Chapter 325 Why is the country selling more and more? (Please order, please vote)
Obviously, the ministers of Britain, France, and the United States were reluctant to recognize the Ryukyu Kingdom as a vassal state of China.
According to their benevolent thoughts, Ryukyu is an independent country at best, but it is a small country as big as a sesame seed. Isn't it just at the mercy of the three major powers, Britain, France and the United States? Whatever treaty the King of Ryukyu is asked to sign, he has to sign.
If the envoys of the three countries come to an agreement, they can occupy Ryukyu together!
For them, the next best option is to recognize Ryukyu as a vassal state of Japan. Japan always seems smaller than China, and small countries are generally easier to bully. If they put more pressure on Japan, Ryukyu will not be able to play whatever the three major powers want.
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But once Ryukyu becomes a vassal of China...\n.\n..\n. This China is very big! Big countries are always more difficult to deal with, and now there are prophets,
There were also the "True Testament" Christians, and there was Luo Xueyan, a republican warlord in the cloak of the Qing Dynasty. Even the Qing Dynasty, which had always been conservative and stubborn, was also working hard to reform during this period.
In such a big China, whether it is unified by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing Reform is successful, or Luo Xueyan's republican faction comes to power, it will be more difficult.
If it is recognized that Ryukyu belongs to China...\n.\n.\n.\n. No matter what kind of treaty is signed now, as long as the sovereignty of Ryukyu belongs to China, changes may occur in the future.
Moreover...\n.\n..\n. China's vassal states are not just Ryukyu, North Korea, Vietnam, Siam, Myanmar, and even Nepal are all vassal states of the Qing Dynasty!
If the country of Ryukyu was sold by the Qing Dynasty, what about countries like Korea, Vietnam, Siam, Myanmar, and Nepal? Would it also be sold by the Qing Dynasty? Why did the Qing Dynasty sell more and more countries?
Isn't this... inappropriate?
"Minister Bonham, Minister Bulbulon, Minister Marsali, General Perry...\n.\n:.\n. This Ryukyu has been our Chinese vassal since ancient times. This is the consensus of all countries in East Asia!
Not surprisingly, Luo Xueyan showed the golden sign of "since ancient times"!
"We, China, have led East Asia since ancient times, and our status is comparable to the Roman Empire in Europe! All East Asia and overseas, as far away as Lanfang, Brunei, and as close as Korea and Ryukyu, are all Chinese vassals. Even Japan is under the control of the Ashikaga Shogun.
At that time, he was also named the King of Japan in the Ming Dynasty, and he was also a vassal of China!"
"Why are there still Lanfang and Brunei?" British Minister Wen Xian frowned: "When did your Qing Dynasty become the suzerainty of Brunei?"
French Minister Bourblon also protested: "How can Yuanluo be a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty? Yuluo is clearly an independent country! Moreover, the Kingdom of Vietnam has also expressed its surrender to France!"
The American minister shook his head repeatedly: "The Ashikaga Shogun regime in Japan has long since ceased to exist. The Tokugawa General is ruling Japan now.
General Tokugawa never surrendered to the Qing Dynasty!"
"Don't worry, you three," Luo Xueyan waved his hands, "I, the leader of China, are also good for you in East Asia. You want to start from Lanfang, Brunei, North Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Siam, Chenla, Nanzhang, etc.
Except for North Korea, I, the Minister of Nanyang Trade, can make the final decision to transfer all the benefits that the country has received!"
It turns out that Luo Xueyan wanted to be the general agent of traitors in East Asia and Southeast Asia!
If he can be elected, he will not only be a traitor on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, but also traitor on behalf of Lanfang, Brunei, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Siam, Chenla, Nanzhang and other countries!
Of course, the prerequisite for him to be a traitor on behalf of so many countries is that those countries recognize China as their suzerain, and the great powers also recognize China as the suzerain of these countries.
So in this country, they are really selling more and more!
As for Britain, France, and the United States, once China becomes the suzerain of these countries, it will be difficult for them to turn these countries into colonies, and at best they will be semi-colonies.
Of course Wenxian, Bulbulon, and Marsali could not agree.
However, Luo Xueyan was quite confident. He smiled and said: "How about this...:.\n.\nLanfang, Brunei, Vietnam, Ryukyu,
The Qing Dynasty’s mission to Europe will discuss the suzerainty issues of Siam, Chenla, Nanzhang and other countries with the Queen of England and the Emperor of France. Let’s just wait for the results of the discussion!”
When Wenxian and Bulbulon heard what Luo Xueyan said, they immediately felt confident.
