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Before nightfall, a few British guys couldn't hold back, and led their female companions to Xuanyin during the day.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Alice quickly took Xuewei back to her own room.

Formal negotiations with the British, represented by Alice, and Lord Hamilton conducted several rounds of friendly consultations.

Because both parties have the sincerity of cooperation, the negotiation process is very smooth.

However, because the British proposed to monopolize a certain island in Zhoushan, and even forbid businessmen from other countries to land on the island, Yuzhu was offended.

Therefore, the place where the goods were temporarily stored was changed from Zhoushan to an island in Xin'an County, Guangdong Province.

The Zhoushan Islands will become one of the home ports of the Huaxia Navy's base in the future.

The arm couldn't twist the thigh, so the British had to pinch their noses to recognize it.

So far, the text of the treaty has been negotiated.

However, at present, Alice can only affix her own private seal and initial the contract.

In the treaty, it is also very clear that the date of formal entry into force is to be determined.

Of course, there are so many British businessmen in Dagukou, and Hamilton also knew the reality of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuzhu is the de facto king of the Qing Dynasty, but has not yet officially ascended the throne.

However, Lady Alice was the most powerful woman in the East, and word had long spread throughout England and London.

Previously, Alice's private seal was a guarantee of credibility, and there had never been a record of breach of contract. Hamilton was naturally satisfied.

All the goals of Hamilton's trip, except for a small deviation, achieved a rate of over 95%.

The perfect ending put Lord Hamilton in a good mood.

So, he sent another big gift bag and invited Alice and Yu Zhu to have afternoon tea together.

"Dear Mrs. Alice, Your Majesty Yu Zhongtang, please allow me, it is a great honor for you two to introduce a distinguished guest," Hamilton pointed to a British vice admiral beside him, and said enthusiastically, " This is His Excellency Lord Nelson, Second Sea Lord of the United Kingdom and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy..."

Hey, the lieutenant general of the Royal Navy, he is not a small official and has a lot of power.

Yuzhu stretched out his right hand very enthusiastically, and firmly held Lord Nelson together.

"Dear Yu Zhongtang, considering the prevalence of pirates in Nanyang, which often threaten the safety of maritime trade between London and Dagukou, I feel that it is necessary for your country to form a Nanyang fleet to encircle and suppress pirates..." Lieutenant General Nelson deliberately emphasized Nanyang There are many horrors of pirates, lest Yuzhu will not agree to form the Nanyang Fleet.

Yu Zhu blinked, and said to herself, this is really kowtowing and meeting a pillow!
Yu Zhu chose to form an alliance with the United Kingdom mainly because the British Navy has always been willing to export its naval shipbuilding technology.

With the urgency of the British, the shipbuilding technology of the first-class sailing battleship is definitely impossible to export to Yuzhu.

Yuzhu didn't intend to become a fat man in one go. Even a second-class sailing battleship has more than 3000 tons, four decks, and more than 100 artillery pieces.

As long as it does not go to war with the British, the Qing Dynasty, which is equipped with second-class sailing battleships, will surely become the master of the entire East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even Oceania.

Because, as late as 1770, Captain James Cook of the United Kingdom landed in Botany Bay near Sydney, and then he declared that the eastern part of the Australian mainland belonged to the King.

Hey, this year is only 1721!

China's maritime situation, if it controls Nanyang and the entire Oceania, and then takes advantage of the trend to take the Japanese into its pocket, it will just form a half-moon-shaped closed loop on the periphery of the sea. The only sea gap is the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

The so-called saying that several island chains lock the dragon will surely become a thing of the past.

In history, the United Kingdom, because it wanted to compete with Spain and France for hegemony successively, and also to prevent Russia from going south to India, chose the Japanese country that won the Sino-Japanese War as an ally.

The strong rise of Yuzhu and the friendly cooperation with the British gave China and Britain a solid foundation to become allies.

British businessmen travel back and forth with the Qing Dynasty and the Great Britain all year round, and there must be spies from the British cabinet among them.

The British are also well aware of the fact that the Qingshui Division is vulnerable.

Because of the weakness of the Qingshui Division, Britain offered to help Yuzhu build a Nanyang fleet.

However, the conditions proposed by Lieutenant General Nelson for building a navy are not so friendly.

The money for shipbuilding comes from Yuzhu.The officers and sailors of the navy were trained by the British.Most importantly, the fleet was also under British command.

In fact, Yuzhu was very happy in his heart, but he pretended to be embarrassed, and said that the empress dowager's approval was needed, and this matter could only be discussed in the long run.

Good things must take a long time!

After several more rounds of negotiations, Yuzhu reluctantly agreed until the British agreed to set up a naval academy in Dagukou and help build a shipyard.

Of course, the money came from Yuzhu, the naval instructor and shipyard technician, sent by the British.

After the agreement was formally signed, Lord Hamilton and Vice Admiral Nelson returned with a full load.

Yuzhu, an old bureaucrat, is proficient in gift giving.

Lord Hamilton was a man of culture, and Yuzhu gave him a box of exquisite palace porcelain.

Vice Admiral Nelson is a warrior, so Yuzhu instructed Alice to give him 500 taels of gold.

