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Chapter 1749 The Luxury Steam Passenger Ship Dongfang

The giant ship Vostok appeared in the Baltic Sea, which is the sea area of ​​Northern Europe. The Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the Kingdom of Poland all have territories bordering on the Baltic Sea.

The Vostok was billowing black smoke, and it first appeared in Copenhagen, the royal city of Denmark.

A lot of things happened during Chu Yun's preparation for the World Expo, but not many people paid attention to it.

The Kingdom of Denmark joined the Holy Alliance of Windsor, and the old King Christian IV of Denmark once asked Chu Yun to help him claim the territory plundered by the Swedes from Sweden.

After Chu Yun did it, the Old Danish King promised to go to the Oriental Capital to participate in the grand event of the World Expo.

However, last year, the old Danish King Christian IV passed away at Rosenborg Palace. After all, he was too old and his promise was not fulfilled.

The new Danish king is his son Frederick III. The 40-year-old Danish king decided to accept the invitation to attend the World Fair instead of the deceased old Danish king.He practiced the same pro-China policy as his father and stood firmly on the side of the Holy Alliance against the pressure of the powerful Swedish kingdom.

Because the European countries already knew that the European submarine cable was laid to Europe, they were amazed at the magic of the submarine cable, and at the same time learned that even if they were in the eastern capital, they could issue orders to their kingdom by telegram, which reassured them Go to the World's Fair without worrying about being robbed.

"It's a pity that my father can no longer go to the east to meet that lord, but I will follow his last wish and go to the east with you." Frederick III said to the arriving Huaxia crew.

"We will guarantee your absolute safety." The captain of the Orient welcomed Frederick III's plan to go to the East to participate in the World Expo in person.

The appearance of the king of a kingdom at the World Expo may not be of much concern to Chu Yun and others, but for the Kingdom of Denmark, this is already the highest diplomatic standard-their king will endure a long voyage to go to a place that treats them There are still some unfamiliar countries participating in the event.

The king of the United Kingdom of Denmark and Norway originally planned to bring hundreds of servants and some nobles from Denmark and Norway on board, but was politely refused by the captain of the Orient.

Just kidding, although Dongfang has a full load displacement of tens of thousands of tons, it cannot provide so many people with the service of sailing thousands of miles.

If every king brings hundreds of servants, and the nobles have their own servants, it is estimated that the Oriental ship will only be full.

"We in Denmark can send two ships to transport some nobles and servants, and we also want to go to the east to buy a batch of goods." The new Danish king proposed a compromise plan.

"Yes." The captain of the Vostok and the ambassador of the Ministry of Rites who came to welcome the Danish envoy certainly would not refuse the Danes to send two Danish ships to accompany them.

It's better to say that.It would be too difficult to rely on Huaxia itself to supply the huge fleet to the World Expo.

In addition to the Danish king, 17 Danish nobles and 215 Danish merchants or servants accompanied them on two Danish ships.

"Your ship is really luxurious, and it is a special passenger ship. I think it is the most comfortable ship in the world."

King Frederick III of Denmark came to the guest room arranged for him and found that it was decorated more beautifully and became a special steam passenger ship.In addition, Dongfang's hull is huge and stable, making it perfect for a passenger ship.

The Vostok ship has guest rooms, dining rooms, bathrooms and other exquisite facilities that are unimaginable for people of this era. In addition, it has sealed canned food that can provide relatively fresh food during the long voyage. The kings were amazed.

It seems that this long voyage is not as bad as imagined.

The King of Denmark even ordered crates of fine wine to be carried on board the Vostok, intending to bring his own drinks and enjoy the sea voyage.

The Vostok stayed in Copenhagen, the royal city of Denmark for a few days, and then appeared in Stockholm, the royal city of the Kingdom of Sweden.

The Kingdom of Sweden has also shown great sincerity. Queen Christina of Sweden intends to go to the East in person, which is simply a tit-for-tat confrontation with the Kingdom of Denmark.

Originally, the Privy Council of the Kingdom of Sweden did not want their king to take the risk of going to the east, but when they knew that the king of the Kingdom of Denmark was going to participate in the World Expo in the eastern capital in person, they were afraid that the Kingdom of Denmark would reach a secret agreement with the other party, so they agreed that the king would also go East.

In order to confront the Kingdom of Denmark tit for tat, the Kingdom of Sweden also sent two galleons.

A group of Swedish guards wearing red-tasseled military caps more than a foot high and medieval military uniforms escorted Queen Christina of Sweden to the pier and boarded the giant ship Vostok.

As for the other accompanying great nobles, they were also fortunate enough to be on the giant ship Orient, while the minor nobles and merchants could only go to the East on their own galleons of the Kingdom of Sweden.

"Frederick III, it's an honor to be on the same ship as you." Christina met King Frederick III of Denmark in the dining room of the Vostok.

The King of Denmark and the King of Sweden have not dealt with the land disputes for decades. Frederick III did not show much enthusiasm for the young queen, but responded lightly: "I didn't expect the Swedes to be at ease. After a long voyage, a woman goes to the East to participate in the World Expo, isn't she afraid that your weak body can't bear the storms and diseases at sea?"

"I have been trained in swordsmanship and equestrianism since I was a child, so I may not be much worse than you. But you have a big belly. No wonder the Kingdom of Denmark is getting poorer and poorer. I'm afraid it's not because of you." Queen Christina sneered.

The late Frederick III can be said to be a figure of her father's generation, but she did not give Frederick III any face.

"You...!" Frederick III slapped the knife and fork on the table, and was irritated by Christina's words.

Seemingly seeing that the King of Denmark and the Queen of Sweden were confronting each other, the captain of the Vostok could only interrupt their mutual taunting as soon as possible: "Your Excellency, Queen Christina, we have specially prepared a women's cabin for you. bathroom and maid's room."

"You guys are so thoughtful. In fact, it's enough to give ordinary cabins." Christina was quite surprised.

"This is the arrangement of our consul. Any woman who goes to participate in the World Expo this time should be given preferential treatment, not to mention you, the beautiful Queen Christina." The captain of the Dongfang has already learned the western style of speaking, completely Do not hide the meaning of praise.

"Thank you." Christina was obviously very satisfied with this arrangement.

(End of this chapter)