Howard said solemnly: "Also, gentlemen, I don't care what it was like in the Thirteenth Line of Guangzhou under the Tatar rule, but I tell you, since this is the Ming Dynasty now, then please

Follow the rules of the Ming Dynasty and don't cause me any trouble."

"In short, in order to have a good relationship with the Ming Emperor, for this huge market, for those free money, we have to sell those things that the damn French frogs dare to sell, and we have to sell those things that the French frogs don't dare to sell.

More to sell!”

While Howard was discussing with his "envoys" what could and could not be sold, the French envoy Pierre, who lived next door to them, was also discussing countermeasures with his own "envoy members".

"The current situation is like this. Those damn rose beef live next door to us. I think the gentlemen should know what the Ming people are planning, right?"

"As God testifies, no one knows how low those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits really are, and no one can guess what kind of conditions they will agree to to the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Believe me, they will definitely dare to sell the things we dare to sell, and they may also sell the things we dare not sell."

"This is really too bad."

"I have to say that since our King's pen pal, the Tatar Emperor, made a decision that was as stupid as our King's, the world has become very strange."

After Pierre finished speaking, one person in the mission asked tentatively: "Then why can't we join forces with the Rose Beef people next door? You know..."

But Pierre reprimanded unceremoniously: "What do you want to know? You know, we can't return Aquitaine to those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits. You know, we have nothing to do with those damn Anglo-Saxons."

The Saxon bandits have been fighting for more than a hundred years, from the naval battle of Sluys to the Battle of Castillon, the Battle of Bayolle, the great France and those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits...

.

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They all paid a huge price."

The scolded members of the mission rolled their eyes and retorted: "Even if we can't unite with those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits, Mr. Pierre, please don't forget that behind us is the great France.

We have an invincible army, and if those "Ming people" dare to play any tricks, we can definitely beat them to submission."

Pierre now regrets very much, regretting why he chose such a fool as a member of the mission.

Pierre scolded with a sullen face: "There is greatness behind us. There is nothing wrong with the invincible France, but you use your pitiful brain like a walnut to think about how far it is from France to this so-called Ming Dynasty.

Distance? And how many troops can our great France mobilize?"

"Do you know how many people participated in the entire Battle of Orleans? Do you know how many troops the Tatar Emperor mobilized when he fought against the Ming Emperor?"

"No, you don't know anything. Just like our King and Madam Deficit, you only know how to buy clothes, hold dances, decorate villas, arrange gardens, keep a few mistresses, and give birth to a lot of illegitimate children."

"But I know!"

"When the Emperor of Tartar fought with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the combined troops dispatched by both sides probably numbered hundreds of thousands or even millions! The troops they used to fight alone were larger than the entire population of Paris.

!” (In 1789, the population of Paris was approximately 600,000 to 640,000, from the Wikipedia entry on history??of??paris)

"Perhaps the Emperor of Tatar is a fool like our King, but you cannot regard the Emperor of Ming as such a fool."

"The area that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has occupied alone has a population greater than that of the entire France combined. Do you know how big this market is?"

"You real idiot!"

"Please shut your mouth from now on, don't say another word, wait...

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Once the negotiations are over, go back to France immediately!”

After unceremoniously scolding this extremely stupid member of the envoy, Pierre looked at the other members of the envoy and said: "Gentlemen, in order to prevent those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits from robbing our orders.

, Therefore, I decided to agree to the conditions of the Ming Emperor as much as possible."

"We will sell whatever those damn Anglo-Saxon bandits dare to sell, and we will sell whatever they dare not sell, as long as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can afford the money."

"If the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not have enough money, I can even apply for a special fund from our stupid King and temporarily lend it to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty."

"I will apply to His Majesty the King and ask him to become a new pen pal with the Emperor of Ming, so that France and Ming can become each other's most loyal allies, and let the Tartar Emperor who is as stupid as Vagleer go to hell!"

Having said this, Pierre looked at the other members of the mission and said in a deep voice: "There is no doubt that this is an investment and a huge gamble. Gentlemen who are willing to agree, please raise your hands."

As soon as Pierre finished speaking, all the members of the French envoy raised their hands, including Vagrel, who had just been reprimanded.

Although the power of France at this time was controlled by Queen Marie Antoinette, as Pierre said, it was still difficult for France to get a sum of money and lend it to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for investment.

No problem.

Compared with the money issue, the fact that His Majesty the King is a pen pal with the previous Tatar Emperor is more disturbing.

But compared to how nervous Howard and Pierre were, the members of the Eagle Sauce Mission who had just settled in another courtyard not far from Howard seemed very relaxed.

Especially the leader, Thomson, unceremoniously mocked Howard and Pierre: "Gentlemen, let us guess, what are those lime juices and those damn French frogs doing now?"

"Yes, they must be thinking about how to follow "...

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The emperor of the Ming Dynasty reached a trade agreement."

"What a pity, those lime juicers have a bad reputation, especially in the Ming Dynasty. I heard that they were originally enslaved by the Tatar emperor, and we, the great Eagle Sauce, also had the same experience as them

.”

