Xinshun 1730

Chapter 260 Euphemistic Rejection
Liu Yu didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the Western Regions after finishing the quasi-bu.

Anyway, the battle is over, and the people who should be killed are also killed. It doesn't matter what the chaos is. As long as the court doesn't want the previous efforts to go to waste, it has to keep throwing money into it.

I can still throw it away now, but for the time being, I probably won't give up.

The only thing is to negotiate with Russia. According to what the British public said, it should be that Russia is also desperately fighting for it, so this time the reception of the French mission should be louder.

"No way? What right do the Raksha people have to fight us in the northwest at this time? The quasi-parties have surrendered, and they are at war with the Lumi country..."

All of a sudden, Liu Yu thought of a bad possibility. Could it be that the people in the court got mad and thought that I had the advantage, so they really went to ask for the Vogal River from the Turghut Ministry?

Somewhat horrified, he said this idea, and after a little question, the British Duke's beard trembled.

"Although asking for a lot of money to pay back the money on the spot, I am not the kind of ignorant, not this. The main reason is that Russia occupied some of the Zhunbu's territory before, and now the Zhunbu has surrendered to me. The former pasture of the Zhunbu, Guochao naturally hopes to come back."

"The Raksha people won't give way, and we won't let it go, so it froze. The negotiation over there is not up to you and me. If you are not in your position, you don't want to plan your own affairs. You and I just let the thunder here be louder. it is good."

"You don't have to worry. Tributes often come from neighboring small states. It's not a big deal, it's just for the tribute. This time, it's not a big deal with the French, it's just a tribute. It's good to talk about something that is beneficial to the country. "It doesn't matter if we can't talk about it."

"It's just to let the Raksha people think that we have a good talk with the French."

This time the French mission's visit was facilitated by Liu Yu, because he knew the shortcomings of Dashun.But what to talk about after the French came, there is actually no overall regulation in the court.

If people in the government don't care about it, it's a silent protest, which is detrimental to the dignity of the Chinese government.The emperor also considered them very much, so he didn't let people from the government participate. Instead, he used internal money and nobles, the "emperor's retainers" outside the imperial examination government, to manage them.

But after the French came, the emperor didn't really care about what kind of results to negotiate.

It is nothing more than to scare the Russians, or to be a Kuiqiu meeting, Jiantu League, to formulate some dispensable international treaties, and to promote the influence of Dashun.

No matter how bad it is, it's nothing more than a tribute.For diplomacy such as tribute, it has always been said that the imperial court has no real diplomatic thinking, but it is precisely because there is no such thing that it makes it easier for the French mission to visit this time: even if there is no diplomatic demand, it can still be treated as an official after closing the door. France pays tribute.

Seeing the attitude of the British lord now, Liu Yu brought up the matter of the French trying to obtain porcelain and silk technology.

The British public even laughed out loud after hearing this.

"These French people have a pretty good idea. But this matter can be regarded as an alarm. They didn't pay much attention to it before, and they should be more careful in the future."

"When you went to Yongning Temple back then, the imperial court found out that some missionaries were trying to carry a map offshore, and there was a standard name on it, such as the Kingdom of Han Jurisprudence. The court was alerted to this matter, but no one really thought of it. Westerners trying to steal porcelain silk technology."

"My country has been trading since the founding of the country. Fortunately, I didn't indulge too much back then. Otherwise, I would have feared that Catholicism would spread in Fujian, Guangdong and other places. The skills of porcelain and silk were mostly acquired by Westerners."

"Okay, since he reminded me, don't say anything about this matter. After he leaves, I will go to His Majesty to investigate this matter strictly."

"It's you who pushed the Westerners to come... If there is a big benefit, the court and China will support it. But now, I'm afraid the court and China will find it boring."

"This Westerner is so fond of porcelain and silk, as well as rhubarb and tea from our dynasty. You are also training your navy and trying long-distance voyages in Weihai."

"Then this time, maybe we can talk to the French. How about I go to France as a merchant ship?"

Liu Yu was shocked when he heard the words. Looking at the old man in front of him, he thought to himself, aren't old men generally conservative?This old man is so avant-garde?
The British Duke also noticed something wrong with Liu Yu's eyes, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be surprised. I have been watching what you have done in the past few years."

"It's setting up some kind of joint-stock company again, and it's also encouraging nobles to buy shares. Don't I know about your little trick?"

