Chapter 52 is really loyal

Wait for the two of them to get up.

Emperor Qianlong opened his mouth and asked: "Your envoy came from afar and said that there was news of Zhu Daohua.... I don't know if your envoy knows Zhu Daohua and his person. ”

Macartney was also prepared for this.

Zhu Daohua set off a storm in the South Seas, and as long as Emperor Qianlong was not a fool, he would want to know about this descendant of the Ming Dynasty and his worst enemy.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, Zhu Daohua arrived in Europe five years ago, and then his status as the prince of the Ming Dynasty was confirmed by the Holy See, and then he published many medical works in Europe, which greatly promoted the development of medicine in our time, and he may be the greatest medical expert of our time...."

"From this point of view, Zhu Daohua is an extremely wise person, such a wise young man who is only twenty-five years old, he may also be your biggest opponent."

As Macartney spoke, the clerk on the side interpreted his words in real time.

The general's voice just fell.

A young voice rang out.

"Nonsense, my Qing Dynasty is rich all over the world, the land is vast, and the population is hundreds of millions of yuan, and Zhu Daohua is just a pirate in the South Seas, what is the threat in the Celestial Empire?"

"Yongxuan..."

Qianlong looked at the young man who spoke up dissatisfied.

There were two more people beside the young man, but there was no expression on their faces.

The young man known as Yongxuan was the seventeenth son of Emperor Qianlong and his youngest son.

Qianlong had a total of seventeen sons,

Four of them died young.

Eight others died of illness in middle age and youth.

Among the remaining sons, there are only four sons: the eighth son, the eleventh son, the fifteenth son, and the seventeenth son.

The eighth son of the emperor is already over 50 years old, and he has been awarded the title of Prince Yi, and there is no possibility of inheriting the throne.

Therefore.

This is the successor of the Qing Empire.

It can only be born from the eleventh elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother, and the seventeenth elder brother.

And most likely.

When it is the fifteenth elder brother who loves Xinjueluo. Yongyan and Seventeen Elder Brother Aixin Jueluo. Yongxuan.

Because the eleventh elder brother is from Concubine Shu.

And the fifteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are both from Queen Xiaoyi.

It's a son-in-law.

Of course.

The Qing Dynasty implemented a secret reserve system.

Therefore.

Theoretically, the four princes who are still alive have the possibility of inheriting the throne.

When the seventeenth elder brother heard Qianlong's voice, he knew that he had made Qianlong unhappy this time.

Hurriedly knelt down.

"Huang Ama, it's his son Meng Lang."

"Stand aside and watch."

Qianlong's voice fell, and the seventeenth elder brother's body shook, and he didn't dare to speak anymore.

The fifteenth elder brother beside him.

That is, the later Emperor Jiaqing looked like a brother and a brother, pulled the seventeenth elder brother back, and patted his shoulder to show encouragement.

Qianlong and the ministers saw the small actions of several princes in private.

But this is not the occasion to reprimand one's son.

Qianlong looked at Macartney: "Is Zhu Daohua so famous in the West?" ”

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, this is indeed the case, so ..... If you don't pay attention to him, I'm afraid you'll suffer a lot, as far as I know... There were many sympathizers and supporters of the Ming Dynasty in southern China..."

Qianlong's face changed slightly, but he didn't answer this question.

"So what is the purpose of your envoy's visit?"

Macartney and Bourblon looked at each other.

Burblon took over and said: "Zhu Daohua's behavior in Nanyang has greatly damaged the current world trade order and international rules, so... We hope to cooperate with the Qing Empire and deal with Zhu Daohua together. ”

"Cooperation? How to cooperate? ”

Qianlong did not show eagerness, but asked very calmly.

"We can provide weapons and ordnance to the Qing Dynasty, help the Qing Dynasty train the army, train officers, and at the same time set up embassies and start trade."

Macartney said.

There was a bit of anticipation in his eyes.

In his opinion.

In the case of Zhu Daohua, the great enemy.

In any case, Emperor Qianlong will also show some gestures of cooperation with Western countries.

However, he was disappointed.

There was no change in the expression on Qianlong's face.

I just shook my head slightly, and I didn't know whether to nod or shake my head.

And he didn't talk about a possible cooperation between the two sides.

Instead, a musket was fetched.

"Two envoys, I am quite interested in Western firearms, such a musket.... How much does it cost in the West? If it is sold to the Qing Dynasty, what is the price? ”

Macartney took the musket and looked at it, then said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is not a musket produced in the West, but a factory in Calcutta, India, if I guess correctly, this should be a weapon obtained from the Ming army..."

"Is Zhu Daohua's army also using this weapon now?"

Hearing this, Burbulon shook his head and said, "Zhu Daohua employs a large number of engineers and skilled workers in Europe, and his factory in Batam has been able to supply weapons to his army, and even export them. ”

"If the Qing Dynasty wants to buy it, maybe you can find a way to buy it from Zhu Daohua."

"Will he sell weapons to the Qing Dynasty?"

"Whether he sells it or not, he always has to deal with the inventory, no matter how powerful Zhu Daohua is, he can't control the buyers all over the world, right?" Macartney took over, "The ex-factory price of this musket in Calcutta is about... 17 taels of silver, if you count the cost of freight to the East, it will cost about 20 taels of silver....."

"So if you ask Zhu Daohua to buy the second-hand goods in his hand, maybe you can get 15 taels of silver!!"

Bourblon said in harmony.

The two looked at each other and knew it.

In fact, if someone can eat the stock of this musket in Zhu Daohua's hand on a large scale, Boss Zhu may sell it for five taels of silver...

This was the ex-factory price when he bought it in Kolkata.

Both know this.

But.

Do business?

How can you let people know the hole cards?

Although it is said that it is necessary to support the Qing and resist the Ming.

But you still have to make the money you should make.

"If the emperor is interested, I can entrust British merchants to buy it from Zhu Daohua, and then resell it to the Qing Empire, and we can even make no profit."

"Who made us friends?"

Macartney laughed.

"We can also offer a wide range of artillery models at a low cost."

Bourblon added.

This Great Britain and French Chicken.

Although the relationship is not very coping.

But in the area of embarrassment.

It's still quite tacit.

When Qianlong heard this, he thought about it in his heart.

According to the envoys of Britain and France.

The ex-factory price is fifteen taels of silver, including the cost of freight, plus a little profit.

Buying twenty taels is indeed the price of conscience.

And now the British and French envoys have channels to get second-hand goods from Zhu Daohua.

It's normal for second-hand goods to be cheaper than new.

Fukangan is really a loyal minister.

It's really loyal.