I can't die

No matter how annoyed Pachari was when he lost his calculations when he divided the Ryukyu with the Qing Dynasty, and said that an hour passed by in a hurry, everyone packed up in their rooms. Clothes, walked towards the "Dang Bofeng" palace in Seoul City together.

The architectural style of "Tang Bofeng" is very similar to the Forbidden City. The main body is red. Of course, the scale cannot be compared with the Forbidden City, but it is also small and exquisite.The stone bricks here are mainly made of the unique white sea stone from the East China Sea, which is very similar to white marble. You can hear the crisp footsteps when you walk on it while wearing wooden clogs, which is very distinctive.

"Tang Bofeng" At this time, the main gate of the palace was wide open, and everyone entered through the main gate. When they walked into the palace, they felt a little surprised in their hearts. feel honored.It should be noted that the main gate of the Forbidden City will only be opened when the emperor ascends the throne, welcomes relatives, and goes to funerals.

Liu Xiang and Zhang Zhidong sat high on the left and right of the dragon chair of the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and arranged a table with Bacharley and He Bo at the front on the lower left, and the rest of the businessmen took their seats according to their respective industry status.

"The Lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom is not feeling well, so he won't come, but I will hold the banquet by myself." Liu Xiang saw that everyone was almost gone, and the palace officials started the banquet.

Everyone saw that the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom didn't come, so they didn't care about it, Danwan belonged to the country, and if the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom came to see that his palace became a place for banquets from other countries, he might feel even more uncomfortable.

The palace people came forward to pour wine for everyone, and the merchants understood, and stood up to toast to congratulate. Bacharley and Uncle He were also very face-saving, and politely praised: "Your country is not what it used to be."

Liu Xiang and Zhang Zhidong smiled slightly at this point, and after exchanging pleasantries, he said again: "It's really hard to trouble everyone this time. But as the saying goes, there are gains and losses, Liu Xiang has something to show everyone."

After all, Liu Xiang raised his hand, and soldiers came up with items. The first few items, many people have seen in Chongteng Port before, are some precious pearls and corals, and the last few items are It was a bit ordinary, mostly cloth and seafood, and the last box was the most ordinary, a white box of white salt.

"Please take a look." After finishing speaking, Liu Xiang and Zhang Zhidong got up and led everyone to the box.

"This Ryukyu country is located in the East China Sea, and there are a lot of pearls and corals in the abyss. If you want to come to the north and south, you know it. After that, there are Miyako Shangfu and Shuri weaving. These two are the unique weaving techniques of Ryukyu country, although they are not comparable to Jiangnan. Embroidered mother's silk, but it is also somewhat unique."

Indeed, Miyako Shangbu and Shuriori are based on a knitting and embroidery method on cotton cloth. They are not comparable to gorgeous brocades, but they also make up for the middle-level market in the Qing Dynasty market. After all, not everyone can buy them. Can afford brocade.Everyone was thinking about the price difference between buying and selling in their hearts, and they each started to make calculations, but they heard Liu Xiang continue to say: "This salt is made by drying the salt method, and the output is huge. Once the market opens, the court will Resolved to only collect half the tax."

After hearing this, all the merchants couldn't help but change their expressions.Tea, salt, and porcelain have been goods with high tariffs since ancient times. Even so, their huge profits can attract all merchants.

"really?"

"Really, it's just that these low-priced salt can't be transported into the Qing Dynasty, but can only be transported to foreign countries." As soon as the words came out, everyone showed hesitation, but it was Pachari who looked serious at this moment, and a thought rushed into his mind. "Dumping"!Seizing other countries' markets at ultra-low prices and then gaining a monopoly trade advantage is a trick commonly used by Great Britain, and it is also one of the reasons why they have repeatedly won battles in carve-up of the world market.

"Then where does Master Liu want to transport these low-priced salt?"

Parker had to ask.

"Japan, Tsarist Russia. What do you think, Mr. Consul?"

Japan’s market is very unstable due to the continuous domestic anti-barbarian movement. Even if Britain and France want to eat it, it is a bit spicy; because of their own geographical reasons, Tsarist Russia is located in the sub-frigid zone and frigid zone, and it is difficult for British and French ships to open the market through shipping. Therefore, it is also one of the most difficult markets for European powers to enter.

Hearing Liu Xiang's words, Pachari was satisfied, as long as he didn't go to Nanyang for luck.Malacca, India, and Siam have all been included in the colonial territory of Great Britain. The United Kingdom certainly does not like people making trade attacks here.

Everyone listened to Pachari and Liu Xiang's question and answer, thinking about Japan, but Tsarist Russia has always been a piece of fat.It's just that because the Qing Dynasty imposed a trade blockade on Tsarist Russia, even if someone wanted to transport goods to Tsarist Russia north of the three eastern provinces, they would still be smuggled.

Seeing the faces of the merchants, Liu Xiang knew that these people had already taken the bait, so he was not in a hurry to say anything, and asked people to take the boxes back, and instead started calling the Ryukyu court ladies to perform singing and dancing.All of a sudden, the sound of singing and dancing in the palace reappeared. Everyone looked around, put away their thoughts, and devoted themselves to the banquet in a new way.

In the nineteenth century, when the tide of colonial plunder was at its most prosperous, a country's military and industrial power represented everything. Now that the Qing Dynasty can be like this in other countries' capitals, isn't it a sign of its military strength?

At this time, Zai Chun, who was far away in the Forbidden City of the imperial capital, was also standing on the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looking at the map of the sea country in front of him.But seeing the land of the Qing Dynasty today, it stretches for tens of thousands of miles, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, extending to Hainan in the south, Mongolia in the north, Yunnan-Guizhou-Tibet Plateau in the west, and Sakhalin Island in Taiwan in the east. The territory of the rooster is even bigger.

Such a territory, the vastness of China.

"Aying, tell me, if one day, my Qing Dynasty can spread its territory all over the world like Britain, what kind of pioneering work would that be?!"

Zai Chun looked at the British colonies on the world chart, which accounted for almost one-third of the world, and couldn't help smiling slightly.

Li Lianying, who has been serving Zai Chun for a long time, has far surpassed ordinary people's vision at this moment, and knows that there are countless divine states beyond the Qing Dynasty: "Your Majesty, I don't know anything else, but I think that as long as I am in the Qing Dynasty, I may not be able to do it." Reproduce the scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

The flourishing Tang Dynasty represented the most peak empire in Chinese history. All nations came to court, and the economy, military, industry and agriculture were all number one in the world.It is also a glory that no empire has been able to reproduce since ancient times.

"All nations come to court, all nations come to court."

Zai Chun drew a circle on the world chart with his fingers in the air.

"30 years, give me 30 years, and I will absolutely return what the foreigners gave us."