Daming 1805

Chapter 454 What is Daming willing to pay for Nantianzhu

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the report sent back by Lin Zexu, and at the list of countries that supported and agreed with the Austrian proposal.

I always feel that the arrangement of these places is somewhat inexplicably familiar.

Southeast Asia, Tianzhu, Persia, Ottoman, Austria, Italy, this sea route...

In addition, the southern railway line from Kazakhstan to Ottoman to Taixi.

If you add the two land bridges that you have planned before, the Mongolian Plateau and the Western Regions.

Isn't this basically the plan of "Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road"?
It is commonly known as a "belt" and a "road".

It's just that there are fewer countries in this world. The east of Persia, including Tianzhu, is the land controlled by Ming, so it can be directly connected.

Tessi has no Poland, and Lucia and Prussia can be directly connected.

The bulk of Austria has not been completely broken, and the Balkans are still Ottoman lands.

Now basically as long as I promise myself, this matter will be done.

Because there is no external interference, Daming himself is in control of the situation.

Some Thai and Westerners want to open another route, of course Daming has no reason to refuse.

It is acceptable for Zhu Jingyuan to write a reply directly.

As for the port cities to be added to the trade routes, in addition to Tianjin and Songjiang already listed, there are four ports in Qiongzhou, Lion City, Ceylon, and Djibouti.

Except for Qiongzhou, the remaining three cities actually do foreign re-export, import and export, and supply business, which can be regarded as important cities on the semi-open key route nodes.

As for the British proposal of connecting trade routes to the New World and adding colonies to the list of open ports, Zhu Jingyuan basically rejected it without even thinking about it.

The United States has already been opened to Daming, and it is expected that sharing is not as good as exclusive enjoyment.

At the same time, one of Zhu Jingyuan's important goals was to completely drive out the Taixi people in Yinzhou.

Going to open the cities of Yinzhou to join free trade now is tantamount to introducing more outsiders into Yinzhou.

That was meaningless, and it didn't conform to Zhu Jingyuan's plan.

The situation in Xintianfu is even more serious. It is the confinement and escape route of the Ming royal family, and the residents must be an absolute majority of Ming people.

It is already the limit in Sanqing City to allow Thai and Western merchants to go to trade, and it is impossible to allow Thai and Western merchants to open shops there.

Zhu Jingyuan also knew what was going on in South Tianzhu, so Mumbai's act of making up numbers was directly rejected.

The opening of Southwest Mozhou is a bit meaningful, but it is also not very big.

As for Lin Zexu's expectation, it is unlikely that other countries may request to replace the ports that should be opened in the mainland with colonial ports. Zhu Jingyuan directly replied that he would not allow it.

What Daming wants to do now is to bind the continents of the Thai and Western countries with Daming at the economic level.

Most of the colonies of the Thai and Western countries are dependent on the local industrial system and belong to the status of subordinates.

The industry in most areas is underdeveloped, or very partial, and the importance is not enough.

Obtaining the markets of these colonies is of course beneficial to Daming, but it is not in line with Zhu Jingyuan's economic goal of binding with Western countries.

Therefore, although in the western and southern regions of Mexico, including the British New England, there are still several ports with good economic and trade value.

But Zhu Jingyuan considered his actual goal, and finally decided to ban them all.

And reminded Lin Zexu to also grasp the direction. The goal and direction of this cooperation is the trade cooperation in Shenou mainland.

It is best not to involve the affairs of Mo Zhou and Yin Zhou.

Lin Zexu was a little surprised when he received the response, but after considering Zhu Jingyuan's goal and the conditions of the mainland and colonies of the Thai and Western countries, Lin Zexu quickly understood.

At the same time, the representatives of the Thai and Western countries also reported the situation of the meeting to the monarch behind.

The behavior of the British to use the colonial ports to make up the money aroused the strong curiosity of other monarchs.

Two days later, the meeting continued. Representatives from various countries, including the British, were eager to try.

Then Lin Zexu gave them a blow to the head:
"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi requested that we limit the scope of this cooperation to Europe and the European continent as much as possible.

"So overseas and colonial ports are no longer discussed.

"Except for the four countries of Lucia, Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal, if other Thai and Western countries want to join the cooperation agreement, they must open at least two cities in their homeland.

"Representative of the United Kingdom, everyone knows the situation in South Tianzhu, so Mumbai is not included, and the colonies of Southwest Mozhou and Yinzhou are not included in the scope of cooperation discussions.

"So please choose another home city outside of Southampton as soon as possible."

