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86_86661 King Edward said: "Well, order the Far East Fleet to immediately stop the war in the South China Sea, and ask Sir Nathan, the Governor of Hong Kong, and General Philmantle of the Far East Fleet, to negotiate peace with the Hainan Royal Mansion on behalf of our British Empire!" Sir Lancedowne, arrange it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Also, Prime Minister Balfour, you can arrange special personnel to find out more, but it is a treasury of our empire. ”

Prime Minister Balfour frowned and muttered, "Yes,,......

It's a place of interest that we can't afford to lose!

Many years ago, most of the commodities were imported from the mainland, mainly through the Sichuan, Yunnan, and three routes of the Qing Dynasty, and some from the neighboring countries of Gurkha (Nepal), Zhe Mengxiong (Sikkim) and other countries, and at the same time, gold, musk, wool, medicinal materials and other items were shipped to the mainland.

Every year, no less than 10 million catties of tea are transported to Batang by the Sichuan Arrow Furnace of the Great Qing Dynasty, worth about 160,000 taels of silver. It is surprising that it is comparable to the total trade volume of the mainland!

Not only is the commodity trade market developed, but also the cheap raw materials are more attractive, such as wool is 5 times cheaper than our British Empire, leather is 12 times cheaper, and many rare products such as gold, musk, borax, etc.

We merchants of the British Empire were most interested in wool. Because of this, many developed countries expected wool to be purchased through the East India Company.

However, there is a limitation that in the early days, our East India Company could only trade wool in Nepal, Bhutan and other countries, so if we could enter and obtain it, it would bring great benefits to our empire.

The mineral resources of Great Britain are also very appealing to our great Britain, and much of its wealth is in its east, where an infinite amount of minerals are buried.

More than 100 years ago, after the British Empire conquered Bengal, our rule needed to constantly move north in order to achieve the interests of our British Empire.

Our East India Company, therefore, made an extremely important decision to gather information on the possibility of going from India to trade with the western part of China.

Then our first British Viceroy of India, Hastings, sent Pogel. Before leaving, Hastings instructed Pogel that the expedition must ascertain the vast area of land and traffic between Lhasa and Siberia, as well as the roads and inhabitants from Bengal to Lhasa and from Lhasa to nearby areas, and to try to conclude a commercial treaty between Bengal and seek to establish a British commercial representative office in Lhasa.

Later, when Pogel arrived in Shigatse, he met with the Panchen VI, sent him letters and gifts, and asked the Panchen to "unblock" relations with him so that he could sign a local treaty of commerce with the locality, allowing the British to enter and do business freely. But this request was rejected by the Panchen.

So, in order to safeguard the vested interests of our British Empire in Asia, to enter and possess it, and to further expand into western China, we sent a force of 1,000 men with Younghusband as the chief commander and White as the deputy commander? The army, commanded by Major General MacDonald, was occupied by arms, which we got at the cost of blood, and we cannot give it up easily!

Yes, His Majesty the King, I will personally take care of the questions, and this is an interest that we cannot bear to give up. ”

There is finally a consensus in the UK:

The first is to stop the war in the South China Sea and hold peace talks with the Hainan royal government.

The second is to intervene quickly to ascertain the identity and background of this unidentified force.

At this moment, the sea of the South China Sea is tense, and a major battle between the Hainan Fleet and the British Far East Fleet is about to break out! Once a naval battle of this scale is fought, it will surely go down in history with glory.

Facing the neatly lined Hainan fleet, General Philmantle had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he felt that the momentum of the other party was unstoppable! This kind of sharpness makes the opponent shudder!

This is a kind of murderous aura that only a battle-hardened soldier can feel! No! That's a kind of domineering that swallows thousands of miles! A kind of domineering that reigns over the world!

When General Phimantle saw the mighty and majestic warships of the Hainan Fleet, and then looked at the ships of his Far East Fleet, he really wanted to cry.

He thought to himself: Our nobles of the British Empire are still unashamedly claiming to be the world's first-class fleet, and now, look at it, the fleets on this small island have such a luxurious lineup! How can our old fleet fight with others!

However, they are all so awesome that they have to do it for the name of the British Empire fleet on the rivers and lakes, and they have to do it hard!

I regret it now! How could he be so reckless and enter someone's combat area! You special little Japan and Hainan fleet are fighting, what kind of boss are we!

It's really over now, the fight is really dead, our nosy people are on the side, and we have met such a powerful master, isn't this looking for death?

The old Chinese saying is so good: nosy and eat fart! If you don't die, you won't die! How did I understand now! I don't know if I have a tomorrow!

Williams, you lunatic! If there is a chance for me to see you again, Lao Tzu will definitely not let you go!

was pessimistically waiting for the upcoming naval battle at Philmantle, but at this time, a telegram came from Britain: Immediately stop the war in the South China Sea and hold peace talks with the Hainan Palace! The bottom line is to ensure all the original interests of Hong Kong and hand over the captured personnel of the "Silang". If possible, the Hainan royal government is required to provide a certain amount of compensation, but this is not imposed.

After receiving this telegram, Filimantle suddenly felt a sense of rebirth, and he jumped back and forth on the deck a few times excitedly, and he was secretly glad that this naval battle had not been fought. He kept tinkering, I was desperate, but I didn't know that many times, when I was still afraid, the crisis had passed, and there was still hope! Hope is still there!

The sailors on deck, watching Philmantle holding this telex like a child who has caught a toy, do not know what is really going on!

In fact, at this moment, no one can understand better than Philimantle, a warrior who has experienced many lives and deaths: only after experiencing despair of life, do you know how charming these vivid words are "hope" and "alive"!

Sir Nathan in the Governor's House on Hong Kong Island also received the same telegram from the British Prime Minister at the same time.

Governor Nathan was relieved and immediately ordered the fleet of the military port to raise the flag of armistice, and he wanted to have a friendly peace talk with the Hainan royal palace.

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