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On the night of August 23rd in the sixth year of Chengde, Emperor Chengde was in a good mood because of the smooth resolution of the matter of Banner Ding Xiao gathering in the Yamen of the capital of the Eight Banners, so he forgot the doctor's order. He felt headache, brain bloating, and night sweats, so he hurriedly summoned many imperial physicians from the imperial hospital to the Qianqing Palace for treatment. After a few soups and medicines, his life was finally suspended, but his already poor spirit completely collapsed Go, bedridden again.

On August 24th, the sixth year of Chengde, the envoys of the six countries jointly issued a note requesting to restart the negotiation process. Lang Erheng, the Minister of the Lifan Academy, did not dare to be professional, so he reported to Hongqing. At that time, Hongqing was leading all the brothers in Chengde. Emperor De was waiting outside the ward. After hearing the news, he did not preside over it. Instead, he entered the ward and reported to Emperor Chengde.Based on this, Hongqing ordered that the multilateral talks be resumed at 25:[-] on August [-]th, which will still be held in the Summer Palace.

"His Royal Highness, after several days of consultations, the envoys of the six countries agreed that it is possible for you and us to reach a package peace agreement, but it needs to be negotiated one by one. I wonder if His Royal Highness has any objections to this?"

After seeing Hong Qing's toughness again, Earl Wilson obviously changed his strategy and did not intend to fight head-on with Hong Qing to the end. said a word.

"That's fine, but there is one thing. This king must remind His Excellency the earl that there are still seven days left. If you and I cannot reach an agreement within the specified time, this negotiation will be abandoned."

Article-by-item negotiation is the proper procedure for reciprocal negotiation. As for directly reaching a package agreement, it is nothing more than blackmailing by a strong country against a weak country. Hong Qing knows this very well, and she doesn't mind thinking about it one by one. After all, I didn’t intend to play marathon negotiations with the six countries’ envoys. The final time limit for the negotiations was indisputably set when I opened my mouth, and it wasn’t entirely to show a tough attitude. But Hongqing really didn't have the time or much energy to deal with the envoys from the six countries, probably because Emperor Chengde's condition had obviously deteriorated to the point of endangering his life, at such a sensitive time, Hongqing had to and could only use his energy Focusing on the change of regime, as for the so-called labor negotiations, it is good if it can be achieved, but if it cannot be achieved, then it can only be counted.

"I'm very glad that you and I can reach an agreement on the negotiation procedure. First of all, we have a proposal. Since you and I have been in contact with many parties and the trade volume has increased every year. The cooperation has always been pleasant. It should be time to establish a normal relationship between us It's time for diplomatic relations. I hope you can agree to my European countries setting up embassies in the capital of the Qing Dynasty to facilitate exchanges between the two sides. Of course, you can also send envoys to our European countries. Everything is in accordance with international standards It is a matter of common practice, so it is extremely beneficial to both parties, I wonder what the prince thinks?"

This is the second time that Hongqing raised the issue of the time limit for negotiations. Earl Wilson was obviously not satisfied with this, but he did not protest or admit it, but played a trick of avoiding talking about it. , and then talked freely about sending ambassadors to each other, talking about international practices, but did not explain what international practices were, obviously trying to test whether Hongqing knew about international practices.

Oh, this old clapper is really cunning!

After listening to the interpreter's report, Hong Qing immediately guessed the tricks played by Earl Wilson. If Hong Qing didn't know anything about international practices, what awaited him would be a lot of traps. Being sold by this old boy, I have to help him count the money. Of course, such things will never happen. The reason is very simple. The officials of the Qing Dynasty may not be clear about the so-called international practices However, Hong Qing, who has previous life experience, does not know what is going on with the so-called international conventions, so it is impossible for her to fall into such superficial language traps.

"My lord earl's proposal is very constructive. This king agrees, and everything will be done according to international practice. In addition to the exchange of diplomatic missions between European countries and our Qing Dynasty, we have requested to set up in various places in Southeast Asia and India. Consulate, to protect the interests of our expatriates in the Qing Dynasty, this is also an international practice, I think the Earl will not object to it?"

Sending a large number of envoys to the European powers is a necessary step for the Qing Dynasty to enter the world. For this, Hong Qing is naturally happy to see the success. However, it is obviously not the best time right now, the truth is Quite simply, the strength of the Qing Dynasty has not yet been recognized by European countries. In today's European mainstream society, the Qing Dynasty is still regarded as an uncivilized country and a target for colonization. It is difficult to guarantee enough respect. Secondly, the Qing Dynasty does not have so many diplomatic elites. From this point of view, it is obviously inappropriate to rush to establish diplomatic relations with European countries. Of course, Hong Qing will definitely not To put it bluntly, he would not utter openly opposed words, but he smiled and took Earl Wilson's army.

