I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 980 International Maritime Convention Organization
Joseph quickly shook his head and drove away the horror.

"Father, there is limited open space near the Palace of Versailles after all. I think it would be better to build the design institute in the wasteland further west.

"It would be best if the Royal Ordnance Factory could be moved there as well. After all, the Ordnance Factory will have many weapons that require the help of the Design Institute in designing."

Louis XVI immediately said with a bitter face: "But it is two kilometers away from the Palace of Versailles."

This is not very friendly to His Majesty the King, who lives in the workshop all day.

"Lay a wooden track across." Joseph looked at his father with a smile, "Then set up a few steam engines at both ends to pull the carriages. It will only take a few minutes to get there."

In fact, this type of "tractor" has long been used in British mines. Its disadvantages are that the distance cannot be too long, and because the traction rope is entangled, only one vehicle can run on the track at a time.

But this was enough to make Louis XVI's eyes light up.

"Well, that sounds good."

Louis XVI immediately took his son to start planning the steam forging machine. Fortunately, everyone was used to the king's "disappearance", and it was not until the champion of the fencing competition needed to be awarded that Queen Marie hurriedly sent her maid to find him.

During this afternoon, the father and son have preliminarily determined that the forging hammer of the first steam forging machine is 7 tons, which is the most suitable weight selected according to the power of LJ52A. It adopts a movable frame structure, a flywheel-free design, and full gear meshing without belt drive.

At the dinner that day, Joseph instructed Mirabeau about the establishment of an engineering design institute. His mother's complaints about her husband missing her birthday celebration echoed in his ears, and the surroundings were filled with music and laughter.

Well, what a relaxing and beautiful day.

……

1794 9 Month 3 Day.

Denmark.

Copenhagen.

Amalienborg Palace still looks a bit simple.

Yes, the unfortunate Christiansborg Palace was destroyed by fire last month. Fortunately, the Danish royal family escaped safely and now have to set up the royal palace here.

However, Amalienborg Palace was extremely lively at this time.

The square was filled with carriages of representatives from various countries. Hundreds of foreign envoys chatted with each other and followed the court officials into the palace gate.

Behind them, dozens of national flags of different colors and patterns were neatly erected in the east of the square, swaying slowly in the wind.

Yes, today is the day when the first plenary meeting of the International Maritime Convention is held.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, in the Rococo-style hall, Frederick, the Regent of Denmark, watched the representatives from various countries entering the venue one after another, squeezed the first draft of "International Law of the Sea" in his hand, and was extremely excited.

He originally thought that at most 50 countries would come, but he did not expect that in the end 81 countries expressed their willingness to join the Maritime Convention Organization!
Well, mainly the Holy Roman Empire.

Led by Austria and Bavaria, plus various small city-states, there were more than 60 people in total.

All the Italian states except the Papal States came, a total of 10.

Morocco in North Africa, the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, Georgia in the Caucasus, and even the Republic of Santo Domingo and the Republic of Jamaica in the Caribbean have come.

All in all, the scene was magnificent.

The only thing that made Frederick a little regretful was that the Americans did not send anyone to participate.

Soon, the melodious music stopped, and Frederick walked to the front of the hall with his head held high, bowed slightly to the audience, and said loudly: "Welcome to Copenhagen!
"Today is a moment that the whole world should remember. The great 'International Maritime Convention' has been officially established." Representatives from various countries immediately responded with applause, but the Danish Regent suddenly extended his hand to the front row: "Now, please invite the respected Archbishop Talleyrand to give us the opening speech for the meeting."

Some representatives were a little confused, but the vast majority looked at the French Foreign Minister and the applause became even louder.

Yes, although Denmark is the host, everyone knows that France is the real "host".

Talleyrand came to the stage leaning on a cane. He first praised the great spirit of the Roman era that "the ocean is a common property of the world", and then denounced certain robber countries for treating common property as their own backyard, wantonly trampling on the trade rights of other countries, and even openly robbing.

There was an immediate burst of agreement and applause from the audience.

Since the British are not here, they should vent their dissatisfaction - more than 40% of the countries here have been "bullied" by the British. The other 60% are landlocked countries with no coastline.

Talleyrand then told the story of how the French Prince, in a spirit of fairness, and His Royal Highness Frederick, had initiated the United Nations Underground Ocean Convention.

There was thunderous applause again.

Finally, the Frenchman took a copy of the International Law of the Sea from Frederick and held it high above his head: "Now, let us make history together!"

In the first two days, representatives of various countries came together to agree on the framework of the International Maritime Convention Organization.

For example, the headquarters could be located in Copenhagen, and the "International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea" and the "Council" could be established.

The ITLOS is responsible for hearing cases involving violations of the Law of the Sea. Judges are elected by all member states.

The Council is responsible for supervising the operation of the Tribunal and handling the daily affairs of the Convention. There are seven seats in total, which are rotated among all member states for a term of two years.

Starting from the third day, countries entered the critical stage of voting on the International Law of the Sea.

In fact, the countries that really have a say are France, Russia, Spain, Austria, Denmark and Sweden.

Even the Ottomans had little say - Europeans never really took native chickens seriously.

As for those countries in Italy that have influence in maritime trade, they all follow France.

Talleyrand said loudly: "First, the ocean belongs to all mankind, and no country has the right to occupy it...

"All countries shall enjoy the freedom of navigation, fishing and salvage in all high seas, and no country shall interfere..."

applause.

Adopted unanimously by all member states.

Talleyrand continued: "Second, the territorial waters of each country refer to the area 10 nautical miles outward from the coastline. Each country enjoys complete autonomy in its territorial waters, and other countries may not enter without permission..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the Russian Foreign Minister say in French: "This is unreasonable, Mr. Talleyrand, 10 nautical miles is too much, it will turn a large amount of sea area into 'private territory', which is not in line with the concept of 'high seas'.

"I suggest that it should be changed to 3 nautical miles."

The Spanish envoy Valenciano replied: "One nautical mile is more appropriate."

Georgia, Saint Domingo and other countries immediately objected: "This is too much! Your warships are parked on the high seas, and your cannons can fire into our territory!"

"Our country supports a territorial sea range of 10 nautical miles."

The Russian Foreign Minister glared at the few people with a cold face, and the protests stopped abruptly.

(End of this chapter)