New Shun 1730

With a trade volume of hundreds of thousands of taels a year as a guarantee and a common enemy, the secrecy of the secret agreement can be ensured.

The various conventions after the signing of the secret agreement are some that are of little significance and will not have much impact on both parties.

A "Convention for the Suppression of Domestic Slavery". Although France engages in slave trade, there are no "slaves" in the country. In addition, France's land is fertile, and in fact few people go to America to be contract servants. Even if there are, they are renamed: contract long-term employees.

This mainly loses the contracting parties and the two contracting parties shall not treat the nationals of the contracting party members as slaves for sale, which is somewhat useful.

There is also a "Seafarers' Rescue Convention", which is actually just a show and is not very useful at this time.

Dashun just wants to take this opportunity to try to participate in today's international politics and follow a dual-track system.

For those within the traditional tribute range, maintain the tribute system.

For those outside the traditional tribute range, maintain equal diplomacy.

Unlike what Liu Yu imagined, the emperor who paid full attention to the Sino-French negotiations had his own ideas.

Liu Yu wanted to seize Nanyang, and since the emperor had his eyes on Dutch spices, he naturally agreed.

But Liu Yu only saw that it would be convenient to check taxes and control the initiative of trade after conquering Malacca. And the subsequent seizure of the cotton-producing Bengal was to prepare for the industrial revolution, so as to prevent the Dashun cotton from eating people.

What the emperor saw was that Malacca was a natural wall, a natural city gate that could isolate the Celestial Empire from the outside world.

At that time, the port of foreign trade could be placed in Malacca to isolate the influence of Westerners in the mainland, especially to isolate the spread of Catholicism and some "no king and no father" words.

At that time, within the Strait of Malacca, a new tribute system would be established, and the Celestial Empire would continue to be the upper country, ensuring that the Chinese people and Japan, Vietnam and other countries would be isolated from the influence of Westerners.

Externally, the Strait of Malacca would be used as a window to maintain exchanges with the West as much as possible, and it would be possible to close the door once the situation was beyond its control and threatened the imperial power and rule, and from then on, the door would be closed to live a small life and continue to be the Celestial Empire.

The idea of ​​this dual-track system has quietly taken shape in the emperor's mind. As for the Indian cotton that Liu Yu cares about, Liu Yu didn't say it, but even if he did, the emperor wouldn't be very interested.

Just like the bold words the emperor once said to Liu Yu, if he seized Malacca, he could attack India and retreat to Southeast Asia.

However, once it comes to advancing and retreating, the emperor's heart is actually inclined to retreat.

Not long after, the emperor gave a banquet to entertain the French delegation again, and took the opportunity to read out the conventions that could be made public and some Sino-French treaties that were not painful, while the real secret agreements were kept secret.

It was agreed that there would be a big thunder, and the specifications of this banquet were no less than those of the Russian delegation that came to negotiate trade and boundary issues.

There were only a few conventions that could be made public, and the Russian envoy in the capital was immediately panicked.

Count Morpa's level was high enough, and the level of the people entertained by Dashun was also high enough, and the two sides talked for nearly a month, and the result was something like this?

No matter how much you say, the Russian envoy will not believe it.

Now Dashun is negotiating with Russia on the northwest border, and the appearance of the French envoy has completely disrupted the Russians' position.

What can be said in the open in politics is basically nonsense.

Especially when such high-level representatives of both sides have been talking for more than a month, Russia is very suspicious whether some kind of agreement has been reached between China and France?

The Russian envoy urgently asked to meet with the Duke of England, but the Duke of England said that the French came to talk about this simple thing and did not talk about too much.

The Russians did not believe these words at all.

The war that broke out over the ownership of Khalkha Mongolia and Heilongjiang is still fresh in the memory of the Russians. The judgment made at that time was that Dashun's artillery was good, light cavalry was okay, and hand-to-hand combat soldiers were good, but the musketeer tactical system was outdated.

Not long after that border conflict, in the Dashun Pingzheng War, the Qingzhou Army used a brand-new tactical system to perform a wave of reformed new army tactics in front of the accompanying Russian envoys.

