A moment later.

The people on the boat finally saw it clearly.

"Boat! It's a boat! ”

"Oh mma, this boat is too big!"

"Strange, why don't these ships have masts? What do they rely on? ”

"Are these ships on fire? Why is there something that looks like a chimney smoking? ”

"It's so strange to be so fast against the wind!"

“……”

Benjamin, Jack, and the Earl of Hebrew, although they didn't say anything, all had shocked looks on their faces.

As the ship got closer and closer, the expressions on the faces of the three men became more and more shocked.

Jack couldn't help but exclaim, "This ...... This is an ironclad warship?! ”

Benjamin also saw it, and looked incredulous: "Oh Ma Ka, how much steel does it take to build a ship with ironclad ships?!" ”

The Hebrew Earl looked even more shocked, his eyes were as big as a bull's eyes, and he exclaimed, "The surface of the water can carry an ironclad ship? It's incredible, how the hell did they do it!? ”

The other sailors on deck were also shocked, and kept shouting oh Ma Ka.

At this time, Zhou Jianbo on the ironclad warship was observing with a clairvoyant mirror, and when he saw Benjamin, he hurriedly ordered the people behind him.

"Slow down! Decelerate! ”

"It's the Fanbang man named Benjamin who came, and he is a friend of His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes!"

The last time Li Changfeng left, he took the muskets and artillery away, but he left a lot of grenades behind, which were relied on as ironclad warships to run rampant on the sea.

He had just received a report that a large number of ships were approaching the coastline, and he thought it was an attack by the Japanese navy, so he immediately launched ironclad warships and came with many soldiers to meet the enemy.

In his opinion, this is the credit of the door-to-door delivery.

The soldiers under his command were also very happy, so they hurriedly killed them.

As a result, Zhou Jianbo used a clairvoyant mirror to observe, and found that it was a person from Fanbang, and there was an acquaintance among them, who was Benjamin who was personally accompanied by Li Changfeng.

At the beginning, Benjamin's cargo ship was wrecked, and he spent a lot of time on the shore, and he was familiar with him.

Zhou Jianbo stood in a conspicuous position on the bow of the boat, looking at Benjamin with his hands behind his back.

Soon, Jack, who was younger and had better eyesight, spotted him and jumped excitedly.

"General Zhou, it's General Zhou, they must know that we are here to pick us up!"

Benjamin stretched his neck to take a closer look, and also showed an excited look: "That's right, it's really General Zhou, it must be His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes who asked him to pick us up!" ”

After speaking, Benjamin took off the hat in his hand and waved it at Zhou Jianbo.

"Your Excellency General Zhou, hello!"

Seeing that they were so enthusiastic, Hebrew looked a little displeased.

"Isn't it just an admiral, as for making you so happy? The face of the Germanic Empire has been lost to you! ”

Benjamin's face was slightly gloomy, but he quickly adjusted again, turned around and said to Heber respectfully: "Honorable Earl Hebrew, you can see the strength of their navy from these ironclad warships, don't you need respect?" ”

"General Zhou is a loyal supporter of His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, and we need his protection for the safety of our fleet and our lives, don't we need respect? Daqian has what we dream of, and we must keep it respectful! ”

Hebrew snorted and turned his head away, his face a little disdainful, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he had to cover his head and not speak.

Benjamin ignored him and continued to wave at Zhou Jianbo.

Soon the two ships were close together, and Benjamin and Jack eagerly climbed up the soft ladder, and Hebrew hesitated to follow.

"Hello Benjamin!" Zhou Jianbo stretched out his hand with a smile on his face.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, General Zhou." Benjamin didn't shake hands and directly gave Zhou Jianbo a warm hug.

Zhou Jianbo looked embarrassed, stretched out his hand and patted Benjamin's back, he had not yet adapted to this unique way of greeting.

Then Benjamin pointed behind him, with a haughty face, and his eyes were about to rise above his head.

"This is our Lord Count of the Germanic Empire, who is an envoy to Daqian on behalf of our king, hoping to establish friendly commercial relations with Daqian."

Zhou Jianbo looked dazed.

He understands the Japanese language, but he doesn't understand the Fanbang language, and can only understand simple greetings like hello.

Benjamin looked helpless, slapped his forehead and looked at Hebrew.

"Honorable Earl, only His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes can understand our language, and your identity and purpose can only be conveyed by him."

Hebrew nodded and did not speak, his eyes looked at the cabin behind Zhou Jianbo, and the clicking sound inside aroused his great curiosity.

Benjamin also noticed this, pointed to his ears, then his eyes, and then to the cabin, and after a long time, Zhou Jianbo understood what he meant.

"Do you want to go in and have a look? Yes, follow me. ”

Zhou Jianbo hooked his hand and motioned for them to follow.

Benjamin, Instant, and Hebrew hurriedly followed, their eyes full of curiosity.

When the steam engine in the cabin caught their eye, the three of them widened their eyes and kept shouting oh maga.

"Oh Mma Karma, what is this?!"

"Is this the secret that allows the ship to travel without sails?!"

"Burn coal, they actually burn coal on the ship!"

"What kind of machine is this, and what is the principle?!"

“……”

Although Zhou Jianbo and the soldiers behind him couldn't understand what they were saying, they could guess from their expressions, and they all showed a proud look on their faces, looking at the eyes of Benjamin and the others, it was like looking at a hillbilly who had never seen the world.

The pride of Hebrew was gone at this time.

He wasn't an idiot, or he wouldn't have been sent as an envoy, and he immediately realized that if this coal-burning machine powered the ironclad warship, it would be an invention that would change the world.

If the naval forces of the Germanic Empire had mastered this technology, then they would have become the hegemon of the seas.

He immediately said to Benjamin solemnly: "It's important to confirm whether this ship is powered by this machine!" ”

Benjamin also wanted to have such a terrible fleet, so he nodded and looked at Zhou Jianbo: "Your Excellency the honorable general, may I ask if this ship uses this machine as a power output?" ”

Zhou Jianbo: "What are you talking about?" ”

Benjamin danced and gestured for a while, and Zhou Jianbo was even more dazed.

In the end, Benjamin sighed and said helplessly: "It seems that we can only go to His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, without him, we may not be able to move an inch in Daqian." ”

Hebrew nodded: "Then hurry up!" ”

(End of chapter)