Xinshun 1730

Chapter 263 The secret treaty between China and the French capital
"If the allies of the Netherlands also declare war on France, will your country also declare war on the allies of the Netherlands?"

Facing this exciting issue, Count Morpa asked the most critical one of this issue.

This alliance is an alliance against a third country?Or a Sino-French offensive and defensive alliance?
"Not yet. But maybe in the future. If we can't defeat the Netherlands and get back the political legacy of the peak period of the Ming Empire, we won't be able to leave Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, there are only the Dutch. 100 years ago, the Dutch took the British Driven from Southeast Asia."

Liu Yu's answer was very calm and reasonable.

If you can't beat the Netherlands, you can't get out of the Straits of Malacca.If you can't get out of the Strait of Malacca, you won't be able to fight Britain at all.

The Dutch engaged in massacres and intimidation, and played tricks on Japan, forcing the UK away, leaving the UK with little power in Southeast Asia.

As for the rest of Holland's allies, such as the Habsburgs, does Austria have a navy?

In fact, there is another European country in Southeast Asia, Spain.

The relationship between Britain and Spain was not good. After the Treaty of Seville, Britain was forbidden to go to the Spanish colonies to trade, but the smuggler Jenkins ran to trade and his ears were cut off.

This kind of nonsense has triggered a war, in fact, the essence is to fight for sea power and colonial trade rights.This war is very famous, because of this war, the British Navy completed the first naval fleet to sail around the world.

During this voyage, [-]% of the sailors died of scurvy, and only one of the six ships remained, and the officer who led the team was very hostile to China: this is a fool, chickens need to eat stones and sand to digest He didn't know the food, and then he bought chickens in Guangdong, saying that the Chinese were cunning and fed the chickens with sand; he said that the Chinese farmers were shameless, and used some means to prevent the pigs from going to the toilet, so that they frantically gave the pigs water before selling them.

This person can be regarded as the first to hack China in Europe, so Liu Yu was quite impressed.

Because of this deep impression, Liu Yu can conclude that Britain is now in Southeast Asia and cannot gather many troops.Sixty percent of the voyage fatalities, the United Kingdom can not afford.

Therefore, in fact, Liu Yu had a solid foundation in his heart when he started a war with Britain at this time.

The United Kingdom did not have the ability to transport a team of more than 2000 people across the ocean until after the United States became independent, before it was able to allow battleships to sail between the two oceans, and then it perfected the marine supply system.

Fighting at the gate of Nanyang, Liu Yu is not afraid of the UK at this time, and at most one or two old-fashioned third-tier ships can come, so it is not a big problem.If we really fight, there is also Spain, a wartime ally.

It's just not necessary.

Fighting with the UK will not benefit Dashun Mao, and a large part of the export trade will have to be cut off.It's best if it keeps Britain neutral.

The reason for negotiating with France with great fanfare this time is also to stimulate the United Kingdom and let the United Kingdom take the initiative to send envoys to sign a temporary neutrality contract.

If Britain is shameless, even if it abandons the trade of the East India Company, it must fulfill the obligations of the Anglo-Dutch Alliance, then it can only be announced together.

Anyway, I'm not going to London, so I don't have to be afraid to call at the door of my house.

If it really loses, it can still stimulate the Dashun court to build ships and make dumplings, squeeze out tens of millions of taels of military expenditure, just throw money at it.

However, this is only the last resort choice. It is best to stimulate the United Kingdom to take the initiative to neutralize the United Kingdom.

The contradiction with the Netherlands is the biggest.

In terms of trade with Japan, the Netherlands took away part of the trade share, and still used Dashun's raw silk and sugar to Japan for gold, silver and copper to maintain the company's capital flow.

In Southeast Asia trade, the Netherlands has the least deficit among many Western countries, because things like pepper can be directly exchanged for tea.

Malacca and Batavia are even more important military towns of Dashun, the "Guardian of the Western Regions". If Malacca is not controlled, the problems of smuggling and tax evasion will be solved by Dashun's long coastline and switch policy, which cannot be guaranteed at all.

After obtaining Malacca, Dashun has the conditions for self-choice, whether to continue to develop or shrink back and build a celestial dynasty.

Otherwise, you can only be a paramecium, and you will be stressed when you are stimulated by the outside world, and you can't talk about choosing your own future path.With a long coastline, the initiative to be stimulated is always in the hands of Europeans.

Earl Morpa considered Liu Yu's words carefully, and thought that what Liu Yu said was indeed reasonable.

Even if Dashun declares war on Britain in the future, it is impossible to send the fleet to the Atlantic Ocean.As long as it can hold the Netherlands and attack the Dutch East India Company, this ally is very worthwhile.

France has no appetite in Southeast Asia now, and it is not yet able to gain a firm foothold in India, let alone Southeast Asia farther away.

Earl Morpa felt a little absurd. After talking for a long time, he was a naval minister and colonial minister, but neither trade cooperation nor commercial cooperation was negotiated.

Instead, it talked about better guns for the army, at the expense of new battleships for the navy.

Count Morpa also had a clear understanding of the new type of battleship.

As long as there is a war, it is inevitable to be captured. The keen eyes of the British will soon learn to reproduce the construction, so this new type of warship is the same as the rifle bullet in Liu Yu's hand: it can only be sold at a high price before the war. .

