Governor King, who had received news of the British sailors for the first time, was so excited that he almost had a heart attack, and read the letter from the genus called Base-Earth-Organization-Organization tremblingly.

Governor Jin couldn't help but shed tears of joy, in Chinese words, the sky will not die for me. This is a great achievement that fell from the sky, and as long as it is handled properly, not only can he make up for his dereliction of duty, but he will probably become a hero of Britain.

If Governor Kim, who has been in the officialdom for decades, could not even do such a simple thing, he would not have been able to stand out among the many contenders for governor of Hong Kong.

As a result, Governor Kim immediately sent a letter from the base-organization-organization-to-China, but the content of the letter had changed somewhat. Originally, it was sent by people's bases, localities, organizations, and organizations on their own initiative, but it turned out that he was concerned about the safety of the sailors, sent people everywhere to investigate, and at the same time inquired about contact in many ways.

He also expressed his sincerity to negotiate with the kidnappers on behalf of the British government, and finally let the base-organization-organization see his sincerity, so he finally contacted him and expressed his willingness to negotiate with the British side.

The two sides had agreed to raise a French flag at the Hong Kong government's Governor's House as long as the British Empire agreed to negotiations.

When Governor King's telegram reached the country, it immediately caused a stir and the British Parliament began a heated debate on it.

This one says that the British Empire can't bow to a group of barbarians, and the other says that it's not your son who was kidnapped, of course you don't feel distressed. Moreover, some legislators have groundlessly accused the French of plotting behind their backs, otherwise why would the kidnappers have to fly the French flag at the Governor's Palace, which must be an insult to our British Empire.

Some legislators fought against the opposition and the contestants in order to become the representatives of the rebels. Let the parliamentary boxing matches of later generations be staged in advance.

In short, everyone has their own means and talents, some agree, some oppose, and more centrists. In short, no matter how much ransom is to be paid, or who to send as negotiators, there are too many interests at stake.

As a result, the various parties in the British Parliament have engaged in dozens of exchanges on these two resolutions, but they have not yet reached a consensus. Seeing the ugliness of these politicians calculating the amount of ransom they paid angered the British royal family.

Although the British royal family does not have much real power, it still has great prestige among the people. In the end, the royal family, led by King George V, launched a fundraising campaign to rescue the children of England, and soon raised a large amount of money. And unleash the influence of the royal family and begin to persuade the Diet.

Because of the proper operation of the British royal family, Parliament finally passed an all-out rescue plan. In addition to the funds raised, the remaining funds are to be paid by the State Treasury.

As for the negotiators, they naturally could not be sent from the British mainland due to the urgency of time, and it just so happened that Governor King was also a nobleman and the supreme chief executive of Hong Kong, and there was a rear admiral and a rear admiral in the vicinity of Hong Kong.

So a telegram was sent to Governor Kim to make meritorious service and let him preside over the negotiations with the base. And a thousand instructions must be redeemed for all these sailors. Especially those two important figures, at all costs, and at the same time all the information must be kept secret until the redemption, otherwise it will be a major blow to the British Empire.

The appointment of Governor Kim is a mixed blessing. The joy is that he is the best negotiator, but the worry is that this base-place-organization-organization is very mysterious, how can he find these people.

So when Governor Jin sighed, his savior Li Tie appeared by his side again. thought that Li Tie was the only person he could trust, so he naturally became the object of his confiding.

So Li Tie, who originally wanted a few million, suddenly knew that the British government was so rich. Not to mention giving away a boatload of money and jewelry for nothing, I have to let myself knock on it again.

Li Tie, who was happy in his heart, could not obey Governor Jin's wishes, so one morning a few days later, another same letter was delivered to the Governor's Palace, along with a package containing letters from more than a hundred British prisoners, as well as personal tokens of two princes.

In particular, the letter said that the identities of the two princes were already known, so the ransom could not be calculated at an ordinary price. Governor Kim also thinks how much money you can ask for even if you lions open your mouth.

But when he read to the end and saw the ransom of as much as two hundred tons of gold, he still collapsed to the ground again without arguing, and Li Tie and others around him hurriedly helped Governor Jin up.

Li Tie comforted Governor Jin, it is better to ask for gold, that thing is so heavy and the amount is so large, just give us a chance to catch these people.

When Governor Jin heard this, he came to his senses and discussed with Li Tie how to deal with it, and in the end he could only reluctantly report the amount of the ransom to the country.

