Chen Qiyu had no other way than a wry smile on his face to put pressure on Sun Chuanting.
He has been in Nanzhili for less than a year, and has deeply felt the complexity of Nanzhili, although the high-level has been cleaned and changed, but the middle and lower layers are like iron barrels, oil cannot be spilled, stone hammers cannot be smashed, and it looks invisible but everywhere.
He couldn't explain these words to Sun Chuanting, so he could only bear them silently.
In Sun Chuanting's view, these local officials are not only caught in the intricate relationships of the local government, but they are also very good at protecting themselves wisely, but they lack enough courage, and if there is not enough pressure, they will only stand still.
He came this time to gnaw off the most difficult bone of Daming!
Nanzhili, the province under its jurisdiction is huge, including the later generations of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, most of Zhejiang, is the essence of the Ming Dynasty, economy, culture is also second to none, more than half of the money and grain of the Ming Dynasty comes from here, the size of the imperial court officials before the apocalypse is more than half!
Therefore, although this is 'Nanjing' and the capital, it is a real political center.
In such a place, if it wants to reform, you can imagine the resistance it will encounter.
Chen Qiyu went out of Sun Chuanting's post house, turned around and returned to the governor's yamen, where an enlarged meeting was held to discuss how to explain to Sun Chuanting the progress of Nanzhili's reforms.
At this time, on the street of the restaurant, teahouse, and song shop of Shenlong Mansion, the lights are like dragons and bright as day.
In and out of the country not only the Ming Dynasty natives, but also Mongols, Koreans, Wakokus, Ryukyuans, Ānnán people, and all kinds of blue-eyed and curly Europeans came and went.
Gong Yonggu, Xue Zhengqing and other officials of the Foreign Affairs Bureau shuttled back and forth here.
In a teahouse, Gong Yonggu was talking to an Ottoman envoy, Sherim.
The Sherim was a member of the Ottoman royal family, and this time he came in secret, to avoid disputes at home, and to keep Spain a secret.
Shelim had already heard the news that the prime minister of the Ming Kingdom had arrived, and if negotiations with their prime minister could not be completed, their series of negotiations would be terminated.
Xie Limu looked at Gong Yonggu and said, "Lord Gong, our transaction is too large and complicated, I still need to ask my country for instructions, and please complete the ship transaction first." ” These are naturally translations, and next to Gong Yonggu and Xie Limu, there is a translator each.
Gong Yonggu looked calm, and said: "Your country has paid a deposit, the ships are already being built, a hundred warships, it can't be built in a year or two, if it is equipped with artillery and then helps you train, three or five years is considered a little, why should Your Highness be in a hurry." ” Xie Limu looked at Gong Yonggu, saw that he was calm, his green eyes blinked, and said, "I know that your country is suffering from an unprecedented natural disaster, and we are willing to raise the price again and exchange it directly for grain." ” Gong Yonggu smiled and said, "Your Highness should know that our country's request is not too much, your country is so stuck, it is insincere, and it also makes us worry that your country's cooperation has other purposes." ” "Your country's relationship with Spain is the focus of our concerns, we have been at war with Spain for decades, and we want your country to remain neutral, but your country has a treaty of alliance with Spain," said Shelim. ” Gong Yonggu said: "We have explained this many times, we only have an economic and military treaty with Spain, not an alliance treaty, and we do not take sides in the war in Europe." ” "But you want to dig up the Suez Canal, and this confirms our fears."
Sherim said.
"We can sign a peace treaty with your country to ensure that the Japanese will not participate in your war, and your country should rest assured."
Gong Yonggu Road.
The two of you come and go, it is already very honest, and at this time, the bottom line of both sides is basically clear, that is, they need to find a way to compromise.
Xie Lim looked at Gong Yonggu with a condensed look in his eyes.
He has already seen that the Ming Dynasty is bound to get that piece of land in Egypt, and its attitude is tough, even at the expense of tens of millions of silver!
Gong Yonggu had a good time, but he was actually very worried in his heart.
A hundred warships, with firearms, and post-service, for five or six years, the real value is more than tens of millions of silver!
If this is messed up, not to mention that he is the head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, his identity as a colt will not protect him.
The cabinet is very short of money and food now, it's really messed up, and those adults will definitely sacrifice him to the flag!
The two sat quietly, and the translators on both sides were even more breathless, they knew the whole story, and they also knew that this deal was extremely important to both countries, and if it was ruined, no one could afford it.
The room could smell the falling pins, and the silence was terrible.
Suddenly, Sherim raised his head and said, "We can separate two sections, the first half is for us, and the second half is for you." ” Gong Yonggu shook his head and said, "You know my country's plan, if this is the case, it is completely meaningless. ” Xie Lim frowned, his expression was serious, and he said, "It can't be completely in the hands of your country, and my country will not agree." ” Gong Yonggu said: "China believes in trade, and this canal will only be used for commercial purposes in the future, and it will not send heavy troops or become a military base, which can be written into the treaty." ” This kind of treaty is only a superficial thing, it is not binding on the powerful countries, and it can be torn up at will at any time.
Shelim obviously didn't believe in the treaty, his eyes flashed with thought, and he immediately said: "We don't sell this land, we just lease it to you, we have the right to inspect it at any time, and we will garrison troops not far from the exit to monitor the entry and exit of the port......"
Gong Yonggu interrupted him and said: "According to the previous verbal agreement, that piece of land is to be sold to me Daming, you have no right to inspect, and you can't garrison troops not far away, no need to refute, what I want to say is that we can operate together, and some management positions can play a supervisory role to make your country feel at ease, this is the biggest concession we can make......
Hearing this, Sherim was silent for a while, and said, "We hope that your country's dealings with Spain will be appropriate and modest, and if necessary, please tell us."
I think that our intelligence cooperation is not only for éluōsī, but also for Europe. ” Gong Yonggu's face was gloomy, he looked up at Xie Limu, and said: "Councillor Odyssos of the Netherlands hinted to me that he wanted to join our intelligence cooperation, I don't know how the news leaked, but the Spanish ambassador has already proposed kàngyì to our country, and we are very passive. ” Sherim's expression tightened, and then he said: "We didn't leak it, but the Netherlands is seeking independence, and the enemy is Spain, so we can cooperate." ” Gong Yonggu sneered in his heart, his face did not move, and said, "I need to ask the cabinet for this matter." ” Xie Lim looked at Gong Yonggu, nodded stiffly, and said: "The land in Suez can be sold to your country, and we will operate it together, but I hope that the ship can set sail as soon as possible, so that I can give an explanation." ” Seeing that this final problem was finally solved, Gong Yonggu smiled on his face and said, "I'll give you the answer tomorrow." ” Selim knew that they had lost the negotiation, but it was not a loss, and with a navy, they could counter Spanish supremacy at sea and beat them as hard as they did on land.
Subsequently, Gong Yonggu met with Councillor Odyssos in the Netherlands, this parliamentarian has great influence in the Netherlands, and this time he came to the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally had high hopes.