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January 1797 AD.
The wind is cold and sharp.
People in Paris are walking in a hurry wrapped in coats.
Occasionally, carriages with jingling bells would pass by, and if you look carefully, you can still find railroad tracks on the ground.
Railway carriages have long appeared in Europe.
only.
This railway track is just horses pulling carriages.
really.
After a while, a steam locomotive came pulling two carriages.
Not fast.
However, when the Ming Dynasty conquered the world, especially after the imperial examination, there was also a way to rise by taking the university entrance examination.
The results of more than a hundred years of Russian expansion were all lost overnight,
Therefore, he learned foreign languages such as Dutch, French, and English.
According to his birth, there is definitely no chance of inheriting the family business.
Therefore, stationing in Europe is almost the fastest way for all Ming Dynasty diplomats to advance.
The Lu family in Guangzhou had a lot of money, so he, a bastard who was not usually taken seriously, suddenly received support from the family. Soon he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and got the opportunity to be sent to Europe - everyone knows that for European diplomacy is the focus of Ming Dynasty's diplomacy. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Dagong, was promoted after returning from Europe.
So at first he was trained as an expatriate shopkeeper. He had not studied any four books, five classics or eight-legged prose since he was a child - his status did not allow him to take the imperial examination.
"Do you think the emperor doesn't know this?" Lupuse smiled.
Ming Dynasty needs an opponent.
"Why do you sigh so much?"
"Appreciate further details!"
There is no longer a country that is qualified to be Ming's opponent.
Next to Pan Youke is a young man named Lu Puze, a new diplomat who was transferred to Europe from China last year and graduated from the School of International Politics at Daohua University.
"Fifteen years" Pan Youdu pondered.
Lu Puze laughed when he heard this and said: "Have you ever heard that a country will perish if there is no foreign trouble?"
"That's one of them!" Lupuse said, holding out a finger.
Apparently he was trained as a general manager.
"Trains first appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Within a few years, France, Britain, Prussia and other countries all appeared one after another!" Pan Youke said, shaking his head.
Lu Puze continued: "The martial arts of our dynasty were as prosperous as the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even Mongolia in the past may not be able to match the martial arts of our dynasty! Between the fifth year of the liberation and the seventh year of the liberation, our dynasty successively conquered the Northeast , the northwest has carried out great expansion, swallowing up a large amount of land that can be reclaimed as fertile farmland. How can we fully digest this land in more than ten years? How much benefit can we get from continuing to expand? "
As for the Russian Empire, this country does not have the strength to threaten the Ming Dynasty!
Now the place where the world needs Ming's diplomatic efforts is Europe.
In the east.
"Are you worried that the European alliance will cause Ming to have a strong rival in the world?"
Is this really beneficial to Ming Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, do you think the current situation in Europe is unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty?"
From the concubine of the Lu family to the disciple of the emperor, Lu Puze's life turned upside down.
Not to mention that he has more than a dozen brothers above him. Just because of his status as a concubine, there is no possibility of inheriting the family business.
Russia once seemed huge.
Under the successive attacks of the Ming Dynasty, it also transformed from a large empire across Europe and Asia into a purely European country. After losing its stronghold on the northern grasslands of Central Asia, even if the Ming Empire's army did not continue to advance, Russia maintained No more rule in Western Siberia.
With his foreign language advantage, Lu Puze quickly passed the Daohua University and became the first batch of Daohua University graduates.
In fact, he did not agree with the idea of domestic scholar-officials and bureaucrats to solve the problems in the north first.
After several battles with them, Ming Dynasty has successfully won a large area of territory - but what is the use of these territories?
Moreover, the defeat of the Russians also caused widespread "Yellow Peril" theories to emerge throughout Europe.
Pan Youke nodded.
"But..." Pan Youke frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Europe's foundation is here, and they have a very deep industrial foundation. They are indeed enemies that our Ming Dynasty cannot ignore!" Lupuse said, "Although the Ming Dynasty took the lead in many technologies, they quickly caught up. "
The Ming Empire’s consulates in Europe were the cradle of future Ming diplomatic talents.
but
Pan Youke, the Consul General of the Ming Empire in Europe, who was sitting on the carriage looking out the window, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the train rumble past.
Without the support of strongholds in the northern steppes of Central Asia, this tundra would not be able to station troops for a long time, nor could it establish a stable bureaucratic rule.
Dealing with relations with Japan, North Korea and other countries is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Thirdly, in the current world, the time for war has not yet come. Both our Ming Dynasty and European countries are now at a critical time of technological explosion, and all countries are paying more attention to their internal affairs! And the focus of our Ming Dynasty is no longer against the West. The war is to digest the land now swallowed, build railways, build ports, and strengthen immigration to the west coast of North America." Lupzer said, "Your Majesty, if a war breaks out, it will take at least fifteen years!"
Pan Youke was thoughtful.
He is the former concubine of the Guangli Lu family of the Thirteenth Bank, and is now the second wife of the Lu family, the major shareholder of Guangzhou Investment and Commercial Bank.
"Is not it?"
"The emperor must have intended for Europe to form a large-scale alliance!" Lupuse said firmly.
Lupzer asked.
"That's why the emperor is happy to see the formation of the European Alliance." Pan Youdu nodded.
"Isn't it right? If Europe is dispersed, no European country will have the national strength to confront the Ming Dynasty! But if they unite, it is not necessarily possible. I don't understand why the Europeans are forced to unite." Pan Youke said.
If he were the emperor's think tank, he would definitely advise the emperor to capture Australia first and then establish several strongholds on the west coast of North America.
This led to the emergence of the "alliance" theory in Europe.
European countries must unite to fight against Ming Dynasty.
"Secondly, our dynasty has unified the entire Chinese world, and all the vassals have surrendered, and no one dares to disobey. At the beginning of the emperor's army, the yellow and white races competed to absorb Japan, Korea, Annan, Siam, Myanmar and other countries and signed vassal agreements one after another, completely Integrate into the Chinese Celestial Dynasty system, but if the Celestial Dynasty system does not have a foreign enemy that seems to be passable, how can it be maintained?"
It is managed by the Li Fan Yuan.
Therefore, for the diplomats of the Ming Empire, only diplomacy with Europe made sense.
anyway.
This is an internal affair of the Chinese dynasty.
Neither Britain nor France had the qualifications to be hostile to the Ming Dynasty alone.
The Russians retreated into Europe.
"Yes! The entire world will maintain peace for at least fifteen years." Lupuse said.
But will their power be weakened much by this?
In fact, it’s not necessarily true.
Just as the two were talking.
The rickety carriage stopped.
"My lords, we have arrived at the Elysee Palace."
(End of chapter)
