Chapter 384: Mingpu Collusion, Wedding Preparations
Zhu Fugui also personally replied to Brother William.
In the letter, Zhu Fugui boasted about each other in a very honest manner, affectionately calling Wilhelm I "the rightful Lord of Germany".
However, as soon as the conversation changed, Zhu Fugui said again, Brother William, although we are all dragons and phoenixes among people, and we have deep feelings, but in business, if you pay this money, it will be difficult for me to do things for you.
In this way, the 5 million francs Ming can only guarantee that he will not accept the ransom of France for a year.
And for every 500,000 francs that your country adds, the Ming will increase the depth of the working mines of these French slave laborers by 50 meters.
Brother William, your generosity will determine the depth of the chicken, and the decision is entirely yours, what do you think?
In the end, Daming succeeded in obtaining a small amount of money worth 8 million francs, that is, 1.6 million Daming Tongbao, which interpreted the unstoppable friendship between Mingpu.
In fact, with only 8 million francs for the ransom, the French Third Republic could not afford it, after all, France was much richer than Prussia.
The problem is that it's not just about money, this deal with Prussia is also an investment in diplomacy by the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Fugui has always despised the domestic virtuous people.
Especially those who have been obscene all day with mustaches have been rescued by old Chinese couples since childhood, grateful to the Chinese, friendly to the Chinese, etc., one counts as one, and Zhu Fugui suggested that they go to the brain hospital to register as a specialist.
After all, this problem is a bit serious, and the average attending physician can't see it.
However, although he despises German sticks and knows that Germans are one of the most discriminatory Chinese or Asian ethnic groups in their bones, Zhu Fugui has to admit that in this era, they are the most worthy and reliable allies.
Since he has taken the path of the Pacific Rim Co-prosperity Circle, the little devil's idea of forming an alliance back then is somewhat unavoidable.
Therefore, Zhu Fugui wanted to contact Prussia very early.
This was an excellent opportunity for the handling of French prisoners of war.
The year before last, Prussia, under Bismarck's superb diplomatic skills, stabilized Britain and France, and defeated Denmark together with Austria.
And now, they took advantage of the second war between Ming and France to attract the attention of the whole world, and co-opted Italy to secretly defeat Austria and kick it out of the North German Union.
Soon, Prussia would complete the integration of the entire North German region into a unified North German Confederation.
At that time, it is inevitable that their contradictions with Britain and France will intensify indefinitely.
In the original time and space, the unification and rise of North Germany, and the outbreak of natural contradictions between Britain and France, formed the main line of world wars in the coming decades.
Zhu Fugui estimates that now due to the emergence of the variable of Daming, the world line will definitely change.
At least the Ming Dynasty will not be like the Monroe Doctrine of the United States, which swallowed its anger and served the British Empire as the world's factory for decades, and its industrial strength far exceeded that of the latter, and they only made cars and knitted socks with peace of mind, staring at the one-third of an acre of land at their doorstep, and did not dare to touch the global hegemony.
In the face of the aggressive pressure of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Fugui felt that the European powers might not be able to play dog brains with each other, and it was very unlikely that they would keep their heads in obscurity for decades and then reap the benefits.
But in any case, the variables of the butterfly of the Ming Dynasty are not enough to make the European countries put aside their prejudices and unanimously resist the Ming.
If they have the ability and execution ability, they will not make a mess of the EU in the future.
Therefore, judging comprehensively, Zhu Fugui believes that the two countries currently have quite overlapping interests and will have a long honeymoon period.
Therefore, at the same time as the signing of the secret agreement between Ming and Prussia, the first dispatch agency of the Ming Dynasty in Europe, the Ming Legation in Prussia and Frankfurt, was officially established.
The status of the minister is second only to that of the ambassador, and the two differ only in terms of seat and etiquette, and enjoy exactly the same diplomatic privileges and immunities.
In fact, the first minister to Pu did not have anything to pick, that is, Zhao Yijiong, the only student majoring in German at Guozijian Foreign Language College.
said that he was a college student, but in fact, Zhao Yijiong was 23 years old and older than most officials in the Ministry of Rites.
In addition, the Ming diplomatic mouth did not have any deep accumulation, and the person with the most rich work experience would not exceed two and a half years.
