Moreover, in the eyes of Staunton and others, if the negotiating opponents of the Zhenjiang Treaty they signed (which had been preserved as an invalid historical relic by Young Master Liang) were replaced by the three in front of them, Staunton felt that the British might not be able to prevail at the negotiating table as they did at that time.

Sure enough, Macartney also had a shocked expression on his face, and when he heard Pan Youdu, who was standing in front of him, greet him in fluent English, he came to his senses.

"Pan Youdu, the backstage boss of Tongfu Bank, is currently the general merchant of the 13th Bank of Guangdong, in other words, Mr. Guangdong's export trade is the general representative of Guangdong's export trade, his total assets even exceed the treasury of some of our Western countries, this is Ye Shanglin, Mr. Ye is the boss of Yi Shing Hong, and this Mr. Lu Guanheng Lu is the boss of Yi Shing Hong, these two are almost the same as Mr. Pan.

Mr. Ambassador, you should know that the Qing State had only one port in Guangzhou for foreign trade, and they were the most powerful in Guangzhou. And Boss Pan is the general representative of the entire Qing export trade, and it can be said that they can control most of the share of the entire Qing import and export trade market. Speaking of this, Staunton couldn't help but feel a little dry.

Even if there was no introduction from Staunton, after hearing the names of these bigwigs in the import and export trade of the Qing Kingdom, Macartney's waist was slightly bent up a little subconsciously. "I'm really sorry, I was rude, dear Mr. Pan, you and your father's great names have been heard of long ago when they were in the West, and the credibility of your fellow Fu Xing among those sea-going merchants in the West is absolutely admirable, even much higher than that of some countries. A businessman of high moral character like you is what I admire. Speaking of this, Macartney subconsciously glanced at Liang Pengfei, who was standing beside Pan Youdu, and the meaning was obvious, compared to this world-famous businessman, those poor credibility could not even reach the soles of Boss Pan's feet.

Liang Pengfei did not pay any attention to the contemptuous gaze of the British ambassador, and this kind of person was handed over to Pan Youdu, and Liang Pengfei was convinced that the cunning minds of Pan Youdu and others would definitely be able to make this negotiation a complete success.

After everyone was seated, Liang Pengfei, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at Macartney and smiled: "Dear George, you should believe in my sincerity now, right?" In addition, in addition to the specialties of the Qing Kingdom, I have many things that I can trade with you British, such as spices from the South Seas, precious timber, and even silver, or gold. ”

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When Liang Pengfei said this, Macartney had already heard the sound of Staunton swallowing saliva beside him, and glanced at his deputy with some displeasure, and Macartney suppressed his equally excited mood.

None of these things that Liang Pengfei said are not pursued by the United Kingdom, or even the whole of Europe, and those spices, especially pepper, cloves, etc., are almost indispensable necessities on the table of every European with a taste for life.

However, before that, it had been controlled by Spain and the Netherlands, which is why the British East India Company frequently invaded eastward, always wanting to enter the South Seas, because the fragrant plant spices on the plantations here could be exchanged for a staggering amount of wealth.

And those furniture made of precious wood, which had become the favorite utensils of European royalty and those nobles, not to mention silver and gold, and the reason why Macartney was sent to the East was not to be able to obtain a greater share of Oriental luxuries, so as to obtain more wealth?

And the East India Company cultivated opium for smuggling for the same purpose?

However, this Liang Pengfei is definitely not a good bird, he will definitely have a purpose in doing this, it is precisely because of this, therefore, although his heart is extremely excited, Macartney still tries to make his expression appear calm and calm, but the fingers that keep rubbing reveal the secret of his heart.

"Dear Führer, let's be honest, we all need these things in the British Empire, but I don't know what you need from us in the West, or rather, what you need."

"Hehe, it seems that we really have a common language about wealth...... Liang Pengfei saw the performance of Nastaunton and Macartney, the smile on his face became more and more amiable, he knew that these British guys were really really tempted.

Negotiation is nothing more than bargaining, and the reason why Liang Pengfei, a slacker, invited Pan Youdu and other three bigwigs of China's import and export trade to come over, in the name of it, business matters still have to be done by professionals.

And what Liang Pengfei needs is not uncommon for the British, craftsmen, all kinds of machinery, scholars, watchmakers, in short, Liang Pengfei feels that he needs, all of them have been proposed, and most importantly, Liang Pengfei asked to share the achievements of the Royal Academy of Sciences, that is, those scientific and technological literature.

