Daming 1805

Chapter 75 The Cape of Good Hope for Us Europeans

Chapter 75 The Cape of Good Hope for Us Europeans

The early morning on January [-]th is over.

The treasurers of the Royal Electric Power Company, the managers of the military coal station, and most of the court officials, all cheered up and went to work.

Zhu Jianfeng was a little confused again. It came from a few years ago and reappeared in the past few days. Inexplicable and somewhat familiar feelings kept coming up.

However, his identity a few years ago, and his current identity, seem to have reversed, forming a strong sense of crisis.

What should I do myself?What can I do by myself?
At the same time, Zhu Jianyan glanced at his ninth brother from a distance.

What his son did in Zaochao today can be regarded as a head-on confrontation with this potential semi-public heir to the throne.

The father Zhu Jianyan was really sweating at that time.

In Zhu Jianyan's long-standing impression, his ninth younger brother was almost invulnerable, making people feel a little desperate.

But after changing identities, watching his son practice against him, he was surprised to find that he was just like that.

The influence of their own children is also growing.

Under his series of operations, the anti-Ming alliance has been forced to make concessions, promising to hand over all the land occupied by the Ming Dynasty.

So this peace talks are no longer abandoned.

If this child can always play such a practical guiding and commanding role in the negotiation and subsequent reforms, it should allow the old emperor to make his final determination.

So do you still need to work hard?

Should still be needed.

Zhu Jianyan's realization toured the scene, observed Zhu Jianfeng's look for a while, sorted out his mentality and language, and greeted him:

"Old Jiu, don't take it to heart. Jing Yuan is just a child. This kid is not sensible at all. He usually sees whoever contradicts him. I will definitely discipline him when I go back..."

Zhu Jianfeng looked at his second brother in astonishment, and there was a sentence in his heart, "You go away".

He's still a child, and it's already so outrageous, what if he grows up?

You say you want to discipline your children, why don't you hit them directly now?Can I still follow you home to watch you beat him?

Zhu Jianyan looked at Zhu Jianfeng and did not speak, and regardless of whether he was embarrassed or not, he maintained the attitude of a warm and friendly eldest brother, chatting with his younger brother one after another.

Zhu Jianfeng, the younger brother, couldn't drive his brother away with a straight face, so he could only listen to Zhu Jianyan's gossip with melancholy.

Zhu Jianyan continued to criticize Zhu Jingyuan from all angles, and it was obvious that he was not satisfied either here or there.

The point is, in Zhu Jianyan's mouth, Zhu Jingyuan seems to have flaws everywhere, and he seems to have offended everyone, including the old emperor.

And the king of the Caliphate, that kid really wanted to go to the vassal, and he himself knew that he had offended others, so he was ready to run to Persia at any time.

Zhu Jianfeng didn't care how true what his second brother said, he couldn't take it seriously anyway.

It's just that after being complained by the second brother for so long, my mood seems to be a little better.

The two brothers seemed to be quite familiar, and walked out of the hall side by side until they got into the car.

Zhu Jianyan patted his brother's shoulder lightly, said goodbye with a smile, got into his car, and went back to Honglu Temple to go to work.

Leaving the ninth brother's affairs behind for a while, Zhu Jianyan began to follow his son's suggestion and adopted a typical roof-lifting strategy, first giving the British an impossible suggestion.

"Since everyone doesn't accept places that are close enough, let's go to a place far enough away to negotiate at the White Cloud Archipelago Huangzhuang in the southeast corner of Tiannan Continent."

It was just after one o'clock in the morning in Tessie's British mainland.

But key cabinet members in the UK, as well as everyone involved in the negotiations, have recently completely adjusted their biological clocks.

Going to bed at two o'clock in the afternoon and getting up at zero in the morning corresponds exactly to the time of Daming.

So the relevant news was soon sent to the eyes of British Prime Minister William Pitt Jr.

"It's impossible! That's just letting us go to the sky to negotiate!"

Pete roared out before reading it, and immediately had someone call back to Daming Honglu Temple, sternly rejecting the proposal.

Then again put forward his own proposal, requiring the negotiation venue to be located in Cairo, Egypt.

It's very close to Daming's West Sea Chief Envoy Division, and now the West Sea Chief Envoy Division is already a native of Daming!

