Shen Fu was actually very busy now. He sent away the Portuguese and Spanish, and immediately let the Prussians in.
Prussian Hardenberg said a few polite words before directly explaining his purpose:
"Shen Shaoqing... We in Prussia want to know whether Ming's promise to support Prussia's naval construction is still valid."
Shen Fu nodded directly:
"Of course it works. Prussia is still the most suitable partner for Ming Dynasty. This matter has not changed at all."
Hardenberg smiled:
"In that case, is the new main gun tested by Ming Dynasty today included in this support?"
Shen Fu explained very experiencedly:
"These main guns are still experimental products and have not been widely equipped in the Ming Navy. It is not possible to export them directly for the time being.
“The main goal of the Prussian Navy is to break the British Navy’s hegemony in the North Atlantic, and the existing mature technology is sufficient.
“By the time the British and French develop similar main guns, our technology should be fully mature and popular.
"At that time, we will support you in the development and production of similar naval guns and continue to deal with threats from the British and French."
Hardenberg's expression was rather depressed.
Ming's intention was obvious. The purpose of Ming's providing them with technical support was to allow Prussia to contain the British and French navies.
Therefore, the technical indicators that will be provided are enough to contain the navies of Britain and France.
Instead of giving Ming's best technology and equipment directly to Prussia.
Unless Britain and France built a main gun as powerful as the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would provide the corresponding technology to Prussia.
If Britain and France don't have it, then they won't give it.
Hardenberg left with mixed emotions.
The Austrians waiting outside came in.
After Austria comes Lucia.
After Lucia comes Italy.
Although Prussia, Austria, and Italy formed a small alliance, it was only a loose "group buying" alliance after all.
Many confidential matters will not be discussed in the alliance, including asking for support from Ming Dynasty. I came here alone.
The goals of the members of the Little Alliance and Lucia are actually generally similar to Prussia, they all want Ming Dynasty's new naval guns.
Shen Fu's answers were also very similar. Britain, France, and Spain had similar things, and Daming Chai would support them with similar things.
After the Ming Dynasty eliminated the threat of Lucia, it no longer supported Prussia's complete unification of Greater Germany.
If expansionary countries like Prussia and Lucia broke out, wouldn't it be troublesome to build a new Rome in Tessie?
The situation in Thailand and the West is best to maintain the status quo. Countries from different regions and cultures contain each other, and it is best to maintain a certain degree of hatred.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty supported Prussia's defense against Britain and France, supported Austria's defense against Prussia and Lucia, and supported Italy's defense against Austria and France.
What the British did in the past will be done after the Ming Dynasty, but now the British have also become targets.
Although the answer given by Daming could not satisfy the representatives of these countries, it was the most realistic and natural result.
These politicians easily understood Ming's logic, so they had no choice but to accept this reality.
But they soon relaxed, after all, they had received the promise from Daming.
If opponents such as the British, French, and Spanish designed naval guns of the same level, Ming Dynasty would provide the same level of support.
So there is no need to worry about the technical level of your warship falling behind your opponents.
After seeing off the Italians, Shen Fu thought there would be nothing to do today.
As a result, in the evening, the guard outside came in to announce that French Foreign Minister Talleyrand had arrived.
Shen Fu was obviously a little surprised. After asking the guards to bring Talleyrand in, he said with emotion:
"I didn't expect Mr. Talleyrand to come too. I wonder why Mr. Talleyrand is here?"
Talleyrand had a smile on his face, and he didn't know how sincere he was. Anyway, he looked like he was smiling and saying hello.
After a few polite words, Talleyrand explained his purpose:
"I wonder if His Royal Highness Prince Dashi has given instructions. In addition to handing over all Yinzhou colonies, is there any room for negotiation on the conditions for signing a permanent peace treaty between France and Ming Dynasty?"
Shen Fu directly gave two words:
"No."
The smile on Talleyrand's face was a little unbearable:
"Does the Ming Dynasty have to kill all France?"
Shen Fu was very surprised and said:
"Our Ninth Highness has made it very clear that Yinzhou is just a colony, so why did we kill them all? We did not go to your homeland and leave no people behind..."
Talleyrand's expression began to turn ugly:
"Does the Ming Dynasty have to let the war continue and let France fight to the death?"
Shen Fu said indifferently:
“The fish may die, but the net won’t break.
“Your original anti-Ming alliance could not touch the Ming mainland at all.
“Just you French people?
"hehe--"
Talleyrand opened his mouth and almost wanted to turn away.
But thinking about his mission, Talleyrand forced himself to hold back.
I have to buy more time for France and a relatively relaxed development environment.
Zhu Jianfeng's local threat, coupled with today's new naval gun display, caused the British, French, Spanish and Portuguese colonial alliance to collapse.
If the Europeans want to truly fight against the Ming Dynasty, they still need to form a real European native alliance.
For this alliance to truly take shape and truly demonstrate its strength, twenty years of peace may not be enough.
The key is, the key is that countries that have signed a twenty-year treaty will definitely be closely guarded by the Ming Dynasty and will not be able to develop at their full strength.
