Zhu Jinglun had already predicted the difficulty of the negotiations, and he talked to Bai Gui when he was leaving Guangzhou, and because of the pressure from the British warships on the Pearl River, Bai Gui agreed to everything. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Therefore, Zhu Jinglun has been authorized to the greatest extent, it can be said that here in Xin'an, he can represent the governor of Guangdong, and even Huang Zonghan, who is about to leave office, did not embarrass Bai Gui and stamped his own big seal on the power of attorney, that is to say, Zhu Jinglun can legally represent the governor of Guangzhou.

This is also the reason why Bao Ling attaches great importance to it.

Bao Ling's side personally led the team, not to mention, but also set up a huge team of up to 30 people, among these people are legal experts, there are shrewd accountants, of course, there is no shortage of translators, and there are also some China experts who know China, and even one person is wearing a missionary's robe, it is conceivable that Bao Ling can bring all the elites who have been collected in Hong Kong.

Zhu Jinglun is much more humble here, he is the only one who really negotiates, Chen Zhiting is making notes on the side, he doesn't need a translator, he is more reliable than the British translators.

"We can release 1,000 prisoners held in Canton, including 100 British, and we can return the bodies of 800 British soldiers who died in battle. But we need a reasonable meal fee. ”

On the issue of prisoners, Zhu Jinglun took the initiative to express goodwill, which was also very consistent with the convention.

The package order did not refuse, but only emphasized: "The cost of meals must be within a reasonable range." ”

Zhu Jinglun nodded and said, "Of course, we will work out the standards together." ”

For Zhu Jinglun, as long as the British can pick out a copper in their hands, it will be a huge victory, and there are ways to make a fuss, of course, this gift is not needed now, but it can do Bai Gui a great favor, so that he can get a political achievement at the beginning of his tenure as the governor of Liangguang.

However, there were disagreements on the question of prisoners.

"You must release Mr. Pashali."

The British have never forgotten their consul in Canton.

But Zhu Jinglun really couldn't hand it over: "I'm sorry, Mr. Pashali We have been deported to the capital, your request is beyond our ability, I propose that everyone put aside the matter of Mr. Pashali first, about Mr. Pashali's problem, you had better go directly to the capital to talk to our court." ”

Pa Xia Li was the minister of Guangzhou on behalf of the British at that time, and the government always thought that he was the leader of the British army, and called him by the chief of Ba, so after Pa Xia Li arrived in the hands of Lin Fuxiang, in addition to luring the enemy, he was deported to the capital by Huang Zonghan, which was a great achievement.

In the end, because of this merit, Lin Fuxiang was promoted to a civil official as he wished, and went to Ganzhou to be a fellow intellectual.

But the British were not satisfied: "Mr. Pashali was kidnapped by dishonorable people in Canton. Then it should be up to the Guangzhou side to come forward to release Pashali, even if it is communication, it should be you who communicate with your court. ”

After arguing for more than an hour and unable to reach an agreement, Zhu Jinglun suggested that the issue be put on hold for the time being, but the British disagreed, believing that the minister, on behalf of the Queen of England, should be the first to talk clearly.

Zhu Jinglun had no choice but to get angry and threatened to stop the negotiations, so that Bao Ling temporarily gave up and continued to entangle this issue.

The two sides then negotiated the trade issue in Guangzhou.

"It's absolutely impossible. You should know that you and we have confronted and attacked each other in Guangzhou for more than a year, and the common people inside and outside Guangzhou do not have any good impression of the British, and any British may encounter danger if they appear in Guangzhou. We can't risk letting British traders in, it's irresponsible. ”

"We don't need your person in charge, and if there is a danger, our consul will naturally adjudicate according to the consular jurisdiction."

"Why should you be in a hurry, after the renewal is complete, we will not be in the way. It is also to give us a buffer period. ”

"We need trade, our merchants come to China from thousands of miles away, we don't come to travel, and every day of delay is a huge loss. Their loss is the loss of the whole of Britain. ”

"We are already looking for ways to promote trade, and you should have learned that our governor and governor are calling for merchants to come to Xin'an for trade in Canton City. You may not have thought of this before, but when they did, you should give them patience and be considerate of their difficulties. If their efforts fail because of your anxiety, I promise you will regret it. ”

The British came up with a series of statistics and told Zhu Jinglun that in the growing Xin'an trade, the interests of British merchants were not guaranteed, and at present, the merchants of Xin'an, large and small, were not very willing to do business with the British, causing them to suffer heavy losses, so they needed to go to Guangzhou to get compensation.

Zhu Jinglun retorted: "The merchants of Guangzhou have all come to Xin'an, even if they go to Guangzhou, they will not be able to expand any trade, and the reason why the merchants of Xin'an are not willing to do business with you is because you attacked their compatriots not long ago. And they also went to their hometowns, to the countryside to kill people and set fires. You should know that people in our country are particularly sensitive to the countryside. You make them angry. ”

"We admit the facts. But you must also admit that, because of their prejudices, our merchants have been treated unfairly, and that the war is a military affair and these merchants are not involved. I think it's the most unfair thing for them to bear the consequences. ”

"If we can solve the problem of fairness, can you guarantee that you will not ask to go to Guangzhou for the time being, and leave the Guangzhou trade issue to be solved later?"

Zhu Jinglun's rhetorical question led the British to discuss for a quarter of an hour, and in the end the desire to expand trade went beyond the symbolism of entering Canton.

They asked how to fix it.

"It's very simple, set up a commodity exchange that allows everyone to participate, and all commodities are put up for auction, so that your country's merchants will not be treated avoidantly."