At this time, the best scientists are in the West, while the most outstanding talents are in the UK, which is a reality, Liang Pengfei does not want to deny it, and it is not so necessary. However, since you Royal Academy of Sciences have so many outstanding talents, and there must be a lot of good things in them, then I will exchange material materials for the scientific literature I need in your Royal Academy, and pay you a large amount of wealth, although this is tantamount to supporting the work of the Royal Academy of Sciences in disguise.

However, Liang Pengfei can't take care of much now, after all, China must now take a big step to try to catch up with the West, although in terms of overall strength, the East is not inferior to the West, but the other side has already entered the high-speed lane, and China is still taking leisurely steps on that small road, sooner or later it will be pulled down.

In addition, there is also about the purchase of patents, in short, this negotiation that exhausted both sides lasted for nearly three months, and the number of negotiators on the British side increased from a few people at the beginning to more than ten people, including the three high-ranking officials of the East India Company, including Viscount Edmund, because they also realized that after a painful defeat, perhaps, they could obtain many things from Liang Pengfei that could not be obtained from the Qing State, mainly wealth, through negotiations. And the reason why the British Empire occupied so many colonies was to obtain a large amount of wealth.

As long as this can be achieved, then it is not impossible for Viscount Edmund and others to keep their positions as committee members, and it is even possible that he will succeed in running for the chairmanship of the East India Company because of this saving the East India Company, which is on the verge of crisis, the position he has been spying on for a long time.

However, Liang Pengfei had some deep talks with Villa during this time, and he wanted to buy Spain's Spanish colony in the New World, which is now called the continent of North America. The price he offered was very impressive, at least, Villa, in addition to the staggering amount of silver and gold, as well as Spain's share of trade in the East, and other strings attached.

However, although Villa was an envoy of the Spanish king, he did not have the right to dispose of the Spanish colonies, at least the colonies on the American continent that he could not dispose of without the king's authorization.

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The important thing is that although the colonies that Liang Pengfei bought from him are not barren land, they are actually about the same, and the important thing is that Spain, whose strength has been greatly weakened, really has no strength, and there is no way to stop the infiltration and invasion of their colonies by those damned French and Yankees, a powerful European power, and a thriving new country are jointly squeezing the space of Spain's colonies on the American continent.

Moreover, Spain's most important colonies on the American continent were Baja California and Mexico, where the abundance of gold and silver was highly valued by the Spaniards. Of course, Villa also tried to find out why Liang Pengfei had such an idea to buy such a large piece of land, you know, except for the northern part of North America that belongs to Britain and the central part of which belongs to France, a considerable part of North America still belongs to Spain, at least nominally.

Of course, Liang Pengfei's answer made Villa a little speechless, that is, there are too many Chinese, you must know that the population of the Qing country has reached more than 400 million, far exceeding the population of the whole of Europe, and Liang Pengfei told the Spanish envoy that China's land suitable for cultivation is too little, so he needs a large area of land to implement the resettlement plan, and North America, which is still barren now, is a good choice.

The important thing is that if Spain is willing to sell their colonies to Liang Pengfei, then Spain will be able to form a firm alliance with the Chinese Federation led by Liang Pengfei, and Spain's colonial power in the East will be placed under Liang Pengfei's protection, and similarly, the Spaniards will form a firm alliance with Liang Pengfei in North America to fight against the French and Yankees, the two countries that give Spain headaches.

After careful consideration, Villa told Liang Pengfei that he would rush back to Spain as soon as possible, inform their esteemed king of all matters concerning the East, and report to their majesty the king that Liang Pengfei was willing to pay for the acquisition of Spain's large colonies in North America.

I believe that the wise King Carlos IV of Spain will definitely listen to their opinions and give Liang Pengfei a satisfactory answer.

Moreover, when he left, Liang Pengfei gave a gift that was very gracious and made Villa almost go crazy with excitement. A thousand pounds of gold, as well as a lot of jewelry and oriental antiques, Liang Pengfei told him that this was for him to return to China, to convince the king of Spain and the actual ruler of Spain, Liang Pengfei's mother-in-law, who likes to play with power, but is stupid Princess Maria of Parma. Luisa and her equally stupid, but even more greedy lover, Manuel. Morality. Godoy.

(To be continued)