Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 265 The Day That Ming Lost The Most Honorable Officers

When he heard the price of 880 taels of silver, George III's heart was bleeding. Even adding a hundred cannons and five thousand percussion guns still couldn't make up for the pain in George III's heart.

George III was well aware of the importance of the British East Indies to England.

The existence of the East India can facilitate the commercial exchanges between England and Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it can plunder the means of production from the East India to the greatest extent, and by the way, it can also crowd out other colonial powers.

After losing the East Indies, although it did not affect England's status among the European colonial powers, nor would it affect England's business relations with Ming, England could no longer plunder the means of production from the East Indies. These pressures will be passed on to England itself.

Besides, although the price of 880 taels of silver is the same as that of Alaska, can the commercial value, political value and military value between the two be the same?
This is simply a cheap sale like breaking a bone!

But George III also knew in his heart that if he did not accept this price, he would probably break up. Even if he managed to keep the East India, England would inevitably be hurt. The Ming Dynasty could have no England, but England There can be no Ming country, if because of the troubles in the East India, the Ming country will start to fully support the French frog...

This is the fucking and helpless reality.

What's even worse is that George III heard these analyzes from a doctor, the doctor he hired from Daming to treat his insanity.

From the beginning of returning to Europa, when passing through the East Indies, the doctor told him that England will give up the East Indies sooner or later. The difference lies in whether to give up actively or passively. The consequence of giving up the initiative is that it is likely to turn against Ming, and Ming may turn to support France in an all-round way against England.

At the beginning, George III didn't really believe what the doctor said. After all, you are a doctor who treats madness. I, Qiao, are crazy, but I am not stupid. It is impossible for me to believe whatever you say Bar?

Therefore, George III still regards the communication between the two parties as a kind of fun.

However, when George III told the doctor about the whole situation in Europa as if joking, the results of the doctor's analysis were fulfilled one by one in the following time.

Including the possibility that Louis XVI will divorce Mrs. Deficit, and that Habsburg will be beaten, and after being beaten, he will find a way to ask Ottoman for help and apply to join the small broken pot, etc., which are basically said by this gentleman.

However, when George III wanted to hire this doctor as his think tank with a high salary, the doctor said, "A certain person is not very knowledgeable, and it is difficult to take on a great job. Any magistrate in Ming Dynasty will be infinitely better than him."

This made George III couldn't help sighing with emotion.

The talents of the Ming Dynasty have already rolled into such a bear?

Even such an awesome person failed to become an official, but could only become a doctor...

Of course, it doesn’t make any difference to George III what kind of egg the talents of the Ming Dynasty are. Anyway, there are definitely not as many talents in England as the Ming Dynasty, and the loss of the East India is already a foregone conclusion. As for the matter, it is better to think carefully about how to make up for some losses in other countries of Europa.

Therefore, George III still accepted the price with a smile: "You are really too generous, my friend. I am very satisfied with this price."

However, what George III did not expect was that Zhu Jinsong shook his head with a smile and said: "No, no, I haven't finished my words-in fact, this price is far lower than the valuation of the East India. I will not let you England suffer in this matter."

"How about this, the East India Company can still stay in Tianzhubu Province to do business, and at the same time, it can also go to the Old Port, Lanfang Province and Kyushu Island to do business, and Ming's army will be responsible for protecting their safety and interests."

"In addition, in addition to the artillery and percussion guns I just mentioned, I can give England an additional [-] places for international students, including [-] foreign students from the Military Academy."

It was like a big pie that came out of nowhere, and it slapped onto George III's face with a slap.

England can make artillery, and England can make percussion guns, including steam engines. England can't make them either. Although they are not as advanced as the Ming Dynasty, they can still make do with them.

It is not that England cannot abandon the East India Company if necessary, just as the Netherlands has abandoned the Dutch East India Company.

What really made George III overjoyed was Zhu Jinsong's [-] places for foreign students, especially the [-] places for foreign students in the Military Academy.

Look at Napoleon who beat the Habsburg family into dogs. Before he came to the Ming Dynasty for training, who would care where he came from?After coming to the Ming Dynasty for training, look at how he beat the Habsburgs into a bear!
However, England did not have so many places for foreign students, especially the places for foreign students in the Ming Dynasty Military Academy. George III could only watch Napoleon and other French students drooling.

It's different now.

What he has in France, we can also have in England!
Therefore, when talking about the British East India Company, George III didn't feel distressed at all: "Let me tell you, the diapers in that shabby place are the most annoying. After you take over, you must Watch out for those diapers."

"After I go back, I will tell the people of the East India Company and ask them to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If there is anything wrong with them, you can deal with it. I have absolutely no objection!"

Zhu Jinsong smiled and nodded one by one.

It was not until George III left contentedly that Zhu Jinsong summoned Zeng Cheng, Zhu Erdan and other bigwigs.

