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Chapter 1766 The Advanced Crystal Palace
Half a month after the envoys from all nations arrived in the capital, the World Expo finally started.

The place where the world's first World Expo was held is near Xiangshan. There is a hall specially built for the World Expo - the Crystal Palace!

The huge Crystal Palace was completed in steel and glass, and it took only 9 months to complete the construction.

The World Expo will last for one month, and it will be open to the ambassadors of various countries as well as local residents.

"Extraordinary, the World Expo will be held in the Crystal Palace, with more than 10000 exhibits!"

"Entrance with tickets, only 20000 tickets are sold on the first day, and the number is limited. You can buy them at Kyushu Bank, and there is a limit of one person!"

Newsboys ran through the streets, quickly spreading the news that the World Expo was about to be held.

On the first day, only 20000 tickets were released because it mainly received envoys from all countries and sold industrial products to them.

These 20000 tickets were snapped up in a frenzy, and the price has continuously increased by 5 times, 10 times, and 15 times!
It doesn't mean that it will be fine if you go one day late, but you may have the opportunity to see Chu Yun and other high-level officials, or envoys from all nations when you arrive at the Crystal Palace on the first day.No matter how bad it is, you can also show off to others that you are the first group of people to step into the Crystal Palace.

The convoy of T-cars appeared in the area where the diplomatic missions of all nations lived temporarily, and was going to pick up and send the main figures of the missions to the Crystal Palace.

The various missions knew that they had finally come to the main event here. They were going to visit almost all industrial products at close range and appreciate the power of industrial civilization.

"According to officials from the Ministry of Rites, they built a crystal-clear palace called the Crystal Palace specially for this event, and it was completed in just nine months."

"Nine months, isn't this a joke?"

Princes and nobles from kingdoms all over the world put on the clothes they thought were the most appropriate, and skillfully got into the car while chatting.

The convoy sent the envoys of all nations to the venue of the World Expo.

When this group of envoys appeared in front of the Crystal Palace, they realized that their imagination had been imprisoned by their previous knowledge!

This is a large palace with a height of 30 meters, a length of 700 meters and a width of 170 meters, covering an area of ​​about 12 square meters!
If only such an area is not surprising.

What shocked everyone was that this is a single building, and new building materials are used, which is crystal clear!
A group of people stood in front of the huge Crystal Palace, looking so small.The Crystal Palace uses a lot of transparent glass, through which they can see the exhibition tables, potted flowers and plants, and rockery fountains.

It can be said that this is an advanced architectural concept!

"The construction of the Crystal Palace consumed 7500 tons of steel and 15 hectares of glass. Among them, there are 5000 iron columns and 3500 iron beams." The ambassador of the Ministry of Rites introduced this huge Crystal Palace to them.

"7500 tons of steel... just to build a building? And 15 hectares of glass..."

The envoys from all over the world swallowed hard. The production of so much steel and glass seemed too extravagant to them!
You must know that the steel output of their current countries is still very low. They use steel in weapons or some important fields, and in order to build a Crystal Palace, they consume 7500 tons of steel!
"We have sufficient steel, and 7500 tons of steel is nothing to us. Rather, we built this Crystal Palace to consume our excess steel and glass, so as not to shut down the steel and glass factories." Ministry of Rites said the ambassador proudly.

The implication is very simple, too much steel and glass are produced, and if they are not used in large quantities, they will cause greater losses!
Many princes and nobles who have seen steam ironclad ships thought about it, a small and medium-sized ironclad ship used 1000 to 3000 tons of steel, and a large main ironclad ship used nearly 10000 tons of steel. Do you still care about the 7500 tons of steel used to build the Crystal Palace?

The gate of the Crystal Palace was still closed, obviously waiting for Chu Yun's arrival.

The ambassadors of all nations know that the protagonists this time are not necessarily them, but the people who ordered the construction of this crystal palace behind them.

"It's transparent glass, and using glass as the main building material is really fantastic!"

"It's really like a fairy tale. I wonder if the Crystal Palace will be more beautiful at night?"

While waiting, the ambassadors had simple exchanges in private. They showed envy to the Crystal Palace, not only for the luxury of the Crystal Palace, but also for the huge steel and glass production.

Chu Yun was ready to come over at this time, and he was the first to meet the important officials from the Six Ministries and various provinces.

There are 22 provinces in one capital, not only ambassadors from various countries, but also important officials from all over the world, especially the provinces of Dongying, Koryo, Western Regions, Nanyang, East Cochin, and West Cochin. provinces.

In order to win over the newly incorporated provinces, Chu Yun suppressed others by winning over some dignitaries. For example, in Dongying Province, there were obedient western daimyos who overthrew the eastern daimyos.There were also a group of dignitaries in the original Koryo, Annan, Siam, and Toungoo countries who were willing to obey. This time Chu Yun asked them to come to participate in the World Expo. On the other hand, various provinces began to promote new technologies.

Steam locomotives, automobiles, steamships, and electric lights will appear in all parts of the empire, not just in Gyeonggi.

The overseas market is very important, and the domestic market is even more important. In fact, at this time, the local market may already account for one-third of the world's population, which means more than one-third of the market.

"It's an honor to meet you." The daimyos who came from the province of Dongpu respectfully saluted Chu Yun, who indirectly conquered Dongpu.

Among these people are Mitsuhisa Shimadzu of the Satsuma Domain, Date Tadamune of the Sendai Domain, Tachibana Tadamo of the Liuhe Domain, and Yamauchi Tadyoshi of the Tosa Domain. Many of them participated in the establishment of the Dongying Province. An interest group established by Dongying Province.

After the establishment of Dongying Province, they served as some middle and low-level civil affairs officials in Dongying Province, that is, prefects, county magistrates, and justices of the peace.

The provincial civil affairs officers and judicial officers of the Eastern Province are controlled by the capital, and the personnel of the capital's Ministry of Civil Affairs are parachuted there.

As for the Emperor of Japan, he has been deposed as a commoner for many years, and he is not eligible to come.

"Is Dongying Province okay?" Chu Yun asked.

"Some ronin warriors still can't accept the fact of becoming civilians, but they are old, and their descendants have lost the glory of warriors, and some have become mercenaries who went overseas, and the rebellion is rare." Tadashi Yamauchi told Chu Yun said.

(End of this chapter)