Now Dashun has clearly expressed its awareness of free trade, so it will not impose an embargo on Britain and the Netherlands, and it will not allow the French East India Company to obtain more profits to fill the market after the embargo.

It also clearly expresses technical control measures such as silk and porcelain.Based on Earl Morpa's understanding of Dashun's centralized system, he must think that Dashun's grassroots control is extremely terrifying, so he never thought that the technology export control that Liu Yu talked about might not be implemented at all.

After weighing, Earl Morpa approved Liu Yu's proposal.

"Such cooperation is beneficial to both parties. What your country lacks is only some excellent ship designers."

"Since your country will not declare war on the allies of the Netherlands, France will not declare war on the enemies of Dashun other than the Netherlands."

"This secret agreement is just a treaty for the Netherlands. France will be in charge of the seven provinces of the Netherlands, and Dashun will deal with the trading companies in the seven provinces."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, that's how it is. This is a very fair secret agreement."

The two sides have reached a consensus on fairness, and both have their own little calculations in their hearts.

Now that the French side has let go and showed their intention to cooperate, the progress of the negotiations has been much faster.

In mid-July, as the plenipotentiary representative of the emperor, the British Duke signed the "Sino-French Capital Treaty" with France.Then, in late July, another treaty that could be made public was signed, as well as some international law conventions.

For the time being, it seems that the former is more important. It can be taken as a unit of 500 years, and the latter is more meaningful. This is the first time that the Celestial Dynasty has broken the Celestial Dynasty system, trying to be the overlord of the princes and formulating new "laws of etiquette."

The content of the Sino-French secret treaty as a whole revolves around how to deceive the Dutch.

After the French mission returns to Paris, they will send excellent ship designers and craftsmen to Weihai's shipyard to help Dashun build the first new type of battleship.

After the first battleship is launched for sea trials, Dashun will transfer the technology of rifled Minie bullets to France, and it will be kept absolutely secret before then.

Dashun Customs will exempt American ginseng from France. On the contrary, France will fulfill its obligation. Dashun will send a team of more than 100 artisans and children to France for internships in shipyards or accounting departments.The living expenses there are borne by Dashun, and France must not interfere with these people's beliefs.

If France wants to declare war on the Netherlands, Dashun will be notified in advance.Dashun must declare war on the Netherlands as soon as possible.

France recognizes that Dashun inherited the political legacy of the Ming Empire in Southeast Asia, and also recognizes the tributary system. The tributaries of Dashun are not allowed to negotiate and do diplomacy separately, and all diplomacy with the tributaries of Dashun must be completed in the capital.If they do diplomacy alone, it will be regarded as a declaration of war on Dashun.

Dashun recognizes France's claim to sovereignty over Flanders, and recognizes France's concept of natural frontiers. After the war against the Netherlands, Dashun will send people to Europe to declare Dashun's recognition of France's sovereignty.

If there is a crisis in the East Asian waters, French warships can lower their flags and go to Weihai to dock, and can get supplies and ship repairs in Weihai; if Dashun captures Malacca, French warships can also repair and replenish supplies in Malacca.

If Dashun's warships head to Europe or India, they can also berth and replenish at designated ports such as Pondicherry.

The cost of supplies and repairs will be temporarily paid by the East India Company, and both parties can transfer the money directly to the French East India Company.

French businessmen can spend the winter and stay in various ports, but they are not allowed to carry out any form of missionary activities.China promised not to send monks, Taoist priests, etc. to France to preach.

Dashun ensured that it would not smuggle to France. If Dashun's merchant ships docked in Europe, all goods would not be sold in France.

The arms trade between China and France is exempt from tariffs.

The French East India Company can make special loans from Chinese trading companies. The use of these loans must have a clear purpose, such as purchasing arms or warships from the Weihai Arsenal.

France can build warships in Dashun according to the normal price, and Dashun will send people to India to deliver them, and if necessary, they can dispatch the warships of Dashun Navy after payment.

Involving loans, transactions, etc., are paid in silver.

This secret agreement was maintained until Dashun fully inherited the political legacy of the Ming Empire and completely expelled the Dutch forces from Southeast Asia.

After the battleship and rifle technology exchange is completed, Dashun will send a 200-member officer corps to France; France will also send a 100-member naval officer corps and sailors to Dashun.

Both sides served in the opposing army and obeyed the orders of the opposing king.

After the completion of this secret agreement, the two sides will proceed to the next stage of negotiations.

Including France can lease a piece of land near Macau; Dashun can also lease a piece of land in the French port.

Both parties are not allowed to carry out smuggling activities in the leased land. Dashun once again promised to protect the interests of France, and all goods destined for Europe will not enter France.

After the completion of this secret agreement, Dashun will not collect toll taxes on French merchant ships passing through the Strait of Malacca, and will close the passage for third countries when necessary based on the negotiation between the two parties.

The above three items are additional provisions of this secret agreement, and it will be confirmed again after the completion of the secret agreement whether it is effective.

This secret agreement must not be leaked to a third party. If it is leaked, trade with each other will be cut off and people from both countries will be expelled.

(End of this chapter)