Chapter 326 Qing Dynasty, would you consider going north to conquer Russia? (Please order and vote)
"What? I will be the Qing Dynasty's minister to the UK?" Li Hongzhang was stunned.
Wang Libin thought about it for a moment: "Shaoquan, I heard from the Queen that she seemed to have mentioned this to you two days ago...\n.\n..\n.\nDid you forget He Su
Sir, did you tell me?"
"I, I...:.\n. She spoke English so fast that I couldn't even understand her!" Li Hongzhang shook his head again, "Besides, I am only a seventh-grade official, can I be a minister?"
Li Hongzhang is quite humble...
Wang Libin lowered his voice with a half-smile and said: "Shaoquan, you have hugged the Queen of England and slept with a French princess...\n.\n
Luo Xueyan is much worse than you! I think you can not only be the Minister of the Qing Dynasty in Britain, but also the Minister of the Qing Dynasty in France!"
What he said...:...Li Hongzhang didn't know whether he should be proud or ashamed?
Seeing Li Hongzhang's face turning red and white, Wang Libin, who was a little jealous of him, said in a low voice: "Shaoquan, the Qing Dynasty is now begging for help from England and France, otherwise Mr. Su would not have led a delegation to Europe as an envoy.
Since we are the ones asking for help, if the queen and princess ask you to be the minister to Britain and France, our emperor will definitely agree. If you are a seventh-grade official, then I will give you a promotion! Imperial envoys have to be given the title of minister no matter what.
Bar?"
"Secretary Servant? Second rank...
Li Hongzhang took a breath, he was Li Hongzhang who "worked hard to be an official"!
Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang felt his heart change, bowed to Victoria, and then said to Victoria with "Chinese and English mixed doubles": "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I forgot to tell Lord Sushun that you want me to be the minister to the United Kingdom."
It’s a matter of fact. I’ll tell Mr. Su when I get back today, I believe he will definitely agree!”
The Queen of England seemed to understand something, so she looked at Wang Libin - it would be a bit difficult for a British translator to translate this kind of Chinese-English mixed double.
Wang Libin hurriedly translated: "Your Majesty, Secretary Li said that he forgot to tell Prince Sushun that you wanted him to be the Qing minister to the UK. He said immediately after returning that Prince Sushun would definitely agree.
In addition, the Qing Dynasty has always been a leading country in East Asia and has many vassal states. According to the principle of no diplomacy among vassals, the Qing embassy in London will also represent all the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty."
"oh?"
The Queen of England wore dark eyebrows and looked unhappy - this Li Hongzhang actually forgot what she said! He must have forgotten it while sleeping with Mathilde...:.:.But at least he is an honest person.
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"So how many vassal states did the Qing Dynasty have?" Queen Victoria's tone had become a little serious, "Can you tell me now?"
Wang Libin turned back to Li Hongzhang and said: "Shaoquan, the queen wants to ask you, how many vassal states do we have in the Qing Dynasty?"
"Ah? Ask this?" Li Hongzhang frowned, "I counted, it seems that there are North Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Siam, Myanmar, Nepal, Nanzhang, Sulu, Bhutan, Dalak, Kanjuti, and Bukhara
, Haohan, Dayuzi, Zhongyuzi, Aiwuhan....\n.Lanqing,
Are there any omissions?"
Wang Libin said: "It seems that Lanfang and Brunei have been missed."
"Then add them in," Li Hongzhang counted, "total is eighteen countries!"
It would take a long time to sell the eighteen vassal states one by one!
However, Queen Victoria frowned even more when she heard this long list of vassal states.
There are several dependent countries in the South Asian subcontinent, which are the most important colonies of the British Empire!
There are also two vassal states close to the Strait of Malacca, which is the throat of East-West trade!
In addition, there is Burma...\n. Britain has sent troops to attack Burma twice, once in the first Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826, and once in 1852 in the second Anglo-Burmese War.
War. After the end of the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the entire Lower Burma region south of Mandalay had been completely occupied by the British.
If Myanmar was confirmed as a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, would Britain give up its attempt to annex Myanmar?
"How come there are so many vassal states in the Qing Dynasty?" Victoria said slightly unhappy, "Li, are you really not mistaken?"
"Shaoquan, the Queen said that we did not have that many vassal states in the Qing Dynasty, and that we made a mistake." Wang Libin immediately translated the Queen's words into Chinese.
When Li Hongzhang heard this, he frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Lan Qing, what should we do?"
