Chapter 126: The Far East's return to Ming, and the return of Europa to France
In the 4484th year of the Yellow Emperor, the 419th year of the Ming Dynasty, and the 52nd year of the Qian Dynasty, that is, 1787 AD, Louis XVI became the tenth king of France, the last king before the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty.
Three years.
Although Louis XVI is a typical rake, and the power of the entire France is controlled by Queen Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI still has his own ambitions.
Louis XVI's greatest ambition was to compete with Qian Deafou for territory.
On the surface, Louis XVI and Qian Deaf Old Dog are a pair of good pen pals. However, in fact, Louis XVI’s hatred for Qian Deaf Old Dog is not a matter of a day or two;
The old hatred that had been accumulated since the time of his grandfather Louis XV.
Because Qian Deafangou’s father, Yongzheng, had been a French national idol for a period of time.
This matter has to start with Voltaire, the standard-bearer of the French bourgeois Enlightenment in the eighteenth century, the "King of French Thought", the "Conscience of Europe", the great thinker and philosopher.
Although Voltaire had never been to the Qing Dynasty, and had never met Qianlong's old dog father, all his impressions of Yong Zheng came from a letter written by the French missionary Gong Dang on December 2, the third year of Yongzheng's reign.
Guangzhou’s letter to Father Etienne Susiere, but this does not affect Voltaire’s praise of Qian Deafang’s father:
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"Love the law and value public welfare more than my father. No one among the emperors spared no effort to encourage farming more than him. He attached great importance to this one of the most important arts that is indispensable to the people's livelihood. Farmers in each province were ordered by the governor of the state and county where they were located.
Those who are selected as the most diligent, capable, and filial can even be appointed as eighth-grade officials. For a farmer to be an official, he does not need to give up his fruitful farming and turn to a job he does not understand. Farmers have the right to
The provincial governor took a seat in the Yamen and had a meal with the governor. The names of the farmers were written in gold letters on the lobby. It is said that this rule is far from our country's customs and may condemn our country's customs. It is still in use today.
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"This emperor (Emperor Yongzheng) is the wisest and most generous of all emperors. He has always been concerned about alleviating the suffering of the poor and letting them work. He strictly abides by the law, restrains the ambitions and tricks of the monks, and protects the peace of the country.
and opulence, rewarding all useful arts, especially the cultivation of the land. Under his rule, all public buildings, arteries of communication, and canals connecting the various rivers of this great empire were repaired, and the works were magnificent and economical.
In this regard, only the ancient Romans can compare."
Mr. Voltaire's rainbow fart made Mr. Qianlong's father praise him in the sky and on earth. Not only did the whole of France regard the money-deaf dog's father as a spiritual idol, Mr. Voltaire and the others even took money.
The deaf old dog's father used it as a positive example to teach Louis XVI's grandfather a lesson.
"Look how Yongzheng became the emperor, and how did you become the king of France?"
"Look at others, and look at you again. Are you embarrassed? Are you ashamed?"
In short, just like an adult training a child, Qian Deafou's father became someone else's child, while Louis XVI's grandfather, Louis XV, became a negative example for criticism.
Then France sent more than 200 people by boat to Taqing to see the emperor.
These people didn't see Qian Deaf Old Dog's father, but they saw Qian Deaf Old Dog.
In the ninth year of Qian De's reign, a young Jesuit missionary from Autun, France, Jiang Youren, came to Macau. Under the recommendation of Dai Jinxian, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty, Jiang Youren was called to Beijing. Then Qian De's old dog became a
He is the greatest monarch in the world who spends his days sleeping late at night, taking care of everything, and is busy with government affairs. He is also the most famous literary figure in our Qing Empire.
This made Louis XVI very angry.
Well, Qian Deaf Laogou’s father is someone else’s child, and now Qian Deaf Laogou is a child of someone else’s family. When we co-operate with each other, my grandpa and I just don’t live up to expectations, right?
Okay, since you all think that Qian Deaf Old Dog is someone else’s child, then I will beat up this other person’s child to let you know who is the real “other person’s child”.
Ever since the idea came up, Louis XVI has been trying to make money for the deaf old dog.
But, let’s think about it and do it. After all, our country, the Qing Dynasty, had not been ruined during the Louis XVI period, and it was still the huge empire in the world. So even if Louis XVI had this idea, he had to put it aside.
"Extremely dangerous" ideas hidden away.
In desperation, Louis XVI could only rely on the existence of missionaries, and first became pen pals with Qian Deafangou. While taking the opportunity to inquire about the news about our Tatar country, Louis XVI secretly looked for opportunities.
This search really gave Louis XVI an excellent opportunity.
In the 40th year of Qian De's reign, that is, in 1775 AD, the Zheng clan's army in northern Vietnam captured Fuchun. King Dinh Nguyen Phuc Thuan led Nguyen Phuc Anh to flee south. After Nguyen Phuc Thun's death, Nguyen Phuc Anh was promoted to general marshal. In 1784, Nguyen Phuc Anh was defeated by the Taishan army.
Forced into exile in Siam, in 1785, the 5-year-old Nguyen Phuc Kinh (the second son of Nguyen Phuc Anh) went to France with the missionary Phat Luk, preparing to obtain French assistance.
Louis XVI was very happy now.
If you want to make money, you have to send troops to attack him. However, the cost of sending troops directly from France to attack the Qing Dynasty is too high and the risk factor is too high. Now that the Ruan family in Vietnam exists, this opportunity will come.