"So, we obviously have a greater chance of winning this time!"

"There is no need to pay attention to them, gentlemen, let us take a look at the purchasing needs of the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Whaling ship? No problem, let alone a whaling ship, even if they want the most advanced warship, we dare to sell it, just as helping our little brothers who are escaping from slavery like us."

"Castrated Nuggets? No problem. Although this will make our local Nuggets nervous and may even cause the price of Nuggets to rise, it doesn't matter. Someone will catch more Nuggets.

of."

"A weeping tree? Of course there is no problem, although I don't know what they want to do with this kind of tree. Maybe it is for the sake of beauty? Who knows?"

"As long as you have silver, tea, silk, porcelain, everything else is easy."

"There is nothing that cannot be sold, including our conscience and even the rope that can hang us."

"All for world peace."

…

After all the envoys from various countries had arrived, and they all knew about the existence of envoys from other countries, Zhu Jinsong, the twenty-first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, finally found some free time to receive these envoys.

After completing the interview process, Howard, the earliest "mission" leader from the British Empire, took the lead in presenting the gifts he had prepared long ago, and then started the flattery mode: "Your Majesty, the great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I have been hearing this since I was a child.

I grew up reading "The Travels of Marco Polo", and my heart is full of yearning for this ancient and rich country in the East."

"Please believe that I am here with utmost sincerity. I hope you can agree to my trivial request, open more trade ports, and establish customs tariffs."

"Of course, if you...

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It would be even more perfect if we could be allowed to enter and leave the city as freely as the people of the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Howard, the piece of rose beef, was taking the lead, the French envoy Pierre hurriedly shouted: "We France also come with great sincerity - as long as His Majesty the Emperor is willing, we France will be your best in the continent of Europe."

ally!"

Thomson looked at Howard, then at France, and simply bowed and said, "It's the same with us Eagle Sauce!"

However, Zhu Jinsong did not care about the flattery of Howard and others. Instead, while playing with the flintlock gun given by Howard as a national gift, he smiled and said to Howard: "Is this a Brown Bess flintlock gun? I don't know if it is produced in London or Birmingham."

Of? Or India?"

Listening to the interpreter's translation, Howard was surprised at first, and then bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, this is my British Empire's Brown Bess flintlock. The one in your hand is the British Empire's Ordnance located in London."

Made at the bureau headquarters.”

Zhu Jinsong hummed and said: "As the saying goes, it is disrespectful to come without going back. Since your envoy gave me a Brown Bess flintlock gun, I will reciprocate with a flintlock gun made by the Ming Dynasty Menglianggu Arsenal."

After Howard bowed to express his thanks, Zhu Jinsong continued: "I probably agree with the opening of treaty ports and the establishment of customs tariffs. I will send someone to discuss the specific details with you in detail."

When doing business, especially when it comes to business between countries, it can be considered fast even if you argue with each other for months, let alone a day or two.

Of course, this progress won’t be slow—

If there is only one supplier, then it is the so-called seller's market. What the seller sells, the customer can only buy. If there are many suppliers, then the so-called buyer's market is formed, and the customer can pick and choose what the buyer is willing to buy.

, the seller has to sell whatever he wants.

This principle is the same for Zhu Jinsong's version of the Ming Dynasty and the Eagle Sauce, John Bull, Gallic Chicken and other countries, so the speed of the negotiations will naturally not be slow.

Don't talk about eagle sauce...

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And John Bull, Gaul Chicken will use strong ships and cannons to blast open the gate of the Ming Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty around the 50th year of Qianlong was far from the Qing Dynasty that was opened to the country in 1840. Although many barbarians in Europe at this time had despised the Qing Dynasty dragging its pig tail, but in fact

, my name as the Qing Dynasty is still very intimidating.

For example, the Lanfang Republic once pretended to be a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty under the banner of trading with the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the Windmill Kingdom, which had always been eyeing Lanfang, did not dare to take action directly. It was not until after the two drug wars that the Windmill Kingdom

Only then took advantage of the opportunity of the Rabbit-Chicken War to fully invade Lanfang.

To put it bluntly, the Windmill Kingdom was first killed by Nan Juyi, and then Zheng Chenggong. The psychological shadow of two consecutive failures made the Windmill Kingdom mistakenly believe that since the Qing Dynasty could kill the Ming Kingdom to which Nan Juyi and Zheng Chengguo belonged, then

It should be that I, Taqing, are more powerful.

In the same way, now Zhu Jinsong's version of the Ming Dynasty has in turn killed me, the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, even if these barbarians in Europe know that Zhu Jinsong's men do not have much navy, they will not easily follow Zhu Jinsong's version.

The Ming Dynasty went to war.

This is just like what Joseph Hua said, everyone comes out to seek money. If problems can be solved peacefully, try to solve them peacefully. There is no need to always fight and kill.

Therefore, Zhu Jinsong, the 21st emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had just ascended the throne, was qualified to be picky and selective in the market.

But compared to being qualified to pick and choose, Zhu Jinsong is obviously more interested in the profits from arms exports.
Chapter completed!