"Wanzhongjingsong?"
Zhu Daohua was noncommittal.
Of course he has no experience in rebellion.
In his previous life, he was a sailor and a doctor.
He never thought that he would one day become a rebel in the Qing Dynasty.
And this trip to Europe.
He has signed many treaties with Britain, France and Germany.
Open markets, set up embassies in each other's countries, etc.
If these treaties were to spread, they would be labeled as the number one leading the way party - seeking trouble for the Qing Dynasty with the support of European powers such as Britain, France, Germany, etc. This is not what the leading party is.
"My lord, are you worried about the treaties signed with Britain and France?"
Gu Wanqing asked with a slight smile.
Zhu Daohua curled his lips: "We have no soil under our feet, so how can we fulfill the contract?"
These treaties can only be fulfilled after Zhu Daohua can obtain at least one or two provinces.
But then that time comes.
Whether these treaties will be fulfilled depends on the situation at that time.
According to Zhu Daohua's estimate.
Not much is needed.
As long as he can get Guangdong Province.
With Guangdong’s human and material resources.
It is enough to compete with any European power - not to mention, it is now very difficult for European countries to send troops to the Eastern China.
Thousands of miles of sea route.
No joke.
Think about it now.
This is when the other party is on an expedition and there is no fundamental difference in weapons and weapons.
The Qing Dynasty was actually defeated in the Opium War.
It's almost unbelievable.
But in this way...it seems that it will be relatively easy for him to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.
"Besides, treaties are made to be broken."
Zhu Daohua did not take these treaties seriously.
He knew very well that European countries now had little power to project to the East.
France's Bourbon dynasty has too much to take care of itself, and Louis XVI will be guillotined by the people of Paris in a few years.
The British side is also facing pressure from the Americans in North America.
They certainly could not prevent American independence.
Keeping Canada is the bottom line for Britain.
As for Germany... well, there is no unified Germany right now.
There is a country called the "Holy Roman Empire of Germany".
This country is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
German reunification would not be realized for more than half a century.
The most powerful country in Germany now is Prussia.
Britain and France were temporarily without power to project to the east, and Prussia was even less powerful.
Therefore, Zhu Daohua signed these treaties with no intention of fulfilling them.
Open trade?
impossible!
Even if Zhu Daohua gets the province of Guangdong, it is impossible for him to open up trade.
Free trade is impossible in this era.
Everyone practices trade protectionism.
Cut off land?
I want to eat shit.
Zhu Daohua took a deep breath.
Even if you are already prepared in your heart.
But when we really start to return home.
He was still a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Each of our more than 300 brothers has studied in a Western military academy. In addition, there are also 3,000 Swiss mercenaries. With these troops in hand, we will first take a piece of territory in Nanyang. Getting established is easy!”
Zhao Si patted the short-barreled firegun on his waist and said.
"Mercenaries are not my species after all. After arriving in Nanyang, the first thing to do is to expand the army!"
Zhu Daohua tapped his fingers on the side of the ship and calculated.
In fact.
Although the Dutch are the most powerful in Nanyang now.
But the Chinese influence is not small.
In fact, if the Nanyang Chinese forces can get the support of the local government.
Neither the Dutch nor the Spanish could compete with the Chinese forces that were so close at hand.
Now there is absolutely no support from the local government.
Chinese forces can still occupy a place in Nanyang.
There are much more people than the Dutch.
therefore.
Zhu Daohua's original plan was to gain a foothold in Nanyang first.
Organize an army.
Make another plan to go north.
"My lord, there are many Chinese pirate forces in Nanyang, but most of them cling to the influence of the Dutch to survive. The only Chinese with some autonomy is Lan Fangguo."
"There are a large number of Chinese in Nanyang, but they are scattered all over the place. Even in Lanfang Country, they are just a few big families from Jiaying Prefecture who stick together..."
Speaking of this, Gu Song couldn't help but shake his head.
If the Chinese in Nanyang have a leader who can twist the strength of the Chinese into a rope, the strength of the Dutch will not be enough.
But it's a pity....
"A plate of scattered sand is good, a plate of scattered sand is just conducive to integration! Your Majesty, with three hundred old brothers as officers, we can expand the army to tens of thousands in a short period of time!"
Zhao Si smiled.
Gu Song also had a smile on his face.
Zhu Daohua has three hundred officers who are familiar with Western military tactics.
As long as you have money, you can immediately recruit soldiers and horses, and an army of more than ten thousand is at your fingertips.
Why worry about failure?
"Training troops is not difficult." Zhu Daohua waved his hand and said.
It's really not difficult.
Daohua Trading Co., Ltd. relied on H;Y as its "competent product" (in this era, opium was used as medicine), Daohua Trading Co., Ltd. did business all over Europe.
before leaving Europe.
Zhu Daohua divided and sold the agency rights in Europe and North America.
Agency fees in Europe are £1 million per annum.
Agency fees in North America are £500,000 per annum.
Moreover, if Zhu Daohua is willing, he can still get an annual agency fee of two million pounds in the vast area in the East, including India and the Qing Dynasty.
It's just that Zhu Daohua has only sold the agency rights in Europe and North America for the time being.
The agency fee is actually not that high. If Daohua Trading Company operates it itself, it will definitely be able to capture more profits from these two markets.
But Zhu Daohua also knew it.
If I leave Europe.
It is impossible to continue to control business in Europe.
It would be easier than selling it to a local snake.
Agency fees of 1.5 million per year.
One-time payment for five years.
That’s seven and a half million pounds!
This is a huge asset in this era.
At the current price of GBP/Silver.
One pound is worth 3 taels of silver
Seven and a half million pounds is more than 20 million taels of silver!
And this is only the agency fee. Zhu Daohua also retains the production department in Europe. In other words, as long as Zhu Daohua's relationship with European countries can be maintained, he can continue to obtain huge wealth from Europe in the short term.
Of course, the purchasing power of silver in Europe and in the Qing Dynasty was different.
At least.....
It is impossible for Zhu Daohua to really return to China from Europe with more than 20 million taels of silver - it would be too wasteful.
Except keep some cash.
All this wealth was exchanged for goods and...talents.
Various mechanical equipment and machine tools.
Directly pay large sums of money to recruit people from universities and skilled craftsmen from factories.
Europeans in this era were quite adventurous.
As long as you are willing to give money.
Don’t worry about not being able to find people.
It can be said.
Rebels throughout the ages.
I'm afraid there is no one richer than Lao Zhu...
"My lord, Mr. Kant, Major Bonaparte, the British envoy, and the French envoy are here."
Just when Zhu Daohua was thinking about where to get a piece of land and transform the mechanical equipment and talents he brought back from Europe into real productivity.
Qian, the chief executive of Daohua Trading Company, came quickly.
Said beside Zhu Daohua.
Just talking.
There was a sound of footsteps.
Several white men came on deck.
A smile appeared on Zhu Daohua's face.
Talk about talent.
This Mr. Kant.
And this Major Bonaparte...
This is the real talent!
