Xinshun 1730

Chapter 565
"Maybe. I hope that when these people go to Europa, they will see everything that the Europeans see at this time. Use what they know to understand each other."

"Before the Jesuits were able to translate Dous here as God, and in Japan as Dainichi Tathagata, this was because they had been immersed in decades of knowledge and knew themselves and the enemy. Without decades of hard work, it is true. It’s hard to understand things that are far away.”

"You are right, the cultural barrier may indeed make many things difficult for them to understand."

Although it sounds like Kang Buxiu is a bit too optimistic, Liu Yu thinks that there is no better solution other than anxiety at this time, so he can only think optimistically.

Cultural barriers are a problem, but there is an economic and class-based approach to analysis that cannot be affected by cultural barriers.

What Liu Yu was worried about was that there were experts in the imperial court who would use similar means to stare at the situation in Europe and find out for the emperor some scary things in the West that might threaten the imperial power.

But I'm afraid it's useless, so I have no choice but to do so.

Kang Buxiu heard Liu Yu's example of Tathagata, and at this time he didn't want to make Liu Yu anxious anymore, so he used this topic to lead to other places, and suddenly smiled: "Master, when you talk about this, I think of something. Let's Westerners can’t understand what they say, and we can’t understand what Westerners say.”

"Sometimes when you talk, you really have to be like those missionaries who created God and Tathagata. Use words they can understand and explain something clearly to them."

"For example, regarding today's British ship incident, you still need to speak clearly in words they can understand. Did you deliberately plan this matter earlier? Or did you just take advantage of the situation when it happened?"

Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "It happened by chance. I don't want to start a trouble at this time. But today with the British, it's just a matter of time."

"Firstly, that George Anson is quite arrogant, and I am really disgusted in my heart; secondly, he slapped me on the face. As for the nautical clock, my face hurt because of the slap, and I must have become angry from embarrassment."

"Of course, it's the Frenchman's last shot. I have to express my intention to overstep."

"The matter has already happened, so I have no choice but to take this opportunity to make an example to the monkeys."

Kang did not hesitate to say: "Killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, I'm afraid they may not understand. In their eyes, they still haven't figured out where the British are wrong. On the contrary, they feel that what the dynasty does depends on personal preference."

"Since they don't understand what we say, and we don't understand what they say. Then we really have to learn from those missionaries and talk to them in words they understand. You might as well take advantage of this incident to give They make it clear."

"Which things cannot be done, which things should be punished, and what kind of rules are the punishments for today?"

"For example, the son charged the British with trespassing on the territorial waters of the Celestial Dynasty."

"So, what does the territorial sea mean? What is the territorial sea? Is the territorial sea we stipulated the same as the territorial sea understood by Westerners? It's best to take advantage of this matter to clarify clearly. And use words they can understand to explain clearly gone."

"There is a saying, if you want to impose a crime, there is nothing to worry about. But even if you want to impose a crime, it must be a crime. The sinner is breaking the law. The law is clearly ordered."

"In the past, when Zhao Jianzi cast the punishment tripod, what can be done and what can't be done are all clear."

"Now, Young Master, you might as well take this opportunity to punish the British as an opportunity to make a clear order. It's not for the people to see, but for those Westerners to let them know what they can do and what they can't do."

"This is what's inside."

"As an outsider, the young master doesn't often say that this dynasty is still unable to be the 'Son of Heaven' of the world's five oceans and nine states, but it can't be Greece in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and has no influence far in the west. Instead. To be the Five Hegemons, take the initiative to enter the world of great struggle. In the future, the Five Hegemons will rule the ceremony, and this dynasty must be the initiator."

"Now is also an opportunity. What is territorial waters? At least this matter should be clear. It is also the first step for this dynasty to get rid of the five hegemony rituals."

"Firstly, this matter seems to be nonsense, but because of nonsense, it is more likely to become the first of its kind in this dynasty. Second, this matter is also the reason for today's British affairs, and it is also just to make it clear."

"Now this court can only talk nonsense. After all, if it is not nonsense, it will not be able to get out of Nanyang. Then it is better to start with nonsense."

Liu Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Zhongxian's words are very insightful. However, what is territorial sea is really not nonsense. But what you said is also right. Now I can only say that this seemingly nonsense is actually not Nonsense nonsense."

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In the evening, people from the navy met Liu Yu and told Liu Yu that the British side had relented and was dismantling the ship's artillery and supplies, and was preparing to hand over a cruiser as an apology.

