Xinshun 1730

Chapter 264 The Golden Sword

With a trade volume of nearly 10 taels a year as a guarantee, and a common enemy, the secrecy of the agreement can be guaranteed.

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

A "Convention Prohibiting National Slaves", although France is engaged in the slave trade, but there are no "slaves" in the country, and in addition to the fertile land in France, in fact, very few people go to the Americas to be indentured slaves. Even if there are, change the name: long-term contract Hire is.

This is mainly due to the fact that both parties of the contracting states shall not treat the citizens of the contracting states as slaves, which is of some use.

There is also a "Convention on the Salvation of Seafarers", which is actually just a show, and it is not very useful at this time.

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

Within the scope of traditional tribute, maintain the tribute system.

Maintain equal diplomacy outside the scope of traditional tribute.

It was different from what Liu Yu had imagined. The emperor, who had been following the Sino-French negotiations the whole time, had his own ideas.

What Liu Yu thought was to seize Nanyang, and since the emperor was interested in Dutch spices, he naturally agreed to this.

But what Liu Yu saw was only the convenience of tax inspection and the initiative to control trade after the capture of Malacca.And the follow-up capture of Bangladesh, the cotton producing area, to prepare for the industrial revolution, so as to prevent Dashun cotton from eating people.

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

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

At that time, a new type of tributary system will be implemented within the Strait of Malacca, and the country will continue to be ruled by the same day to ensure that the Chinese, Japan, Vietnam, etc. are isolated from the influence of Westerners.

Externally, the Strait of Malacca is used as a window to maintain exchanges with the West as much as possible. Once the situation exceeds its control and threatens the imperial power and rule, it must be closed. .

The concept of this dual-track system has quietly taken shape in the emperor's mind.As for the Indian cotton that Liu Yu cared about, Liu Yu didn't mention it, but maybe even if he did, the emperor wouldn't be too interested.

Just like the bold words that the emperor once said to Liu Yu, if you seize Malacca, you can attack India if you advance, and you can conquer Southeast Asia if you retreat.

However, when it comes to advancing and retreating, the emperor actually tends to retreat in his heart.

Not long after, the emperor entertained the French mission with a banquet, and took the opportunity to read out the treaty that could be made public and some treaties between China and France, but the real secret agreement was kept secret.

It was agreed at the beginning that there would be a lot of thunder, but the scale of the banquet this time is not weaker than that of the Russian missions who came to negotiate trade and border demarcation issues.

There are only a few agreements that can be made public, and the Russian envoy in the capital suddenly panicked.

The rank of Earl Morpa is high enough, and the people who are entertained by Dashun are also high enough, and the two sides have talked for nearly a month, and finally they talked about this stuff?
The Russian special envoy would not believe it.

Now that Dashun is negotiating with Russia on the northwest border, the appearance of the French envoy completely disrupted the Russians.

What can be said on the bright side in politics is basically nonsense.

Especially when such high-level representatives of the two sides have been talking for more than a month, Russia doubts whether some kind of agreement has been reached between China and France?
The Russian special envoy urgently asked the British official to see him, but the British official said that what the French came to talk about was so simple and did not talk about too much content.

The Russians did not believe these words at all.

The Russians still remember the war that broke out around the ownership of Khalkha Mongolia and Heilongjiang.The judgment made at that time was that Dashun's artillery was good, the light cavalry was not bad, and the hand-to-hand soldiers were good, but the tactical system of the Musketeers was outdated.

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

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

A painting of "Liu Yu Crossing the Altai Mountains" with strong political meaning and young people's ambitions is more like Dashun's declaration of victory in the Western Regions, and it also seems to be a metaphor that "Dashun has crossed the gap between the army and the land." Mountain".

Five years ago, Dashun was still an army at the level of the 30-year war, and five years later it quickly surpassed Russia.

The astonishing logistical capabilities shown in the Battle of Pingzhun made the Russian special envoy know that this was a terrible potential enemy.Russia is unable to assemble so many troops so far away, and logistics will collapse Russia's finances.

The guns of the Qingzhou Army are all French guns, and there are obvious extravagant characteristics of the Bourbon Dynasty on the guns, such as those beautiful but useless animal head statues with gun tails.

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

There is considerable discord between Russia and France surrounding the Polish issue.France is also a traditional ally of Ottoman, and this contradiction is deepening day by day.

There is also a long border between Russia and Dashun. After Dashun obtained the Western Regions, it was closer to the hinterland of Russia.

Faced with this situation, the Russian special envoy must inquire clearly.

After being shut down by the British government, the Russian envoy visited the French mission again.

The answer that can be obtained is the same as that of the British public, that is, those things on the surface.

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

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

Liu Yu has not been in the capital for the past few years, and this new special envoy couldn't go to see Liu Yu directly, so he had to go around and find Hannibal who was already wearing a Dashun official uniform. I hope Hannibal would come forward to introduce him. .

