Not long after Zhu Jingyuan sent Charlotte back to his residence, French Crown Prince Charles and Foreign Minister Talleyrand arrived.

The main purpose was to inform Zhu Jingyuan of Louis XVI's decision and then discuss subsequent cooperation plans.

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan nodded slowly:

"It seems that France is willing to stand with our Ming Dynasty, but its determination is still not very strong.

"But this is understandable. After all, we have been rivals for more than ten years, and it takes time to adjust the relationship.

“The step-by-step approach is feasible and should be said to be the most appropriate way.

“If you want to set up a joint venture and avoid irritating local manufacturers, it is better to do it directly in the name of a private person.

"There is no need to use the name of the Ming Dynasty royal consortium and the French court.

"In my name and Charles's, the two of us jointly invested in building some factories, each holding half of the shares.

"No one can say anything. What do you think, Charles?"

Ciel nodded with interest and said:

"I think it's okay. Let's invest together. What factory should we build first? Let's build an aircraft manufacturing factory!"

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head directly:

"Don't be too ambitious, let's build a bicycle factory first.

“Then build motorized bicycles with engines, and then go on to build four-wheeled vehicles.

"In the process of product upgrading, we will gradually expand supporting industries such as steel, chemicals, and machinery manufacturing."

Charles nodded subconsciously, and then subconsciously reminded:

"But we have bicycle factories in France, as well as motor vehicles and cars. We don't need special help from Ming..."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and waved his hand and said:

"As far as I know, France has also built its own aircraft.

“So whether we are building a car factory or an aircraft factory, aren’t they both of the same nature?

"Charle, you said it yourself, France hopes to get help from Ming Dynasty and hopes to master relevant technologies through cooperation.

“However, you should also understand that it is impossible for Daming to directly provide core technology without any worries from the beginning.

"Our cooperation still needs to be gradual and gradually accumulate trust...

"This is cooperation between two countries, not a friendship between the two of you. There are too many situations to consider.

"Even between the two of us, we haven't been so familiar from the beginning, right?"

Charles finally fully understood Zhu Jingyuan's thinking:

"I understand, dear friend, let's discuss the details now and how the cooperation will be carried out.

"In addition to factories, there is also transportation in Canada, as well as the schools and newspapers you mentioned..."

Zhu Jingyuan and Charles discussed it for a long time and listed a lot of ideas in various aspects.

This kind of discussion is actually just the beginning, which is equivalent to the process of divergent thinking and brainstorming.

Next, both parties need to arrange specific personnel and start cooperation on each item in detail.

Charles and Talleyrand will also continue to stay in Xintianfu, serving as a channel and representative for exchanges and negotiations between the two parties.

Zhu Jingyuan and Charles will also meet frequently and jointly decide on matters that need to be decided.

…………

Charlotte returned to her residence from Zhu Jingyuan's palace, and Amelia had returned from the internal meeting.

When Amelia saw Charlotte, she immediately came over and asked directly:

"Charlotte, the servant said that you went to see Prince Dashi. Did you say that we have to say goodbye and leave?"

Charlotte said directly:

"I said we were leaving, but His Highness the Prince retained me and invited me to stay for a while.

"His Royal Highness is very enthusiastic. I also want to continue playing here, so I agreed to His Highness."

Charlotte said casually, went to get the remaining game coins for today, and prepared to go to the game arcade to play games.

Amelia was shocked when she heard the news:

"What did you say? Prince Dashi wants to keep you here?"

Charlotte nodded naturally:

"Yes, aunt, so if you want to leave, just go. You don't need to take me with you. I want to continue living here."

Amelia suddenly collapsed:

"You are the Queen of America. How can you, the heir to the British throne, live in Ming Dynasty for a long time..."

Charlotte said completely unfazed:

"Why not? Anyway, I can't decide anything in the United States, and I'm only second in line to the throne in the UK.

"I can't do anything anyway. I'm not as happy here in the United States or London. I might as well stay here."

After Charlotte finished speaking, she went to play.

Amelia hesitated for a while, then went to gather the people who had just held the meeting again.

Amelia explained what happened to Charlotte to her companions.

After hearing this, Frederick looked at a loss:

"Is the relationship between Prince Dashi and Charlotte so good?"

Grenville pretended not to hear what Prince Frederick said and looked at the other two American representatives with a frown:

"This...may not be just a simple invitation and retention..."

Munro said directly:

"The purpose of Prince Daesh may be to detain Her Majesty Queen Charlotte."

Jefferson followed up:

"This is so normal. The United Kingdom Parliament rejected all the requests made by Prince Dashi.

"What does this mean? It means that the United Kingdom still maintains the highest level of alert against Ming Dynasty.

"This means we still treat Ming Dynasty as our number one enemy and we should be vigilant. It is normal for Ming Dynasty to take some targeted responses."

Frederick finally realized that he had just been embarrassed, and his thoughts had not entered politics at all.

However, he quickly adjusted his mentality and continued to express his opinions and inquiries:

“Didn’t everyone say before that opening up those industries to Ming Dynasty would harm the interests of our local manufacturers.

“Is that why all the people who represent their interests in the parliament are against it?

"Our royal family has no intention of continuing to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty!"

Monroe looked at Frederick:

"Yes, from our perspective, this is the logic and reason.

"The British royal family does not want to be an enemy of Ming Dynasty.

"But in Daming's view, no matter how this decision is made, the actual result is that the United Kingdom refuses to cooperate.

“The United Kingdom rejects all forms of cooperation and does not engage in any form of economic binding with the Ming Dynasty.

“This objectively treats Ming Dynasty as a comprehensive competitor.

"Of course the Ming Dynasty also regarded Britain as its enemy."

Frederick seemed to understand:

"Then what should we do now?

"We just came out from Napoleon's side, and now we have fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty!

"On Napoleon's side, we still have hope of victory.

"We can't do anything here in Daming!"

Monroe and Jefferson looked at Grenville together.

Grenville looked very serious and said in a rather heavy tone:

"I'm going to bid farewell to Prince Dashi tomorrow and let's talk about Prince Dashi's tone."

…………

The next morning.

British Foreign Secretary Grenville, Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, Queen Charlotte of the United States, Prime Minister Monroe, and Speaker Jefferson came to visit Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan met them in the living room of Ciqing Palace.
To be continued...