Chapter 51: Can’t let the lion wake up

Chapter 51: Can’t let the lion wake up

How shrewd Mr. He is.

I immediately felt the emperor's displeasure.

He hurriedly said: "Long live my lord, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has never made this kind of musket. Craftsmen have to start from scratch to imitate it, and there will inevitably be some loss of materials. In addition, the procurement of iron and other materials by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also expensive. All in all... .The cost of manufacturing the musket head will be very high..."

Qianlong nodded slightly.

But in his heart he was inclined to buy from Westerners.

Think of Westerners.

Qianlong thought of the envoys from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of France who came a few days ago.

Due to a dispute over etiquette between the two parties.

The envoys of the two countries were left in Tianjin by the Qing Dynasty.

Not allowed to enter Beijing.

But now.

Qianlong, who had already felt the great threat posed by Zhu Daohua, had decided to be more liberal on so-called etiquette issues.

Since you want to buy guns from Westerners.

Then there is no harm in meeting the envoys of the two countries.

When interests are at stake, Qianlong's figure will be relatively soft.

"Go and ask Ji Xiaolan to invite the two ministers to Beijing."

Qianlong thought of this and explained to the little eunuch beside him.

The negotiation with the envoys of the two countries was handled by Ji Yun Ji Xiaolan, the Minister of Rites.

He Shen had no expression on his face when he heard this.

But my heart skipped a beat.

This bite of fat...

Want to fly.

"Heshen, you know about Zhu Daohua, right?"

"The slave knows."

He Shen said hurriedly.

"What do you think?"

Qianlong stood up and looked at the gift sent by the British envoy some time ago.

A map of the world.

He Shen looked up.

I only saw that the west side of a large island south of Guangdong was circled.

That's West Borneo.

That is Lanfang Province in the Ming Dynasty.

"Long live my lord, the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty has suddenly risen, and its soldiers and weapons are sophisticated and must be guarded against." As a favorite minister of the dynasty, He Shen was by no means a fool.

"The combined troops of the Guangdong Green Camp and the Guangxi Green Camp are about 80,000, which is not enough to defend the thousands of miles of Guangdong's coastal waters. The Green Camp troops from Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other places should be dispatched to Guangdong to enrich Guangdong's defense strength..."

"In addition, Ni Ming has the advantage of guns and artillery. The imperial court must supervise the construction of ordnance and strengthen equipment to deal with Ni Ming's army."

Qianlong nodded slightly.

Move troops into Guangdong and strengthen armaments.

It's a solid suggestion.

He waved his hand and asked He Shen to step aside temporarily.

This weapon was made by myself.

Or buy it from Westerners...

Qianlong was still hesitating.

.........

Posthouse in Tianjin.

Macartney, Bourblon and his party were arranged here.

Even the city of Beijing cannot be entered.

When they arrived in Guangzhou, they wanted to see the governor of Guangdong or the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

As a result, the only person who received them was a supervisor from Guangdong Customs.

After saying that he had news about Zhu Daohua.

I originally thought I would be received by local officials in Guangdong.

result....

Guangdong officials stayed away.

They will be sent to Beijing like the god of plague.

I'm afraid I'll have anything to do with them.

None of the officials in the Qing Dynasty wanted to have anything to do with the Ni Ming case - this kind of case was quite fatal.

Do more and make more mistakes.

It's better not to do it.

Fortunately, Macartney and others told him that they had news about Zhu Daohua.

Otherwise, they might not even be able to go to Beijing...

So the group of them began to head north from Guangzhou.

It took more than two months.

Just when we were about to arrive in Beijing.

Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette of the Qing Dynasty came to announce to them the etiquette of "worshiping the great emperor".

Both Macartney and Bourblon said.

They represented their respective countries and did not come to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty.

Both the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of France are sovereign countries equal to the Qing Empire.

It is absolutely impossible to perform the kneeling ceremony of the Qing Dynasty.

result.....

The two of them were left alone in Tianjin for almost a month.

Just when a group of people thought they would not be able to see the Qing emperor during this trip, they were preparing to return home.

News came from the south that Zhu Daohua defeated the Lanfang rebellion, forcing the countries in Borneo to declare themselves vassals, and then changed them to the Grand Duchy of Lanfang and Lanfang Province.

A series of news led Macartney to make a judgment.

If Emperor Qianlong was not stupid.

He will temporarily put aside the etiquette dispute and seek contact with European countries such as Britain and France.

really.

Soon an official from the Ministry of Etiquette arrived.

It means that the emperor wants to summon them.

Macartney immediately said: "Your Excellency, we are not ministers of the Qing Emperor. We are here on behalf of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the King of the Kingdom of France."

The official from the Ministry of Rites nodded repeatedly: "The Emperor has a decree. Envoys from Britain and France are here on behalf of the King. We, the Qing Dynasty, will treat each other as friends. The two envoys only need to kneel down to the Emperor."

Macartney and Bourblon looked at each other.

A bit of excitement flashed in his eyes.

Let the Eastern world, especially China's Ming and Qing regimes, fall into long-term confrontation and war,

It is the joint judgment and decision of the two messengers.

They all think this is in line with Britain and France. and the interests of Europe as a whole.

When heading north from Guangzhou.

The two saw a shocking scene.

There is not a single fat person in this country.

They were all wearing shabby clothes and had a pale look on their numb faces.

This is completely inconsistent with the image of the powerful Eastern Empire they imagined.

This comes all the way.

The two made a preliminary judgment: this was a large but not strong, rather weak empire.

Such an empire cannot withstand Zhu Daohua's attack.

not to mention....

most of the people of this empire.

There is a huge gap between them and the rulers of the empire.

"The Qing Empire's rule over China...is somewhat similar to the British rule over India."

Bulbulon made a very accurate judgment.

"But this is a male lion. This nation has a very splendid civilization. It can be seen from Zhu Daohua and his men that this nation has a very high IQ, no less than European whites. Once they have a real leader, Leading an entire nation to awaken, relying on their numerical superiority, would be a nightmare for the entire Europe."

"If Zhu Daohua takes over China, will this lion wake up?"

The two rode horses and followed the officials received by the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty into the city of Beijing, staring at the majestic Forbidden City in front of them.

Entering the center of this empire.

........

"Macartney, the envoy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, paid a visit to His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The King of our country extended his sincere greetings to His Majesty the Great Emperor."

"The envoy of the Kingdom of France, Bourbron, paid a visit to His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The King of our country extended his sincere greetings to the Great Emperor."

The two knelt down on one knee.

"Flat body!"

Qianlong's voice sounded.

The two of them also stood up from the ground.

He looked around.

I found His Majesty the Great Emperor sitting in a high position.

The ministers on the left and right stood aside.

Why aren't there even seats?

Compared with Zhu Daohua.

His Majesty, the Great Emperor, seems to be a little too arrogant.

Macartney couldn't help but think.