Newfoundland is Newfoundland. Regardless of its name in English or French, its original meaning is "newly discovered land".
Xinfa Island itself has few resources, and the environment can be considered quite harsh. Only the nearby sea is rich in cod, which is popular among Thai people.
If this island was somewhere else, the French might just give it to the Ming Dynasty.
However, it is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the northeastern part of the North Yinzhou Continent, just outside the important seaport of the French colony.
At the same time, it is also the closest island to the western mainland of Yinzhou, apart from Greenland in the far north.
Therefore, it is impossible to give this island to Ming Dynasty.
In the end, we still have to choose compensation.
Ten million Ming Dynasty gold banknotes is equivalent to 500 million Ming Dynasty silver banknotes.
Converted according to the silver content of banknotes, it is equivalent to 335 million taels of silver in Kuping of the Qing Dynasty.
Converted according to the approximate purchasing power, it is equivalent to 50 billion yuan in modern times.
Directly converted according to the gold content, it is equivalent to 1.724 billion francs.
It is about 29% of the historical Franco-Prussian War reparations, less than 30%.
For France, a usury imperialism, it is not a lot, and it can be solved directly by issuing a debt.
But the Ming Dynasty did not occupy the French mainland like Prussia. Why did France pay huge compensation?
The amount of compensation required by the British will be doubled again. Why should the British pay this compensation?
So after Zhu Jingyuan announced it directly and clearly refused to bargain, representatives from the UK and France also gave very tough answers:
"This is impossible."
"None of the conditions are acceptable to us."
Zhu Jingyuan was about to talk to them, and even threatened to continue the war again.
However, Zhu Jianfeng, who had been an audience member for a long time, suddenly said expressionlessly:
"Then get lost."
Zhu Jingyuan was obviously stunned for a moment.
Although he has been acting quite domineering recently, he still maintains a reasonable tone and attitude.
It's just that the truth I preach is a little tougher.
I’ve never actually done anything to directly tell someone to get lost with swear words.
Because I do have basic sincerity, and I want to establish a short-term, relatively stable world order.
As for my uncle Jiu... he may not be sincere at all, and he may not have any bottom line. He may just bully people as much as he wants.
Faced with Zhu Jianfeng's blunt swear words, the four main representatives of Britain and France stood up directly.
The ordinary representatives from Britain and France, as well as the accompanying staff, also stood up.
It is impossible for them, representing a regional power, to bear this kind of insult calmly.
The Prince of Wales wanted to respond directly to Zhu Jianfeng, but was held back by Prime Minister Pitt beside him.
Peter ignored Zhu Jianfeng and went directly to Zhu Jingyuan. He already knew that Zhu Jingyuan was the real decision-maker.
So Peter asked Zhu Jingyuan very loudly:
"His Royal Highness the King of Food! Is Ming Dynasty sincere in peace talks?
“Do the words of His Highness the Prince represent Ming’s attitude towards our alliance?
"If Ming Dynasty cannot give us the most basic respect, then we really have no choice but to leave!"
When Zhu Jingyuan was considering his words and how to respond, his ninth uncle Zhu Jianfeng also stood up.
Zhu Jianfeng stretched out a palm towards Zhu Jingyuan, which meant that you should stop talking now and let your uncle come first.
Zhu Jingyuan simply shut up and let his ninth uncle go. Anyway, the worst price was to continue the war...
Zhu Jianfeng took a deep breath, looked at the representatives of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal with a look of disgust, and seemed to be quite unhappy and said:
"Sincerity? You ask us if Daming has sincerity?
“We, the Ming Dynasty, will formally make a commitment never to occupy your mainland in the West when the peace talks are concluded and the formal peace treaty is signed.
"Isn't this sincerity enough?
"If you feel that this is not sincere enough, it means you have no sincerity. I suggest that the Ming royal family and the court directly abandon this promise.
"I think Ming Dynasty should not fight with you in Yinzhou, we should try to directly capture the mainland of Taixi.
“I heard at the military level about a disciplinary war plan, which was to destroy without occupying.
“I’ve also heard of a plan to vacate a bird’s cage, which is to drive all the local people away, leaving no one behind.
“Anyway, we have a lot of people in Ming Dynasty.
"Although we cannot rule 300 million Thais, we can compress your living space.
"My Ming Dynasty is willing to make a promise to always reserve your local living space for you Taixi people. Do you think this is not sincere enough?
"Is it Daming's sincerity that gives you the courage to go crazy here?"
Zhu Jianfeng paused for a moment before speaking and looked at the representatives from the European and European countries with wide eyes, as if waiting for the other party to bite his tongue.
Zhu Jingyuan also suddenly realized that there was indeed a problem with his previous promise, and many details had not yet been fully determined.
It is impossible to say that the other party will not negotiate permanent peace with us, and we will also give a permanent promise not to occupy the mainland of Thailand and Spain.
Zhu Jingyuan originally wanted to wait until the peace talks were over and then make an "appropriate" explanation of the commitments based on the content of the peace agreement signed by various countries.
