Zhu Jinglun only told Robinson that he had violated China's sovereignty by sending troops into Chinese territory, and that it was completely untenable to protect the interests of his own businessmen and the like under this general principle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It must, immediately, withdraw immediately!"

Robinson also assured Zhu Jinglun: "You must promise to protect the property of our merchants, otherwise we will not be able to withdraw our troops." ”

Zhu Jinglun said: "That's another question, the withdrawal of troops is the withdrawal of troops, the protection of businessmen is the protection of businessmen, I will not give you any guarantee before you withdraw the army." From now on, within twenty-four hours, if you don't withdraw your troops, I will attack! ”

Robinson was very unhappy, he was a military and a hardliner.

He sneered and said, "Is this an ultimatum?" Are you really going to risk going to war with the most powerful country in the world? ”

Zhu Jinglun snorted: "Whether to start a war or not, that's another question, in short, let me tell you, if you don't withdraw your troops within 24 hours, I will launch an attack, this is our bottom line." ”

After that, Zhu Jinglun's army began to carry out operations, encircled the British positions, and prepared to launch an attack.

The squires and soldiers were even more dumbfounded, who the hell are they here to help?

Robinson is very tough, but he still withdrew, he only has 800 soldiers, 300 navy, 500 army, this is all the troops that Hong Kong can send, and if there are more, the police should be sent, the Royal Hong Kong Police do not have it yet, even if there is, all of them are Jackie Chan, and Zhu Jinglun can destroy him.

Robinson still understands the truth that heroes don't suffer immediate losses, but in order to save his face, he sent warships to roam around and make threats.

forced the British to retreat, Zhu Jinglun discussed with the squire again, but it was not actually a discussion, but his decision.

The more reasonable you are, the more he thinks that a gentleman can deceive him, and this kind of thing will happen again and again in the future.

"I tell you now that I can help you recover the land, but you have to compensate the British for their losses. According to the list of materials they submitted, about 200,000 taels of opium were snatched by you, and there are still 150,000 taels worth of raw silk and tea that need to be compensated. ”

is unreasonable, Zhu Jinglun is also a master, and when he is unreasonable, he can still explain the reason.

The land bought by foreigners, or the land rented, the land that bought the lease right, a total of 500 acres, they reclaimed and expanded 500 acres, a total of 1,000 acres, the reclamation is mainly to go deep into the deep water area to build a port, there are 500 warehouses that have been built, of which less than 100 have been put into use, after all, it has just been built for less than two months, and it has not had time to use.

Even so, these squires could not afford to pay.

The squires were a little dumbfounded, some of them did make a fortune when they robbed the opium, but the robbers were not burned much, where is this worthy, and where is the land worth so much money, everyone has a scale in their hearts.

"That's it, I've driven away the foreigners' soldiers, these lands are still yours, ten days is the limit, when the ten days come, I will collect the money from house to house, and you will discuss it yourself, and see how much each family should share."

After Zhu Jinglun finished speaking, he threw up his sleeves and left, and as a result, the squires quarreled by themselves. They suddenly found that without all the reasons to unite, isn't it just to fight for land, isn't it just to drive the foreigners away, Zhu Jinglun drove the foreigners away and took back the land for them. But now they are asked to pay for the foreigners' goods, what can they do?

If you don't give it, you will suffer a loss in this lawsuit, and you will suffer even more in a fight. The key is that some people have robbed those goods, some people have not robbed them, and those who have not robbed them have made it clear that they are not mixed up, and you will lose money, and we don't have a dime. The most ferocious robbery is the Deng family, because most of those lands belong to their families, and it is also the Deng family who is responsible for contacting the villagers, and the food and wages that let these villagers work are all from their families.

Therefore, this account was relied on by the other families to the Deng family, and the Deng family was very angry, saying that everyone had a share, and then saying that they would work together and not give the money to the government.

The other surnames have nothing to do with themselves, and everyone can still unite to fight foreigners, but it is a rebellion to do it with the government, and take the risk of exterminating the clan to bear this kind of relationship for the Deng family? I'm sorry, it seems that everyone's affection hasn't reached that point yet.

The quarrel was so great that they almost started to move, if it weren't for the fact that all the squires were old bones, it would be possible to use a knife.

Zhu Jinglun is hiding to watch the excitement, let them quarrel by themselves, or mobilize the masses to fight the masses This trick is good, to be really tough to the end, with the ruthlessness of these armed fights, it is not impossible for tens of thousands of people to fight, and they can be divided and disintegrated with one move, and the last house is cleaned up, this is the best power trick in country D.

After three days of arguing, they had enough of arguing, because the other people of all castes had withdrawn, making it clear that they were not involved.

In the end, Deng Wenju bowed his head and ran to Zhu Jinglun, saying that they couldn't afford the money, and they didn't want the land.

