The place where the negotiating team met Zheng Jie for the fourth time was not in the Fucheng, but outside the barracks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis is because in the past month, the whole mixed group has not been idle, and has been engaged in infrastructure construction. The size of the barracks was tripled, and it was divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city. The inner castle is more than 6 meters high, and the outer castle is also guarded by nearly 5 meters of walls. Along the outer city, more than 1,000 people dug a moat day and night to bring water in. The 20 guns of the 30 ships, which were removed from the three gunboats, have now all been allocated to the army battalions and have been placed on high city walls. At the same time, on the seashore outside the barracks, an improvised pier was built. Three gunboats took turns to transport a large amount of food and supplies from Yulin Bay, which was enough for the consumption of more than 1,000 people in the entire mixed regiment for half a year. In view of this, the negotiating team decided to show Zheng Jie the strength of Yulin Bay and its determination to stay here.

"King of Qingdu, what does the king think of my Ming military camp." Lu Tianxiang asked with a smile.

"Lord Lu, the Heavenly Empire, is really a majestic army, and this king admires it." Lu Tianxiang temporarily made himself an official, the head of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, anyway, Zheng Jie didn't know.

"King of Qingdu. I don't know what the king of Qingdu considered about the terms we discussed earlier? Lu Tianxiang still asked with a smile.

"Chief Lu." Zheng Jie's heart was still suspicious of this person who looked a bit like a Ming official, "The terms you drafted, this king thinks it is too harsh, even if it is reported to my king, I am afraid it will be difficult to approve, please forgive this king for all difficulties." ”

"King of Qingdu." Jiang Beiming said with a half-threatening look, "Even if you are in a difficult situation, do you think we will still leave?" ”

Zheng Jie suppressed the sullenness in his heart: "Since you claim to be the Heavenly Empire and the state of etiquette, then this king thinks that you will not be strong." ”

Jiang Beiming scolded in his heart: "You old fox, you actually use benevolence, righteousness and morality to suppress us. ”

"Hehe, what the King of Qingdu said is very true." Lu Tianxiang said with a smile, "Since we are envoys of the Celestial Empire, we will not be difficult to force others. King Qingdu, how about nullifying all the terms we drafted earlier? ”

"I don't know what Master Lu means by this?" Zheng Jie was a little stupid when he heard Lu Tianxiang's words. Void all? Are these people going to fight again, or are they going to leave?

"King Qingdu, please take a look." Lu Tianxiang waved his hand, and Shi Xianyang handed over the newly written excerpt, "This is the terms of our newly drafted contract, what does the King of Qingdu think of this clause?" ”

Zheng Jie's half-puzzled results folded and opened it to watch. On the first page, there are a few big words, the Mingli Treaty of Amity and Commerce:

"Because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the King of Annam, wished to establish a permanent peace treaty for the purpose of friendship between the two countries. It was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who sent Lu Tianxiang, the director of the Qincha Rites Department, and Jiang Beiming, the head of the Hainan Wei Baihu, together with Zheng Jie, the king of the Qing capital of Annan; It is good for the public to compare with each other the decrees of the Superior and the Decree of the Authority, even if the articles are discussed, which are displayed on the left:

1. After that, the Ming Emperor and the King of Annam will always be peaceful, and their subjects will be friendly with each other, and those who live in other countries will be blessed by that country.

2. From now on, the people of Annam are allowed to bring their families and live in the ports of Hongji, Da Nang, and Puliango on the coast of Annam, and trade is unhindered; In addition, the Ming Emperor sent consuls, stewards and other officials to live here, specialize in business affairs, and exchange official documents with the local officials; Order the Ming people to pay the excise tax, money and other fees clearly according to the amount discussed.

3. Because the Ming merchant ships are far away from the ocean, there are often damage that need to be repaired, so they should be given a place along the coast for repairing the ship and storing the materials used. Today, the Ming Dynasty leased a place near Hongji to Annan for a lease period of 99 years, and paid Annan 3,000 taels of silver every year.

4. In the future, all the people of the Ming Dynasty must abide by the local laws of Annam. If there is a special custom that causes a dispute, it will be adjudicated by our consul and steward together with Annan.

