James II couldn't help scolding Xu Qianxue.
He believed that Mingguo would not deal with him because he scolded Xu Qianxue.
Because now he wants to give Mingguo more benefits.
The Ming Dynasty will definitely hope that its king will temporarily become the Lord of Great Britain.
The smart James II knew that if he wanted to be a king with real power in England, he could only be Ming's dog and take the initiative to become Ming's agent in England.
In this way, Ming Dynasty will not rush to spend a greater price to destroy its own Yingji.
And he doesn't have to worry about being betrayed by the nobles in his country one day.
James II planned this: He could use tariffs as collateral, first borrow money from the Ming Dynasty, buy a large number of advanced military weapons, and then equip his own royal army. In this way, he could control the Parliament or even dissolve it!
In the view of James II, in this case, although he would be reduced to a dog of the Ming Dynasty, he could have real power in England.
Moreover, as long as I take advantage of the fact that there are not enough people in the Ming Dynasty in England, I can use the force I control first to seize the nobles' fields, use the capital to strengthen the army and expand the army, and even use it to develop technology, then I will not worry about not being able to make Great Britain The empire is strong again.
Therefore, James II decided to take the initiative to be Ming's dog.
Because he found that as long as the country became Ming's dog, its strength would be stronger than his own countries that did not become Ming's dog.
For example, the Japanese country was defeating the British Empire in America.
James II hoped to strengthen his country first by becoming Ming's dog, and then bully other European countries that had not yet become Ming's dog.
But James II had to admit that Xu Qianxue did not have this understanding, or was unwilling to have this understanding.
That's why he called Xu Qianxue stupid.
James II now even has the intention to kill Xu Qianxue. He feels that if he kills Xu Qianxue, the people of the Ming Dynasty will probably be happier than angry.
But James II could not kill Xu Qianxue yet.
Who told him that there is no one in the British Empire who can understand Chinese and speak English?
Now James II still needs Xu Qianxue to be his mouthpiece.
Therefore, after scolding Xu Qianxue, James II had to apologize: "Your Excellency, I apologize for my rudeness just now, but please believe that my decision is absolutely beneficial to our British Empire."
"I don't dare!"
"yes!"
Xu Qianxue answered.
He knew that James II must have been very dissatisfied with him, and his respect for him now was all fake. Moreover, the reason why James II still respected him so much was still because of his Han ancestry and the power of the Ming Dynasty.
The dignity he received was still related to the Ming Dynasty.
"If I had known that all my dignity was due to the strength of my mother country, why would I have defected to England, directly became an official of the Ming Dynasty and came to England to be the Supreme Emperor, or even if I was a businessman and lived in England, I was still a human being. Master?"
Xu Qianxue suddenly felt that his current status as Earl of England was not good at all.
And the Princess of England she married was not as good as the famous Han family prostitute that she abandoned. At least the person behind the Han family courtesan could probably help her plan for an official position as a consul in England.
"This is a matter that can be discussed. I will reply to your Majesty the King after I report to His Majesty!"
After Tang Bin learned from Coleman and Xu Qianxue that James II agreed to accept all the conditions proposed by the Ming Dynasty and wanted to borrow money from the Ming Dynasty to purchase arms, he readily said that the matter could be discussed.
After hearing what Xu Qianxue translated, Coleman bowed and said, "Thank you!"
At this time, Tang Bin said again: "Your Majesty the King is a sensible person, and I would like to meet him."
Coleman responded: "I'll pass on your message."
Xu Qianxue looked at this scene and felt very sad. He felt that he should be like Tang Bin, who could stand high in front of the foreign nobles and be respected by them, even the king's confidants.
Xu Qianxue regretted this even more. He defected to England because he did not want to be a scholar-official without privileges in the Ming Dynasty. But now he has changed from a first-class person to a third-class person, and has been reduced to a translator for foreign nobles.
Therefore, Xu Qianxue greeted Tang Bin with a Chinese salute at this time: "Mr. Tang! Can I have a few words with you alone?"
Tang Bin said, neither salty nor blandly: "You are just a foreign barbarian who is willing to humble himself. What qualifications do you have to talk to me alone and let your chief negotiator be left out? If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Tang Bin's words made Xu Qianxue look very worried.
But now he could only endure it, thinking that the Yingyi here couldn't understand Chinese anyway, so he forced a smile and said: "What Mr. Tang is reprimanding is that before Wan Sheng was born, he really went astray and willingly lowered himself. He had done something that was unworthy of his ancestors and the country. But now, Wan Sheng has come to his senses and is determined to repent. He also asked Duke Tang to tell General Liu and ask him to bring a letter to Wan Sheng's uncle and others, saying that Wan Sheng already wanted to return to his country and was unwilling to do so anymore. I want to be a minister of Yingji and a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. I also ask Duke Tang to help me. When the time comes, I would like to express my gratitude to him with my inheritance in England!"
Tang Bin sneered: "If you can easily turn back after betraying your nation and country, then does the word 'loyalty' still have meaning?"
Xu Qianxue didn't expect Tang Bin to be unwilling to help him, and was quite disappointed for a while.
"In addition, I tell you clearly that you have given up on this idea, and your uncle can't help you now! It's not that you don't know that public opinion in the Ming Dynasty spreads very fast now, and your Xu Qianxue's defection to the Western Yi treason has long been known to the world. You know, even if His Majesty can tolerate you, no one in the world can tolerate you!"
Tang Bin continued to talk.
Xu Qianxue's face turned pale after hearing this, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
At this point, Xu Qianxue had to give up the idea of becoming a citizen of the Ming Dynasty again and then stay in England and become a master.
After James II knew that Tang Bin wanted to see him, he actually invited Tang Bin to his palace.
When he saw Tang Bin, James II did not dare to face Tang Bin like a king anymore. Instead, he knelt down to Tang Bin and said, "I am willing to repay the great Ming Emperor with all the wealth of my British Empire. Your Majesty! Thank him for his kindness! And ask the angels to pay high respect to His Majesty the Ming Emperor on my behalf!"
The meaning of James II's words is similar to measuring the material resources of Great Britain and the happiness of the Emperor.
After hearing this, Tang Bin smiled and helped James II up: "His Majesty the King is indeed a sensible person!"
Next, Tang Bin started chatting with James II.
James II took this opportunity to further express to Tang Bin his intention to be Ming's dog, and thereby use Ming's power to suppress his own parliamentary power in England.
Tang Bin expressed that he would try his best to promote this matter.
Not long after, the Ming court received an edict from Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao via telegram, agreeing to James II's request.
Therefore, the contents of the contract between Daming and England were officially determined.
Zhu Youxiao had already requested that this agreement be called the "Treaty of London".
James II and Liu Zhaoji, the plenipotentiary representative of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, signed the contract text and stamped it.
As a result, the first treaty between the Ming Empire and England was concluded.