Other native European countries, including Spain and Portugal, are expected to pursue a permanent peace treaty instead.
If France signs a twenty-year peace treaty, it will be difficult to directly gain the trust of other Thai and Spanish countries.
They did not dare to form an alliance with France, and the alliance could not be established at all.
Therefore, under the current situation, France must find a way to sign a permanent peace treaty.
Reduce Ming's vigilance and integrate into other groups of Western countries to gain more time for preparation and development.
Talleyrand brewed his emotions for a few seconds, bowed to Shen Fu again, and said very solemnly:
"It was us in France who made the mistake first, and I beg your Majesty to forgive you..."
Shen Fu asked casually:
"Forgive you for what?"
Talleyrand said helplessly:
"Before this world war, we should not give up our friendship with the Ming Dynasty and join the British anti-Ming alliance."
Shen Fu suddenly laughed:
"It turns out that Mr. Talleyrand still remembers what happened before the war, and I thought you French people had forgotten all about it.
"Does Mr. Talleyrand know what France will get if it cooperates with our Ming Dynasty?"
Talleyrand said this time with genuine annoyance:
"France can get most of the British Yinzhou colony and may also receive a considerable compensation. We regret it now..."
Shen Fu picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water:
"There is no regret pill in this world, so you French people accept the current reality.
"If you are unwilling to hand over the Yinzhou colony, we recommend that you continue to maintain your alliance with the British, because the British must also accept the reality."
Talleyrand knew about the Chinese tradition of "serving tea to guests", but he didn't want to leave at this time:
"Bloody Brits, past behavior was a mistake and we still have a chance to make it right.
"I sincerely request to meet with His Highness Prince Dashi. I hope Shen Shaoqing can convey this..."
Shen Fu was silent for a few seconds, then put down the teacup, got up and went to the inner hall.
After Talleyrand waited anxiously for more than ten minutes, Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianfeng's uncle and nephew came in together.
Talleyrand was slightly relieved when he saw Zhu Jingyuan, but when he saw Zhu Jianfeng, Talleyrand's heart suddenly tightened again.
After meeting Li uneasily, Talleyrand repeated his thoughts again and asked if there was another compromise plan.
After Zhu Jingyuan heard this, he said very melancholy:
"Actually, I am quite easy to talk to, and I agree with our Ming Dynasty's approach of taking a step back to broaden the horizons.
“Make some concessions on the original goals and sign the peace treaty as soon as possible.
“But according to my Uncle Ninth’s introduction, with my position as the Ming Dynasty, any concession I make to you will be considered weakness.
"So, I can only be forced to be tough to the end.
"You Frenchmen must either hand over the entire Yinzhou colony, pay 10 million Ming gold coins as compensation, or continue the war.
"Nothing is negotiable, because discussing it would make me appear weak..."
Talleyrand was almost desperate. Does discussion mean weakness? What the hell kind of logic is this?
Zhu Jianfeng, how did you, the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, form this kind of thinking?
The point is, forget it if you think so, why are you here to pollute His Highness Prince Dashi?
Talleyrand looked at Zhu Jingyuan with almost pleading eyes:
"Is there really no other plan?"
Zhu Jingyuan looked melancholy and didn't know what to say.
Zhu Jianfeng next to him said with a smile:
“Jingyuan, it’s not that we can’t make concessions, but if we want to make concessions here, we must be tougher elsewhere.
"For example, we gave up asking for France's Yinzhou colony and directly used their homeland as a colony.
"Drive their royal family to Yinzhou to be king, and transport all the French people there..."
Talleyrand's eyes widened.
What the hell kind of logic is this!
Could it be that you two came out just to humiliate me?
Talleyrand felt that he really couldn't bear it anymore, so he directly stated the plan he had prepared:
"His Royal Highness the Food King, France has sincerely repented and sincerely hopes to sign a permanent peace treaty with Ming Dynasty.
“For this France could surrender all the lands north and west of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
"At the same time, we give up the right to develop the land in all other areas of Yinzhou."
The French colony in Yinzhou was basically located around the Great Lakes and on both sides of the St. Lawrence River.
Mainly the southeastern region of later Canada, plus the north-central and northeastern regions of the United States.
Including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, northwestern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, these are the current French colonies.
The places with better development now are mainly concentrated on the south coast of the Great Lakes, which is the northern United States in later generations and several states surrounding the Great Lakes.
As for the land France has taken the initiative to take out, except for Minnesota on the west side of the Great Lakes, it is the southern part of Canada north of the Great Lakes. There are not many good places.
That’s places like Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa.
However, the more critical thing is that France can promise to give up exploring other areas of Yinzhou.
The land directly ceded by France in this way may only be a few hundred thousand square kilometers. The specific number cannot be calculated because there are no specific boundaries in the northern and northwest parts of the colony.
However, the area of land for which Ming Dynasty could confirm its ownership was millions of square kilometers.
With the exception of the British colonies around Hudson Bay, all of central Canada would fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Although most of it was bad land, Zhu Jingyuan was a little tempted.
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