In particular, the extremely fast marching speed and formation change speed, as well as the excellent artillery technology, all left a very deep impression on the Russian envoy.

The painting "Liu Yu Crossing the Altai Mountains" with a strong political meaning and the complacent young man is more like a declaration of Dashun's victory in the Western Regions, and it is also like a metaphor that "Dashun has crossed the mountain of land gap".

Five years ago, Dashun was still an army at the level of the Thirty Years War, and five years later it quickly surpassed Russia.

The amazing logistical capabilities demonstrated in the Battle of Pingzheng made the Russian envoy deeply aware that this was a terrible potential enemy. Russia is unable to gather so many troops in such a far place, and logistics will cause Russia's finances to collapse.

The guns of the Qingzhou Army are all French guns, and the guns still have obvious Bourbon Dynasty extravagant characteristics, such as those beautiful but useless cannon tail animal head statues.

This time, France came to the capital of Dashun with great fanfare. The first thing the Russian envoy thought of was that China and France had concluded an alliance against Russia.

Russia and France were at odds over the Polish issue. France was a traditional ally of the Ottomans, and this contradiction was deepening.

Russia and Dashun also had a long border, and after Dashun gained the Western Regions, it was closer to the heartland of Russia.

Faced with this situation, the Russian envoy had to find out clearly.

After being rejected by the British minister, the Russian envoy visited the French mission again.

The answer that can be obtained is the same as that of the British public, which is what it seems on the surface.

The more he said this, the more intense his uneasiness became. The Russian envoy seriously suspected that Dashun and France had signed an alliance against Russia.

This is a new special envoy. The special envoy who originally followed Liu Yu to the Western Regions has returned home.

Liu Yu has not been in the capital in the past few years, and the new envoy could not go directly to see Liu Yu. He had to go around in a circle and found Hannibal, who was already wearing Dashun official uniform. He hoped that Hannibal would come forward to introduce him. .

However, Liu Yu refused, saying that he was ill. This refusal only deepened the uneasiness of the Russian envoy.

In the Forbidden Palace, both the British Duke and Liu Yu were present.

The emperor was observing the rifled gun loaded with Mini bullets. After trying to activate it several times, he praised: "If in the future, a craftsman solves the problem of rifling, so that the price of a gun can be within ten taels of silver, This thing will be popular in the world.”

"The Northern Border Troubles that the Celestial Empire has faced for thousands of years are no longer a worry. There are so many craftsmen in the Celestial Empire, and it takes twenty or thirty taels of silver to make one. How can the grassland nomads afford it? Even if the Western Regions rebel in the future, what is there to fear? (Part 1) At first, ten thousand people entered the Western Region, and in the future, three to five thousand people could roam freely. "

He still knows the goods.

It was impossible to hide this kind of transaction from the emperor.

Liu Yujin presented two fine ones to the emperor for hunting. After trying them once, he couldn't put them down.

This shot is really accurate, and it goes far.

Although the gun was good, the emperor still allowed Liu Yu to use it to make a deal with the French.

In addition to trusting Liu Yu's judgment, the emperor also considered the situation in Europe.

Since Europe is still a world of feuding princes, and there is a British with an annual income of 20 to 30 million taels overseas, making France the source of chaos in Europe, this is a good idea.

Especially after looking at the map and knowing that the Netherlands and France were very close and that the Netherlands was so small, I was even more convinced that this deal would be beneficial to Dashun.

The Netherlands is the root and the East India Company is the wood. A tree without roots and water without a source cannot last long. If France could capture the Netherlands, the Southeast Asia would be obtained without any effort.

Liu Yu also understood what he said. Either this kind of firearm is not used, but as long as it is used, European countries can imitate it, because the principle is very simple and easy to understand.

The emperor was convinced.

After rubbing the rifled flintlock gun for a while, the emperor added: "Although the armor is sharp and the leather weapons are strong, fighting is just about making money. I think France will definitely lose." The country's vast ocean is like a quarry, just like the Qin Dynasty sitting in the pass and watching the feuding princes, France is nothing more than a chess piece."

