Salutes, crowds, flowers, cheers, Tianjin Dagu Port was immersed in a warm welcome atmosphere at this time. Bonaparte stepped down the red carpet all the way to the deck, and with great mixed feelings, walked towards the welcoming crowd on the pier.

"Emperor Daming's red-bottomed regimental dragon flag! The Emperor himself has arrived! ”

On board the ship in Hong Kong, Brother Trigo, the president of Hong Kong Jishi University, who had followed him all the way, pointed to a red flag fluttering on the hunt and said to the princess. Although he was a little surprised that the emperor took time out of his busy schedule to personally greet the French princess in Tianjin, the monk still did not believe that Her Royal Highness the princess had a chance to get her hands on the crown of the Ming Dynasty. Because the marriage of the royal family is always politically supreme.

If in 1844, Zhu Jishi, who had not yet ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, might have married Mathilde in order to gain greater support from the Bonapartists. But now, the great tomorrow son, who has become the emperor and has determined the heir to the throne, will never abandon Queen Luo for the sake of Princess Mathilde, who has been married once and has had many mistresses.

Trigo glanced at the somewhat flattered princess beside him, she was indeed a rare beauty, but compared to Maria. Clementina still has a gap. Therefore, Zhu Jishi's enthusiasm is likely to have other intentions!

"Your Majesty, there are many people coming to the port today to greet the French princess, why didn't I see such a scene when Sister Xiangmei and I arrived in Nanjing?"

In a high-end restaurant next to the pier, Maria. While sipping green tea with an elegant aroma, Clementina asked the emperor beside her with some jealousy.

Of course, the emperor could not have stood on the pier to greet the French princess - it was not Napoleon III. Being able to greet you here has already given you a lot of face. Now standing on the pier to greet the French princess is Zheng Hong, the vase prince of the Ming Dynasty. He does this kind of thing just right.

"Hmm. It's a big scene, isn't it? Each person will be given 20 copper dollars! Emperor Zhu glanced at Maria, revealing a painful expression, "You and Xiangmei are both my people, isn't it a waste to spend money like this?" ”

"Oh, you're not going to get Mathilde into bed?" Maria asked with a smile.

"That's a bedside play!" Zhu Jishi said seriously, "This is what Isabel taught me, some women's beds must be on board, otherwise it will cause adverse political consequences." ”

"Ugh. And what about Prince Shukonai? She's looking forward to it! ”

"She...... Let's raise it again. ”

"I'm going to be an old woman."

"It's not that old." Emperor Zhu gently turned the teacup in his hand and changed the subject, "Why did Napoleon III stuff his cousin into me?" Is it to promote the conclusion of an alliance between China and France? ”

"What else do you need to say?" Maria frowned and looked at Zhu Jishi, "Your Majesty, don't you want to form an alliance with France?" ”

"Well, the alliance is going to be made, but not now." Zhu Jishi suddenly looked at Maria with blazing eyes, "Maria, can I trust you?" ”

"Yes!" Maria is categorical.

Of course. Zhu Jishi didn't believe in this answer. When it comes to France, Maria is not credible.

Zhu Jishi stared at Maria closely.

After a long, long time. He finally spoke.

"The next goal is to divide the United States! Only the cooperation of China, France and the United Kingdom will make it possible to achieve this goal! Therefore, China and France cannot get too close until then, and China cannot reconcile with Russia. ”

Zhu Jishi still laid out his own plans and plans.

"The United States? Oh Jason, the American Civil War is just a possibility. "I don't think there's a 50 percent chance that a civil war will break out." Moreover, slavery was too barbaric......"

"Slavery barbarism? Colonialism is not barbaric? The French invasion of Vietnam, the British oppression of India, and the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the Balkans were civilized? Now the Ottoman Empire had not only black slaves, but also white slave girls! ”

"Jason, I didn't mean that, but the American Civil War ......"

"It's going to happen! It's bound to happen...... Slaves were the property of Southern estate owners, and the U.S. federal government should provide financial compensation to slave owners if slavery was to be abolished. But did the anti-slavery activists in the American North ask such a question? They only came against slavery from a moral point of view. This view is very similar to the attitude of Mr. Marx, who had recently returned to Europe, towards privately owned means of production. ”

Zhu Jishi took a sip of tea and sneered: "In fact, the standard of living of American black slaves is better than that of most British factory workers and Irish farmers!" Of course, it's not much worse than most Chinese farmers. In this sense, the British factory owners and the Chinese landlords were no different from the American slave owners!

If I were to expropriate the Chinese landlords of their land and divide it equally among the tenants, Maria, do you think the landlords would happily agree? ”

"This ...... It seems to make some sense. Maria pouted.

"It will be like this." Zhu Jishi said seriously, "So this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...... I won't say how great the development potential of the United States is, if we can't seize this opportunity to divide this country in two, it will definitely be those cowboys who will lead the world in the future! Then I'll die! ”

"But the United States is very powerful, with a population of 30 million, and ranks fourth in the world in terms of industry, after Britain, France, and Prussia, and surpasses Russia and the Ming Dynasty, which you rule. So, the cost of intervening in the American Civil War is high! ”

"The cost is high, but the benefits are also great. South of Mexico, it will be the spoils of war for Britain and France! Zhu Jishi looked at Maria with a serious expression, "Maria, this is my national policy, I have only told Prime Minister Zuo so far, and I also take care of him not to leak it to the outside world." ”

"Your Majesty, I will keep my mouth shut." Maria thought for a moment and said solemnly.

Zhu Jishi smiled and nodded: "Very good, in fact, the interference against the United States that I am planning now is also in the long-term interests of France and Britain, isn't it?" ”

He paused, "So, what should I do with Princess Mathilde now, Maria, can you give me a suggestion?" ”

"Suggestions?" Maria pouted, "Is there any advice I can give on this kind of thing?" ”

Zhu Jishi said to himself: "Maria, do you think it is possible to make her the queen of Mexico?" I've heard that the monarchists of Mexico have been trying to find a king from the powerful dynasties of Europe......"

"What? Mexico...... Queen!? "Maria. Clementina was taken aback.

Zhu Jishi said with a smile: "The princess of the Bonaparte Dynasty, the mistress of the Ming Emperor, has the support of both the Ming Dynasty and France. It shouldn't be too difficult to become the queen of Mexico, right? Moreover, once Mathilde became Queen of Mexico, it would be much easier for Britain, France, and China to intervene in the American Civil War. ”

……

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, welcome to Daming."

A one-eyed dragon in a yellow robe standing in Mathilde. Bonaparte stepped forward and grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"You, you...... Is it the Ming Emperor!? ”

Mathilde held his pink fist and looked at Zheng Hong with a dull gaze, and the cold sweat on his forehead was about to drip down. Didn't you say that the Ming Emperor was a rather handsome Oriental? Why do you look like a bandit......

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, he is the Marshal of the Ming Dynasty and the King of Yanping. You should call him His Royal Highness. Brother Trigo knew Zheng Hong and hurriedly introduced the French princess.

"It's a prince...... It should be the brother of the Ming Emperor, right? It seems that the appearance of the Ming Emperor is not much stronger. ”

Princess Mathilde thought so, but gracefully lifted the hem of her skirt, curtsy, and then stretched out her right hand with white silk gloves.

Prince Zheng knows the rules, and he has now made a lot of foreign friends, including women. He took the princess's jade hand and kissed it gently. Then he politely made a solemn gesture: "Your Royal Highness Princess, please come with me, His Majesty the Ming Emperor is waiting for His Highness, and he will take the train to Beijing with His Highness." This is the first real railway in the world, not an iron road! (To be continued......)