Zhu Jinsong said straight to the point: "Well, the conflict with England has been resolved. George III decided to sell the Dutch East Indies at the same price as the silly goose sold Alaska."

Zhu Erdan immediately asked with a confused face: "Sell East India? That is to say, there is no need to send troops to Tianzhu? As long as the Ministry of Officials prepares officials and the Ministry of Households prepares the people to be relocated, this matter will be settled." solved?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Zhu Erdan immediately wailed and shouted: "Today is the day when Daming lost the most officers and nobles!"

Zhu Jinsong's face darkened, and after admonishing Zhu Erdan, he turned his attention to Zeng Cheng and the others: "The next thing is that the Ministry of Officials must prepare the officials, the Ministry of Households must also prepare for the transfer of the people, and the Ministry of Industry must prepare for the relocation of the people. Prepare to repair the railway.”

It was rare for Liu Huaiwen not to cry for poverty, but agreed happily: "Okay, the Ministry of Household Affairs will start preparing for this matter immediately, first come to [-] households, and then move slowly later."

Song Yucheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, also rarely complained: "After the minister returns, let people prepare for it, and try to repair one line within two years, and repair the second line within five years."

Zhu Jinsong hummed, and continued: "There are many precious stones in Tianzhu, as long as you release the news, I believe some people are willing to move there."

"By the way, I also promised George III some extra things, including one hundred cannons and five thousand percussion guns, allowing the East India Company to stay in Tianzhu to do business, and allowing them to expand their business to Old Port and Lanfang. "

"In addition, there are [-] places for international students, including [-] places for foreign students in military academies."

For these things Zhu Jinsong promised, all the bigwigs in the court were a little bit disapproving, and even Liu Huaiwen didn't feel distressed-the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion needs to scrap a batch of outdated artillery and percussion guns every year. Exchange things back to Tianzhu, but it can be regarded as waste utilization.

Besides, if the film is really made in Tianzhu, the military expenditure that needs to be spent must be more than this little thing.

As for the quota of [-] international students, it is even less of a problem—the Qing Dynasty recruited foreign students to give people various benefits, but the Ming Dynasty charged fees for recruiting foreign students. The more foreign students from England came to Daming, the more Ming could The more money you earn.

If it weren't for maintaining the force that His Majesty said, Liu Huaiwen would have wished that other countries would send hundreds of thousands of international students to study in Daming.

Zhu Erdan chuckled and said, "Why don't we arrange the military students from England to Chengdu Military Command College?"

"French military students are studying at Shandong Military Command Academy, and English military students are studying at Sichuan Military Command Academy. Afterwards..."

As Zhu Erdan's words fell, all the bigwigs in the hall laughed.

There are now more than 40 full-subject universities in Ming Dynasty, including seven military academies,

Different from the other 30 universities, the 30 general universities focus on all subjects, and their teaching level and scientific research strength are also similar. These seven military academies have their own emphasis, like Shandong The Military Command Academy focuses on large corps operations in plains and hilly areas, while the Sichuan Military Command Academy focuses more on mountain operations and small-scale operations.

And like the other 30 or so universities, these seven military academies also dislike each other, and on weekdays they are eager to let the other military academies suffer.

If it is really possible to follow what Zhu Erdan said, let the French military students study in the Shandong Military Command Academy, let the French military students study in the Sichuan Military Command Academy...

All the bosses couldn't help laughing again.

After leaving the palace, all the bigwigs started to gather their horses again.

"Tianzhu will soon be owned by Daming, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households have already begun to prepare the officials and the people who will be relocated."

Song Yucheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said to his subordinates: "Of course, our Ministry of Industry must pay close attention to it. We must not hold back because of our Ministry of Industry."

The face of Xu Shuanggui, the leader of the railway department, immediately turned dark.

Why are there so many people in the Ministry of Industry, right? Why are you staring at me all the time?
Xu Shuanggui said: "Our Railway Department has no problem, but this budget..."

Song Yucheng said: "For the budget matter, you can contact the Ministry of Accounts. This is an emergency situation. Let them approve another budget for you—and, can you be more generous? The Ministry of Accounts has tens of millions of taels of silver. Every now and then you always give a few million taels or one or twenty million taels, who do you look down on?"

Xu Shuanggui immediately turned on the complaining mode: "You don't know, every time our railway department goes to the Ministry of Accounts, the Ministry of Accounts, the minister, and the like will say that the debt collector is here, and they will not give more approval. , making our railway department look like someone asking for a small amount of money."

Song Yucheng ignored Xu Shuanggui, and turned his attention to the leader of the Road Department: "This Tianzhu..."

The leader of the road department immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, start the survey immediately, and start the construction after the survey, guarantee five, no, guarantee that a two-way, eight-lane road will be built within three years."

(End of this chapter)