Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 122 Me too!
Howard said solemnly: "Also, gentlemen, I don't care what you were like in the Thirteenth Bank of Guangzhou under the rule of the Tatars, but let me tell you, since this is the Ming country now, please Follow the rules of the Ming Dynasty and don't cause me any trouble."

"In short, in order to build a good relationship with the Ming emperor, for this huge market, for the white money, those things that the damn French frogs dare to sell, we want to sell, those things that the French frogs dare not sell, we More to sell!"

While Howard was discussing with his "envoys" what could and could not be sold, Pierre, the French envoy who lived next door to them, was also discussing countermeasures with his own "envoys".

"The current situation is like this. Those damn rose beef live next door to us. I think gentlemen should know what the Ming people are planning?"

"God testifies, no one knows how low the bottom line of those damned Anglo-Saxon bandits is, and no one can guess what kind of conditions they will promise the Ming people."

"Believe me, what we dare to sell, they will certainly dare to sell, and what we dare not sell, they may also sell."

"It's just too bad."

"I have to say that since the pen pal of our king, the Tatar emperor, made a decision that was as stupid as our king's, the world has become very strange."

After Pierre's words fell, someone in the mission tentatively asked: "Then why can't we unite with the Rose Beef next door? You know..."

But Pierre reprimanded unceremoniously: "You know what? You know, we can't return Aquitaine to those bloody Anglo-Saxon robbers, you know, we have nothing to do with those bloody Anglo-Saxon The Xun bandits have fought wars for more than 100 years, from the Battle of Sruis to the Battle of Castillon and the Battle of Bayeul, the great France and those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits have paid a huge price. "

The member of the mission who was reprimanded rolled his eyes and retorted: "Even if we can't unite with those damned Anglo-Saxon bandits, but Mr. Pierre, please don't forget that behind us is the great France. With an invincible army, if those "Ming people" dare to play tricks, we can beat them to submission."

Pierre is very regretful now, regretting why he chose such an idiot as a member of the mission.

With a gloomy face, Pierre reprimanded: "There is nothing wrong with the great and invincible France behind us, but you use your poor walnut-like brain to think about how far it is from France to this so-called Ming country." distance? And how many troops can our great France draw?"

"Do you know how many people participated in the entire Battle of Orleans? Do you know how many troops the Emperor Tatar mobilized when he fought against the Emperor Ming?"

"No, you don't know anything. You are the same as our Majesty the King and Mrs. Deficit. You only know how to buy clothes, hold balls, decorate villas, arrange gardens, take care of a few mistresses, and have a lot of illegitimate children."

"But I know!"

"When the emperor of the Tatars fought against the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the total number of troops dispatched by both sides was probably hundreds of thousands or even millions! The troops they used to fight alone were more than the entire population of Paris. !” (In 1789, the population of Paris was between 60 and 64, from Wikipedia’s History of Paris entry)

"Perhaps the Emperor of Tatar is a fool like our king, but you can't treat the Emperor of Ming as such a fool."

"Just the place that His Majesty the Ming Emperor has already occupied has a population greater than that of the whole of France combined. Do you know how big this market is?"

"You real idiot!"

"Please shut your mouth from now on, don't say a word, and go back to France immediately after the negotiation is over!"

After unceremoniously scolding this extremely stupid member of the mission, Pierre looked at the other members of the mission and said: "Gentlemen, in order to prevent those damned Anglo-Saxon robbers from robbing our order , Therefore, I decided to agree to the conditions of the Ming Emperor as much as possible."

"We will sell the things those damned Anglo-Saxon bandits dare to sell, and we will sell the things they dare not sell, as long as the emperor of Ming Dynasty can afford the money."

"If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty doesn't have enough money, I can even apply for a special fund from our stupid king, and lend it to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom temporarily."

"I will apply to His Majesty the King, asking him to become a new pen pal with the Emperor of Ming, so that France and Ming can become each other's most loyal allies, and let the emperor of Tatar who is as stupid as Wagler go to hell!"

Speaking of this, Pierre looked at the other members of the mission and said in a deep voice: "There is no doubt that this is an investment and a gamble. Gentlemen who are willing to agree, please raise your hands."

After Pierre's words fell, all the members of the French envoy raised their hands, including Wagler, who had just been reprimanded.

Although the power of France at this time was controlled by Marie Antoinette, the queen of the deficit, as Pierre said, it was still important for France to get a sum of money and lend it to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for investment. no problem.

Compared with the money issue, the fact that His Majesty the king is a pen pal with the former Tatar emperor is more disturbing.

It's just that compared to Howard and Pierre's nervousness, the members of the Eagle Sauce Mission who just moved into another yard not far from Howard seemed very relaxed.

In particular, Thomson, the leader, mocked Howard and Pierre unceremoniously: "Gentlemen, let us guess, what are those lime juices and those damn French frogs doing now?"

"That's right, they must be thinking about how to reach a trade agreement with the emperor of the "Ming Kingdom"."

"It's a pity, those lime juicers have a bad reputation, especially in the current Ming Dynasty. I heard that they were originally enslaved by the Tatar emperors, and we, the great eagle sauce, have had the same experience as them .”