The representatives of various countries were taken aback for a moment.

Originally thought that Daming would bargain on the value of the colonial port, but now he directly denies it...

British Foreign Secretary Jenkinson asked in disbelief:

"Mr. Lin, the port of our colony is also of high commercial and trade value.

"Isn't it okay to replace one native port quota with multiple colonial ports?"

Lin Zexu rejected it without hesitation:

"No, colonies are colonies, natives are natives, and it's more obvious to the Thais.

"The opening of local ports is a gesture of sincerity.

"Daming has decided to add ports like Qiongzhou, Lion City, Ceylon, and Djibouti in addition to Tianjin and Songjiang.

"Da Ming can accept the suggestions of the Ottomans, Austria, Italy, and other relevant countries to build trading companies controlled by the royal families of various maritime countries and operate corresponding sea routes.

"If the UK decides to join this cooperation agreement, please show your sincerity."

British representative Jenkinson was taken aback by what he said, and was helpless and unwilling at first.

But in the end, the British representatives did not question Ming's decision.

Because the status of the two parties is not assessed, Britain must abide by the decision that Ming has already made:
"The UK... will seriously consider Daming's suggestion, but we need a certain amount of time to discuss and solve the problem internally."

Lin Zexu nodded slightly, and then looked at the representatives of his country, but no one stood up to object:

"If the representatives of other countries are fully aware of the requirements and limitations of cooperation?
"Do you have any other ideas about the specific cooperation plan?"

If there is interference from a powerful external force, the cooperation negotiations on the Silk Road may take a long time to discuss.

It may be discussed repeatedly for many years, or it may never be realized.

But without the interference of external forces, and at the same time there is a superpower to promote it, the whole process will be relatively smooth.

In the next few meetings, the British finally stated that they had adjusted their status and accepted Daming's suggestion.

Open another port on the mainland, Edinburgh.

Other countries have gradually come up with their own plans.

The intensive negotiations lasted for almost three months, and finally all came to an end at the end of the ninth year of Daming Ankang.

All countries participating in the negotiations have all joined the cooperation agreement.

The ideas of Austria and Ottoman have basically been realized, and the cooperation agreement has added the ocean trade part.

After the representatives of each country signed the formal agreement, they returned home.

Charlotte from Great Britain, William and Louise from Prussia took the train to Daming.

Before the arrival of the New Year in Ankang Ten Years, the three arrived in Xi'an Mansion in the inland of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jingyuan received the news in advance and went to the station to pick up the three of them.

It was very cold in Xi'an in December, Zhu Jingyuan changed into the down jacket he invented as soon as he got out of the car.

The rayon fabric has a finer warp and weft grid, which can really seal the down and prevent them from flying everywhere, and has a certain waterproof and windproof effect.

Down and rayon is currently the best design for winter weather resistance.

Zhu Jingyuan started from the World War negotiations, not to mention the first few years, basically lived in a very warm place.

Even in Xintianfu, there is basically no need for too heavy warm clothing in winter.

It was after arriving in Edo last year and seeing the heavy snow in the winter that I thought of the good thing about down jackets.

The materials are all there, and it is only a matter of tailoring difficulty to make them.

Zhu Jingyuan handed it over to Dashi Clothing Company to deal with, and sold the new clothes to Daming mainland, Northern Yinzhou, Taixi, Xianbei and other places in the world where the winter climate is cold.

When Charlotte, William, and Louise got out of the car, they all put on the down jackets they prepared in advance.

When Charlotte saw Zhu Jingyuan, she couldn't wait to run over with small steps and gave Zhu Jingyuan a hug.

Zhu Jingyuan could only continue with a smile, and then, together with Charlotte, returned to the palace with William and Louise.

An internal banquet was held in the back hall of the palace. After having a lively time with the three of them, William and Louise bid farewell and went back to rest.

Zhu Jingyuan also took Charlotte back to his room, and the two of them naturally prepared to start an in-depth communication.

When everything was ready and the emotions between the two were brewing, Zhu Jingyuan habitually took out the wish bag, but Charlotte immediately stopped her:
"Honey, don't use it, I will be 20 years old after the new year, and I am ready to have our baby..."

Zhu Jingyuan asked in surprise:

"You are ready? Have you forgotten that you just drank wine at the banquet today!"

In fact, the aristocratic class in the classical era, whether in China or in the West, liked drinking very much.

When chatting and playing games, when you are simply bored, you may just have a drink directly.

When eating on weekdays, and at banquets, large or small, of course, one or two drinks are also required.

