Daming 1805

Chapter 234 Is this a habitual strategy of the British?
Zhu Jingyuan wants Long Island, New York, which is to stick to the real core area.

If the United States is an independent country, this request is similar to that of the United Kingdom directly asking for Tianjin.

It is even worse than directly asking for Chongming Island, because Long Island is larger than Chongming Island, and it is much closer to the mainland than Chongming Island.

The two urban areas of Brooklyn and Queens in New York are directly on Long Island, not the floating sandbar like Chongming Island.

It is definitely impossible to achieve under normal circumstances.

Even if the United States is not independent, but a complete British colony, it is absolutely impossible to give Long Island to Ming.

Unless Daming is willing to exchange Chongming Island or Zhoushan Islands.

So British Prime Minister William Pitt almost jumped up and shouted "impossible" when he saw this request.

But when the words came to his lips, Pete forcibly controlled his emotions.

"According to the proposal between Ming and Ming, the northern part of the United States, including the entire New York, should be assigned to French Canada.

"In other words, the actual result is to allocate an island to Daming next to the core urban area belonging to France.

"Looked at that way, such a deal would be in the interests of the United Kingdom.

"It's just...why does this kind of operation look like a habitual strategy for us British people?"

After thinking about it in his mind, Pete has completely calmed down and directly approved Daming's request for Long Island.

Then start thinking about another part of the requirements:
"As for the Chesapeake Peninsula...

"It would be best for the United States to retain the southernmost tip of the peninsula, originally belonging to the counties of Accomack and Northampton in Virginia, so that the United Kingdom could control the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

"But that's absolutely impossible. When Da Ming asked for this peninsula, the sharp corner may be the most important thing he cares about.

"If I were the representative of Daming, it would be absolutely impossible to give up this sharp corner.

"However, from the perspective of the United Kingdom, even if this peninsula is not given to Daming, it must be handed over to the French as a whole.

"It is also impossible for the French to accept that there is a large amount of French territory in the gulf, but the entrance to the gulf is completely controlled by Britain.

"The United Kingdom faces the French across the sea, and the Ming people across the sea, and it seems that the latter is more acceptable.

"Moreover, the entire Chesapeake Peninsula is closer to the land that will later belong to France, and there are more adjacent areas.

"If the Chesapeake Peninsula is not given to Ming, there will only be the United Kingdom and the French in the Chesapeake Bay.

"If it is handed over to Ming, the interior of the bay will become three parts: the United Kingdom, France, and Ming.

"It seems that the latter is more beneficial to the United Kingdom..."

After some consideration, Pete found that this condition was acceptable, and he could only accept it.

Although the British and the French are temporarily in the same situation, there are as many contradictions between Britain and France.

Not to mention the contradictions in history for hundreds of years, the coup d'état in the northern part of the United States in Yinzhou and the corresponding American independence movement war are all the fault of the French.

The French were worried about an accident in the colony, so they arranged for a general to lead [-] soldiers to suppress it, but the general rebelled.

Not only made the French colonies independent, but also began to annex the British colonies.

It stands to reason that this is all the French's own business, and you French should suppress it yourself and compensate the United Kingdom for its losses, but that is obviously impossible.

Coupled with the time urgency, the British did not have time to think carefully. As the prime minister, Pete quickly made a decision, saying that he could accept this condition, and immediately sent the news to the French.

The British told the French that Britain would directly hand over these two regions to Ming.

Talleyrand and Duke Richelieu of France also received responses from Ming.

What Ming gave to France and Britain was different.

The argument for the United Kingdom is that among the areas that should have been given to France, Long Island and the Chesapeake Peninsula were handed over to Daming.

The argument for France is to adjust the territory exchange plan, and the above two places will no longer be handed over to France, but to Daming.

Although the essence is the same, the feeling is different.

After Talleyrand saw Zhu Jingyuan's reply, his expression immediately became tangled and he said with some doubts:

"Do you think that the plan of handing over Long Island and the Chesapeake Peninsula to Da Ming was proposed by the British to Da Ming in private?
"Long Island is so important to New York, if this piece of land is given to Daming, the distance between us and Daming... will be less than one kilometer!

