Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1387 The Treaty of Versailles ([-])

Roughly speaking, it seems that Dashun and these young people's opinions are a bit outrageous.This is tantamount to letting French investors take the initial risks, breeding cattle and horses, hiring manpower, transporting studs and horses, etc.

But in fact, this seemingly outrageous opinion was put forward at this time, but it was just at the right time.

France really has no money.

But the lack of money in the French finances does not mean that the French capitalists have no money.

Even if the French capital has no money, it does not mean that the Dutch financial capital has no money.

Now the hot money in European countries is in a very painful stage.

The relatively safe British treasury bonds have exploded; the British "canal fever" major infrastructure construction in the 20 years after the Seven Years War in history is definitely gone; the East India Company was blown up, and all countries were blown up; many……

At this juncture, a lot of money does not know where to go.

The South China Sea Company and John Law have operated twice, and Europe will still have a memory for at least 30 years, and it is unlikely to engage in another financial operation of stepping on the right foot again.

Before that, because of the fighting between Britain and France, coupled with the special situation of Hudson Bay - it is impossible to immigrate a large number of people, people freeze to death in winter, and it is still a semi-permafrost zone, making each stronghold only ten Eight people.

Today you hit me, tomorrow I will steal it back.

Everyone knows that the benefits are huge, but HBC has not paid dividends to shareholders for 20 years, because it really cannot be distributed.

It was not until after the Utrecht Treaty that HBC began to pay dividends steadily and pay dividends.

Now, HBC is also dead, because France has gained a firm foothold in North America and has not been driven out. HBC took the franchise in the UK, and now it is not under the control of the UK.

As for itself, HBC only controls the terminal end of the fur trade, and those who hunt, trade, and get stuck in the Great Lakes water system in the upper reaches are still French forest hunters.

Now, the final end will be lost to France, so the French version of "North American mountain goods franchise company" can almost be regarded as the most potential franchise company after the war.

Under such circumstances, shareholders will naturally not be stingy with investment, and they will not choose to extend the return cycle appropriately. It is even certain that these powerful French powers will also get rid of the situation that they could not raise capital before - they must not have been able to raise capital before. , the estuary trading post is lost, and the navy has pulled its hips so that the British come and go whenever they want. Which fool would invest money in French fur traders?Naturally, it is very different now. What fool would not invest money in French fur traders?
For example, raising cattle and horses here, and preparing to sell them to Dashun in the future, is considered a very good investment direction.

And this kind of investment pays off in real money. East Asia only eats but does not eat, but it is the only place in the world that uses ginseng as a high-end luxury medicinal material.

It is really the kind of state that as long as there are goods, there is no need to worry about selling them.

Against such a background, these young men from Dashun chatted with eloquence, and the tyrants from New France nodded frequently.

For the New French tycoons who had already captured Fort York, they didn't care much about Dashun's possible involvement in the fur trade in the west.

Since the sunset sea does not exist.

So, just like a big businessman who monopolizes the foreign tea trade in Songsu, would he care how many times the upstream tea growers have changed hands?After a few turns of the hand, don't you still have to go out to sea from here in the end, and you can exchange it for European and American silver through your own hands?

As for the value in North America, as long as the Dashun does not end, it will be "a few acres of snow" to France; if the Dashun ends, then to France, it will be no less than two Guadeloupe islands.

And this value is reflected in the forest, but not on the grassland.It can even be said that for France, the value of North America is quite harsh, there must be deer, ginseng, and lakes.

Conversely, for Dashun, the value of North America is reflected in a few very simple words: temperate zone, not dry, able to cultivate land.

Gone.

Therefore, the contradiction between the two sides is very minor.

These young people in Dashun only concealed the legend of gold on the west coast, but they did not deny that Dashun needed resettlement to resettle a large number of "surplus" population.

After a deceptive exchange, these New French tyrants prepared a boat to send these young people from Dashun to Dashun's camp here.

When they arrived at the camp, after a brief interrogation, the generals here also marveled at the courage of these people, encouraged them, and sent them to Li Yan in Europe.

At this time, Europe was busy, but Li Yan still took the time to meet these young people, and asked: "The French don't know who you are, but this king knows, I'm afraid you don't have such authority." Talk about such things. You guys are very brave."

These young people were not panicked, instead they were secretly happy, thinking that if they followed the steps, it would be difficult to meet a general, not to mention a prince.

It's a blessing, not a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.Back then, when I was thinking of giving it a go, I should have thought about what to do if something happened.Since I thought of it in advance, what else is there to be afraid of?

Sui said: "His Royal Highness, although we do not study orthodox studies, we do know one or two truths. In the past, Zichan said: Gou benefits the country, and life and death are based on it. Xing Guogong also borrowed it, saying: Gou..."

"We are humble, but we dare not forget to worry about the country. Because of this, we traveled all the way from the west coast to the east to inquire about news. When we arrived at Hudson Bay, we saw the powerful legal men. We also knew the reason for this gold search. If it’s rough, then dare to do something out of the ordinary in the details.”

"I waited all the way to the east this time, and saw that after crossing the mountains from the west coast, the road was flat and full of dry grass, which was very conducive to reclamation. I was worried in my heart. During the demarcation negotiation, we must not give up these grasslands. These grasslands are extremely It is vast, and if it is cultivated properly, it can accommodate tens of millions of people."

