Chapter 166 We Chinese have always been worthy of friends
.Bullbronn is not like Masali, and he has greater concern for the domestic economy.
In his opinion, his domestic economic development has been quite strong recently. If this situation continues, this year it can replace the British as a steel giant in Europe and even the world. Because of the first batch of weapons "aid" from the Celestial Government, according to the wishes of the imperial emperor, the country is now more keen on the secret research and imitation of the weapons it has obtained. To be honest, no smart country will call the army that determines the fate of its own country, but they are all weapons bought from others.
Unfortunately, it seems that it is not difficult to build the same gun. What has stumped the "gods" in China are the inconspicuous guns and shells that were initially inconspicuous. There is no way, I have to buy them, at least it must be like this now.
The rare member of the Lin this time was not as patient as before, but was indignant as he met. The explanations that Bourbron had prepared in advance were almost too lazy to listen to.
"As allies, you unilaterally made the decision to start secret negotiations with the Russians without asking for our opinions. This is a ruthless trampling on our military cooperation alliance. Due to your wrong decision, the Russians were able to continuously increase troops into our north, inject a shot of a pseudo-Manchukuo, and add more resistance to our upcoming Northern Expedition." Lin Haifeng's face was very ugly, "Mr. Burbron, you have seen it all
, In order for your country to gain greater advantages in the war with the Russians, we sacrificed our own interests regardless of our urgent needs, whether in weapons, medicine, strategic intelligence and other aspects, and gave your country selfless support. Although the first batch was only two regiments of equipment, how powerful would these weapons be if they were equipped in the hands of our Red Army? Now, because of them, what blood would our heroic soldiers of the Red Army pay..."
Lin Haifeng then stood from a private perspective, like an old lady who likes to turn the small intestines, endlessly churning out the old sesame seeds and books between him and Boulbron, making Boulbron silent and said nothing.
"To be honest, I always like to be honest in my work. It is precisely because of this that I have become friends with you. It is not for the friendship between me and you that I am too lazy to deal with your country. Isn't it better to strengthen my country and let the people live a comfortable life? Why bother to cause trouble outside?"
Boulbron is really ashamed now, and it is not just because he is guilty of his shame.
Since he made friends with this member Lin, the country he brought to him has never had before, and what he brought to him is a sound of praise from the domestic political and business circles. He seems to have seen the prophecy that this member Lin, who met him, gave him a few years ago, that he might really become a French hero.
Moreover, not long ago, there was private news that His Majesty the Emperor intended to transfer him back to his country at the right time. What does that mean? It was self-evident. Who gave it to him? It was precisely what this old friend from the East gave him for free. However, friendship is friendship, and it can never replace the highest interests of the country. After all, it is not the emperor, but can only be translated into the circles designated by His Majesty the Emperor.
"Yes, sometimes personal feelings may not replace national interests." Lin Haifeng said what he wanted to say for Bulbron. Speaking of this, he shook his head, "It seems that I should reflect on it."
"Dear Your Excellency, I don't mean that." Burbron's face turned red. "Our Emperor is friendly with your country. This peace negotiation was mainly due to the British's treason, and they secretly colluded with the Russians..."
"Forget it, every family has a difficult sutra, and we don't demand anything from you." Lin Haifeng waved his hand, "Since the peace talks have begun, then you can continue to talk about yours."
"Your Excellency..." Boulbron was a little nervous.
"It's nothing. With our own strength, we can eliminate any enemy who dares to stop us." Lin Haifeng smiled faintly, "You don't have to worry. I've said it before, but we Chinese have always been worthy of our friends and can do it as soon as we say it."
"I..." Boulbron's heart felt a little more at ease. He wanted to say a few words of gratitude, at least from a private perspective, he felt that he should do this.
Lin Haifeng waved his hand again and stopped his words, "We will provide ammunition to your country as soon as possible, but the second batch of weapons, especially cannons, will have to wait until the end of the year, or the beginning of next year. In addition, after careful research, the Celestial Government agreed to your request for providing a brigade equipment to your country every year in the future. Of course, when our country is peaceful, the amount that can be provided will naturally increase. From the beginning of the Opium War with the British, our country has been suffering for more than ten years, and it is time to take a breath."
As he said that, he leaned on the back of the chair and book, picked up the tea beside him, and sighed, "Come on, you can drink it too, haha, it's a little cold. This is the famous Pu'er Eight-Colored Tribute Tea in Yunnan. It was given to me by our Red Front Army soldiers and also the royal property of the Puppet Manchu court. Unfortunately, it would take some effort to drink this kind of good tea now. However, no matter how good this tea is, it will be a waste when I come to me. I can't drink tea, and I can't tell you a good thing, and I've ruined such a good thing."