However, Liu Yu said that he was ill and refused.This refusal made the Russian special envoy even more uneasy.

In the Forbidden Palace, Duke Ying and Liu Yu are both present.

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

"There are so many craftsmen in the Celestial Dynasty, and it takes 30 to 5000 taels of silver to make one. How can the grassland nomads afford it? Even if the Western Regions will rebel in the future, what are you afraid of? Last time If ten thousand people enter the Western Regions, three to five thousand people will be able to run rampant in the future."

He is still knowledgeable.

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

Liu Yujin presented two high-quality ones to the emperor for hunting. After trying it once, he couldn't put it down.

This gun is really accurate and far away.

Although the gun was good, the emperor 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 feudal feudal lords, and there is another Britain with an annual income of 3000 to [-] million taels, it is a good idea to make France the source of chaos in Europe.

Especially after looking at the map and knowing that the Netherlands and France are very close, and the Netherlands is so small, I am convinced that this deal is beneficial to Dashun.

Holland 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 can capture the Netherlands, this Nanyang will come without any effort.

Liu Yu also understands what he said, this kind of firearm is either not used, as long as it is used, European countries can imitate it, because the principle is very simple and it works.

The emperor was convinced.

After rubbing this rifled flintlock gun for a while, the emperor said again: "Although the armor is sharp and the leather weapon is strong, but fighting is for money. In my opinion, the country of France is bound to be defeated. The state owns the ocean and is beggar, just like the Qin Dynasty living in Guanzhong and watching the princes fight. The country of France is just a pawn."

"The navy must be stronger than the British and the Dutch, and the army must be stronger than Orop to win a big victory. How can the country last for so long?"

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

"Wang Meng's golden sword plan."

Liu Yu was a little confused. He knew Wang Meng, but he was really not interested in the chaos of that era.

Besides, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is so thick, even if he has the desire to read these years, he can't finish it.

What is this golden knife trick?

But the British Duke at the side immediately understood, and praised: "Your Majesty is wise. The reason why Murong Ling fell into the trick is that he saw Murong Chui's golden saber. If there is no such golden saber as a token, what can I say for someone in the middle?" Murong Ling won't believe it either."

"Wang Meng asked Murong Chui to send a token as a token of parting, and then took this and this as a token of remembrance. He found a spy and gave it to Murong Ling. Believe?"

"Your Majesty is going to use this gun as the golden sword of France in front of the Raksha people?"

Liu Yu, whose education level is very low, was confused. The emperor deliberately glanced at Liu Yu, and before answering the British Duke, he said to Liu Yu: "Be as usual, you should read more books 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 ordering chaos is all in the history books. You can't just read the first four histories, you should read more in the future."

After encouraging Liu Yu for a few words, and then explaining the ins and outs of the golden knife plan, Liu Yu also understood.

The emperor said: "Our dynasty has just reformed the military, and the Qingzhou army has only been formed for a few years. How can the Luocha people believe that the heavenly dynasty has outstanding people, and how can they make such a new gun?"

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

"Major military affairs should not be easily spread to outsiders. Since the French spread the word to this dynasty, they must have something to ask from this dynasty."

"This dynasty really wants to manage the South Seas. The key lies in the ship. The Netherlands must not let it know."

"And using this golden knife strategy, the Raksha people must think that the dynasty focuses on the Western Regions, and the French country has given new guns, which must be instigating our dynasty to go to war with it."

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

"In the matter of demarcating the border in the northwest, he must give in."

After explaining the general strategy, Liu Yu thought, these people are really good at playing tricks. Fortunately, my plan doesn't need to play tricks, otherwise I don't know how to die.

As long as you show the shooting of this firearm in front of the Russians, the Russians will definitely think that it was sent by the French.

There are no French words written on it, and there is no seal of the King of France, but under the habit of thinking, the Russians believe in the French gun manufacturing technology more, and they will not believe that Dashun, which was still at the level of the 30-year war ten years ago, will make Get this new gun.

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

It can not only cover up the essence of the secret agreement against the Netherlands, but also obtain the maximum benefit on the issue of demarcation of the northwest border. It really kills two birds with one stone.

The British Duke and Liu Yu flattered the emperor for a while, and Li Gan said, "You, the British Duke, should do it. As a rule, you must hurry up and select the artisans who will go to France with the French mission."

"If it is another country, I will not allow it. For example, Britain, Holland, etc., there are many sayings that there is no king and no father. This French country is somewhat similar to this country, and there is no need to worry about those people learning some lies."

The emperor was a little wary of talking about the fact that the parliament of the Netherlands was still vacant and that Britain had beheaded the king.Although Liu Yu tampered with some content and confused the focus, the emperor was still worried about the introduction of ideas that threatened imperial power.

Liu Yu also understands the emperor's mind, but you don't know it, England and the Netherlands are just playing tricks, and France is the real old revolutionary base...

(End of this chapter)