The next day, Prince Charles summoned the Dukes of Talleyrand and Richelieu to discuss and prepare his own simple plan.

On the third day, Prince Charles went first to London.

Delegates from other countries also arrived in London on the same day.

Only the representative of the Ming Dynasty deliberately stayed in Paris for an extra day to meet with the craftsmen and merchants of the Ming Dynasty in France.

It wasn't until the fourth day, the day of Pete's funeral, that I flew to London.

Zhu Jingyuan also has "friends" in London, but female friends are more personal according to the Ming tradition.

Charlotte specially consulted Master Mingxue and did not go to the dock to greet her in person, but arranged for her own guard captain to go.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Regent, and Grenville, the Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, went to the airport to greet them as representatives of the court and the royal family.

The Prince of Wales was not prepared to go in person, and British officials did not feel the need for him to go.

The main reason is that the Prince of Wales and Zhu Jingyuan have no special relationship, and they may have to be a generation older if they insist on all relationships.

It wasn't Zhu Jingyuan himself who came this time, but just a staff member who only had the treatment of four grades at present.

However, the French crown prince regent went to greet him in person, and the British were worried that the Ming people felt that the British did not pay enough attention to it.

When George III's madness was out of control, Pitt died, and British politics was in disarray, the Prince of Wales also went to greet him in order to prevent any uncontrollable circumstances from happening.

Anyway, it won't be too hard to run, and the British won't feel ashamed of this kind of thing.

Niu Jian and Daming's diplomats, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Grenville, came out of the airport and went directly to Pitt's funeral site.

The representatives sent to the funeral were basically the prime ministers, chief ministers, and cabinet ministers corresponding to Pitt's status.

Only France is the crown prince came, and Daming came to a prince's staff Niu Jian, as well as two Zhengsi ceremony officials from Honglu Temple.

There is not much to do about funerals in themselves, especially for these highest-ranking representatives.

It was mainly ordinary servants and clerks who were busy.

Representatives like Niu Jian and Charles only need to go out and show up after receiving the notice at a specific time.

Most of the time it's resting and chatting.

Diplomacy began at this time.

Representatives of Prussia, Austria, Italy, and the Ottomans first came to Niu Jian in a hurry.

They had to confirm with Daming about the export of warship technology.

Representatives of countries that have not cooperated, such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, also came to greet each other and listened to the tone by the way.

The busiest people in this informal free talk were not the titular hosts, the Prince of Wales and Grenville.

It is the nominal lowest-status Niu Jian.

Representatives of various countries successively looked for opportunities to go to Niu Jian's side to inquire about the situation.

Niu Jian repeated the same words he had spoken to the Lucians to the representatives of Prussia, Austria, Italy, and the Ottomans.

It is possible to sell warship equipment parts and finished warships directly, and if you want complete technology transfer, then open up important basic industries.

It shows that the goal of this is to continue to deepen the binding, and then eliminate possible contradictions between each other.

However, the focus varies slightly from country to country.

For Prussia, the main thing is to give a slight focus on the matter of triple turrets.

For Austria and Italy, it was a matter of perfecting the triple-mounted turret, as well as the 360-mm gun.

For the Ottomans, it was mainly to sell complete warships.

For countries such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, which had never cooperated, they proposed a plan similar to the original technical support for warships in Prussia, Austria, Lucia, and other countries.

If they are interested, they can open up automobile, aircraft, and shipbuilding-related industries in exchange for some of the new warship, aircraft, and automobile-related technologies of the Ming Dynasty.

There has been no cooperation before, so even if we start to cooperate now, we can only go from shallow to deep.

After Niu Jian gave the predetermined conditions, let them discuss and make a choice.

Niu Jian also directly disclosed the news that the 60,000-ton warship of the Ming Dynasty had started construction.

This is a straightforward deterrent, and it is also an endorsement condition for the export of 40,000-ton warship-related technology.

After Pitt's funeral, the British held a banquet.

The purpose of the delegates coming to Britain was nominally to mourn Pitt.

Of course, this kind of funeral is not suitable for entertainment banquets, but it is still okay to have a banquet according to the folk customs of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no singing and dancing, and the participants are all dressed in serious clothes.

At the British table this afternoon, the Prince of Wales and Grenville sat down at a table with Niu Jian and Charles, and discussed the technical problems of shipbuilding on the British side.

