New Shun 1730

"Navigation is a science. And obviously we in the UK are at the forefront."

After speaking proudly, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the hanging navigation clock: "This is the source of my confidence. This clock can keep accurate despite the bumps on the sea. Your country does not have such technology, and it is as far away from the warships as it is. Your country is still far away from the Thames Estuary. Don’t you want to visit it, Lord Marquis?”

Like a slap in the face, Liu Yu gritted his teeth and cursed secretly, took a deep breath, raised his head, and said proudly: "You can look at it, or you can not look at it. I'm sorry, this is just a clock."

"Whether we can go or not, that's our business. Since you say so, then so be it. You raise the sails and the flag. Drive out and force the ship to dock directly."

"Since diplomacy is based on the principle of reciprocity, it was the same when I went to England. I took the fleet straight to the Thames. It would be nothing more than death. If I die, China and Britain will go to war."

Liu Yu, who was slapped with a navigational bell, had no choice but to resort to the most rogue diplomatic tactics, shamelessly using his power to suppress others and turning a small matter into a big one.

He himself had no good impression of George Anson. As for the ship he was on, the Chinese people had a different emotion.

For a Chinese, this ship really has some different emotions.

Historically, for China, the Centurion was the first battleship to arrive in China. It forced its way into Lingdingyang and docked in Guangzhou, showing no respect at all.

To the Chinese, George Anson, the captain of the Centurion, was the first British person to insult China and the first British person to advocate war against China.

At this time, there was Montesquieu in France who was sitting at home making up nonsense that "the reason why Japan does not trade with European countries is because European merchant ships hired cunning Chinese crew members"; in England there was this man who docked in Guangzhou without permission, causing There was great hostility from local officials, and George Anson advocated a declaration of war against China upon his return.

In fact, Liu Yu didn't understand where George Anson's "confidence" came from and where the courage came from.

Even if the Qing Dynasty becomes a waste, the British Naval Logistics Bureau has not yet been established, and less than 200 of the nearly 2,000 sailors can die from scurvy. The expedition across the Atlantic to Jamaica can bring 6,000 troops to the shore. With a one-third reduction in personnel, how dare you think of starting a war?

At this time, the one-year delivery capability is limited and has not reached the level of India. In East Asia and Southeast Asia, even a navy with one-third the level of Denmark can close the door of Malacca.

Besides, he has already set up the navy's airs. A battleship that is bigger, has more guns, and can run faster than the Centurion is smacking George Anson in the face. Why is this man still so arrogant?

Is this really a bad habit that comes from places like the Caribbean, India, and Africa?

Dupleix on the side could clearly hear the dissatisfaction in Liu Yu's tone, thinking that this was an opportunity to slander Britain.

Just as he was about to say something, Liu Yu asked first: "Mr. Dupleix, is the UK doing this in Europa?"

Of course Dupleix didn't think so. If a British warship dared to enter a French port without lowering its flag, it would be sunk directly. But he was not so kind and allowed him to dock. When I was beaten in Guangzhou, wasn't it just because I didn't give way? If you want respect from Britain, you have to go to war with him. After being beaten by our sailors in Guangzhou, the British would naturally avoid our ships in Guangzhou.

But even though he knew this, he didn't say anything. Instead, he made a hot comment to add fuel to the fire.

"My Lord Marquis, the British always want to be emperor and want the whole world to use British laws. Whatever the British say is legal. They have always been like this."

Dupleix's words didn't sound like much to George Anson. Instead, they seemed to be praising Britain for its ambition and ambition to become a world hegemon.

But when Fazaklai of the East India Company heard these last words, his face turned green with fright.

This is an ordinary saying elsewhere, but here is Lingdingyang, within Wanghua.

If these words really reach the palace, big trouble will happen.

But the Frenchman held the fire so well that he couldn't think of what to say for a moment.

Dupleix said this in Chinese, and the officers following Liu Yu suddenly became very angry.

Liu Yu didn't expect the French to have such a high level of fire fighting, so he had to make an attitude at this time no matter what.

He turned around and said to the steamed bun: "Tell the fleet to evacuate. Let them raise their sails and flags and enter the harbor directly. Tell the fort that no cannons are allowed. I am the most reasonable person, fair and reciprocal, and I happen to want to force my way directly into the Thames Estuary. . It’s just a matter of death. If we start a war, is it possible that your Majesty can watch me being beaten to death by the British in vain?”

"yes!"