5. For the sake of friendship, the above-mentioned statement clearly states that the import and export taxes and fees shall be paid in the three places where the merchants and citizens of the Ming Dynasty live in the Hongji of Commerce, which shall be determined by the two parties through negotiation. After the Ming goods are taxed according to the rules in a port, they are allowed to be transported all over the world by the Ming merchants, and the customs through which the road passes through shall not increase the tax regulations, but only according to the valuation rules, and the tax will not be excessive every two.

6. Due to the previous misunderstanding, the two sides attacked each other and suffered damage. It is hereby agreed that the Ming Dynasty will pay 100,000 taels of silver to Annan to compensate the dead and wounded; Annan needed to pay 180,000 taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty to appease the holy will. Both parties will pay within 2 months.

All of the above articles are related to discussions and offers, and should be agreed by King Zheng Jieming of the Qing capital of Annam. That is, the intersection of speed, so that the two countries can hold a book, in order to show their trust.

March 8, 4th year of Chongzhen"

After reading this new treaty, Zheng Jie's face unconsciously showed joy: "Lord Lu, this last paragraph, the Ming Dynasty wants to pay 100,000 taels of silver to my Dali Dynasty to compensate the casualties, I don't know if it is the intention of the Ming Emperor?" ”

"Exactly." Lu Tianxiang replied, "My emperor is the holy lord of the world, Yao Shun is alive, I heard that the soldiers of your country have suffered heavy casualties, and the sacred heart can't bear it, so I specially ordered us to hand over the 100,000 taels of silver to the king of Qingdu to comfort the souls of the soldiers in the sky." ”

"That's it." Zheng Jie paused slightly, "Master Lu, you also know that my Dali Dynasty is a small country, and if I want to give you 180,000 taels of silver within two months, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it for a while." ”

"This King of Qingdu doesn't need to worry." Sun Tianhao said, "My Emperor's Holy Will, if this Annan Kingdom is indeed in difficulty, you can use the tariff as collateral, pay it slowly, and don't rush for a while." ”

With 100,000 taels of silver in the account, Zheng Jie's face finally showed a long-lost smile: "That is the case, this king should report this treaty to my king and learn that you and I can set another time to officially sign the contract." ”

"That's very good." Lu Tianxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "This official is waiting for Wang Jiayin of the Qingdu." ”

"King of Qingdu, this official still has something to ask for, I don't know if the King of Qingdu will agree?" Jiang Beiming said, "If my Ming merchants open up trade in your place, there may be a shortage of personnel, I wonder if the king of the Qing capital can allow my Ming merchants to hire Annan people?" Because this matter does not involve exchanges between the two countries, it is not included in the article. ”

"Hahahaha." Zheng Jielang laughed, "You don't have to worry about this problem. The merchant's business, naturally, let the merchant solve it himself, and this king can answer you now and agree. ”

"Thank you so much King Qingdu." After Jiang Beiming finished speaking, he secretly said in his heart, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to laugh when the time comes." ”

"Envoys." Zheng Jie rarely arched his hand towards the traversers, "This king still has a reluctant request, I don't know if you can agree?" ”

"Oh?" Everyone was a little surprised that Zheng Jie's sudden words were said, and Lu Tianxiang replied, "King Qingdu, please speak, but if we can do it, do our best." ”

Zheng Jie didn't speak, and the military general behind him spoke: "Ben Jiang has had a slight misunderstanding with the soldiers of the Celestial Empire, but Ben Jiang has a very good view of your firearms, but I am afraid that they are better than those of the Hongyi people." I don't know if you can sell us some, we are pacifying the southern rebels, and we also need such firearms. ”

This time, the travelers did not speak, and the sale of arms to the Vietnamese was not trivial, and I am afraid that without the decision of the crossing conference, no one would be able to do this. Lu Tianxiang pondered for a while, and then said: "General, forgive me, the sharp weapon of the country cannot be easily shown." This matter needs to be reported to the imperial court and ruled by the holy will before we can give an answer to the general, and this matter is not for us to decide. ”

"That's nature." Zheng Jie took over, "The king is also waiting for the good news of the holy envoy." ”

Everyone returned to the barracks, and their faces were all proud. This negotiation was indeed arduous, and it took more than half a month to finally come to an eyebrow. But the travelers began to argue about whether or not they could sell firearms to the Vietnamese.

