"Mr. Minister, Consul. In view of the fact that this time the British team invaded our country for no reason, causing serious casualties in our western Sichuan army. On behalf of western Sichuan, I ask the British government to apologize to western Sichuan and ensure that no similar incidents will occur in the future. At the same time, compensation will be made.
All losses in western Sichuan!" At the beginning of the negotiations, Wu Tingfang gave the conditions for western Sichuan. Although before the negotiations began, everyone was talking and laughing, like friends. But after the negotiations began, their respective positions were different
.At this time, there are only interests, no friendship or anything like that.
"No, no, no! Minister, I need to explain that this conflict is just a misunderstanding. It was Henry Wellesley's unauthorized action, and it has nothing to do with the British Empire government. For this matter, we
I also expressed deep regret!" said Ogner, the British Consul in China. Reduce all the blame to that unlucky guy, Henry Wellesley. In this way, the British government may not have to lose face. Of course, this is just
It’s Ogner’s own idea. Will Western Sichuan agree?
In the small meeting, except for Wang Yuze, Wu Tingfang, Ogner and Zhuerdian, there were only two staff members responsible for recording and translation, and no one else was present. Wang Yuze's English proficiency was still good, and Wu Tingfang was even more proficient in English.
Ogner and Jurden have lived in China for a very long time and are proficient in Chinese. Therefore, the negotiations between them do not require any translation.
"My Lord, how can this be said to have nothing to do with the British Empire government? Henry Wellesley is the commander of the British and Indian army appointed by you. At the same time, he is also the third Duke of Wellington of the British Empire." Wang Yuze said.
"The cabinet has revoked Henry Wellesley's position. And, on the Noble House, there is also a discussion on whether to revoke the title of Duke of Wellington!" Ogner said.
"**, I have never seen such a shameless person!" Wang Yuze was furious. Britain was obviously preparing to give up Henry Wellesley to save the country's face. But how could western Sichuan allow them to succeed?
"Okay! Your Majesty. I need to make a point that there are still 10,000 British soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp in western Sichuan. Of course, if the British side does not recognize these prisoners of war as British, then we will have no problem.
You know that large-scale infrastructure construction in western Sichuan is underway, which requires a lot of labor. These prisoners of war are all tall and big, and they must be good at doing their jobs!" Wu Tingfang said. The biggest trump card in western Sichuan is now,
Aren’t it just those captured British soldiers? These are not one or two, but tens of thousands of people!
Sure enough, after Wu Tingfang brought out this killer weapon, Ogner and Zhu Erdian's faces were not very good-looking. They obviously could not give up on these tens of thousands of people. Their tens of thousands of people, the total of their relatives in China was at least millions.
If these millions of people make a fuss, then Britain will suffer. Even now, only a small number of people conduct demonstrations will make the cabinet frustrated. If it is reported that these prisoners of war have been sent to work as coolies,
The cabinet government may be overthrown immediately. This cabinet will also become the cabinet with the shortest time in power.
"My Excellency, they are all people of the British Empire, how can they be coolies? This approach in western Sichuan will be a serious provocation to the British Empire!" Minister Ogner said very angrily.
"If western Sichuan really does this, it will inevitably lead to the extreme deterioration of the relationship between western Sichuan and Britain, and even a war breaks out!" Zhu Erdian also said. However, the threatening meaning in his words was very strong.
"Is this a threat? I am not afraid of the war in western Sichuan. Although the British Empire's navy is the world's number one, the army is probably not the case! I am in western Sichuan, I am confident to fight the British Empire's army. Of course, maybe we still have the same effect.
You can take the opportunity to take over India, Myanmar, and the Middle East!" Wang Yuze said coldly. He actually wanted to threaten him by war, but he wanted to see who could threaten who.
Ogner and Jurden immediately changed color. They didn't seem to have expected that the young young marshal in western Sichuan would react so fiercely. As for the full-scale war with western Sichuan, the British Empire was not unable to afford it, but whether it could be won.
In other words, it is really hard to say. The Western Sichuan Army defeated more than 80,000 British and Indian troops with just over 20,000 troops. Now, the Western Sichuan Army has a scale of nearly 500,000. Isn’t that the British Empire
Do you have to invest two million troops? Not to mention that the British Empire did not have so many troops, even if it was used, it would not be able to invest all of them in the Far East. The logistical support of so many troops was enough to drag down the British Empire. As for, it threatened western Sichuan, it threatened western Sichuan.
