"It's not my name that shows off my power. Of course I forgive your mistake. After all, it's a small country in the Western Regions and I don't know etiquette..." The young man's fluent Western common language shocked all the people watching.
There were constant exclamations in the crowd. Unexpectedly, even the Easterners spoke the common language. This made them feel very fresh, and they felt a sudden excitement in their chests.
Ordinary people's pride in their own culture first comes from the recognition of language. When a foreigner communicates with you in the language you master, you will feel a strange sense of superiority arise, and it is the same at this moment.
As for the small country in the Western Region that doesn't know etiquette, they don't understand it very well. Even if someone understands it, they are not willing to explain it to the people around them.
It's like someone scolding a group of people for being "boring". If you don't understand, forget it. But if someone understands and explains it to your companions in a more vivid and concrete way, that's definitely a stupid thing.
Although the onlookers were pleasantly surprised and found it interesting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs began to curse in his heart.
What does it mean to be a small country in the Western Region and what does it mean to be ignorant of etiquette? Are you talking about him
To be able to sit in the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs, in addition to having a strong aristocratic background, he also needs to master the etiquette of other countries and common knowledge that many people have no access to.
During the seven years he has been in office, only people have said that he is personable, modest and polite, and well-groomed. No one has ever said that he is ignorant of etiquette.
What's even more irritating is that after being criticized for being disrespectful, he still smiled and couldn't refute, as if he was silently expressing, yes, everything you said is right.
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"Then how should I address Your Excellency?" The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who managed a smile, looked at the "Mr. Yang". The moment the two people's eyes came into contact, sparks almost collided.
The young man from the East smiled slightly, "Zhang Mu..." He did not dwell on this trivial matter. He looked at the welcoming lineup behind the Minister of Foreign Affairs and continued, "These are all trivial matters. I have brought His Majesty the Emperor's country." Shu, where is your emperor?"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs took two deep breaths to calm down, "In order to reflect the progress of society and respect the collective will of the empire, the empire established a cabinet system twenty-nine years ago. What we are going to see next is not His Majesty the Emperor, but It’s the Prime Minister, Mr. Zhang Mu…”
Zhang Mu was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he was doing, with an indescribably strange smile on his face. He nodded and said, "Since the emperor can't make the decision, then take me to see your prime minister. Bar."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs finally understood why words such as "arrogant" and "mean" were used to describe the Easterners who had arrived here in some historical materials, and he finally felt the "weight" described in those historical books.
This is definitely not a friendly visit. At least from the attitude of these Easterners, it is not obvious that they want "equal" communication. It can be felt just from some documents submitted by Marken and Golob who arrived first. A kind of... contempt.
The welcoming ceremony for some programs was ended in a hurry, which made many people a little disappointed. Du Lin thought about it and glanced at the third prince.
He found that there was a trace of anger hidden in the third prince's eyes. Although he tried his best to control and suppress himself, it still showed through his eyes.
Du Lin immediately realized that as a member of the royal family, the third prince would definitely not be happy if he was criticized by an Easterner like "the emperor cannot make the decision".
Du Lin's original plan to ask the third prince if he would continue to watch the fun with him was extinguished. Thinking from his perspective, if Du Lin stood in that position, he would also be angry.
After the Eastern delegation met Maggs, the atmosphere became a little more friendly. This time the Eastern delegation came with a mission. In addition to seeing whether the development of Western society is still in the barbaric era, by the way It also means to promote exchanges in all aspects.
They brought a lot of goods and books with them, and they also needed to exchange some things back, including some scientific and technological books.
Of course, in addition to this, the most important thing is to test a country's strength, or to test the purest force - fighting.
"This is our latest developed McCos III rifle. It uses the latest wheeled standard power chamber. Each feeder can provide one hundred and fifty rounds of 5.5mm bullets, with a rate of fire of fourteen rounds per second. , the effective range is 150 meters...", the Minister of Defense also specifically mentioned, "With only one week of training, an ordinary person can try to use it in combat."
The McCos Type III rifle held by the Minister of Defense is not actually installed. There are only a batch of experimental products used to test various aspects of performance, especially the new power cabin.
The firing rate of previous rifles was not very fast. If it can fire six bullets per second, it can be said that it has reached an excellent level in terms of firing rate. Steam has a reaction speed, and charging takes time to complete, which also restricts the rifle's rate of fire.
However, McCos Military Industrial Group has developed a brand new power cabin, which uses a new wheeled power and has more power cabins. Through continuous rolling replacement, the idle power cabins can complete the power compression, and then in the rolling process Provides a steady stream of kinetic energy to the bullet.
