Chapter 177: Land Cession and Indemnity
But of all the people, I want to say the most shocking. The www.biquge.info must be British Foreign Secretary Steve.
Because in his impression, there was once a scientist named Faraday who seemed to have some way of researching this area. He has also applied for positions at the Royal Academy of Sciences several times. It is claimed that electric energy will soon end to steam energy......
Of course, in the end he was rejected many times later. I haven't heard of it anymore. Steve still heard about it at a gathering of dignitaries......
"Electricity? It's an electric machine! This Faraday ...... Shouldn't it be in the Kingdom of the Chinese Gods? A very uneasy thought suddenly welled up in his heart.
But now that the conference is about to start, I can only bury these doubts in my heart and brace myself to deal with the next meeting.
This time, the Queen's and Parliament's directives were clear: to preserve British interests as much as possible.
To put it bluntly, the subtext is: everyone knows that it is to lose face, but don't lose it so much......
A ring-shaped convention venue.
An extremely large circular wooden table is placed in the center, and chairs are neatly arranged.
The representatives of each country were seated in turn.
The conference has officially begun!
Because it was hosted in the Kingdom of the Chinese Gods, in addition to Foreign Minister Wu Shaorong, even the head of government, Chief Xie Lingqing, also attended the meeting. And it has become the absolute protagonist.
With his brilliant eloquence and powerful aura, he was dumbfounded during a war debate with Steve. In the end, the Sino-British Armistice Agreement had to be signed in the presence of representatives of all the participating countries. Because it was signed in Xuanyuan City, all the history is called the "Huaying Xuanyuan Treaty".
The treaty stipulates: 1. Britain recognizes the international status of the Chinese Divine Kingdom, and the two sides establish normal diplomatic, trade, and cultural exchanges. Send envoys to each other. 2. A formal truce between Britain and the Chinese Divine Kingdom. Britain recognized the inviolable territorial sovereignty of the Kingdom of China over the Indian Peninsula, which was renamed the Chinese Peninsula for about 2 million square kilometers! 3. Britain ceded the whole territory of Malaysia to the Chinese kingdom and recognized its de facto rule over Indonesia and the Philippines. The Kingdom of China also recognized British rule and jurisdiction over other colonies around the world. and pledged not to invade the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula and Australia, which borders its territory. 4. Britain compensated the Chinese Divine Kingdom for the cost of the war of four million taels of silver, but needed the Kingdom of God to return the remnants of the British warships in the naval battles of Longteng Harbor and Longwei Harbor.
In addition, the Chinese Divine Kingdom also signed treaties and memoranda of understanding with other powers such as France and Germany to establish diplomatic and trade cooperation.
So far, the Kingdom of God in China, which has only been established for eight years, has been completely recognized and accepted by the international community! And it is indisputably among the world's first-tier powers, becoming one of the most powerful countries in the entire Asian region.
The terms of the Sino-British Xuanyuan Treaty were transmitted back to England and caused great outrage among all British citizens!
They accuse one after another that this is a pure traitor!
land cession, compensation......
This should be the only thing that a backward enslaved barbarian country can do.
The most powerful empire in the world would make such a concession to a country that has only been established for eight years?
The British found it unacceptable!
Countless people poured into the streets to protest. Her Majesty the Great Queen ordered the "traitor" to be severely punished, British Foreign Secretary Steve, and at the same time demanded a reasonable explanation from Parliament and the Prime Minister.
The protests of British citizens that swept the country directly led to the dissolution and reorganization of the then parliament, the resignation of the prime minister, and the removal of Steve......
It wasn't until many years later that Steve wrote in his memoirs: "When I signed the Treaty of Xuanyuan, I knew I was going to be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the British Empire." But what can I do then? The de facto victorious country of the Chinese Divine Kingdom, our country's expeditionary forces on land and at sea were completely annihilated. In such a situation, no matter who you are, you can only swallow this bitter fruit. What's more, I also managed to get back the captured warships of the two expeditionary fleets from the other side, and at the same time received a promise not to attack the nearby Shimindu. Minimize losses!
Steve's meaning is basically: I don't carry this pot! I'm just a signed soy sauce maker......
In short, in the summer of 1852, the Kingdom of China attracted the attention of the whole world and shocked everyone! It also made the Chinese nation finally begin to raise their eyebrows.
However, Zhao Wushuang, who single-handedly created all this. but did not participate directly in this meeting.
He lay leisurely in the Dragon Temple, and obtained the information of the time through the Dragon Shadow Guard......
However, according to the gossip of later generations, when I heard that the British were finally forced to sign a humiliating treaty of "land cession and reparation". The dragon god laughed loudly, and his loud voice filled the entire dragon temple.
"Good, good! The most powerful empire in this era where the sun never sets, but it wants to cede land and pay compensation to our Chinese Divine Kingdom. It's so cool! ”
Zhao Wushuang twisted his huge silver body, happily wandering back and forth in the vast Dragon God Temple. It's so exciting that I can't control myself.
The Dragon Soul Grass and Xiaohua next to them were all confused.
They really couldn't understand why Zhao Wushuang, a dragon clan, was so sad about human affairs......
"Great! From now on, the development of the Chinese Divine Kingdom is on the right track. I can also basically rest assured that these trivial things of running the country will be handed over to the people below. I'm freer again. ”
In this regard, Zhao Wushuang didn't have to worry about the people below him like the emperor of the human dynasty, seizing power, or something.
He is the supreme god, as long as he says a word, all the official positions of the Huaxia Divine Kingdom can be replaced! His authority is endless.
The dragon soul grass looked at Xiaohua dotingly, and then stretched the branches and leaves lazily: "I said Brother Long, do you want to toss something again?" ”
Zhao Wushuang was speechless: "What is a toss?" The Chinese nation has not yet ruled the world, but has only taken the first step to become a powerful country. There's a lot going on! Soon it will definitely usher in rapid development. And I, as the totem of this country and nation, want to fight for the Chinese nation together with the managers below! ”
"Just tell me what you're going to do, right?"
"I'm going back to China! After all, it is there that is the root of the Chinese nation. Only that piece of land is the place where countless descendants of Yan and Huang and Huaxia children are haunted by their dreams. And that place is still in dire straits. Someone is crowned by a monkey and steals the artifact. I want the Han people to rule Shenzhou again! ”
"So, I'm going to go back to Shenzhou!" (To be continued.) )