"It's nothing more than not wanting this dynasty to follow the old things of the previous dynasty. The land was annexed, especially the nobles invaded the land, and wanted to let the nobles' money be invested in the sea. In this way, in the future, the nobles are required to return the occupied land, and it is also for us. These Zhongming Dingshi families have left some money."

"The beginning of the world's corruption is the annexation of land. This kind of truth has been known since ancient times, but it can't be solved. Feudalism overseas is not allowed by the emperor. If it is strong, it will rebel. It’s not bad to find a way of making money other than land occupation.”

"It's just... keep the usual, you need to know that if there is no great profit, no one is willing to invest in business with confidence. Even lending, it will double in three years; the land is passed on to descendants, so that the bastard and the Those who cannot conquer the title will not be helpless."

"If you can't double your interest in three years, you can't do this after all. If you can double your interest in three years, you can still do this. Your family also lends money, and my family also lends money. You know about lending, doubling it in three years is a conscience, but in fact, although there is a law of Dashun that the profit should not exceed the principal, when lending, it is often nine out of ten and thirteen out, and it is said to be borrowed ten, In fact, I borrowed nine to avoid Da Shun Law."

"That's why I think, if we can trade directly with Westerners... From my point of view, my maritime merchants are unable to go to Europa, and those who can go to Europa are the people under your command. If you can trade directly, you will make more profits. In the future Maybe it can really solve the crux of Xungui's encroachment on the land."

Although the British Duke is old, his brain is easy to use.In the past few years, Liu Yu has been tossing about trade, and he has gradually introduced more and more western countries. He can think of the problems in it as soon as he turns his mind.

Look at the map. From Europe to Guangdong, you have to go around the Cape of Good Hope. This road is at least [-] to [-] miles.The sea is turbulent and the risks are high. If there is no [-]% profit, who would be so desperate?
Westerners are also human beings.

To be human, one must conform to human nature.Tai Shigong said: The prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. This is a person.

From this point of view, the British Duke thought that the only people in the Chinese dynasty capable of sailing 30.00 miles were those under Liu Yu's command.Now that it is making money, if it can be negotiated with the French, the annual profit of the shareholders can really reach [-]%, which may really be a way for the honorable family to pass on for a long time.

The British Duke has enjoyed what he should have enjoyed in this life, and the road that should be paved for his sons and grandchildren has also been paved. When a person is about to die, he has to consider the longer term.

Occupation of land property, land annexation... Everyone knows what the consequences will be.The nobles in Dashun couldn't be more clear about how General Quan treated the nobles of the previous court when Taizu entered Beijing.

It's just that everyone knows that no one can control their own hands, and everyone wants to stretch a little more for their children and grandchildren and live a more luxurious life.

Every one of them is very thorough: if I don't own it, others should too.On that day, the end will be the same.Since I take it until that day, if I don’t take it, it’s still until that day, so why not take it?
The emperor has to reward, and the official land after the war in the previous dynasty has basically been divided up to now.There is no money for rewards for meritorious service. I know that rewarding land is to drink poison to quench my thirst, but I have to reward.

The British public thinks that Liu Yu has found a way that is truly "difficult for all ages". If the money can be doubled in three to five years, the emperor can also control the land occupation more strictly. Dashun's Life may last for a few more years, at least there is a group of basic players who do not deal with real estate.

It's just that the beautiful fantasy of the British Duke was immediately shattered by Liu Yu.

"My lord, the French will not agree. Not only France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries will not allow our ships to trade with them."

"It's not a question of whether to go or not, but a question of whether people will trade after they go."

"Even if the French earl had the courage, he wouldn't dare to sign a free trade treaty. Even if they were allowed to charge 30.00% or even 50.00% tariffs, he wouldn't dare to sign it."

"If he dares to sign, his career will be over when he returns to his official career. The French, like the British, also forbid the sale of cotton cloth from China and India. They closed the country, not for a day or two."

"In order not to allow the UK to close the country, the Netherlands has fought with the UK... Uh, counting from 1651 in the Western calendar, in order to keep the UK from closing the country, it has been fighting on and off for 85 years, almost catching up with the founding of our country. gone."

"I'm not capable of negotiating this matter with just one mouth."

What the British Duke cared about was that Liu Yu said that this matter cannot be negotiated with one mouth, so he said with a smile: "If you can't talk about it, what do you need to talk about?"

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Warships, cannons. First take Batavia, then take Malacca, occupy India, take the Cape of Good Hope... According to 50 years, three to five billion taels of military expenditure, maybe."