"So, it's obvious that we have a better chance of winning this time!"

"Don't bother with them, gentlemen, let's take a look at the purchasing needs of Ming people."

"Whaling ship? No problem, let alone a whaling ship, even if they want the most advanced warship, we dare to sell it, just as helping our little brothers who are getting rid of slavery like us."

"Nugers after castration? No problem, although this will make our local Nuggets nervous, and may even cause the price of Nuggets to rise, but it doesn't matter, someone will catch more Nuggets of."

"The tree of tears? Of course there is no problem, although I don't know what they want to use this kind of tree for, maybe it's for good looks? Who knows?"

"As long as you have silver, tea, silk, porcelain, everything else is fine."

"There is nothing that cannot be sold, including our conscience, even the rope that can hang us."

"All for world peace."

……

After almost all the missions from all countries came, and they all knew of the existence of missions from other countries, Zhu Jinsong, the No. 20 Emperor of Ming Dynasty, finally found some free time to meet these missions.

After completing the interview process, Howard, the earliest British Empire "Mission" leader who came, first presented the gift he had prepared, and then started the mode of flattery: "Your Majesty the Great Ming Emperor, I have been listening to you since I was a child." I grew up with "Marco Polo's Travels", and my heart is full of longing for this ancient and rich country in the East."

"Please believe that I came here with great sincerity. I hope you can agree to my trivial request, open a few more treaty ports, and formulate customs duties."

"Of course, it would be even more perfect if you could allow us to enter and leave the city as freely as the Ming people."

Seeing that Howard's piece of rose beef took the lead, Pierre, the French consul, hurriedly shouted: "We France also came here with great sincerity—as long as His Majesty the Emperor is willing, our France will be the best for you in the continent of Europe." ally!"

Thomson glanced at Howard, then at France, and simply bowed and said, "The same goes for our Eagle Sauce!"

But Zhu Jinsong didn't care about the flattery of Howard and others. Instead, he played with Howard as a national gift as a gift, and said to Howard with a smile: "This is a brown bass flintlock? I don't know if it was made in London or Birmingham." of? Or India?"

Listening to the interpreter's translation, Howard was startled at first, then bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the brown bass flintlock of my British Empire, and the one in your hand is the British Empire Ordnance in London. Made by Bureau Headquarters."

Zhu Jinsong hummed, and said: "As the saying goes, coming but not going is indecent. Since your envoy gave me a brown bass flintlock, then I will give you a flintlock made by my Menglianggu Arsenal in the Ming Dynasty as a gift."

After Howard bowed to thank him, Zhu Jinsong went on to say: "I probably agree with the establishment of a treaty port and the formulation of customs tariffs. I will send someone to discuss the specific details with a few of you."

When doing business, especially when it involves business between countries, let alone a day or two, it can be settled quickly, even if it takes a few months to argue with each other.

Of course, this progress will not be slow——

If there is only one supplier, then it is a so-called seller’s market. Customers can only buy what the seller sells. If there are many suppliers, then a so-called buyer’s market is formed. Customers can pick and choose what the buyer is willing to buy. , the seller has to sell what.

The same principle applies to Zhu Jinsong's version of the Ming court and countries such as Eagle Sauce, John Bull, and Gallic Chicken, so the speed of the negotiation will naturally not be slow.

Don't say that Eagle Sauce, John Bull, and Gallic Chicken will use strong boats and cannons to open the gate of Zhu Jinsong's Ming Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty in the 50th year of Qianlong was far from the Qing Dynasty that was blasted from the country in 1840. Although many barbarians in Europe at this time had already contemptuous of the Qing Dynasty that dragged its tail, in fact, My Qing name is still very bluffing.

For example, the Republic of Lanfang used to pretend to be a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty under the banner of doing business with the Qing Dynasty, so the Windmill Kingdom, which had been eyeing Lanfang as a tiger, did not dare to attack directly until after the two drug wars, the Windmill Kingdom Only then took advantage of the opportunity of the Rabbit and Chicken War to invade Lanfang in an all-round way.

To put it bluntly, Nan Juyi was the one who did it first, and then Zheng Chenggong did it. The psychological shadow of two consecutive failures made Fengche country mistakenly think that since I, Da Qing, can kill Nan Juyi and Zheng Chengguo's Ming country, then It should be that I, Ta Qing, are stronger.

In the same way, now Zhu Jinsong's version of the Ming court has killed me in turn, so even if these European barbarians know that Zhu Jinsong doesn't have many navies under his command, they will not easily follow Zhu Jinsong's version. The Ming court went to war.

This is just like what Hua Yueser said, everyone came out to seek money, and if the problems can be resolved peacefully, try to solve them peacefully, and there is no need to fight and kill all the time.

Therefore, Zhu Jinsong, the No. 20 emperor of Ming Dynasty who has just ascended the throne, has the qualifications to pick and choose in the market.

It's just that Zhu Jinsong is obviously more interested in the profits of arms exports than being qualified to pick and choose.

Therefore, before the official negotiations started, Zhu Jinsong sent people to find Howard and other "envoys", intending to invite them to visit the firearms and equipment of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)