Chapter 393: Negotiating an armistice

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In fact, at the same time that Shen Yulong entered Australia, the representatives of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also went south to Hong Kong, they hoped that the Australians could persuade the Ming Dynasty to divide the river and rule, and even proposed that they would give Australia certain benefits, they knew that the Ming army was not difficult to deal with, and it was rare to be Australians.

If the Australians agree, it is absolutely possible to divide the river and rule the river, but the key is whether the Australians will agree.

You must know that the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty went to Australia, and the news he got from the inside was that he went to ask Australia for more troops.

Let the Australians help them unify the north, this news is very accurate, they got it from within the Ming Dynasty.

Now it's time to convince Australians to agree to their proposals.

Arriving in Hong Kong was a Manchu Baylor, who had no name in history, and even Wu Zhengdao had never heard of his name.

Mr. Australian Ambassador, it is a pleasure to meet you, we have always been very yearning for Australia, especially your luxury goods, which have always been very popular with us, which you should know.

Luxury, the nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty inevitably began to enjoy it after entering the customs, after all, they had money anyway, no matter where the money came from, in short, a large part of it went into the pockets of Australians.

Unlike them, the Ming court, under the leadership of Shen Youlong, has always controlled the enjoyment of luxury goods very well, and they used most of the money to buy weapons, and only with weapons can they defeat the Manchus.

Your Excellency Baylor, I know the purpose of your visit this time, you hope that Australia will persuade the Ming not to go on the Northern Expedition, I think you should be wrong, the Ming will not listen to our arrangement, they have their own opinions.

Wu Zhengdao said with a serious face, Da Ming is not his puppet, but who doesn't know who supported Shen Youlong, the first assistant, it is you Australians behind the back, who will contribute money and efforts, it would be strange if you don't listen to you.

So he doesn't think this is the truth, but in fact this is actually the truth, Australia has a certain influence on the Ming Dynasty, but Lao Shen is sometimes very assertive, and he will not completely obey them because Australia is supported by him, so didn't the Ming Dynasty become a subject country of Australia.

The most important thing about the intersection of two countries is respect, and Australians often keep this in their ears, and they do do it.

In many things, they will not force Lao Shen to do anything, but will give him a suggestion, and then he will decide whether to implement it, so this is the main reason why Lao Shen has always been very happy to cooperate with Australia.

But in the eyes of the Manchus, I'm afraid it's not like this, the Australians can be so good, they don't control the Ming, what do they do to help them, that's why there is such a conversation, but it's not what they imagined.

Speaking of which, Lao Shen's visit to Australia this time will definitely not convince domestic officials.

Those officials in the country will never send troops for the sake of interests, and the current situation also allows for troops, once the troops are dispatched, it is very likely that the Dutch will take advantage of the weakness, you must know that there has been a conflict between Australia and the Netherlands, at this time the domestic and overseas consulates are empty, and it is obviously impossible to send troops.

The Manchu proposal was actually what most officials thought, and they hoped that the Ming would agree, as long as it was a few years later, when Australia's forces were not so tight, it would not be impossible to wage war against the Manchus.

But judging from the current situation, Lao Shen and they don't think that a few years will be a good opportunity, how much the people in the north will suffer in the past few years, and he doesn't know what will happen in a few years, so he is very worried, and he still thinks that he must persuade the Australian officials this time.

Judging from all the information available so far, it is impossible for anyone to send troops, and if you want to send troops, you must first have enough reasons.

The Australians directly told Lao Shen unmistakably that it is impossible to send troops, and it is okay to support your weapons, but you must pay some exchange conditions, which means that you must spend money to buy them.

The people in Australia can no longer tolerate it, and they have been like this, and they very much hope that the government will not send troops to the Ming Dynasty, after all, it costs taxpayers money to send troops to the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Shen is actually not dead set on such an answer, after all, in his opinion, Daming and Australia are both Han bloodlines and should help each other.

Lord Shousuke, I can tell you unambiguously that Australia will not send troops, and the representatives of the Manchu Qing are discussing with us in Hong Kong at this time.

Zhou Yang directly told Shen Youlong what he knew, hoping that he would not do such useless work, after all, in its opinion, it is useless for you to say more.

The Manchus are negotiating with the Australians, this is very important news, Lao Shen didn't hear about it before, obviously after this incident.

But this important news shows one thing, that is, the Australians are really unwilling to continue fighting, after all, there is not much benefit for them.

The only benefit Australians can gain from this war is to sell weapons, and it is not really cost-effective for them to participate in this.

But if the negotiations are not fought, will the Manchus really not go south?

Lord Shen, I can tell you the latest news in China, that is, an armistice agreement was signed between the Manchus and the Ming Dynasty, and the two sides will temporarily cease the war, and our Australian army will leave a part south of the Yangtze River to help you defend and ensure your safety, of course, we can't control your own military operations.

Zhou Yang said this, which is equivalent to directly telling him, you can fight if you want, you can fight us yourself, but our army will not enter the north south of the Yangtze River.

In addition, Australia will also withdraw some troops, and the Dutch have recently transferred a lot of people from the mainland, which makes Australia very worried about whether they have some other conspiracy, after all, there has been friction between the two sides anyway.

Now the problem is that Australia's troops are seriously insufficient, and in order to maintain such a large territory, it is necessary to withdraw troops from Daming.

It is necessary to withdraw part of the army and come back to ensure their own safety, if there is something in the homeland, it is useless to make more money, not to mention that the secrets of the homeland are what the Dutch have always wanted to know.

After listening to the explanation, Lao Shen knew that the Australians were also a last resort, but he still decided to persuade Australian officials to support the Ming Dynasty in the Capitol to continue the war, and only by completely defeating the Manchus and even driving them out of the customs would it be safe for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he must still participate in the speech in Congress, and he must show his attitude to let the Australians know.