Gordon stood in the lobby of the embassy, acting as a listener to witness the confrontation between Huyaki and Auston, and after Huyaki left, Gordon said, "The problems left over from the Argentine war can no longer be solved simply by force, and I believe that Mr. Minister can use skillful diplomatic means to force the Han people to submit."

It is a pity that I have not led the expeditionary fleet to fulfill the important task entrusted to me by Her Majesty, and I will leave all the affairs of South America to Your Excellency, and tomorrow I will forward an official telegram to London, assuming responsibility for the defeat of the Argentine war, and asking Her Majesty the Queen to relieve me of the post of commander of the expeditionary fleet. ”

During his stay in Brazil for more than a month, Gordon seriously reflected on his situation, stubbornly occupying the position of commander of the Far Eastern Fleet, in addition to doing nothing all day, it would also cause boredom among the parliamentarians of the London government, Argentina's defeat in the war needs someone to take responsibility, as the supreme commander of the expeditionary fleet, a mistake of unfavorable command and reckless operation, Gordon will not be able to get rid of it in any way, rather than stalemate to the end, and be ousted by others in a gray manner, it is better to play the tradition of the British gentleman, To express to the Empress Victoria of England her views on the Argentine war, and to take the initiative to assume her due responsibility in the war,

At the very least, the basic decency of a noble general was retained.

"The defeat of the Argentine war is not only the responsibility of Your Excellency alone, Prime Minister Glaston secretly obstructed the parliamentary decision, and the most direct responsibility for the defeat of the Argentine war was when the expeditionary force was postponed to South America, if the Prime Minister had adopted the suggestion of Count Disraeli and did not weaken the strength of the Far East Fleet and immediately send a fleet to intervene in the situation in South America, in that case, the expeditionary fleet with a total strength of more than 20,000 men would have been able to defeat the Han army that invaded Argentina head-on.

Sir is an excellent Imperial General, and the current situation in South America still requires Jazz to lead an expeditionary fleet to be stationed in Brazil to maintain the balance of all parties. ”

"South America needs better generals to lead the expeditionary fleet, and I have privately written to recommend General Roberts for the post of commander of the expeditionary force, if there is no accident, I believe that it will not be long before a new appointment will come from Buckingham Palace."

Gordon made a decision in his mind, not caring about Auston's polite retention, and continued, "General Roberts has participated in the suppression of the Indian uprising, has rich combat experience, and he will take over as commander of the expeditionary force, and I believe that the situation in South America will develop in the direction of the Empire. ”

"Sir has made up his mind, and I will not hold it back, but before the new appointment in London arrives, I ask Sir to cooperate with the Imperial Foreign Office to complete the peace talks with the Han people."

"Of course, this is what I should do." …………

After sending Gordon away with a serious expression, Auston showed a knowing smile on his face, Gordon has an extreme and stubborn temperament, and is a fanatical religious element, working with him, his whole body is full of uncomfortable feelings, not to mention that Gordon still retains some basic self-knowledge, and he resigned to the London government in a knowing manner, that is, during his tenure as commander of the expeditionary force, Alston put forward his views to the London government on the issue of the British army's rash advance and the army's combat losses of more than 2,000 people.

After taking a general who did not deal with him, and by the way shirked the responsibility for diplomatic mistakes during the Argentine war, Auston was in a good mood, so he instructed the embassy staff to summon Han negotiators to start talks on the armistice again.

"The determination of the British Empire to uphold the civilized world order will never change, and if your country is able to see the situation clearly and sincerely wish for the restoration of peace in South America, it must agree to the following conditions:

1. The Han army withdrew from Argentina and Uruguay and returned the illegally occupied British-funded enterprises.

The government of the Han Dynasty stopped its brutal policy of expulsion and allowed white Argentines to return to their original places of residence and return the houses and land property of local white people.

Third, stop the harm to white Argentine women, and do not force white Argentine women to marry Chinese men, because the government is forced to force white women who marry Chinese men, must compensate them for their personal losses and allow them to separate from their Chinese husbands.

The government of the Han Dynasty pledged to abandon all overseas colonial strongholds, and ordered the Han forces in Congo, Kismayo, and Mtwara to give up resistance and surrender to the nearby imperial forces and the Italian and Belgian forces.

At the same time, the Han government must withdraw its illegal garrisons in the Natuna Islands and Songkhla, and stop privately inciting the Qing people in Southeast Asia to resist the legitimate rule of the imperial and Dutch governments over the region.

