Hurd's diplomatic mission has achieved unprecedented success in Britain, because as an Englishman, Hurd occupies a high position as prime minister in the rising power of the Eastern state in the Ming Dynasty, so that the British naturally feel a sense of superiority. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Moreover, the continuous increase in the national power of the Ming Dynasty is also regarded as an achievement achieved with the help of foreigners like Hurd, otherwise why the Manchu Qing, which is also of the Chinese race, is not so successful, and it is not because the Manchu Qing did not hire a British gentleman like Hurd.

On the other hand, the Hurd mission showed a friendly attitude towards the Ming Dynasty, telling the British people that the Ming Dynasty is an open country, follows the free trade principles proposed by the United Kingdom, and has been engaged in free trade with the United Kingdom for a long time, and the tax rate is basically below 15%, which is more friendly than the attitude of any European country towards British trade.

Hurd also trumpeted the future prospects of the Ming Dynasty, telling everyone that this is a market of more than 100 million people, this is a market of 100 million people who are industrializing, and Hurd told everyone that in the near future, the benefits that Britain can get from the Ming Dynasty will be able to compare with India. Even better, the forward-looking British government and businessmen were already on the verge of building a railway between the Ming Dynasty and India.

Two areas of central British interest will be linked by rail. Hurd called this the way forward for the British Empire.

But Hurd stressed that if the British Empire needed to protect its future interests, then it must maintain peace in the East, and that the Ming was currently working to maintain the balance in the region, but the Ming was limited in national power, and he could not take on this burden on his own, and she needed the power of the civilized world to help her.

And Britain, as the most powerful and civilized force in the civilized world, should naturally have this obligation.

Hurd's speeches have won strong responses, but the problem is that such repercussions do not constitute substantive diplomatic interests.

Britain continued to pay lip service to it, but refused to take any action that would add to the contradictions between Britain and France.

Hurd has always emphasized that Daming loves peace, and in order to protect this precious peace, Daming needs financial support, which the British government understands, so Hurd obtained the tacit approval of the issuance of Daming government bonds in London without explicit opposition from the British government.

Immediately join Rothschild, Bahrain, Junius Morgan and other most powerful financial companies to jointly issue 100 million pounds of Daming treasury bonds, but unfortunately this debt was issued in the name of railway loans, and the credit of railway companies obviously cannot be compared with the government, so this bond paid a high interest of six percent.

Hurd not only carried out activities in the UK, but also carried out public relations in France, through French newspapers, to show the attitude of the French people, telling the French people that the people of the Ming Dynasty greatly respect the historical and cultural status of France, and there is no doubt that France, like the Ming Dynasty, is the country with the most historical heritage and the most etiquette, and the people of the two countries are peace-loving people.

For the conflict between the Ming and France in the Cochinchina region, Hurd expressed regret, believing that it was just a misunderstanding, and that it was necessary to strengthen the trust between the two sides, and the two sides must communicate with each other, and he came to France to communicate with the French government, and he hoped to reach an understanding with the French government on the issue of Cochinchina.

The French government received the Hurd delegation in a high-profile manner and sang the tune of peace and friendship, but it no longer actually negotiated with Hurd. France believes that France and the Ming Dynasty have no conflict of core interests in Cochinchina, Cochinchina is an independent, but lacks the ability to protect itself, because of historical reasons, France is obliged to assume this responsibility, France believes that this is the glory of France, and at the same time believes that France is not aimed at the Ming.

Obviously, the French government has the same mind as the Ming government, that is, to continue to delay time, the Ming needs to prepare for war, and France needs to deal with the domestic order in Vietnam as soon as possible. Once there was really a war with the Ming Dynasty, France needed a stable Vietnam as a rear.

At the final farewell dinner, Herder and French Prime Minister Jouferry made high-profile statements at the same time, and the argument of the war between France and the Ming Dynasty was completely nonsense, and war would never break out in two peace-loving countries, and Herder even accepted the laurel crown made of olive branches held by the French girl.

After that, Hurd and his entourage came to Germany and exchanged views on the Oriental question with the veteran Bismarck, who expressed his confidence in the reforms carried out by the Eastern countries, especially emphasizing that he recognized the attitude of the Ming Dynasty to gradually promote the progress of civilization, but Bismarck appreciated the drastic Westernization carried out by the Japanese even more.

On the question of peace in the East, Bismarck slyly stated that Germany unconditionally supports peace in the East, but Germany believes that in any case to talk about peace in the East, it is impossible to go around France, and there is no doubt that France is a constructive force for maintaining peace in the East.

Obviously, Germany will support France, but the strength of the support is probably only in words, and the comfort to the French is that they can confidently and boldly use troops to the East, and Germany will definitely not pull them back. Bismarck's strategy of diverting trouble from the east was not only applied to Russia, but also to France.

After leaving Germany, he went to Russia, another major country in the European balance of powers. The Russians were even more enthusiastic about Hurd's arrival, and the streets were full of Ming flags, flags and patterns full of oriental colors. The National Theatre continues to stage the drama of Turandot and the orphans of the Zhao family.

Russian officials said that they praised the peaceful attitude advocated by the Ming in Vietnam, and also believed that the Ming had the right to take the necessary measures to protect its national interests, and that Russia would release the friendship of the Russians to the Ming when necessary.

Obviously, Russia supported the Ming Dynasty to go south to fight France in Vietnam, for the simple reason that to this day, the Russians have not forgotten the pain of Crimea, and they have always regarded France as their biggest obstacle to breaking through the Mediterranean, second only to Britain.

In addition, they were extremely dissatisfied with the attitude of France and Britain in their efforts to infiltrate the Russian power southward through the Mongolian steppes. If Russia wanted to make a difference in the East, it would have to withstand pressure from Britain and France, while also reaching an agreement with the regional power, the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming did not insist on obstructing Russia's plan to move south, Russia was confident that the Manchus would be pressured to agree to all their demands.