The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, like most official buildings of the Ming Dynasty, has a strong Chinese architectural style. According to another world, it has a large roof. Of course, it is not just that. The Ming Dynasty is now
Little by little, we combine traditional architectural styles and modern architectural science to form our own architectural characteristics, rather than just learning from the West. After all, as an influential civilization, we must have our own characteristics.
Although it was already late at night, there were still many rooms with lights on in this building with a strong Chinese architectural style.
"Have you found the basis?"
Zhu Guozhong, the "top-notch uncle" of the Ming Dynasty, was looking at Zhao Kai, who was sitting opposite the desk with his hands on his knees a little restrainedly.
Zhao Kai is the first generation of international students trained by Nanhua. He once studied law in the UK. When he came to Nanhua, he felt that his future was bleak. So when he learned that he could take the exam to study abroad, he took the opportunity to give it a try.
I took the exam with the best mentality and became the first batch of international students to study in Europe.
Although Zhao Kai studied law in the UK, he did not enter the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty because he specialized in international law in the UK and was fully utilized in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
But what about.
In this world, international law is just what big countries say. For weak countries, generally everyone will not abide by international law. Well, sometimes they will try their best to find some loopholes in international law.
At this point, Zhao Kai can be regarded as a master. For example, in the international mediation of the "Los Angeles Incident", Ming Dynasty directly distorted the legal provisions by relying on some provisions of "investigating the legal responsibility of the culprit" in international law regarding the protection of expatriates - because
There is no stipulation in the terms about who will judge the case. Since there is no stipulation, it can certainly be handled by the Ming Dynasty.
In the end, the Americans could only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs, watching helplessly as Ming Dynasty brought their people from the United States to Ming Dynasty for trial.
In the end, a full 57 people were sentenced to death, and more than 150 people were sentenced to life imprisonment. This is true fairness and justice!
The reason why Zhao Kai, an international law expert, was called here this time was to legalize the issue of "long-arm jurisdiction."
"Lord Shangshu..."
Zhao Kai said seriously.
"At present, there is no piece of international public law that can legalize "long-arm jurisdiction"! However, it is not impossible to use it flexibly."
His answer almost made Zhu Guozhong choke, who had just picked up the tea cup and drank water.
"Use it flexibly? Although I don't know how to use this flexibly, but I think there is no problem. However, how do you plan to implement it?"
After clearing his throat, Zhu Guojiu resumed his calm expression and said,
"If you want it to be legal, then we need to negotiate separately, that is, to get Peru and other neighboring countries to agree to our entry into their countries for law enforcement."
"Enter their country to enforce the law?"
"That's right,"
Zhao Kai nodded vigorously and said.
"That is to sign a targeted "Anti-Narcotics Treaty" with them and ask them to agree to our people going in to arrest those drug traffickers. I think as long as we express our strong will, they will definitely agree."
What is strong will?
Of course... use your strength to talk to them, and if they don't accept it, then you have to consider the consequences. Well, of course, this is also a friendly negotiation!
If they don't accept it, uh...then, just apply further pressure.
"Your suggestion is good, but water from afar cannot quench thirst from afar,"
Uncle Zhu Guo continued,
"Your Majesty is very angry now, so you need something to calm down His Majesty's anger, don't you think so? So, you have to think of a way for me?"
"There is no way..."
Zhao Kai said.
"Actually, I have a crazy plan, but it doesn't seem very reliable..."
"How crazy it is, you might as well tell it and listen to it."
"If possible, we can actually send people to arrest them directly. If they are caught, it will be a fait accompli. As for the international public law, we don't care so much,"
Zhao Kai was willing to take risks. He was clearly breaking the law knowingly. But as long as he didn't violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty or the laws of other countries, what's the big deal?
Of course, this is not just a violation of the laws of other countries. It is an infringement of the sovereignty of other countries.
But the rules of the game in this world are like this. If you are not as strong as others, you can only swallow it.
"Anyway, international public law is just like that. It is used as a banner and used when needed. Strong countries bully weak countries and they don't care about violating any public laws."
"Not all countries are necessarily weak,"
Zhu Guozhong said,
"There are British drug dealers among them. If we take them directly, I'm afraid it will cause diplomatic disputes. After all, we are not the only ones who can protect overseas Chinese."
Uh... even the "long-arm jurisdiction" of the American Empire only cares about weak countries! Of course, friendly consultations are still conducted with strong countries.
"There are always loopholes to find, you just have to find a way!"
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"Sassoon!"
Opening the files on the desktop, Zhu Xianhai said directly.
"Since the opium imported into Peru comes from his Sassoon firm, then bring him over!"
Sassoon, this name is simply not too familiar!
In another world, the Sassoon family is the most famous foreign family in Shanghai. Almost from the day Shanghai opened as a port, they continued to sell opium in Shanghai, while selling their own cotton textiles, and began to expand their business into the real estate industry.
They purchased opium from India and sold it in China. After making profits, they built textile factories in India, produced textiles and dumped them in China. After making profits, they invested in real estate in Shanghai, forming their own closed-loop economy.
In this business chain, opium trafficking was still the main source of funds. Between 1880 and 1911 alone, the Sassoon family made more than 700 million silver dollars in profits from opium.
Moreover, with the rapid prosperity of Shanghai, land prices and housing prices in Shanghai continued to rise. They even used the huge profits gained from selling opium to buy large amounts of land and buildings, bringing the number of real estate properties under their name to thousands.
Emperor Zhu Da couldn't tell how rich the Sassoon family was in the other world, but what is certain is that every penny the family earned was stained with Chinese blood.
And in this world, even after Shanghai was recaptured by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and turned into a military port of the Kingdom of Heaven, it could not stop Sassoon - they simply moved the business from Shanghai to Haizhou, and Haizhou in northern Jiangsu was also known as "Haizhou" in later generations.
Lianyungang has become the Shanghai of this time and space.
Just like in another world, they continue to earn wealth in that adventurer's paradise and continue to seize the blood and sweat of the Chinese people.
Maybe decades later, in the face of the anti-drug trend, they will no longer become legal businessmen, but this will not change their nature as opium dealers.
And what is even more intolerable?
After transforming themselves into legitimate businessmen, they continue to enjoy the prosperity and wealth they obtained by poisoning the Chinese people.
There is no way to change Emperor Zhu Da in another world, but for the Sassoon family in this world, he at least has the ability to ensure that they can no longer build their family's prosperity and wealth on the blood and tears of the Chinese people.
"Your Majesty, he is British!"
Minister of Justice Zhang Zhaoyu reminded.
"What about the British?"
He is just a Jew from British India. His ancestors made their fortune by working as a dog for the Turks in Baghdad, and now he is an opium dealer.
"No matter who they are, as long as they dare to transport opium to the Ming Dynasty, we will catch them and then use our laws to punish them. The British..."
Emperor Zhu Da smiled coldly.
"What's the big deal!"
This chapter has been completed!