Wild North America 1846

more than a month later

The British special envoy, Marquis Franson Bowman, took a letter written by the new Prime Minister Henry John Temple and once again approached the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, Duke Liu Xianjun, and tried to exert pressure to let 67 Chinese officers and their families who served British Canada leave.

Prison, new life.

Unexpectedly, I ate a soft nail this time and came back to no avail.

As the power of the Tang Empire skyrocketed, it was followed by changes in its foreign policy, which no longer relied solely on the British alone.

Instead, it became more confident and independent. The Tang Empire successively developed relatively friendly bilateral relations with France, Prussia, Tsarist Russia, Italy, Ottoman, Belgium and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, presenting a diversified diplomatic situation.

In just over half a year

The Tang Empire's diplomatic stance became increasingly diverse, such as licensing of naval equipment, breech-loaded artillery, trigger fuzes and yellow high-explosive patents, debt arrangements with the United States (North), and elimination of transatlantic tariff barriers (including the United States and the South).

On a series of issues such as the North American Common Market and the North American Common Market, they have adopted a reasonable and measured attitude. They neither look up to one side nor belittle oneself, but deal with it as an equal partnership.

When the British come back to boss them around, the Tang Empire no longer accepts this approach. Whether you want to negotiate a trade treaty or grant a patent, you must provide corresponding things or prices.

It is impossible to enjoy benefits for free, those days are gone forever.

The British side obviously did not adapt to this new change. Before the collapse of the short-lived cabinet of the last Conservative Lord Edward Smith-Stanley, the two countries had hardly reached any substantive agreement. Their slow actions greatly shocked the British business community.

Dissatisfaction was also one of the reasons for the collapse of the Conservative cabinet.

After another, he was replaced by Prime Minister Henry John Temple, who gave Emperor Richard of the Tang Dynasty a headache. Queen Victoria appointed him to form the cabinet. From June 12, 1862, a new government was established.

A Liberal government.

This was also the result of the internal struggle within the London political bureaucracy. In the end, Lord Temple, who advocated large-scale overseas colonial expansion and strongly defended the interests of the British Empire, had the last laugh.

have to say

This guy's reputation in London is really high, rising and falling like a phoenix in the political arena. In the past 20 years, he has almost always held important positions in the cabinet or served as Prime Minister. This is in line with his tough skills and is very in line with British tastes.

Inseparable.

Counting on the fingers, it has been more than two months since the new cabinet took office.

Prime Minister Henry John Temple also knew that he was not popular with Emperor Richard of the Tang Empire. During his previous term as Prime Minister, he wrote 31 personal letters to the Emperor of Tang, but received only 6 replies.

It all adds up to less than 200 words.

Therefore, Prime Minister Henry John Temple specially wrote a letter to negotiate with Prime Minister Ryu Hyun-jun for the sake of 67 Chinese military officers, trying to open a breakthrough point with him.

Who knew, I would also be rejected.

Liu Xianjun, Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, has clearly told the British envoy Marquis Franson Bowman that the Emperor is very angry about the placement of dissidents in the imperial army this time, and the military bosses are deeply dissatisfied. This serious impact will last for a while.

Difficult to eliminate.

The empire has sent stern notes to Fuso, North Korea, and Vietnam, ordering their heads of state to solemnly apologize, strictly restrain the behavior of their citizens, and bear all serious consequences.

The Fuso Kingdom was the most vicious among them, and the empire had issued a serious warning and threatened to use force to hand over the Amami Islands to the Ryukyu Kingdom within a three-month time limit, and declared that the Fuso Kingdom would not invade the Ryukyu Kingdom, a subsidiary state of the Tang Empire.

Otherwise; "Thousands of miles of sea territory can be crossed in ten months. By then the steam-armored army will arrive, and it will only take a matter of seconds to destroy you. This is the most serious warning. I hope the Japanese people will not make mistakes!"

The harsh words were unprecedented, and they were enough to scare the Japanese pirates.

In 1693, the Satsuma Domain was forced to cede the northern Amami Islands to Japan. It has been 169 years since then. A large number of Fuso people have also immigrated to the islands, numbering as high as 610,000.

But the Tang Empire didn't care about this matter, and directly ordered him to spit it out, thereby teaching Fusang Kingdom a harsh lesson.

If you don't obey the greeting, you'll be beaten! Your attitude is so tyrannical.

The remaining United States of America had been beaten to the ground. At that time, the two countries were in a hostile situation, and it was not a big deal to plant nails in each other. The Tang Empire also did the same.

