Brandel thought for a moment, yes, there are so many Chinese in Singapore, let alone Malacca. If those Chinese soldiers came to attack, and there were so many internal responses, there was really no way to resist it. What's more, as Bao Ling said, since Earl Canning has this intention, he can only do it. However, why is he so uncomfortable and aggrieved in his heart?

Bao Ling's low voice came from his ears: "Sir Brandel, but you can't help but express your objections, at least let the other party modify it slightly." At least I did my best for the British Empire! Do you think that's right? ”

Brandell felt that what Bao Ling said was reasonable at this moment, so he coughed at the moment, cleared his throat, and said to the Chinese-led person: "My lord, your conditions are too harsh, and Great Britain can't agree to it all." How about Hong Kong Island remaining owned by the British? ”

"No way!" Wu Ruxiao shook his head, there was no room for negotiation.

"Then, the island of Java cannot be ceded!"

"No way!"

"Your Excellency is too much, Borneo can give you enough, why are you still so greedy, even Java? This is the territory of the Netherlands for more than 200 years! Brandel looked at Rocotte, who was looking at him earnestly, and couldn't help but say a word for him, and his heart was also annoyed by the rejection of the other party one after another.

"Borneo and Java live as our compatriots. Non-negotiable! ”

"You!" Brandel was very angry, but he couldn't release it, after all, if he really annoyed the other party and rekindled the war, in the case that London and Calcutta did not support him, his Strait Governor's Mansion had no troops at all, and the only little force had been transferred to India to quell the rebellion, not to mention resisting the attack of the Chinese Imperial soldiers, it was possible that even the Chinese riots in the three places of the Strait could not be quelled, so he took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the anger in his chest, and he was sad and indignant in his heart, and thought about it, He is for the good of Great Britain, even if he bends his knees, he is also a hero of England!

After comforting himself in this way, he seemed to feel better, and he said with some compromise: "Then Hong Kong Island, Borneo, Java Island, etc., can we postpone the formal handover for half a year?" ”

Brandell seemed to want to delay a moment, perhaps there would be a change in London's policy, and in this case, he would keep the British strongholds.

"No way!" The hateful Oriental on the other side still replied in the same way, even if Brandel did not know Chinese, after hearing it several times, he understood the meaning.

"You! These places are already the meat of your mouth, why are you so anxious? Brandel was a little out of his mind.

"I'm hungry! It's solid in the belly! That Lord Wu's naked answer made Chen Jinzhong, who was translating in the middle, not know how to translate for a while.

However, Bao Ling over there is familiar with Chinese, and he has long understood it, but he is also shocked. It seems that Brandell can't be entangled anymore, if it doesn't work, it will collapse, and once the war resumes, if it doesn't work, it won't even be able to keep the strongholds in the three places of the strait.

Bao Ling, who had figured it out, hurriedly interjected, pretending not to understand Wu Ruxiao's words, interrupting Chen Jinzhong, who was translating, and said with an embarrassed face: "Let's not talk about these for now." Lord Wu, it is better to give me a face, the treaty and the issue of compensation, and then discuss it well, my British has suffered heavy losses this time, and it is impossible to compensate such a huge amount of money! ”

"No way!" Wu Ruxiao, as always, refused sternly.

Bao Ling glanced at Brandel, and his heart was also full of sadness, as the overseas governor of the British Empire, when did he fall to such a point! After quelling the rebellion in India, it is necessary to convince the parliament and the prime minister, even if they go to the queen to cry, to mobilize a large army, and teach this arrogant Chinese empire a heavy lesson.

But for now, he could only bow down and beg: "Lord Wu, for the sake of old friends, let's exempt our 330,000 yuan in compensation!" If you take back Hong Kong Island, I, the Governor of Hong Kong, have no territory to govern, and I will have to return to London, so how about the money to send me back to Europe? ”

"No way!" Bao Ling lowered his head when he heard this cold refusal, but the next moment, the other party's voice continued: "But Sir Bao Ling is also an old friend, since he said so, Wu also used his power for personal gain, so he took matters into his own hands and erased the 30,000 yuan as Sizz's travel expenses back to Europe!" Your country only needs to compensate our country 300,000 holy dollars! ”

Hearing Wu Ruxiao's serious words, Chen Jinzhong was so shocked that he completely forgot to translate, and went straight there.

Chen Mingshui, who was standing in a proper manner behind his father Chen Jinsheng, couldn't help but want to laugh out loud when he heard this, but he knew that this would not match the serious atmosphere of the scene, so he could only secretly hold it in his heart. gritted his teeth and forced himself to hold back.