Sun Tianhao is quite in agreement with this. In his opinion, as long as it is something that can be traded, it can be traded, and with silver, are you afraid that you can't make guns? Moreover, firearms are valuable and unavailable in this era. During the war years, what made the most money was, of course, the arms deal. Without saying a few words, Sun Tianhao began to dream of an arms dealer.

People in the military, including Xu Lang, were against it. If the Vietnamese had the same firearms as the Traversers, let alone the combat effectiveness of one to three, it would be difficult to achieve even one to one, so firearms could not be sold.

This question was finally decided by Han Wantao. Because Han Wantao had been paying attention to the progress of the army's three-pounder gun a few days ago, he went to the Ordnance Group and the Industrial Bureau almost every day. At present, the Industrial Bureau is developing rifled guns and mini bullets, and although the flintlock pistol in Yulin Bay is the best rifle of this era, it is still a smoothbore gun, and there is a problem of short range and poor accuracy.

Anyone who knows a little bit of military knowledge knows that the Mini bullet is not only a very revolutionary invention in the history of bullets, but also even changed the pattern of the entire war. In the Napoleonic era, the effective range of the flintlock smoothbore gun was only 100 yards, and the range of grapeshot and shrapnel fired by artillery could exceed it, so that artillery became the dominant weapon of the time. However, in 1861, the smoothbore gun was replaced by a Mini-type rifle. The effective range of such a rifle is at least 500 yards. This has a much longer range than grapeshot and shrapnel shells, so tactics have changed dramatically. Artillery was relegated to the back of the infantry and became a supportive weapon, rather than an offensive one. A cavalry attack on the infantry was also a suicide, because most of the horses had already been hit before the cavalry could get close to the infantry. Infantry at 500 yards of range and did not have to wait for 100 yards to fire at this kind of long-range combat made white-knuckle combat gradually obsolete. A good shooting technique of an individual is more effective than a platoon gun. In addition, in order to make full use of individual shooting techniques, it is also required that individuals take the initiative and that the group adopt a loose formation. At this point, the tactics of the pre-Napoleonic era were gradually eliminated, and the war entered the era of modern warfare with dense trenches.

In this regard, the military science master T· N. Dupuil, in The Evolution of Weapons and War, gave the highest praise to the Mini bullet: "The rifle and the conical bullet, invented between 1850 and 1860, had the most profound and direct revolutionary impact on any successive development of new weapons technology." Of course, if tactical nuclear weapons appeared on the battlefield now, it is estimated that it will have a greater impact, but the high-explosive bombs, aircraft, and tanks that appeared in the 20th century will certainly not have the same impact on the contemporary era as the rifles of the time. ”

But as for when the Industrial Bureau will be able to develop rifled guns and mini bullets, even Han Wantao and Jiang Beiming don't know. There are two reasons for this, one of which is that without a certain industrial base, it is impossible to mass-produce rifled guns and mini bullets. However, at present, the scientific research projects of the Industrial Bureau can be said to be as numerous as a cow's hair, and all walks of life require the development of the equipment they need, so the work of rifled guns and mini bullets is also dry and stopped. The second is that Yulin Bay has recently passed a "Secrecy Law", and as Yulin Bay becomes more and more famous and populous, there is a danger of leaking secrets in many matters, especially military affairs. To this end, the Central Military Commission and the Industrial Bureau, together with Shen Daxing's ordnance group, set up a new military scientific research institute with the highest level of secrecy. However, all the details of the work of the Military Research Institute are only in the hands of Zhang Guodong, Shen Daxing, and Fan Qiuming, director of the Industrial Bureau, and even Jiang Beiming and other members of the Military Commission do not know about it.

Therefore, Han Wantao's suggestion became the unanimous opinion of the majority of the traversers in the end. Before rifled guns and mini bullets are made, arms cannot be sold to anyone, and there must be a generation difference.