In a diplomatic setting, every detail can reveal many unknown secrets, but you have to be a connoisseur to read the silent language on both sides.
The United Kingdom, or Benjamin's current British government, does not recognize the Chinese as an independent country at this moment. Even if the Ryukyu Kingdom has dedicated its territory and sovereignty and merged with the Chinese, the United Kingdom will not recognize it.
This is indeed unreasonable. The Chinese now have all the basic elements necessary for a country, such as land, population, government, culture, language, religion, army...
He has what all countries have, and even what some small countries don’t have. However, it cannot be recognized by the UK. Until now, the UK has announced that the Chinese are just an organization, a paramilitary organization, which can be observed but cannot be recognized.
As for the recognition of Prussia, Austria, Italy and other Asian countries, it is meaningless to the British Empire. I say you are not a country, you are not a country.
This is very difficult to handle. The United Kingdom still does not recognize Ryukyu's declaration of separation from the vassal state, and still regards Ryukyu as a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. This caused great trouble for Xiao Letian's diplomatic activities.
When I come to Europe this time, fighting is of course a very important task, and the second important task is of course getting recognition from English, at least signing a memorandum.
In this era, the United Kingdom is really too powerful. Its overall strength is even stronger than that of the United States in the 21st century. Although the United States in later generations is great, it was also restricted by the Soviet Union before, and later there will be challenges from the third world and developing countries.
In terms of unilateral strength and weakness, Britain is far ahead of the United States in the 21st century.
The foreign policies of many countries must depend on the attitude of the British. There are many countries that look up to the British. In other words, if the British do not recognize the Chinese, then most countries in the world will not recognize the Chinese either.
This is very difficult to deal with. If the other party does not recognize you as an independent country, then you will not be able to negotiate business in many countries, many strategic cooperations will not be carried out, and you will not even be able to enter certain regions.
Not to mention extensive commercial trade exchanges and capital exchanges, large European banks are unable to conduct business docking with Chinese banks, and many large-scale trades cannot be carried out at all.
To put it more clearly, the global precious metal trade is now monopolized by European countries. If you want to trade precious metals such as gold and silver, you must negotiate with European governments.
For example, in gold trade, the UK may turn a blind eye to small transactions of less than 10,000 to 20,000 ounces. If your purchase exceeds 50,000 ounces, governments will definitely intervene immediately.
Including the very prosperous silver trade in Ryukyu at the moment, it can only be carried out with the covert support of the United States. After all, silver is not gold. Currencies such as pounds, US dollars, and francs are all locked in gold. This gives Xiao Letian an opportunity to join in. .
This is because the United States only opened such a hole because of the explosive growth of global silver production. Otherwise, let alone the silver in the Rocky Mountains of North America, even the silver in Mexico and the silver in Chile, South America, you Xiao Letian would be lucky. Don't take a piece of it.
The difficulty of running a country is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Idealism is unacceptable!
The sensible people on the Zhiyuan were secretly counting the number of salutes. When the nineteen-gun salute dedicated to the Chinese was fired, the faces of the Chinese senior officials present turned ugly, and many people even cast hostile glances at The Duke of Newcastle, but the old Duke Fox didn't care about this hostility at all. He had long stood by the little emperor's side.
"Your Majesty, the ship has docked. Please prepare to disembark... On the dock is a welcome ceremony by the British government, and Prime Minister Benjamin is personally waiting..."
"Your speech yesterday was really wonderful. Today we specially invited reporters from famous newspapers across Europe to wait here. There are more than 60 of them. They are all looking forward to your wonderful speech..."
Zai Chun smiled and said, "Dear Duke, you are really posing a problem for me. I didn't prepare a few speeches for this trip to Europe. You want to see my joke..."
"Where is it...Last night in the manor, you handled it with ease in front of many guests. You have a maturity that belies your age. Acting on the spot is not a problem for you at all. You are too modest..."
Xiao Letian almost spat in the faces of these two people. How shameless. This apprentice is really good. He stole the master's speech and his face didn't change and his heart didn't beat. Looking at the British guy's face, he talked to me yesterday. As for business, once the deal was concluded, he immediately went to hug Zaichun's calf.
They are all born politicians. Their thick skin is innate and they don’t need to be trained later.
At this time, the Zhiyuan's hull suddenly shook slightly. Pushed by the barge, the Zhiyuan's hull finally touched the solid trestle. Then the sailors threw the heavy cable to the dock. There were already experienced British soldiers on the shore. The sailor took the cable and tied it neatly.
The gangway was also set up, and the on-site band began to play music. The cheerful welcome music immediately set the atmosphere to a certain point. The anxious reporters who had been waiting for the Chinese guests had already pressed their cameras before they even stepped onto the gangway. shutter.
"Come out... His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Empire has come out..."
The crowd exclaimed. Under the spotlight, Zai Chun finally stepped onto the gangway under the umbrella of Qiluo. The scene was filled with excitement. All the government officials and members of parliament who were watching the ceremony, including the surrounding people, applauded.
Senior officials of the current Ming government even took off their hats and bowed ninety degrees to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty!
The bonus power of China's three thousand years of civilization is so powerful that the title of Emperor of China is more noble than that of any emperor in Europe.
Not to mention bowing ninety degrees to Zai Chun, in fact, even kneeling down on one knee to welcome him is appropriate. If it was before the two Opium Wars, if it was before China's halo was dusty, if the emperor of the Qing Dynasty came to Britain , these senior officials really have to kneel down on one knee, just like kneeling to the queen.
Zai Chun took a deep breath. He looked at the dense crowd of gentlemen who were bowing and the countless ladies who were curtsying. He secretly sighed in his heart, "It is my honor to be reborn in China. It is even more important for me to be reborn as the emperor of China." Lucky... even the precarious empire can receive such courtesy..."
"Then what about the empire that will be revived in my hands in the future? What kind of glory will it get? I don't dare to think about it, I really don't dare to think about it..."
Every step Aixinjueluo Zaichun took was extremely heavy. He did not dare to take a wrong step because he knew that from now on, every step he took was the first in history.
The diplomatic event at the level of emperors from the East and the West has just begun, and the dim world in the Forty-Nine City is still sleeping at this moment. Those Eight Banners disciples who are eating and waiting to die, I am afraid that no one is willing to pay attention to what their emperor has done. difficult choices.
