Xinshun 1730

Chapter 255 Two Systems
The idea of ​​"Yellow River burst to facilitate sea transportation of rice" flashed in my mind, but this terrible and dark idea could not be lingered.

From time to time, people will have some thoughts that are scary, embarrassing or even shameless after the fact. Most of the time, just don't do it.

But at this time Liu Yu was a little flustered, feeling that he was really sick and distorted.

People's hearts are separated by belly, the emperor can see that Liu Yu's face is a little strange, but he doesn't know what Liu Yu is thinking.

I thought Liu Yugong was loyal to the country, and he was considering completely abolishing the water transport and reforming the sea transport, and he also praised this loyal minister in his heart.

"Ai Qing, don't think about the matter of sea and water transportation anymore. This matter is not a temporary achievement. If you want to be quick, Han Wu is the least important, and Sui Yang is the most serious. I know that I am impatient, but I always warn myself on this matter, Don't be in a hurry."

"Let's not talk about this matter. There is one more thing. Regarding the visit of the French delegation, I have decided that the British minister will be the chief envoy and you will be the deputy envoy to receive the mission and be in charge of negotiations. The monsoon will start, according to the report from Guangdong. Report, about June and July every year, when all the western ships arrive, right?"

Speaking of the French mission, Liu Yu couldn't help laughing.

Let the British minister be the chief envoy, and myself, who was almost named Krupp, as the deputy envoy. Is this a tripartite meeting between Britain, France and Germany?

There is also a very important detail in the emperor's words.

What the emperor said was "visiting" rather than "paying tribute". This is tantamount to categorizing this matter.

Only after the emperor decided, did he dare to use the word "visit" with confidence.

"Your Majesty, it's no problem for me to be a deputy envoy for France's visit. There are only two things, and I need to know your Majesty's bottom line."

"First, the difference between tribute and diplomacy, can the court set rules?"

"Secondly, to negotiate with France, what do I want?"

This time, it is different from the negotiations with Russia. The issues with Russia are border issues and trade issues.

For France, there are no border issues, and trade issues are of no use.

The Fontainebleau amnesty issued by France and the standardization act that was too far ahead of the times have made French handicrafts like scum, and it is even more difficult for Dashun, where Western goods are difficult to sell.

Liu Yu wants to know, what are you talking about?
Although this matter was led by him, and he knew which direction to talk about, Dashun was not his after all, so he couldn't make his own decisions, and had to listen to the emperor's bottom line.

The Duke of England is high enough, as a member of the Temple of God's Blessing, he is at the same level as the Earl of Morpa to some extent.

But the health of the British Duke is getting worse day by day, and it is impossible to be responsible for everything. His deputy envoy is the real envoy.

Li Gan saw that these two questions were asked cleverly, which also showed that Liu Yu had no intention of making his own decisions, and his heart was at ease.

"This tribute is still a matter of diplomacy. If it is a tribute, it is the responsibility of the Li government. I thought about it. In the future, tribute and diplomacy will go hand in hand."

"The Li government, etc., are still in charge of the tribute matters. And I will set up a non-established Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will be directly managed by me and the Tianyou Palace."

"The emperor has the emperor's government, and the emperor has the emperor's government."

"The emperor has courtesy and the government manages the tribute. The emperor has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to manage diplomacy. They do not interfere with each other and do not interfere with each other."

"The expenses and rewards of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all come from internal funds, not from the government."

Liu Yu was a little surprised by this compromise strategy, and he thought that there are indeed many capable people in the imperial court, and they are talented people who can exploit such loopholes.

Thinking about it, it seems reasonable.At least for now, the sovereignty of emperors, kings, and countries has not been clearly defined.

The responsibility assumed by the Son of Heaven was to maintain the existence and legitimacy of the Celestial Dynasty within a certain range of China's internal affairs and the tributary and vassal system.

The responsibility of the emperor is Dashun's foreign policy, using the emperor as a symbol of sovereignty.Otherwise, it really doesn't make sense. Is there any king in the world, and the emperor is the highest level, so there is no way to have any possibility of diplomacy.

The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven of Confucianism, and theoretically every action must conform to Confucian moral norms.

The emperor is not necessarily a Confucian emperor, and there are some things that do not conform to the Confucian moral norms.

It looks like you're farting with your pants off, but the pants make sense.

Immediately afterwards, the following words made Liu Yu feel that the emperor might not only care about this meaning.

"If it is like the General Staff, Privy Council, Liangjiazi, and possibly the Navy Department, the tariffs on goods from foreign countries in the future should also be attributed to domestic funds. The emperor does not rule the barbarians, but the emperor wants to communicate with the barbarians."

"The responsibility of the son of heaven cannot be arbitrary. The responsibility of the emperor must follow the example of the first emperor, and the government will be dictatorial."

Li Ganxin said that I am really fed up with the nonsense of court officials and admonishers, but if I don't set up these posts for the sake of opposition, if I don't get scolded, I will have a bad reputation in the future.

“Didn’t the Western missionaries’ Gospel of Matthew say that what belongs to God belongs to God, and what belongs to Caesar belongs to Caesar? What is not as good as the emperor in the future belongs to the emperor, and what belongs to the emperor belongs to the emperor.”

Liu Yu thought in his heart that what you said was tough, but in fact, the navy's money is not paid by the household government?
This is not much different from Zheng He's voyages to the Western Flower Household Department, but the silver profits are included in the internal funds.

Wouldn’t this be preparations for the return of indemnities after the war against Japan, the return of the monopoly trade tax, and even the return of the spice trade after the war against the Netherlands?