"My lord, the British side said that my lord only needs them to hand over a ship, but they didn't say that they would hand over the cannon and the cargo on the ship. The other side asked the lower officials to ask my lord, what should I do about this?"

"Let's do that. I don't even bother to ask for the things on his boat, just the boat."

"Yes. However, they picked the most dilapidated boat. It is said that a while ago at sea, it encountered a storm and hit a rock and almost sank. It was easily maintained with wooden boards."

"It doesn't matter, I just need a boat. Admitting mistakes is just a matter of attitude, don't be so stiff. You go and tell them that when the British finish dismantling the things on the boat, they will be dragged to the Humen Fort."

"As ordered."

The officer repeated Liu Yu's order, and after confirming that it was correct, he left in a hurry.

Liu Yu thought about what Kang Bulan said, and felt more and more reasonable, so he went to Guangzhou overnight, met with the Guangzhou Jiedu Envoy and Defense Envoy, and talked about his general plan.

The two didn't have much experience in dealing with Westerners, so they were happy to hear that Liu Yu wanted to write down some things clearly.

To avoid any trouble in the future, if Westerners can understand, they will not take the initiative to cause such a mess again.

I also secretly rejoiced that Liu Yu was in Guangdong today. If it weren't for the temper of the navy, I'm afraid he would have directly fought with the British.On my own side, as long as the British don't call at the port or get close to the fort, they probably don't care. How can they just find trouble because of their arrogance at sea dozens of miles away?

Since it was settled at the Humen Fortress, Liu Yu discussed some other matters, none of which were considered major matters, and the two agreed together.

Within a few days, under the arrangement of the Jiedushi, the news quickly spread throughout Guangzhou.

As soon as the appointed day came, quite a few of the idle people, or scholars who had become scholars, went to the vicinity of Humen to watch.

Liu Yu was in charge of the outside world, and the Jiedu envoy was in charge of the inside. There are different versions of the same thing.

Internally, the majesty of the celestial dynasty should not be touched lightly, and those who violated the majesty of the heavens would be severely punished.

To the outside world, it uses a lot of messy prototypes of international law derived from the Westphalian system, clarifying the rights and wrongs of this matter, and participating in defining the meaning of "territorial sea", as the first of the "five hegemony rituals" in Dashun's future. step.

The wrecked ship with its canvas removed was slowly dragged near the fort amid the cheers of the people who heard another version of the story.

Several boats had already been attached to ropes, ready to be towed ashore on high tide.Liu Yu didn't plan to sink it, but decided to put it here as a souvenir, as a token of Leshi, so as to warn others.

The Humen Fort is the only way to enter and leave Guangzhou. If it is placed here, anyone who comes to Guangzhou for trade will leave an impression.

Today's Humen Fort is no longer the shabby Humen Fort many years ago.

Ever since Dashun started to build a navy, the emperor confirmed that the horror of the navy lies in its strategic mobility and the right to choose the initiative in battle, so he spent money to strengthen Humen's forts.

The reason why it was chosen here is that even if the original follow-up history of humiliation is not considered, only what has happened before, this fort can be regarded as a witness to the relationship between China and Britain.

In the ten years of Chongzhen, the first conflict between Chinese officials and the United Kingdom took place in Humen.Of course, when it comes to conflicts between merchants, it may have been earlier. The British had a "Mutual Defense Agreement in Southeast Asia" with the Netherlands in Southeast Asia, and they often robbed Chinese ships going to Manila for trade.

But the Chongzhen ten-year incident was the first official conflict.

There is no need to belittle oneself, nor to be arrogant.Regardless of whether it was against Ming, which was already on the verge of collapse, or against Britain, which was weak in Asia at the time, neither side actually took this matter as a big deal.

That is the pirate attack level.

Back then, the Humen Fort didn't even have a single garrison soldier, only a few outposts.After seeing the British ship, they were slowly transported to the Humen Fort, which had just been breached by the Ming pirates in the sixth year of Chongzhen.

The British robbed some pigs, and Ming lost some broken sand-blasted cannons, and finally settled it diplomatically.

Britain paid 2800 taels of silver. For the sake of trade, there were also a lot of facilitation fees for Li Dan and other pirates in Hirado, but the goal of losing the money was achieved and the goods were sold; Daming allowed Britain to sell the goods on board Get out, don't come here in the future, Daming's goal has also been achieved, and he has guaranteed his sovereignty in the Pearl River Estuary.

