal with our Ming. Then don't blame me for being rude! Zheng Sen extinguished the cigarette in his hand and twisted it vigorously in the ashtray.

Yu Yan curled down, and Zheng Sen's face looked a little hideous.

The first printing press for European newspapers came from the Ming Dynasty. There is no way, the invention of the ancestors has been improved again.

Daming's housekeeping skills are now in a leading position in the world.

Because the Ming Dynasty ran a newspaper relatively early, it was a newspaper operator in Europe. In particular, the newspaper operators in France and Prussia all studied in Daming.

When screening these learners, Da Ming specially chose people who worship and envy Da Ming to the extreme.

These people learned to be acupuncture in the Ming Dynasty, and attacked all kinds of injustices in society with sharp editorials.

In Europe, the focus was on ......, the arrogance of the upper aristocracy, and the corruption of officials.

Especially in recent years, the Ming Dynasty, which has a strong national strength, is a beacon in the hearts of young Europeans.

The Confucius Institutes built by Daming in major European cities have been crowded out of applicants.

At the Confucius Institute, students learned what freedom of speech is and what is the freedom of cooking in general.

As for the argument of natural human rights, the church has been invited to endorse it.

After promising the Pope to allow them to set up churches in the Ming vassal states, the church felt quite good about the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Sen, who seems to be bare-handed, is actually not nothing. Da Ming began to bury mines as early as eight years ago.

On 18 February, the French parliament convenes.

Although Napoleon was emperor, Europe had a parliamentary tradition. In the Roman Empire, there was a senate with powers comparable to that of the emperor.

Napoleon, in desperation, also formed a parliament, but this parliament was not only emasculated, but eighty percent of the parliaments were from the elite.

Even the remaining two percent are almost all tycoons.

People who can really represent the bottom of society are really rare.

Let. Arnold is a rare figure in the council. However, his status is not low, a professor at the University of Paris, and he belongs to high-level intellectuals.

On the first day of parliament today, he submitted a proposal.

"Universal suffrage? One person, one vote for parliament? Speaker Reynolds was so angry that his head almost smoked.

One person, one vote elects the parliament, so what should Lao Tzu, the speaker, do?

"Professor, are you crazy?" Renault threw the issue back angrily, and coincidentally, it was smashed in Jean. Professor Arnold's face, inside the professor's nose, immediately blood flowed out.

Who knows, the headline of the major newspapers in Paris the next day is-

"One Person, One Vote, Give the French People the Right to Universal Suffrage." 》

The right to vote for the House of Representatives is given by God to all people under heaven. Let. Professor Arnaud was beaten by the Speaker of the Parliament Reynaud in order to fight for this right for Parisians.

The major newspapers did everything they could to incite the people in the newspapers. Even the priests of the church came out to endorse that God loves the world and that all beings are equal!