Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 52
Chapter 52、It’s so loyal
After the two of them got up.

Emperor Qianlong asked, "Your envoy came from afar and said there was news about Zhu Daohua. I don't know if your envoy knows Zhu Daohua."

Macartney was also prepared for this.

Zhu Daohua caused a storm in Nanyang. As long as Emperor Qianlong was not a fool, he would want to know about this descendant of the Ming Dynasty and his greatest enemy.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, Zhu Daohua arrived in Europe five years ago, and then his identity as the prince of the Ming Dynasty was confirmed by the Holy See. Afterwards, he published many medical works in Europe, which greatly promoted the development of medicine in our era. He may be the greatest medical expert of our time."

"From this point of view, Zhu Daohua is an extremely intelligent person. Such a wise young man who is only 25 years old may also be your biggest opponent."

While Macartney was speaking, the officer at the side interpreted his words in real time.

Tong Shi's voice just fell.

A young voice rang out.

"Nonsense, my Qing Dynasty is rich in the whole world, with a vast land and resources, and a population of billions of trillions, and Zhu Daohua is just a pirate in Southeast Asia. What threat does it pose to the Celestial Dynasty?"

"Yonglin."

Qianlong looked dissatisfied at the young man who spoke up.

There were two other people beside the young man, but there was no expression on their faces.

The young man known as Yonglin was the seventeenth and youngest son of Emperor Qianlong.

Qianlong had a total of seventeen sons,

Four of them died young.

Another eight middle-aged and young people died of illness.

Among the remaining sons, there are only the eighth son, the eleventh son, the fifteenth son, and the seventeenth son.

The eighth son of the emperor is already over fifty years old, and he has no possibility of inheriting the throne after being named Prince Yi.

therefore.

The successor of the Qing Empire.

It can only be born from the eleventh elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother, and the seventeenth elder brother.

And most likely.

It should be the fifteenth elder brother Aixinjueluo Yongyan and the seventeenth elder brother Aixinjueluo Yonglin.

Because elder brother eleven was born of Concubine Shu.

The [-]th elder brother and the [-]th elder brother are both descended from Empress Xiaoyi.

Is the son.

Of course.

The Qing Dynasty implemented a secret reserve system.

therefore.

In theory, the four princes who are still alive have the possibility of inheriting the throne.

Elder Seventeen heard Qianlong's voice and knew that Qianlong was upset by his appearance this time.

Hastily knelt down.

"Huang Ama, it's my son-in-law Meng Lang."

"Stand aside and watch."

After Qianlong's words fell, Elder Seventeen shook his body and dared not speak anymore.

The fifteen elder brothers beside him.

That is to say, the later Emperor Jiaqing, on the contrary, looked like a brother and friend, and pulled the seventeenth brother back, and patted the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

Both Qianlong and the ministers saw the private actions of the princes.

But this occasion is not the time to reprimand his son.

Qianlong looked at Macartney: "Is Zhu Daohua so famous in the West?"

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, that is indeed the case. Therefore... if you don't pay attention to him, you may suffer a big loss. As far as I know, there are many sympathizers and supporters of the Ming Dynasty in southern China."

Qianlong's face changed slightly, but he didn't answer the question.

"Then what is the purpose of your envoy's visit this time?"

Macartney and Bourblon glanced at each other.

Bulbron took over the conversation and said: "Zhu Daohua's behavior in Nanyang has greatly damaged the immediate world trade order and international rules, so...we hope to cooperate with the Qing Empire to deal with Zhu Daohua together."

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?"

Qianlong did not show eagerness, but asked very flatly.

"We can provide weapons and ordnance to the Qing Dynasty, help the Qing Dynasty train the army, train officers, and at the same time set up embassies and start trade."

Macartney said.

There was a bit of anticipation in his eyes.

In his opinion.

With Zhu Daohua as his great enemy.

In any case, Emperor Qianlong would show some gestures of cooperating with Western countries,

However, it disappointed him.

There was no change of expression on Qianlong's face.

He just shook his head slightly, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.

Moreover, he did not start the topic of possible cooperation between the two parties.

Instead, someone fetched a musket.

"Two envoys, I am quite interested in Western firearms. How much does such a firearm cost in the West? If it is sold in the Qing Dynasty, how much will it cost?"

Macartney took a look at the musket and said, "Your Majesty, this is not a musket produced in the West, but from a factory in Calcutta, India. If I guess correctly, it should be obtained from the Ming army. arms."

"Is Zhu Daohua's army also using this weapon now?"

Bulbron shook his head and said, "Zhu Daohua has hired a large number of engineers and skilled workers in Europe. His factory in Batam has already been able to provide weapons to his army and even sell them abroad."

"If Daqing wants to buy it, maybe he can find a way to buy it from Zhu Daohua."

"Will he sell weapons to Qing Dynasty?"

"Whether he sells it or not, he always has to deal with the inventory. No matter how powerful Zhu Daohua is, he can't control the buyers all over the world, right?" Macartney continued, "The ex-factory price of this kind of musket in Calcutta is about .17 taels of silver, and if it is shipped to the East and the shipping cost is included, it will cost about 20 taels of silver."

"So if you ask Zhu Daohua to buy his second-hand goods, maybe 15 taels of silver can get you there!!"

Bull Bron said in harmony.

The two looked at each other, tacit understanding.

In fact, if someone can eat up the stock of this kind of musket in Zhu Daohua's hand on a large scale, Boss Zhu might sell it for five taels of silver.
This was the ex-factory price when he bought it in Calcutta.

Both know this.

but.

Are you doing business?

How can people know the hole cards?

Although it is said that it is necessary to help the Qing Dynasty and resist the Ming Dynasty.

But the money that should be earned still has to be earned,

"If the emperor wants to, I can entrust a British businessman to buy it from Zhu Daohua, and then resell it to the Qing Empire. We don't even need to make a profit."

"Who made us friends?"

Macartney laughed.

"We can also provide various types of artillery at low cost."

Burrow added.

This British and French chicken.

Although the relationship is not very good.

But in the area of ​​embarrassment.

There is still a tacit understanding.

When Qianlong heard the words, he thought about it.

According to the envoys of Britain and France.

The ex-factory price is 15 taels of silver, including the shipping cost and some profit.

Buying 20 taels is indeed a conscience price.

But now the British and French envoys have channels to get second-hand goods from Zhu Daohua.

It is normal for second-hand goods to be cheaper than new ones.

Fukang'an is indeed a loyal minister.

It's really unspeakable loyalty.

(End of this chapter)