The officer who boarded the ship behind immediately turned around and followed Liu Yu's order.

Fazakle cursed "rogue diplomacy" in his heart, feeling that this person was really shameless.

Of course, the British Navy is not afraid of war. Considering that China does not even have a naval base halfway, how many warships can reach the Thames River alive?

But is this a matter of fighting to see who can win?

Although Dashun cannot threaten the British mainland, can the East India Company give up its business with China?

There was a diplomatic incident today, and the news spread to Europe. That night, the stock price of the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam was going to soar.

In addition, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Spain and other countries are eager to monopolize trade with China.

Moreover, it is true that Dashun could not land in England, but there was a Frenchman standing next to Liu Yu. France does not lack people or technology, it just lacks money. But is Dashun short of money?

Although Shun could not reach the Thames Estuary, Britain could not bring all the main force of the Royal Navy to Asia.

Dashun can support France and Spain.

Who does the UK support to win Dashun?

North Korea or Vietnam?

Fazaklei quickly knelt down on the ground, as he had done when meeting the Guangdong Jiedu Envoy, and bowed: "Your Majesty, you don't remember the faults of the villain, and please forgive me. We promise that in the future, we will abide by the laws of the Celestial Dynasty in the territory of the Celestial Dynasty. The laws and systems will never be violated at all.”

As he spoke, he tried to pull George Anson, who was standing there, to kneel down together, but George Anson remained unmoved and upheld the so-called honor of a soldier.

Fazakley thought that these people in the navy were all idiots, and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, he is just a soldier. He has never been to China and does not know the rules here. Please forgive me. Britain will strictly abide by your country's rules. The laws, the customs and port details, I can give you my word, sir.”

Liu Yu stared at George Anson on the side and said coldly: "Your arrogance and rudeness make me very unhappy. Someone come!"

He called his personal attendants, wrote a note in front of the British, and handed it directly to Dupleix next to him.

"Mr. Dupleix, please take this note and go to Songjiang to collect 120,000 taels of silver. Please do me a favor and ask your country to build a battleship and give it to Stuart in exile in France in my own name. The descendants of the Ater dynasty will be treated as their private property; the remaining ones will be purchased for me to give to the Indians who attacked the British in Queen Anne's War as a personal tribute."

"Whoever makes me unhappy for a moment will be unhappy for the rest of my life."

After speaking, he smiled at Fazaklei, who was completely shocked, and said: "This is my personal attitude and does not represent the court. It's just that Mr. George Anson's arrogance and rudeness made me very unhappy. I I will report this matter to the court.”

"In addition, Mr. Fazakle, you should now consider the staff arrangements after the store is closed. Once the monsoon comes in December, the staff after the store will be closed can return to London. Please hurry up."

Turning around to leave, Fazaklei hugged Liu Yu's legs and kept pleading, his heart was about to collapse.

If you do this, big trouble will happen!

In order to be able to trade in China, the East India Company gave a lot of money to Li Dan and others during the Apocalypse of the previous dynasty. They hoped that the big pirates in Hirado would really have good hands and eyes and build relationships with the imperial court.

After the eclipse incident, Catholic missionaries were in full swing in Dashun. The East India Company wrote a letter admitting its mistake and confessed its crime of attacking Ming Dynasty merchant ships and breaking into Humen together with the Dutch. Only then was it able to expand trade with China.

After finally opening up the situation, surviving the squeeze of the Netherlands and Denmark, and destroying the Ostend Company, finally looking forward to Dashun and opening up diplomacy, the East India Company finally waited for a bright future.

But today, everything is going to be destroyed!

What happened today was indeed what George Anson did wrong. This is not India, nor the Caribbean, nor the place of those African chiefs.

Isn't it just asking for death if you use the same mistakes you got used to there? When going to Port of France or Port of Spain, do you dare not lower the flag? Although India and China are both Asia on the map, they are not the same thing at all!

It has been more than a hundred years since the British first tried to request trade, and finally reached the current situation, and now it is all ruined.

He hugged Liu Yu's legs tightly and begged: "Your Majesty the Marquis! Your Majesty the Marquis! Calm down your anger! Calm down your anger!"

Liu Yu stopped, looked down at Fazaklei, and said calmly: "I can't control your war with Spain. The imperial court actually doesn't like Spain either."

"But mark my words, from Omsk to Luzon, from North Korea to Vietnam, nothing can be accomplished without a nod from China."

