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"This great Asian monarch, he used his extraordinary performance to end the war and plague in China, and defeated the brutal Tatars in the north (mistaking Jianzhou Jurchen for Mongolia)... Under his rule, China, Everything came into order. His art of ruling, even across the ocean, spread to Europe, and benefited each of us..."

"He is an upbringer of the upper class, and all his virtues are reflected in him. His appearance, manners, and figure are all breathtaking, showing a kind of demeanor in his majesty, and his inner quality is even more respectable..."

"He has a decisive decision-making power and can give the most reasonable answer to any problem, so that officials can follow his instructions...His unique understanding of art is unmatched by the world, and he even has a comprehensive understanding of European culture and systems. Fang Xiang understands that these are the reasons why people are willing to obey and love him..."

In fact, this writer had never met Zhao Han at all, and only got a few words from the mouth of the French envoy.

The more you have never seen the emperor with your own eyes, the more you witness the prosperity and magnificence of Nanjing, the more you feel the Chinese emperor is mysterious and great.

……

When Baykov arrived in Nanjing, Prince Charles had already gone to study.

The tuition fees of the three Britons were all borne by Prince Charles, and he gave a lot of gifts to marry the British princess.To treat these foreign students, Jinling University has special teachers who are drawn from elementary school teachers.

A group of Russian envoys had already been numb from the shock on the way.

Baykov even tore up the credentials, soaked them in water, and destroyed all the rude contents.Because in the letter of credence, there are sentences that make the "Emperor Khitan" surrender to the Tsar.

What the hell is this? Baykov, who lived in Moscow since he was a child, felt like he came from the countryside when he came to Yangzhou.

They were taken to Nanjing City, and after reporting to Honglu Temple, they went to stay at Zhongshan Temple outside the southern city.

When they were in the city, they saw the glazed pagoda.After getting out of the city gate, it became clearer that a towering pagoda stood there.

Baykov, who had been shocked countless times, was dumbfounded again facing the pagoda.

"What's that... what's that?" Baykov asked.

The official of Honglu Temple replied: "The pagoda."

With the increasing number of foreign affairs, Honglu Temple became stronger and stronger, and even raised a group of translators.

It is not necessary to learn all the languages ​​​​of European countries, as long as you learn Latin.In Europe at this time, all diplomatic documents were written in Latin.

Baykov knew Buddhism. When he was in Siberia, he had dealings with Buddhist Mongolians.When I came to China, I saw some pagodas along the way, but where did I see such a tall one?This is definitely the tallest building in the world, equivalent to a "skyscraper" with more than 20 floors!

Arriving at the dormitory area of ​​Fanshi, more than a dozen Russians were thrown in a courtyard, and there were also French envoys living in the same courtyard (arranged on purpose).

Colbert, the leader of the French mission, was reading the Latin version of "Da Tong Ji" provided by the missionaries.Hearing the commotion outside, he went out of the room to look at it for a while, and couldn't help but ask, "Poles?"

"I'm Russian," Baykov said.

Colbert said disdainfully: "It's all the same."

All the same rednecks!

Colbert is exquisite in all aspects. He even made friends with Persian envoys, but he dismissed Russian envoys.

"Which country's envoy are you?" Baykov asked.

Colbert turned his nostrils to the sky: "I am sent to Datong by the order of the King of France."

Both of them speak Latin. Although the accent is heavy, they can basically communicate normally.

Baykov, who was still somewhat arrogant in Heilongjiang, could not help but feel ashamed when he heard that he was the French envoy, like a countryman meeting a rich man in the city.

Of course, although he was a little short psychologically, he could not lose his momentum. Baykov held his head high, then bowed and saluted and said, "On behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I send my regards to the King of France."

No matter how defiant Colbert was, he could not lose diplomatic etiquette, so he bent down to return: "On behalf of the King of France, I send my regards to Your Majesty."

Not Emperor, not Tsar, because the French do not recognize this title.

Baykov asked: "Has Khitan established diplomacy with France?"

Colbert said: "This is China, also called Datong Kingdom, not some Khitan."

Daming Kingdom, Datong Kingdom, this is the official name of China in Europe, and it is a transliteration.

"Okay, Datong Kingdom." Baykov didn't bother to bother.

Colbert said: "The Emperor of China and His Majesty have exchanged letters long ago, and the friendship between their monarchs will surely become a good story all over the world. As a French envoy, I will bring French literature and art to the East. Bring Chinese literature and art back to Europe. How about you? What are you doing here? Could it be that you came to China to exchange art?"

Baykov got a little angry, he was mocking Russia for not understanding art.

Baykov said: "Russia and China have some small border frictions, and I was ordered to clear up the misunderstanding."

Colbert laughed: "Does Russia still want to go to war with China? You don't know, do you? In the past ten years, China first defeated Spain, and then defeated the Netherlands. How many troops can Russia send to the East?"

China beat Spain and Holland?

Baykov's pupils narrowed sharply. This is important information. It seems that the Chinese army is very powerful.

Chapter 892 [Petroleum]

early morning.

