The Jiujiang Army surrounded the British Concession of Jiujiang one mile apart, and erected a large wooden sign in the middle of the traffic artery, which read in Chinese, English, and Japanese Chinese: "Pingchao Army, please detour, thank you for your understanding." "Twelve big characters, those Westerners who came out of the concession, the Dongying people had to detour when they saw it, after all, the special privilege lies in the fear of the concession and the local officials, but out of the concession, they are nothing in the law, and besides, these big-headed soldiers are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, which one is afraid of him? Kill the big deal and walk away.

Westerners are easy to talk to, after all, people understand the rules, and they want to go back from somewhere else, who knows that the defense line of the Jiujiang Army is far wider than they imagined, and the Westerners who ran into walls everywhere went to the British Consulate with indignation, and found Brazil crying about the despicable behavior of these barbaric Oriental monkeys.

Brazil is also very difficult, after all, even if the Jiujiang Army is directly fortified outside the boundary wall of the British Concession, as long as it does not reach in, what they have done is not excessive, after all, the concession is the chassis of the Chinese government, not to mention that the defense and blockade system of the people is one mile away from the concession, which can be said to give enough face, even if he lodges a protest, the foreign affairs department of the British Empire will not be able to say anything.

"These strange oriental monkeys really deserve a good lesson about their despicable deeds!" A white lady who was obese and weighed more than 300 kilograms said very dissatisfied.

Basili smiled bitterly and said: "You are all world-famous ladies and gentlemen, may I ask if there is anything illegal in the practice of the local government of Jiujiang in China?" Is there any infringement of the rights and interests of the gentlemen? If not, the British Empire would not have been able to intervene directly in this case. ”

"Please consul to mobilize the imperial naval forces of Jiujiang to carry out the necessary deterrent effect on the local government of Jiujiang!" A fat old gentleman in a tall hat said loudly. His greeting immediately won a round of applause from everyone, and Brazil couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, if Jiujiang was someone else's master, he might be able to make the other party succumb through deterrence, but Chang Zhenbang, this kid is not so easy to talk to, if he provokes the other party, there will be a lot of troubles in Jiujiang, and the position of Jiujiang consul doesn't know if he can sit still. Thinking of this, he barely had a smile on his face, and said: "Ladies, gentlemen, the naval power of the empire is enough to deter any enemy who opposes the empire, but the empire does not want to provoke a conflict with the Chinese government at this stage, and those admirals and soldiers who have come all the way from London have come to ancient Eastern China to safeguard the interests of the empire, not just to make it convenient for you to travel, any arrogant dispute is irrational and not in line with the interests of the empire." ”

"Your Excellency Consul, are you just watching those yellow monkeys outside?" The old gentleman said angrily.

Basiri smiled slightly: "Don't worry, gentlemen, no matter what country you are in. The Imperial Government and the Imperial Navy are both powerful and supportive, but for now I think negotiation is the best way to resolve disputes! ”

"Those oriental yellow monkeys are not qualified negotiation partners, only force can make them remember for a long time!" Another old gentleman shouted with his fists.

When dozens of white gentlemen suddenly cheered, in their opinion negotiating with the ancient Chinese has never been a good solution, this is not to say that these Chinese monkeys can not negotiate, but they have no contract spirit at all, from the so-called Qin and Han eras, China's history is a history of tearing up the contract, from the chasm alliance to the Tanyuan alliance and even the second Sino-British war in which they broke the ugly performance of the contract vividly, so that many Westerners think that for some dead Chinese, Violence was the only language they could understand, and the Imperial Navy's flag and mast were the only things that could make him understand the rules.

Looking at the angry white European gentlemen, there was a sense of powerlessness in Brazil, and it was really a sad that the powerful navy built by the empire in three hundred years had become a tool for the personal interests of these people, and it was no wonder that Germany had become the great enemy of the empire in less than fifty years after its rapid rise.