"It doesn't matter," Wang Libin smiled, "How many vassal states of the Qing Dynasty can be verified...:...Today we just need to make sure that the Qing minister in the UK can represent the Qing Dynasty and all the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty in the UK.
Just profit.”
When Li Hongzhang heard this, he felt it made sense and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, okay, let's just tell the Queen of England like this."
"Your Majesty, Secretary Li said that we can slowly investigate how many vassal states there were in the Qing Dynasty."
"Investigation? How to investigate?" Queen Victoria asked.
"Send someone to ask!" Wang Libin said, "We can have envoys from the Qing Dynasty and the British go to this country to ask their court.
If they all recognize it, then it is a vassal of the Qing Dynasty. If they do not recognize it, then it is not. But once it is confirmed, the principle of no diplomacy of the vassal state should be followed, and the envoys of the Qing Dynasty and the five trade ministers will represent them and
Negotiation between great powers."
What Wang Libin said is reasonable and well-founded!
It is indeed possible to find out whether a country is a vassal of the Qing Dynasty - just send people to check. If the country itself recognizes it, then no matter how overbearing the British Empire is, it cannot be unreasonable and insist that it is not!
As for the British recognizing the existence of a vassal relationship between a certain country and the Qing Dynasty, and then forcing the Qing Dynasty to abandon the vassal state, that is another matter.
When Victoria heard this, she also felt that she should be a reasonable queen...::..Unreasonable matters should be handled by the Chief Minister, Foreign Secretary, Admiralty Minister, and War Secretary. As a queen, she must be more reasonable.
For example, it makes sense not to allow the Turkish Sultan to send food to the Irish victims!
Giving away food for free will make people get something for nothing. It will also affect the price of local cereals in the UK and undermine the free economy...:.\n
"Okay," said the Queen of England, "go and discuss these matters with my ministers!"
She thought about it for a moment, then suddenly showed a faint smile and said to Li Hongzhang, "Li, although you have forgotten what I told you, I am still very happy that you can serve as the Qing minister to the UK.
Regarding the question of how many vassal states the Qing Dynasty had, I can personally give you some advice...\n.·.\n. This question depends not only on the facts, but also on how the Qing Dynasty can act in a major historical event that will happen in the future.
A role that can be played! If the Qing Dynasty becomes an ally of Britain and France, then many problems will not be insurmountable.
Also, if I remember correctly, the Qing Dynasty also had some vassal states in Central Asia, and those countries in the Russian Empire and the Qing Dynasty's northeastern border areas have been there for many years! Instead of advocating for those vassal states on the South Asian subcontinent south of the Himalayas,
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It is better to think carefully about how to protect your territory in Central Asia and Northeast Asia."
After saying this, the Queen of England raised her right hand and made a gesture of invitation without waiting for Li Hongzhang and Wang Libin to reply. Immediately, an attendant from Buckingham Palace came forward and spoke to Li Hongzhang and Wang Libin in a respectful tone and Oxford accent.
The two said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Wang, the time has come, please come with me."
Li Hongzhang and Wang Libin understood that their meeting with the Queen was over, and they bowed quickly before following the attendant and leaving the excessively luxurious Buckingham Palace.
"Lan Qing, what did Queen Victoria mean by her last words? I don't quite understand."
On the carriage returning to the Brown Hotel, Li Hongzhang asked Wang Libin, who was in the same carriage, a little nervously - because he had not relaxed his brows since he saw Wang Libin coming out of the audience hall.
"Today's meeting is informal...\n...\n. The Queen may have good intentions and hopes that we can work with the United Kingdom and France to deal with Russia!" Wang Libin paused and whispered, "Listen to the Queen.
It means that if the Qing Dynasty is willing to join forces to fight against Russia, then the issue of vassal states and other issues can be discussed."
"What?" Li Hongzhang was shocked, "Working with Britain and France to deal with Russia? Even the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can't deal with it!"
Wang Libin shook his head: "This is what the Queen means...\n.\n.\n.\n. I think she is quite friendly to you, so she probably won't deliberately trick you, right?"
Although our Qing Dynasty's soldiers are not very capable of fighting, and there is a turmoil in the country...\n.\n·.\n. However, our Northeast and Mongolia have tens of thousands of miles of borders with Russia. As long as our Qing Dynasty forms an alliance with Britain and France,
If it is hostile to Russia, Russia will have to deploy troops in the east. This will increase Britain and France's chances of winning!
Chapter completed!