Xu Qing was going to prepare for his next return to China, because he had been in England for more than a year, and according to the general principle of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, three years was a regular term, and most of the Manchu Qing would not allow him to be here for more than three years. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Xu Qing knows that this regular and irregular adjustment of official positions is an inevitable phenomenon, and this is a matter of principle, and it is a matter of principle for the Chinese government of any dynasty, and it will not be allowed to change. So Xu Qing knew that he couldn't live in this UK for the rest of his life. Therefore, if Xu Qing wants to prepare for his next return to China, he must accumulate real strength. Turn those minor things into valuable things, such as talent and corresponding knowledge.

Regarding the affairs here in Britain, Xu Qing also has to start arranging, and after returning to China, he will gradually support the anti-Qing forces in the country. As far as Xu Qing knows, there are several waves of anti-Qing forces, and of course he will not let go of the opportunity to support them.

"Mr. Xu Qing, the French ambassador to the United Kingdom asks for a meeting!"

Xu Qing frowned, this French ambassador to the United Kingdom actually came to ask to see him, what does this mean. According to the general European rules, the ambassador and the minister exist at the same time, but the ambassador has a much higher status than the minister. According to the so-called rules of the West, only two important powers can send ambassadors to each other, while ordinary countries send ministers. The higher status of the ambassador represents the closer proximity of the two countries to each other. So this France and Britain have always been ambassadors, what does this Frenchman mean.

"Minister Xu Qing, about Russia, are you doing a ghost?" The French ambassador asked.

Xu Qing pretended to be stupid and replied: "Mr. Ambassador, I don't quite understand what you are talking about. ”

There are some things that can be done in a frank and lenient prison, such a dirty job between countries, but it must never be admitted. This kind of thing will not be admitted, although everyone knows that there is such a thing in private, but it will never be poked out. In particular, this kind of thing that provokes other people's wars cannot be directly admitted. Once you admit it, it's a tear in the face.

"Minister Xu Qing, I don't talk nonsense with you, I just want to talk to you. We have some economic problems in France at the moment, so I hope to issue a batch of treasury bonds with your Anglo-Chinese Bank. And for the sake of the imminent outbreak of the Crimean War, I hope that your Anglo-Chinese Bank will be able to help us France underwrite the war bonds, what do you think? ”

Xu Qing immediately knew what this Frenchman was trying to do, it turned out that he was here to blackmail Qiufeng. Xu Qing doesn't know what this Frenchman wants to do, if Xu Qing really lent money to the French, then this Frenchman must be a tiger borrowing a pig, and the meat bun and the dog have no return. That's why Xu Qing will lend them when his brain is in water, and as for underwriting treasury bonds, this is even more impossible.

Especially if you are currently in a time when France is in an economic crisis, the income of farmers has plummeted, factories are facing bankruptcy, and the financial aristocracy is suffering from bad debts. Moreover, the country's national debt is facing repayment problems, and the government's credibility is about to collapse. When they were on the verge of revolution, they certainly wanted to get a sum of money to get through.

Especially at this time, under the pressure of the Crimean War, they even got a sum of money from Xu Qing to make up for their already exhausted finances.

However, it is impossible for Xu Qing to give them a loan, not to mention his relationship with the Orleans dynasty in France, if he borrows money to them, he is afraid that they will not be able to repay the loan. What's more, at that time, Xu Qingke promised the Bonaparte family to help them recover. Of course, you can't do anything to betray your teammates at this time, and if you give them a blood transfusion at this time, wouldn't it save them?

"Mr. Ambassador, our Anglo-Chinese Bank has recently lent a lot of money, and it has reached the point of reserves. So we are strapped for money, and we can't get the money out as soon as possible, so we can only lose to France. Xu Qing said.

Of course, the French ambassador knew that this was Xu Qing's shirk, anyway, the relationship between France and Xu Qing was like this, it was very rotten. In particular, Xu Qing's relationship with the French is even worse, Xu Qing clearly wants to support the restoration of the Bonaparte family, so how can he easily agree to a loan to France?