Just when he was in a trance, the guards outside rushed over, saluted in front of him and said, "Your Excellency Consul, Your Excellency Chang Zhenbang, the guard of Jiujiang Town, asks to see you!" ”

These white gentlemen may not know who Chang Zhenbang is, but the official position of the envoy of Jiujiang Town still knows, and suddenly it is like water into an oil pot, instantly boiling, some people shout that the empire wants to use force to teach the Chinese, but it is just to follow the trend, they are not willing to break out into war, after all, war can further expand the empire's rights and interests, but it is not necessarily in line with his own interests, they still feel that as long as Jiujiang is stable, they can honestly do business. There are many people who think this way. Those old men who firmly demanded the use of force to teach China a lesson were not good men and women in the first place, and naturally they were not people who could do business in a down-to-earth manner, and it was the basis for them to make a fortune by bullying the Chinese with the power of the British Empire, so they resolutely demanded the use of force against the Jiujiang local government, which could move the fundamental interests of those pure businessmen, and the two sides were incompatible, and their quarrels gradually became fierce, and even unceremoniously started to move, and a melee was about to break out.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the white masters, Bazil invited Chang Zhenbang into the backyard of the consulate, in his study, when Chang Zhenbang appeared in front of Basili in military uniform, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "Brother Chang, don't come unharmed, I don't know if Your Excellency came to find it late at night, what are you doing!" ”

Chang Zhenbang's military uniform is to tell Basili that if the other party can't give him a satisfactory explanation, he is determined to solve the incident by force.

This kind of non-diplomatic rhetoric is to let Chang Zhenbang know that if they talk about things next, if it is not harsh, he will accept it as the consul of Jiujiang in the British Empire, but if the other party is too harsh, he will help him do it as an old friend, as for whether he can do it and how he can do it, it is difficult to say.

Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly, and immediately lowered his face and said: "At about ten o'clock this morning, the chaotic party was in chaos everywhere in Jiujiang City, not only impacting the yamen of the town guard, but also unscrupulously impacting the military camp, causing great panic inside and outside Jiujiang City, and even disrupting the stability and unity of Jiujiang City, making everyone in danger and all industries in trouble, I don't know how much the consul knows about this matter?" ”

As the consul of Jiujiang and the real power holder of the concession, he not only knew about the armed rebellion of the Sun Monkey rebels, but also knew that these reformers had run into the Jiujiang concession, and he guessed a few points as to where to hide. However, Chang Zhenbang's army in the British Concession can't come in, as long as these people don't take the initiative to come out, even if there are millions of troops outside, it will be useless, he wants to see how the young Oriental in front of him solves this problem, if he just makes a show, and then withdraws, this person can also clean up, if he makes a mistake to attack the Jiujiang Concession, then let him see the power of the empire, he wants to see how Chang Zhenbang solves this problem in such a predicament. Thinking of this, Basili said lightly, "I've heard about this matter below." Shocked by the heinous acts of these rebels, I ask you to convey my deepest greetings and consolations to the two ladies. Such a beautiful woman should not be frightened like this. ”

Chang Zhenbang said with a smile: "I didn't expect His Excellency the Consul to be so interested in the stability and unity of Jiujiang, which really flattered Zaixia. Your Excellency's kindness I will bring to my two wives. Your Excellency is right that they are beautiful people, and that they really should not be frightened by the powerlessness of such a bandit, so I made a great move, and the two ladies were very happy when they found out! So much so that I can't help but come here to tell His Excellency the Consul, so that we can share the joy of someone else. ”

Basili was skeptical, but he still smiled and said, "That's only the right thing to listen to." ”

Chang Zhenbang said with a smile: "It's a very simple little gift, Your Excellency also knows that these stupid Chinese women have a habit of food and self-centeredness, so I decided that in the days of martial law, Jiujiang City will achieve a limited time power outage in the area, when I heard that the entire Jiujiang fell into darkness, only their room will be lit up, not to mention how happy." Of course, this is nothing, the town guard will also strictly inspect all agricultural and sideline products entering and leaving the city gate, take out the best quality real goods and send them to the kitchen to make food for the two ladies, and at the same time confiscate the food that is suspected of being poisoned by the rebels, I wonder if your Excellency thinks this idea is great? ”

