Guedes and other people from the Franco-Rang Mission did not know that this shop belonged directly to the royal family, and it was specially prepared for them temporarily, and the various products in the shop were also selected in advance, saying that it was an ordinary shop, but in fact it was a temporary commodity exhibition, these products were currently wanted to be promoted by the Ministry of Commerce, and many of them were novelty gadgets made in the royal industry, soap was one of them. [with _ dream]ā

However, although Guedes also bought it, and he was also very interested in the trade of these special products, he wanted more than business, he wanted to be in Zhaoqing, he wanted to live in this city like paradise, and he never wanted to go back to dirty Europe!

If he can settle in Zhaoqing, then he can enjoy everything that these Chinese can enjoy, which is in line with his status as a decent person.

Even if he is a pirate captain from a poor background, Guedes is also a man of pursuit!

However, there are still relatively few people with lofty pursuits like Guedes, and most of the Franc people in the mission see these novel and special products, and what they see are white silver and yellow gold!

If these special products from the ancient countries of the East can be shipped back to Europe, the word "Orient" alone is enough to make these products more than ten times worth, and if they are properly hyped, then it is possible to open up sales channels and increase profits dozens of times.

For example, this black tea, they are very interested!

It is worth noting that tea drinking is not popular in Europe now, even if the Dutch tried to transport tea to Europe in the mid-17th century, but it was only a small estimate of the popularity, drinking tea is just a fashionable thing, and the real large-scale popularity of tea drinking was after the British began to promote it.

But the product is a good thing, after a certain amount of publicity and hype, there is no market, especially they also know that tea is very popular in China, and the upper class people drink tea.

In this way, they undoubtedly formed a certain impression that tea, like silk and porcelain, was a high-society thing.

And in today's Europe, things from Oriental China, especially those used by the upper class of China, are sought after from the heart.

And this time, the black tea launched by the people of the Ministry of Commerce is different from green tea and the like, it is a tea that has been fermented, and it can be transported over a long distance without deterioration, so that it can be transported back to Europe by sea and can be sold.

If it's just ordinary tea, it's a long way off, and when ordinary green tea, oolong tea and the like are shipped back to Europe, the taste will be worse!

Europeans are not stupid, they don't think that spoiled, poor-tasting tea is delicious!

However, although the Franc Mission was excited about the many special products, they did not forget their own mission, they came to repair the trade.

You know, on the surface, the Francophile is still in a state of war with Datang, even if the two sides are not fighting now, and they have actually carried out large-scale sea trade, but they can't always be so sneaky, there must be a legal name!

And the Tang Dynasty here, is also inclined to formally trade with the Franc machine, after all, now the Franc machine is the real control of the Indian Ocean, although the Spaniards can also come, but the restrictions are still too great, if the Franc machine can really open the road to trade, then it can take over the hands of the Franc machine, and a large number of goods are exported to Europe.

Making money, and earning foreign exchange, this kind of thing is naturally liked by everyone.

As the so-called rich don't make money, the Francophone people are wandering around and opening up shipping routes, isn't it just to make money, since they have made money, why do they have to fight with the Tang Dynasty if they can't get along with money, and they can't fight!

So after going out shopping this time, the mission of the Franc machine man was the final negotiation with the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in fact, there was nothing to negotiate, the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty came up with a treaty of friendship and commerce, and there was nothing special about it, basically they all obeyed fair trade, and the Franc machine people in China had to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and the like.

This is not only the case with the Franco-Mechanics, but also with most of the treaties of the Spaniards and even other small and messy countries!

It's basically to change the other party's name, and the rest of the content is not changed word for word, and then you like to sign it or not, well, even if you don't sign, in fact, the Tang Dynasty does not prevent them from coming to China to trade, it's just that there is no public-to-public channel!

In the two treaty ports of the Tang Dynasty, as long as the customs duties are paid in and out of the port, and then according to the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty does not care what country you are, even if the maritime merchants under the control of the Ming Dynasty come to trade, the Tang Dynasty still welcomes it!

The reason why a treaty was signed was mainly for the purpose of setting up embassies and sending envoys to each other, but it did not affect trade and trade in the first place.