The relationship between Britain and the Ming Dynasty was different from that of countries such as Prussia and France, as well as Spain.

Due to the special relationship between Charlotte and Zhu Jingyuan, Britain and Daming have a bridge for in-depth exchanges and cooperation.

But Britain's long-standing goal was to destroy the Ming Empire.

The Anti-Ming League was organized by the British.

Moreover, the degree of binding between the British and the Ming is also not as deep as that of the French.

Therefore, the battleship technology of the Ming Dynasty could not be directly opened to the British like the French.

But compared with Prussia and other countries, it can also be discussed in more depth.

"The Ming Dynasty can transfer to Britain the relevant technology of battleships with a speed of more than 27 knots, the use of three naval guns of more than 360 mm, and 40,000 tons.

"However, the relevant technology can only be transferred to a company jointly owned by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi and Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte, and the shipyard owned by the two Highnesses is responsible for the construction.

"Moreover, the United Kingdom needs to open up the relevant industries that the United States has opened to the companies of the two highnesses, and the specific operating model can refer to the joint venture company in France.

"Or, if you buy a finished warship or build it yourself at a normal price, you don't need to make any kind of adjustment to the current cooperation.

"Of course, the UK can also transfer only some of the technology you need most, and buy the rest of the finished product."

The Prince of Wales listened to these requests and felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

What is the relationship between his daughter and Zhu Jingyuan, he already knows ninety out of nine.

The company jointly owned by his daughter and Zhu Jingyuan cannot be regarded as a complete Daming company or a British company, but it can definitely be regarded as a company of his own family and his married family.

At the same time, Britain was also in a very melancholy and tangled state in the design of warships.

The cost of new warships is too high, mainly a large number of new technologies, which bring extremely high R&D and testing costs.

Now the size of Britain's fleet has been greatly reduced, and the ability to spread costs by size has been greatly reduced.

In addition, the world war and the Yinzhou War have just ended, and Britain has not fully recovered for more than two years.

Now that ships are built, they can only place orders for one or two, and there is no way to order a few ships like before.

If Daming can directly provide technology, at least directly provide higher-end finished products, it can directly save a lot of research and development costs.

The key is that, according to the experience of the Ming Dynasty, all the consortiums and companies owned by the royal family can enhance the power of the royal family.

If the companies jointly owned by Charlotte and Zhu Jingyuan control the British economy, then the power of the British royal family has a chance to return to the level before the Glorious Revolution.

So the Prince of Wales nodded subconsciously:

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that......"

Grenville, meanwhile, is a different mindset entirely.

Grenville, of course, was aware of the current state of Britain, as well as the problems of navy and shipbuilding.

However, amplifying the entry of technology and capital will inevitably harm the interests of British domestic capital.

In particular, the company of Prince Dashi and Princess Charlotte has grown, which is equivalent to the direct intervention of the British royal family in the market.

This is, of course, a very bad thing.

Even if Grenville was just a man, he couldn't be fooled around with this kind of problem.

So Grenville looked at the Prince of Wales:

"Your Highness, this kind of thing has too much impact, I suggest that you go back and discuss it carefully before making a decision."

The Prince of Wales immediately hesitated:

"Really?"

Niu Jian on the opposite side also said:

"Yes, this is a very important matter, and it would be better for the regent to discuss it with your cabinet ministers before making a decision."

Zhu Jingyuan knew the general situation of the Prince of Wales, and knew that if he couldn't make a decision immediately, he probably wouldn't be able to make a decision.

Therefore, if you want the British to fully agree to some conditions, the best way is to force the Prince of Wales to make an idea on the spot.

However, the situation in Britain is very different from that in France.

The French court was still barely a traditional bureaucratic system controlled by the king.

The British government was essentially a court of representatives of capital.

If the Prince of Wales had made a decision that was completely contrary to the interests of British capital, such a decision would not have been carried forward.

Even if the British royal family has been involved with Zhu Jingyuan, it is not good.

The contradiction is too great to be suppressed simply by pulling the banner.

The power of the British crown is much weaker than that of France.

The Prince of Wales himself was not decisive, and his ability was much worse than that of Shire, who had been educated by Zhu Jingyuan.

Even if Zhu Jingyuan wants to teach the Prince of Wales to centralize power, he will probably not be able to do it, and may even put himself in it.