Now that some countries have signed permanent peace treaties and some have decided to sign twenty-year peace treaties, differences have emerged.
Now we can explain it a little bit, so that these two countries can know the difference in their treatment earlier.
So Zhu Jingyuan took this opportunity to interject a few words:
“The non-occupation of the mainland of Thailand is only valid for countries that have signed a permanent peace treaty.
“Not occupying the mainland of the West does not mean that we will not use other means to exterminate countries that do not sign a permanent peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty.
"Not occupying the mainland of Thailand does not mean that we will not seize the land of the mainland of Thailand and then trade it to the countries of Thailand that have signed a permanent peace treaty.
"Not to occupy the mainland of the West. The final interpretation of this commitment belongs to Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Jianfeng heard this, he immediately followed:
“Spaniards, Portuguese, you all heard clearly, the homeland guarantee is only valid for countries that have signed a permanent peace treaty.
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“Because you refused to give up Texas and the Greater Antilles, the difficulty of Ming’s cross-sea expedition from South Yinzhou to the east coast of North Yinzhou skyrocketed.
“I think the difficulty is far greater than reaching the Western Sahara from northern Mozhou, and then crossing the Great Qin Sea to expedition to the Western Continent.
"So as a member of the Ming clan, I will make a proposal after I return, asking the Ming court to revise its future combat strategy."
Nowadays, all countries in Europe and the West are looking like sunken dogs.
We don't give you Cuba and Texas, which makes it more difficult for you to attack Yinzhou. Is this the reason for you to attack the mainland?
I used to think that Zhu Jingyuan was tough and domineering, but now I suddenly realized that Zhu Jingyuan's attitude was actually a red face.
Because Zhu Jingyuan is at least reasonable.
And this Zhu Jianfeng is the one who is trying to make a fool of himself, he is the one who is truly overbearing to the point of being barbaric and even completely unreasonable, just like when he is strong.
The Spanish and Portuguese were also confused.
His participation in the colonial war alliance organized by the British was planned on the basis that the Ming Dynasty would not seize their homeland.
Think that was a colonial war.
Now that Ming Dynasty has not given them the promise of homeland, and even wants to "leave no land but no people", what is the meaning of this alliance?
Spanish Prime Minister Manuel asked in disbelief:
"You Ming Dynasty can't go back on your word!"
Zhu Jianfeng laughed directly:
"What does it mean to go back on your word? You are secretly preparing to recapture the colonies transferred to the Ming Dynasty. That's why you call it going back on your word.
"You plan to have another war with the Ming Dynasty in twenty years, but you ask us, the Ming Dynasty, to keep our promise and never occupy your homeland?
"Do you think I, Ming, are all fools?
“Do you think that our Ming Dynasty will never tear up formal agreements and commitments if we have never done so?
"Do you want to bully me, Yangyang Daming, as an honest person?"
"What is the structure of your Xiyi brain?"
The faces of the representatives of Spain and Portugal were completely darkened.
The originally calm French also began to panic. France also had a coastline on the Great Qin Sea, and a cross-sea expedition to France was not much more difficult than to Spain.
Zhu Jingyuan, who was observing the scene from the side, suddenly thought of a statement that later generations had heard.
Due to the difference in the way of thinking between the East and the West, the East's promise to never use a mass murder weapon first is considered in the West to have a first-mover advantage.
They prepare war plans specifically based on this commitment, designing combat plans that achieve the greatest possible destructive power in a first strike.
For them, as long as their opponents make any concessions, they will think that their opponents have weaknesses and will further strive for benefits.
Once they have an absolute advantage, they may do everything possible.
Historically, Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty, was captured by the British and put in a cage to be sent to Tianzhu for exhibition.
Ye Mingchen originally thought that he was going to offer prisoners to the King of England, but he didn't expect that he was going to be dragged to an exhibition. After understanding what was going on, he went on a hunger strike and died.
Ye Mingchen's case is not an exception.
Until the 20th century, "human zoo" was still popular in various countries in Europe and America.
Capture indigenous people from all over the world back to their own countries and keep them in gardens or cages like animals for tourists to visit and feed.
In 1904, in preparation for the St. Louis World's Fair, the United States imported 1,300 indigenous people from different tribes in the Philippines for exhibitions.
In 1931, at the World's Fair in Paris, France, also known as the Colonial World's Fair, France transported a large number of indigenous people of different races from its colonies around the world for various displays and performances.
The Japanese, who have always wanted to become Westerners, have also learned the fine traditions of the Westerners and have experienced the Alpine tribesmen, Nanyang Islanders and Ainnu people.
As late as the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels, indigenous children were kept in pens for tourists to see.
The "Ethnographic Expo" has always been a reserved item of the "World's Expo", otherwise why is it called the "World's" Expo?
Although the people of the Central Empire were naturally discriminatory and looked down upon the barbarians, they still regarded them as human beings.
Countries in Europe and the West treat indigenous people from other regions as animals.
