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    In June 1903, China had entered early summer, and the sun had begun to radiate its power and scorch the earth.  The whole of China, except for the plateau areas and high northern latitudes, has begun to enter the hot summer.

    On the Tianjin Dagu Pier, there are very dense merchant ships and passenger ships coming and going. Tianjin Dagu Port has become the largest port in northern China.  The annual cargo throughput ranks among the top in the world.  In northern China, an industrial zone centered on Beijing and Tianjin has been formed.

    On June 13, a passenger ship from Europe sailed into the Dagu Pier. As China's economy becomes more and more developed, and Europe is falling into the panic of war due to the confrontation between the two major groups, it has become increasingly  Many European businessmen transferred their capital to China.  More and more technical talents are heading to China to hunt for gold.  And this is exactly what China wants to see.  Although China's industrial development has been very rapid in recent years, the gap in high-tech talents is still very large. Of course, the Chinese government welcomes these European technical talents to come to China.

    Two cars drove into the dock, with the blue, white and red flag of the South American country Chile with a five-pointed star hanging on the car.  After the car stopped, a middle-aged South American man wearing a top hat got out of the car, and a young man followed him.

    "Is Your Excellency the Special Envoy on that boat?" asked the middle-aged man, who was none other than Chilean Ambassador to China Patricio.

    "Yes, Mr. Ambassador, Mr. Eduardo is on this boat. You will be able to see him soon!" the young man replied.  He is at least a secretary in the embassy.

    The passenger ship docked, and blond-haired and blue-eyed Westerners got off the ship.  They looked at Tianjin, an ancient oriental city, and found it difficult to adapt to this completely different culture from Europe.  However, this is better than facing a brutal war.  Most of these people fled Europe because of fear of war.

    A tall young officer walked down the gangway.  Next to him were two soldiers carrying suitcases.  Young officer.  As can be seen from his military rank, he is a Navy Lieutenant Colonel.

    After seeing the young officers disembarking from the ship, Chilean Ambassador to China Patricio immediately greeted him.

    "Your Excellency Eduardo, welcome to China, I assure you. You will definitely fall in love with this ancient and powerful country!" Ambassador Patricio said.

    "Your Excellency Ambassador Patricio, thank you very much. I also believe that we can get what we want during this trip to China!" the young officer said with a smile.

    "Please get in the car, Your Excellency Special Envoy. Let's go to the train station first. Then take the train to Beijing. I have already contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. In two days, we will go to see His Excellency Wu Tingfang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China!" Patrice  Ambassador Ao said.

    "Okay, Your Excellency, Ambassador. It's up to you to arrange everything!" Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo got into the car, and his entourage got into the car behind.

    Soon, the car started.  Head to Tianjin Railway Station.  Although, the asphalt road between Tianjin and Beijing has been built.  But generally, people are still willing to show up by train.  Today's cars still need to be improved in terms of speed and comfort.  There is no problem for short-distance travel, but it will be more uncomfortable for long-distance travel.

    Sitting in the car, Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo looked at Tianjin all the way.  On both sides of the road, there are tall buildings rising from the ground.  There are many shops on both sides of the street, with a wide range of products and a steady flow of customers.  And this all shows how commercially developed this city is!

    "Your Excellency, Ambassador, it's hard to believe that in just ten years, this country has developed from a backward country oppressed by Western powers to become so powerful and prosperous!" Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo sighed.  Originally, before the Sino-Qing Dynasty¡¯s Sino-Japanese War, Chile, as a South American power, had sold warships to the Qing Dynasty.  However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty still suffered a complete defeat in the war with the Japanese.  However, in less than ten years, this country has once again stood in the east of the world.

    "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, the population of this country is too large. Once a strong ruler appears, ends the civil strife, and unifies the entire country, this country will be able to emit heart-stopping strength. They have gone through war after war,  Defeated the Western powers and established their status as a powerful country in the world. I heard that some time ago, Colombia had given the Tumaco concession to the Chinese to build a naval base. China's power will soon penetrate into South America.  !" Ambassador Patricio said.

    ??"By the way, Mr. Special Envoy, how did your trip to Europe turn out?" Ambassador Patricio asked.

