Chapter 336: The Baron's Visit
"George, you see, every move of these people on the shore is full of vigorous and upward light, completely different from those Chinese we saw when we were in Guangzhou, it seems that the ruler of this land is a great fellow!" On a ship about 40 years old and slightly obese said, on a ship about 40 years old, a slightly obese man.
"Your Excellency! After all, they just beat Spain! Even though Spain has gradually declined, the army under Archbishop Rojo is not weak, and even if we want to destroy them, we will have to mobilize a large number of troops from India! And you noticed that the ship did not? Although it looks very similar to our third class battleship, the style of the cannon is completely different, which shows that the people here can already improve the cannon! George held a telescope and looked at the big ship of the Red Flower Society not far away, "The rifles on the backs of those sailors are also different from ours, and they are not products produced by any Western country such as France and Russia, and a force with complete rifle development and production capacity should not be underestimated!" Robert, we can't treat the natives of India the way we treat them, maybe we should be more sincere when we get off the ship! ”
"They are already at war with Spain, and the enemy of the enemy can be our friend, and I will not mind if our potential ally has great strength!" , replied the obese man known as the baron.
The ship docked on the dock, this group of British people could not wait to go down the deck, a young man in a chic costume surrounded by a group of followers walked in front of them, the surrounding Chinese cast envious eyes on him, the clothes worn by this young man were the new style of Hanfu designed by Chen Jialuo's subordinates, which absorbed the beauty of Hanfu and abandoned the cumbersomeness of the old-style robes, which was both beautiful and convenient for work, and was quickly accepted by the large and small cadres in the Red Flower Society.
"Hello, is this His Excellency Robert Clevour, Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Great Britain?" The young man asked in Chinese, and the translator next to him immediately translated the passage into English, England and Scotland in 1707 merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. After the annexation of Ireland in 1800, it was changed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and it was not until 1922 that it was replaced by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which remained in use until the twenty-first century.
"It's me!" The obese Englishman immediately straightened his clothes and greeted him, "Are you an official of the Red Flower Society?" ”
"Kong Chuanliu, Deputy Director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Red Flower Society! It's an honor to meet you. Lord Baron! After speaking, Kong Chuanliu bowed his hand gently, he was an honor student of Jingshi University, and he made a lot of contributions when dealing with the problem of Andu Road.
"I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency!". Clevau was a little flustered when he saw the other party's personable appearance, and he didn't know whether to learn from him or step forward to shake hands, and secretly cursed in his heart that he had stayed in a wild place like India for a long time, and even forgot the aristocratic demeanor that he had always been proud of.
After greeting each other and introducing the attachés, Kong Chuanliu took Klewu to board the welcome carriage specially customized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in the carriage, Klewu tried to redeem his faux pas just now, so he chatted with Kong Chuanliu with a little reserve about his father and the manor where he grew up, and finally asked, "Your Excellency Kong, you are so extraordinary." It must have come from a noble house, right? ”
However, Clevau has found the wrong object, and if it is about the origin of Kong, he will not lose to anyone in the world, "My ancestor was the founder of the Confucian school that ruled this land for more than 2,000 years, and my ancestor began to accept the canonization of the emperor and become a nobleman in 1956, and obtained a title roughly equivalent to the marquis of your country, and was promoted to a duke about a thousand years ago. Kong Chuanliu is a descendant of the Southern Sect of the Confucian family, because he entered Jingshi University by chance, and wanted to show off his family inheritance in front of the Kong family, Mr. Klewu was looking for the wrong person. Of course, after the occupation of China by the Great Yuan, the Confucian family Nanzong gave up the inheritance of the Yan Sheng Gong, so there is no need to talk about this kind of thing.
"Oh. My God! Your family became aristocratic long before Jesus was born! Clay Wu lowered his head in frustration, but after all, he was a generation of heroes, and he quickly adjusted his mentality to test Kong Chuanliu's position.
Kong Chuanliu sent Clay Wu and the others to the State Guest House before taking their leave. Diplomatic negotiations are not something that happens overnight, and today it is half done to send Clevau to the hotel to rest, and there will be a welcome dinner in the evening. Formal negotiations will not begin until the next day.
Coming out of the State Guest House, Kong Chuanliu came directly to Chen Jialuo's office, and after waiting for a while, Chen Jialuo's secretary took him in. Chen Jialuo asked him carefully about the dialogue with Clevou, and then said with a smile, "You, you are still inexperienced, and it will be clear to others in a few words, we are not very active in the expansion of Nanyang now!" ”
However, in view of the fact that the other party was Clevou, and this was the first time that Kong Chuanliu had dealt with a European politician, Chen Jialuo mentioned a few words, and appeased him, so he asked him to get busy first, and before leaving, Chen Jialuo said that he would take time to meet Baron Clevu when he had dinner.
After he left, Chen Jialuo stood up and stretched, according to the historical record, this Baron of Plassy, Robert Klevaux, should have returned to England by now, and the fact that he can come to China now shows that his appearance has had an impact on Europe.
Despite the fact that Clevau was just a baron, he is known in the history books as one of the greatest founders of the British Empire, a legendary figure who was an adventurer, a military strategist, a diplomat, and a statesman. He was born into a small aristocratic family, because of poor study, he joined the East India Company at the age of 18, and soon joined the army, began his legendary career, led the British army on the South Asian continent to win successive battles, and in previous years, he defeated the 70,000-strong army of Bengal at a small cost in the Battle of Plassey to gain supremacy here, from which the title of Baron Klevu Plassey derives.
At the same time he was a shameless robber, and in South Asia he plundered and robbed a great deal of wealth, and he shamelessly boasted before the British Parliament: 'At my feet there are rich cities, and in our hands mighty nations, and in front of me alone he has opened a treasure trove full of gold bars, silver ingots, pearls, and precious stones.' I took £200,000 in total. Gentlemen, until now, I wonder why I am so polite?'
What is the reason why this person has come to the territory of the Red Flower Society now? Chen Jialuo called the secretary, "Go and invite Master Wuyi to join me for the banquet!" (To be continued.) )
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