Chapter 461 Nothing Tastes Better Than Dumplings (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)

Once again, when he woke up in the middle of the night, looking at Monica sleeping soundly beside him, Zhu Xianhai quietly got up.

Then, he opened the door and came to the study.

In recent times, Zhu Xianhai has been troubled by that "spider web". How many times has he suffered from insomnia?

He went to bed very late yesterday, but now he got up so early.

He looked a little listless and seemed to be overworked. However, how could he be overworked when Malena was not there last night?

The study is a large room with a soft carpet on the floor. There is a long and wide desk in the room, and a few soft chairs opposite the desk. The walls on both sides of the room are all bookcases, and there is only one area with a sliding map window, which has a world map, an American map, an African map, and of course a South China map.

Now, a map of France was displayed in the map window, and the situation of France was marked on the map. Once again, Zhu Xianhai walked to the map, stared at it, examining the situation in France while thinking about various aspects of intelligence.

"France has no choice at all!"

Zhu Xianhai raised his brows slightly. If nothing unexpected happened, the French would definitely ask Nanhua for help and request Nanhua to send troops, but sending troops would definitely come at a price, and these negotiations would begin soon!

After all, France was really...too cowardly! Even to the point of being suspicious. Who could have imagined that the great French Empire would be defeated so quickly?

The cigar burned between his fingers. Zhu Xianhai stared at the map and thought for a while, then muttered to himself.

"It seems that we should simulate it."

Now, Zhu Xianhai uses the simulator less and less frequently, not because he has no use for it, but because he does not want to rely on it as much as he did in the past. Now he prefers to make his own judgments based on intelligence and history.

But this time, he felt unsure.

Sitting on the chair, putting the cigar on the ashtray, looking at the little column of smoke coming out of the cigar, Zhu Xianhai took a deep breath and said.

"system!"

Familiar interface, familiar space, and simulation that allows you to see into the future.

…

Louvre!

Zhu Xianhai, who stayed in the Louvre as a guest, had a strange feeling in his heart. In his mind, the Louvre was a museum, but now it was the French royal palace.

The Palace of Napoleon III!

At this moment, in the grand gallery of the royal palace, Zhu Xianhai was standing in front of a very small painting, which was only 77 cm high and 53 cm wide.

In another world, 6 million tourists visit the Louvre every year just to see her true face - Mona Lisa. They stare at Leonardo da Vinci's portrait with amazement. Whether they are lucky enough to catch a glimpse or are so enchanted that they can't leave, people are all attracted by its unique charm. Legend has it that staring at this portrait will produce what Italian art historian Alessandro Vezzosi calls "Mona Lisa syndrome" - the viewer is intoxicated by Mona Lisa's smile, and Mona Lisa's smile becomes more and more mysterious.

Staring at her at such a close distance, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel fascinated, fascinated by her mysterious smile.

"It seems that you like this painting very much, too."

The soft and crisp French voice beside him reminded him that there was a lady beside him, Queen Eugenie!

"In 1793, when the Central Museum of Fine Arts was founded in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa was not chosen. Ten years later, she officially entered the Grand Gallery of the Louvre at the order of His Majesty Napoleon I, and no one liked this painting more than he did."

Indeed, before him, the Mona Lisa was just a painting, and it is almost the same now. Her current No. 1 status is far less than it will be decades later.

Well, art takes time!

The Queen looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said.

"It can be given to you as a gift if you like."

"What?"

Zhu Xianhai's eyes fell on the queen's beautiful face, his eyes full of doubts.

This is a national treasure!

You spendthrift woman, you just opened and closed your lips and actually gave it away.

"This is for the friendship between France and Southwark, Your Majesty."

Eugenie cast her eyes on the painting and said with some confusion and amusement.

"She is indeed an elegant and beautiful woman, but I don't understand how she could have fascinated His Majesty Napoleon I. Are you also fascinated by her?"

The Queen's tone was a little sour as she looked at this woman who was famous for her beauty and was known as one of the two great beauties in Europe along with Princess Sissi. Although she was over 40, she looked only 30 years old. She was of medium build, graceful, with skin as white as snow, and her golden hair with a hint of reddish brown was fascinating.

"Although the Mona Lisa has a charming smile, it is far inferior to your Highness..."

His eyes fell on her, with a hint of aggression in Zhu Xianhai's gaze.

"Compared to getting her, I would rather..."

The moment their lips touched, Zhu Xianhai's lips felt the tenderness of her neck skin...

…

When he opened his eyes again, there was a faint smile on Zhu Xianhai's face, and the smile even seemed a little playful.

"Nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than..."

No, it seems that Na San and I are not brothers. Is this considered... aunt?

With a playful smile, Zhu Xianhai picked up the unburned cigar, took a puff, touched his chin and muttered to himself.

"Although that old bastard Na San wants to have the best time alone, his queen is... so smooth..."

While sighing, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but "recall" it again in his heart.

Looking at the flashing light screen, the benefits of this simulation are not huge, but it does provide a lot of experience points.

"The savior of the empire, the lover of the queen... this is ridiculous. Can I get experience points for this?"

Admiring the "no bottom line" of the system, Zhu Xianhai opened the mall again. In the past few years, compared to simulation, he was more inclined to exchange books from the system mall, from school textbooks to various technical and scientific books. It was those books that laid the industrial foundation of Nanhua.

"What is this? The Fundamentals of Radio, this is... published in 1879!"

The extra books in the system mall made Zhu Xianhai's heart move. Just a few days ago, he had just issued an order to the company to develop a radio station. He even provided some information about diodes and triodes based on his memory. However, even so, it still took eight years until 1878 before the radio station was successfully developed.

"With these books, we should be able to advance the time by a few years."

The extra books were not just "Radio Fundamentals" and "Principles of Crystal Radios", there were also some other technical books. As usual, after adding all the books to the shopping cart, Zhu Xianhai looked at those books and the newly bought items after a while, feeling a little proud. He even picked up a camera and talked to himself with a little pride.

"Phoenix 16mm camera... With it, we have entered the movie age!"

We have finally entered the movie era!

Although this "invention" cannot catch up with "radio" and other inventions, with it, we can not only shoot movies, but more importantly, we can record the war through movies!

The expedition that will be launched half a month later will be the first expedition of the Chinese army to Europe!

Use a movie camera to record the army's march and battle scenes, and then copy them into videos to be broadcast in different places. The images of the activities will definitely be more impactful than photos, and this will definitely enhance national pride!

"Yes, that's right. Photographers accompanying the army should shoot more documentaries."

After putting the movie camera back into its box and counting the purchased items.

Zhu Xianhai walked to the map window while smoking a cigar, pulled a map board from the window, stared at the location of East Asia on the map, and sneered.

"Do you really think that Nanhua's warships won't fire?"

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