英国在1717年所确定的一盎司金币（22K）的标准售价3英镑17先令10.5便士，折合纯金每盎司4英镑4先令1.5便土。

One ounce equals approximately 28.35 grams.

One tael of gold in the Qing Dynasty is approximately equal to 37.3 grams.

These 500 taels of gold are equivalent to about three thousand pounds.

What is the concept of three thousand pounds?

In 18th-century London, that was definitely a lot of money.

Because, the royal sailors of the same age had an annual salary of only £10, and they were often in arrears.

You know, at that time, in London, where every inch of land was very expensive, £2000 could buy a luxury villa.

Later in 1762, King George III bought Buckingham Palace for a total of [-] pounds.The king can only choose to pay in installments, and he can only pay [-] pounds each time. It takes several years to pay off the arrears.

After sending the British away, Alice took a bath, but the jade pillar disappeared.

Alas, I have been riding a big ocean horse for more than ten years, and I have already felt the feeling of touching my right hand with my left hand.

Isn't it sweet for Yuzhu to go back and hug her sixteen or seven-year-old little girl?
In the morning, when Yuzhu was drinking tea with Xuewei, he received a secret report from Wu Sidao that there was something strange in the capital.

Um, hum, it's normal to have abnormalities.No change, that's really strange!

Yuzhu turned around and went out to the camp of recruits.

Xiaoxuanyu was assigned to the No. 20 No. [-] recruit company, and Yuzhu also missed her son, so she went over to see him.

"stand at attention!"

"Take a break!"

"turn right!"

"Let's go!"

"Stand."

"Spanning columns!"

Yuzhu stood at the side of the queue, staring at Xiaoxuanyu's figure with great joy.

Well, this kid is tanned!

Cough, it's a strange thing to be in the sun all day long, to train in a queue without getting tanned or peeling off a few layers of skin.

The non-commissioned officers who were trained had a very bad temper, and would whip people with sticks at every turn.

In fact, in this era of illiteracy everywhere, it is impossible to pay too much attention to individual rights during military training.

A little simpler, a little rougher, but more effective.

Yuzhu could see clearly that Xiaoxuanyu was implicated by the pig teammate and also received two sticks.

The child didn't say a word, as if nothing happened, still standing upright, like a javelin poking the ground.

Yuzhu started his business by relying on the handle of a knife, and his successors must understand the basic principles and logic of the handle of a knife.

The emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were all good at the hands of women in deep palaces or eunuchs. They knew what it meant to eat empty salaries and drink soldiers' blood?

In addition, after the Tumu Fortress Change, the Ming Dynasty adopted the system of civil servants leading the army absurdly.

No matter how good a military commander is, he looks like a grandson in front of low-level civil officials.

In the late Ming Dynasty, a small seventh-rank patrol officer dared to scold the dignified general soldier to the point of blood.

When Yuan Chonghuan was in charge of military preparations, he supervised the armies outside the pass and stationed in Ningyuan.The commander-in-chief is full of power, and he is his deputy in name, but he has to kneel down to see him.

Why are Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan at odds? It's too out of line.

"Zhang Kunlun, come out!"

"Zhang Kunlun, listen to my password and stand at attention!"

When Yuzhu heard the sergeant call Xiaoxuanyu's alias, he immediately lifted his spirits.

I saw that under the command of the non-commissioned officer, Xiao Xuanyu completed a whole set of movements in accordance with the standards.

Yuzhu squinted his eyes, and nodded secretly, this kid really put his heart into it, unlike that idiot 89, who has been fooling around all the time, making people itch with hatred.

Perhaps it was Xiao Xuanyu's absolute obedience that moved the sergeant, so the sergeant simply made him a model for the entire platoon of soldiers
Lu Wu saw that Yu Zhu was in a good mood, so he joked, "Shan Zhang, you have someone who will succeed you, old man!"

It's good not to mention that there are successors.Mentioning successors, Yu Zhu immediately thought of that naughty bastard Little Tie Hammer.

The unlucky boy, who was sold by others long ago, and ignorantly helping to count the money, wants to kill Yu Zhu to death!
Under Yuzhu's knees, there are more than a dozen sons.Except for those who are still breastfeeding, the children over seven years old are all around.

If Yuzhu became emperor in the future, these dozen or so children would have the right to inherit in name.

According to Yuzhu's mind, it is naturally hope that he will choose the virtuous and stand up.

The emperors of the Qing Dynasty, since the death of Yongzheng, have been inferior to each other.

The key point is that in order to prevent Jiulong from seizing the heir, the princes were deprived of the real power of the management department.

The consequence of not being down-to-earth is that Xianfeng is incapable of governing the country, but desperately wants to seize power, so he can only reuse Su Liu.

The emperors in the early Han Dynasty, from Gaozu, Luhou, Wendi, Jingdi, Wudi, to Xuandi, were all powerful emperors.

Regardless of Gaozu and Empress Lu, Emperor Wen took great pains to cultivate Emperor Jing, so he simply designated several counties as fiefdoms and let him manage them.

The same is true for Emperor Jing's cultivation of Emperor Wu.

In the future, Yuzhu's sons will definitely be dispatched as magistrates, prefects, prefects, or overseas governors.