When Basili heard this, he was furious and said, "Do you think that by cutting off the electricity and blocking the food, you can force the empire to submit? Chang Daren, you are playing with fire! The British Empire is not threatened in any way! ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly: "My lord, please pay attention to your words, I am just capricious within the scope of my group, and I don't have any intention of threatening the British Empire, but if you think that I am threatening the British Empire, then it is considered a threat, now that the European form is on the verge of breaking out, Germany, Austria-Hungary and other five kingdoms form an alliance, and the British Empire is afraid that it will have no time to look east!" I don't know if I'm right to start the Eastern War because of the inappropriate measures in your words, which is not in the interests of the white lords in the Privy Council in London? But you don't have to rush to answer me, Consul! I am still very willing to develop a long-lasting friendship with the empire, so although the power cut can greatly satisfy the vanity of the ladies, it can also make the imperial subjects in the Jiujiang Concession panic dinner, for the sake of the empire, I can assure the consul that I will not choose to cut off the power until the last resort! ”

Basiri was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this little-known young man from the East to pay so much attention to the international political and military forms in Europe, which is extremely rare in the East, and even among those Dongying people who publicize the announcement of Toya's entry into Europe.

"Brother Chang, you are very shrewd, it took three hundred years for the British Empire to develop from the small British Isles to the empire on which the sun never sets all over the world, and these three hundred years have gone through too many ups and downs, even if the cabinet ministers have no time to take care of the ancient East, they will not be deceived by your rhetoric, only friendly and effective actions can win the friendship of the empire." Basiri said cautiously that from this moment on, Chang Zhenbang won his respect, and since then, Chang Zhenbang in his eyes has taken off his yellow skin and replaced it with noble white skin.

"Therefore, I especially cherish the friendship with the empire, although the upper echelons of your country are mercenary politicians, I still believe in the confidence and principles of your country to dominate the world for 300 years." Chang Zhenbang also said very seriously.

Basiri said: "Then please withdraw the troops outside the concession immediately!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Impossible! There is such a saying circulating in our country, I wonder if His Excellency the Consul has heard of it. ”

"Please!" Basiri said.

"Dead friends don't die poor!" Chang Zhenbang said lightly: "Although the friendship of the empire is important, my prestige in the army is equally important, because this is the basis for the friendship between me and the empire!" ”

"Don't you think it's ridiculous that you have deployed heavy troops outside the territory of the Empire, but you came to me to talk about friendship with the Empire?" Basiri couldn't help but say mockingly.

Chang Zhenbang smiled faintly and said: "Whether you can win the friendship of the British Empire requires strength in addition to friendship, otherwise your country will not choose to support Lord Yuan Shikai as president." I am also willing to let the empire see my Chang Zhenbang's ability! ”

"What do you want to do?" Basili said with some fear, and from Chang Zhenbang's words, he felt that the other party had a kind of madness of moths to fire. Although the other party seemed to be full of confidence, if he didn't handle it well, he might affect himself and even the entire interests of the empire in Jiujiang, which he didn't want to see.

Chang Zhenbang said: "The Dongying people provoked a rebellion, hoping to use the power of the reformers to dominate China, Your Excellency knows very well, in this point our interests are closely related, I think we can carry out a friendly cooperation, a cooperation that can combat the arrogance of the Dongying people, stabilize Jiujiang and ensure the maximization of the empire's commercial interests in Jiujiang." ”

Basili was stunned for a moment and said, "You're joking!" How can there be the best of both worlds! ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled faintly and hurriedly whispered a few words in his ear, and Brazil's expression began to be rich, first surprised, angry, sad, sighing, and finally calmed down, and couldn't help nodding, but said dejectedly like a wilted rooster: "Just do what you say, but if the matter is revealed, the empire will handle this foreign matter from a fair and fair perspective." ”

This novel is from the Book King