Therefore, it is quite professional to let Zhao Yijiong graduate early, intern in Honglu Temple for three months, and then take office.
After all, in this era, the so-called diplomats are just like that.
There are also excellent figures like Bismarck engaged in diplomacy, but in fact they are only a minority.
A diplomat, even one of later generations, is a rather inbreeding profession.
This is especially true in today's Europe, which is basically dominated by a few aristocratic families.
The only good thing is that everyone is a relative, and it is easier to communicate with each other when drinking and chatting, and it is not necessarily necessary to say how many professional levels there are.
Zhu Fugui inspected Zhao Yijiong.
The young man is personable, strong, has a good amount of alcohol, is also very clever, and is a good seedling for diplomacy.
As for whether he can be competent in the end, he can only take one step at a time.
But Zhu Fugui believes that the result should be quite good.
It seems that he is not modest, Zhu Fugui feels that he has a limited relationship with personal struggle when he becomes the emperor, and it is mainly the process of history.
For example, in history, Rong Hong's young children in the United States were geniuses, but they were just a group of children from poor middle peasants and small landlords.
And it is Rong Hong who has only made it up with a pit and a crutch, what special talent can he have?
However, with the advancement of the historical process, these hundreds of young children eventually became the originators of all walks of life in our country, reaching unimaginable heights for their brothers and sisters who stayed in China.
Further afield, Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant's Peixian villagers, Cao's Xiahou family, and the Jiangjun Township, Jiangjun County, and even the Yiwu business group and Wenzhou business group are the result of a little personal struggle under the historical process.
For the diplomatic cause of the Ming Dynasty, the course of history has been put in place, and the next thing is to see their personal struggle.
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The establishment of diplomatic relations between Ming and Putong, and even the exchange of ministers between Ming and Britain, which have already established diplomatic relations, will definitely be a major event that will shake the European political arena.
The reason why William invited Daming to send an envoy in Frankfurt instead of Berlin was to lower his profile and reduce his influence as much as possible.
And the matter is currently under a high degree of secrecy.
Zhao Yijiong also needed to receive three months of training at Honglu Temple, and learn to comprehend the concept of Zhu Fugui's thought and characteristic diplomacy in the new era.
During this time, Zhu Fugui was certainly not idle.
First, head to Yellowstone Nature Park for a vacation.
There is a fountain of loyalty and honesty, and His Majesty Zhu Fugui also has the same quality.
So this time he didn't bring his two concubines, but spent a sweet week with Miss Julie.
Although Zhu Fugui did not extort ransom from the French this time, through Julie's manipulation, Zhu Fugui's personal money reaped a French leek in the Paris stock exchange.
Of course, the reason why Julie can go so smoothly is also inseparable from her confidence in Zhu Fugui.
After all, the whole world is sure that France will be defeated in Mexico, and even the emperor was captured alive, only Zhu Fugui himself and his little fan sister were captured.
Another important reason why Zhu Fugui didn't kill him three is that Zhu Fugui planned to let him preside over his wedding with the little elk.
Although Julie is eccentric, she is the eldest lady of the Vanderbilt family after all, and a strong little bourgeois plot is inevitable.
She had long said that the prince of her dreams would marry her on a white horse, and bring her a wedding that would be the envy of the aristocratic ladies of Europe.
Now that Zhu Fugui has captured Nasan, all of a sudden there are white horses and emcees.
The white horse of Nassan, worth 12 million francs, is more than the Prussian reverse ransom before, where is the reason.
It doesn't matter if Song Jiqiu injured His Majesty with a motorcycle, the key is that the white horse was also broken and is currently being treated by the veterinarians in the preparatory office of Fengdu Zoo.
What is more speechless is that two days ago, the veterinarian also reported to Zhu Fugui, saying that His Majesty's loyal Buckley had tried to rape the French white horse several times, and the latter had to be transferred out of the stable of the Fugui Palace.
Barkley was a mule that Zhu Fugui specially found when he didn't know how to ride a horse before.
It's a local mule.
It stands to reason that the mule should not be able to reproduce, and I really don't know why it wants to harass the white horse.
Isn't this as unscored, as Lao Li went to the Qinglou?
In short, Zhu Fugui now has a master of ceremonies and a white horse, and there are still a few reliable groomsmen and bridesmaids to officially propose to Julie.