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"First, the Grand Duchy of Lan Fong was granted the right to administer the whole of Dutch Borneo on a lease of 99 years, with a rent of 3,000,000 silver dollars, to be paid over 10 years, with an interest of 5%. Britain renounced its suzerainty over the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, and the Ming Empire promised not to merge the Grand Duchy of Lanfang without the consent of the British.

Second, the Ming Empire agreed to maintain its naval strength (including the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, the Kingdom of Korea, the Kingdom of the Ryukyus, and all other vassals of the Ming Empire) to no more than 25% of the strength of the British Royal Navy. The number of warships, the number of officers and men, and the total tonnage of the navy of the Ming Imperial Navy shall not be higher than 25% of the British Royal Navy, and they are obliged to accept the verification of the British Royal Navy.

Third, the Ming Empire renounced all bases and all corresponding sovereignty claims on the islands of Southeast New Guinea and New Britain, and recognized that the islands of Southeast New Guinea and New Britain were owned by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Ming Empire pledged not to seek new territories or colonies in the Spice Islands or the South Pacific.

Fourth, the alliance between the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of Siam and the Japanese Empire was respected by Britain and France.

Fifth, the Ming Empire had the right to receive all the territory and dependencies of the Qing Empire.

Sixth, the legitimate rights and interests of the Ming Empire's expatriates and businesses in the Spice Islands and Australia will be protected.

Seventh, the French Empire's interests in Vietnam (south of the 17th degree) would be recognized by the Ming and the British. The border dispute between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Siam will be resolved through negotiations after the end of the war against Russia.

Eighth, Prince Henry of the French Empire. Bonaparte could become king of the Kingdom of Alaska after his victory in the Russo-Russian War. and married a Ming princess as the queen of Alaska. The Kingdom of Alaska will remain independent. and its armed force shall not exceed 1,000 men.

Ninth. British interests in Assam, Manipur, Rakhine and Tanah Salin south of the Salween River and the kingdoms of Lower Burma, the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak were recognized by the Ming and French. The Kingdom of Burma was to exist as a buffer state, and the demarcation of the border between the Kingdom of Burma and the Ming Empire would require British consent. In principle, without hindering the independence of the Kingdom of Burma.

Tenth, the retention or transfer of the British interest in Hong Kong should be settled by negotiation between the Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom.

Eleventh, all the special rights and interests of Britain in the Grand Duchy of Lanfang will be retained, and the Ming Empire respects the privileges of Britain in Lanfang.

Twelfth, Britain and France did not oppose the Ming Empire's territorial claims to Siberia.

13. The Entente between Great Britain, the Ming Dynasty and France shall be valid for 20 years after the date of its entry into force. The agreement can be extended upon expiration ......"

In Windsor Castle, British Foreign Secretary Baron Clinton was holding the "Entente between Great Britain, Ming and France" that had just been signed. One by one, they were read to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.

"What do you think, dear Albert? Is it still acceptable? When the queen had heard the baron's report, she began to seek her husband's opinion as usual.

"Acceptable." Prince Albert looked a little cold, "This treaty only stipulates the division of rights and interests between Britain, France and China in East and Southeast Asia and Alaska, and does not involve other parts of the world. But in general it is still acceptable, and the UK does not suffer too much. Perhaps the same pattern could be used to delineate the range of British and French forces in the rest of the world. ”

"So, will the next step be an alliance between Britain, France and China?" The Queen asked again.

"Your Majesty, there will be a short-term alliance treaty, and negotiations have already begun." Foreign Secretary Baron Clinton replied. "In addition to China and France, the negotiators included Turkey, Austria, Prussia and Sardinia. Other than that. China has also asked Siam and Japan to join the talks. Conclude an eight-nation anti-Russian alliance. ”

"The Eight-Nation Alliance?" Queen Victoria smiled, "If only such an alliance could be formed." The Tsar will definitely surrender without a fight, right? ”

"In fact, it is impossible to form such an alliance." Prince Albert frowned, "Neither Austria nor Prussia is very willing to go to war with Russia, because they have to be wary of each other...... It is unlikely that they will be on the same front at the moment. Moreover, Russia's southward policy did not pose a threat to Prussia, Prussia should not join the war, and the key now is Austria. ”

"Will Austria side with Russia?" The Queen asked.

