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Chapter 1691 Bigger Appetite

In Bogota, Colombia, Zeng Yunfeng held the letter in his hand, speechless for a long time.

In fact, Zeng Yunfeng has some guesses about the current world situation, but he still only maintains a certain degree of optimism.

But what he may not have imagined is that the Central Plains region at this time is far more closed than he imagined.

The envoy he sent to the Central Plains has returned, but the news brought him made Zeng Yunfeng very uncomfortable.

Although the Emperor Qianlong asked his ministers to receive his envoys in a friendly manner, he did not receive the envoys in person.

He only responded shallowly to the gift of friendship sent by the Iron Kingdom, and even gave him 1000 taels of gold to the envoy of the Iron Kingdom, and nothing else.

And according to the news brought back by the envoys sent by Zeng Yunfeng, Zeng Yunfeng can see two words between the lines in every article and chapter, rotten.

In the century when Newton was born, the entire West was making efforts for science, but in the far East, all this seemed like a joke, and it was not worth paying attention to.

At the very least, the envoys sent by Zeng Yunfeng were met with a cold reception. Apart from meeting He Shen’s father and getting closer to him, the others did not make outstanding breakthroughs, and were even rejected. After obtaining the basic information of the Baitie Kingdom, Their attitude towards the White Iron Kingdom appears to be very indifferent.

In comparison, the White Iron Kingdom is much more barbaric than other countries, and in their eyes, it looks more like a group of Japanese pirates.

The term "pirate" was not seen by the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains, but because of the etiquette of exchanges between countries, they simply entertained the envoys, and their attitude was lukewarm.

In fact, Zeng Yunfeng can also predict that if the so-called Qing Dynasty really valued science, and even had a little bit of vigilance towards this era of historical change, then the rule of the Qing Dynasty should actually be postponed.

Unfortunately, all this did not happen as Zeng Yunfeng imagined.

After the Qing Dynasty solved several major rebellions, the country already lacked the corresponding motivation, and then slowly declined.

During the Kangxi period, the emperor had already sent his envoys to the Holy See, and later people from the Central Plains went to Europe one after another.

Even though they went to Europe so early, they still didn't take the changes of this era to heart.

Those who returned from studying in Europe did not receive actual attention. They still cling to the old etiquette and let the whole country decline step by step.

It's a pity that he dragged the entire Central Plains region to be buried with him.

In Zeng Yunfeng's knowledge, the rulers of the Ming Dynasty he had contacted had their thermal weapons quite advanced in that era of the world.

However, the firearms of the Qianlong period are still manufactured in accordance with the regulations of the Kangxi period, and no changes have been made.

Even in the history of later generations, in the history of Daoguang and the following Qing dynasties, they still continued the regulation of firearms during the Kangxi period.

They have made almost no effort to update the thermal weapons.

After reading the letter, Zeng Yunfeng sighed.

Attached to this letter are a large number of manuscripts and research reports, which will soon be sent to the university library in Bogota, Colombia, and a copy will also be sent to the executive office and foreign affairs department for dealing with the Qing Dynasty.

Zeng Yunfeng almost didn't need to read those reports to know that all the history of this world would slide into the abyss just like in his memory.

The history of humiliation in the Central Plains will repeat itself again. The emperor Qianlong claims to be a perfect old man, but in fact he is extremely self-confident, even too arrogant, and lacks the vision to see the world with his eyes open.

Even though he lived to be more than 80 years old, what he brought to the entire Central Plains civilization was not advanced progress, but a harbinger of decline.

As for the cannons and muskets among the gifts from the White Iron Kingdom, they have all been sealed up somewhere in the Qing Dynasty.

They didn't want to study, and they didn't bother to study, which made Zeng Yunfeng a little bit dumbfounded.

Originally, he thought that he could change the current understanding of firearms in the Central Plains in a gentle way, and wake them up, at least to save a little more in the future.

But obviously, he thought too much.

That being the case, Zeng Yunfeng made up his mind.

If the Central Plains Dynasty did not have corresponding external pressure, then he would not mind giving them some external pressure.

Sometimes there is no worry, but it will kill a civilization, and its gradual decline is almost a foregone conclusion.

Gris Allen is entertaining Elizabeth's ministers in St. Petersburg.

They are aware of the generous means of the White Iron Kingdom, and they did not refuse Gris Allen's invitation, but accepted it gladly.

After a lot of drinking, Gris Allen put down his glass and said, "Count Shuvalov, actually, I have something to ask Russia when I am on a mission to St. Petersburg, but recently I have seen Her Majesty too happy to disturb her." interest, so I haven’t been able to bring it up for a long time.”

Count Shuvalov was once a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, and participated in that palace coup, which won the approval of Queen Elizabeth.

Being invited by Gris Allen to attend this time, I actually wanted to do a pre-preparation. I wanted to know Queen Elizabeth's tone from him, and figure out Queen Elizabeth's attitude towards Alaska and other lands in the Bering Sea region.

"Earl Allen, please speak up!" Shuvalov said directly.

Gris Allen pondered for a while before saying: "I think the Earl should know that our White Iron Kingdom has been actively developing overseas territories, especially the islands."

"As far as we know, your country has a large number of unmanaged territories in the Far East. Among them are some deserted islands. Those deserted islands are close to the extremely cold area, and no one governs them all year round. There are only some small towns, among which there are Some headaches for your country!"

"you mean"

"Chukchi and Kamchatka!" Gris Allen said bluntly.

Count Shuvalov narrowed his eyes and said, "Could it be that the White Iron Kingdom wants to obtain these lands from Russia for free?"

Gris Allen smiled, "Of course not for free, we can buy those lands from your country."

Count Shuvalov smiled disdainfully, "Russia is rich all over the world, and its territory is unprecedentedly vast, but there is no spare inch in its hands."

"The Chukchi or Kamchatka you mentioned are beyond my decision. His Majesty the Emperor has always attached great importance to the territory."

"Your Majesty will never allow these places to leave the country's control. Maybe His Majesty will develop them in the coming year, and Earl Allen doesn't have to worry about it."

"Instead of plotting land in these places, it's better to make more deals with Russia. Money is the most important thing, isn't it?"

Gris Allen smiled. The residents of Chukchi and Kamchatka are Chukchi and other ethnic minorities. They hunt and domesticate reindeer.

But they don't obey the management, and they don't believe in the Orthodox Church. For Russia, it is actually a dispensable place. As for Count Shuvalov's development, he just wants to eat farts. Russians are willing to go to barren mountains and wild mountains.

"The price we are willing to pay is not as good as Count Shuvalov making a decision after listening."

Gris Allen's appetite was obviously much bigger than what Zeng Yunfeng ordered.

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