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Bourblon was quite satisfied with what His Royal Highness King An had said. Although the Taiping government refused to recognize all previous treaties signed between the Qing government in Beijing, they did not refuse trade with other countries, nor did they deny foreigners the right to reside in the areas they controlled. Obeying the laws and regulations of the other country should be the minimum education that citizens of a civilized country should have. Of course, no one is willing to give up more unreasonable demands on ignorant and weakened countries. Like Britain and the United States, Bourblon was well aware that, despite their supposed neutrality, they seemed to be leaning more towards the side of the Beijing government because the treaties that were due to expire next year would need to be revised immediately, and they were eager for more "favors" from the Manchus, such as extraterritoriality in the existing concessions.

Britain and the United States gained far more commercial benefits in this country than their own French Empire, which has always been a problem for Bourblon. But even so, their annual trade volume is only one hundred thousand taels of silver, most of which are imported from China, and what can really be exported to the Qing government can be said to be very small. And from the tone of the King An in front of him, he already understood one thing, if the two sides opened official or "non-governmental" trade, the Tianjing government would purchase a large number of its own basic industrial products, which would bring huge wealth to the empire's manufacturing industry.

There were also advanced weapons such as the 53-style horse rifle, the six-wheeled gun, and the 54-4 pistol that they saw in their guard. And their bombs and explosives, which are far more powerful than they can imagine. He even noticed the tap pen that King An used once in a while, oh my God, how much new stuff did they have? If we can get their support in this regard in the future, it will undoubtedly be of great interest to the Empire. Cooperation is the best choice and the only way out. Sooner or later, the empire will overtake Britain as the hegemon of Europe. Hehe, poor Wen Han, how did you lose such a good opportunity to yourself!

Among the interests of the empire and the beliefs of the other party, the most important thing is interests, as for what kind of "God" they like to outline, just like Mr. An Wang himself said, let him go, that is their own business, the empire can't control it, and it can't manage it. It is likely that the seventh Russian-Turkish war on the Crimean peninsula will break out, and it will be enough to give the empire a headache. Thinking of this, Bourblon suddenly felt a little strange. The war on the Crimean peninsula, in the recent notice sent by the imperial government to itself, only said that it was being planned, and there was no clear timetable for the war, how did their Tianjing government know? And you know it in such detail?

Bourblon thought it was a myth.

Bourblon's secretary, Gu Si, was thinking of the real problems in Shanghai at this time. Seeing that the Minister had not spoken, he pondered his words and asked carefully, "Your Royal Highness, the rebels in Shanghai are now openly flaunting the banner of your Tianjing government, and there are many impolite acts towards our parishioners there, can you explain why they are not restrained?" ”

"Yes, our General Liu Lichuan's work in Shanghai is quite good, not only resisting the siege of the Manchu army, but also enabling the people of Shanghai to live peacefully." Lin Haifeng smiled, "Like what you said, this king hasn't heard of it yet, can you say it exactly?" ”

"This," Gu Si looked at the brooding minister and stood up, "The rebels in Shanghai treated the poor parishioners of the city roughly, forcing them to pay the so-called taxes, and if they failed to do so, they would commit atrocities, and unreasonably plundered their private property. It's hard to say that this is a civilized act. ”

"You're talking about this kind of thing," Lin Haifeng's face became solemn, "First of all, this king will correct your statement, General Liu Lichuan is the prime minister of the Shanghai Navy of my Celestial Empire, not an uprising in Shanghai. As for the specific situation, the king's secretary, Ms. Liu Xianghe, knows best, and she can answer your questions. As he spoke, he shook his head at Liu Xianghe, who was in charge of recording the conversation.

Liu Xianghe put down the pen in his hand, stood up and cleared his throat, and looked around at the people in the living room, "The people of the sect that Mr. Gu Si said are first of all the people under the rule of my Celestial Empire, and they must abide by the laws of the Celestial Empire, and the Celestial Empire does not allow any people who are above the decrees to exist." Because our Celestial Empire speaks of equality. To be more specific, the so-called parishioners who were disposed of in Shanghai were not innocent poor people, and even many of them were unscrupulous people who pretended to be parishioners in order to avoid the taxes of the Celestial Empire, and tried to seek the protection of the church. To resist the decree of the Celestial Empire is to help the thief, not only in Shanghai, but everywhere, the Celestial Empire adopts the same decree against such a shameless person, whether he is a believer or not, and his property must be confiscated unconditionally. ”

As she spoke, she flashed a pair of beautiful big eyes and looked at Gu Si, "I want to ask Mr. Gu Si, if the same thing is put in your country, will you be exempt from the taxes they should pay to the government because of who believes in what church?" ”

Lin Haifeng glanced at Gu Si, who was full of embarrassment, looked at Burbulon, and smiled, "I have repeatedly said earlier that the prerequisite for friendship between the two countries is equality and mutual benefit and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. The clergy of your country have on many occasions sheltered those who oppose the government of our Celestial Empire in the name of churches, and this will affect the friendship between our two countries. We, the Celestial Empire, like to make friends with other countries, but we will never beg to be friends with anyone. The Celestial Empire is a state of etiquette, which is not comparable to the Manchu barbarians. Our national policy is that no one will offend me, and I will not offend anyone. If anyone sins against me, I will offend. ”

Bourblon nodded, "His Royal Highness King An has misunderstood, the behavior of those priests does not represent the will of our government, and now they have also reined in. I appreciate His Royal Highness King An's statement of equality and mutual benefit and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. I also hope that there will be more friendly exchanges between the two countries, and I will do my best to ask my government for trade with your government as soon as possible and seek benefits for the people of our two countries. After speaking, he glared at Gu Si fiercely

"I admire your courage," Lin Haifeng also nodded, "As far as I know, your country's annual trade volume in Shanghai is only a hundred thousand taels of silver. If trade with the Celestial Empire is opened, I can predict that four years from now, you will be a national hero of France. ”

Bourblon looked at the other party for a while, could it be that this King An really knew some astrological divination, just like he could predict the war on the Crimean Peninsula just now? He shook his head strangely, "Why four years later?" ”

"Because there must be a good time for the birth of a hero," Lin Haifeng smiled, "but now we have to work slowly." ”

Bourblon would rather believe that His Royal Highness King An is an astrological diviner, and who doesn't want to be a hero for eternity

Burbulon and his party were about to leave, Lin Haifeng sent him to the gate, pointed to Lin Fengxiang and several other officials who were going to send them to the dock, and hugged his fists at Burbulon, "Originally, I wanted to send you on the ship, but unfortunately, this time you are on your country's warship." I am a military man, and I cannot see the warships of other countries sailing on our inland rivers and territorial waters without permission. I think you're going to have the same mentality. I hope you come to Tenkyo again, preferably by merchant ship, of course. ”

Burbulon's face was slightly red, and he smiled embarrassedly, "His Royal Highness King An has never mentioned it, and the contemptible people are not embarrassed to say it." In fact, the contemptible people really want to thank your army for not treating us as enemies from the beginning, from Zhenjiang to Tianjing, and all the way escorted by your army's naval gunboats. Due to the haste and omission of the contemptible people, I also ask His Royal Highness King An's understanding. ”

"The past is all in the past, since everyone is friends, who will care about the past grievances." Lin Haifeng smiled, suddenly approached Burbulon, and whispered with an extremely serious expression, "Our Chinese culture is profound, and our ancestors have passed down to us the two divination disciplines of "Zhou Yi" and "Bagua". ”

Bourblon looked carefully at the mysterious King Ann again, and smiled heavily.

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