"It is not clear that the French emperor is making threats against Austria, and he has publicly stated to the Austrian ambassador in Paris a few days ago: if Austria does not take the side of anti-Russia, he will drive Austria out of Italy." Baron Clinton replied.

"A naked threat, that's exactly what that Corsican monster is like." Prince Albert said mockingly. "Franz. Joseph I must have been frightened by this Napoleon. ”

"Who gave the French emperor the surname Bonaparte?" Baron Clinton raised his eyebrows slightly, "However, we should not forget the disaster that this surname once brought to Europe." ”

He paused: "I think the British Empire should be vigilant enough about Princess Mathilde's trip to the East." ”

Queen Victoria snorted a few times: "Be wary of what? Wary of Mathilde going to roll the sheets with Jason? Something like this is bound to happen, this Jason is and must be a personality addict! ”

I don't know when Zhu Jishi once gave Queen Victoria the same diagnosis......

Hearing "sex addiction", Prince Albert's brows also wrinkled slightly, revealing a tired expression: "It's nothing for Zhu Jishi and Mathilde to roll the sheets, but if Princess Mathilde becomes the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Bonaparte Dynasty will be too close." ”

"Something like that...... Probably not going to happen, right? Queen Victoria was also a little worried.

"God knows...... Maybe the Chinese won't accept a blonde queen, right? Prince Albert shrugged and said no more. If this kind of thing does happen, then what can Britain say? Can Britain still prevent the Chinese emperor from marrying a French princess?

Baron Clinton had another opinion: "Your Majesty the Queen, Your Royal Highness, I think that from the perspective of whether the Ming Emperor marries Mathilde. In the case of Bonaparte, Britain was able to analyze whether the future expansion direction of the Ming Empire would be sea or land. ”

"Oh, what's that?" The queen was puzzled.

"Because the French Empire and the Russian Empire did not share a border, Napoleon III, although he hated Russia very much, could not maintain a state of war with Russia until he brought Central Europe completely under French rule. And Central Europe is not 50 years ago, and the population and industry of the German states have grown significantly over the past 50 years. The total had long since outnumbered France, so it was impossible for Napoleon III to rely on French power to establish rule in Central Europe. Moreover, such an act will definitely be opposed by the British Empire! The only possible way is to unite Russia! ”

"Defeat Russia first, and then unite with it?" After listening to Baron Clinton's explanation, the queen asked with some surprise.

"Yes, this is the wishful thinking of Napoleon III!" "And such an alliance would be based on France's coordination of Sino-Russian relations." Because Napoleon III had to prevent China from forming an alliance with Prussia or Austria to jointly fight against the Russian Empire. Therefore, once His Majesty of China marries Princess Mathilde, it means that he is ready to accept the coordination of Napoleon III and reconcile with Russia, which means that the direction of China's expansion will turn to the south, and the "Treaty of Great Britain, France, and the Ming Dynasty" will also become a waste of paper!

Therefore, Britain must always pay attention to Princess Mathilde's visit to China. In fact, Whitehall had already given instructions to Ambassador Churchill. ”

"It's complicated!" Queen Victoria muttered, and suddenly remembered that there was also an oral marriage contract between her daughter and the eldest son of Emperor Daming, and she just wanted to ask if this marriage contract could still be counted. Brown, the butler of Windsor Castle, suddenly pushed the door open, bowed to the Queen and the Prince, and handed Prince Albert a copy of the telegram with both hands.

"What's wrong? Dear Albert? The queen asked.

"The Tsar has done something stupid! The Russian army has invaded Moldova and Wallachia! At this point, Austria is unlikely to be on the side of Russia! (To be continued......)