When the ransom was paid in China, 200 tons of gold was equivalent to 20 million pounds. Exactly half of all taxes paid by Britain's overseas colonies overseas.

Add to that the tax revenue of more than half of the colony in the warships that were previously stolen. Good fellow, if it were all given this time, the British government would be equivalent to a year of free work for all the overseas colonies of the base-land-organization.

So the Congress, which originally wanted to spend money to ransom people, quit again, is this the price of ransom for more than 100 British sailors, even if their own father was kidnapped, it is not worth this amount.

As a result, the British royal family once again called on the people of the whole country to donate money for the British boys, and King George V of the United Kingdom even put up a crown he loved to auction to raise funds for these young men.

The British people don't know that the king wants to save his own two sons, and seeing that the king has even auctioned off the crown, what else do they have to reluctant.

Although everyone's salary is not high, you still donate a pound and I donate a pound. As a result, in less than a week, the British royal family received more than 25 million donations. More than five million more than the ransom.

The politicians in the Congress saw that not only did they not have to pay a penny from the treasury, but they could also have a little surplus. Who wouldn't do such a good deed. As a result, Congress passed the redemption bill as quickly as possible. Give Governor King carte blanche to handle the matter.

As for the 200 tons of gold, it was impossible for the British government to transport it from the mainland, so the British government stepped forward and sent a note to various countries to urgently buy gold from China and several neighboring countries at market prices.

At the same time, some were borrowed from various banks, and sure enough, within a week, 200 tons of gold were obtained. The gold was loaded and shipped to Hong Kong by a British ship. Now it's up to the base-place-organization-organization to have the guts to take it.

The British government had a good idea, and mobilized no less than 10 warships from the surrounding overseas bases to blockade the surroundings of Hong Kong, intending to destroy them at the first opportunity after receiving the gold from the bases.

The world was shocked to hear that the British government had agreed to buy British sailors with gold, and the warlords of the Chinese government believed that the British had money to spend. More than 100 sailors will spend 200 tons of gold, and even 10,000 sailors are not worth it.

The Japanese secretly rejoiced in the misfortune, and I thought I was very unlucky, but there were others who were even more unlucky. Well, I'm finally getting a lot better.

The Germans did not expect the British to be so rich, and thought with hatred in their hearts, if we had not been defeated and you had robbed our treasury, you British would have been so rich. Hmph, one day, we're going to get it back.

The Americans are thinking, ah, my cousin is still powerful. It seems that it will be a few years before they succeed in the number one position in the world.

The French look down on these British, why should they pay the ransom? The British should send two discerning men to negotiate with that organization, for there is nothing in the world in the eyes of the French that cannot be obtained through negotiation.

The Russians shouted as they pursued the rebels. These British just don't get beaten, and if we don't pay the fine honestly, we're going to rush up and fuck him.

However, this move of the British government still won the approval of most people in the world, believing that the British were not old-fashioned at all, and they were indeed a country of gentlemen. It also made the image of the British government as a colonist much better.

Looking at the piles of gold in front of him, Governor Jin scratched his head a little and sent hundreds of soldiers to guard it, and now the question is where is this organization, and the gold has arrived. It's how you hand over is what matters.

Li Tie told Governor Jin that the whole world knew about it anyway, so it was better to publish it in the newspaper generously.

Hearing Li Tie's opinion, Governor Jin's eyes lit up: "Yes." ”

The next day, all the major newspapers in Hong Kong published such an advertisement. The ransom of the British Empire has arrived, and the base-land-organization-organization will send someone to discuss how to deal with it in detail.

As soon as the news in the newspapers was published, it aroused widespread concern from people from all walks of life, and they all praised the British for their troubles, and this was a general's strategy, and no one expected that Britain would agree to this kind of kidnapping, but who knows that the British really agreed.

When I think of more than a dozen British warships circling around the open sea of Hong Kong, the Japanese have also sent four warships to help, and more than a dozen warships from various countries have come to visit Hong Kong at this time, one can see at a glance what the British are playing.

They want to wipe out this group of people when they collect gold through the base-land-organization. All of a sudden, there was a surge in the press, intelligence, military, and business circles of various countries.

The large newspapers of various countries rushed to Hong Kong with capable personnel from all over the country to try to obtain first-hand information in this ransom battle.

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