It rained last night and the heat eased a little.

Zhao Han didn't go to the office directly, but wandered around after breakfast. The summer in Nanjing was too hot for him.

Several princes and princesses walked over talking and laughing, and happened to bump into the emperor.

"Are you going out of the palace?" Zhao Han asked.

Zhao Furong said: "Reporting to my father, today the school is on holiday and the weather is cool, so I went to the eastern suburbs racecourse to play."

"When you get married soon, you will be called Emperor Father, not Daddy?" Zhao Han laughed.

Zhao Furong said: "The queen mother admonished her to calm her down in the future."

The second princess, Zhao Hanjin, held the hem of the skirt, twirled it on the spot and said, "Daddy, does my skirt look good?"

Zhao Han nodded: "Looks good, where is the new style?"

Zhao Hanjin said: "Pleated skirts are popular in Suzhou recently, they are modified from Yuehua skirts. I heard that many daughters in Nanjing wear this."

"That's right, it's just that it takes a lot of work." Zhao Han commented.

Horse-faced skirts were popular among women in the Ming Dynasty, which consisted of seven cloth panels.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, seven pieces became ten pieces, with more and denser pleats, swinging in the wind like moonlight spreading, hence the name "Yuehua skirt".

Nowadays, the pleats continue to increase, often dozens, and more than a hundred, so it is called "pleated skirt".

They are all worn by rich ladies, but poor people really can't afford them.

The daughters of low-level families usually wear horse-faced skirts, which are good-looking and save labor and materials.

Zhao Han took a few casual observations and saw how the princes and daughters were dressed, so he knew that today was going on a blind date in the suburbs.As for the blind dates, they were either children of official families or students of Jinling University.

The princesses are all dressed in fashion, and the princes are naturally chic. For the convenience of riding horses, they are all dressed in drag.

They went to the East Palace to meet the prince. Today the prince led the tour, and the concubine didn't get involved.

Due to the cool weather, the princesses did not wear Zhaojun hats, so they were not afraid to show their faces outside.

The academic thinking of the new dynasty was varied, and the social atmosphere was becoming more and more open, especially the establishment of universities, middle schools and primary schools, so that unmarried women no longer lived in the boudoir.Even things like Zhaojun hats are simply sun visors, and the function of hiding women's faces and necks is weakened.

The foot-binding trend has also been completely curbed, and there is a special article in elementary school textbooks describing the dangers of foot-binding.

It's a pity that corsets can't be changed. First, because of traditional aesthetics, literati like small breasts. Second, it's not easy for the government to check. You can't let people take off their clothes. What if they are born with flat breasts?

Baykov was ordered to have an audience with the emperor. He had just arrived outside the Donghua Gate when he saw the imperial caravan go away.

In front is a team of guards clearing the way, Prince Zhao Kuanghuan riding a horse and leading the chariot, Li Yong and other Eastern Palace officials are willing to accompany them.The rest of the princes were also riding horses.The princesses and princesses rode in carriages and lifted the curtains to enjoy the scenery of the market.

"Prince Prince!"

Suddenly, someone yelled loudly among the people watching on the street, which immediately elicited bursts of laughter.

Zhao Kuanghuan's myopia is only 300 degrees, and he usually does not wear glasses when he goes out.He didn't know who was calling him, so he let go of the rein and bowed his hands over there, so more and more passers-by shouted "Morning, Prince", "Try my cake, Prince, it's delicious"...

Going further to the east, there were already several people waiting at the gate of the city. They were Zhao Kuanghuan's former classmates.They have already graduated from university, but they will have an exam next year. During this period, they can review and consolidate themselves, and they can also travel around to increase their knowledge.

"These are the nobles of China." Baykov watched the convoy go away, quite envious of the noble class here.

He himself is a Tsarist Russian nobleman and has lived in Moscow for a long time, but his quality of life is better than that of small businessmen in Nanjing.

As the capital of Russia, the current population of Moscow is only about [-].

About 22 years ago, the first handicraft workshop (hydraulic ironworks) appeared in Russia.Today, there are less than 10 handicraft workshops in Russia, and serfs are mainly used in the workshops, with the exception of a few managers and craftsmen.

During the Little Ice Age, all countries were equal, and no one could escape.

From 1601 to 1603, there was a great famine in Russia, summer floods, winter snowstorms, many places failed to harvest, and more than 200 million people starved to death in three years, accounting for one-third of the Russian population.Following the death of the Tsar, internal and external troubles, Russia entered a decade-long period of chaos.

Before the Great Famine, the retroactive period for serfs to escape was 5 years, and if they successfully escaped for 5 years, they could become freemen.After the Great Famine, the look-back period was extended to 15 years.

Until now, life-long retrospective, even if you run away for a lifetime, you will still be a serf if you are caught!

Today, Russia's population has recovered to more than 500 million, of which 90% belong to serfs. How can such a country develop?

Even in the military field, Russia will bully Poland.

Poland at this time was in a terrible mess, natural and man-made disasters, nobles seized power, and the Ukrainian uprising merged into Russia.Russia had just beaten Poland to surrender, and Sweden led troops to kill it, scaring Russia to form an alliance with Poland.

