Xinshun 1730

Chapter 566 Territorial and Inland Seas

"Emissaries, I want to say that no country will allow warships from other countries to enter its territorial waters without permission."

"Perhaps, you allow it. But here is Dashun, what the Chinese government says is what it says, and the Chinese government is not allowed. If you can abide by it, you can continue to trade; if you can't, then come and break this rule, and I will wait."

After saying this, he looked around at the surrounding envoys, who nodded one after another, thinking who would foolishly break this rule?
These envoys could also notice the cheers of the people of Dashun in the distance. They didn't know that the version heard by the people was different from the real version, so they thought that the people of Dashun were excited and ready to fight for the territorial waters at any time.

Looking at the fleet assembled by Dashun on the sea, I thought that these ships were far from enough to set the rules of the world.However, it is more than enough to formulate the rules for the waters around Dashun.

"The Dutchman Grotius once said: If he who sails on a part of the sea can be compelled by a man on the shore, then that part of the sea belongs to this land."

"I think you all understand what this sentence means."

"That is to say, the territorial sea is within the range of the cannon. Of course, it doesn't have to be a cannon, as long as it is a ship that can force the sea to sail on the shore and pose a threat."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu was a little helpless.

I originally thought of using things like fire dragons to come out of water, divine fire flying crows, etc., to use the waste.Thinking about the impossibility of this thing being accurate, and the fact that the Soviets didn’t have enough rocket thrust to make so many engines, they would eventually fail. The accuracy of the four-thrust "rocket" of this era is naturally unnecessary.

But I asked the defense envoy about the obsolete old weapons. When I asked about the range of this thing, I couldn't use it as waste. There was no cannon filled with gunpowder and adjusted the angle so that the head was not too far away.

He was also really embarrassed to hold the heater and say that this thing is also on land, and how far he can fly is considered "people sailing at sea can be forced by people on shore", which is considered as the territorial waters.

We had no choice but to come up with the general standards at this time, or the unspoken rules agreed by various countries.

"I don't care how far your side is, at least Dashun's side, that is, the three nautical miles outside the territory, is all territorial waters. I don't care about other places, but this has to be done here. Since it enters the territorial waters, if it is a warship, it must Lower the flag, or it will be considered an invasion."

Dashun didn't really engage in diplomacy before. Although he has started to engage in diplomacy now, some rules have always been unclear.

There was really no concept of territorial sea before, because there was no need for it. Does the whole world still need the concept of territorial sea?

But now, Liu Yu is taking this opportunity to talk about the content of the first international law convention that is the easiest to sign, and it is considered appropriate.

To create world order, one must first be able to maintain it.Now that we don’t have the ability, it’s better to use this kind of “nonsense” to talk about things first, to prove that Dashun is trying to be the maker of international law and international rules, trying to integrate into the world and become a part of the world.

Previously, agreements with France such as rescue of sailors and anti-piracy were signed, and they were also used by Dashun.France itself has a lot of privateers. This agreement is only a regional agreement in the direction of East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is not the first step of the "five hegemony system". Absolute hegemony.

Now that Europe has begun to consider the issue of territorial waters, it might as well make it clear.

Anyway, Britain shamelessly said that the entire English Channel is British territorial waters, but other countries don't recognize it at all, at least France definitely doesn't.This is an excellent entry point.

When the envoys from various countries who were still waiting for the monsoon thought they were in the capital, they didn't talk too much about it.

But now that the British have crossed the line and finally want to disclose this substantive issue, the envoys of various countries are relieved.

This ancient oriental empire is too mysterious, and there are some rules that they really can't understand, as well as ways of thinking that they can't understand at all.

If many things are not explained clearly, it is easy to have no solution.

This trip to the capital only confirmed the general situation of exchanges with other countries, but it has not yet clarified some obvious rules.

Under the coercion of the fleet, what Liu Yu said can be regarded as the unspoken rules of the countries at this time, but there is no binding international law - the law must be maintained by violent agencies, and now the countries are about to beat their brains out. There is no real celestial dynasty to maintain law and build world order.

However, the statement of Sanhaili alone is accepted by everyone.But Liu Yu added: "However, it is three nautical miles now, and it may change in the future."

"I didn't use how far the hot air balloon flew to define China's territorial waters, because hot air balloons can fly from Calais, France, to Canterbury, England. China doesn't want to create an international law that can't be enforced. It's meaningless."

"The Celestial Dynasty loves peace and longs for rules. You may not understand why we conquered Japan, because this is an internal matter of the Celestial Dynasty, and the reason for the conquest is to ensure order and rules."

"So, I sincerely hope that in the future, peaceful free trade among countries will allow exchanges of needs and promote business prosperity, so that the people of Europe can use the best porcelain and silk, and the people of the Celestial Dynasty can drink the best coffee."

"Therefore, being here today is not only setting the diplomatic bottom line of the Celestial Dynasty, but also hoping that all countries can sign an international law together in the future, which can restrain the behavior of all countries."

Speaking of this at this time is purely taking the moral high ground.

Liu Yu's mind is full of turning the Austrian King's Succession War and the subsequent Seven Years' War into World War I.

After all, even if it was fought from Europe to Asia, America, and Africa in history, the war that Dashun did not participate in today is not qualified to be called a world war.