Now that the thunder has exploded, the United States of America (North) has a good attitude of admitting defeat. It said that after returning, it will investigate the secret files in detail and immediately remove the hidden stakes that may still exist, so as to give an explanation to the Tang Empire.

It's enough to have this, there is no need to push the other party to death.

Taken together

It is more difficult for the British to arrange for these 67 officers and their families. Essentially, the two are allies. If the British can justly arrange for the officers to study in various military academies in the Tang Empire, or even serve in the army, there will be no problem.

The bad thing is that he did this secretly and in the end it was exposed.

This undoubtedly caused great damage to the mutual trust between allies. The Tang Empire really wants to ask, what do you want to do?

Prime Minister Henry John Temple must also bear some responsibility for this. Such a large-scale spies were dispatched, and they were dispatched to the armies of allies. As Foreign Secretary and later Prime Minister, it was impossible for him not to know that he might be the mastermind behind the scenes.

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Writing a handwritten letter with the intention of trying to steal all the people is sheer nonsense.

"The Prime Minister made a miscalculation. Looking at the various British policies in North America since 1862, the British policies in North America have frequently encountered resistance. The possibility of reaching an agreement acceptable to both sides is very slim. Maybe we should re-examine the policy against the Tang Dynasty." The British Special Envoy

Marquis Franson-Bowman felt a headache and pinched his eyebrows, and said slowly: "Damn it, everything is terrible. I am tired of this kind of character running around to spread messages."

Rear Admiral Richard Harold St. Maur, Commander of the Royal Navy Fleet in Canada, and Prince Felipe of Italy looked at each other and shrugged in unison, making expressions full of regret.

Just listen to this and don't take it seriously.

Even a small mayor or county chief among the British upper-class nobles who are involved in the political arena will not give up easily, let alone such a special envoy who goes out to the colonies to represent the voice of the mother country. They are very rich.

Nothing else to say

The Governor-General of Canada had to prepare at least 30,000 to 50,000 pounds, and wherever he went, local dignitaries and dignitaries would greet him and send him off.

Traveling around the North American continent is all for nothing if you don't get two or three hundred thousand pounds back. If you are in trouble, it is normal to double your income. If you get some shares in an oil company, you are really lying.

Eat for a lifetime.

Only a fool would let go of such a lucrative and powerful business.

The special envoy seemed to be embarrassed by what he said, but the essence of it was struck by a sentence inside: that is, changing the current policy.

In other words, the special envoy felt very embarrassed. The dilemma was not whether to advise London to change its policy towards the Tang Empire, but rather how to advise London to accept the advice of the special minister and proactively adjust its policy towards the Tang Dynasty to adapt to the Tang Dynasty.

The current situation of the kingdom's rapid rise.

Is this considered a default position?

European aristocrats have frequent exchanges. These three people were old friends. At this moment, they were sitting in the manor's pavilion and enjoying afternoon tea leisurely. The topic naturally turned to the series of waves caused by the "Lieutenant Incident".

"It's quite reasonable when you think about it. The Tang Dynasty is now qualified to sit at the card table, just like the unified Kingdom of Italy. London can't just think about what to take from us, but should think about what to give in exchange?"

Prince Felipe picked up the tea cup and took a sip gracefully, then continued with emotion;

"From the perspective of the Kingdom of Italy, it feels more comfortable and equal to deal with the Tang State. Regardless of the bilateral reciprocal economic and trade treaty, or business, education or military exchanges, they all reflect the principle of mutual benefit and reciprocity.

We can draw experience in industrial development and military struggle from the Tang Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom can learn architecture, art, and modern fashion taste from Italy. We can provide martinis and high-quality handmade leather shoes, and they can export cans and refill them.

Bring some food.

Whenever we want more, we have to pay more.

You see... this is an equal and mutually beneficial transaction that benefits everyone, rather than a unilateral request."

"The United Kingdom has also done very well, and the education of the British Empire is something that the whole world looks up to. There is no equal exchange with the Tang Dynasty. Fan Pengfei, an army general of the Tang Dynasty, once studied at the Royal Sanchester Military Academy. Is the victory of the North American War really possible?

Isn’t there any credit for British education?”

"A little bit, but it doesn't matter much."

"Wow...Then I'd like to hear His Excellency the Prince's novel insights."

"Among the 10 first-class ministers awarded in the Tang Dynasty, only General Fan Pengfei received short-term advanced studies of four and a half months. Didn't he learn anything in such a short period of time? I'm afraid there will still be a question mark?" Prince Felipe although

Being unknown in history and being submerged among countless nobles and ministers in modern European history does not mean that his personal abilities are weak.