"The same is true for the Chesapeake Peninsula. Both the north and south sides belong to France, and the peninsula in the middle belongs to Ming Dynasty.

"Among the land transferred from England, the most important coastline is in front of Daming."

The Duke of Richelieu couldn't help but frowned when he read the contents of the telegram:

"It is indeed very similar to the handwriting of the British. It is the habit of the British to create conflicts for the recipient when transferring land.

"According to the previous plan, all the land north of Virginia was transferred to us, and of course these lands should have been included.

"If possible, we certainly don't want to leave Daming with two extremely important strongholds at our doorstep.

"But these lands were transferred from the British, and we actually don't have much right to choose.

"This deal is actually very beneficial for us.

"Replacing the inland land with coastal land will make the territory less narrow and long and easier to manage.

"Making our coastlines warmer..."

Duke Richelieu's intention was obvious, and he was inclined to accept Daming's proposal.

While the cabinet was discussing, Talleyrand's secretary sent a new telegram:
"News from the British..."

Talleyrand took it immediately, sighed directly after reading it, and handed the telegram to Duke Richelieu:

"Our discussion is meaningless. The British have already made a very clear response that these places will be handed over directly to Daming, and will not go through the hands of our French.

"Even if this proposal was not proposed by the British, it is completely in line with the habits and thinking of the British.

"It's very beneficial to Ming Dynasty. It makes us French uncomfortable. It doesn't matter to the British, so the British will definitely accept it."

The Duke of Richelieu read the telegram and handed it over to others:

"We have no choice, so let's make a decision and let Da Ming's troops control the situation as soon as possible."

Britain and France formally replied to Zhu Jingyuan, saying that they could accept Zhu Jingyuan's request, and hoped that Ming Dynasty could order troops to start assisting deployment as soon as possible, and the agreement could be supplemented later.

The replies from Britain and France, as well as the terms negotiated by both parties, were sent to Zhu Jingyuan, and at the same time, they were also collected in the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty and the headquarters of the League of Nations.

The diplomats from both sides will meet in two places, and please draw up a formal agreement on "Leveraging Teachers to Help Suppress".

After reading it, Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded, feeling that the matter was almost delayed, so he immediately wrote a brief report to the capital.

It is suggested that the Governor's Mansion, while assisting the defense of the United States, try to take the initiative to seize the land that was handed over to Daming in the agreement.

Including land east of the Honey River, land in Michigan.

Try to take the initiative to land in the Long Island area, and try to launch an offensive on the Chesapeake Peninsula.

The place that is directly in your hands is the one that is truly sure to belong to you, and it is possible to avoid any wrangling behavior.

Another suggestion is that you can try to recruit locals in the process.

Tell the local Thai and Western people that these lands will belong to Ming Dynasty in the future, and both Britain and France agreed.

If they are willing to stay in the local area, they can obtain the national status of the vassal state established by Daming in the local area.

They can continue to live locally under Daming's jurisdiction, and they can even keep the assets they are currently using.

The reason is of course that there is a shortage of local immigrants in Ming Dynasty.

Meanwhile there were hundreds of thousands of Tessians on Long Island and the Chesapeake Peninsula.

These two places are also intended to be used to resettle the Taixi people.

Therefore, Zhu Jingyuan suggested that temporarily try to rely on the Taixi people to rule the Taixi people.

Give relatively high treatment first, that is, a higher level of national status than the right of abode.

Stabilize and control the local situation as quickly as possible, and then gradually move the people of Daming to take over.

With the cooperation of Xichang, they should be able to find enough people who are willing to cooperate with Daming to control the local situation.

Zhu Jingyuan's suggestion was directly submitted to Ming Emperor Zhu Jianyan.

After reading it, Zhu Jianyan accepted it without any hesitation.

The operation that Zhu Jing is now mentioning is the scheme that Daming often used in the past.

Zhu Jingyuan's previous demands, the plan of consuming land but not people, were outrageous.

There are low-status aliens in the local area, which is actually a condition for attracting immigrants from the Ming Dynasty.

It is much more interesting for the common people of Ming Dynasty to be masters directly than to open up wasteland in no-man's land.

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(End of this chapter)