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Chapter 1105 Visiting the Earl
"This is what they call a 'photo'. What do you think?" Earl Compton passed the black-and-white photos sent by the photo studio to the accompanying nobles for viewing, quite pleased with himself.

Although he in the black and white photos is not as handsome as the oil painter who added special effects in his mind, he is still passable. The most important thing is that he has no processing and is a rare technique.

The accompanying nobles nodded after seeing the black-and-white photos, secretly amazed that the camera could really take real images.

"A lot of things here are different, like the trains, the electric lights, the black-and-white cameras, all of which have never been heard of before. When Lord Greenville and I mentioned these things, I couldn't believe them until Seeing is believing." Earl Compton said, "The building here is also very strange, a place called a courtyard house, it should be suitable for a large family to live in."

"I have seen their trains travel thousands of miles a day and can carry hundreds of people. If we have railways in all the counties on the island of Britain, our goods and people can travel easily everywhere. If we attack Scotland and Ireland, we can do it in one day. Gather tens of thousands of troops to the front line. Even for the European continent, you can gather troops as soon as possible." A nobleman who also served as a lieutenant in the British Army said.

"That's true. When there are rebellions in various places including Ireland and other places, the king's teacher will be able to come at night." Earl Compton agreed.

"Lord Earl, Sir Greenville's daughter, Miss Selina, please see me." A servant came in to announce.

"Sir Greenville's daughter? I heard that she stayed in this eastern city when she accompanied the mission to the east last year, and fell in love with an oriental man."

"Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia is still studying here, we need to find a time to visit Her Royal Highness."

"I don't know if Her Royal Highness is doing well now. Her Majesty the King has other orders for us this time."

Several nobles heard that Sarina came to visit, and thought that they had not yet visited Princess Sophia who lived in the capital.

Selina and Li Jinde came in, and both sides showed their courtesy. Several British nobles looked at Selina curiously.At this time, Sarina was dressed in Han women's clothes, without the bloated and gorgeous costumes of European nobles.

"Sir Greenville was supposed to lead the delegation, but he felt a cold before he left, and he had a dispute with your mother because of your stay in the East. Now the two parties are separated, which aggravates his condition, so I will replace him. Serve as the head of the mission." After Sarina explained her intentions, Earl Compton explained why Sir Greenville was not included in the British mission this time.

When Selina heard that her mother had separated from her father because she chose to stay in the East, and her father was ill, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.Getting sick in this era is not a trivial matter, and it is likely to cause a separation between yin and yang.

"Don't worry too much, I will lead the fleet to Britain soon, and then I will visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law." Li Jinde comforted from the side.

"It's a pity that Ying'er is still young, otherwise I would also like to return to Britain with the fleet." Selina said.

"Ocean sailing is too dangerous, and we can't go to sea at the same time. It's like my father died at sea, and my mother brought me up." Li Jinde said.

"Sir, don't say that, you will be safe and sound."

"Ahem, Mr. Li is the person in charge of leading the fleet to London?" Although the British nobles such as Compton could not understand their conversation, they could feel that the pair of Li Jinde and Selina were throwing dog food .

"Our western company originally planned to leave for the City of London this month. However, with the arrival of the envoys, our departure time may be slightly delayed. After you have negotiated with the government, we will go to the City of London together." Li Jinde said.

According to the vision of the Western Company, regardless of whether Charles I passed the revised trade regulations, the merchant ships of the Western Company and the Fourth Fleet would go to Britain.Putting 100 million taels of silver into the construction of the galleon and the preparation of goods, and even dispatching the Fourth Fleet as the escort of the merchant fleet, it is impossible to stop the plan to open up a great voyage to the West because of the will of Charles I.

In addition to Britain, there are many small countries in Europe, escorted by the Fourth Fleet, and they will definitely be able to open up the local market with artillery.At present, the Kyushu Army does not have the ability to control Britain at a distance of tens of thousands of miles. It is relatively easy to control a third-rate city-state or principality.

"I don't know how big the fleet your country plans to send to our city of London?" Earl Compton asked.

"Merchant ships, supply ships, and escorting warships, there are roughly fifty galleons going up and down." Li Jinde said.

Fifty galleons!Several British nobles looked at each other.

It is not that the Atlantic Ocean does not have such a large-scale fleet, but there are few merchant fleets of this size traveling between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were no more than 20 Dutch ships active in East Asia and Southeast Asia at the same time, and the fleet specially organized by the British East India Company to purchase goods from the East was only more than ten ships at a time.

This is the first time that China directly went to Europe for trade, and it used a fleet and a huge merchant fleet. It can only be said that the size of the Eastern Empire is too large.

"I hope you can abide by the treaty and provide protection policies to our British merchants. We will work together to monopolize the trade on the sea." Earl Compton faintly felt that the potential of Chinese merchants with the support of the government was too terrifying.

"Please rest assured that your Majesty the King has the power to impose tariffs. The local factories set up by our western trading company still need to pay taxes and rents to the royal family. We will definitely abide by the management of the City of London, and everyone will make money through harmony," Li Jinde said.

He doesn't care about what will happen in the future. As a businessman, he only knows that it is beneficial to Western companies. As for the political commitment, keep the same statement as the government. What problems will happen in the future? .

"We believe in your spirit of contract. The city of London is not as prosperous as the capital here, but it is also a leading big city in Europe. If your country's fleet arrives, our city of London's status in Europe will be even higher."

"Miss Sarina, where is Princess Sophia now? We have a letter from His Majesty the King to deliver to Her Majesty the Princess." Earl Compton mentioned Princess Sophia.

"Princess Sophia, she should still be in class at the Capital University..." Selina said after counting the time.

(End of this chapter)