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【1226 Purpose of going to Southwest Europe】

Rome is located in the plains of the lower Tiber River, 25 kilometers east of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The city is across the banks of the Tiber River. Rome is an ancient European civilization city with a glorious history. Because it is built on seven hills and has a long history, it is called "Seven Hills City" and "Eternal City".

Because Rome is located along the Mediterranean coast, it has a typical Mediterranean climate, with an average annual temperature of 15.5℃ and an annual precipitation of 880 mm.

The climate is the most pleasant from April to June every year, so it is suitable for traveling at this time.

Princess Katrina Kaf actually didn't understand that Emperor Hua temporarily changed his itinerary and insisted on going to Southwest Europe for a walk, but Emperor Hua made a decision and she had never asked.

"Do you want to ask me why I came to Southwest Europe?" The cute president sat at the office desk in the inn, looked out the window, and asked Princess Katrina Kafu.

Princess Katrina Kaif smiled and said, "It's not bad to go to more places and contact more countries."

Emperor Hua shook his head and said, "No, we must find a country that can come and go freely at sea and be in good terms! Otherwise, it is okay in Asia and Europe. If we want to extend the tentacles of economic and arms sales to Africa and the Americas, it is not possible to rely on merchants alone."

Princess Katrina Kaif suddenly realized, "Well, that's it. Normal business dealings are OK. The Chinese navy has not yet developed. To carry out overseas arms sales, it is necessary to have overseas escorts from the great powers. Otherwise, even if the contact is obtained, the goods cannot be delivered."

Emperor Hua nodded and said, "Yes, it is not difficult to sell things. For example, the Zulu War in Africa, the chief could not defeat the British, so he would definitely want to buy guns and cannons! As long as he contacted him, he would be able to reach an agreement immediately. The same is true for America. Peru and Bolivia are agricultural countries without industrial foundations, and they can't beat the Chileans with the British behind him."

"Africa may be a little better, because they don't have much knowledge. Not to mention the President's 1874 rifle, I guess they would like to buy the remaining local cannons from the Qing Dynasty. But will Peru and Bolivia in the Americas accept our arms sales olive branches?"

Emperor Hua stood up, touched his right hand with his left hand, and then touched his left hand with his right hand, sighing softly. Who can answer this question?

In the hands of the Emperor of China, although there is almost no change in history outside China, if China wants to intervene in the war between Britain and Afghanistan, the war between Britain and the Zulu, and the Pacific War in South America, these are things that have never happened in history. Where can the Emperor of China answer?

I can only see my luck.

The rise of China is the biggest change for the world.

However, Emperor Hua still had confidence in Chen Lanbin.

Chen Lanbin was about the same age as Emperor Hua's grandfather. He was 22 years old and was promoted to the capital with his honor. In the first year of Xianfeng (1851), he was a scholar in the Shuntian period. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), he was selected as a Jinshi and was selected as a Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy. He was later renamed the Minister of Justice.

In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), he returned home due to his mother's illness and gave lectures on Gaowen Academy in Gaozhou. He also proposed to donate funds to rebuild the academy to promote culture and education and cultivate talents. He once joined Zeng Guofan's post.

Later, he served as the general office of the Shanghai Guang Dialect Pavilion of Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau.

In the ninth year of Tongzhi (1870), under the recommendation of Zeng Guofan, he was appointed as a student committee member of the United States under the title of Taichang Temple. In conjunction with Vice Committee Member Yung Wing, he formulated the twelve articles of the "Regulations on Selecting Children to Study in Thailand".

In the 11th year of Tongzhi (1872), four batches of young children were selected to study in the United States. On August 11, that year, Chen Lanbin was appointed as the supervisor and Yung Wing was appointed as the deputy supervisor, and 30 students led the first batch of school children to study in the United States. This was the first batch of students studying in the United States in modern China.

Many students study hard, and after a few years, they finish elementary school and enter university in middle school.

Zhan Tianyou, Wu Tingfang, Tang Shaoyi, Liang Dunyan and others were all here. Later, after Zhan Tianyou returned from his studies, he made significant contributions to China's railway industry.

