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Chapter 768 The Secret of the Ming Dynasty's Rise (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
Imperial Central Laboratory!
Many people have heard of this place, and it is simply a miraculous existence in Daming.

How is it a miracle?
Because in the past ten years or so, all the far-reaching inventions of Ming Dynasty were developed here, and its prototypes all came from this laboratory.

In 1875, although the institution had existed for more than a dozen years, it was still very mysterious, and it seemed to be covered with a thick veil.

Where is this laboratory?
Who is responsible?

It has always been a secret, at least to the outside world, it has always been a secret.

Since it is a secret, someone wants to spy on it.The most curious person is the British ambassador to Ming Dynasty, Stanley Howard Harris. His father, the third Earl of Malmesbury, once served as foreign minister twice.

From this appointment, it can be seen that Britain attaches great importance to Ming Dynasty.Of course, it is also a manifestation of international status, but Stanley is not an ambassador based on nepotism. As an ambassador, he has started his work since the day he took office, and one of the most important tasks is intelligence collection.

Although the UK does not have a professional intelligence agency in this era, intelligence agencies such as MI5 and MI6 have not even appeared with their mothers, but this does not mean that the UK does not have an intelligence agency, at least the consuls and ambassadors sent by the British Foreign Office, It is tasked with gathering information.

"We are dealing with a completely different opponent. They are different from European countries, and they are also different from the Qing Dynasty. We are unfamiliar with everything about this country, so in the next time, we must try our best to understand it!"

Two years ago, when Stanley took office, he told the staff of the embassy.It was from that day that Britain really began to understand Ming Dynasty.Through various methods, they obtained information that the British government was very interested in, such as the Ming people's lifestyle, customs, domestic economy, and scientific development.

It was also from then on that, at Stanley’s desk, there was always a figure of an institution—the Imperial Central Laboratory.

This morning, the door of Stanley's office was pushed open, and Lieutenant Commander Brian walked in.

"Mr. Ambassador, do you want to see me?"

"Yes, Major, please sit down,"

Stanley said,
"I saw one of your reports, or one of them, among some old reports just now."

"My report?" Brian said.

"Where? Yes, you wrote it after you came back from Linhai. What's the name of that place? Linhai Shipyard? Is that the place?"

"Oh, sir, it's called Linhai Shipyard. That was three months ago."

Three months ago, Brian visited Linhai, which was actually an intelligence gathering activity, but that kind of gathering was public.

"Yes, yes. Of course it was three months ago. I noticed when I read the report that you mentioned "Imperial Central Laboratories"?"

"Imperial Central Laboratory?"

A smile appeared on Brian's face, and he said.

"Yes, this is the third time I have noticed this institution, and I found that even in Linhai, I am also deeply influenced by it, sir."

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Yes, sir, at the Linhai Shipyard, I visited the "Linhai-class" armored ship under construction. Of course, it is a very good armored ship, whether it is from the perspective of a navy soldier or from other perspectives Come on, that's all, but it wasn't the warship itself that really caught my attention, but another discovery."

"Another discovery?"

"Yes, I found that its hull shape seems to be a little different, so I asked curiously, and then I learned that that hull shape is the latest research result of the Imperial Central Laboratory, which can effectively reduce resistance and increase speed, and then I asked again, and was stopped. I tried a few times later, but the other party was very vigilant and did not give any more answers. But one thing I can be sure of is that Daming’s shipbuilding system is completely different from ours. China's shipbuilding system is often done by shipyards on their own, but what about them?"

Major Brian said.

"Their warship design institutes are designing warships, and the shipyards are building them. At the same time, in universities, there are also researches related to shipbuilding technology. Of course, we also have, but they are more comprehensive, such as the design of ship shapes in the Imperial Central Laboratory. , This is a very novel research direction. They have formed a technological system that is far ahead of ours. What is this system? Factories, research institutes, universities, and an "empire center" that brings together the best scientists from all fields Lab" Mr. Ambassador, of course this is just my guess, but I think that's why they're ahead of us."

"You are so right."

Stanley immediately clapped his hands and said.

"You know, I used to say the same thing in the past. We need to collect as much information as possible about them. After all, the reason why Daming has grown so powerful in just a dozen years must have many aspects that we can learn from. Of course, the most important thing is that we need to understand some of their movements. Of course, it seems that we understand it a bit late, but after all, it is a beginning."

In the ambassador's office, he waved his hand for emphasis when he said the words "after all."

"Imperial Central Laboratory, in the past two years, I have heard of this institution more than once. This institution not only has many advanced technologies, but also is very mysterious. No one knows where it is and who it is. Chair, there are those people working there."

Stanley went on to say,

"I even once felt that this organization does not exist, but it is impossible for a non-existing organization to appear in your reports one after another. Yes, you are not the first person who is destined to him. In other people's reports, it is also Mentioned it. Tell me about your trip to the sea."

"Okay, that's a normal visit between navies. I submitted a request to the Ministry of the Navy five months ago to visit the "Linhai-class" No. 5 ship. After they approved, I went to Linhai..."

Bryan then talked about his visit process and the movements of the Ming Dynasty Navy learned through the visit. Of course, during the chat, Stanley repeatedly asked questions about the "Imperial Central Laboratory".

"So, you can be sure it's not in Linhai anymore?"

"Yes, because the other party mentioned that the engineers in the laboratory came by train."

"Take the train..."

Stanley leaned his head back in his chair, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Not in Nanhua, let alone Yingtian, where do you think it will be?"

"Patagonia, Mr. Ambassador."

After thinking for a while, Blair said.

"It's vast enough there, and it's very desolate, and it can even be said to be inaccessible. It's nothing simple to hide a laboratory there. I think it's the most likely place."

When he heard this sentence, he said a little excitedly,

"That's right, Major, you and I have thought about it together, and I have noticed this too. I think how can we understand all this? Can we think about this issue."

(End of this chapter)