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Pig iron and copper are inferior to alloys made by combining materials.
The amount of carbon directly influences the stability of weapons and cannons.
Craftsmen in Milan had already succeeded in creating cannons that were both lightweight and easy to move.
Hedy had not expected things to develop so quickly, sparking a nationwide wave of joint research and invention.
Now, with the steam industry flourishing, more people began to live dignified and fulfilling lives, allowing them to devote some of their time to exploring the unknown.
At this moment, a telegram arrived from the port of Pisa.
—The Chinese fleet has arrived here.
Their fleet was carrying goods, gold, and silver, and they intended to purchase large quantities of iron ore and coal.
The fleet was enough to strike awe into anyone. The towering ships, gleaming like a towering cathedral, did not have any large sails to catch the wind.
In terms of grandeur and strength, they were as formidable as a majestic silver dragon.
——
The Eastern guests had indeed arrived a bit too quickly.
When Hedy learned that they had arrived by steamship, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
She quickly obtained a photo of the steamship and fell into a long silence.
—The scale and modernity of that ship were on par with the massive vessel she had boarded at the age of twenty while trying to make a living at MGM.
It had a swimming pool, five decks of passenger cabins, and an astonishingly fast speed.
She could only be thankful that the empire was still in a post-war reconstruction phase, so it wasn't bringing even more powerful guns and cannons from Russia.
Back then, the Huns, named "The Scourge of God," had marched down from the northern borders, directly causing the largest population migration in European history, fundamentallyaltering a large portion of the medieval era.
"Your Majesty, the Chinese envoys have arrived."
She took a deep breath, raised her head, and walked out.
The current Chinese Empire was, like theirs, a constitutional monarchy.
It was said that the ancient indigenous people of that vast land could not accept the concepts of "equality" and "freedom," still willing to live within the traditional hierarchical system of rulers and subjects, fathers and sons.
But that was understandable.
Although their productivity had leapt to around the year 1900, Confucianism had dominated the vast land for nearly two thousand years.
Even from the standpoint of existing experience, the issues of aristocracy and capital that Italy needed to solve would undoubtedly have their counterparts in China.
As the officials rose, a group of Chinese people slowly walked in.
They all had black hair and black eyes—colors considered noble in Rome—and were dressed in satin and brocade. The intricate embroidery alone indicated that their clothes were of exceptional value.
The young man at the front had bright eyes and a smile at the corner of his lips.
Behind him were several middle-aged men, some wearing glasses, but the material was completely different from what they had in Italy.
"Greetings, Your Majesty," the man at the front greeted with an Eastern-style bow, speaking fluent English. "My Chinese name is Zhuang Shu, and my English name is Eric. I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed by the Emperor himself, and I bring His Majesty's most sincere greetings to you and Italy."
