John Russell actually quickly convened the British Parliament and convened an extraordinary session. Xu Qing admired in his heart www.biquge.info this John Russell really deserves to be the British Prime Minister not long ago, and his influence is great. But this is just right, Xu Qing can just make a fool in front of these British parliamentarians. No, Britain is a speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be the first Chinese to set foot in the UK. In fact, China in the East has always been in constant contact with Western civilization. During the Ming Dynasty, our Wanli Emperor once wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth of the British Empire, and Queen Elizabeth wanted to reply to the letter, but for some reasons, it was not able to be successfully sent. I think this letter should still be kept in your country's archives. ”

"Later, decades ago, a British delegation headed by Mr. George Macartney came to China to congratulate our Qianlong Emperor on his birthday, and we really had an exchange this time. In those days, we asked for trade, but because we did not understand each other, there were some misunderstandings, and our Qianlong Emperor did not allow full trade. ”

"Although there is no communication between the governments, the private trade is rising, and we in China and the United Kingdom are doing more trade through the port of Guangzhou."

Xu Qing reviewed the historical exchanges between China and Britain in the past, starting with the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and ending with the Qing Dynasty. This made many British people also admire, this Xu Qing actually knows so much.

"This Chinese Mr. Xu is like a good Russian diplomat, and I even heard that when China and our envoys communicated, they didn't even know where we were in the UK. Even thinking that we in the UK have a border with Russia are really a bunch of idiots! John Russell complained.

Another British parliamentarian next to him also nodded: "Talking to smart people is really trouble-free." I've heard that those of us in the Far East who talk to Chinese government officials can't talk about each other. They don't know anything about the British Empire or even Western civilization, and we are willing to associate with them on an equal footing, but they treat us as barbarians, which is really difficult! ”

"Well, this is the one who really understands our West, the one who really understands diplomacy." "Is he China's envoy to our Britain?" "No, he's not a minister, he's just the head of the London office of the Customs." "Such an outstanding diplomatic talent, why not be appointed as a minister?" ……

Many British parliamentarians also very much appreciate Xu Qing, first of all, from this demeanor to various bearings, it is completely the demeanor of a professional diplomat. Compared with those laymen in the Manchu Dynasty, it is simply much better. Communicating with those Manchu officials in China is really a chicken-and-duck talk, which is too difficult for them to accept.

Sometimes I'd rather communicate with a smart person than play the piano to a cow. Following the discussion with those bureaucrats in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was like playing the piano to the cow, so that Xu Qing would save trouble and reach a consensus.

"A few years ago, we in China had a war with the British Empire. But I think at that time we didn't quite understand that Britain wanted to open up our Chinese market and then trade freely. However, China did not agree because it knew too little about Western civilization. But then Britain did something that made us Chinese extremely sad, took the initiative to start a war, and then forced us China to sign the Jiangning Treaty. This makes us Chinese people very disappointed, especially the conditions about the cession of Hong Kong and compensation for military expenses, etc., which makes us Chinese very disappointed! ”

"Perhaps in the eyes of the British, a maritime people, these lands are so small that they are not even worth mentioning. However, in the eyes of our mainland civilization, it is heavier than a thousand catties. Moreover, the indemnity is also not in line with our traditional Chinese culture, which casts a greater shadow on the trade between China and Britain. The British hoped to take the opportunity to open the Chinese market for trade, but they used opium as an excuse, which made the vast majority of us Chinese hate. ”

"In this way, we will not be able to effectively implement the Jiangning Treaty in the future, and it will cause more problems."

Those British parliamentarians also talked about it, in fact, the British launched the first opium war, not simply for opium traders. They are just using this as an excuse to open up the Chinese market, hoping to open up China, a market of 400 million people. In the first Opium War, in fact, this war could have been avoided to a large extent, but because China and the Westerners could not talk together, the British started the war on the grounds of opium.

Later, Britain made a stupid move and actually asked China to cede land and pay compensation, which is a great shame. The Chinese hate the land reparation, but in fact, for the British, the land reparation is secondary, and what really matters is the opening of China's treaty ports and the start of free trade.

The difference in the importance of the two sides has caused China to be passive in the implementation of the British trade agreement, which has caused more problems. The Manchu officials did not understand Britain, and Britain did not understand China during the Qing Dynasty, which could have been well resolved by both sides, but as a result, there were more oolongs because of mutual ignorance. Because the Manchu Qing Dynasty passively opened the market, it laid the foundation for the Second Opium War.

In fact, this can be solved by diplomatic means, in China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, the time when the real weak country had no diplomacy was after the First Sino-Japanese War. Before the First Sino-Japanese War, China's international status was still very high, at least in the eyes of the British, it was still a huge empire. The Chinese misjudged the British ideas, and the British did not understand the cultural traditions of the Chinese, which made the later evolution uncontrollable. As long as I make good use of the relationship between the two sides, I can benefit from it and lay the foundation for the future overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the re-establishment of a regime! Xu Qing thought.

Xu Qing then made a final concluding speech: "Although there are many contradictions between our eastern land civilization and the western maritime civilization, we all hope to achieve friendly exchanges and mutual exchange. I don't think we should be mortal enemies, although we have some contradictions, different contradictions between each other because of customs, history, and culture. However, both of us hope for friendly exchanges, mutual exchanges, and the development of commerce and trade, and this is a common concept that we all share. I think we should join hands and seek common ground while reserving differences, so that both sides can find common ground and put aside those minor objections. Don't let those minor objections affect our common consensus. Therefore, we should seek common ground while reserving differences and work together! ”

John Russell took the initiative to say: "Mr. Xu said well, seek common ground while reserving differences, although we have different objections, but we should find a common goal, and work together to seek common ground while reserving differences!" ”

John Russell began to applaud, indicating that he agreed with Xu Qing's opinion. Led by John Russell, many British parliamentarians applauded.