Drinking so casually, because the drinks in their lives are basically low-alcohol alcohol.

Mainly red wine, rice wine, rice wine and so on.

Think of them as drinks with a lower alcohol concentration.

Ottomans and big cannibals usually call it something like fermented grape juice or rice soup...

Charlotte and Zhu Jingyuan are no exception, especially since there was a banquet today, of course they all drank the drinks that Shuai opened.
Now Charlotte was obviously taken aback when she heard Zhu Jingyuan's question:
"What does this have to do with drinking? It's not good to drink some wine...it's better to get into the state..."

Zhu Jingyuan said helplessly:
"You don't know that before you plan to have a baby, you have to quit smoking and drinking at least one month in advance, preferably three to half a year in advance, and start adjusting your physical status?

"You don't want our children to have any congenital diseases and defects, do you? So for the sake of our children's health, let's wait at least another one to two months before talking!
"After the new year, I'll ask Daming's doctor to check your body, and then plan a health care plan for you, and then you can talk about having a child."

Charlotte immediately said in a rather depressing voice:
"Ah...you can't drink if you're going to have a baby? It's too painful, can you drink after pregnancy?"

Zhu Jingyuan fiddled with the wish bag, and while continuing his actions, he continued to communicate with his little lover in England:

"Of course not. Before the child is born, you can't touch alcohol anymore."

Charlotte was even more frustrated:
"This... this is not fun..."

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After a long time, the preliminary communication was completed, and the two hugged each other and lay under the quilt.

Zhu Jingyuan continued to talk about Charlotte:

"Since you are ready to have a child, are you planning to live in Daming for a year? To be honest, I don't really trust your British diet and American doctors..."

Charlotte closed her eyes and leaned against Zhu Jingyuan's chest, subconsciously replied:

"I don't really trust it either. I really plan to live here... No, I don't have this preparation. I will go back to the United States after I conceive a child here..."

Zhu Jingyuan heard what this girl meant, and slapped her buttocks directly:

"Don't make trouble, do you think that you can drink after running back to the United States?
"Stay in Daming honestly, and let Daming's doctors and midwives keep an eye on you."

Charlotte wept bitterly:
"I don't want to be like this, woo woo woo..."

Zhu Jingyuan deliberately continued to mutter:
"Don't be distressed, pay attention to keeping a happy mood, it's better for the child..."

Charlotte was now amused instead:
"I'm not pregnant yet!"

The two frolicked in the bed for a while, and Charlotte finally thought of another important thing:
"By the way, dear, before I came, my father and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom asked me to talk to you about the South Tianzhu issue.

"Now Nan Tianzhu has almost reached the state you mentioned, basically only birds and beasts are left in the wild.

"Da Ming can almost take over Tianzhu, right? What is Daming willing to pay for Tianzhu now?"

When Zhu Jingyuan heard about Tianzhu, he felt a little unhappy:
"What the hell did the officials of the British court do in Tianzhu?
"Sustained, pervasive, almost gridlock-like, massive plague.

"It's hard for me not to doubt whether there are human factors in it..."

Charlotte pouted:
"I don't know, it should be said that I can't know, this is what my father told me.

"Do you understand me, dear? Do you understand my situation?"

Zhu Jingyuan turned his mind a little bit, and he roughly understood the attitude of the Prince of Wales and Charlotte:

"This incident has been going on for several years, so William Pitt's illness at that time came quite suddenly, and it was quite sudden that he disappeared.

"Is it because he did something bad, so he was under too much psychological pressure, and then his mental breakdown caused his illness to get out of control?"

Charlotte blinked and whispered:
"I really don't know about this...but it's over anyway, so why don't you tell me what Daming is willing to pay for Nan Tianzhu?"

Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while:

"Exempt the British from war reparations?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes:

"My Royal Highness, there is only one year left for the British war reparations..."

Zhu Jingyuan made a little concession again:
"So, let's cancel the loan that Daming provided to the United States after the Yinzhou War."

Charlotte was a little tangled and said:
"This condition is not enough. The loans at that time were mainly for the United States. Even if the remaining loans were waived, it would not be of any benefit to the British court. This is still far from the bottom line of the British cabinet... "

Zhu Jingyuan laughed immediately:

"There is still a distance from the bottom line? What else does the British court want?
"Haven't they considered, if Daming doesn't want this land, how will they deal with themselves in the future?
"Should the Tianzhu people who moved to Mozhou be moved back to rebuild South Tianzhu?"

Charlotte was speechless.

(End of this chapter)