Looking at the confident and calm middle-aged man in front of him, Bourblon really had no other way, and he couldn't say anything threatening, and for some reason it turned into a congratulation in the end.

The thing is clear.

A great power is about to rise in the Far East! No, in fact, when he occupied Indochina and saw those warships again, he understood that this ancient empire had risen!

European countries are actually a little afraid of the original Qing Kingdom. No way, this ancient eastern power is too big, it can be described as a superpower, and the population is not comparable to the whole of Europe combined.

The key is a unified centralized state, unlike the British occupation of Hindustan, which is not a country, but a loose region composed of hundreds of princely lords, even so, the British have spent more than 200 years before and after, so far they have not completely occupied, and last year there was a big mess, and it has not subsided until now, and it is estimated that it will lose tens of millions of pounds or even more.

For this country, which is no longer under the control of the decaying Manchu Dynasty, and with such a resilient and pragmatic emperor in front of him, Bulblon knows in his heart that this country has risen unstoppably under his control!

France was no longer in a position to stop him, and unless Britain and France joined forces to suppress the country with all their might, they could only watch the country grow into an Eastern power. Even if it can't be compared with France, at least there is the national strength of the Kingdom of Sardinia or Portugal next to it, no way, even if the starting point of development is low, but after all, the economic wealth and population are there, not to mention that it has now begun to abandon ignorance and start industrial colonization.

Bourblon sighed, facing the Eastern Emperor who seemed to be smiling in front of him, his heart was full of flavors, once upon a time, he still had a faint superiority in front of this person who was still a saint king, but now, it seems that it is no longer a level. Yes, the other party is already an emperor, and he is just a foreign envoy, and if he wants to see him, he has to depend on the other party's mood.

Bourblon now understood that it was a joke that he had accepted orders from Paris to threaten him because of the Indochina affair. Now that you think about it, don't you?

When the person in front of him was still the leader of a rebel army, he dared to turn against the British deputy governor in Hong Kong, who helped the Manchu court and intervene in the armed forces, and was not afraid of being defeated by the British army - at the beginning, he still provided his own information——, and then grew stronger step by step, driving away the Manchu Qing Dynasty at the same time, he recovered all the treaty ports along the coast, and when he captured Shanghai, he did not hesitate to occupy all the concessions of various countries in Shanghai, and even the troops of various countries in Shanghai were also defeated, and the warships were also captured.

But for the protest, this person completely ignored it. I have to say that the person in front of him is so lucky, God and the god of luck have been hanging over him.

Just after the other side captured Shanghai, Bourblon knew that the British and Paris were already planning to send a considerable expeditionary force to the Far East to conquer the other side, and force the person in front of him to pay reparations and sign a treaty like the Manchus. Even, the emperor of France at that time asked him about the strength of the country and the scale of troops that needed to be sent. But I didn't expect the development of things later, which surprised everyone, even Bourblon himself.

The outbreak of the Crimean War made Britain and France strained their forces, and all the troops that could be mobilized were put into the Crimean peninsula, and there was no way to send a decent force to the Far East. Finally, when the Crimean War ended, Paris just wanted to unite with Britain to send troops, but as a result, India broke out again, and it was extremely ferocious, which was more relevant to Britain than the Crimean War, so Britain was once again unable to send troops until now.

Moreover, before Europe sent troops, this country had already opened many treaty ports, and the number and scale were even much larger than the original Qing state. It's a completely open country, as much as the West, keen on trade. In other words, there is no need to threaten with force as in the past with the Qing State, let alone the threat of force.

And Burblon knew that this country in the east had been accumulating and developing strength, and he seized the opportunity to completely defeat the Manchus, and, without being completely unified, began to expand everywhere while continuing to recover the original territory. Not only was Indochina occupied, which France had been eyeing for decades, but it also sent troops to the northeast bordering the Kingdom of Korea, which annexed it within a few months, and became two provinces under its direct control, along with Indochina.

Whether it is Indochina or Korea, Bourblon has a certain understanding that the forces of France and France can certainly be occupied by sending an expeditionary force, but if it is to be quickly and fully occupied within half a year, it is necessary to send at least 20,000 troops, and if other auxiliary logistics are added, as well as war damage and compensation, the cost is not less than hundreds of millions of francs, which is too great, and His Majesty the Emperor will not do so.

But on the other hand, it can also be seen that the military strength of this Chinese empire is strong. Even if this Indochina and Korea are its vassal states, there will be much less resistance when they occupy it, but at least the Nguyen dynasty and the Li dynasty will still resist desperately, and they can completely pacify and occupy it in such a short period of time, and the strength of this army will definitely not be comparable to those ordinary European countries, such as Portugal and the like.

Bourblon knew that the ambitious emperor of his own country must have understood that the British could not count on it until the Indian rebellion was fundamentally controlled, so he could not hold his breath and sent himself over to threaten first, and then to cooperate and make friends after ascertaining the attitude of the other party and the strength to dialogue on an equal footing.

Thinking of this, Bourblon smiled sweetly and respectfully, and said to the emperor in front of him: "Your Majesty, I am entrusted by the French Emperor Napoleon III to send a personal letter from the third emperor. ”

Bourblon took out a letter from his left pocket, handed it to Liu Shengbang, and explained: "The third emperor specially explained that France has no intention of being an enemy of your country. It is hoped that the two countries can further increase trade, trade and religious affairs, and even cooperate in more fields. ”

Feng Yunshan smiled and agreed.

Liu Shengbang handed over the opened letter to Wu Chongyao, and he was the only one who knew the crooked Western French.

After learning that Napoleon III's handwritten letter was just an ordinary expression of friendship, Feng Yunshan understood that it was just a gesture of goodwill from the other party. However, Feng Yunshan has other ideas, in addition to cooperation with the other party in trade, there is naturally nothing to say about any religion, and he promised to allow the other party's missionaries to enter the country to preach, in fact, with the indoctrination of primary schools and peasant training centers in various places, coupled with the deep-rooted tradition of thousands of years of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism of the Chinese people, this foreign monk - no- foreign Catholic Christianity, it is still very difficult to develop believers in the country, not to mention the interference of the secret service department, Feng Yunshan was not afraid of how many missionaries would enter the country, but on the contrary, these missionaries who came could make use of the resources of teachers and scientific and technological talents for free.

In fact, what Feng Yunshan covets the most is France's weapons and advanced industrial equipment resources. Especially the French warships, Feng Yunshan knew that the three battleships covered with iron armor built by the French Navy in the previous two years had already played a key role in the Crimean War and the bombardment of the Russian Kimber Fortress, and they were hit by dozens of bullets without major damage. Moreover, in a maximum of another year and a half, the first real armored battleship "Glorious" will be launched in France, becoming the world's first armored battleship. This is designed and built on the basis of the original "Napoleon" steam battleship, with a wooden hull, covered with ten-centimeter-thick protective armor below the upper deck, which is the main battle type of warships in the next few decades, and Feng Yunshan naturally knows what this represents.

"Mr. Minister, I would like to inform your Emperor that perhaps our two countries can cooperate in more places. I heard that the third world is very interested in Mexico in the Americas and is ready to cooperate with Spain, I wonder if I have the honor to join it? As you know, my country has a large population, and there is no land for survival. Although the current naval strength of the Chinese Empire is not strong enough, fortunately, there are many land forces that can afford more military input. Feng Yunshan's quiet words shocked Burbulon incomparably.