Lu Ming

Chapter 599 Fuyuan Treaty ([-])
The Annan people's obedience is not surprising to the traveler.After all, history has long proved that backward indigenous civilizations cannot resist foreign invaders.

You can't blame a certain force for being strong and domineering. The persimmons are meant to be picked up softly.

If Annan's current national power is in the stage of strengthening the Tang Dynasty and the prosperous Han Dynasty, then some people may still have a little concern before firing the gun, calculating the cost and even the possible protracted war expenses.

However, the Annan Kingdom at this point in time is itself in a messy era of warlords.The country is in decline, the people are in poverty, and the country has been fighting endlessly for years.Encountering a sudden and powerful foreign aggression, his small body collapsed in an instant.

As for local warlords like the Zheng family, the first enemy they face will always be their own kind, the southern Ruan family.

The so-called anti-foreigner is not as good as Annei.

So, just one day after bringing back the treaty documents, the Annan mission boarded the Fuyuan again.This time, the size of the mission was increased.The leader of the negotiations has also become An Nanguo's current chief minister, Ma Lisun.

Although Le Duan is the leader of the "curve to save the country" faction, it does not mean that he is willing to sell the "national" interests.

Regardless of the fact that the two sides are in the stage of "country enmity and family hatred", the Li family is also a political family in the Thang Long Mansion, and its interests are all tied up in Annan's country, and it has no connection with the time-traveling forces.

So logically, like all negotiations, the first round of formal negotiations on the Fuyuan was full of gunpowder from the very beginning.

This situation is really normal, after all, everyone was not prepared for the sudden incident.Like the later generations, it will probably take a period of time to adapt to each other before a certain force can find a spokesperson in the local area.

Li Sima raised objections on all terms.

However, this is of no use.

Any kind of negotiation is based on the equal strength of both parties.Once one party is weak, the terms will definitely be tilted towards the strong.

The negotiation taking place on the Fuyuan now is similar to the one I had on the Gaohuali in the Qing Dynasty.Now that the indigenous regime has been bombarded on the negotiating table abruptly, it is naturally a lamb to be slaughtered, and there are no cards to play.

As for the various negotiating methods used by the Annan people, such as verbal attacks, arguments, threats, sophistry, delays, etc., they are like clear wind and rain in front of Shao Qiang and his like, and have no effect at all.

Everything is determined by strength.Without strength, no matter how exquisite the performance is, it is child's play.Shao Qiang and his generation don't even bother to play with the Annan people at this moment.They simply told the Annan people: The ceasefire period between the two warring parties is 36 hours.Once an agreement cannot be reached, hehe, Li Sima, you understand.

Li Sima, an old bureaucrat, naturally understood.

So the flower work was gone, and the negotiation speed suddenly accelerated.

Here, the benefits of the traveler's foresight are reflected: take action first and show off your muscles, which can save huge time and cost.

In the war of one crow in history, before the final agreement was signed, the Qing and British sides carried out a complete set of international standard reversal procedures including the sale of cigarettes in Humen, diplomatic exchanges, escalation of the situation, and the start of war.

After that, there were a series of wars in Guangdong, Taiwan, Ningbo, Zhenjiang, Nanjing and Xiaguan.In the end, the Qing Dynasty finally couldn't hold on in Xiaguan.

The entire Yicrow went from Humen to Xiaguan, and the time span was as long as two years. During this period, the Qing and British sides communicated and negotiated countless times, but in the end it was the cannon that played a decisive role.

Travelers who know history, in this incident, will not let themselves fall into that slow process.This is too time-consuming, and the changes are changing with each passing day, and the time-traveling forces aiming to step up the world can't afford it.

There are still countless indigenous forces to conquer in the future. If it takes two years to go north and south, the crossing people will not be able to lie on the beaches of Miami.

So some people really don't talk about martial arts this time, and bombard Shenglong Mansion for no reason as soon as they get started - anyway, they will see the real chapter sooner or later, why don't I do it first, after you know how powerful it is, everyone will save trouble.

In the [-]th century, there was no such thing as world public opinion, political correctness, human rights organization, satellite monitoring, war reporters and paparazzi taking sneak shots. I just do whatever I want, what can I do?

Facts have proved that the effect is remarkable.During the negotiation, once some people showed their impatience and the attitude of "I'm busy today, let's contact another day", the Annan people immediately softened, and the controversial clauses were also accelerated.

It is not so much a negotiation as a notification.

It is worth noting that during the whole process, there was another third-party force that also made an indelible contribution to the signing of the treaty: the Dutch.

The Dutch are actually of one mind with the Annan court.

Prior to this, the North Annan Zheng court handed over trading privileges to the Dutch in exchange for advanced and comprehensive military assistance from the Dutch.

After the shelling incident, like the Zheng court, the Dutch business house stationed in Thang Long Mansion quickly assessed the impact of the war on its side.

The answer is obvious: Monopoly is always the most profitable way of doing business.The random entry of the traversers broke the Dutch monopoly in North Annan, so the Dutch must stand on the side of the natives and retain as many native rights as possible.