Is this possible? But the young marshal has already proposed that they can even attack India, Myanmar and the Middle East. These areas are important colonies of the British Empire. Once attacked by western Sichuan,
The British Empire's colonial system will collapse completely. The final consequence will be that the British Empire will decline completely and be surpassed by its competitors.
"Young Magistrate, you are so excited. Our British Empire does not intend to go to war with western Sichuan. Isn't it time to sit down to negotiate now to resolve the dispute?" Ogner said quickly, and at the same time, he looked at his dissatisfiedly.
Assistant, Juerdian. Although he had to admit that Juerdian was a very outstanding diplomat, he was still too young and seemed not experienced enough, and needed more experience.
Zhu Erdian also realized that his previous words were wrong and quickly shut up.
"That's right, Mr. Ogner, our negotiations today are for resolving the dispute!" Wu Tingfang also hurriedly smoothed out the situation. If the negotiations collapsed, there would be no benefit for both Britain and western Sichuan.
Next, the two sides had a fierce debate, but both sides refused to give in, which made the negotiations deadlock. Wu Tingfang had to suggest that the negotiations be suspended and the talks were discussed after lunch. The British side also agreed.
"Young Marshal, it seems that the British side is not willing to admit that they are wrong and agree to apologize to us!" Wu Tingfang said while eating. He had already anticipated the British side's attitude. However, this situation was so firm that he had already predicted.
Next, what should we do in western Sichuan? Should we give in? Or should we be determined to the end?
"The British cannot let go of their face as the world's most powerful country, and they are stubborn! In fact, there are too many opponents in Britain now, whether it is Germany, or Russia that hopes to expand in Europe, Asia and even the Indian Ocean.
They are all their enemies. Therefore, there is no possibility of Britain going to go to full war with us now!" Wang Yuze said.
"So, when they threatened to start the war, did the young marshal confront each other without hesitation?" Wu Tingfang said with a smile.
"That's right! Western Sichuan can't lose a little overseas market, but Britain, they have to do a good job of losing the most important colony. Therefore, they will not agree to go to war with us. In addition, this is definitely not Ogner and
Zhu Erdian can make the decision!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.
In another change, Ogner and Jurden were also having a meal, and the two were very dissatisfied with the negotiations this morning. The toughness of western Sichuan was beyond their expectations. It seems that the UK would not pay anything if it wants to do anything.
The price of force western Sichuan to compromise is impossible.
At 2:00 p.m., after a short break, the negotiations continued. However, like in the morning, no progress was made, and the differences between the two sides were too big. In other words, even if the British side lost on the battlefield, they would not
The willingness to bow his head made the negotiations unable to progress at all. The two sides argued until five o'clock in the afternoon, but no agreement was reached. The first day of negotiations ended. After that, the two sides shook hands and said goodbye, just like good friends.
After the negotiations of one day were over, Wang Yuze was exhausted, far more exhausted than commanding a war. However, the negotiations failed to reach any agreement, and negotiations would continue the next day.
After returning to the inspector's mansion, Wang Yuze went to meet Wang Xiao, and Wang Xiao also asked about today's negotiations. Wang Yuze reported to Wang Xiao all the things that happened during the negotiations. Wang Xiao also said that the British were tough.
It seemed that he had expected it. He knew that it would be very difficult to ask the British to bow his head. So he suggested that Wang Yuze give up some false reputations that are not very useful, such as giving up asking the British to apologize to protect the British's face.
. However, the actual benefits cannot be lost at all. There must be as much war compensation as possible. Now western Sichuan is under construction on a large scale, and funds are needed in all aspects. As the world's largest country, the United Kingdom will not snatch out from them.
How can I do it if I get a piece of meat? In addition, if the UK thinks that the name of the war reparation is not good, I can also change it. For example, the ransom of prisoners of war? Or the consumption of these prisoners of war in prison camps, etc. In fact, the UK can use it
For physical objects, such as the current shortage of steelmaking equipment, shipyards, or the latest warships, etc. Especially steelmaking equipment, now that western Sichuan has begun to build railways on a large scale, the steel needed is even more immeasurable.
The current steel output cannot be met at all, which has forced western Sichuan to import from Germany, increasing the cost. If western Sichuan can get two sets of production equipment for steel plants from the British, it will effectively alleviate the situation in western Sichuan.
status quo.
After hearing this, Wang Yuze couldn't help but lit up his eyes. He found that Jiang is still so hot! He had been obsessed with those meaningless things before and forgot the specific situation in western Sichuan. Obviously, a British apology was far away
It is useful to not give western Sichuan any practical benefits.
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