The British thought this method was very good, and proposed that Britain be responsible for the preparation of the exchange, but Zhu Jinglun clearly refused, and the British suggested that the two sides cooperate to build a joint construction, but Zhu Jinglun still refused, saying that there was no room for negotiation in this kind of request, and finally compromised and allowed the British to supervise the accounts of the exchange.

In fact, this power was eventually obtained by other countries, because Zhu Jinglun simply turned the exchange into an open exchange, and any merchant registered in the exchange had the right to apply to see the relevant accounts related to him.

Negotiations are very difficult, sometimes the two sides will fight all day over an inexplicable clause, and then both sides will feel that the clause is meaningless, and sometimes they will quickly and inexplicably agree on major issues, in short, the negotiation is full of uncertainties.

But some problems are like dead knots that can't be untied.

For example, the British have always insisted on disagreeing with the bureau set up by Zhu Jinglun to take a percentage of British businessmen.

"As we have already said, we have promised that the centigold will be used to improve the trading environment, and we have agreed to monitor the flow of money in your country, which is already our biggest concession."

"Since we have signed the relevant tax treaty with your court, you should implement it unconditionally, I don't know what is the point of your insistence on this issue, there is no legal basis at all."

"I remind you that at present, we have not completed the renewal of the treaty, the relevant treaty has not yet entered into force, and what we are talking about is only a temporary procedure for half a year, so you should not be so weak to insist."

The British wanted to continue to discuss the treaty issue, and Zhu Jinglun stood up directly.

"For the last time, we can promise that there is no need for British textiles, no need for British cotton, no need for all British goods, but only one commodity, the crow, must be decimated. Otherwise, I declare an immediate cessation of negotiations. ”

The crow trade is indeed drunk in England, but it is also immoral in England, especially their queen, who has repeatedly made her attitude clear, and even called British addicts dishonorable, so that the British upper class addicts dare not disclose their pleasures.

Britain has never admitted that the two wars were fought for the sake of the crows, insisting that they came for trade, but it cannot be denied that the trade of the crows exceeds the trade of all other commodities in Britain combined, as high as 30 million taels of trade per year, it can be said that there is a crow trade and there is no crow trade, the relationship between China and Britain trade is completely different, without the crow trade, Britain has a huge deficit in trade with China, and with the crow trade can even achieve a trade surplus.

Half of the trade was exported to Guangzhou, so the commodity discussed by the two sides was worth tens of millions of taels, and at the current tax rate, Zhu Jinglun could extract millions of taels of silver every year.

The British were very entangled, on the one hand, they knew the immorality of the crow trade, on the other hand, they had the pressure of a huge trade deficit, and they had to face the threat of Zhu Jinglun, they discussed for a long time, but did not reach an agreement, and had to suggest that the meeting be adjourned, and they needed to go back to Hong Kong to enter into a wider discussion.

The British discussed this for three days, and finally they compromised, but they demanded that Zhu Jinglun must ensure that once the exchange of the treaty is completed, the charter that is currently being negotiated will be terminated immediately, replaced by a treaty in force, and must be written into the charter.

The trade regulations for the aftermath of the Tianjue Treaty clearly stipulate the legalization of the trade in crows, and the tax is still levied in the name of foreign medicine, and the tax rate is still 5% per 100.

At the same time, the British reaffirmed their right to supervise the use of the British merchants' gold extracted by Zhu Jinglun, and they proposed that the gold should only be used to expand trading facilities such as wharves in Xin'an, and that these facilities must be open to British merchants. It was proposed that Zhu Jinglun use these cents of gold must obtain the consent of the British government in Hong Kong.

Zhu Jinglun sternly refused, saying that he was willing to accept the British to supervise the flow of British merchants' gold, and also guaranteed that the use of these cents of gold was to protect and serve trade, but did not agree that the British could decide whether Zhu Jinglun could use these funds.

This is actually a matter of interpretation, Zhu Jinglun only needs to give the British a reasonable explanation, and he can use the money in many places, such as Zhu Jinglun using the money to build warships, and then telling the British that it is to protect trade, and the British have no choice. However, once the British were given the right to approve the funds, they were likely to refuse to allocate funds on the grounds that warships were not part of trade.

After several days of fierce exchanges, the two sides finally reached an agreement after adding to the terms.

Zhu Jinglun promised that if the British merchants needed to purchase materials that China could not produce, they would give priority to purchasing from the British businessmen, and at the same time, if this part of the gold was used to build wharves and purchase port machinery, they would also give priority to hiring British engineering companies for construction.

Zhu Jinglun obtained the right to decide on this batch of materials, and it was necessary to explain the use of the funds to the British side after they were used.

At this time, it was already the end of December, and the fierce negotiations were actually negotiated for a month.

Zhu Jinglun made concessions in many places, of course, he basically won what he wanted.

Generally speaking, Zhu Jinglun recognizes this charter.

Because in comparison, he actually needs this charter more, and the significance is far more than the charter itself. Because in the coming next year, the Second Raven War will start again, and a larger battle will burn to the capital. Later, Emperor Xianfeng fled and died in Chengde, and the Empress Dowager Cixi listened to the government and had a power struggle with the ministers, and staged a military coup to get rid of these people.

In short, the center of power in China will be in chaos for two years, this is the best period for Zhu Jinglun to seize a province in Guangdong as a foundation, so he needs to get rid of the Manchu court before this, so that he can be alone in the upcoming war, in fact, what he intends to emulate is the Boxer period, the southeastern mutual protection policy of the Western-style ministers, although the southeast mutual insurance caused the division of power in China, but it was also effective during the war, the southeastern provinces and the central court drew a clear line, These places were protected from the ravages of war.

After the center of power in China was stabilized, Zhu Jinglun would no longer need to abide by the unequal treaties they had signed with the British, and Zhu Jinglun planned to formally negotiate a formal treaty with the British in a posture of arrogance.