I haven't seen Drake for a long time, and he is obviously much older.

His skin was dull and dull, his face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were slightly bloodshot. All of them told the person in front of him that his current situation might not be very good.

Sitting on the rattan chair opposite the table, Drake slowly savored the red wine I handed him.

This relaxed and comfortable feeling made him very happy. He seemed to have not been so comfortable for a long time, and he seemed to have let go of his obsession in his heart, which seemed very relaxed and happy.

The wine is good! It's a great wine from Bordeaux, right? Drake asked.

Huamei, who was sitting beside me, looked at each other, smiled and shook her head and said: No, no, no! Mr. Drake, you guessed wrong this time.

Huamei smiled and said: These wines are all produced locally, from the production of grapes themselves to the winemaking processing, they are all produced locally!

Oh! Drake was surprised and said: I never thought that the barren land here was so crafty!

Huamei smiled and said: You are too rewarded! Qi Lan didn’t know where to learn some advanced winemaking techniques, which could almost purify the sugar in the grapes, so that the wine would be more mellow and fragrant. If you like it, I’ll give you some when you leave!

Drake listened to what Hua Mei said, smiled, took another sip of the wine in the glass, and then sighed: I was wrong again! It seems that my time is really over, right?

No! It’s not too late for everything. The Buddha once said that enlightenment is just a matter of a moment, and I don’t care about it sooner or later. I replied sincerely with a smile.

Buddha? Are you God from the East? Drake asked.

That's right! I replied with a smile.

Drake was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: Are they okay?

I replied: Most are fine.

Drake nodded and smiled: That's good. Thank you!

Those who don’t know must not understand what we are talking about, but those who are familiar with the matter understand that he is asking about his own private fleet.

My answer was also very pertinent. Most of the people in the fleet were healthier, but when they were arrested, some people who resisted might not be very good. They might have turned into corpses and sank into the depths of the sea to feed fish.

In fact, this question can also lead to many problems. I happily admit that I captured him, which is actually equivalent to admitting that I am the director of this drama.

Many things are revealed when they arrive here, and I'm not afraid he will know.

Because since he dared to come, it means he had accepted this failure. If he still had a knot in his heart, it shouldn't be him himself, but the British fleet and the Li Gun.

Drake wisely did not ask whether the shipwreck itself was true. This question is actually very clear. The more you ask, the more embarrassed he is. It is better to pretend not to understand and let everything go with the wind. This is the best choice.

What price do you want? Drake asked again.

He said this, but in fact he had already surrendered to me. In other words, he was to pay the letter of surrender in exchange for his own peace and the solution to the matter.

After all, at his level, he has already seen money and other external things. What he wants is to leave a name in history, so that his positive and positive words are best, and it is best to have a strong and colorful stroke in the texts of later generations.

However, the current robbery incident has lost all his face. If this matter is allowed to continue to ferment, it is obvious that everything he wants will be gone.

So sitting down and talking to me, the most effective way is to talk openly.

After all, all the initiative is in my hands now. The more he does unnecessary struggles and defenses, the more things are actually worse for him.

Now Drake is actually completely willing to let go of everything, just to go straight to it, and he doesn't avoid it. He thinks that this will make me afraid and will not ask for a price that is too outrageous.

But things were destined to be beyond his expectations. My answer might not be what he thought at all. I wanted to take this opportunity to blackmail him. So when he heard the word cooperation I said, he couldn't help but widen his eyes!

Cooperation? Drake opened his mouth in surprise and asked in confusion: What does it mean? I don’t quite understand the meaning of this price code.

For him, the reason why he didn't understand was not because the price was too high, but because it was too low.

The cooperation does not require such a big effort. As long as there is communication, you can get a response. But he immediately remembered the attitude and method that his country adopted to Sun Qilan in front of him some time ago. The so-called communication was simply impossible because the queen refused to give in, so even if Sun Qilan came to the door in person, it would not be possible to change the fact that it had already been established.

After figuring this out, he suddenly realized and continued to ask: How do you want to cooperate?

I smiled and replied sincerely: I don’t think I’m very clear about what I’m saying. The one I want to cooperate with is you, not the UK.

Drake was seriously thinking about the meaning contained in my words, and I was not in a hurry, waiting for him to figure it out.

As Drake's eyes went from confusion to stability to Qingming, I knew he had figured out a lot of things.

Sure enough! Drake picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then looked at me and said with a smile: No matter how big the country’s problem is, it is a problem of the country, and it is the country to bear it no matter what. But the stick that falls on me is real, and no matter how small it is, I have to carry it myself. Right?

I laughed twice: It's wise! Mr. Drake, we will be friends from now on, right?

Drake did not deny: Yes! From now on, we will think about problems in the same way, and we are indeed friends.

We raised our glasses together and gently touched them in the air. The establishment of this alliance was a naive agreement.