This is to treat the people in the General Staff, the Admiralty, and even the customs department as eunuchs with penises?

Feeling a little awkward, the emperor said happily, and said: "According to what you said, the diplomatic envoys of the western countries have to spend money to take care of themselves. Since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not under the jurisdiction of the emperor, it is under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Yes, these people are not here for tribute but for diplomacy, so the food and clothing costs should be paid by themselves.”

"The Celestial Dynasty is vast and rich in resources. As long as you have silver, you can buy anything. If you want to know that the Celestial Dynasty is rich, France often trades in the Soviet Union, Guangdong, and Fujian. This time, when the French Kingdom comes to visit, they want to let them see the warships and warships of the Imperial Dynasty. Soldiers after military reform."

"As for what to talk about with France... Since you are the one who wants to get the head start, you want France's warship blueprints, as well as deter Rakshasa and Britain's neutrality, so naturally you have to talk about it."

"But it's just a bid, not a book."

"Since you said that today is a world of great controversy, I thought of the alliance of Jiantu and Kuiqiu in the Spring and Autumn Period. In addition to the small Kyushu, there is also a big Kyushu. If there is no China in the big Kyushu, how can it be done?" Union?"

"Yes, in addition to the ships, diplomacy, trade and other things you want to talk about, you also need to formulate alliance regulations with the French state. It would be great if all countries can participate in it in the future."

"Europa is far away, and I can't control it at this time. It's useless to say anything. However, alliances such as merchant ships berthing in other countries and rescues in stormy waves can be regulated. Since China and France have joined this alliance, other countries will also Entering is also the prestige of the country."

After Liu Yu reacted for a long time, he understood what the emperor meant.This is to formulate international law and be the initiator of international law?

First formulate some seemingly useless international laws, first use the concept of participating in international affairs, and then expand slowly in the future?
It seems that the emperor or those ministers who are interested in innovation also have brains. It is estimated that after reading his pamphlet about Western countries and seeing the annual revenue and naval tonnage of Britain, they understand that it is important for people to pay tribute. Impossible, the reason why the Netherlands and others came here to pay tribute was not because of the power of the country, but because the East India Company wanted to make money... The East India Company is just a company, how can it be qualified to pay tribute?It’s all just a smile, if you believe it yourself, then you are really deceiving yourself.

Knowing about the level of national power of the Western countries, and knowing the current military capabilities of Dashun, let alone Europe, which is tens of thousands of miles away, even in Nanyang, in terms of influence, it may not be as good as the Netherlands, or even Siam and other places. It may not be as good as France.

After looking squarely at myself and understanding what kind of level I am in, I came up with this kind of moth: I have to be decent, and this decentness must be acceptable, so I can only make this kind of merchant ship salvage treaty. Gadgets like that.

That's all right.

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On June 1736, 6 in the Western calendar, two French ships sailed into the port of Songjiang without a face.

The Chinese on the pier didn't even take a second look. There is a customs office here, and there are so many western ships. Even by looking at the flag, they knew that it was a French ship.

The French ships didn't have any good goods, and basically they could only bring silver to buy goods, and the workers who loaded and unloaded the goods had already cleared their doors.

On the shore, Tian Ping and the others were already a little restless.

The Chinese New Year is relatively late this year. The Chinese New Year is only in mid-February in the Western calendar. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has not even arrived, and the Longevity Festival, the emperor's birthday, has just passed. Songjiang has received two big news.

The French envoys were going to stop in Songjiang, and the Jiedu envoy of Jiangsu asked the prefect of Songjiang and the emperor to ask the customs officers to receive them properly.Send someone to arrange a pilot as soon as possible and go to Weihai.

Another major event is that the rice in Songjiang Province will be transported by sea on a trial basis. In order to facilitate management, compensation and cost sharing, a joint-stock company will be established.

No one took the previous news seriously. The French didn't have much goods and didn't buy much.

The latter news immediately detonated the surrounding areas of Songjiang. Like a tsunami, it raged all the way along the coastline. From Jiangsu to Guangdong, many people rushed to come to Songjiang to participate in the shares.

The [-]% tax-free quota for bringing goods is simply a gift of money. Who would not participate in such a good thing?
If it weren't for the request not to buy too many shares, and the establishment of some joint-stock workshops just a while ago, and the news that an insurance company will be established to absorb a large amount of funds, I am afraid that the news will not spread to Guangdong, and the local big businessmen will be able to sell the shares. Eat them all.

Tian Ping was busy with these things of equity participation and insurance company preparations, who would have thought that when the French came, he would have to be in charge of receiving them together with the Governor of Songjiang.

If it's just reception, it's fine, there is an order from above: reception belongs to reception, you must be enthusiastic, but you must put an end to some unreasonable requests.

Along the way, there are workshops for firing porcelain, silk reeling, silk weaving, and jacquard, etc., but you must refuse.

If you violate the order, you will be severely punished.

This kind of work that not only has to bear the responsibility, but also has to invite meals during the supply period, made the officials present who knew the will very annoyed.

Watching the French ship approaching the port, Tian Ping and the tax inspector of the customs muttered: "Hurry up and arrange a few people who have been to Weihai, treat them to a meal, and send them away tomorrow."

The same is true for tax supervisors.

"That's right. There are a lot of people who have been to Weihai. Ying Sabo didn't say to send someone to pick him up, so we can only receive them first. Just follow what you said, have a meal, and send them away tomorrow or the day after. If you want me to say, just send a ship here to meet him, don't stop in Songjiang, just go straight."

(End of this chapter)