Li Hongzhang: "Do the Japanese really have such great ambitions? ”

Chen Qin was shocked: "Then do we still want to sign a trade treaty with them?" Is this small country so terrible? ”

Young Master Meng sighed, "What I said is only a small part, although this country is small, don't treat them as a small country, such an idea will suffer a big loss in the future!" You know more about history than I do, right? When did piracy stop in this country? The only thing they can rob is my Daqing, and these latest trends in Japan are all obtained by me at a great price! What I said is definitely just the tip of the iceberg, and they already have a complete set of aggression plans against our Qing Dynasty! As long as it is a fair and reasonable treaty, there is no harm in signing a treaty, and it can also allow Western countries to see the diplomatic progress of our Qing court, and can also better understand Japan and contain their espionage activities on our side! There is no harm in contracting. ”

Li Hongzhang felt that Xuan Yuemeng was a little alarmist, and felt that Xuan Yuemeng might have exaggerated the harm of the Japanese because of some kind of holiday with the Japanese, and he knew about the fact that the Japanese had run a trading company, and he also knew that the Japanese had an unpleasant quarrel with Xuan Yuemeng in the American concession yesterday.

Li Hongzhang nodded, "Yes, Yue Meng is right, although this small country is small, it can't be regarded as child's play!" We must conclude a treaty of absolute equality, you have to worry about it, the Ministry has other official business. ”

Xuan Yuemeng sighed in his heart, he had already heard that Li Hongzhang did not take what he said to heart, he knew that Li Hongzhang had Li Hongzhang's difficulties, Li Hongzhang was not the supreme ruler of this country, he was just a pastemaker, where was the problem, Li Hongzhang was responsible for filling the loopholes. But he is still very disgusted with Li Hongzhang's attitude of not taking his words seriously!

Chen Qin and Xuan Hongtao hurriedly agreed, and after that, they sent Li Hongzhang out of the official room.

Chen Qin: "Yuemeng, you and your father will set the matter of the treaty, I will look back, it must be meticulous." I still have some official business, you must be meticulous and fair, and you must not let me suffer a loss! This small Japanese country should be more vigilant as Yue Meng said. ”

Xuan Yuemeng sweated profusely, just walked one, walked another, and co-authored it became a matter for me and Xuan Hongtao?

Xuan Yuemeng had to find Nong Jinsun. Imitation of the treaty of commerce between Western countries, and then asked the opinions of several subordinates, a draft of the treaty was made, which was drafted in accordance with the emphasis that was beneficial to the Qing Dynasty.

It is written in Chinese and Japanese.

Nong Jinsun: "I don't know if I don't see it, the ambitions of the Japanese are too big, according to their treaty, this is to encroach on my Great Qing Kingdom step by step." ”

Xuan Yuemeng nodded. "Did you know? Didn't you experience it when you were in Japan? ”

Nong Jinsun nodded. "It's not that I don't realize it, I didn't think that they were really so arrogant, and I don't know how they have such big ambitions in a little big country!"

Xuan Yuemeng smiled: "Because they are dogs, you throw a big fat pig countless times bigger than his body to the dog." They still dare to eat, who let us be a big fat pig that is bitten to death and doesn't make a sound. ”

Nong Jinsun sighed, "Yes, there is such a court, Young Master Meng." Is the treaty we are drafting here interesting? The Japanese would never say yes, would they? When the time comes, don't let them put pressure on the court, and agree to their unequal treaty, and then make us work in vain. ”

Xuan Yuemeng's resolute gaze turned to the sky, "No, I won't let this happen!" In this life, I want to play the Japanese from the beginning to death! ”

Nong Jinsun was speechless, you are the emperor? The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't dare to say such a thing, right?

In fact, Xuan Yuemeng doesn't know how to deal with the Japanese, the country is too weak, what's the use of him being angry alone?

These days.

Xuan Yuemeng has been busy with this matter, constantly improving the draft, knowing that Xuan Yuemeng feels that there is indeed no problem, it is already very detailed and accurate, he feels that if it is signed and sealed in accordance with this treaty, the Great Qing Kingdom will not suffer a little loss, so he is satisfied.

In this process, Xuan Yuemeng came into contact with many diplomatic affairs and learned about some international diplomatic etiquette and diplomatic habits in this era.