Therefore, the British thing can only be compromised and compromised.

Let the British royal family grow its power slowly, rather than directly working against British capital.

In the end, the officials of the British court should discuss a relatively reasonable plan.

The Prince of Wales nodded without hesitation when he heard Niu Jian say the same:

"Thank you Mr. Niu for reminding us, then let's go back and discuss it."

Charles's attitude towards Niu Jian is a bit surprising, and Charles also knows the character of the Prince of Wales.

But it was quickly figured out.

The character of the Prince of Wales, even if he makes a decision now, is useless,

It doesn't need to be to the extent of a direct conflict of interest, and if you go back and be fooled by British officials for a while, you will regret it again.

Anyway, there is no formal contract signed yet, and it doesn't matter at all if you regret it now.

So instead of asking the Prince of Wales for a nod now, let them go back and discuss the formal decision internally.

Charles saw that the discussion should be over, so he looked at Niu Jian inquiringly.

Niu Jian smiled and nodded:

"Your Highness is good for yourself, Da Ming will not participate, and he will not interfere ......"

Charles also smiled and nodded in response, then stood up directly and began to express his ideas to the delegates on the scene.

At the beginning, of course, it was said that for the sake of world peace and development, to avoid unnecessary conflicts, and to curb the arms race.

He called on the countries of Thailand and Spain to sign an agreement to disclose their shipbuilding plans to each other and jointly supervise and limit the size of the naval fleet.

The real purpose is the actual advice under the public slogan.

As soon as Charles's vision was spoken, the eyes of the representatives of several countries, especially the British, were struck by it.

Britain and France were dragged down by the world war and the Yinzhou war, and other countries were also dragged down by the world war.

And it is different from Zhu Jingyuan's previous life after World War I and before World War II, the naval shipbuilding competition during that period.

This time it is not that the United States is about to surpass Britain, it is not the replacement of the old and new hegemons, and other countries are completely at different levels.

Now the strength of the main countries of Taixi is very balanced......

The current economic power gap between Britain, France, Spain, Lucia, Prussia, and Austria is very small.

And the gap between them and Portugal, Italy, and the Ottomans is not as big as in history.

Therefore, although the shipbuilding competition in the Taixi continent is not too intense, it is extremely chaotic.

Almost all major countries were involved.

They have just left the world war, and the war reparations have not been repaid, and they can't afford this kind of shipbuilding competition.

Portugal, Italy, and Austria, in particular, were not interested in this kind of shipbuilding competition.

Signing an agreement, witnessing together, and jointly controlling the level of the arms race is actually in the interests of most Tessie countries.

It would be nice if Da Ming could support and testify.

It would be nice if Da Ming could also participate in this kind of agreement and control the shipbuilding plan together.

Daming has already begun mass production of 60,000-ton warships, and he really can't keep up.

I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will not only not support it, but will oppose and interfere.

So while these countries were shining in front of them, they basically subconsciously looked in the direction of Niu Jian.

Niu Jian drank the wine by himself, and raised his voice to show Da Ming's attitude:

"Daming has its own shipbuilding plan, and will build its own navy according to its own needs, without any external interference.

"So this is your own business, Da Ming will not participate, nor will he interfere, you just decide for yourself,"

Niu Jian's statement on behalf of Da Ming made almost all the Taixi people except Charles feel very surprised.

However, after thinking about it for a while, they all felt that this was actually reasonable.

Daming's current shipbuilding plan does not put much pressure on Daming's economy.

The Ming Dynasty has no need to work with other countries to limit armaments.

What's more, Da Ming's status is transcendent, and it is normal not to participate in the Taixi people's playful agreements.

Da Ming did not participate, which made the Taixi countries a little lost.

But Da Ming made it clear that he would not interfere, which also made them all breathe a sigh of relief.

Prince Charles smiled and nodded at Niu Jian again, then looked at the other delegates and said loudly:

"I suggest that after the funeral of Prime Minister Pitt begin, preliminary negotiations of intent to begin the relevant agreement......

What Charles said was only a preliminary intention, and he did not say too directly and affirmatively.

Because Charles knew that there must be some countries, although they would also feel the same hardship now, but they did not rule out continuing to expand their fleets.

The key to whether this agreement can be achieved or not is actually the will of this kind of country, so the threshold must be lowered and they must be brought together to talk.