"His Royal Highness, I think that before the diplomatic relations between the two sides are normalized, it is enough to send ambassadors to each other. As for the establishment of a consulate, can we leave it for later discussion?"

After listening to the interpreter's report, Earl Wilson was a little dumbfounded, nothing else, what Hong Qing said was really an international practice, but if the Qing Dynasty really opened the consulate to India and other places, what would happen next? , then only God knows about it, Earl Wilson dare not agree with this, but what he said earlier was too deadly, it is difficult to directly object now, in desperation, he can only play He came up with a plan to delay the attack.

"Otherwise, this king thinks this is an imperative thing to do. Since Your Excellency the Earl keeps talking about international practices, he must be familiar with international practices, so that he won't make such low-level diplomatic mistakes?"

Earl Wilson wanted to leave vaguely, but unfortunately Hong Qing insisted on not giving him such a chance, and unceremoniously accused him of being ordinary.

"His Royal Highness, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. According to international practice, the first step in establishing diplomatic relations between the two sides should be to send ambassadors to each other. Only after the respective heads of state confirm the agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations can we proceed to establish an embassy. As for the consulate you mentioned, it can only be established with the unanimous approval of both parties.”

Seeing that Earl Wilson was in a state of embarrassment under Hong Qing's pressure, the Kingdom of Portugal was making Count Diego Rodriguez feel a little impatient. People are considered to be one of the countries that know the strength of the Qing Dynasty best. Although they are not very clear about the extent of the strength of the Qing Dynasty, they know that the strength of the Qing Dynasty cannot be resisted by the mere Portuguese Kingdom. The consulates of the Qing Dynasty really opened all over Nanyang, so he hastily interrupted from the side.

"Well, that's easy to handle. You are all plenipotentiaries of various countries, and you must have the right to make decisions on the fly. In this case, I will wait for the two sides to discuss the consulate first, but as long as we can reach an agreement here, The matter of sending ambassadors to each other can be settled, what do you guys think of my proposal?"

With the experience of his previous life, how could Hongqing not know what procedures should be followed in the establishment of the consulate? However, he deliberately pretended not to know and insisted on the consulate. Of course, it cannot be said that Hongqing was It is unreasonable to make trouble. After all, these six envoys are all plenipotentiaries, so they really have the power to make decisions. If they can really reach a consensus at the negotiating table, it is also in line with diplomatic practice.

"His Royal Highness, if you insist on talking about the consulate first, it is not impossible. According to international practice, since your country requires the establishment of a consulate on our territory, then we also have this requirement. If your country agrees to establish a consulate in our territory If Guangzhou, Tianjin, Quanzhou, Ningbo, Jiao'ao and other places open their ports and allow us to trade freely, we can agree to your request. At the same time, we also request the establishment of consulates in the above-mentioned places to form a reciprocal relationship. Diplomatic relations."

Seeing Hongqing's insistence, Carlos Piles Gonzalez couldn't hold back anymore, and hurriedly interrupted, proposing the opening of the five trading ports.

"Yes, that's exactly the case. If your country is sincere, the Kingdom of Portugal is willing to establish an eternal friendly relationship with your country."

"Count Carlos is right, my Kingdom of the Netherlands has the same request."

"My British Empire agrees with Earl Carlos's suggestion!"

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When Count Carlos spoke, all the ambassadors from other countries agreed with him, except that the Russian Empire was making Grand Duke Petrovich silent.

"Grand Duke Petrovich, what do you think? This king is very curious. Why don't you, Grand Duke, come and listen to this king?"

Seeing the envoys from the Five Kingdoms jumping around happily, Hong Qing sneered secretly in her heart, but she didn't rush to make a statement, but looked at Grand Duke Petrovich, the envoy of Russia, with a half-smile. asked a question.

"His Royal Highness, the requirements of our Great Russian Empire are very simple. There are three requirements. First, we ask your country to return the 38 square kilometers of land that we forcibly seized from our Great Russian Empire; The [-] prisoners of war in your country should be compensated accordingly; thirdly, I would like to ask your country to open the trading ports of Yili and Aihui, etc. If His Royal Highness can grant you, our Great Russian Empire is willing to establish an eternal friendship with your country. "

Although the Russian Empire was invited by the Kingdom of Great Britain to attend the meeting, it obviously had its own plans. No, Grand Duke Petrovich immediately asked Hongqing when he heard the question.

(End of this chapter)