The British Duke also couldn't stop laughing, shaking his head and said: "I am not the secretary of the household government. Don't tell me about the matter of crying poor and asking for military expenses. You mean, this matter can't be negotiated?"

Liu Yu shook his head firmly.

"No deal. Free trade, only within range of warships."

The British public was silent, but he thought in his heart: 50 years, three to five billion, and only 1000 million a year, it seems that he can't afford it.

It's just that this kind of thought is just fleeting, or it can be afforded, but no one dares to bear it.

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Finally, when the day came to pay homage to the emperor, Earl Morpa felt a little excited.He was tired of learning all kinds of etiquette every day, but he had to learn it. When Duke Qi of Dashun visited Paris, he specially learned the etiquette of Versailles nobles to meet the King of France.

However, the degree of centralization and court etiquette in France is probably still in the state before Han Gaozu and a group of old brothers finished fighting the world, and Shu Suntong hadn't proposed to formulate etiquette.

It was only when he arrived in the capital that Count Morpas truly understood what is called the oriental etiquette system and what is called true centralization... The centralization that France is proud of is simply a joke here.

As a foreign envoy, the emperor authorized him to attend the early court, submit the letter of credence at the court meeting, and have an audience with the emperor.According to the procedure, the emperor will give them a special reception after the court meeting, and then throw them to the two negotiators, the Duke of England and the Eagle Sabo.

When I leave, I will see you again.

Thinking of this, Earl Morpa couldn't help being excited: He wants to test Dashun's attitude this morning, is it true that he will not allow porcelain and silk technology to trade?

He doesn't trust Liu Yu very much, and deception is not a unique tradition in the East, and there are many cases of deception in France.He was worried that Liu Yu was falsely spreading the meaning of the emperor for his own purposes.

Anyway, it has already come, Liu Yu's warning he does not really believe, because he doesn't understand Dashun's ideology at all, and he can't tell the difference between the emperor and the emperor at all, and it is impossible to understand that not everyone in Dashun's court is right. His visit is welcomed—it is not unwelcome in attitude, but unwelcome in principle.

Paying tribute is fine, but diplomacy is not. The whole world is the land of the king, and the emperor can only make diplomacy with people outside the sky.

He didn't understand, so he was bold enough to forget Liu Yu's warning.

Waiting outside the Forbidden City, watching officials in official uniforms file in according to rank, without even coughing, the coercion brought by this atmosphere is speechless.

The Earl of Morpa could not go in directly, he had to wait for the process inside to be completed: the British Duke played, the French envoys came to see him, and the emperor gave permission to enter the palace before he could enter under the guidance of others.

He rehearsed the etiquette for meeting the emperor again in his mind to make sure there were no mistakes, and finally waited for the shout of him entering the palace to have an audience.

After entering the hall, he bowed five times and kowtowed three times, and submitted the original and translated versions of the national letter in accordance with the rules of the society.

There is no French in the court, but there are missionaries who can speak Latin as translators.

Count Morpa paused every time he said a sentence of congratulations, waiting for the translator to translate it into Chinese.

After talking about the purpose of coming this time, he mixed his own private goods after a sentence, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor would allow the French to learn the firing technology of porcelain in Jingdezhen.

Li Gan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, knew some Latin. His algebra and geometry teachers were Westerners, and there were many Western missionaries in the court.

Before the missionary could translate this sentence, Li Gan had already understood what the Frenchman meant, and he panicked, knowing that if he said this sentence, the foreign teacher activity led by him against all opinions would be over. There are bound to be countless people who write letters to Westerners with ulterior motives.

Liu Yu below was also in a cold sweat, scolding you idiot, are you taking my words as a joke?If you don't understand that Dashun has its own national conditions, just listen to me carefully.

Secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, not knowing what to do at this time.

However, the emperor on the dragon chair did not wait for the missionary to translate, and interrupted the translation that the missionary was about to export. Yuan and others have also served in the Qin Tianjian for many years, and have contributed to the drawing of the map."

"When I was the prince, Bai Mingyuan returned from France and presented a telescope with an altimeter, which was presented by your Duke of Mann. But I don't know how the Duke of Mann is doing now?"

"A few days ago, some merchants heard that you were coming, and they cheered for joy. They were about to sail to the French country to exchange information and benefit from business."

"When you come here, I also miss the old love. It is not as good as the free trade between China and France in the future. I exempted France from customs duties. When you go back, you will also inform the King of France to exempt China from customs duties on merchant ships."

(End of this chapter)