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Even the poorest workers in the East End of London will involuntarily puff up their chests whenever they think of British industry and wealth.

Well, I don’t know if my chest is straight. Anyway, there are a lot of lung cancers. The shogunate sent to study abroad in London for the first time suddenly broke into the world's most prosperous and greatest industrial and financial center, and it was full of shock.

Except for the annoying fog, everything else is strange. The large and small steamboats racing across the Thames, guarding the Royal Navy fleet in the Strait of Calais, the tall chimneys symbolizing the unparalleled feats of the first industrial revolution, and the steam locomotives roaring across the avenue.

All of this made Oguri Zhongshun, Sheng Haizhou and others deeply feel the strength of the British Empire at this time!

Relying on the recommendation of the Dutch ambassador to the United Kingdom, the shogunate group of young students with weird braids, draped clothes and long knives at their waists began to try to enter various schools in the UK and study hard.

Of course, these people put away their sabers when they follow the customs. The police on the streets of London are not easy to provoke, and when the baton is struck down, there is absolutely no reason.

The arrival of this group of Japanese, of course, also became a big news in London. The Tokugawa Shogunate was a closed government, and the outside world knew only a few words about him from the Netherlands. Now that there is no sound, the student group is suddenly dispatched. How can it not be noticed.

The British Foreign Secretary at this time was Henry John Temple Palmerston (1784 ~ 1865) mentioned earlier. He had received news from Hong Kong Governor Bonham earlier that the seemingly closed Tokugawa Shogunate had commissioned the Netherlands to send students to Britain.

In order to bring the interests of the British Empire in East Asia and further possible actions, it is best to take good care of this group of overseas students. It would be best to transform them all into "spiritual British people".

In addition to opening ordinary schools to allow them to study, they should be allowed to enter the Greenwich College (greenwichcollege) and the Sandhurst Royal Military College (royalmilitaryadhurst).

For them to learn to bring the British Empire's unparalleled military technology and advanced tactics, so that they can further feel the strength of the British Empire.

Moreover, after these international students have learned everything about the United Kingdom, they will certainly assist the Shogunate to carry out modern military and industrial reforms when they return to Japan. At that time, the British science and technology culture, as well as the ordinance system, will be used as an intermediary to spread greatly in Japan.

When the British enter Japan in the future, Japan will have ready-made "elite" guides to support the puppets and build a colonial government, and it will all be more effective with half the effort.

At the end of the day, this group of people totaled only more than 30 people, and couldn't spend much money at all. I hope that the British cabinet or parliament will directly fund their studies and further gain their admiration and love.

Anyway, for the British Empire, the cost of thirty or so college students is not even a small amount. If you can get more than 30 "elites" and pave the way for future actions, why not do it?

Palmerston had also seen news about Japanese students in the newspaper before. In fact, he had some ideas at the time, but his main energy was to curb the expansion of Tsarist Russia in Eastern Europe, the Black Sea, and Central Asia, as well as the British economic interests in the Qing. Loot and strengthen the top. Japan is just a small country, and there is really no idea for a while.

After working in East Asia for a long time, the suggestion of Wen Xian, who can be regarded as the master of Asia, was approved by Palmerston. Spending a little money to plan for the future is a very cost-effective business. To a certain extent, Taiying is more willing to throw coins. As long as you have the value to use, you can bring the British money to it, it's really not merciful at all.

As a result, there were originally some British study groups that had nowhere to study. With the support of Palmerston, they were able to enter universities and get the opportunity to visit important industrial institutions. The shipbuilding, mining, metallurgy, chemical and other departments are among the best in the world nowadays, and they are all enviable.

As the head of the international student group, Oguri Tadashi was also introduced to Palmerston. The Dutch side sent a consul who had served in East Asia as the referrer.

"Meeting Master Palmerston!" Oguri Zhongshun changed into Wu Fu, wearing a black hat and a waist with a sword, trying to make himself more dignified.

Palmerston did not immediately answer Oguri Tadashi. He looked up and down first. The young Oguri Tadashi was not ordinary, but his temperament was acceptable, with the emphasis being that his spoken English was okay. Although I learned it with a Pheasant English teacher before, they continued to communicate with British passengers on the ship to Britain to correct it.

Although not necessarily in line with the accent of the British aristocracy, it is not as obscure as those crappy native English. This alone makes Palmerston a little like. Those who are willing to take the initiative to learn the English language are likely to be drawn into the "elite".

"Hello." Palmerston sat in the chair and nodded to Oguri Tadashi.

It is said that in the British drama "Yes, Minister", when Arnold was working as a secretary next to the prime minister, he was nodding to say hello when he saw Huck, who was the minister of administration. This set of things with British feudal etiquette is actually deeply ingrained. As the most powerful man in the country, what is the minister of the district?

"Before I came here, I have heard from Mr. Lucas introduced ~lightnovelpub.net~ It is an adult. You exempted all of us from tuition and recommended us to enroll. Thank you very much." Oguri Zhongshun is a clear-cut man. It doesn't matter what people think. Now that the Englishman has helped us, we have to thank them.

"It's just a trivial matter. I heard that you are in Japan and serve as the Minister of Construction of the King?" Palmerston took the student materials from the Dutch and found that Oguri Tadashi was actually Japan's biggest flag, and was very interested.

The Dutch probably translated into the sword nobleman next to the king, and then Tadashi Oguri was the general leader of the construction of important buildings in the country before. In theory, he was indeed the minister of Tokugawa Ieki who built and maintained various buildings.

"Yes, the following families have served the generals from generation to generation, and they have also served as Sado and envoys." The Dutch consul on the side explained that one is approximately equal to the local high-ranking official, and the other approximately equals to the minister of finance.

It really is a noble family!

Palmerston, who was somewhat delighted in his heart, took a higher look at Oguri Tadashi, and invited him to the dinner next week, which was a very happy conversation.

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