As for how to cooperate and how to solve the details of the problems that he is very troubled and troubled, he is completely at ease.

Because since I was able to set up this situation to attract him to the trap, I was surprisingly down and proposed a cooperation model, which means that I was actually confident about everything.

Since you have chosen to believe, then believe it to the end.

This is Drake's idea.

And I did consider this way. As long as he agreed to cooperate, I would naturally solve these problems, because this is just a complete link in this situation.

As for whether he is worried about his rebellion again? That is not a problem I should be worried about, because Drake himself doesn't want this to spread more than me, a hundred times more!

If it is spread, it will be just a means to divide the enemy for me, but for him, he will bear the name of a betrayer for the rest of his life and will never be able to escape it for life!

The efforts he made in most of his life will be gone, and countless people who have been trampled by him will jump up one after another, burying him in the deepest part of the abyss with endless slander and insults!

So he chose to bow to me and to the situation.

In my opinion, this is also the wisest choice, because he will suffer less from torture and can easily face the next thing.

Sometimes, things in this world are not the best, but the most suitable one is the best.

The model I provided to him is the most suitable choice for him.

In the following time, I took Drake to visit my territory, of course, a small part, which has now passed Ohio with the pioneers advancing westward, reaching the Great Lakes of Michigan, and forcing Wisconsin and Indiana.

But just a little thing in front of you has already allowed Drake to see a completely different world!

Yes, with my full efforts, all farming has begun to operate semi-mechanized, and some of the most advanced places have even begun experiments on steam engines and gradually applied them to actual production.

These were all done by Charlie Halleha and other craftsmen who drew pictures and provided ideas a long time ago.

Although our steam engine's energy conversion efficiency is still very low and cannot perfectly replace human and animal power, it provides a development direction for the future.

And it was only after I truly owned my own territory that I began to sprout this kind of thought.

Why do I have to follow other people's steps? Why can't I go my own way?

The development of the times is inevitable, but it must also require some accidents.

Since I have the ability to do this accident, why don’t I try it but wait in a daze?

You can do it as soon as you say it, and do it as soon as you do it, so you have the prosperity in front of you.

In Drake's eyes, he only felt that all this was too magical. The machine that could walk without human power, the automatic mixer, and many other things that were inexplicable and incomprehensible made Drake feel as if he was in a magical world.

Do you know magic? Drake finally asked this question.

I smiled and shook my head without explanation.

Drake didn't believe it, and still insisted stubbornly: Are the things I see not magic? It turns out that you know magic! That's why there are so many endless means, right?

I laughed and denied: No! This is not magic, this is science!

Science? Drake doesn't quite understand the meaning of this word.

I walked in front with my hands behind my back and explained slowly: Science means putting aside the mystery of God, and explaining and applying everything in life, an attitude towards life and the world.

Drake didn't understand why, even Hua Mei, who was following me, didn't understand very well: Qi Lan, I still don't understand what you said. What does it mean?

I held her hand, but looked at Drake and said: It was as if people had always believed that the earth was the center of the universe and was a plane, and ships would fall when sailing to the edge. This is the so-called geocentric theory.

Drake nodded: Navigators like Magellan and Columbus, a hundred years ago, have proved that this theory is wrong. Now we all know that Copernicus's theory is right. So, is this science?

I smiled and nodded: This is part of science, or the progress of science. Because the heliocentric theory is also a theory limited to our understanding of the limited space around us. In fact, it is just a small step forward in our understanding of the universe.

After I said this, Drake and Huamei, who had already understood something, were dizzy again.

I continued to explain: Because with the continuous advancement of technology, people will constantly deny what they insist on before, and many things are subversive. The heliocentric theory is just an evolution of the geocentric theory, but in fact, the sun is just a small particle in the universe, which is not worth mentioning at all. How can we get the central theory?

Before they could ask questions, I continued: You don’t understand these things now and will not understand them in the future, but what we can see and touch are what we are doing now.

I pointed to the experimental steam equipment in front of me, turned to Drake and said: These gadgets will definitely become the most important tool for changing the world. I need a strong partner to join and do these things with me. So Mr. Drake, are you willing to join my team?

Drake stopped and stood there, not knowing how to answer.

After a long time, I asked: Why choose me?

I openly made it clear: because you are the person who is most likely to interfere with my plan, and a talented person. If you completely ruin you, it will only eliminate interference for me, but being able to cooperate is tantamount to an extra arm. So it is not surprising that I made such a choice. What I need is your answer, Mr. Drake, this is the problem I want to figure out the most.

I understand what I mean very clearly. The consensus reached just now can make us laugh and let our grudges be forgotten, but as long as we join this plan and team, we are truly our own people.

Drake looked at the machinery in front of him and the scene of being in full swing. He couldn't help but feel a lot of passion in his heart. He stretched out his right hand to me and said in a deep voice: Happy cooperation!
Chapter completed!