"Don't want it? Okay, bring the title deed! ”

500 acres of sand fields, or the most seaside place, without the development of shipping, here is the most barren land, not worth a few dollars, really to pay more than 200,000 taels of silver, it is not enough to sell the Deng family.

Looking at the elderly Deng Wenju walking out with his head down, as if he was ten years old in an instant, Zhu Jinglun really couldn't bear it, playing power tricks with his own people, this conscience really couldn't get by, I really don't know how those old-timers managed to be at ease when they played like this.

Anyway, when the title deed was in hand, he called Hurd and gave him the title deed.

Hurd has been here for two days, and Zhu Jinglun specially asked him to come, and at this time, it is more convenient to have a subordinate who can communicate with the British.

And through this incident, Zhu Jinglun knows that some things are not as simple as he imagined, and some general trends cannot be stopped, such as the general trend of Kowloon's development.

In fact, in this area of Kowloon, Zhu Jinglun has always been not developed, even if the British have gained some power, but with the power of businessmen alone, in the end it is weaker, the reason why Zhu Jinglun does not develop here is that he thinks that the development here will provide a hinterland for Hong Kong Island to develop.

Robinson succeeded Bao Ling in 1859, and after he took office, his most important achievement was the reclamation of Hong Kong, which began in the Bao Ling era and was completed in his hands, which means that as early as the Second Opium War, Hong Kong was not enough.

A small island, most of which is mountainous, can have as much land as there is, and the warehouses related to trade can never be built on the mountain, the governor's palace can be on the mountain, and you can let the goods transported to and from the mountain, whether carried by coolies or pulled by horse-drawn carts, this cost is unacceptable.

That's why they wanted to cede Kowloon, but the British government was more sensible, or the upper echelons didn't value Hong Kong, and gave up their jurisdiction over it in exchange for some rights they thought were useful, such as the right to reside, the right to buy land, and so on.

But the common people did not agree and smashed the warehouse they had just built.

According to the non-development of Kowloon, to vigorously develop the Chiwan area, it is Zhu Jinglun to limit the development of Hong Kong, to reduce the difficulty of recovering Hong Kong in the future, after all, an island that always needs to be invested, and a prosperous world port, make it easier for the British to give up.

But now it seems that the motivation of businessmen to make money cannot be contained, and the general trend of regional development cannot be contained.

Kowloon must have been developed.

That's what Hurd is for.

"Didn't you report last time that there was not enough land in the Chiwan area, and you wanted to open up the land in the Mawan and Sanwan areas? You're all right. Moreover, Kowloon is also classified as an entry area and is under the management of customs. But I only mention one goal, Kowloon must develop better than Hong Kong Island. ”

Chiwan Port has opened up the promontory on both sides, the concept of the common people in Chiwan Village has also changed, and now the land of the Tin Hau Temple Market in the past has been leased to the Xin'an Li Bureau at a high price, it can be said that the land that can be used around the port area has been utilized, but the land is still not enough, not to mention dozens of large commercial houses in more than a dozen countries, thousands of businessmen in Guangdong have poured here, and even businessmen in the Fujian area are also selling land here to do business, and the land price is not high, and each mu of land has reached more than 5,000 taels.

That's it, Chiwan is cheaper than Shanghai, and later American scholar Rhodes? Murphy counted the price of land in Shanghai: "In 1852, land in the concession sold for an average of £50 per acre, and by 1862 it was an average of £10,000 per acre. ”

10,000 pounds, equivalent to more than 30,000 taels of silver.

Since Chiwan has been fully developed, Hurd plans to open up a new port, and the money from the sale of land in Chiwan also gives him the ability to open up a new port, so he proposes to open Ma Wan and Sanwan on both sides of Chiwan, especially the Shekou area in the Sanwan area, which Hurd believes is very valuable for development.

But at that time, out of financial considerations, he felt that the 30,000 yuan land still had room to rise, which could earn him more money.

Now that Kowloon must be opened, there is no reason to follow those two places, and if you get less money, the merchants will stay more, and the business will develop faster, and the land finance will be in moderation.

Hurd was also a little happy when he heard that Zhu Jinglun had handed over such a large area to him, it is really difficult to be the first in the world with just one Chiwan, which is the same as Hong Kong, Hong Kong's land potential is not enough, and relying on one Chiwan alone is actually not enough.

Kowloon was handed over to Hurd, but the complex problems here are difficult to solve, the complex property rights system, and a large number of unofficial land disputes, these troublesome things will not be solved, and they will encounter more troublesome things in the future.

The root cause of these troubles lies in the inaction of the Qing Dynasty government, the lazy government of the officials is afraid of trouble, and neglects management, and the common people are afraid of the entanglement of the government, afraid of extortion by the officials, and are unwilling to register, resulting in a large number of private deeds, which causes the confusion of property rights.

Zhu Jinglun sighed, it seems that the reform has entered a deeper level:

"The judiciary in Hong Kong will also be under your control in the future, and you have to find a set of judicial systems that suit our national conditions!" (To be continued.) )