At this time, he was talking about peace with an upright face, and he wanted to laugh himself.

But these envoys were not clear, on the contrary, some of them nodded in agreement with Liu Yu's statement.

This is bullshit in Europe, because Dashun's warships are not yet qualified to maintain the world order he participated in formulating in the Atlantic Ocean.

But in East Asia and Southeast Asia, Dashun is still qualified to say something.

It's just that the envoys of various countries are really not too cold about the "free trade" in Liu Yu's mouth.

It was the Netherlands that called for free trade the most.Because at that time the Netherlands was barefoot, the Spanish and Portuguese wore shoes, the pope drew a meridian, and the Netherlands did not get Southeast Asia. At that time, they had not transformed into finance and lending, and their handicrafts were considered developed. Of course, they were crying. Shout out to free trade.

But now those who are barefoot have become those who wear shoes, and the Netherlands also has Southeast Asia. Even those who shouted the most fiercely at the beginning were silent when they heard the word free trade.

Everyone thinks, you can trade freely in China, anyway, our goods can't be sold to you at all.But it is impossible for us to trade freely, unless you hand over tea and rhubarb planting techniques; porcelain silk production methods.

However, through these words, it seemed that Dashun wanted to do business peacefully, and did not think about going to war.After all, peace and free trade are just aspirations, not demands.

At this time, the European envoys could only say: "Of course your country loves peace. This is obvious to all. We have always believed that, and we have also reached a consensus in the capital. All of our countries will conquer Japan from your country. See It is an internal affair of the Celestial Dynasty, and it is not regarded as a foreign war."

"Lord Marquis wishes to formulate international law, we will definitely convey it to our monarch or parliament, and we also hope that Lord Marquis will be able to negotiate more detailed rules when he goes to Europa this time."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Of course there are still many more rules, but today's matter is ultimately about the rules of the Celestial Dynasty and the issue of territorial waters. Since you have agreed on the issue of territorial waters, there are still three things that must be clarified."

"First, the reason why Catholicism is banned in this dynasty is because there is no second master among the people, and if there is an emperor in the Chinese dynasty, there cannot be a pope. Then, the so-called meridian line drawn by the pope will not be recognized by the Chinese dynasty. In essence, it does not recognize it, but It must be made clear that the Pope can't even control England and the Netherlands, let alone the affairs of the Celestial Dynasty."

"Secondly, from the east of Tsushima Island, north of Japan, to the Ezo Islands to Kamchatka, this so-called Sea of ​​Whales is the inland sea of ​​China. In order to avoid conflicts between vassals and diplomatic incidents, permission must be allowed within the Inland Sea. Countries are not allowed to pass."

"Thirdly, I have ordered people to map the territorial waters of the Celestial Empire. This naturally includes the territorial waters of the tributary countries. Japan, North Korea, Ryukyu, and Vietnam, these four countries have always been the Ping Fan, and they are at ease."

"Before you leave the Celestial Dynasty, this matter must be clarified. If you have any opinions, please raise them now."

Several envoys only looked at the people of the Dutch East India Company, thinking that we have no trade opportunities in these places anyway.Kamchatka belongs to Russia, but why should we care about the Russians and Dashun?
The Dutch breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the company has already withdrawn from Japan, as long as you don't say that wherever there are Chinese is your territory, of course it can be agreed.

"None of us has any objections." Even the Dutch themselves have no objections, let alone the rest. The Russians who may have objections are not here, and when it comes to matters at sea, no one cares about Russia's opinions.

"Since you have no objection to this, do you also have no objection to my punishment of British warships? This is an internal affair of this country, and there is no need to ask for your opinion. However, the heavenly direction pays attention to convincing people with reason, and the truth still needs to be Make it clear. In short, we will deal with this in the future. As long as you abide by the laws of the Celestial Dynasty in the territory, inland sea and territorial waters of the Celestial Dynasty, the Celestial Dynasty will not do anything that violates the agreement. But if you violate it, then you must retaliate of."

"Considering that Britain is the first offender, it is only a slight punishment. If there are any offenders in the future, they will be sunk directly, cut off trade, and consider going to war."

How to define the territorial sea requires the unanimous approval of all countries.

But how to deal with intrusion into territorial waters is the internal affairs of each country.

The envoys of various countries also clearly distinguish between the two, and they have no objection to this.

Even the British East India Company, at least verbally, has absolutely no objection.

In any case, the cut off of trade is really terrible.

The British knew that they had hit the muzzle of a gun. This was a chicken used to scare monkeys, but they could only smash their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs.

Liu Yu was disgusted by Liu Yu because her attitude was not "obedient" enough.Everyone has seen the toad's ability to crawl on the feet and not bite people who are disgusting.

Who doesn't have some mess in their backyard, it really pissed off Dashun, it is true that there is no way to start a war in the Atlantic, but behind the scenes, it will make the countries miserable.

The concept of territorial sea, anyway, can be regarded as a definition that all countries can accept. Since Dashun took the initiative to take a diplomatic attitude, it happened to be settled.

As for the Whale Sea being an inland sea... Originally, the inland sea was a geographical concept, and Dashun wanted to turn it into a political concept, but it had nothing to do with me, so I agreed.

(End of this chapter)