Of course, it is impossible for Daming to accept this suggestion:
"Now the British also have government agencies in the United States and Tianzhu. Is it true that the United States and Tianzhu are also British?"

To be honest, when the British Prime Minister saw this rhetorical question, he actually agreed with it.

Many people of insight in the United Kingdom believe that the biggest disadvantage of the United Kingdom compared to the Ming Dynasty is the "rule basis".

The British mainland is too small and its population is relatively limited.

Regardless of those in Tianzhu, the vast space of British America and more than 2000 million English-speaking whites are the best source of expanding the ruling base.

However, it is not possible to turn the United States into a homeland for the time being, because it will harm the interests of the local ruling class in the British Isles, unless the British king moves the capital to the United States.

So the two sides began a new round of wrangling.

Although Zhu Jianyan had prepared a compromise plan, it was impossible to come up with such a plan directly.

That compromise solution becomes a roof-lifting solution, and the other party will make another compromise on this basis before they can accept each other.

Therefore, first of all, it is completely unacceptable to other programs, and always insists on going to many, very far places.

Including several islands around Tiannan, and Yingzhou (Hawaii) in the middle of the Ming Ocean, and there have been several rounds of wrangling in Yingzhou.

Prime Minister Pete felt that Daming was too domineering, what place is Yingzhou, in the middle of Daming Ocean?

Since the place is called Damingyang, is there a place like "The Heart of Damingyang" that we western barbarians dare to go?

The British turned their attention to negotiating in Yinzhou, such as the Panama region, or even on the coast of the Great Ming Ocean.

But Daming thought that it was too close to Taixi, too far from Daming, and that Panama was the territory of the Spaniards.

Discussions between the two sides stalled for a while.

When it was almost noon, Zhu Jianyan pretended to be a little bored, and casually suggested going to Mazhou (Madagascar).

The reason is that the straight-line distance from the Daming capital here is similar to the straight-line distance from London, England.

After British Prime Minister Pitt saw the news, he couldn't help complaining to his cabinet colleagues:
"It's about the same distance in a straight line, can the British fleet fly directly over the Mexican continent?

"The flight distance from Maryland to the capitals of both sides is thousands of kilometers closer than London!

"If we start from the southernmost Qiongzhou Mansion in Daming mainland, the distance is two-thirds short!

"The key is that whether it is South Mozhou or Mazhou, it is the complete sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty."

The Secretary of American Affairs, James Monroe, took the telegram from Pete, and after reading it, he said a little uncertainly:

"Actually, here in Mazhou... Compared with the previous proposals of Honglu Temple, it has tended to be more reasonable, at least it is not the corner of the sky.

"The key is that our combined fleet with the French is now operating on the Xiaoxiyang side..."

Pete also reacted, and after drinking the lipstick tea, he said:
"You mean we should accept it? But it's not safe enough here..."

After reading the telegram, Monroe handed it over to the others, then shook his head and said:

"It's not that I accept it, I just found that Honglu Temple's attitude has finally loosened.

"That said, it's finally time for a substantial 'bargaining' stage.

"We can try to find more suitable places around Maryland..."

Pete understood in an instant, and immediately put down the teacup and went to the next table to check the world map.

His eyes searched around Mazhou Island, and finally landed on the southernmost tip of Mozhou. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly and he muttered to himself:

"South Africa, our South Africa, our European Cape of Good Hope... Now Mingren calls her... South Mexico-West Ocean Cape..."

After talking for a while, Pete sighed and said:
"Send a message to the people of the Ming Dynasty, suggesting to go to Namibia next to South Africa to negotiate."

"The other party will probably not accept it..."

Monroe shook his head subconsciously, but after a pause, he grinned again:

"But Mingren makes a compromise and should be able to go to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa..."

Pete nodded slightly and said:
"Yes, the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape of the West Ocean, is slightly closer to mainland Europe, but it is an overseas manor belonging to the Daming royal family, and the environment and facilities are said to be very good.

"That location is in the middle of our maritime spheres of influence, and there are our European colonies next to it, so it can be said to be a fairly reasonable location.

"We'll stick to it from now on, and Akito should be able to accept this location."

(End of this chapter)

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