Directly above the hall, Li Zhen was wearing a cotton robe, a jade belt around his waist, and sitting on the main seat with a golden sword. On the left and right sides below, Liu Taiping, Huang Shihai, Zhou Xiuying and others were sitting, and all eyes were focused on the station.
On Burlong and Bao Ling in the hall. Seeing that Burlong and Bao Ling had turned into pig heads, Li Zhen asked in a deep voice: "Lu Shaochuan, did you do it?"
Lu Shaochuan held his head high and said loudly: "I did it to report to the commander-in-chief."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "I won't do this again!"
After hearing this, Bao Ling suddenly opened his eyes wide, and finally showed a helpless expression.
When Bao Ling heard Li Zhen asking about Lu Shaochuan's beating of the two people, he thought Li Zhen would punish Lu Shaochuan, but he dismissed the matter with a lighthearted "I won't do it next time."
Bourlon lowered his head and said nothing.
Li Zhen's eyes fell on Bao Ling and Burlong and asked with a smile: "What do you two think?"
Bao Ling said calmly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!"
Burlon rolled his eyes and said loudly: "Li Zhen, don't be arrogant. Adams and Russell led four thousand soldiers outside the city and have replenished enough ammunition. Even if the battleship is destroyed, we are also captured, Adams
You and Russell will definitely take Shanghai. No matter how powerful you are, you will still be defeated. As long as they are still outside the city, you can't sleep peacefully."
"hey-hey!!"
Li Zhen sneered twice and said nothing.
Bourlon continued: "If you are willing to compensate the coalition forces for their losses, apologize in person, and then let us leave Shanghai. This matter can still be discussed. If you are stubborn, your official position in Shanghai Daotai will not be stable.
I think at the beginning, Lin Zexu was an imperial envoy and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, but he touched the interests of businessmen and ended up being dismissed and investigated."
"Now, you have not only harmed the interests of businessmen, but also killed the British and French allied forces, which is an unforgivable crime. You can let us go and provide sufficient compensation, and the matter can still be discussed."
As a prisoner, Bourlon thought of using the old method of threatening Qing officials, but he didn't know that Li Zhen was different from other officials and would not accept his tactics at all.
Li Zhen's eyes flashed with a joking look, and he asked with a smile: "I want to ask, how much compensation do you want?"
After the words fell, Lu Shaochuan said: "Commander, no!"
Li Zhen nodded lightly, glanced at Lu Shaochuan appreciatively, but with a straight face, he shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up, I am the coach, I have my own plans, I don't need you to interrupt."
Liu Taiping shook his head slightly and looked at Burlon with pity.
Lu Shaochuan lowered his head, the corners of his eyes narrowed into a line, and his face was full of smiles. When Lu Shaochuan raised his head again, his expression was already stern, and when he looked at Burlon, there was even more murderous intent in his eyes.
Bourlon believed it to be true, felt happy in his heart, and said impatiently: "The coalition lost more than 20 warships, killed and injured nearly a thousand people, and caused immeasurable losses. Preliminary estimates suggest that at least 10 million taels of silver must be compensated."
When Liu Taiping heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
Even though he knew that Li Zhen was playing tricks on Burlon, he was still unhappy after hearing Burlon's words.
Liu Taiping narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly: "Your Excellency Bourlon, do you know what ten million taels of silver means? This means nearly one-third of the Qing Dynasty's annual fiscal revenue. The Treaty of Nanjing in the past
The total compensation is 21 million silver dollars, which is almost 16 million taels of silver when converted. The last time we launched a war with Nuoda, we paid 16 million taels of silver. This time, you were defeated, but we still have to pay for it.
Compensation of ten million taels of silver will make the lion open its mouth."
Bourlon shouted: "Last time, the battleships suffered few losses, but this time, the entire army was wiped out. It's no different."
When Liu Taiping saw Bullong's tough mouth, he snorted and stopped talking.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "Bullong, I know why you proposed so much compensation. You must know that I have money in my trouser pocket. Hehe, to tell you the truth, I will not let you go. As for the 10 million taels you proposed
Regarding the compensation of silver, I also want to say that this time I have spent countless military expenditures and lost countless soldiers, and I also need huge compensation. You have prepared ten million taels of silver as compensation for the end of this war."
"Absolutely impossible!" Bourlon flatly refused.
Bao Ling frowned, but still said: "Absolutely impossible!"
Let alone ten million taels of silver, it is impossible to pay compensation. The British navy travels across the oceans and has always made money. There is no precedent for compensation, so it is impossible to pay compensation.
Li Zhen smiled and said: "What two lovely people!"
After a pause, Li Zhen clapped his hands and said, "Come here, bring Adams and Russell."
Upon hearing this, Bao Ling and Bourlon turned and looked back.
A moment later, Adams and Russell appeared in everyone's sight, escorted by soldiers.
Apart from being a little depressed, Adams was otherwise fine. Russell was in terrible condition, stumbling and moving slowly. In addition, his right thigh was shot on the inside, so the wound was easily rubbed when walking. He walked with his legs spread, and it looked like a natural
A crab. When the two walked in and saw Bao Ling and Burlon, they were instantly petrified.
This this,……
Adams and Russell were confused. How come the two ministers were also arrested?
Especially since Bao Ling and Burlong's lower bodies were still wet and stained with mud, their situation was even more miserable.
In fact, Bourlon and Bao Ling were also extremely surprised. Both sides expected the other to stabilize the situation and rescue the other side. Unfortunately, both sides were captured by Li Zhen and became Li Zhen's prisoners. Now they are
Brothers in distress, Rachel and Adams appeared, and Bourlon and Baoling's expectations were immediately shattered.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "Bourlon, what do you think when you see the two commanders?"
The corners of Bourlon's mouth twitched and he lowered his noble head.
Li Zhen asked again: "You just said a compensation of 10 million taels of silver, and I also demand a compensation of 10 million taels. Of the four of you, two are ministers to China from your respective countries, and two are commanders of the fleet. You are all military personnel."
The backbone of China. Ten million taels of silver are divided into five million taels for Britain and five million taels for France. If we divide it further, two and a half million taels of silver per person is really not that much."
Li Zhen said it lightly, but Bao Ling and others were dumbfounded.
At this moment, Bourlon even had the idea of shooting himself in the foot.
If he sets the amount of compensation at four million taels, it can be one million taels per person. If the amount of compensation is lowered, it won't be as difficult as it is now.
Bourlon pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Impossible, I will never agree."
Now it's time to negotiate the price, and Bourlon won't agree easily.
Li Zhen said nonchalantly: "Since you don't agree, just go back and wait for death. I'll give you one night to think about it, and I will find you again tomorrow. If you still don't agree with the amount of compensation, then I will have to give you
Kill them all, and I can only kill the captured British and French troops." Before the others could speak, Li Zhen shouted: "Pull them down and imprison them."
"yes!"
Several soldiers came up and took Baoling, Adams, Bourlon and Russell back to the yard and imprisoned them.
ps: The second update of the third update; continue to ask for flowers.