Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 543 Signing of the Treaty of London
Prince Edward personally sent the determined eight terms of negotiation to the royal palace of the Stuart dynasty in England, and handed them over to King Charles I of the Stuart dynasty in person.

Charles I's behavior after seeing the contents of these eight clauses can be described as furious. Although he did not dare to do anything to Yang Sichang, the representative of Daming, he could still lose his temper in front of Prince Edward.

Therefore, this Charles I scolded Prince Edward directly: "Fake! You bastard, you just gave up the Isle of Wight and asked me to take it because of the result of the negotiation with those Ming people. So many silver dollars have been paid for compensation, what kind of heart do you have, or are you the prince of my Stuart dynasty!"

It is not easy for Prince Edward to say that he has privately reached a deal with Yang Sichang to monopolize the weapons of the Ming Dynasty. In order to persuade his king to accept this treaty, he can only explain in tears: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because I am a British The prince of the empire had no choice but to agree to this clause. Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and because of the intervention of the Ming Empire, the pagans who disobeyed my Stuart dynasty's rule are already ready to move. Now we can only start Promise the Ming Dynasty to send this plague god away, so that he can free himself to stabilize the domestic situation, and then Xu Tu will develop. One day, our Stuart Dynasty will also bring back all these shames! Moreover, this is still in my hands. It was only after the second round of mediation that the Ming Kingdom lowered the conditions again and again. Originally, the Ming Kingdom still wanted the Isle of Man, and the indemnity would have to be 6000 million silver dollars."

"Huh, 6000 million silver dollars, even these two thousand and one million silver dollars, I don't have any!" Charles I still couldn't help roaring, although he didn't need Prince Edward to explain, he also understood the truth and knew that he didn't have any money. The hole card was bargaining with the Ming Empire, but as a king who was once regarded as the overlord in Europa, it is really difficult for him to accept this treaty, and once he accepts this treaty, it is not good for the British Empire. A treaty of equality would embarrass him not just with the rest of Europa, but with England as a whole.

"Your Majesty, His Excellency Yang Sichang from the Ming Kingdom also said after the negotiations were over that as long as we recognize the validity of this treaty and are willing to maintain the friendship and trade between the Ming and Ming countries, the Ming Empire will always be willing to maintain the Stuart Dynasty. rule, and recognize the legitimacy of the Charles family in England, and can provide military assistance if necessary."

When Prince Edward said this, the British King Charles I couldn't help but feel better, because after all, his ruling interests were not damaged. The loss of this part of national interests in exchange for the Ming Empire's support for its own dynastic rule is not a bad deal.

Because of his obsession with power, Charles I became a running dog of the Ming Empire without knowing it. Of course, he didn't realize it, just like in the original history, there was a woman named Cixi who said that China's material power, He could not help but sigh: "Go and sign, and tell them the people of the Ming Dynasty that the British Empire is willing to have a good relationship with the Ming Empire forever, and use the material resources of the British Empire to form a friendship with the Ming Empire!"

After hearing this, Prince Edward hurriedly flattered Charles I, then received the decree, and came to tell Yang Sichang's people in person that he could go to the "Yu Qian" to sign the treaty tomorrow.

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The "Yu Qian", which has experienced no less than a hundred naval battles, can be regarded as one of the most advanced main warships of the Ming Dynasty. Just like the "Nanjing Treaty", now, also on the ship of Ming Dynasty, Prince Edward will sign the first unequal treaty with the Ming Empire on behalf of the English government, the Treaty of London.

The reason why it is called the Treaty of London is that Gein was signed near London, England, and the core condition for the formation of this treaty is that London, the capital of England, has been threatened by the army of the Ming Empire, forcing it to seek peace.

Prince Edward also had to marvel at the advanced ships of the Ming Empire when he boarded the "Yu Qian". In his knowledge, he never thought that warships could be built with iron armor, and even without human traction. There is also a machine on board that can replace manpower to achieve more efficient driving, and I didn't expect so many artillery to be installed on the entire ship.

Prince Edward mentioned his feelings on this day in his memoirs in his later years. In his opinion, the gap between England and Ming Dynasty at this time will be no less than a hundred years.

In fact, Yang Sichang invited him to sign the "London Treaty" on the "Yu Qian" to show the military strength of Ming Dynasty, and to further deter Prince Edward, so that the whole of England would give up resistance to the Ming Empire through the perception of Prince Edward and others. heart of.

Although it is a warship, since it is the place where Yang Sichang is stationed, it has been deliberately decorated with high standards. Therefore, when Prince Edward entered the cabin hall, he felt that this place was even more gorgeous than the palace.

However, at this time, Prince Edward was obviously not in the mood to appreciate the oriental decoration art in the cabin. At this time, he was already a little uneasy because he realized that he was about to sign the first unequal treaty in history on behalf of the whole of England. He is about to become the first historical sinner.

Yang Sichang was in a good mood at this time. He thought that Charles I, the king of the English Empire, or other nobles would refuse because his conditions were too harsh, and then he would be forced to use force to teach him a lesson. I and Prince Edward agreed so readily.

For a while, the incense table was set up, and so was the cross. Yang Sichang and Prince Edward sat on a long table covered with red silk cloth at the same time. There were two documents in which the terms and remarks were first written in Chinese and then in English. It was bound in exquisite ivory wood and placed in front of the two of them. Prince Edward signed it with a feather pen, and Yang Sichang wrote his name with a brush. Very elegant and free and easy, the two finally exchanged documents and re-signed, and finally handed over the signed treaty documents to their staff, and then shook hands with each other to make peace.

Then the two signed a secret agreement with each other, a supplementary agreement that was beneficial to the Edward family but not to England.

At this point, the first Opium War between Ming and England, which lasted for more than a year, came to an end.

Since it is specifically stated that it was the first Opium War, there will also be a second Opium War.

Of course, this is just an afterthought.

(End of this chapter)