What kind of bargaining power does the Sushun Mission have? It also wants Queen Victoria and Emperor Napoleon III to admit that the Qing Dynasty is against Lan Fang.
The suzerainty of Brunei, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Siam, Chenla, Nanzhang and other countries...\n.\n.\n.\n.\nAre you dreaming?
Luo Xueyan then added: "Let's discuss a treaty about the opening of Ryukyu together first. If you have any demands, feel free to mention them. As long as the suzerainty of the Qing Dynasty is not deprived, and the royal power of the Shang family is not deprived, I will sign it right away! And you don't have to worry about enforcement.
I will personally lead the troops to implement the problem.
Then, let's discuss together how to force Japan to found a country...\n.\n.\n.\n. Japan is now an independent country, and it's not easy to deal with!
Don't think that Japan is easy to bully since it is a young country. Japan has a population of 30 million, including hundreds of thousands of samurai. Do you know what a samurai is? It is a military aristocrat, equivalent to your European knights, but there is no horse. Although there is no horse,
But he is also a strong man who has served in the army for generations!"
He glanced at Matthew Perry: "General Perry, I don't think you want to fight a land war with the Japanese? It's not that I underestimate you, the United States. If you, the United States, really want to send out its army to attack Japan, then
You will definitely lose!"
Matthew Perry frowned. When he led the warships to attack Japan, he looked very arrogant, but in fact it was just a bluff. He only had a few ships and not many sailors.
Of course they could show off their power at sea, but the Tokugawa shogunate would not open the country. What could Matthew Perry do? Let the sailors land to attack Edo?
The samurai and ronin in the Edo castle town were overrun. With the general's order, a hundred thousand troops could be assembled immediately.
One hundred thousand!
How many troops can the United States send to Japan these days? Can it be ten thousand?
"So, my suggestion is that we, the Qing Dynasty, together with the United States, Britain, France and other four countries, jointly send troops to put pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate!" Luo Xueyan then proposed a method that he had planned long ago, "And in
Before we jointly exert pressure, our Qing Nanyang New Army and Nanyang Navy will move out first to expel the Japanese Satsuma army illegally stationed in Ryukyu in order to shock the Tokugawa shogunate."
Matthew Perry and Marsali exchanged glances, and for a moment they were a little undecided.
Both of them are also afraid that the matter concerning Japan will really turn into a war!
"I think this method is feasible!"
While the two Americans were still thinking about it, French Minister Bourblon nodded in agreement.
It was the United States that "knocked the gates with black ships", and it was the Qing Dynasty that was preparing to send out its army to expel the Satsuma domain army from Ryukyu to shock the Tokugawa shogunate. The most France could do was send a warship to follow, and it would be able to force Japan to sign an unequal treaty.
How beautifully did the job go?
Moreover, the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan has always strictly prohibited Catholicism, and the French Emperor Napoleon III regarded himself as the protector of Catholicism. If Bourblon can use this incident to force the Tokugawa shogunate to abandon the national policy of persecuting Catholics, then His Majesty the Emperor will have great influence on his work.
You will definitely be very satisfied...
The French Minister nodded, and the British Minister Bonham also nodded: "I also think it is feasible... Now that the Qing Dynasty and North Korea have opened up, the only country in East Asia that is still closed is Japan. We are the only ones who are still closed.
Civilized countries do have an obligation to help Japan found its country!"
Britain, France, and the Qing Dynasty all agreed, so the American Minister Marsali and the American Fleet Commander Matthew Perry could only nod in agreement.
After all...the great powers still have to be united!
It's just the Qing Dynasty...\n.Can it be considered a great power?
England, Buckingham Palace, Queen's Audience Room.
Li Hongzhang and Wang Libin were all neatly dressed at this time, bowing and standing solemnly in front of Her Majesty the Queen of England.
The person invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen today is Li Hongzhang, and Wang Libin is here to be the translator. After all, Li Hongzhang's English is not very good yet.
"Li," the Queen of England's face wrinkled, she seemed unhappy, "Have you told Prince Sushun that you will be the Qing minister to the UK? Today my Foreign Secretary reported to me that your
Prince Sushun has no plans to establish an embassy in the UK! It is an international practice for sovereign countries to establish embassies in each other's country, and you, the Qing Dynasty, should abide by it."
The Queen spoke English so quickly that Li Hongzhang couldn't understand it at all, so he had to ask Wang Libin for help.
Wang Libin said to Li Hongzhang: "Shaoquan, the Queen of England asked you if you told Mr. Su that you would be the Qing minister to the UK...\n.\n:.\n. In addition, she also wanted to
Chapter completed!