"Embassy? Really?"

Schroeder smiled. He thought that the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom would not care about how they stayed in Qingzhou, but he did not expect that he would make such a perfect suggestion.

"Yes, after you have the embassy, ​​the envoys you sent to the Great Yu Kingdom can handle affairs between the two countries here and promote exchanges such as trade and culture between the two countries."

Facing Schroeder, Xiao Ming probably proposed the specific functions of the embassy. In fact, consulates that can only be similar to the embassy have appeared in contemporary Europe.

Looking back at the history of the consulate, this was in the Middle Ages, when Western capitalism had emerged, and merchants were doing business in European countries, and even settled in cities where they did business.

These people often have trade disputes with their countries of residence. In order to resolve the dispute, they act as arbitration or mediators for each other. So the merchant arbitration consul appeared.

Now, Western civilization is basically in the mid-to-late 18th century. Overall, this is a period of prosperity and development of international trade. Western countries pay more and more attention to the value of the consular system and even formulate laws for consulates abroad.

However, compared with the West, the diplomatic system of the Great Chongqing Kingdom is still relatively backward. After all, the Great Chongqing Kingdom ten years ago basically did not establish contacts with countries outside the tribute system.

The countries within the tribute system only pay tribute routinely every year, and there are not so many things to say.

But now there is the Netherlands first, and now Prussia is coming. He believes that as the Great Chongqing Kingdom shows its strengths internationally, more and more countries will go to the Great Chongqing Kingdom to establish embassies.

At the same time, in his opinion, with the rise of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, the civilization glory he brought from the technological crystal will spread to the world with the Great Chongqing Kingdom as the center, and both Asia, Europe and the Americas will be affected.

After all, people in this world are constantly moving, and the expansion of the business activities of the Great Yu Kingdom will inevitably add to the Great Yu Kingdom's culture, economy and technology. This is just like the West also brings its own technology and culture to the colonies while colonizing.

"This is exactly what we hope for." Schroeder's heart fell to the ground. Judging from the attitude of the Emperor of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, they were very willing to cooperate with Prussia.

Moreover, in his opinion, the only one who can cooperate with the Great Chongqing country at present is Prussia. First of all, Tsarist Russia's interests in the Far East are destined to be unable to cooperate between the two. The Netherlands is too small, has a limited population, and has a weak army, so it is impossible to fight a full-scale war with European powers. Austria and Hungary are not a monolith. While the Austrian emperor also served as the Hungarian emperor, the Hungarian nobles were also seeking more rights.

As for Poland, this country is eroding from European powers. Needless to say, France and Britain have signed the "British-Portugal Alliance Treaty" for hundreds of thousands of years. This treaty has been maintained until now. It can be said that it is a die-hard ally of Britain and will not be used by the Great Chongqing Kingdom. Spain also has many colonies overseas, so it will naturally be a long-term ally.

Thinking of this, Schroeder seemed to see through the limitations of the current contacts between the Great Yu Kingdom and European countries, so he boldly said: "Dear Your Majesty, I have one last request, I hope we can send the children of aristocratic countries to study in the Great Yu Kingdom, and I hope your Majesty will fulfill it."

"Study abroad?"

Xiao Ming's eyes turned around. He had thought about this question before Schroeder came, and now he had the answer.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "I promised your request."

Schroeder was ecstatic when he heard this. He did not expect these noble children who studied abroad to learn the most advanced technology of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. He just hoped that what they learned would not let Prussia be left behind by Britain and France. They could not think that Britain and France would use the internal war of the Great Chongqing Kingdom to seize the talents of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

After agreeing to Schroeder's last request, Xiao Ming talked with Schroeder about some details on cooperation. Finally, he asked Pang Yukun to entertain Schroeder.

Watching the group leave, Fiji said at this time: "Is this Prussia really so important? The emperor actually agreed to their request to study abroad."

"It's very important." Xiao Ming said: "Now that Britain and France have received help from traitors, they will inevitably surpass the current European countries in technology and firearms. In this way, the process of seizing colonization by the Great Chongqing Kingdom will become difficult, and Europe will be unbalanced. A unified Europe is not what I want to see. Therefore, now we must help Prussia as much as possible. The rise of a European power will inevitably cause chaos in Europe."

After pausing, he continued: "In addition, studying abroad is not all bad. Through the influence of the culture of the Great Yu Kingdom, at least a group of pro-Dayu Kingdom nobles can be cultivated among these international students. After these nobles return to the country, they will influence the decisions of the Prussian high-level leaders, which is extremely beneficial to the Great Yu Kingdom. Otherwise, even with cooperation now, it will be difficult for us to control the diplomatic trend of Prussia."

"The old minister is still a little worried about the leak of technology. After all, this is a powerful tool for the Great Chongqing Kingdom to defeat other countries." Fiji is now paying more and more attention to technology.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming chuckled softly, "Old Fei Ge was worried too much. Now the overall technical level of the Great Yu Country cannot be surpassed by a few international students when they go back. I will also require strict confidentiality of cutting-edge technology. What they have learned is just backward technology that we have abandoned."

He didn't say anything, that is, with him, the technology of the Great Yu Kingdom will always be in the leading position.

"As a result, the old ministers felt at ease. In fact, the cabinet has been discussing this issue recently. With the emergence of electricity, some steam engine technologies are backward elimination technologies, and there is no need to invest money in research. The cabinet has also stopped investing in some backward steam technologies. However, it is a pity to let these steam engine industries disappear like this. After all, this was established by the imperial court for a lot of money. Therefore, instead of sealing it, it is better to use these backward technologies and products to exchange for money and improve the lives of the people of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. After all, these technologies are not backward for other countries. What does the emperor mean?" Fiji said carefully.

Xiao Ming looked at Fiji with relief. After ten years of polishing, this former great scholar has now kept up with the pace of the development of the Great Chongqing Kingdom and can think about some unique questions.

"You are thinking well. Instead of letting these technologies and industrial products decay, it is better to exchange for actual benefits. I have always thought about having enough money to achieve all the free education and medical care in the Great Yu country, and establishing a welfare system in my own country like the Dutch.

During a conversation with Brandon, he learned that the Netherlands had established a social welfare system with the generous donation of many entrepreneurs fifty years ago.

They use these funds to greatly fund scientific research and inventions and innovations to improve residents' income levels.
Chapter completed!