Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

After entering the English Channel, the most glorious aspect of the British Empire finally appeared in front of these Oriental guests. This time, the route was very close to the British coastline.

Zai Chun who was on the deck now knew what an industrial power was. The whole of Britain's land was completely different from the rest of Asia and Europe.

In Asia, when boats come alongside the shore, you can see forests, rivers, farms, undeveloped wastelands everywhere, full of the smell of antiquity, almost what it was a thousand years ago, and what it looks like now.

But after the Mediterranean, the wealth of Europe was a different story. The shores of the sea were affected by the warm and humid climate of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and Europe was filled with forests and grasslands.

There were also countless windmills and imitations, as well as various workshops. Just the wine brewing workshops alone could be seen. Of course, there were also workshops for making hand-made industrial products such as cheese and olive oil.

Almost all the bays and bays were open to business here. There was an endless flow of merchant ships from all over the world, sending in goods from all over the world, as well as goods from their own people. The sound of gold coins colliding with each other filled the air.

Zai Chun had already made a vow a long time ago to abolish that foolish order to forbid the sea after he came to power. Nearly all the nations of the world had opened their doors to the world with all their might, wanting to trade with the entire world.

The Great Qing was vast, and had all sorts of specialties that Europeans would like. According to Master, just the amount of pig hair exported to Europe in a single year alone was already worth tens of millions of silver taels.

Other people desperately wanted to go do business, but Great Qing desperately wanted to lock down their country. In the end, they forced the British to use their cannons to teach them a lesson in order to get the right to trade. Even the ports were forced open by bayonets.

Just thinking about it made him excited. The rich and special products of the Great Qing were sent to the whole world, and the treasures abroad were gathered in the Great Qing Dynasty. The taxes on the prosperity would naturally roll in, so wouldn't the financial crisis of the imperial government be solved?

Zai Chun thought very well, it was simple, but when he left the Mediterranean and saw the British lands, he was once again shocked, because the scenery there was completely different from the one on the Mediterranean.

No more of the primitive natural beauty of Asia, no more of the handmade workshops and green pastures of the Middle Ages along the Mediterranean coast.

The main hues were black and gray, and it was as if the whole of England had been washed by lead. All along the coast of the sea, where human smoke gathered, were tall chimneys, with billowing black smoke that filled the sky and covered the earth, like the caves of old monsters in Journey to the West.

There were forests and grasslands, of course. Britain was already affected by the Atlantic Monsoon, so it was foggy, rainy, and snowy. The climate here was very suitable for the growth of plants.

But it never occurred to me that almost all of the forests were accessible only to the sight of being massively felled. Trees with three or four men in arms were put down, and woodcutters were sitting on stumps the size of a dining table, drinking morning tea.

There was no farmland to be seen. Almost all the fields were grass, and all that could be seen through the field of vision of the telescope were cattle and sheep. Especially sheep, which were as numerous as the clouds in the sky.

"Oh my god! Master, look!" UK... Why is Britain gray? " Zai Chun asked in surprise.

Xiao Letian raised his binoculars to take a closer look, and discovered that Britain was truly gray. The sky was gray, the clouds were gray, and the fog was also grey.

The felled forests were as ugly as the scars on the bald man's head. Due to overgrazing on the prairie, there were even large patches of bald spots. Fortunately, there were no signs of desertification due to the heavy rainfall in the UK.

Xiao Letian never thought that the British pollution in the nineteenth century would be this serious.

"My god, it's really gray? Such a serious pollution! " Xiao Letian shook his head and pointed to a town not far away.

"Did you see that? "The main culprit should be those factories. The UK is different from the Mediterranean coastal countries. This is a highly industrialized country. Big industries are the lifeblood of the economy, especially the textile industry …"

"Did you find out? "They have very little farmland, because the United Kingdom now relies heavily on the export of the colonies for food. The land in the country is very expensive, so people would rather graze and harvest the wool. The profits are greater!"

"And the wood, which is a by-product of industrialization, how much wood does the railroad ties need? How much wood does it take to build ships and merchant ships? The forests of England are almost all cut down by now! "

"What a pity, what a pity this beautiful island …" "Somebody, can you ask the British what part of Britain is on the shore?"

"This is Lyme Bay..." On land is Devon, England... It's past Wellington... "

After receiving the British response, Xiao Letian nodded. "Wellington steak is not bad, I'll have the British Royal Chef make it for you to try later on …" What's wrong? "Why is your face so ugly?"

Xiao Letian patted Zai Chun's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't think too much into it. Environmental pollution is an inevitable price to pay for industrialization.

Xiao Letian never thought that his consoling would actually result in Zai Chun jumping in excitement, "Hail!" Xiao Letian was immediately shocked.

"What's going on? Is he having hysteria? "

"Master, where did you say?" Such a beautiful scene, why are you still saying that the price is too low? "I was wrong, I was really wrong …"

"At first, I thought that the countries along the Mediterranean Sea were already examples of European prosperity! I thought that was my dream, but today, I finally understand … "

"Here... Only a scene like this was worthy of the Great Qing! The power of industrialization is so wonderful, this is what I want! "

Zai Chun said excitedly: "After I take charge of the affairs personally, I will build countless factories outside Beijing, and when I stand in front of the Tian An Sect, I will be able to see a chimney as big as a forest …"

"I want to see industrial products flowing out like water with my own eyes. I want Daqing to also possess such power!"

"Iron and steel manufacturing, textile, chemical and smelting industries … I want all of these, I want to move to the side of Beijing! "

Ah? Xiao Letian's mouth was so big that an egg could fit inside. Oh god, was it about to start? He hadn't even tasted the sweetness of industrialization and was already prepared to destroy the natural environment of the capital?

"I say … Could it be that you want to tear down the Beijing's walls? " Xiao Letian subconsciously asked.

Who would have thought that Zai Chun's words would almost scare him and cause him to tumble down, "What's the use of city walls? Can you block the cannon? Is it able to withstand the Zhiyuan Warship's 210-caliber cannon? "

"Useless! Disassemble... Remove the old ones and let's exchange them for new ones! Industrialization... "Long live!"