What’s up!
Louis XVI planned to sign the "Franco-Vietnamese Treaty of Versailles" with Nguyen Phuc Anh, and France would send troops to assist Nguyen Phuc Anh, and let Vietnam cede a port or a larger island to France to prepare for the attack on Qian Deafangou.
Unfortunately, before Louis XVI and Nguyen Phuc Anh signed the "Franco-Vietnamese Treaty of Versailles", they received the news that the Qing Dynasty was in chaos and that Qian Deaf old dog had shrunk and returned to Zhili.
After receiving the news, Louis XVI immediately followed the principle that the enemy of his enemy is his friend and instigated his cousin Pierre in Guangdong to contact Zhu Jinsong, the Ming emperor who had made money and made a fool of himself.
And Pierre lived up to Louis XVI's high expectations. He not only brought back more news about Qian Deaf Old Dog, but also brought back a large order.
What made Louis XVI even more happy were the "methods" Pierre brought back.
“If you can’t solve the problem, then you can solve the problem by solving the problem?”
"Certain people in the royal family, as well as those who are rich, are the fat pigs raised by the empire. They must be killed when they should be killed?"
"The left hand comforts, the right hand slaughters, let the civilians choose for themselves?"
Louis XVI eagerly looked through the French version of "The Art of Power" in his hand, and kept marveling: "It's really amazing, amazing, but what Qian Deaf Old Dog wrote is much more effective, no wonder he can defeat Qian Deaf Old Dog,
To manage such a large country.”
Listening to Louis XVI's endless admiration, Pierre laughed loudly and said: "I believe that under your leadership, France will become even greater, and may even surpass the Ming Dynasty."
"As for Qian Deaf Old Dog? I'm sorry, Your Majesty, in my opinion, Qian Deaf Old Dog is not even qualified to carry shoes for the Ming Emperor. After all, no emperor would like an old servant who is seventy or eighty years old to carry shoes for him."
Carry your own shoes."
To Pierre, who was pretending to be humorous, Louis XVI just smiled and hummed, and asked: "Pierre, I want to hear your opinion on the situation in the Far East? In other words, is it possible for that Ming Dynasty to become ours?
Allies in the Far East?”
Pierre shook his head and said seriously: "I'm afraid I must disappoint you. My respected King, the Ming Kingdom, will not become our ally in the Far East, or in other words, they will not allow us to interfere in the Far East."
"As far as I know, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was an extremely arrogant dictator. Although he had not yet been able to unify the entire Tatar territory, he had already regarded the entire Far East as his sphere of influence.
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"With all due respect, maintaining commercial relations with us is almost his last bottom line. If we really want to interfere in Vietnam's affairs, I'm afraid we will lose the opportunity to connect with others."
Louis XVI hummed, looked at Pierre and said, "Go on, I want to hear your opinion."
Pierre nodded and continued: "I think there is no need for us to anger the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty over Vietnam. If possible, we in France should become allies with them around the world, not just
Only within the Far East.”
"In other words, the Far East should be returned to the Ming Kingdom, and Europe should be returned to France. This is the best, both for France and the Ming Kingdom."
Louis XVI hummed again, then took out another letter from the table and handed it to Pierre: "Look at this letter."
Pierre took the letter, opened it and read it for a few times before laughing: "Qian Deaf Old Dog's idea is good, but why should we help him?"
Louis XVI shook his shoulders and said, "Perhaps he really thinks that I, the King of France, am a locksmith who only knows how to play with locks?"
Having said this, Louis XVI looked at Pierre again and said: "I need you to send reliable personnel back to the Far East to tell the Ming Dynasty the news about Qian Deaf Old Dog asking us for help, as well as the news from Vietnam.
Emperor, release to him the good will of our France."
"As for you..."
Louis XVI's face gradually became serious, and he looked at Pierre and asked: "Are all the troops you have now absolutely loyal? Are all the firearms traded from the Ming Dynasty equipped?"
Pierre also said seriously: "Although I only have three thousand troops under my command, I can assure you that they are absolutely loyal and reliable."
"In addition, the Ming Dynasty muskets that my army has replaced are indeed as powerful as I said before. They have a longer range, higher accuracy, and faster reloading speed than our original muskets."
Louis XVI nodded, then took a deep breath and said: "That's good. Pierre, I need you to lead the troops to kill the Rohan family and arrest all the Rohan family members, just like you did tomorrow."
As the country has heard, they will be put on trial for their crimes in front of all the citizens of Paris."
After thinking about it, Louis XVI continued: "Let Count Artois go to trial them. However, you must remember to tell Count Artois first that the things done by the Rohan family have nothing to do with the royal family. Can you
Understand?"
Pierre nodded and responded: "Don't worry, my respected King, I know exactly what to do."
Louis XVI hummed, stood up, walked up to Pierre and gave Pierre a heavy hug, and then whispered in Pierre's ear: "Paris is getting more and more chaotic. If
Without the book you brought back, I would probably have been hanged in the end, but I had no choice."
"Okay now, you not only brought back this book that will allow us to unify Europe, but also brought back an invincible army in Europe. So, let the Rohan family die. France will still be France after all, and the Bourbon dynasty will still be France."
Or the Bourbons."
After Pierre nodded heavily and agreed, Louis XVI continued: "Okay, you first find the Vietnamese Ruan and Pierre Joseph Georges Pinault and tell them that Guiming in the Far East
Chapter completed!