But in the whole of Europe, there are not many people who can come up with such a large loan. At present, the biggest in Europe is Xu Qing's Yinghua Bank, which has expanded rapidly in just over a year, making the whole of Europe consider it a miracle within a miracle. Xu Qing's low-interest savings, relatively high-interest loans, and the use of other people's money to make money for themselves, and the model of eating interest differentials from it completely shook the entire European banking system.

As for the new professional manager system established by Xu Qing in the future, it is the most important capital for the rapid expansion of the Anglo-Chinese Bank. Xu Qing has established a professional manager system, a board of directors and a board of supervisors system, so that the company can expand rapidly even without the personal supervision of the business owner and ensure the safety of funds. As for the system of giving employees a top share, it has caused all employees in the financial industry in Europe to resign one after another, and a large number of financial elites have come to work for Xu Qing.

Such a powerful strategy completely reshuffled the European capital industry, and taking advantage of the gap in the adjustment of the European financial industry, Xu Qing's Anglo-Chinese Bank expanded rapidly like a gluttonous monster. If there is currently the bank with the most sufficient capital flow in Europe, it is Xu Qing's Yinghua Bank. There are not many in Europe that can provide loans to a country!

So even though the relationship between France and Xu Qing was very bad, they had to come over and ask Xu Qing to lend money to let France tide over the difficulties.

"Minister Xu Qing, to use one of your Chinese sentences, you are just toasting and not eating and punishing wine? You must know that no matter how good we are in France, it is also a country, and if you confront a country like this, it will not end well. The French ambassador said.

Xu Qing laughed and said: "What can you do, I don't have any property in your France, and I have always been law-abiding and legal in European countries. No police officer can find any illegal record, and even the auditors can't audit any problems. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if I do something unseemly, it won't be your turn to take care of the French, understand? ”

The French ambassador snorted coldly and said: "Minister Xu Qing, we in France have long known that you can't compromise so easily. I tell you, we in France are ready, we in France have been discharged, and we have taken a fast boat to China in your Far East. Our commissioner can sue your Chinese government at any time, and you will be unlucky then. Therefore, I still advise you to release the loan as soon as possible, otherwise in another week, if our commissioner over there does not receive the news from the carrier pigeon, he will also go to complain to your Chinese emperor and let your Chinese emperor punish you! ”

Xu Qing asked curiously: "What did I do that was unseemly, why did His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China punish me?" ”

The French ambassador laughed and said, "Minister Xu Qing, you are really capable of pretending to be stupid!" The whole European high society, who doesn't know your relationship with Queen Isabella of Spain and Countess Eugenie of Spain. As China's minister to Europe, you actually have an affair with the queen and the countess of the country where you are stationed, so how can your emperor punish you severely? When the time comes, your Qin Path will be completely ruined, so you better think about it! After all, your roots are in China, so don't delay your future for some money! ”

When Xu Qing heard this "threat", he was secretly amused in his heart, and actually used this as an excuse to threaten himself, but they still found the wrong reason. Perhaps for the rules of European diplomacy, having a personal affair with the queen and the female nobles of the country where he is stationed is definitely a diplomatic taboo, and he must even be severely punished.

But for the Manchu Qing Dynasty in this era, that's not even a fart. This reason can't threaten Xu Qing, so Xu Qing doesn't worry about this problem at all, since they French want to threaten themselves like this, Xu Qing will be afraid that they won't go. I'm afraid that in the end, this Frenchman will still steal chickens and rice, and lose his wife and soldiers!

"Mr. Ambassador, don't you feel very shameful that you threaten me with this reason? I have a relationship with Queen Isabella and the Countess Eugenie, but you use this as an excuse to threaten you, so that's the reason of you French? Xu Qing asked.