After saying these words, Li Yan just hummed, seeing a lot of similar people over the years, so he wouldn't be too surprised.

Whether you say you are humble and worried about the country, or you have the intention to stand out and climb up, regardless of your deeds, there is not much difference in the results.

If we talk about negotiations, we are busy talking here, but the above meaning is just to draw a stroke with a line of longitude, and it may not make much difference in theory.

The French colonies are short of people, and Spain is also short of people. Spain is so short that it can't wait to send Acadians to their colonies to fight against Protestants. The problem of drawing lines is still very easy in Dashun.

But these few people walked around for a while, and what they saw and heard really gave the Dashun diplomatic missions who were negotiating a good opportunity, and maybe they could really get a few more bites from the French.

If you just take a bite, it may be hundreds of thousands of square miles. Now it is a matter of drawing a stroke. If you think about the future, if you flicker a little at this time, it will be very different in a hundred years.

This kind of division is not necessarily the bigger the better.Eat too much, not so many people, or temporarily unable to move so many people to fill up and get stuck, which will add a lot of trouble to negotiations, and it is easy to cause quarrels.

Another one, Dashun does not abide by some so-called "international laws" on the European side.For example, "whoever discovers, who takes possession".

Because, the precondition of this so-called "international law" is a derivative of the Treaty of Tordesillas on the Pope's Meridian.

This kind of derivation has a very disgusting jurisprudence problem, that is, "the land of a non-Christian country shall be colonized by whoever discovers it and whoever occupies it."

The legal issues here are too disgusting, so even if it is said that Dashun essentially follows the unspoken rule of "who discovers, who takes possession", it absolutely does not recognize this set of legal principles, but believes that there is no such legal principle at all. It was made out of pure negotiation or war.

In addition, in fact, Liu Yu has a general understanding of the problems in western North America, and has long settled on the idea of ​​"gold mines set up a stage and immigrants perform operas".Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Dashun never abided by the so-called principle of "whoever discovers, who takes possession" on the demarcation issue of North America, including the previous negotiations with Spain. No one was sent deep into the interior of North America to map.

The European side may also talk about "who draws first".

Dashun doesn't talk about it, because Dashun doesn't recognize the so-called international legal principle derived from "a non-Christian country can find and occupy it as a colony".

The specific manifestation is that when negotiating with Spain, Dashun neither took a map nor evidence to prove that he went to explore, but directly talked about the matter with Gibraltar and the Philippines, and drew a straight line directly with a hammer.Spain has also recognized and approved it.

Originally, for the demarcation of North America, the plan was to just take a pencil and get it done.

These young people ran around and came up with some ideas about negotiating interests with the French, but they did solve some so-called legal principles of negotiation in a crooked manner.

A new set of rules based on realism and concrete interests, not empty jurisprudence and rules.

Drawing lines is completely unreasonable.

But now it makes sense to draw lines according to the interests of each country: since France's interest is ginseng mink, otherwise North America is a few acres of snow to France; and Dashun's interest is the potential arable land in North America.

Then, the negotiation between the two sides can neither be the set of founding legal principles that Dashun hates very much, nor draw lines for no reason; but a new international rule that can talk about reality and specific interests.

After Li Yan listened to some discussions between these young people and the powerful New France, this was the first thing that came to mind.

The reason why I don't want anything else.

It is because Li Yan is very clear about gold mines and immigration, so he knows that it is absolutely impossible to divide the land, so he has never had any dream of princes to divide the land overseas.At least it is impossible now, as long as the gold mines cannot be dug clean, it is absolutely impossible, and the imperial court will inevitably choose a very strict government-supervised and commercial-run model.

He didn't think about anything else, but he couldn't help these young people speak smoothly. After seeing Li Yan's approval of their statement, he couldn't help adding a few words.

"Your Highness, although we are humble, we also know that the contradictions between the people and the land are becoming more and more serious. With the increase of the population, the food shortage is becoming more and more."

"For the long time of the country and the spread of the holy pilgrimage, we have witnessed the vastness of the Fusang land, the ease of farming, and the favorable climate. I heard that there are millions of British people in the east. This dynasty is a step late. It is time Such as the Yellow River, frontier defense and other major issues. At any cost, increase immigration, especially to reform the tax system and implement the land equalization law, thinking that it will be a long-term plan..."

These words made Li Yan's heart skip a beat.

This is not to say that he will be arrested and beaten to death.

Dashun said more than this, there are many.

However, there are some things that some people say are okay, some people can’t say them, and some people will cause a lot of trouble if they listen to them.

Just like what I said now, it doesn't matter if these young people say anything casually, even if it is directly written to the emperor by bus.

But to Li Yan, this sounded a little awkward.He is a representative of the Royal School of Reality, and what these people said about reforming the tax system, land equalization law, etc., involved not just a simple "reform", but directly related to the status of the School of Reality, whether the imperial examination system should Change, the privilege of nearly a million gentry students...

In other words, this is to directly affect the foundation of Dashun's rule.Li Yan was quite willing to get involved in these things when he was young, but as he got older and more powerful, he didn't dare and didn't want to get involved.

Especially seeing the imperial court dispatching troops this time, Liu Yu's behind-the-scenes plans, and too much interference in North America, Li Yan actually saw many problems.

(End of this chapter)