The fort guarded by dozens of civilians is nothing to be shocked by being captured by the British. I feel that Ming is very weak. A small group of pirates captured it four years ago. The regular fort in front of the crow.

The United Kingdom is an old problem. It breaks into the territorial waters of other countries without permission and deserves to be beaten.There is no need to exclaim that China is invincible after losing 2800 taels of silver. The purpose of the UK is to sell the goods. In the end, they left after selling the goods. It is considered to have paid the port fee. Once the goods are sold, they also know that their power in Asia at that time Not qualified to participate in trade with China, learn a lesson.

At that time, it didn't matter to both parties, and they didn't care too much.

But this moment, that moment.

At that time, Britain was unable to gain a firm foothold in Southeast Asia. The Dutch massacred the British on Ambon Island. If you don’t listen, leave, Britain didn’t dare to say anything at the time; Spain robbed the British cargo ship, so they had to go to the Japanese shogunate to complain, saying that the Spaniards were too bad; He obediently didn't come back again until the world was turned upside down and the dynasty was settled.

Today is not what it used to be, and it is already possible to sail around the world on the scale of a warship fleet... Although the mortality rate is 90.00%... But the waist is much harder than it was back then.

The memory of the East India Company has increased, but the people in the navy are used to showing off their might, and they don't have the memory of the East India Company at all.

The old illness relapsed, and he went straight into the territorial waters of Dashun without reporting in advance, and did not say hello until he arrived.

Liu Yu also happened to improve the memory of the British who are now hard-backed.

Although the boats being towed now, valuable and worthless, even the canvas has been dismantled, they are completely empty shells.

But what you want is just an attitude. It doesn't matter whether there are cannons in it or not. Anyway, what people see is only the surface.

Now Britain has a nautical clock and a naval base along the way. With a slap on Liu Yu's face, Liu Yu has no countermeasures other than the trade scare.

It is really impossible to drive the warship to the mouth of the Thames, so enough is enough.

After all, trade can only scare and scare.

Dashun didn't want to close the door and go to the country, but wanted to go out and go to Europe to be a smuggler. Then there was no way to "be strong without desire", and the sanctions on trade would become a double-edged sword.

If the door is still closed, the matter will be simple.With the destruction of this fleet and the severance of trade with Britain, Britain has nothing to do with Dashun: as far as the death rate of a fleet like George Anson's long-distance voyages is concerned, it is also a delivery of food when it comes.

With a double-edged sword hanging above his head, Liu Yu had no choice but to grasp the speed as much as possible.

At this time, tens of thousands of people came to watch the excitement.

People from business houses in various countries, as well as diplomatic missions that have not yet left, were also invited to come and see.

The navy stationed here came out in full force. Although the number was not too large, it was better to have a battleship large enough to suppress others, which was enough to support the scene.

Near the fort, a group of unlucky pirates who had just been captured were also escorted near the fort.

The huge gallows has been erected. These pirates were also capital crimes, but they were unlucky and changed from beheading to hanging.

In order not to make the matter too big to be cleaned up, the British side requested not to fly the British flag on the ship that killed chickens and monkeys.

It can be acquiesced that when Dashun side engraves the stele, it is clearly stated that it is a British ship.

Anyway, the UK doesn't know Chinese characters, as long as it doesn't know it, it can be regarded as non-existent.But if the British flag is flying, there are so many ships coming in and out of the Pearl River estuary from various countries every year, it really doesn't look good.

And these unlucky pirates will hang up on the mast of the broken ship at that time.After drying in the future, I couldn't recognize which country it was from, so I pretended to be an Englishman who was arrested.

This was not Liu Yu's idea, but Jiedu Shi's idea.

This is to fool the people of the country.

Liu Yu contacted those foreign envoys, on the other side, to ensure that what the people heard and what Liu Yu talked about could not be heard by each other.

From a distance, the Jiedu envoy said a lot of words about the majesty of the celestial dynasty to the people, and changed the incident to the British being rude and the celestial dynasty attacking furiously, the British barbarians fleeing and begging for forgiveness, Dashun is invincible, my emperor The prestige spreads far and wide.

Liu Yu was on the other side, directly talking to the envoys and businessmen from various countries about things other than the Celestial Dynasty, and clarifying some things clearly.

One is the practice of the Celestial Dynasty, and the other is the practice of China, and the two sides do not interfere with each other.

(End of this chapter)