At that time, the first batch of students sent out were thousands of students who were planted by Emperor Hua himself. For four years, China sent more than 100,000 students to the Americas and Europe, and now it has begun to return to China one after another. These are all the plans that Emperor Hua had set out before. These people have begun to contribute to China's industry and the culturalization of the entire Chinese society.

On the one hand, the Huahuang’s educational system was sent overseas students in the early stage, and on the other hand, he used money to buy a lot of technical workers and engineers to come to China. In addition, the overall policies implemented by China, such as literacy, compulsory education, social security, medical insurance, and pension insurance, are all steps to accelerate China’s cultural system.

The only thing that gave Emperor Hua a headache is that China is too large and has too many people, especially in the hands of Emperor Hua. Through trade with Nanyang, coupled with the good weather in the country in recent years, agriculture has developed considerable development, and the population has soared, reaching nearly 800 million people!

The population growth rate is too fast, and Emperor Hua has no clear concept of whether this phenomenon is a good or a bad thing.

Because China is now promoting a free economy, light industry is completely liberalized for the people to do it themselves, and the country is just seizing heavy industry.

It is obviously a good thing to have a large population. This is from the current standpoint of China.

After the Industrial Revolution, humans discovered and utilized resources at an order of magnitude faster than the population growth rate, and the growth rate of grain output far exceeded the population growth rate.

When industrialization reaches a certain level, the population growth rate will naturally drop significantly or even show negative growth.

Anyway, in the 19th century, Emperor Hua believed that the more population, the better. The population can continue to rise, which means that the country is developing rapidly. It is better to save money than to save people. This is a slogan that Emperor Hua once shouted, and it has also become a widely circulated saying in China. When talking about the issue of having children, this is the guiding principle.

But there is also a problem, because China is now in a situation of rapid growth, especially since the Emperor of China unified the entire China in 1877, the country has been stable, no external threats, and food and clothing have been basically solved.

A surge will bring instability. Everything is like this. Speed ​​out of control, food pressure, and housing pressure have all become hidden dangers in the 19th century. This also requires Emperor Hua not to make mistakes once and must win every step. Fortunately, there is no problem in the short term. China's local population can accommodate 2 billion people. This is proven by history. Over time, it must develop outward, especially with so many people, industry must go up, and agricultural countries cannot afford to support so many people.

Industry needs to develop and land needs to expand, these are all problems facing Emperor Hua.

These problems actually have little impact on the speed of culturalization, but will only increase the risk of the implementation of the expansion policy of Emperor Hua.

Three days after arriving in Rome, not to mention Umberto I, even officials like Chrispi and Gioliti, did not come, and China was once again treated coldly.

"Let's go after playing for two days, relax and take it as a relaxation." Emperor Hua said to Princess Katrina Kaifu in a relaxed manner.

But it was easy to say, but the expression of Emperor Hua's expression was not easy. Emperor Hua had not yet cultivated to a calm state, and the remaining countries were becoming more and more important. The reason why Emperor Hua wanted to go to Germany in the end was to open the treasure, because if Germany also rejected him, Emperor Hua's visit to Europe this time would end in a complete failure.

At that time, let alone intervening in the situation in the Middle East, even the situation in China in Japan, Central Asia, and even Siberia will be very difficult.

"Okay, have fun for a day and then prepare to go to the Kingdom of Spain." Princess Katrina Kaif could certainly see the anxiety in Emperor Hua, but pretended to be nothing.

The cute president knew that Princess Katrina Kaifu was taking care of her face. She blushed and smiled and pulled Princess Katrina Kaifu's hand and walked out of the house.

Princess Jee, Lee Tae-hee, and Catherine were all very happy when they heard that His Majesty was going out to play. In recent days, although they have also been concerned about diplomatic affairs, they are not as anxious as Emperor Hua and Princess Katrina Kaf, because they are not responsible and do not know the entire diplomatic situation.

"Where to play? I heard that the Temple of Gods and the Colosseum of Roman are very good." Jane Ge looked like a excited bird.
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