On this point, the Zheng family quickly reached a consensus with the Dutch, and the two families felt like they were huddling together for warmth.

In the ensuing negotiations, the Dutch, who played both the roles of "special consultant" and "mediator", also worked hard to help the poor natives protect their rights and interests.

In this regard, the traveler somewhat gave the Dutch some face.

First, it took into account the current good foreign trade relations between the country and most of the European business forces.This kind of foreign trade relationship, in the long-term planning of the traversing forces, will definitely be transformed into some kind of relationship between countries.You must know that Spain now owns a large area of ​​American land, and the Dutch have also established locations around the world. To that day, these can be discussed, can't they?

In addition, some things can be unscrupulous behind closed doors, but if there are third-party information channels, there is no loss of profit, but the work cannot be done so rough.Travelers are also worried that a certain businessman's "Memoirs of the Far East" will appear in the Dutch historical archives in the future.

So, in the end, before the end of the "temporary ceasefire period", the text of the treaty, which was mediated by many parties, made its debut.

The text of the final "Fuyuan Treaty" is still [-] main treaties.This treaty, with silky words and a gentle attitude, has taken care of the interests of Ming, Zheng and Holland to the greatest extent. It can be called a successful treaty, a successful treaty.

The treaty agreed: From now on, the boundary of Hengpu County (Hongji) in Annan will become a "free trade zone" under the trusteeship of the Ming Dynasty.For the import and export of commodities and raw materials in the free trade zone, neither An Nanguo nor Mingguo can collect taxes.

The treaty agrees: From now on, many Annan ports will allow free trade of foreign ships berthed.

The treaty agreed: From now on, a Min Lane in the eastern suburbs of Thang Long Mansion will be allocated as the embassy area, and the business houses of the Ming Dynasty and other countries will be built at their own expense, and they will take care of their own safety. (Note: The embassy area of ​​the Ming Dynasty enjoys the right to garrison no more than 200 people and extraterritorial rights. As long as any Annan people step into the embassy area, the political asylum clause will be activated unconditionally. PS: See Appendix 2 for this article.)
The treaty agreed: From now on, Ming merchants can freely purchase all kinds of agricultural products in Annan.The tariffs between the two parties are decided by the annual "tariff conference", and An Nanguo has no right to change the tariff amount without authorization.

It was agreed in the treaty that An Nanguo would be responsible for compensating the Ming Kingdom's military expenses of 300 million taels of Kuping silver for the "conflict" between the two sides. "Note: This military expenditure is allowed to be repaid in stages, and An Nanguo is allowed to make up for it in various forms such as labor export, mineral products, and agricultural products."

The above are a few key items that are more concerned by the time travelers and involve their own vital interests.

The next few items are the items that the Annans and the Dutch are concerned about.

It was agreed in the treaty that the trade privileges enjoyed by Dutch merchants in Annan State were retained.Regarding the future business status of Dutch merchants in the free trade zone and the ports of Ming Dynasty, the Ming and Dutch parties will discuss separately.

The treaty agreed that the Ming power represented by the Cao family must issue a public statement from now on, identifying the Houli Dynasty as Annan Zhengshuo, identifying the Gaoping Mo family and the southern Ruan family as rebellious, and promised to support the Qing Dynasty. The representative Zheng's establishment continued to be in power.

The treaty agreed: From now on, the Zheng family in the north will accept Cao's military ideological guidance and military assistance in an all-round way.Both Ming and Zheng must cooperate closely to try to wipe out the southern Ruan family within the next five years.

The above are most of the key points of the Fuyuan Treaty.

Among them, apart from some obvious terms related to commerce and trade, the few items that the traversing forces are most concerned about have been signed as they wished.Of course, what outsiders care about must be what Annan people have lost painfully: once sovereignty is lost, the country will soon decline, but sometimes it is not obvious.

But as the saying goes, everyone settles their own accounts.On the surface, the Fuyuan Treaty is not really harsh.In addition to the existing commercial terms and the Houli Dynasty, which suffered losses for Lizi, the Zheng family who cared most about strength was actually quite satisfied in private—the Ming people not only allowed the long-term return of "reparations", but also promised the most crucial Dongxi: Help the Zheng family wipe out the Southern Buchen.

The latter one is very attractive to Annan Cao Cao Zheng Bing, who has been coveting the imperial power for a long time: once the Zheng family goes south to destroy the Ruan family, it will have enough political prestige.At that time, Zheng Bing can hold a grand abdication ceremony like Cao Wei, replace the Houli Dynasty in one fell swoop, establish the Zheng family's own dynasty, and complete the great achievements of the Zheng family that have lasted for several generations.

Now, it depends on whether Mingren can fulfill the promise in the treaty.If it can be completed, then in Zheng Bing's view, a few ports in the area bring some commercial interests, and if you give it up, you will give it up. What can be more important than a big position?
However, regarding this point, Zheng Bing was over-concerned: the traverser would definitely help him unify the entire Annan territory with all his strength, and he would never break his promise.

After all, the traversers came from later generations. Once it is written in black and white, the spirit of the contract must be abided by.

As for after unification, this is not within the scope of the treaty.

(End of this chapter)