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After entering the study, Zhu Jishi took out the draft of the "Anglo-British Treaty" from his briefcase and gave it to Andrew. Jones looks.

The treaty was of course unequal, and since the Grand Duchy of Lanfang had to take refuge in the British Empire, it naturally had to pay the price. The first is that Lanfang's diplomacy is controlled by the British, and no treaties can be concluded with third countries without the consent of the British. Zhu Jishi did not raise any objections to this.

The second is that the United Kingdom has extraterritorial jurisdiction in Lanfang, and any British citizen who violates the law in Lanfang must be tried in accordance with British law in the presence of a representative of the British Legation in Lanfang. Again, there is no objection to this article.

Article 3 Regarding Lanfang's customs and tariffs, there were some differences between the two sides. Bonham proposed that the Lanfang Customs would be under the control of the British Governor-General of the Straits Settlements, and that the customs duty would be set at 5%. However, Zhu Jishi insisted on the autonomy of customs, and the tariff was not less than 25%, and the tariffs levied on Lanfang goods in the rest of the British Empire could not be higher than the tariffs levied by Lanfang on British goods.

The fourth issue was the establishment of a governor's palace by the British in Lanfang and the dispatch of military and political advisers to Lanfang. Zhu Jishi expressed his resolute opposition, he didn't want Lanfang to become a colony from a semi-colony.

The fifth was the British garrison in Lan Fang, in which the British offered to station an infantry battalion in Pontianak to "protect" Lan Fang's territory from being violated, and at the same time to establish a naval base in Pontianak, at the expense of which Lan Fong would bear the cost of the garrison. Zhu Jishi expressed his approval of this, since it is a protectorate of others, of course he can't refuse the other party's garrison to protect it, right?

Article 6 is the practice of free trade in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fong, and Lan Fong cannot restrict the import and export of any commodity for any reason. Zhu Jishi knew that this article was against opium! However, the situation in Lanfang is different from that in China, and there is no opium abuse. The Chinese in Lanfang were busy making money and making a fortune, similar to the citizens of the British mainland, so the market for opium was small. Opium was also banned when the Lanfang Company ruled before. Therefore, Zhu Jishi only proposed that Lanfang's trade policy should follow the British, and that Lanfang should also control all goods controlled by the UK. Governor Bonham agreed.

Article 7 is a bit interesting, this is the requirement of "Lanfang citizens to work in the British territories and protection of rights and interests" put forward by Lanfang. To put it in layman's terms, Lanfang citizens are allowed to work in the territories of the British Empire, and Lanfang sends consuls to Lanfang's labor concentration sites to protect the rights and interests of workers. In this era, Bonham did not disagree, Britain was a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, and the bourgeoisie welcomed cheap labor, and there was no intention of keeping labor outside the country in order to increase the price of labor in the country.

Article 8 is still related to the export of labor services, which was also proposed by Zhu Jishi. Ask the British Empire to protect citizens of British Lanfang outside the Territories! In other words, as long as a person with an identity certificate issued by the government of the Grand Duchy of Lan Fong is bullied outside the British Territory, the British Empire is obliged to shelter one or two......

And this Article 8 is actually the most controversial at present!

"Jason, Article 8 is indeed a bit troublesome, and Wen Ham can't be the master." Andrew. Jones put down the draft treaty, shook his head and said, "The particularity of Lanfang is obvious, this is a Chinese country, and the connection with 40,000,000 Chinese is extremely close, and now it is ...... The Qing did not send diplomats to any foreign countries, nor did they think about protecting the interests of the diaspora. If Lan Fang were to issue identity certificates to Chinese expatriates abroad, wouldn't Britain be responsible for protecting their rights and interests? Bonham must have known that there were frequent incidents of Chinese exclusion in the Dutch East Indies, and he did not want to cause such trouble. ”

Some words Andrew. Jones still did not make it clear to Zhu Jishi that the protectorate or protectorate of the British Empire was only a colony or semi-colony, and Britain would definitely protect those countries and peoples! Especially since the people of those protectorates are not yet white!

"Hmm......" Zhu Jishi narrowed his eyes and unconsciously tapped his fingers on the desk.

