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In October of the first year of the Restoration, Dagukou, Tianjin.

Calm and calm.

Apart from the naval warships on patrol, there are dozens of fishing boats going out to sea for fishing. Everything looks so harmonious.

However, when the camera switched from the sea to the land at the port, the banners were unfurled, and the continuous military tents stretched out for several kilometers.

On a high ground closest to the port, a big golden banner stands impressively. Looking from the sea, it seems that a golden light is shooting straight into the sky from where the big banner is located.

The scientific explanation is that in order to invigorate the atmosphere, the Six Emperors arranged no less than a hundred diorama mirrors in the center of his big tent to focus and bounce light.

The unscientific explanation is the spirit of the real dragon.

But undoubtedly, the latter is the best explanation.

Therefore, the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians around the port were excited, saying that the Emperor of Restoration was indeed a real dragon that would ascend to heaven.

The camera then switches to the industrial park in the distance, where blast furnaces for steelmaking rise on the ground, and black smoke circles back and forth in the air like black dragons.

Thanks to the six emperors' instructions to focus on steel projects, as well as the on-site office and investment at all costs when he was the governor of Zhili in the early stage, the current steel output of the Qing Dynasty has increased from 40 tons in the 15th year of Qianlong to 29 tons.

The number has doubled.

In this regard, the Six Emperors specifically pointed out that steel is strength, will, and victory.

The annual output of steel is 29 tons, which is unprecedented in the Qing Dynasty and even the dynasties.

But obviously, this output is not enough to disdain the world today.

Because according to the knowledge of the Six Emperors, the iron and steel output of the Great Old Watch in England may have reached 80 tons, which is far ahead of other countries in the world.

Steel is the foundation of industrialization. All industrial facilities revolve around steel. Whether it is for military or civilian use, steel is the most basic hardware.

In this way, paying close attention to steel production has become the top priority of the Ministry of Industry of the Reform Dynasty.

Minister Fan Wei of the Ministry of Industry specially formulated a three-year plan for this purpose, striving to increase steel production to 70 to [-] tons in three years.

In order to motivate Fan Wei, Jia Liu directly told him that as long as the steel production can be doubled in three years, his dog-headed Fanbutang will be transformed into Fanzhongtang.

This made Fan Wei full of enthusiasm. While the officials of the Ministry of Industry were tired into dogs, all the large and small iron mines in Beijing and Tianjin were forced to be state-run. For this reason, the army was even used to force the relocation of local mine owners, large and small, causing several casualties. As a result, many mine owners went to Beijing to sue.

Governor Yang Jingsu of Zhili was so angry that he scolded the Ministry of Industry for its chaos, but at the same time he had to wipe the ass of the Ministry of Industry, that is, he sent people to negotiate with the mine owners and give some compensation.

Anyway, it's a big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other hand, giving sweets to those who are obedient, and heavy blows to those who are disobedient.

The Six Emperors himself arrived in Tianjin the day before yesterday.

The Imperial Battalion was directly stationed at Tianjin Port, because the Western Trade Group was about to arrive at Dagukou today. In order to witness this exciting historical moment, Jia Liu insisted on coming despite the dissuasion of the court.

Why did the court dissuade and even accuse His Majesty the emperor of going to Tianjin? It was not because the emperor was the lord of the Qing Dynasty, and the court felt too ashamed to surrender his status to pick up the foreign devils.

Even enlightened people such as Lao Bo and Lao Li think that even if the emperor attaches great importance to international trade after opening the sea, there is no need to pick up the plane in person, and just assign a doctor at the level of the household department to go there.

After all, the Western Trade Mission is not an official organization of Western countries, let alone a mission. It is said that they are all Western businessmen who "invested" in Macau from the Tianjin prefect Zhu Dawen. It seems that there are some Indian companies.

Therefore, there is really no need for the emperor to go in person in terms of reception specifications.

It made our emperor of the Qing Dynasty very unpopular.