    "Alas, this time the European execution is very unsatisfactory! The British slipway is already full of their own warships. If we want to place an order, we will probably have to wait until around 1910 to get the warships.  The same goes for the Germans. They are preparing for a full-scale confrontation with the British and are also building crazy ships. There is no spare capacity to build ships for us. As for the French, the performance of their battleships is unsatisfactory, and at the same time, the price  It's ridiculously high." Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo said with a frown.

    Although Chile is a powerful country in South America, Chile¡¯s enemies are also very powerful. Chile¡¯s relations with Argentina and Brazil are very tense.  These two countries are also South American naval powers.  Chile's existing warships are far behind the world.  If new warships are not purchased to replace the old warships, Chile may not be able to guarantee its advantage.  At that time, Argentina and Brazil are likely to go to war with Chile and seize Chile's territory and rich resources such as saltpeter and copper mines.

    "Now Europe has begun to move towards war again! The two major military groups, the Allies and the Entente, are in a serious confrontation. Once the war between them breaks out, it will be a world war. I hope we will not be affected.  "However, since Britain and Germany cannot build warships for us, why don't you try the United States? The American industrial strength is the strongest in the world!" Ambassador Patricio said.

    "Americans? Americans' battleship technology all comes from the United Kingdom. And previous naval battles have proven that the most advanced battleship technology today is the Chinese battleship. Moreover, among the major countries now, only  China does not have a large-scale expansion of its navy. This is also our only chance to obtain new battleships. We must get new battleships before Brazil and Argentina. Otherwise, we will lose our advantage!" Eduardo Zhong  The school said.

    Ambassador Patricio nodded. The performance of the Chinese Navy in recent years is indeed amazing.  Even most of the warships of the German Navy adopted Chinese design drawings and were even directly built by Chinese shipyards.  From this, the performance of Chinese battleships can also be proved.  Moreover, China has built a large number of shipyards in coastal cities.  These shipyards and slipways still have plenty of spare capacity.  If Chile makes a request, perhaps China will agree.  However, he is worried about the price.  Although the performance of Chinese battleships is good, the price is also not low!  Although Chile is a powerful country in South America, if the price of battleships is too high, it will be difficult for them to afford it!

    On the morning of June 15th, Chilean Ambassador to China Patricio and his special envoy Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China at nine o'clock in the morning!  The secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was already waiting for them.  After seeing them, he led them into the office of Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang.

    ¡°Good morning, Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, I am very happy to see you!¡± Ambassador Patricio said with a smile.  Although Chile is a powerful country in South America, it is still too weak compared with the rapidly rising China.  In front of Wu Tingfang, he could not be arrogant no matter what.

    "Hello, Ambassador! Who is this?" Wu Tingfang looked at Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo next to Patricio and asked.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, let me introduce to you, this is our country's special envoy, Naval Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo. Your Excellency, Eduardo, this is His Excellency Wu Tingfang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China!" Patricio introduced to the two of them.  road.

    "Hello, Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs!" Eduardo saluted Wu Tingfang humbly.

    "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, welcome to China. Please take a seat, both of you!" Wu Tingfang invited the two of them to the reception area in the office.  The secretary had already prepared fragrant coffee and delivered it.  South American countries have always been major coffee producing areas, and China imports a large amount of coffee beans from South American countries every year.  Over the years, as the price of coffee beans continues to rise, these South American countries have also made a lot of money.

    ¡°Your Excellency, Special Envoy, I wonder what your mission is when you come to China this time?¡± After some pleasantries, Wu Tingfang asked straight to the point.  He knew that these so-called special envoys usually had some special mission!

    ¡°Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to be honest, this time you came to China on the order of Your Excellency, the President of our country, to order a new type of battleship for our country!¡± Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo said.

    "Oh? Your Excellency the Special Envoy, as far as I know, Your Excellency the Special Envoy is coming from Europe this time. Could it be that Your Excellency the Special Envoy's trip to Europe did not fulfill his wish?" Wu Tingfang asked.  In fact, when Eduardo and his party got off the boat from Dagu Pier in Tianjin, people from the Chinese Ministry of Homeland Security noticed them.  And, through the assistance of military intelligence personnel overseas,The mission of Eduardo and his team has been found out.  They also know everything about the obstacles they encountered in Europe!
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