Chapter 401 Treaty

After Edward, Maxi and his entourage submitted their credentials and gifts at the court meeting, they were politely invited out of the Forbidden City and returned to the Ministry of Rites Posthouse.

I was in a daze all the way, immersed in the majesty of the emperor Ying Yi and couldn't extricate myself.

It wasn't until he got off the carriage outside the Rites Posthouse that he regained consciousness. When they looked at each other, they found that there was still indescribable awe in each other's eyes.

No one spoke until they entered the exclusive garden courtyard of the Taixi Mission.

"Lord, this is a hellish country."

"That person, why is that person so powerful? No, it is not a god, it must not be! Lord, please forgive me for being wavering!"

As soon as the door closed, five people in the mission began to confess and pray with pale faces.

Maxi and others suddenly looked at each other.

Edward quickly asked the penitent who belonged to the British mission: "What's going on? Brother Andrew?!"

No one answered.

It wasn't until nightfall that the five people gradually recovered.

Then, Maxi and others fully understood why they were like this.

"The emperor of this country, the person they call the Son of Heaven, is so powerful. In my eyes, he is covered with light like the sun, blazing, majestic, and boundless!"

"There are hundreds of officials in that palace, and each of them is extremely powerful. This is unbelievable to me. Even the paladins and ascetics in the Vatican are inferior to each other individually."

"I thought what I saw before was just an example. The few officials I saw in Guangzhou, some law enforcement officers, and the officials who came here with us, they are all very powerful."

"If this is not an exception, then if all the official personnel of this country are so powerful, they will be invincible. Unless the Lord comes to earth!"

"Lord, please accept my confession. I even thought this was heaven, the Garden of Eden, and they were powerful and omnipotent angels!"

"This is hell, they are devils!"

"I want to leave here, leave here immediately!"

The next day, several church monks accompanying the group insisted on leaving immediately, but were persuaded by several knights.

"We know that a powerful country must have its extraordinary power. Even the indigenous tribes in Africa, don't they have wizards? But as mortals, we cannot see the nature of the world clearly. If the ascetics leave like this, then we You can’t see anything anymore.”

"It's not necessary." An ascetic monk said sadly: "Just take a look."

On the street outside the post house, a group of heavily armed soldiers were approaching. At the far corner of the street, some law enforcement officers were patrolling. In the eyes of several ascetic monks, these people exuded fiery power, powerful and fierce.

"Even the lowest level law enforcers on the street are extraordinary, and I'm afraid that the more I watch, the more shaken I will be. Faith is my life, and if my faith is shaken, I will never be able to go to heaven to serve the Lord!"

"But we came here under the order of His Majesty the King. If we leave like this, we can't explain to the great Lord. Dear ascetics, if this is hell, you should understand him even more, and then defeat him and bring the glory of the Lord to the world." Sprinkle it all over here.”

"Whatever you think. If their strength is normal, then I don't think the Europa countries can defeat them."

...

Ying Yi did not pay too much attention to the movements of the European Spanish Mission. Whatever they do, it won't have any impact on the Empire.

With Daxia's current tyranny, it would not be difficult to sweep this planet if the foundation hadn't been laid yet.

Any conspiracy or plan is as insignificant as ants crawling under your feet.

At the court meeting, Ying Yi also saw the ascetic monks from the church. Ying Yi has no idea about this, he is too weak.

Just like the monks in Daxia, they may be enemies of hundreds or even thousands, and they may have some unexpected means. But facing the empire's military front, they were unable to resist.

Even a figure like Zhang Tianshi, who was once the best in the world, could not bear the weight of a thousand soldiers of the now fully armed imperial army.

If they were replaced by the Imperial Guards, he might not be able to defeat a hundred people.

What limited the expansion of the empire was not that the army was not strong enough, but that the infrastructure was not complete. The spatial barriers of road traffic and the weapons and equipment that have not yet been fully popularized are all limitations.

As for Europa, the empire's hand is not that long. The road to Ying Yi is taken step by step. Unless the poisonous Mughals are resolved, and the Safavids and other countries in the central and western parts of the continent are resolved, the empire is not prepared to start a war with Western Europe. Because there is no need and no benefit.

Daxia developed over three years and its products gradually became richer. The development trend of the empire destined that the no-sea policy was about to end.

Use the empire's rich products to plunder the wealth of Europe and bring the empire's majesty. This is the first. Second, opening up the sea means that the empire will enter the Age of Discovery. Regardless of whether Europa refers to America, Africa, or the land south of the Nanyang Islands, the official empire will not directly compete with Europa for the time being, but will encourage private businessmen to compete with it.

The opening of the sea was the beginning of another stage for the empire.

This is a necessity.

But the European countries don't know that they want something. Therefore, it is completely possible to scrape a layer of flesh from their bodies.

Under the premise that the Europa envoy was shocked and asked for something, the negotiations of the Ministry of Rites progressed very quickly.

By mid-October, a letter of credence was finally signed.

Written provisions stated that the Daxia Empire had the right to station troops on the Nanyang Islands and would not interfere with each other with the Thai and Western countries. The merchant ships of the Great Xia Empire can travel all over the world, and the European and Western countries must not block them by any means, otherwise they will face military retaliation from the Great Xia Empire.

Open foreign trade offices in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Matsue, and Nagasaki, and stipulate tariffs on corresponding products. Thai and Western merchant ships can freely dock and trade at these four ports, but they must abide by the laws of the Great Xia Empire. Once violated, they will be severely punished.

Accordingly, the five countries with credentials must also open places for mutual trading. After the merchants and people of Bactria arrive in the country, they must enjoy the treatment they deserve. If violated, the country would face revenge from Daxia.

After passing the inspection, the people of the five countries with credentials can enter Daxia for tourism or other purposes. But the laws of the empire must be followed.

Within a year, Daxia and the five countries will each set up embassies in the places where they trade with each other to facilitate exchanges between the two sides.

The terms of the agreement involve many mutual interests, and there are clear provisions on the trade of property, slaves, etc.

In addition, corresponding regulations have also been made in terms of currency exchange.

As for the exchanges involving advanced technology and military aspects proposed by the envoys from the Western and Western barbarians, the empire did not agree.

There was nothing the Taisi Mission could do about it. They were one head short and at a disadvantage. But I think we can take our time and we can always open a gap.

After the signing of this treaty-like letter of credence, the Thai-Spanish mission immediately left Bactria. Soon, news about Bactria began to spread in Europe.