However, the six emperors were going to die, and threatened the cabinet by resigning and becoming a monk, but the cabinet had no choice but to admit it.

you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish?
Jia Liu was too lazy to explain to those old guys that the importance of international trade was no less important than the arrival of the Paris Commune, so he came to Tianjin based on the principle of doing nothing but talking.

When I arrived at the port, I looked around and was very dissatisfied. I said that it was a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. As a great country, the Qing Dynasty could not lose its courtesy.

As a result, Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, and Gao Delu, the Minister of Beiyang Commerce, rushed to the port in person at night and mobilized thousands of people to work overnight.

After dawn the next day, the merchants at the port and the workers in the nearby industrial park were stunned by what they saw.

The trees on both sides of the road leading from the port to various places are all covered with silk, red cloth and colorful lights.

The exterior walls of shops, houses, and various houses along the street have all been repainted.

red, white, green, yellow
The shop is filled with all kinds of rare goods. Both the shopkeeper and the waiter are required to dress gorgeously, and even the farmers who sell vegetables have to sit on clean mats to buy and sell.

Regardless of whether it is the road or the street, it is really spotless, cleaner than the beds in some people's homes.

Slogans were even painted on conspicuous places. In addition to Chinese, there are foreign languages ​​that are even more amazing.

There are Wilken Daqing everywhere.

But it cost a lot.

The quotations given by the decoration team are tens of thousands of taels.

"It's nothing more than spending some money. I didn't ask the treasury to pay, and I just got the invoice and reported it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Jia Liu didn't think he was Emperor Yang II of Sui Dynasty, but thought it was a basic etiquette, because he needed something from others.

At present, the eradication of steel and ordnance has not lagged behind under his guidance, and the rest of the industrial facilities are very backward, especially the steam engine, which is an essential element of the industrial revolution.

Therefore, the guests who came from afar must be given the utmost respect. Only when the guests are happy can the things that the six emperors want come.

This is called investing.

Of course, it is also called speculation.

At this time, he was testing the gun.

Not the "tat-tat-tat" kind, but the "bang-bang-bang" kind.

The Burst Gun has just been developed by the Ordnance Bureau. It looks like a multiple-barreled rocket launcher. It is different from ordinary firecrackers that need to be filled with ammunition once fired. This type can be fired continuously and quickly.

When the first bullet is fired, the second bullet and gunpowder will automatically fall into the gun barrel, and then the second bullet can be fired.

The time gap between before and after is less than one second.

A performance of 46 launches.

It is equivalent to firing 46 firecrackers at the same time.

The prototype of the machine gun.

It is said that this kind of gun is based on the blueprint of Dai Zi's rapid-fire gun during the Kangxi period, and was improved by the masters of the Ordnance Bureau.

After inspecting the sample guns, the Ministry of War believed that as long as the guns were deployed on a large scale, an army of thousands of people would be enough to sweep across Mobei and turn the Mongolian cavalry into singing and dancing guys.

Jia Liu didn't think that what the Ministry of War said was exaggerated, because he was convinced that it was a machine gun, but it was not that powerful due to factors such as gunpowder, barrel, and bullets.

But he had plenty of time to come up with a real machine gun.

Therefore, I personally named this fast-fired blunderbuss "Jatling".

And it is required to use "Jatling" as the main force of standard weapon production equipment.

"Rewards of one hundred taels for the research and development of Jatling, and a promotion to one level; ten taels for the production staff, ten catties of beef, mutton and pork, and one hundred catties of rice, in addition."

While talking, the attendant came to report that the Western trade group had arrived at the port and was docking under the guidance of the navy.

"Oh!"

Overjoyed, Jia Liu immediately led people to the pier, where a merchant ship had already docked in sight, and dozens of foreign devils who had just landed watched the lively scene in front of them like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"It's them, that's right!"

The excited Jia Liu ignored his status as the emperor, stepped forward quickly and grabbed the hands of a foreign devil with a high nose bridge and blue eyes, and said in the surprised gaze of the other party: "Look, Ma Nai is so oily?"

The authentic London accent made John tremble uncontrollably.