I didn't expect that I was a low-level scum in modern times, and now I can actually represent the Qing Dynasty, such a big country in the world to engage in diplomacy?

This made Young Master Meng sigh, he is only a year old, is it ridiculous?

Absurdity is also the absurdity of the Qing court, the Qing court can hand over the diplomacy of a country to the local governor to be fully responsible, and Li Hongzhang is willing to let Xuan Yuemeng participate, which will cause the one-year-old Xuan Yuemeng to help handle the signing of the trade treaty with the Japanese, such a big foreign affairs.

There are many coincidences, and it is not a coincidence.

Moreover, the Qing court could let an American with carte blanche to represent China to sign diplomatic treaties around the world, so it was not funny to let a one-year-old child participate in diplomacy.

No matter how young Master Meng is, he is also Chinese.

A few more days.

Japan's Minister Plenipotentiary of the Imperial Mission, Secretary of the Treasury Date Munejo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Yanagihara Maemitsu and his entourage of 20 people arrived in Tianjin by boat.

Chen Qin, Xuan Hongtao, Xuan Yuemeng and others, according to Li Hongzhang's prior assignment, together with Jiangsu Zhensi Yamen Ying Baoshi, took their attachés to the dock to greet Date Zongcheng and his party.

Date Munejo was flanked by Yanagihara Maemitsu and Hirobumi Ito.

Ito Hirofumi looked at Xuan Yuemeng coldly, and whispered a few words to Date Zongcheng.

Date Zongcheng snorted, "You Qingguo, is there no one?" How could a one-year-old child appear in the greeting procession? What are you ministers? ”

Nong Jinsun translated the words of the Japanese.

Xuan Yuemeng said coldly: "If you don't like to watch it, just get out, it's you who are looking for Qing diplomacy, not the Qing Dynasty, isn't the Japanese brain not easy to use?" ”

Chen Qin and Xuan Hongtao were shocked, they didn't expect Xuan Yuemeng to say this? Isn't this looking for trouble?

In fact, Xuan Yuemeng was deliberately finding fault, otherwise he wouldn't have had an attack because of a word from Date Zongcheng!

Xuan Yuemeng has been thinking about Ito Hirobumi who has always been polite and polite, why he immediately turned his face when he heard that he refused to cooperate with them Japanese.

Xuan Yuemeng later figured it out, because diplomacy, this is a very simple truth, Ito Hirofumi knew that he was unwilling to cooperate with them, so it would be the best thing to remove himself from the diplomatic team of the Qing court.

If you let me go, I won't go, you will be angry with me, and I will be angry with you even more!

In terms of martial arts, the Qing Dynasty may not be able to suppress you, and in terms of industry, it has fallen behind a lot, but in terms of diplomacy and verbal warfare, if you lose again, what is left of the Qing Dynasty?

Xuan Yuemeng's words had already been exported, Chen Qin, Xuan Hongtao, and a group of accompanying officials were shocked, but no one went to scold Xuan Yuemeng in person, because Young Master Meng was originally a voluntary laborer, and he was an additional helper invited by Li Zhongtang, and Young Master Meng was not a person in the yamen, and he had no official status and no remuneration.

Ito Hirofumi was furious, and truthfully translated the words of Young Master Meng to Date Sojo and Yanagihara Maemitsu and others, Date Sojo was furious, "It's too unreasonable!" How can you Qing treat your neighboring friends who come to trade with you like this? I'm not going to talk to you anymore! I will go to your prime minister's yamen and your court to accuse you! Let's not talk about it! ”

Xuan Yuemeng sneered: "Hurry up!" Hurry up and sue, I can sell you a few good horses and don't charge you profits, hehe. ”

Xuan Yuemeng said this, the Japanese were obviously a little caught off guard, before they came, they had already imagined the various situations they might encounter in advance, how could they not expect that Qingguo would have such an attitude, and there would be such a child as an obstacle?

In fact, the Japanese mission received a death order this time! In this era, communications were not developed, and the Japanese did not have the conditions to contact the emperor at any time, and before coming, the Japanese emperor had already ordered that the mission should establish diplomatic relations with the Qing State no matter what, and the Japanese had no way to retreat! (To be continued.) )