The French ambassador said coldly: "Minister Xu Qing, I warn you one last time, whether you are willing to lend us France. If you do not lend us France, our French commissioner will soon tell you about your affair with the Queen of Spain, Countess Hayou Eugénie, to the Emperor of China, and to tell you about the Chinese Government, and you will be completely finished. Therefore, I advise you to think about it, after all, the political future is far more important than the money. Anyway, you are a Chinese, and sooner or later you will have to go back. It is unlikely that there will be any benefit in keeping this money in Europe. ”

"Why so much money? Isn't it more important to have a political future, to hold power, than to ask for this money? ”

The French ambassador's threat is clearly a certainty that Xu Qing will inevitably pay more attention to the political future. Judging from this Xu Qing's situation, he should actually pay more attention to the political future, this wealth is at most an auxiliary in Europe, Xu Qing is a Chinese official after all. His so-called Anglo-Chinese Bank is only a privilege borrowed from the Queen's charter, and it is not reliable.

But the French ambassador obviously didn't know, they were wrong, they were wrong, they were completely wrong, they didn't know the situation in China at all. China's current situation cannot be measured by common sense. Xu Qing, a person who understands the West, became a Chinese minister, and in this era, communication was not smooth, and the personal image of a diplomat actually completely represented the image of the country.

Europeans feel that Xu Qing's style is very "Westernized", so they subconsciously think that all Chinese are also very "Westernized", which is not much different from the West. But they didn't know that Xu Qing was a strange thing, an accidental strange thing, and he couldn't represent China. They use Xu Qing as a yardstick to measure China, which is doomed to tragedy.

"Your Excellency, do you know? There's one thing I hate the most, and that's threats. I hate it when people threaten me, I'm the kind of donkey who doesn't walk backwards. I am not afraid that you French threaten me like this. I tell you, if you have the ability to sue, I don't believe you can do anything to me. Xu Qing said.

The French ambassador was also a little blindsided, this Xu Qing was not afraid, this is really a strange situation. However, the French thought that they had seized Xu Qing's handle and could take the opportunity to threaten Xu Qing. However, I didn't expect Xu Qing to be afraid, but he didn't seem to be afraid of them to sue.

"How is this possible, how is he not afraid. A minister actually has an affair with the queen and noblewoman stationed in the region, how can such a person still be a diplomat. He should be very afraid of us going to sue, but he is not afraid, he is not afraid, this is too strange, right? ”

"He must be blackmailing me, he must be pretending. He is also a diplomat, and as a diplomat, his psychological qualities must be very good. That's right, he must have pretended, he must have pretended. He was probably already very nervous, and he was probably trying to bargain for it. ”

The French ambassador thinks that Xu Qingshi is pretending to be calm, as a diplomat, everyone is a peer, who doesn't know whom! He thought that Xu Qing should be pretending, deliberately pretending not to care.

"Minister Xu Qing, in fact, it's not impossible for us to talk, I think ......" The French ambassador then wanted to take the initiative to back down a little, after all, the sky-high price was landed to repay the money, and it was only possible to talk about taking the initiative to back down.

But Xu Qing said directly: "Let me tell you, the last thing I'm afraid of is a threat, you get out of me!" This is 49 Portland Avenue, our Chinese minister. According to the practice of various countries, the area where the legation is located is equal to the territory of our country, so please leave quickly, you are not welcome here. In particular, a villain who threatens our Chinese minister is not welcome. I, Xu Qing, am not afraid of your threats, and the last thing I am afraid of is threats. ”

"If you think you're trying to grab me and threaten me, you're miscalculated, understand? Someone, send me off! ”

Soon a few British servants said, "Mr. Ambassador, Minister Xu Qing asks you to leave, please!" ”

The French ambassador immediately said angrily: "Xu Qing, you wait for me, you're finished, you're completely finished!" I, France, will tell you about your affair with Queen Isabella and Countess Eugenie, and your future will be ruined! You wait for me, you wait for me! ”

After the French ambassador left, Xu Qing scolded in his heart: "What the hell, I don't know the situation in China, you will come to blackmail me, idiot!" ”