Before the Francophile came, he had carefully studied the text of the contract signed between the Tang Dynasty and the Spaniards, and in principle it had already been accepted.

Therefore, after the two sides pretended to talk for 15 minutes, the representatives of the two sides signed the treaty neatly.

The treaty stipulates that the Franco-Robot can set up a consulate in the Guangzhou Trade Zone, and send diplomatic personnel to deal with various affairs with the Tang Dynasty, and the security of the embassy is the responsibility of the Tang Dynasty, and these diplomats must also abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

Well, to put it simply, there is no diplomatic immunity for future generations, and there is no such thing as extrajudicial jurisdiction, and it is even more impossible to have such a thing.

After all this was prepared, Geddes and his party were the last to be allowed to enter the palace to meet the Tang Emperor Li Xuan!

When Geddes and his entourage, led by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, went to the palace, they were all dressed in the Hanfu of the Tang Dynasty.

Because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stipulates that if they want to see the emperor, they must wear Hanfu, otherwise, wearing messy clothes to meet them will really hinder His Majesty's eyes!

At the same time, when they enter the palace as foreign ministers, they must bow down and shout in Chinese long live the emperor!

It's not that Li Xuan wants to enjoy the worship of foreigners, but this is about righteousness, if they don't want to bow down to the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to see Li Xuan!

In Liu Bagou's words, the Son of Heaven is extremely noble, even if your King of the Buddha is here, you still have to kneel!

After entering the palace, they were not shocked by the architecture of the palace, because although the area of the Zhaoqing Palace is large, the scale of the building is actually not large.

And these people are also knowledgeable people who have traveled south and north, and when they see such a palace, although they will be slightly curious to take a look, they will not be shocked to speechless, but if they see the Forbidden City, it is estimated that it will be another golden scene.

When they walked into the main hall, they vaguely saw many officials of the Tang Dynasty in the main hall, and at the same time, there was a young man in a yellow robe sitting at the top.

But they only glanced at it slightly, and then they quickly lowered their heads, because before entering the palace to meet them, those ceremonial officials had warned them that it was absolutely impossible to look at the Son of Heaven, otherwise, it would be a great crime of disrespect.

They bowed their heads, and after being brought in by the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they immediately knelt down according to the etiquette they had learned, and then called out to the foreign minister to see Your Majesty, long live!

Li Xuan, who was sitting on it, didn't speak, just raised his hand slightly, and the waiter next to him said loudly: "Flat!" ”

After they stood up, Li Xuan also looked at them with a rather curious gaze, this foreigner, Li Xuan naturally saw a lot in later generations, but in this era, to be honest, it was the first time he had seen it.

However, in his opinion, the four or five Franco-robot people at the bottom looked really a little weird, and their appearance was the same as that of a standard European, but after adding a Hanfu, to be honest, it looked a little strange, especially when he heard them say long live in a strange tone, which made him want to laugh.

Fortunately, he has been the emperor for a long time, and this joy and anger are not exposed, so even if he wants to laugh in his heart, his expression is still calm.

After the Franc Robot's mission was flattened, it was a predetermined process, for example, the Franc Robot presented a few Western treasures, and His Majesty gave back some treasures.

In short, this whole set of procedures was discussed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it was also discussed with the Francois people, and both sides followed it, and there could be no accidents, otherwise, it would be harmful to the national body.

Although the Francophiles are barbarians in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, they are also a colonial power that crisscrosses the world, and in these years, only the Spaniards can stabilize them.

However, even the Spaniards, in the waters of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, are no match for the Franco!

They also want to save face, so they also know what to do and what not to do.

For example, if you call yourself, whether you are called a foreign minister or a minister, don't look at the difference between only one word, but the difference is big, the Francophone insists that he must call himself a foreign minister, but the minister must not be used, because if he uses it, it is equivalent to treating the Francophone as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Francophile made concessions on the title of emperor, he didn't say that he positioned himself in the vassal state of the Tang Dynasty!

Therefore, during the formal audience, what words and actions are discussed in advance, and there will be no changes in the middle.

And after this ritualized audience is over, it is actually the real audience, Li Xuan will be accompanied by some officials, and meet these people in the imperial study, and what he will say when the time comes, is the right thing!

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