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Chapter 1772: Visit the National Zoological and Botanical Garden

The Crystal Palace of the World Expo has been open for five consecutive days, receiving more than 500,000 tourists from all over the country!

The envoys from various countries have basically read the 10,000 agricultural and sideline products, handicrafts and industrial products displayed. They have also placed a lot of orders, most of which are traditional popular products such as tea, spices, silk, porcelain, etc. However, they also ordered a batch of new industrial products. As an attempt, the French royal family bought 20 Model T-cars in one go.

Some core industrial products, such as steam locomotives, steam engines, generators, and telegraphs, are only exhibitions and are not for sale. The introduction is only for purpose and no detailed principles.

The envoys from various countries valued the most is a set of technology behind industrial products, but the other party was unwilling to sell technology at the World Expo, which made the countries very uncomfortable. The only thing they saw hope was that Chu Yun seemed to be able to sell technology with conditions, but he asked the ambassadors of the countries to continue to stay in the capital for a while.

"We have seen almost everything. After seeing these exhibits in Crystal Palace, I don't believe there are other novel technologies."

"We have gained a lot when we come to the East this time. At least we know that this is not a medieval witchcraft, so we can deal with the East in the future."

"They also have a detailed world map. Unexpectedly, there are outlines of Oceania and Arctic on the map, and we are allowed to copy it. With such a map, we can save a lot of manpower to explore unknown seas in the future."

The envoys gathered together, and they all thought that they had seen the exhibits of the Crystal Palace and had seen all the technical achievements.

But if you think so, this is wrong. There are some technologies that are not exposed in the laboratory, especially military explosives, and the Mauser rifle has not been exhibited. Moreover, Chu Yun asked them to see more than just Crystal Palace.

Ambassadors from various countries were taken to the park behind Crystal Palace, which was never open to the outside world.

"What are you going to take us to see?" Prince Kong Dai and others were puzzled.

The huge park has a gate and guards are standing guard. The T-car convoy takes them into the park, surrounded by various trees and the air is much better.

But, will there be any new technology in this kind of park?

"This is the Zoo and Botanical Garden of All Nations, with animals and plants from all over the world, from the Americas in the east, from Africa in the west, from Oceania in the south, and from Siberia in the north." There are dedicated personnel in the park to receive them.

The Ambassadors looked at each other, not understanding what purpose the other party collected so many animals and plants here.

At this time, Europe was busy with war, and countries fought for interests and conflicts, and there was no leisure to protect animals and plants. At the same time, they did not understand why an animal and botanical garden was built here.

However, China has been peaceful for nearly twenty years, and the wars that broke out were all located on the frontier or overseas. After the start of industrial construction and global trade, civilians may have spiritual demands.

In addition, many medical and biological progress is inseparable from animals and plants, such as quinine for the treatment of malaria, ephedrine for the treatment of asthma, etc. What is more important is the diversity of the gene bank.

Although people in this era did not understand the necessity of the zoo and botanical garden, they were still shocked at the scale of the zoo and botanical garden.

"Aragon cypress, golden pine, eucalyptus...many of them were our captains back with seeds, so you can see that some trees are not very tall." The staff of the Wanguo Zoo and Botanical Garden introduced them to the surrounding plants, and wooden signs were inserted in each place, indicating their origin and name.

Many envoys secretly praised them, and they were surprised by the scale and ambition of the Zoo and Botanical Gardens of the World.

Almost all species here are brought back by captains from all continents, and they are carefully cared for and arranged.

"There are areas of some animals, including zebras, turkeys, cougars, double-horned rhinoceros, platypus..."

When the envoys of all countries arrived at the animal area, the princes and nobles who had originally felt a little boring were in spirit.

Compared with plants that cannot move and are difficult to distinguish clearly, animals collected from all over the world are very interesting!

These princes and nobles may not even see many species in Europe in their lives. They also saw species from America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania here, and were clamoring for wonder.

"Is this a wolf or a dog?" Swedish Queen Christina saw several blue-eyed, black-and-white-haired canines.

"Siberian husky, I have seen this kind of dog with fur merchants. They said that some nomads in Siberia used this kind of dog to pull sleds. It is said to be descendants of wolf." Princess Irina from Tsarist Russia reached out to touch one of the Siberian husky, and she was not afraid.

Half of Siberia fell into the hands of Chinese people, and it is normal for Siberian husky to appear here.

"They were bought from the Siberian herders. They have been cultivated for several generations and have been domesticated. After coming here, they have lost some wildness, but there is nothing they can do about it." said the staff of the Zoo and Botanical Garden.

"Siberian husky, I think our Swedish climate will be suitable for their lives. Can I bring two back to Sweden?" Christina seemed to have a special liking for this animal, and she also learned from Irina to caress the hair of a Siberian husky.

"Siberian husky is not a precious animal. We just want to enrich the species in the garden. In fact, they breed a lot of offspring every year. We also have some troubles and will send the extra offspring to the people. If you want two, there should be no problem. It is better to help these guys find a good home." said the staff of the Zoo and Botanical Garden.

He didn't know that Siberian husky is still rare now, but later this dog was called a husky and became a pet for some families. The Immortal Zoo and Botanical Garden has never raised such common dogs again. After all, the Immortal Zoo and Botanical Garden contains some relatively rare animals...

"This is a Chinese rhino, a clouded leopard in Yizhou, and a macaque in Zhili."

Animals that had become extinct in Chu Yun's era can still be seen in the Zoo and Botanical Garden of the World, which can be regarded as making up for the regret in a sense.

"Father, what is that? It looks a little cute?" Portuguese princess Cotlina pointed to a park and asked her father, King Joao IV of Portugal.

Ruo Ao IV looked in the direction her daughter pointed and found a big guy with a chubby fur and distinct black and white fur was gnawing on bamboo.
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