Chapter 47 The Mission to the United Kingdom

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When the news came back to China, many people were also stunned, and they couldn't believe it, could it be that the Beiyang Naval Division had defeated the Dutch, how could they cede their land!

After receiving this information, Guangxu decided to divide the troops, Tang Shaoyi took people to Germany, Liang Dunyan took people to France, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang took people to Britain unchanged, as the highest envoys, Li Hongzhang and Prince Gong also had to send another envoy to Germany and France and other countries on the European continent after visiting Britain to finalize the results of the negotiations, which can save time to the greatest extent!

Fortunately, there were enough ships and people sent by Guangxu this time, and after Guangxu's dispatch and negotiation, they followed the warships and merchant ships to the envoys, and Guo Songtao had already spared a circle of Europe before they came, and made a lot of preparations in advance!

Just when the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Economic and Trade Affairs, and people from the business circles were in full swing to receive the Chinese delegation, a bad news reached the ears of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and it turned out that the Secretary of the Navy had ordered that the Chinese fleet should be intercepted and apologize for the bombardment of the British colony of Java by Chinese warships, otherwise the Chinese fleet would not be allowed to enter the Chinese ports. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This news frightened the Minister of Finance and Economics, and he did not dare to make a noise, so he climbed directly to the Prime Minister, saying that the Chinese fleet had been separated, and if the navy intercepted it, they would definitely go to France and Germany, and that Britain would not benefit at all.

The prime minister knew the seriousness of the problem, the British were fighting for business, and the result of this war was that there was no business to do, and then the angry public opinion would definitely make him, the prime minister, unsafe, so he hurriedly ordered that the ships of the Chinese mission should never be intercepted, on the contrary, they would escort and salute to greet them!

When the British navy took the lead, he received an order to intercept, and later received a contradictory order to escort the ship and fire a salute.

When the British fleet came to the high seas to wait for the visiting delegation, it turned out that Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and even some countries in Northern Europe heard that their envoy ships actually encountered pirates, which was also too bold, and immediately sent their navies to protect, especially France and Germany, because Germany needs China's tungsten ore, and France needs China's luxury goods!

Therefore, the sea area where the delegation sailed was gathered with the largest number of warships in the world, which is the rhythm of fighting aliens!

The British captain immediately ordered the sailors to quickly dismantle the warheads of the shells and use them as salutes.

According to the emperor's order, all merchant ships are free to do business in that country, and officials are not allowed to interfere, no matter which country the merchant ships go to, the fleet must escort them, and they will appear in time when our merchants need them.

In this way, most of the merchant ships followed the Dingyuan to England, and the other merchant ships followed the minister ships of the countries they wanted to go to, and when the Dingyuan sailed to the flagship of the British fleet, the two ships honked their horns according to the etiquette of the time. When our highest commander, Prince Gong, expressed his gratitude, the British warship fired seven gun salutes, and the Chinese Dingyuan ship returned the salute.

At the docks in London, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were warmly welcomed by the British government, and the British government sent the prime minister and cabinet members to the docks to greet them, as well as British business and trade personnel.

The Chinese Minister to the United Kingdom with the staff of the embassy, as well as overseas Chinese have arrived at the wharf to greet them, the embassy has made full arrangements for this business and trade activities, rented a huge exhibition hall near the wharf, and started the exhibition of Chinese products in the UK nearby. Tea, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, etc

But traditional Chinese goods are very popular, especially silk and satin, and the soft color has fascinated thousands of boys and girls! The goods brought have long been sold out, and now the merchants are accepting reservations, and the domestic production is based on the reservations, of course, a deposit is required.

At the same time, there are Chinese personnel who are also engaged in procurement activities, the most important of which is the issue of production equipment, blast furnaces for steelmaking, lathes, planers, milling machines for processing machinery, etc.! There are also technical engineers, these are urgently needed talents, and the delegation is working eagerly in all aspects!

According to the plan, the Qing Dynasty government endorsed the law for trading activities in the UK, and the transactions were carried out through public accounts, and the entry and exit were guaranteed.

This time, our Huaxia import and export trading company plays an important role, not only to play the role of Alipay, but also to be the largest buyer and buyer.

Soon, China and Britain signed many contracts on economic, trade and economic cooperation, and many businesses also agreed on mutual procurement plans, came to Huaxia Import and Export Company for endorsement, payment of deposits and other matters.

The two sides are fighting fiercely in the economic aspect, but the negotiations are very fierce, and the two sides agree to settle the matter peacefully in the general direction, but both sides are difficult to negotiate in the details!

Prince Gong was warmly received by Queen Victoria, Prince Gong and Cixi have been friends for many years, especially able to know women's minds, so the two soon became friends for many years, in the general direction both sides agreed that peace is the most important, try to negotiate to deal with the dispute between the two countries, after the meeting Prince Gong according to Guangxude's instructions, asked and the queen to jointly issue a statement, the two countries in the economic, political and military and other fields of cooperation, and determine the two countries as a partnership!

The Prime Minister of the British Government and the relevant cabinet members had a cordial conversation with Li Hongzhang, and when it came to economic and trade affairs, it was still good, but after the specific matters involving Nanyang, the two sides began to give in to each other, and finally Li Hongzhang put forward the principle of shelving disputes and looking for common interests in accordance with Guangxu's instructions, and the principle that controversial matters can be discussed slowly!

The British Prime Minister very much agreed with this principle and greatly appreciated Li Hongzhang's wisdom, and after the meeting, the two also attended the signing ceremony of economic and trade cooperation reached between the two countries, which laid the foundation for the enthusiasm of the Chinese to develop commerce and trade, which was unimaginable before, and the British Prime Minister came. The British also felt that the government was supporting China, and that it would be safe to do business in China from then on. The course of the talks was full of joy and peace, and the talks ended in the flashing spotlight and the bright smiles of the leaders of China and Britain.

