In fact, Gao Hongbing did not need to command his subordinates like conducting spy warfare, and he commanded Fang Qingyang and Cheng Yaowu in this way mainly for the purpose of cultivating them.

Ma Jin is the commander of the fleet, and he is fully capable of protecting Gao Hongbing's safety, Gao Junshan arranged for Ma Jin to come with him, and he also has this purpose, Gao Hongbing has no need to arrange his people to do anything, as long as he is around to protect it.

However, Gao Hongbing still has his own personal ideas, as the eldest son of the emperor, he has to consider the issue of cultivating his own cronies, that is to say, he must have his own small group.

Although the five eldest brothers, Ma Jin, Ma Wen, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Sun Dahai, can completely trust you, but once he has a dispute with several of his own brothers, these five eldest brothers will not necessarily be on anyone's side.

He arranged Fang Qingyang and Cheng Yaowu in this way to cultivate their ability to do things, so he didn't tell Ma Jin about the actions of these two people.

It is said that after Ma Jin came down from Zheng He's No. 6 ship, he took a small speedboat to the riverbank wharf, on the wharf, General Sandwich's envoy was waiting, a group of soldiers maintained order on the wharf, and the British people crowded on the wharf, one was to welcome the Chinese prince, and the other was to see what the Chinese prince was like, when they heard that it was an admiral, their enthusiasm for waiting and watching was still not diminished, and it was also a pleasant thing to be able to witness the demeanor of the Chinese admiral.

"General Ma, General Thornwich is waiting for the arrival of the general at the Knox Hotel!" The British envoy saluted Ma Jin respectfully, "Please come with me." ”

Through the interpreter, Makin told the messenger that it would be enough for him to lead the way, and that he had his own carriage.

The carriage in which Ma Jin rode was provided by the General Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Britain and escorted by Ma Jin's guards along the way.

Led by the British envoys, they came to the Knox Hotel, where General Thornwich greeted Makin at the door of the hotel, and the two admirals warmly shook their hands.

After a simple routine banquet, the two had a friendly discussion in a private room on the second floor.

The private room is arranged according to the meeting mode, with a large round table in the center, five chairs on each side of the round table, and a plate of lilies in the center of the round table, symbolizing the friendship between China and Britain for a hundred years.

General Thornwich politely let Makin be the first to enter the private room, but of course Makin did not let him, and he walked with firm steps to the chair in the middle of the east and sat down, and General Thornwich sat directly across from him.

To his left sat an interpreter, to his right was his deputy chief of staff, and the two outermost were clerks.

After the two sides were seated, Ma Jin spoke first: "Your Excellency General Sandwich, first of all, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your kind banquet! We have come to your country this time in the sincere hope that our two countries will join hands to deal with our common enemy. ”

General Sandwich said: "I am here to thank the Emperor of China for his warm hospitality during my visit to China! Our two countries have signed the relevant documents, but I wonder what is the purpose of His Excellency the Prince's visit? ”

Ma Jin said: "My Huaxia Prince's visit to Britain this time is a matter of confidentiality, and I also ask Your Excellency the General to keep the purpose of this trip secret." ”

General Thornwich said, "I respect your decision of the Huaxia Kingdom, and I will report to my Lord Protector Cromwell and tell the Lord Protector of your request." ”

"The purpose of our trip is to join you in the war against the Netherlands. ”

General Thornwich said: "There is already an agreement between our two countries, and our war against the Netherlands ended in April last year, and we are currently preparing a war against Spain, if you ask us to continue the state of war against the Netherlands, can you give a good reason?" ”

Ma Jin asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency General Sandwich, you just said that there is already a relevant agreement between our two countries, is this reason not sufficient?" ”

General Thornwich changed the subject: "I have heard that you are using troops in the island nation, and Mr. Cromwell is very concerned about this matter. ”

"I can inform His Excellency General Thornwich that our coalition with the DPRK has won a decisive victory in the island country, and I am very grateful to Mr. Cromwell for his interest in the Huaxia country. ”

General Thornwich knew that war against the Netherlands was an unavoidable question, and he bluntly addressed Mackin: "We have a mission, the Duke of Russia, yes, the Duke of Russia, who is negotiating with your country in your capital about the sale of steam engine battleships, but we have not yet received an answer. ”

Ma Jin said: "Regarding the sale of steam engine battleships to your country, please rest assured that our Emperor has approved the request of the Duke of Ralari, and it is still in the negotiation stage. You are an admiral, and you should know that there is a difference in the caliber of the guns of our warships, and the shells cannot be used universally, so it is necessary to build new steam engine battleships for your country that match the caliber of your artillery. ”

"It takes time to rebuild." General Thornwich said.

Ma Jin said: "So the negotiations of the Duke of Ralari have dragged on for time because of this, and I believe they will have results soon." ”

General Sandwich made Britain's position clear to Gao Junshan: "We will not undermine the friendly cooperation between our two countries, but we only hope that the cooperation between our two countries will be closer and more effective, and we need to expand our navy." ”

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This meeting was only to inform each other of the terms and opinions of the two countries to negotiate, and there were no practical consultations, and Ma Jin had no right to decide anything, because Gao Junshan did not authorize him, and the right to negotiate this time was in the hands of Gao Hongbing, so the real practical negotiations were between Gao Hongbing and Cromwell.

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Gao Junshan sat in Yangon, exchanged telegrams, and followed the negotiations on the banks of the Thames. He learned through the General Bureau that Britain was indeed preparing for war with Spain, and that at the beginning of the year, Britain had established a secret alliance with France, and that Cromwell had signed a treaty with France, and that they planned to jointly attack the coastal towns of Gravoline, Dunkirk, and Modick. The French agreed to cede Dunkirk to Britain as a condition of this alliance.

Gao Junshan also learned that the reason why Cromwell of Britain reorganized their army was because of their serious shortage of military spending, Cromwell divided Britain and Wales into 12 military regions, each of which was responsible for supporting an army (economically paid by 10% of the tax on royal assets), and was commanded by a major general to directly manage local government affairs, so as to initially solve the problem of insufficient military spending.

Gao Junshan decided to allocate 100 million taels of silver at low interest to the British to support their expansion of the navy as a condition for joining forces to fight the Dutch again.

Britain accepted China's terms, terminated preparations for war against Spain, and instead contemplated another war against the Netherlands.

Because of the existence of the high mountains, the history of Europe is also quietly changing, the original 1656-1657 Anglo-French alliance, the history of the war with Spain, began to change, Britain did not enter the war, but joined the Sino-British alliance, launched a war against the Netherlands.

This war against the Netherlands was waged seven years before the second Anglo-Dutch war in history. ()

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