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Chapter 1771 Group photo of historical moment

When the ambassadors of various countries complained that they could not buy some core products and technologies they were interested in, Chu Yun was also having dinner with dignitaries from various places and discussing the industrial construction of various provinces.

"Yokohama already has a civilian shipyard, and Ulsan can also build a civilian shipyard to develop Hokkaido fishing grounds together and provide a richer menu for the local area." Chu Yun intends to build fisheries in the provinces of Korea and Japan.

The Hokkaido fishing ground is just to the north. If you don't make full use of this natural fishing ground, it would be a waste.

"There also needs to be enough ships in Nanyang. Steamships and wooden sailboats must be built to transport rubber, palm oil, abaca, rice, and coconuts from Nanyang plantations to the mainland. There are also Brunei and Sumatra that need to be developed. More oil fields will provide more oil reserves for the mainland. We have sent oil experts to the Persian Gulf to explore local oil fields. If new oil fields are discovered in the Persian Gulf, we will temporarily slow down the pace of developing new oil fields in the South China Sea. The focus shifted to the plantations."

"The pastures in the Western Regions and the prairie should speed up cross-breeding. Some horses, cattle and sheep from Europe or West Asia can be introduced to improve the breed, increase the net weight of livestock, and increase the output of animal husbandry."

"The Persian Gulf mainly develops the oil industry, while India produces grain, cotton, jute and coal. The stronghold in Oceania can develop animal husbandry, especially wool, and the local iron ore is also very rich."

Each province has its own development focus. Chu Yun turns the local area into an industrial base, and the surrounding areas use their own resources to provide the local area with agricultural and sideline products and mineral resources. After the raw materials are transported back to the local area, they can be processed into industrial products.Chu Yun also prefers local development, and regards other places as resource providers.

Other provinces can only obey the arrangement of the native land, and they need to obtain technology from the native land to improve the living standards of the residents of each province.Moreover, each province has its own geographical advantages, and it is also very important to rationally divide labor and use resources from various places.

VIPs in many places only focus on their own one-third of an acre of land, but Chu Yun wants to see the distribution of resources around the world and prepare for the future.He can only do this.

Everyone listened and nodded, occasionally taking notes.

The place where the ambassadors of all nations had their meals was not far from the place where Chu Yun gave his lectures. They saw Chu Yun talking with a group of imperial bureaucrats, and they couldn't help being curious about what the conversation was about.

"What are they talking about?"

"Maybe it's their internal affairs. We will continue to visit the exhibits of the Crystal Palace after the break. There are still many novelty things that we have not visited. There are all kinds of products in the exhibition hall, many of which are new products that we have never heard of. It is really exciting. People are amazed.”

"I see that their merchants spend a lot of money. Orders are often hundreds of taels to several thousand taels of silver, and they still use banknotes for transactions. It seems that they don't have to worry about delivery at all."

"So the World Expo is actually a huge international trade platform? We can see the latest industrial products and make purchases?"

"If it's just like this, I don't think the other party will spend a lot of manpower and material resources to invite envoys from various countries. Maybe they have another purpose."

The ambassadors of all nations were chatting. As one of the customers who placed orders for this World Expo, they received preferential treatment in the garden behind the World Expo, and there was also a special supply of ice water.

Not only the ambassadors of all nations, but also big businessmen from various provinces are also resting in the garden.

The garden here is completely built in the style of oriental gardens, and there are pavilions, which are quite pleasant.

"Everyone, let's take a group photo to commemorate the arrival of the industrial age."

After eating with the dignitaries of various provinces there, Chu Yun came over to invite the ambassadors of various countries and local dignitaries to take a group photo.

The camera technology was also displayed in the Crystal Palace. Many ambassadors from all countries have already experienced the emergence of video technology—although they don’t quite understand it, they know what taking pictures is all about.

"It's our pleasure!"

The ambassadors from various countries visited some of the exhibits in the Crystal Palace, and they were even more in awe of the eastern empire. Seeing Chu Yun's initiative to invite them, they all stood up and agreed.

The cameraman had already appeared with a heavy tripod camera and adjusted the light. The weight of this photo is quite heavy, regardless of the historical significance or the identity of the people who participated in the photo.

This historic photo will be taken from the marble steps directly in front of the Crystal Palace.

Chu Yun was in the front row, and standing in the front row were the ministers of the six ministries of the empire, the emperors of the envoys of various countries, and people at the level of kings——Queen Sophia of the United Kingdom, Queen Christina of Sweden, Emperor Abbas II of the Persian Empire, Denmark King Frederick III, King Joao IV of Portugal, and King Qasim of Bengal.

The second row, third row, and fourth row are members of the lower status of the mission.

The Grand Vizier Koprulu of the Ottoman Empire originally looked down on second-rate kingdoms like Denmark and Portugal, but he was really not an emperor or a king, but a prime minister who could only stand in the second row.The same is true of the powerful Duke of Brandenburg-Prussia.Jan Sobieski, an aristocrat from the Kingdom of Poland, even stood in the third row.

This group of people represented all the major civilizations in the 17th century, and many of them were prominent. It was the first time in history that a country organized a world-scale meeting. This photo will also be extremely precious and will be permanently preserved.

Many princes and nobles were taking pictures for the first time, and they seemed nervous.

Some people have seen how to use the camera in the Crystal Palace, and they are relatively calm.

Although there are many princes and nobles around, Chu Yun really doesn't think there is anything about princes and nobles. I don't know how many princes and nobles died directly or indirectly in his hands, and were captured. All kinds of feudal dynasties fell. In front of industrial machines.

The cameraman gestured for everyone to get ready.All who stood on the marble steps stood in awe.

Soon the cameraman made a gesture of completion, and the process of taking pictures was very smooth.

"Be sure to keep the film, develop it and hand it over to the government as soon as possible." The cameraman was a little nervous, because the photos were very important, so he seemed very cautious.

"Mr. Chu, I wonder if we can sell a few steamships from our Principality of Brandenburg and Prussia? Our Principality of Brandenburg and Prussia are willing to maintain a good relationship with China." The Duke of Brandenburg asked Chu Yun to buy them steamship.

Many envoys, including the Venetians, the Netherlands, and the Spaniards all looked at Chu Yun, wondering if he would let go and sell the steamship, which they regarded as the core technology.

"It's possible, but we have to pay a price to spread the technology..." Chu Yun thought for a while, "We'll talk about it after you guys stay a little longer."

(End of this chapter)