Although the two sides have not yet reached a final agreement on many issues, the image to the outside world is that China and Britain are like allies, and they are very good.

Then Li Hongzhang went on to deal with the British government, the negotiation scene was a different scene, the diplomatic negotiation quarrel was the most intense, cause and effect demanded that China immediately withdraw its troops in Nanyang, and apologize for this incident, not happening, China's Liang Dunyan and Wu Zhongxian insisted that Britain should first have practical measures to ensure that the interests of the Chinese in Nanyang will not be persecuted, and then gradually withdraw troops!

In short, the negotiations on the political and diplomatic aspects are not very smooth!

However, the negotiations on economic and trade have gone much smoother, Tang Shaoyi set up an asset account in Britain, Tang Rongjun is responsible for the specific operation, all the money for the goods sold by the Chinese side is collected in this account, and the goods that Chinese businessmen only buy in the British market are spent on this account, and the money in the account is going up and over in the past few days, Li Hongzhang came over several times and asked, is it not wrong!

Now the Rothschild family in the UK has sent people to follow Tang Shaoyi and provide financial services 24 hours a day, and there is no market for ordinary British goods in China, so the traditional Chinese merchants will be fine after selling out the goods they have brought, at most after accepting some orders!

But Tang Shaoyi couldn't be idle, during this time, he and Zeng Bo, who had already rushed over, studied the problem of purchasing equipment, because the mineral samples had already been sent, and the quotations for steelmaking equipment had already come out.

Niu Shangzhou came and went to the largest shipyard in the United Kingdom, Zhan Tianyou kept visiting the British Ministry of Railways and the British Royal Academy of Sciences, Zeng Dugong got off the ship and left, and immediately went to find Dickens and Darwin!

Prince Gong showed his face the most in Britain, and this old man was not there at all when he was fighting, but now the overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese spread that the prince personally led the troops to fight against those chaotic people on the battlefield and protected the interests of the Chinese, so now the overseas Chinese regard this old man as a savior, just like the protector sent down by God, and worship him very much!

Prince Gong also enjoyed this feeling very much, and appeared at various gatherings and celebrations every day, inscribed the newly built archway in Chinatown, the newly completed Confucius College, and the newly completed restaurant.

But the matter of a few days, this old man was a little reluctant to pass, but this is the emperor's will, Prince Gong held the speech written to him by Cai Shaoji in his hand, and he didn't understand, do we still have Jews in China! Why haven't you heard of it, and what are you going to do with them!

Liang Ruye next to him said that they are all rich, very rich!

Prince Gong knows, now he, the little emperor, loves money, and he does everything that has anything to do with money!

Cai Shaoji told Prince Gong that it would be better for you to memorize these by heart, so that it will seem natural.

This king knows, and he can't miss the emperor's affairs!

It turned out that these two men got off the ship and were not idle, and immediately fulfilled their mission, and soon found the Jewish ghetto in England, explained their intentions, and then stuffed a few newly sealed Chinese rabbins and a few interpreters into the local synagogue.

Then they were non-stop looking for Jewish scientists and businessmen, saying that the Chinese Imperial Academy of Sciences was willing to hire these scientists to come to China, and the treatment was generous! Jews are welcome to do business in China, and preferential policies are given, and they promise to protect their legitimate property from being infringed upon!

These Jews know that the Chinese are coming, but why are they interested in them, you must know that the status of Jews in Western society is very low, so it is impossible to easily dispel these people's doubts!

Next came the speech at the synagogue, and the reputation of these two men was not enough, so I invited Prince Gong, who now has a great reputation in London, and this person is heavy enough!

Today is the first time to speak in a Jewish church, and more than 2,000 people have been squeezed in the church, because in the past few days several Chinese rabbinical priests have come, and they use very old priestly rituals, and after the Jewish elders have determined that these people are indeed Jews, and indeed they have some Jewish characteristics, and after many days of observation, these elders are now more and more cordial to these people, and in the end they are very sure that they are the one who came to China during the Second Great Diaspora.

Looking at the full crowd sitting below, Prince Gong, who was born to be an orator, was not stage frightened at all, and he was a little excited and happy to see so many people, and at this time there was a chance to get a majestic look! So he began to give an impassioned speech to the Jews in front of him.

As one of the most intelligent people in the world, the Jews have a splendid culture, a tenacious fighting spirit, and especially their achievements in education and economy, which have attracted the attention of the world.

China is sympathetic to the historical experience of the Jews, but after more than 2,000 years, the Jews are still able to maintain their cultural traditions.

In the Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago, a group of Jews migrated to China, and this group of Jews took root and multiplied in the land of China, and there is still a very old synagogue in Kaifeng, Henan. A few hundred years is enough time to eliminate all barriers, and these Jews are no longer guests, they are our family, they are part of the Chinese.

China is a multi-religious country, China's religious policy is free, all religions are treated equally, our royal religion is shamanism, but this does not affect the development of other religions in China, my emperor of the Qing Dynasty is still the Tibetan Manjushri Bodhisattva!

The world is big enough, there is absolutely room for the development of Jews, China very much hopes that Jews can come to China to live and develop, of course, you can come to China first to have a look, take a walk, after all, seeing is believing!

New synagogues are being built in China, and free trade zones have been established in the coastal cities of Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, so when you set foot on Chinese soil, we will welcome you like family!

There should be applause here!

In the next few days, Prince Gong went on to give lectures in other churches, visited churches, and met with visiting Jewish representatives, many of whom felt that China might be the "Paradise of Canaan" in their hearts.

So be sure to follow the Chinese fleet and go to China to have a look!