Speaking of tea tasting, although Bourbron is a Frenchman, he is much better than Lin Haifeng in this regard. Maybe he has been in China for a long time, maybe he has dealt with the Chinese more, maybe there are other reasons. He gave up the coffee he liked for many years and should drink Chinese tea.
"Oh, it's great! I've been here in your country for so long, and this is the first time I have tasted such a good tea. Compared to the West Lake Longjing in Hangzhou, it has a different fragrance." Bullburn was not intentionally flattering.
"Haha, since you like it, then bring you the tea they sent when you leave." Looking at the sample book that Bourbulon began to be happy, Lin Haifeng began to talk about the tea classics, "This Pu'er eight-color tribute tea has a history. It has five kilograms, three kilograms, one kilogram of heavy round tea, and four kilograms of heavy round tea, and there are also bottled bud tea, tea stamens, and tea paste in the box, which are a total of eight colors. Therefore, in our history, it is called "eight colors".
"Tribute tea. The single tea leaves are required by the Manchukuo Palace in a year to pay tribute to the local area. We like to call it Liuliu Dashun, and Manchukuo is also obsessed with Dashun. The production process is extremely complicated. Raw tea leaves are fried in a pot, then dried in the sun, and then steamed to allow the water to penetrate into the tea leaves and let it ferment for three years to produce a special aromatic flavor. Some have a longer storage period."
While savoring the tea in the cup of book, Bulbron listened carefully to Lin Haifeng's narration about the tea.
"If you like to drink tea, you will naturally know the various benefits of tea to the human body. To be more specific, the tea polyphenols contained in tea have strong antioxidant and physiological activities, and are a scavengers for free radicals in the human body. The human body has high cholesterol, triglyceride and other content, which can easily cause fat deposition in the inner wall of blood vessels. After the hyperplasia of vascular smooth muscle cells, it will form cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerotic plaques. Tea polyphenols, especially the catechin and theoxidation product theophyllin, in tea polyphenols, help inhibit this plaque hyperplasia and form fibers with enhanced blood coagulation viscosity.
The protein gene is reduced, and the blood coagulation becomes clear, thereby inhibiting atherosclerosis." Lin Haifeng said this and laughed, "I am not Lao Wang who sells melons and boasts. Let me tell you a secret. Because drinking Pu'er tea produced in Yunnan can reduce the triglycerides and cholesterol in the human body. Therefore, in addition to having medical effects, it also has a special function, which is to lose weight. Women in your country, especially young women's books, pay attention to physical beauty. Each person drinks three cups of our Pu'er tea every day, and persists for one or two months, the effect will be obvious."
Boulbron took the teacup in his hand, looked carefully at the tea inside, sniffed hard, and then looked at Lin Haifeng, "Oh, with your introduction, I'm not afraid of having no career in the future."
Seeing Lin Haifeng's seemingly strange sample books, Bulbron laughed, "With these teas, I can open a clinic. I just don't know, hehe, dear Mr. Lin, if a person as thin as me is addicted to drinking this tea that can lose weight, will he become thinner and thinner?"
Lin Haifeng laughed in amazement by him, "If you get addicted to drinking, it will help your digestive function. Not only will you not lose weight, but you will also gain weight."
"Haha, then I can become the number one miracle doctor in France. Fat and thin books come together. I am a versatile."
While talking and laughing, Lin Haifeng did something that was of great significance to the future.
Burbron indeed sent Pu'er Eight-Colored Tribute Tea back to France and gave it to the royal family. It is said that after the French Queen, who is indeed a bit obese, tried it personally, it was as Member Lin said, with a strange effect. For this reason, she praised China's "sacred tea". "sacred tea" began to become popular among the French nobles for a while, and then spread to the people. Later, with the increasing number of people and commodity trade exchanges between China and France, the French gradually forgot the taste of coffee. "sacred tea" has also become a subject of research by many scholars and doctors. They argue from all aspects why China's "sacred tea" is so magical?
Lin Haifeng held a small family dinner for Bourbron at home.
After the banquet, Burbron went to visit Yang Xiuqing, chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Command of the Celestial Empire. During the conversation, Yang Xiuqing solemnly asked Burbron to tell his government that it would be possible to negotiate slowly with the Russians, but if the French army withdraws from the Near East by the end of this year, the Celestial Empire will consider whether all friendly agreements with the French government should be cancelled.
Chapter completed!