Fifth, the occupied Chilean territory should be returned, and the Han troops should withdraw from the land along the Pacific coast and not illegally enter the Patagonia region in the name of protecting the Indians.

Sixth, the domestic market is liberalized, and the Han Customs shall not impose value-added tariffs on imported British goods.

The Seven Han Kingdoms compensated 20 million taels of silver for the corporate interests of the British Empire and the damage caused to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile during the Argentine War. …………”

"Impossible, the Great Han Kingdom will never accept such humiliating conditions!"

After yesterday's afternoon of negotiations, Hu Yaqi expected that the British would put forward many conditions for peace talks, but he still underestimated the appetite of the British, and even opened his mouth like a lion to put forward so many terms that were simply unacceptable at one time.

"The conditions given by the British Empire are not harsh, and if it were not for the fact that the fragile peace in South America would have been broken again, the British Empire would have been able to send more fleets and soldiers at any time to recapture Argentina and Uruguay, which you had occupied.

Sir, calmly consider the terms of the peace talks put forward by the British Empire, for in order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, the British Empire has made concessions, and as long as you agree to the above conditions, the British Empire will announce to the world that the lands occupied by your country from Brazil and Argentina before 1872 will become the legitimate land of the Han Kingdom.

Compared to more than a decade ago, when you were working as laborers in South America and did not have a piece of land under your feet, the British Empire was already very merciful with two southern Brazilian states and five northern Argentine states as national territories. ”

"Your Excellency, every inch of land under the feet of the Chinese in South America was won by the struggle and sacrifice of His Majesty the King of Han and the Han army, not because of the sympathy and benevolence of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil."

Huyaki coldly refuted the British minister's opinion: "Congo, Kismayo and Mtwara are all land acquired by the Han government through legal transactions with local indigenous chiefs, even according to you Europeans, before we set foot on the African continent, those three lands are terra nullius, and the Han army has obtained the ownership of the land by reasonable and legal means, why did the British Empire take away the achievements of the Chinese in ten years of land reclamation?" Is this what your Excellency calls peace and justice in the British Empire? ”

Britain's maritime strength surpassed that of Europe and the United States, and the follow-up development of the Han State was inseparable from the supplement of the Chinese in the Central Plains, Nanyang and other places, if the Han State and Britain had been in a frontal stalemate, the British only needed to block the overseas traffic of the Han State, cut off the Han State from the surrounding countries and overseas areas, and the foreign population migration and the introduction of industrial development equipment on which the Han Kingdom depended would be interrupted.

Britain has the ability to use its own authority and maritime strength to isolate the Han State into a closed island, in the eighties of the nineteenth century, no single country can bear the price of being blockaded by Britain for a long time, as a new new country established for only ten years, the Han State can not bear the harm caused by the blockade, based on this consideration and concern, a group of senior Han officials like Hu Yaji, all hope to reach a compromise with Britain as soon as possible, to end the drawbacks of the Han blockade.

"Your Excellency, it was your country that took the initiative to propose peace talks, and the British Empire only put forward reasonable conditions for peace talks in accordance with the practice among Western civilized countries, and these conditions are already the most basic bottom line of the empire, and only by unconditionally accepting the conditions of peace talks can your country bring peace and friendship to the British Empire."

In order to end the end of the South American war as soon as possible, the Han government promised to use the current Line of Actual Control as the standard. Since the end of the Argentine War, the request for a change of territory in the continental Americas was no longer sought, and during the Argentine War, all the British-funded enterprises that were temporarily supervised, except for a small number of enterprises invested by the Argentine government, were returned to your government, and the Han government was willing to compensate your country's merchants and enterprises for the economic losses suffered during the war. ”

Huyaki took a step back and continued: "On the issue of Africa and Southeast Asia, in order to take care of the interests of the British, Han is willing to carefully negotiate and resolve with your government on issues such as Kismayo, Mtwara, and the management of the Chinese in British Malaya, but the Congo and the Natuna Islands are the bottom line that Han cannot give up and cannot be handed over to your country for handling. ”

"Your Excellency, are you kidding?"

The British minister sneered and said sharply, "None of the conditions of the British Empire can be changed, if your country cannot accept it, just wait to meet the punishment of the Empire!" ”…………

The British minister insisted that the terms of the peace talks should not be changed, and the negotiations, which lasted for several days, ended in failure.

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