"We have no control over matters in the Mediterranean; we are temporarily powerless about matters in the Atlantic. But here, in Luzon, if China cannot say that Britain will win, then Britain will not be able to win."

George Anson on the side was already stunned. Although he still pretended to be arrogant like a commodore of the Wang family on his face, he was actually panicking inside.

I wanted to just talk about this matter, at least I won't lose on face. But I didn't expect Liu Yu to be a gangster at all. He used a very disgusting but very familiar trick to the British to fight back.

Be a shit stirrer.

The old Presumptuous King was still in exile, with the thrones of England and Scotland claiming his head.

Liu Yu took action and sent a large ship, and also asked France to send a batch of guns to the Indian tribes that originally attacked Britain, just because of George Anson's arrogance and rudeness.

One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver was a large amount. Even if only thirty thousand taels were used to support those Indian tribes, the casualties and losses caused to the British would far exceed this amount.

The UK, on ​​the other hand, was helpless.

The same amount of 120,000 taels of silver is given to East Asia. Who will it be given to?

Give it to North Korea and let North Korea rebel against the sovereign state? Will North Korea immediately take the 120,000 taels of silver and send the British to the capital in a bundle? To Vietnam, Myanmar, or Japan?

For these countries, 120,000 taels of silver can instigate them to go to war with China?

Or is it funding a role similar to that of the old tyrannical king?

The problem is that Dashun doesn't have it, and 120,000 taels may seem like a lot, but it's really a drop in the bucket for the huge China's support for rebellion.

Dashun can't really go to the Thames estuary, but Dashun's silver can.

In France and Spain, silver is still silver.

If you have money, you can really do whatever you want.

George Anson regretted the meaningless and unreasonable dignity he had insisted on before, knowing that he had caused a big disaster today.

If the old usurper and the Jacobite really launched a coup in the future, he would be responsible. In this matter, I'm afraid that Parliament will let me take the blame, and the diplomatic situation that was opened with great difficulty may be ruined because of me.

Britain itself has a history of hijacking ships with the Netherlands during the Apocalypse, and France has had high-level official contacts with Dashun since Louis XIV.

George Anson's face twitched because of his patriotic brain heat and dignity, causing such a big disaster.

Fazaklay stood up in a hurry and pulled George Anson to kneel down.

Although George Anson pretended to be reluctant, he knelt down on the step. Otherwise, with his many years of experience in the sea, how could a senior curator of the East India Company pull him?

Although George Anson had gold under his knees, he really didn't know how to deal with this situation. If this matter got out of hand, his future might be ruined.

Although there was infinite hatred in his heart, he could only hold it back and only thought about revenge in the future.

Liu Yu didn't care. This kind of person was already thinking about going to war with China. His concession would not influence him, so why bother about adding one more enemy?

He didn't want to really fall out with Britain at this time. He just used Dupleix to tell the British and other countries that Dashun had woken up, and you didn't have Qin Shihuang, and you were torn apart. Dashun had ten thousand ways to disgust you, but you were helpless.

Even now, when 6,000 people are sent to Jamaica, 2,000 of them can be abandoned halfway. Put away your arrogance. When you can take India as a springboard and complete the military logistics reform to send 10,000 people at a time, come here to show your arrogance.

Fazakle had heard about Liu Yu beating the Dutch sailors; there were also rumors that Liu Yu's teacher was Dai Jinxian, vice president of the Chinese Diocese of the Society of Jesus, who might be a secret Catholic; and he knew Liu Yu's reputation as a fanatical warmonger.

Seeing that this matter was really going to become a major diplomatic disaster and that the East India Company's century-long attempt was going to be ruined, he was really close to collapse.

At this time, he finally pulled George Anson to admit his mistakes according to the rules of Dashun and made demands. Until George Anson also admitted his mistakes helplessly, thinking of keeping this hatred and insult in his heart and returning it a hundredfold in the future.

Liu Yu then turned around and said coldly: "Forget it, since you have this attitude, then forget it. Remember, when you are outside, you must admit your mistakes and stand up when you are beaten."

"This is not India, nor is it Africa. Put away those bad habits you have developed in such places."

"Here, follow the rules here."

"Order to tow away a British cruiser and sink it in the open sea. To serve as a warning to others. If you are willing to start a war, then I will wait for you to start the war. If you are not willing, honestly choose a cruiser. I will give you half a day."

He did not take back the note he had given in public, and left the Centurion with an unhappy face.