"The navy must be stronger than the British and Dutch, and the army must be stronger than Orop, in order to achieve a great victory. How can the country last long with such an aggressive military strategy?"

After playing with the firearm for a while, the emperor suddenly said: "Seeing this thing, I suddenly thought of a story in "Tongjian"."

"Wang Meng's Golden Sword Strategy."

Liu Yu was a little confused. He knew Wang Meng, but in that era of chaos, he really had no interest.

Besides, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is so thick that even if he had wanted to read in recent years, he would not have been able to finish it.

What is this golden sword trick?

The British Duke on the side immediately understood and praised: "Your Majesty is wise. The reason why Murong Ling fell into the trap was because he saw Murong Chui's golden sword. If there was no such golden sword as a token, what would anyone say? Murong Ling won’t believe it either.”

"Wang Meng asked Murong Chui to send a token as a farewell commemoration. He changed hands and took this token as a souvenir. He found a spy and gave it to Murong Ling, saying that the token was here, and they fled back to the Yan Kingdom together... If there is no golden sword, how can we do it? believe?"

"Your Majesty, are you going to use this spear as France's golden sword in front of the Rakshasa people?"

Liu Yu, who was very poorly educated, was confused when he heard this. The emperor glanced at Liu Yu deliberately, and before answering the British Duke's words, he said to Liu Yu: "Shou Chang, you should read more in the future. It is wise to read history and use history as a mirror. . This practical knowledge is certainly useful, but the knowledge of fighting chaos is not enough for you to just read the first four histories. You need to read more in the future."

After giving Liu Yu a few words of encouragement and explaining the ins and outs of the Golden Sword Strategy, Liu Yu also understood.

The emperor said: "Our dynasty has just reformed its military, and the Qingzhou Army has only been established for a few years. How can the Rakshasa people believe that the dynasty's outstanding people can make such a new gun?"

"As long as you see it, you must think that it is a gift from France."

"Arms and arms matters should not be spread easily to outsiders. Since the French spread the news to our dynasty, they must have requests from this dynasty."

"This DPRK really wants to explore the South China Sea, and the key lies in ships. The Netherlands must not be informed of it first."

"With this golden sword strategy, the Rakshasa people must think that our country is focusing on the Western Region, and France has given us new guns, so it must be instigating our country to go to war with them."

"This gun is not made in France, but the Rakshasa people must think it is made in France. If so, the Rakshasa people will be shocked."

"They must give in to the matter of demarcation of the northwest boundary."

After explaining the general strategy, Liu Yu thought to himself, these people are really clever at playing tricks. Fortunately, he didn't need to play tricks on his plan, otherwise he wouldn't know how he would die.

As long as the shooting of this firearm is shown in front of the Russians, the Russians will definitely think that it is a gift from the French.

There was no French word written on it, nor was there the seal of the King of France, but under inertial thinking, the Russians believed more in the French gun manufacturing technology, and would not believe that Dashun, which was still at the level of the Thirty Years War ten years ago, would make such a new gun.

The French sent guns, and the Russians must have thought that the French were cooperating with Dashun to build an alliance to contain Russia from the east and the west.

It can not only cover up the fact that the secret agreement is actually against the Netherlands, but also gain the greatest benefits in the issue of boundary survey in the northwest, which is really killing two birds with one stone.

The Duke of England and Liu Yu flattered the emperor for a while, and Li Gan said: "You, the Duke of England, should do this. Shou Chang should hurry up to select the craftsmen who will follow the French delegation to France."

"If it is another country, I will not allow it. For example, Britain and the Netherlands, there are many words that are unruly and fatherless. This French country is somewhat similar to our country, and there is no need to worry about those people learning some nonsense."

The emperor was still a little wary of the Dutch Parliament's nonsense that it was still vacant and that Britain had chopped off the king's head. Although Liu Yu tampered with some of the content and confused the focus, the emperor was still worried about the introduction of ideas that threatened the imperial power.

Liu Yu also understood the emperor's thoughts, thinking that you don't know that Britain and the Netherlands are just minor incidents, and France is the real revolutionary base...