Just this year, the first Northern War started, and Sweden was about to single out the coalition forces of Russia, Denmark, Poland and Austria.On the way, Sweden was stabbed in the back by Brandenburg, and the coalition forces of various countries were still beaten.If the Netherlands hadn't suddenly come to intervene, Denmark would have been almost annexed by Sweden.

Baykov looked at everything around him with fear and greed in his eyes.

It would be great if such a rich place could be conquered. Tsarist Russian aristocrats could rob goods that would never be spent in a few lifetimes, and they could turn all peasants in the countryside into serfs!But China is really terrible, rich and powerful, it is impossible for Tsarist Russia to win.

Baykov was taken into the Forbidden City, and he couldn't help comparing it to the Kremlin.

The Kremlin has a wall circumference of 2235 meters.

As for the Forbidden City in Nanjing, the circumference of the imperial city is 10.23 kilometers, and the circumference of the palace city is 3.45 kilometers.

The more he walked in the Forbidden City, the more Baykov's greed was suppressed, and fear grew like weeds.He waited in a side hall, no tea, no food, just waiting, from morning to afternoon.

Don't eat or drink, tired and hungry.

This is different from the treatment of envoys from other countries. Baykov has communicated with envoys from all countries in the Zhongshan Temple.They praised the majesty of the Forbidden City, the greatness of the Chinese emperor, and even the tea and pastries in the palace.

All the envoys have tea and pastries, why is it that I don't have one?

The more Baykov thought about it, the more he panicked. He felt that the rhetoric he had prepared might not work in front of the wise Chinese emperor.

……

Calling people over and waiting from morning to afternoon was of course Zhao Han's intention.

Lin Zhi, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, is reporting the situation at the moment: "The Ministry of Industry and colleagues from the Qintian Academy were ordered to go to Sichuan to investigate. In Fushun and Rongxian, craftsmen used bamboo and wood as dodders (gas pipelines) to cross mountains and rivers. The river stretches for hundreds of miles, and earth gas (natural gas) can reach various salt fields in an instant."

"How to cross the river?" Zhao Han asked.

Lin Zhi replied, "Bury the dodder tube in the bottom of the river."

Well, Zhao Han is convinced.

It was only in the middle of the 17th century. Sichuan not only boiled salt with natural gas, but even built hundreds of kilometers of pipelines, and buried natural gas pipes at the bottom of the river.

In fact, as early as 100 years ago, the natural gas pipelines in Fushun and Rong counties were two to three hundred miles long.

In another time and space, the Ming army, Qing army, rogues, and thieves ravaged repeatedly, completely destroying this advanced production technology.

According to Li Juehui's "City God's Temple Records", he returned to his hometown in the 11th year of Shunzhi, that is, last year in this time and space, and saw this situation: In Fushun County, there are only [-] residents left.The area from the North Gate to Shuijing Street has become a tiger den, and tigers live in groups directly in the city.

At that time, salt merchants and salt workers either died or fled, and more than 99% of the salt wells were abandoned. Until the Qing Dynasty sent magistrates to manage them, there were only [-] frying (salt) pots left in Fushun and Rongxian counties.

"Can you memorize the drilling method?" Zhao Han asked.

Lin Zhi said: "Every step has been recorded, with pictures and texts."

Zhao Han nodded approvingly: "Very good, it can be promoted in other places with well salt."

Fushun’s sudden drilling method drilled a well nearly 200 meters deep in the Song Dynasty.Later, during the Daoguang period, the world's first thousand-meter-deep well was drilled.

At present, the deepest salt well in Fushun is about 500 meters.

"Have you found the oil yet?" Zhao Han asked again.

Lin Zhi said: "According to historical data, we have searched all over the country, but have not found it yet. However, there is a ready-made oil well in Jiading (Leshan), Sichuan, which has been opened for 134 years and has not been exhausted."

The oil well in Leshan was purely an accident. I planned to drill a salt well, but when I dug a few hundred meters deep, black oil came out.

Then use it for cooking salt and lighting, which have already been typed anyway.

According to the "Yuan Tong Zhi", there were two oil wells in Yanchang County, Shaanxi Province in the Yuan Dynasty, but that oil well was much shallower than the one in Leshan, and it was mainly used to treat ringworm in livestock.The name "petroleum" appeared in Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan". In the Song Dynasty, Kaifeng had a workshop for making fierce fire oil.

An earlier record is the "Shui Jing Zhu" of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, oil was used as lubricating oil for water conservancy rice pounders.

Zhao Han said: "Don't be in a hurry to find oil. The Ministry of Industry and Qintian Academy sent a few people to Jiading (Leshan) to study whether it is possible to extract lighter and more usable oil from oil. Try something like Distilled like liquor, beware of fire, everything is about safety.”

To put it bluntly, Zhao Han wanted kerosene.

This thing is easy to refine, and gasoline can also be produced together.But with the current level of technology, gasoline is not very useful, but kerosene can be used for lighting, and asphalt can also be used in construction.