They watched indigenous humans perform as if they were animals performing.
This is the difference in the bottom line of behavior.
Zhu Jingyuan emphasized at the meeting before that Ming's humility should not be regarded as weakness.
However, such empty warnings are obviously not enough to change the nature of the representatives of the European and Western countries, and their clarity is still not thorough enough.
Moreover, my ninth uncle really understands the Taixi people and how to deal with them.
So Zhu Jingyuan also spoke and added:
"I support Uncle Jiu's plan, but if Portugal and Spain accept a twenty-year peace treaty, it will be implemented after twenty years.
"Uncle Ninth can take charge of this matter and formulate a complete battle plan for the direct capture of Imbilia (the peninsula where Spain and Portugal are located) and Gaul (the Roman province of mainland France) twenty years later."
Zhu Jianfeng smiled and nodded and said:
"The twenty-year peace treaty between Spain and Portugal has not been signed yet, nor has the French and British signed it.
"So we should immediately formulate a plan to land on the coastlines of Spain and France, as well as a further plan to land in the UK.
"If the other party signs a twenty-year peace treaty, we will make a detailed long-term and complete combat plan."
Zhu Jingyuan was very cooperative and nodded naturally:
"Yes, Uncle Jiu is thoughtful and can make multiple plans, divided into emergency and safe directions, including a twenty-year long-term plan."
The uncle and nephew sang together here, discussing how to capture each other's homeland in front of each other.
Talleyrand of France resisted his impulse and mentally calculated how to deal with the current situation.
British Prime Minister Pitt spoke directly:
"How can Daming give up!"
The smile on Zhu Jianfeng's face disappeared instantly, and he suddenly turned to look at Peter:
"My nephew has told you many times what will happen to Daming.
"Since you Xiyi have limited brains, I will repeat it to you now and explain it to you carefully.
"What is Xinfa Island? A colony, a barren land.
"The stupid French people would rather be allowed to land on the mainland from the Qinhai Sea by the Ming Dynasty than cling to the safety of the coastline of the Yinzhou colony and the territorial security of the British.
“Texas and the Antilles are what they are, two colonies.
“The stupid Spaniards would rather risk being attacked by the Ming Dynasty on their homeland than to keep these two colonies under the instigation of the British and reject the Ming Dynasty’s promise of permanent peace.
"What is to the west of the Yinzhou Honey River? It is an unclaimed land, which is a colony that you have not yet obtained.
“The stupid Spanish, British, and French gave up signing a real peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty for the sake of this land they did not actually occupy.
"Florida and Beiyinzhou are both colonies.
"The stupid Western barbarians, in order to monopolize the coastline on the east coast of Yinzhou, would rather bear the risk of being attacked by the Ming Dynasty on the mainland coastline of Western Taipei.
"Stupid Western barbarians, you don't want your coastlines and borders to be threatened by other countries, why don't you destroy all your neighboring countries first and create a new Roman Empire to compete with the Ming Dynasty!
“We Ming people can’t understand why you have so many countries left in your homeland, but you still worry about Ming being your neighbor.
“We, the Ming Dynasty, are the dynasty of heaven, and we always speak and act with reason.
"The Ming Dynasty and the Lucians have been neighbors for a hundred years, and it was Lucians who started the war. Have you forgotten this?
"Actually, from the perspective of a bystander, I always believe that the British are the biggest threat to the peace of the Western continent and the only competitor to the Ming Dynasty for control of the oceans.
"I don't remember any large-scale war in Europe and the West that was not meddlesome by the British. It is obviously not a country in your continent.
"I suspect that you Xiyi are all filled with swill."
The representatives of the Thai and Spanish countries are not fools. They all know what Zhu Jianfeng said.
It’s just that the Ming Dynasty’s promise not to land on the mainland of the West, and the realistic judgment that the Ming Dynasty could not rule tens of millions of people in the West, coupled with the superstition of home defense, made the perception that “it was just a colonial war anyway” repeatedly repeated. strengthened.
Representatives from Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal all had reason to believe that Zhu Jingyuan had always regarded the war between the two sides as a colonial war, and Zhu Jingyuan had no intention of directly landing on the mainland of the European and American countries.
Otherwise, Zhu Jingyuan would not have made an exchange of promises early on that he would not occupy the mainland of the West.
But this Zhu Jianfeng doesn’t follow martial ethics!
Zhu Jianfeng's irritability made them realize once again the threat of the native land and the difference in weight between the native land and the colonies.
It also made them pay attention to a problem again.
British problem.
The Anti-Ming League was organized by the British.
The alliance between Britain, France, Spain and Portugal was also promoted and led by the British.
Spain's refusal to surrender Texas and the Antilles was also instigated by the British.
It was also the British idea to build Portugal's Nanyinzhou territory into an anti-Ming base area.
The British used all their power to incite all European and Western countries to become enemies of the Ming Dynasty in any direction.
Because the British are the biggest enemy of Ming Dynasty.
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