For European aristocrats in this era, mastering 3 to 4 foreign languages ​​is the basic starting point. There are many people who can use more than 10 foreign languages ​​​​proficiently. It is not uncommon at all. Can such aristocrats be called stupid?

Take Prince Felipe as an example. He is a descendant of the King of Sardinia. He is familiar with Latin, Italian, Spanish, French and English, and has some knowledge of Arabic and Russian. Now he is preparing to live in the Tang Empire.

He studied Chinese for two years and personally served as the first ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy to the Tang Dynasty.

As a fair diplomatic etiquette, the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty will send its princes to travel around Europe, and the first ambassador to the Kingdom of Italy will be His Royal Highness Tang Liyuan, Duke of Hawaii (the eldest prince).

Of course, this is only a ceremonial duty, and specific matters must be handled by experienced diplomats from the embassy.

Prince Felipe was also a man of quick thinking and eloquence. He drank two sips of tea, ate a piece of plum cookie, swallowed the food in his mouth gracefully, and then continued;

“Throughout history, more than 80% of the glory of the British Empire was the miracle created by the Royal Navy’s fleet that dominated the world. The British army was able to destroy cities in overseas colonies and was almost invincible.

Among them, the performance of the British Army was greatly inferior, with almost no achievements worthy of praise.

The British lost the American War of Independence in which France intervened, and were defeated without exception in five consecutive anti-French alliances in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The French Emperor Napoleon led a 650,000-strong army in an attempt to conquer Tsarist Russia while advancing vigorously. However, he was severely defeated, leaving only 27,000 defeated soldiers who fled back to Paris.

in this case

Britain organized the 6th Anti-French Alliance and fought against France with Tsarist Russia, Prussia, Norway, and Austria. After losing first and then winning, they finally won the war.

In the European battlefields, the British Army almost never won a victory on its own. Even in colonial wars around the world, it often brought the French together, such as the 1st and 2nd Opium Wars.

The recent Crimean War was a similar situation. The Ottoman Empire's army was at the forefront, and the British, French, Tang and Sardinian forces focused on attacking the Sevastopol Fortress. It took more than two years to finally break this hard nut.

The British themselves failed in the first Anglo-Burmese War and the first Anglo-Afghan War. With such a miserable record, what reason is there to say it is strong?

What else can be taught to the generals of the Tang Kingdom?

Without the blessing of the world-dominating Royal Navy, Britain would still be alone on the British Isles on the European side, instead of the incredibly glorious Great British Empire.

Therefore, more than 80% of the current glory of the British Empire belongs to the Royal Fleet. And the British Army really has nothing to show off."

As soon as Prince Felipe finished speaking, Rear Admiral Saint Maur next to him clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Those British Army who have their eyes high above their heads should listen. They are siphoning oil off the Royal Navy no longer twice a day."

God, it's frustrating that this is still going on."

"Mr. Major General, do you also agree with the government's review of its policy towards Tang Dynasty?"

"The Royal Navy has no special expectations for this. We just want to get some damn technical authorizations as soon as possible. The sooner the better. As for the method to achieve the goal, that is the government's business."

Marquis Franson-Bowman revealed some details of the negotiation and said; "OK, the exchange conditions proposed by the Tang Empire are to give the Canadian people full right to choose, rather than one-way only choosing to join the Canadian Federation, or they can

Consider the Tang Empire in the south or establishing a separate country.

This shows that after winning the North American War, their confidence increased and they had ambitions for the northern territories.

Nowadays, a large number of Chinese immigrants have entered the northern provinces of British Columbia and Yukon, with the total number reaching 52,000, twice the population of the above two provinces.

The social structure is also fully Chineseized, which is a very worrying trend!"

Rear Admiral St. Maur shook his head and said: "The Royal Navy can only express regrets and can do nothing. After winning the final victory in the war, the London government changed hands and gave the East Indies to the Dutch royal family to reward the Dutch for their hard work in successive rebellions.

A firm position in the French Alliance." When Major General Saint-Maur said this, he paused intentionally, shook his head with deep regret and sighed, "For the East Indies, we have been fighting with the Dutch for more than 160 years, but in the end, Downing Street has a big hand.

What can the Royal Navy say if you give away a favor with a wave of your hand?"

After hearing these words, Marquis Franson-Bowman's eyes flashed. He already knew how to reply to London. He must first win over the powerful alliance of the Royal Navy, and then demonstrate its strength to the cabinet.

As for success or failure, that's not something he can control. Anyway, he tried his best.