With a creak, the door to the study was pushed open, and Madame Duran walked in with three cups of freshly brewed haode coffee. put a cup in front of Zhu Jishi and Jones, and then took a cup and sat next to Zhu Jishi.

Seeing Mrs. Duran, Zhu Jishi suddenly remembered his confidante in Europe, and said, "Maybe the king of Hades is good, but the little ghost is sad?" ”

"Jason, what did you say?" Although Jones could understand a lot of Chinese, he still did not understand the meaning of this proverb.

"Andrew, can you help me get on a trip to Europe?"

"To Europe? Jason, you're trying for me to lobby the British executives? Jones asked rhetorically.

"I want you to return to the head office of the World Bank, and at the same time serve as the Minister of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang to the United Kingdom." Zhu Jishi replied, "I can sign a draft agreement with Wen Xian first, put aside Articles 3, 4 and 8 for the time being, and let you go directly to negotiate with the British government to see if you can negotiate more conditions for me?" ”

"Oh," Jones pondered Zhu Jishi's words, "I was only a junior lawyer when I was in England, and I am afraid that my influence in high society is not as good as that of the Countess de Neve." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Duran, intentionally or unintentionally, and Mrs. Duran seemed to remember something, and interjected: "Jason, why don't you let the Grand Duchess and Andrew go on a trip to Europe together, and then go to my sister and Maria, and let them find a way to deal with it." ”

"Hmm, let the Grand Duchess visit Europe......" Zhu Jishi's eyes lit up, making Luo Xiangmei, the female boss, seem to be quite good at pulling relationships, under the operation of Maria's politician in bed, maybe she can get along with Queen Victoria as a good sister, so that the unequal treaties imposed on Lan Fang can also be loosened a little, right?

"It's decided!" Zhu Jishi slapped the table, "Andrew, that's all for today." With that, he stood up and left the study and went to Luo Xiangmei's bedroom.

At this time, the two sisters of the Luo family were whispering in the house.

For these two sisters, this period of time really seems to be in a dream, after transforming from the head of the gang to a country! It is very likely that she will become the queen of the Ming Dynasty in the future!

And for Zhu Jishi, who brought them such drastic changes, the two sisters have different emotions. The little sister Luo Xiangju fell in love, it can't be said to be love at first sight, but it can be regarded as love at second sight and love at third sight. As for the eldest sister Xiangmei, she sees her marriage more as a transaction, which is obviously an extremely cost-effective transaction, so she is also very satisfied with Zhu Jishi's husband.

"Sister, has this month's menstrual affairs come?" Luo Xiangmei held a yellow calendar in her hand, silently calculated it, and asked her sister.

"Also...... Not yet. Luo Xiangju's face turned red, "It won't be so fast, right?" ”

"How not?" Luo Xiangmei glanced at her sister dotingly, "You, what a foolish girl, I helped you calculate the days, it's been five days!" Your menstrual affairs have always been extremely accurate, most of them are there, and the Zhu family has a future! ”

"I'm going to be a mom?" A burst of surprise flashed on Luo Xiangju's little face, as far as she knew, Zhu Jishi didn't have a son and a half daughter, if she gave birth to a son, she might be ......

"If it's a son, let him be the heir of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, right?"

The current Lanfang is a protectorate of the British Empire, which means vassal. It's not an easy relationship to get rid of. In the future, even if Zhu Jishi recovers his senses, he can't poach Lan Fang from the British Empire at once. In this way, the Grand Duchy of Lanfang will exist for a long time...... And once Zhu Jishi became the Ming Emperor, it would be inconvenient for him to serve as the Grand Duke of Lanfang. After all, the people of China are not accustomed to an emperor who is a vassal to a foreign king. At that time, the position of Grand Duke of Lanfang can only be inherited by Zhu Jishi's son. However, inheriting the position of Grand Duke of Lanfang means that he cannot serve as the prince of Daming, because the prince of Daming cannot be a vassal to the Queen of England......

"Sister, this is not very good......" Luo Xiangju's mind was relatively simple, she didn't expect this layer at all, she just felt that letting her son attack her sister's eldest prince was taking advantage of her sister.