Daming 1805

Chapter 357 "Keep Two Birds With One Stone"

Glenwell, Monroe, Jefferson and other representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, when confronted with Zhu Jingyuan's questioning, realized that what the British did this time seemed to be a bit too much.

Zhu Jingyuan came to mediate for the Yinzhou War and helped to get the three members of the royal family back safely from Napoleon.

In the end, Zhu Jingyuan proposed a series of cooperation intentions, but they were all rejected by the British House of Commons.

While refusing to cooperate, he did not take the initiative to offer any compensation, and did not show any actual expression of Zhu Jingyuan's hard work.

No wonder Zhu Jingyuan was a little angry.

The atmosphere at the scene became a little depressing.

Grenville thought about how to deal with it.

Monroe took the initiative to speak at this time:

"His Royal Highness, in fact... Our Majesty the Queen once proposed that the United States accept your cooperation proposal.

"It's just that the American Congress has not yet voted on this matter, and there is no clear result..."

Monroe apparently found a way for himself.

Use the reason of the vote of the United States and the review of the United Kingdom to delay the current situation.

After today's meeting is over, think about how to deal with it.

At least there is room for buffering, not just staring at each other on the scene now.

Monroe subconsciously felt that Prince Dashi would also give him this opportunity to go back and coordinate.

Zhu Jingyuan directly exposed it without any concealment:

"The Yinzhou War has just ended, and your king, regent, prime minister, and speaker are all here.

"Has your American Congress resumed its duties?
"Is this kind of thing something that you, the United States, can decide on your own?
"If it is still up to the British Parliament to decide, isn't the matter back to the original point?"

Monroe is a bit messy, what the hell is this big food prince going to do.

At this time Jefferson stood up and said more bluntly:
"These things do require the final decision of the United Kingdom Parliament though.

"But opening up certain industries in the United States is a very different thing than opening up the same industries across the UK.

"We can make proposals and applications and we can go to the UK Parliament.

"So... please give us some time to deal with these things..."

Zhu Jingyuan waved noncommittally:

"Then let's deal with it."

Zhu Jingyuan saw off the guests directly, and the representatives of Britain and the United States left the Forbidden City feeling disappointed.

After the group returned to their residence, they gathered together to discuss again.

Monroe spoke first:

"Prime Minister Peter and the UK Parliament have been reckless this time.

"The self-righteous rejected all the proposals and requests of Prince Dashi.

"It directly pushed Da Ming, who had put on a cooperative attitude, to the opposite side.

"If I were the Prince of Food, I would also retaliate similarly."

Grenville's expression was very ugly:

"It is meaningless to say these things now, what we are going to discuss now is how to eliminate the anger of the Great Food Prince.

"How to satisfy the Dashi Prince and Daming, and then not directly put Britain on the opposite side."

Jefferson said with a wry smile:
"Is there any other option? Let the United States directly accept Prince Ming's request, accept investment and open up corresponding industries.

"This is the only choice that Daming should be reluctant to accept, and the United Kingdom Parliament can also reluctantly accept."

Monroe looked at the absent-minded Charlotte:

"So Your Majesty, shall we draft relevant proposals in your name and send them to the United Kingdom Parliament and Prime Minister Peter?"

Charlotte flattened her mouth:
"I said at the beginning, let the United States accept the conditions of the Great Food Prince, but none of you took it to heart."

Monroe, Jefferson, and Grenville were all speechless with embarrassing expressions.

Charlotte waved her hand and said:

"If you have no other ideas, go write a telegram proposal..."

Monroe picked up pen and paper to write the report.

Grenville next to him seemed to realize something:
"Wait a minute, we haven't discussed, exactly what requirements should be accepted, what industries should be opened up?
"It can't be said that we accept all the conditions proposed by Prince Dashi, right?"

Monroe stopped writing and looked at Grenville:
"America is just a colony, and its importance cannot be compared with the mainland.

"We are only opening up related industries in the colony, but we have already discounted the proposal of the Prince of Food.

"The point is, America needs investment now.

"Now that the United Kingdom is overwhelmed by itself, it certainly has no spare energy to invest in the recovery and reconstruction of the United States.

"Da Ming's funds can just fill this vacancy.

"It's good for the United Kingdom, good for America."

The reasons Monroe said were true, of course, but they were not complete.

Monroe and Jefferson, as officials from the American colonies, themselves stood on the side of the United States.

Opening various key industries to Daming and accepting capital injection from Daming is definitely a good thing for the United States.

The United States is a colony of the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom regards the United States as a place of origin of raw materials and dumping of goods.

Britain would never have invested in technology-rich industries in the United States.

Especially after Adams in the northern part of the United States fought for independence, following Napoleon's secession from the United States.

When the United Kingdom recovers, it will definitely tighten its control over the United States.

Accepting Daming's investment is the only way out of this restriction.

At the same time, allowing Daming to invest and operate various industrial enterprises in the United States is equivalent to giving the United States an additional choice when selling raw materials and purchasing products.

In the future, we will not have to unconditionally cooperate with local manufacturers in the UK.

In the end, even if the British mainland is willing to invest in industry in the United States, its technological level is still behind that of Ming's counterparts.

If Ming continues to invest and build in the United States, there is even a chance that the technological level of the United States will surpass that of the United Kingdom.

Under normal circumstances, of course, the UK would not allow this kind of thing.

So Grenville listened and asked directly:
"Banks, railways, highways, shipping, electricity, steel, machinery, schools, newspaper offices, and theaters are all open to Ming Dynasty. Is America a colony of Ming Dynasty or the United Kingdom?"

For a colonial country like Britain with a small land area and a relatively sparse population, the colonies are exclusive markets and raw material production areas, and the control over the colonies was originally absolutely exclusive.

If the taboo is shared with others, can it still be considered a taboo?

Monroe couldn't help frowning when he heard this question.

Should a colony be a colony?Is it the subject of the local blood draw?

This time, before Monroe could refute, Jefferson had already spoken:

"America is of course a colony of the United Kingdom because the taxes belong to the United Kingdom.

"The point is - the United Kingdom is now incapable of presiding over America's recovery.

"If the United States can't gradually restore order, and Ming is put on the opposite side by the United Kingdom, then the consequences will be hard to say.

"Accept Da Ming's investment and eliminate the hostility between Da Ming and Prince Dashi.

"At the same time, use Ming's money to restore order in America and build the colonies of the United Kingdom.

"During this process, Daming can certainly make profits, but in the end it is the United Kingdom that benefits the most.
"It's a double win."

Under normal circumstances, it is of course impossible for Britain to allow others to get involved in its colonies.

But now the situation is special.

Grenville was silent for a long time, and finally nodded weakly:

"Then write it down and let the regent, prime minister, and members of parliament decide..."

(End of this chapter)