It's so exciting! Think of the suffering suffered by my fellow Chinese compatriots in Nanyang for many years, and they were driven by foreigners like animals, so that they could barely make a living. Unexpectedly, foreigners will also have today, the day when they are humiliated! Chen Mingshui felt a long and intense feeling of comfort in his heart, this feeling was like the pride and pride of knowing that his ancestors were once champions, which was incomparable.

Chen Mingshui was full of happiness at the same time, but there was also a trace of loss and regret, the content of the treaty, Malacca and Singapore, where many Chinese lived, the imperial court did not make a request. Of course, he also knew that this involved a strategic point for British merchant ships to the East, and the British authorities would certainly not give it up. But he still couldn't help but feel melancholy, when will the three places of the strait be under the rule of the imperial court and become the land of the Chinese themselves!

And Rocote seemed to hear something, and a look of despair was written on his face, and he had no hope. The Kingdom of the Netherlands really declined, and when he was powerless to intervene or refuse, the territory of the Dutch East Indies was decided by a few words from these people. Brandel also tried his best to help the Netherlands, and he couldn't blame him, nor could he blame the British, after all, even they were defeated, and their own Hong Kong and North Borneo were ceded, and they could only blame the decline of the Netherlands' national power, and they couldn't even hold their overseas territories. He couldn't help but recall the powerful Netherlands, the overlord of the world, the sea coachman, but unfortunately...... At this time, as soon as this treaty is reached, the other side should release himself, and he must report the matter to Amsterdam and The Hague as soon as possible, and at the same time make every effort to negotiate with the British, hoping to keep the territory of Sumatra and the last vestige of Dutch interests in the East Indies.

Thinking of this, Rocote suddenly discovered to his horror that the damned Chinese seemed to have dropped a huge trap in front of the Dutch and the British. They did it on purpose! Rocote is sure!

Throwing out the idea of leaving the island of Sumatra to be jointly managed by Britain and the Netherlands, and at the same time deliberately saying that the Netherlands will be compensated with 1 million holy dollars, but then making some kind of debt transfer payment through the British to make Britain admire its own country 1 million holy dollars, this is simply deliberately provoking the contradiction between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom!

Rocote can imagine that as soon as this agreement reached Amsterdam, the parliament held by short-sighted businessmen would have prompted the prime minister and the king to demand this reparations from the British, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which already owed a large amount of debt to Britain due to the huge losses of the East India Company, the people of Amsterdam would have been very happy to forgive the huge debt of 1 million saints, equivalent to 230,000 pounds. Perhaps, for this reason, I can reduce my punishment a little.

On the other hand, when Chen Jinzhong translated Wu Ruxiao's words, Brandel finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Bao Ling with some jealousy, and thought indignantly in his heart, this hateful yellow-skinned monkey actually didn't give himself face, but gave that Bao Ling face. Doesn't he know that this negotiation is dominated by himself? However, it can be reduced by 30,000 yuan, and it is barely considered to have been modified by the other party, and it has not been fully accepted.

"Then the treaty will be signed!" After Brandel finished speaking, he was a little depressed, no matter what, the feeling of failure and frustration could not be shaken off, he quickly signed his name in the instrument of the treaty, a great shame swept over his body, looking at the group of Chinese who seemed to want to celebrate, he hurriedly left.

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In the winter of the fourth year of Taisheng, Wu Ruxiao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, Tan Tiyuan, deputy commander of the Nanyang Fleet, and Zeng Guoquan, commander of the 38th Infantry Division, on behalf of the Chinese Empire, jointly signed an armistice agreement with Britain and the Netherlands and the "Sino-British-Dutch Tripartite Treaty of Singapore", referred to as the "Treaty of Singapore", which was the first treaty of strong foreign expansion since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and it was of great significance.

It soon spread to the ears of many Chinese who made a living in Nanyang, and for a while, many Chinese were like celebrating the New Year. Tens of thousands of Chinese came here one after another to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Singapore, and the Chinese in Nanyang finally felt the warmth of their imperial court, and in the next few days, before the warship of the special envoy for negotiations left, there were many Chinese living in Singapore, Malacca and even Penang, who ran to the Singapore Treaty to petition. The adults of the Chinese Imperial Court were asked to send troops to take Malacca and Singapore back to the Imperial Court.

Chen Jinsheng, the leader of the Chinese, and Chen Jinzhong, the chief director of Tianfu Palace, could not stop them, so they had to explain that the treaty had been signed and could not be amended, and at the same time hurriedly went to the warship docked in the port to ask Foreign Minister Wu Ruxiao to solve the problem.