This time the Eastern mission came to visit, Maggs and the entire cabinet meant to shock the arrogant Easterners by displaying advanced weapons and equipment when necessary.
Zhang Mu looked at the rifle mechanism called McCos very seriously. He may have shown his all-round contempt for the empire many times. After all, it only took a few hundred years for these barbarians to evolve into humans.
But when it comes to weapons, he has always maintained a certain degree of awe. What he awes is not the science of Western barbaric society, but the weapons themselves - the power used to kill.
After listening to the introduction by the Minister of National Defense, Zhang Mu was obviously interested, "Can I give it a try?"
"Of course!" After seeing Maggs's eyes, the Minister of Defense graciously handed the rifle to Zhang Mu and taught him how to use it.
At the same time, Mags retreated some distance, and some special guards also stood in front of him to ensure that this arrogant Easterner would not suddenly aim his gun at the Prime Minister.
Some soldiers who looked like they were accompanying service personnel also put their hands on their hidden weapons.
Zhang Mu didn't clarify this, but just smiled, with a smile that was ridiculing. He aimed at the target 20 meters away and pulled the trigger according to the method taught him by the Minister of Defense.
The first dozen bullets flew everywhere, and the smiles on the faces of those around him froze as soon as they appeared.
Because in the next more than one hundred bullets, not one of them deviated from the target, and they all remained above the eighth ring.
Although using steam as the kinetic energy of firearms will not cause particularly large recoil, this does not mean that there is no recoil at all. In the army, those who can ensure continuous shooting without missing the target are elites. However, this is the first time for this Oriental to use such a weapon. , reaching the level of elite soldiers of the empire, which made everyone look very ugly.
Zhang Mu looked at the target in the distance, and then changed a magazine awkwardly. He winked at the person next to him, and the guy wearing the long sword jumped directly into the shooting range and drew his sword.
Everyone was shocked, and the Minister of Defense immediately stopped him, "Don't do this. Although the bullet's lethality is not the most powerful at this distance, it is still not something that human power can stop!"
Zhang Muze said with a smile, "It's okay. If there is an accident, I won't blame it on you, and I believe in our soldiers..." After saying that, he did not give the Minister of Defense a chance and directly pulled the trigger on his own people. the trigger.
Mags had already pushed away the two agents and was about to block the exit. When he heard the sound of the pressure relief valve, he sighed, these damn arrogant things...
He didn't have a chance to finish the sentence in his mind. Zhang Mu fired the first few bullets in semi-automatic mode, firing bullets one by one. Every time he pulled the trigger, a spark appeared in front of the swordsman he used as a target. .
Later, he fired more than a dozen bullets, all of which were completely blocked. He then stopped shooting and put the rifle back on the table, with an unknown smile on his face.
Everyone summed it up in their hearts and responded with a sarcastic laugh.
The next step seemed to be to prove the military power of the empire. After Magers left, the Minister of Defense took Zhang Mu and his group to visit more war weapons. The smile on Zhang Mu's face gradually decreased, especially After he saw the latest weapons carrying platforms and large-caliber howitzers, the smile on his face finally disappeared and was replaced by solemnity.
This made the imperial officials breathe a sigh of relief, and the Minister of Defense even joked, "Would you like to let your regiment members give it a try?"
In the evening, the first day of initial contact ended, and the mission returned to the manor assigned to them by the empire. After making sure that no one was watching or eavesdropping, Zhang Mu found the swordsman from the daytime to the room.
"What do you think of that weapon called a rifle?"
The swordsman replied, "The power is average, but it is more convenient. Ordinary people can master it in a short time of training. It is very scary when encountering a large-scale war. If it is just a small-scale encounter, it only takes five breaths!"
Zhang Mu nodded, he is also a master, with an effective range of 120 meters
However, it can be rushed over in two breaths. This rifle is very effective in mid-range combat, but it is worthless once the enemy gets close.
He values things called howitzers more than small things like rifles.
Thinking of this, he asked the swordsman to leave the room, wrote a secret document quickly, loaded it into a small metal rod, blew a loud whistle, and the black shadow that had been hovering in the sky suddenly fell on his window sill.
A moment later, on the ship of the Eastern Mission, a man untied a metal rod from the foot of a bird, walked to the bottom of the cabin, fished out a strange fish from a sealed bucket, put the metal rod into the fish's mouth, and then Then he threw the strange fish into the sea.
Three days later, in a harbor in the distant Eastern Continent, several soldiers picked up a stranded strange fish, squeezed out the metal rod from the fish's mouth, and rushed to the Imperial Capital.
(End of chapter)