Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 398 Ming Diplomats in Paris
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February 1797 AD.

It was cold and windy.

People in Paris are walking in a hurry wrapped in coats.

Occasionally, carriages with jingling bells would pass by, and if you look carefully, you can still find railroad tracks on the ground.

Things like rail carriages have long appeared in Europe.

only.

This track is just a carriage pulled by horses running.

really.

After a while, a steam locomotive came dragging two carriages.

Not fast.

But
Sitting on the carriage and looking out the window, Pan Youke, Consul General of the Ming Empire in Europe, couldn't help but sighed as he watched the train rumble by.

"Why did you make a long sigh?"

Next to Pan Youke was a young man named Lu Puze, a new diplomat who was transferred from China to Europe last year, and graduated from the School of International Politics of Dowha University.

He himself is the former Shisanxing Guangli Lu family, and now the second wife of the Lu family, the major shareholder of Guangzhou Investment General Commercial Bank.

According to his birth, inheriting the family business is definitely out of the question.

Not to mention that there are more than a dozen older brothers above him, it is impossible for him to inherit the family business just because of his status as a concubine.

So at the beginning, he was trained as an expatriate shopkeeper, and he didn't learn any stereotyped essays in the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child—his status didn't allow him to take the imperial examination.

Therefore, he learned foreign languages ​​such as Dutch, French, and English.

Obviously it was cultivated as a general.

However, when Ming won the world, especially after the imperial examination, there is also a way to go up to the university.

Lupze quickly passed the entrance examination of Daohua University by virtue of his foreign language advantages and became the first batch of graduates of Daohua University.

From the concubine of the Lu family to the disciple of the emperor, Lu Puze's life turned upside down.

The Lu family in Guangzhou had plenty of money, so he, a bastard who was usually not taken seriously, got the support of his family all of a sudden, and soon became the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and got the opportunity to be sent to Europe——everyone knows, yes European diplomacy is the center of Ming's diplomacy, and the current minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grand Duke Lin, was promoted after returning from stationing in Europe.

Therefore, stationing in Europe is almost the fastest way for all Ming Dynasty diplomats to advance.

anyway.

Now the world needs Ming to make diplomatic efforts, which is Europe.
in the East.

Dealing with relations with Japan, North Korea and other countries is not under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is the internal affairs of the Celestial Dynasty.

Managed by Li Fanyuan.

Therefore, for the diplomats of the Ming Empire, only diplomacy with Europe is meaningful.

The Ming Empire’s consulates in Europe were the cradle of future Ming diplomatic talents.

"The train first appeared in Ming Dynasty, and within a few years, France, Britain, Prussia and other countries have appeared one after another!" Pan Youke said, shaking his head.

"The foundation of Europe lies here. They have a solid industrial foundation, and they are indeed an enemy that we, Ming, cannot ignore!" Lupuze said, "Although Da Ming was a step ahead in many technologies, they quickly caught up. "

Pan Youke nodded.

In fact, he did not agree with the idea that domestic literati and bureaucrats should first solve the problems in the north.

If he was the emperor's think tank, he would definitely suggest that the emperor first take Australia, and then establish several strongholds on the west coast of North America.

As for the Russian Empire, this country simply does not have the strength to threaten Ming!

Now, after several battles with them, although Da Ming has successfully won a large area of ​​land - but what is the use of these lands?
Moreover, the defeat of the Russians also caused widespread "Yellow Peril" theories to emerge throughout Europe.

This led to the emergence of the term "union" in Europe.

European countries should unite against Ming Dynasty.

Is this really beneficial to Daming?
"Your Majesty, do you think the current situation in Europe is unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty?"

Lupuser asked.

"Isn't it? If Europe is scattered, no European country has the national power to fight against Ming! But if they unite, it won't be so. I don't understand why the Europeans are forced to unite." Pan Youke said.

"Do you think the Son of Heaven doesn't know this?" Lupze laughed.

"Appreciate further details!"

"The Son of Heaven definitely intends to form a large-scale alliance in Europe!" Lupuze said confidently.

"But." Pan Youke frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Your envoy is worried that the European alliance will lead to a strong opponent for Ming in the world?"

"Is not it?"

Lu Puze laughed and said, "Your envoy, have you ever heard that the country will perish if there is no foreign trouble?"

Pan Youke was thoughtful.

Lupuze continued: "The prosperity of my dynasty's martial arts was as far away as the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even in Mongolia in the past, it may not be comparable to the martial arts of our dynasty! Between the fifth and seventh years of Guangfu, our dynasty successively established in the Northeast , The northwest has undergone a large expansion, swallowing a large amount of land that can be reclaimed as good farmland. How can it be completely digested without more than ten years to digest these lands? How much benefit can we get if we continue to expand? "

"It's one of them!" Lupuze said, holding out a finger.

"Secondly, our dynasty unifies the entire Chinese world, and all the feudal vassals submit to them, so no one dares not to obey. At the beginning of the emperor's army, he used the competition of yellow and white races to absorb Japan, North Korea, Annan, Siam, Burma and other countries and signed suzerain-vassal agreements one after another. Integrate into the Chinese Celestial Dynasty system, but if the Celestial Dynasty system does not have a seemingly passable foreign enemy, how can it be maintained?"

"Thirdly, in the current world, the time for war has not yet come. Both our Ming Dynasty and European countries are now at a critical time of technological explosion, and all countries are paying more attention to their internal affairs! And the focus of our Ming Dynasty is no longer against the West. Instead, we should digest the land we swallow now, build railways, repair ports, and strengthen immigration to the west coast of North America." Lupuze said, "My lord, if a big war breaks out, it will take at least 15 years!"

"15 years" Pan Youdu pondered.

"Yes! The whole world will maintain peace for at least 15 years." Lupuze said.

"That's why the emperor is happy with the formation of the European Union." Pan Youdu nodded.

Daming needs an opponent.

And there are no countries that are qualified to be Ming's opponents.

Neither Britain nor France had the qualifications to be hostile to the Ming Dynasty alone.

Russia once seemed enormous.

Under the successive blows of the Ming Dynasty, it also changed from a great empire spanning Eurasia to a purely European country—after losing its stronghold on the grasslands in the northern part of Central Asia, even if the troops of the Ming Empire did not continue to advance, Russia maintained No more rule in Western Siberia.

Without the support of strongholds in the grasslands of northern Central Asia, this tundra could not garrison troops for a long time, nor could it establish a stable bureaucratic rule.

The results of more than 100 years of Russian expansion were all lost overnight,

The Russians retreated into Europe.

But will their power be weakened much by this?
Actually not really.

Just when the two were talking.

The rickety carriage stopped.

"My lords, we have arrived at the Elysee Palace."

(End of this chapter)