Everyone entered the bright crystal palace one after another. Countless transparent glasses allowed the light to be projected from outside, intertwined with the trees in the crystal palace, and even heard the sound of water from the fountain, which was like a greenhouse garden.

The princes and nobles from various countries looked around curiously towards the interior of the Crystal Palace, and the first thing that caught my eye was a huge piece of coal.

Yes, without any extra decoration, it's just a huge piece of coal!

This is a piece of coal taller than a man, square, but the people standing below all have to look up to it.

And such a huge black and ordinary piece of coal was placed at the location you can see at first glance when you enter the main entrance of the Crystal Palace.

"The name of this coal block is 'Black Gold', weighing 48 tons, with equal length, width and height." The director of the Crystal Palace introduced the exhibits in the Crystal Palace to everyone.

The first exhibit in Crystal Palace was unexpected, which made the visiting princes and nobles secretly amazed.

The 48 tons of coal blocks must be cut into flat cubes, which itself is a reflection of industrial capacity.

"Mr. Chu, why did you choose to put such a heavy piece of coal here? Why did you give it a name called 'black gold'?" Swedish Queen Christina asked in confusion.

"The reason is very simple. Coal is our most important energy now. To our machines, it is like food to humans." Chu Yun said.

Coal and steel, as the two most important raw materials of the first industrial revolution, are self-evident! Moreover, these two raw materials became very popular until the third industrial revolution and appeared in every corner of human society.

At the first World Expo, it is definitely worthy to put 48 tons of coal in the front.

Steam engines have begun to enter the civilian field. I am afraid that the secret of the steam engine cannot be hidden for long, and the fact that the steam engine needs to use coal cannot be hidden.

Every time when they go to a place, the Chinese people are the first to establish a coal industry company, which acquires large-scale acquisitions or personally opens coal mining yards in the local area. Especially the "Weiqing" and the two main ironclad ships of the "Huo Qubing" are loaded with coal weights of nearly 1,000 tons. It is impossible to mine and acquire coal on such a large scale.

There is no reason for steamships to be stationed in England, because England's coal production at this time was higher than that of continental coal, and could provide coal for steamships and factories.

"Coal? Black gold?" The ambassadors of the countries vaguely understood the reason. They had never thought that coal was so important before, and it was just used to keep warm. It seemed that exporting coal to China was a good deal.

In the huge Crystal Palace, there are a large number of tables for exhibitions. There are different industrial or handicrafts in each exhibition area, and it is said that there are more than 10,000 types.

Not only are industrial products produced purely by machines, but also traditional handicraft products. As long as you have the opportunity to sell goods overseas, they are all displayed here.

"The total length of all the exhibition tables together is about 15 kilometers." The director introduced to everyone.

"15 kilometers..." The ambassadors were shocked, and the exhibition table was 15,000 meters long!

Looking at the past, there were a wide range of industrial and handicraft products, and there were also dedicated people in various exhibition areas. For a moment, they didn’t know where to go to see them.

"Please feel free to let the audience outside come in. If you feel satisfied or interested in products, you can submit an order to us before leaving." Chu Yun did not intend to be the guide of these envoys.

He didn't have the time and patience to introduce 10,000 exhibits in the Crystal Palace to these envoys one by one.

The Crystal Palace opened to these envoys to dump industrial products and various oriental handicraft products. He mainly took important personnel from various provinces to see some core technologies and promoted appropriate industrial technologies in various provinces.

The first batch of tourists who received the tickets outside the Crystal Palace were already waiting outside anxiously. They were allowed to enter the Crystal Palace after passing the security check at the door.

These tourists are not only from the capital, but also from local merchants, ordinary tourists from other provinces, and even some Westerners who are not envoys. They may be ocean merchants from overseas, who spontaneously pay to participate in the World Expo and purchase goods.

At the first International Expo, due to the huge difference in technology between the two sides, almost all of them are industrial and handicraft products from the East.

Twenty thousand people rushed into the Crystal Palace one after another, causing the Crystal Palace to become very lively.

Even if Crystal Palace is a three-story building, it is difficult to carry such a huge flow of people.

Chu Yun enjoys such a lively atmosphere, which is the real World Expo. If only hundreds or thousands of people visit a three-story huge building covering an area of ​​120,000 square meters, it would be too deserted.

Each embassy delegation has a translator who can provide translations for these ambassadors from overseas. As for each different embassy delegation, they are interested in what industrial products or handicraft products they are interested in, they are asked to visit and inquire.

"Oh my God, so many exhibits, let's see what is good first?" The people from various envoys thought Chu Yun would introduce these exhibits enthusiastically, but he didn't expect that they were free activities. For a moment, they didn't know what industrial or handicraft products to see.

"We can also stay here for a long time, and are allowed to enter and exit the Crystal Palace at will, enough to see all the exhibits, so let's go and go shopping."

After simple exchanges, the people from each delegation reached a tacit understanding, and seemed to be wandering around casually. Anyway, they could see all the exhibits.

The Crystal Palace is divided into three floors, each floor is much taller than the usual building, full of exhibits, as well as rockery fountains and potted plants as backgrounds and fountains.

"That's a car, and a product that can be sold?"

The French delegation seemed very interested in internal combustion engine cars, and they were unwilling to worry about it when they did not buy the Model T last time.

As a monarchy in the continental region, it is still easy for the French royal family to buy a Model T-car, it depends on whether the other party sells it or not.

"A huge machine?" The Duke of Brandenburg looked at a huge steam engine, a simple marine steam engine, not a complicated structure.

As for the latest steam engine used by the Steam Iron Crafts, it has not been shown. It is estimated that a simple marine steam engine is enough to be backward to civilization and learn for a long time.

"Let's go and see, there's something else we haven't seen before." Christina walked in the other direction with the Swedish delegation.
Chapter completed!