At 0:00 a.m. on May 9, negotiations on the border conflict between western Sichuan and the British side were held again.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Your Excellency. This time, the conflict has come to an end for the time being. However, it's not quite over yet. Therefore, it is inappropriate to say that I have failed the British Empire. In addition, this conflict is completely a misunderstanding. There were losses on the western Sichuan side, but the losses of the British Empire were even greater. Therefore, I would like to convey to you the views of the British Empire Government in clear terms, and we will not apologize to the Kawanishi side for this! As soon as the negotiations began, Ogner said directly. After the conclusion of the negotiations yesterday, he consulted the country. In the end, the reply was that it was absolutely impossible for the British Empire to apologize to Kawanishi. Of course, in order to end the conflict, the British Empire could make some concessions in other areas.

Ogener's tone, as well as this unstoppable attitude, made Wang Yuze and Wu Tingfang extremely angry. This is obviously the British Empire relying on its national strength to deliberately oppress western Sichuan. It's obviously their fault, but they just don't admit their mistake, what can Kawanishi do with them? Keep fighting? That's obviously impossible.

If it weren't for the conversation with Wang Xiao last night, Wang Yuze might have broken out long ago. But he knew that the current western Sichuan was not yet the time for a full-scale war with Britain. Even if you want revenge, you can't rush this day. There is a way that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and one day in the future, he can get it back from the British with interest.

"All right, Your Excellency Minister Ogna. For the sake of the friendship between our two countries, we in western Sichuan can give up this article. However, your country must assure that such a conflict is the first and the last! Wang Yuze said coldly.

"Of course, this conflict is a complete misunderstanding. It will never happen again. The British Empire hopes that Kawanishi will also be able to become a friend of the British Empire! Ogna said very happily. Wang Yuze knew each other so well, which made him very satisfied.

"Now, then, it's time to discuss the issue of British reparations to Kawanishi. In order to cope with this conflict in your country, more than 20,000 people were killed and wounded in western Sichuan. Should the British Empire give us some reparations? I, Sichuan Xi, demanded that the British Empire should compensate Sichuan for casualties and the cost of various materials, totaling 20 million pounds! Wu Tingfang said.

"Twenty million pounds?" Ogner and Jurdian both shouted. Is Sichuan West poor and crazy? Or do you really think that the British Empire is easy to bully? That's about one-fifth of the British Empire's revenues last year. No matter how rich Britain is, it is impossible to give so much compensation to Kawanishi. What's more, if possible, the British side is ready not to come out with a single child.

"Your Excellency, Kawanishi has suffered heavy losses. But the losses of my British Empire were even greater. In this conflict, we lost more than 70,000 troops in the attack. Much larger than western Sichuan. I, the British Empire, are not going to ask for compensation from Western Sichuan, so it is better that this conflict ends here! Ogener said. He did not believe that Kawanishi had lost 20,000 people. After all, what we know now is that in this conflict, Western Sichuan only invested three brigades in total, about 25,000 troops, how could it be that the casualties reached 20,000? As for the losses of the British ** team, adding up those who were captured, killed, and defeated, there are really more than 70,000 people.

"Your Excellency Ogner, this conflict was originally provoked by you. Even if your people provoked it without permission, it was your fault first. Kawanishi, will not pay for this. And the British side must make reparations for this! Wang Yuze said resolutely. On the issue of the last apology, Kawanishi has already made concessions. And regarding the reparations, Kawanishi must not give in anymore. Otherwise, Kawanishi will get nothing. This is absolutely unacceptable to Kawanishi, who sacrificed countless soldiers to win this war.

"£20 million, that's a lot. The British side will not accept it. In addition, the British side will not pay any war reparations. This has never been done before in the history of the United Kingdom! Ogener said. He bit the words war reparations very hard.

"Of course, since we have not declared war between us, this reparation is certainly not a war reparation. It could be a ransom paid by the British for prisoners of war, as well as humanitarian aid to western Sichuan! Wang Yuze said.

"The British side can redeem the prisoners of war, but the price of 20 million pounds is too high for us to accept!" Ogener shook his head and said, as for what Wang Yuze said about humanitarian aid, he ignored it, which was obviously to take out some more money in the pocket of the British Empire.

"Mr. Ogna, this is not high. In our hands, there are 10,000 British soldiers and 20,000 Indian soldiers. It was totally worth it to redeem these elite soldiers for twenty million pounds! Wang Yuze said.

"Elite? Hell the elite. If it was really elite, it wouldn't have lost so badly! Ogna and Zhu Erdian thought very speechlessly. They believe that this is simply Wang Yuze's deliberate attack on them.

"We only need 10,000 British soldiers, and as for the 20,000 indigenous Indians, you can do whatever you like? Whether it's for railroad construction or mining for mining, it's your own business! Zhu Erdian said. Obviously, the 20,000 indigenous Indian soldiers were abandoned by the British government, and the British government obviously would not pay the ransom for these indigenous Indian prisoners of war. In India, where there are many people, it is completely possible to re-recruit. Instead of spending a lot of ransom to redeem the garbage.

Wang Yuze and Wu Tingfang couldn't help but be very speechless. These colonizers really didn't care about the people of the colony at all. And now China, the area ruled by the Manchus, seems to be on the verge of becoming a colony and a semi-colony. Those Chinese are probably also suffering from such treatment. Wang Yuze couldn't wait to save these people.

"Well, 10,000 British soldiers, then the British government will have to pay a ransom of 1,500 pounds!" Wang Yuze said.

"What? Fifteen million? Ogna and Jurdian were dumbfounded.

"Of course, can those indigenous Indians compare with the noble British soldiers? The previous price was nothing more than a half-sell-half-giveaway. Since the British side is not going to ransom those Indian natives, then we will only count the price of these British soldiers! Wang Yuze said.

"No, this is blackmail, this is naked blackmail. The British Empire will never allow it! Ogna said with a blushing face.

Subsequently, the two sides engaged in a verbal exchange, and in the end, the price was reduced to 7.5 million pounds. And the money has to go to buy British products.

Once an agreement is reached, the rest of the negotiations will be much smoother. The 7.5 million pounds in war reparations, or rather ransom, turned into two sets of steel equipment with an annual output of 200,000 tons, a complete set of new high-precision machine tools, a fertilizer production plant, and two Sovereign-class battleships, three cruisers, and six destroyers. Among them, the battleship Kawanishi clearly requested that it be delivered by the end of next year.

Although such a price is a bit expensive, Kawanishi still agreed. Because, these things are urgently needed in western Sichuan. Two sets of steel production equipment can double the steel production in western Sichuan. Advanced high-precision machine tools can gradually upgrade the manufacturing of various equipment in western Sichuan, fertilizer factories can also produce explosives, and as for battleships, they are prepared for war two years later. Although, these things can also be obtained from Germany, but the Germans are not cheap, so why not be happy to get these from the British?

On the morning of the same day, Wang Yuze, on behalf of Sichuanxi, and Ogener, on behalf of the British government, formally signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Sino-British Border Conflicts." However, this contract is confidential, and the British side requires that it not be published for ten years, otherwise, Britain will not pay for the equipment and warships promised to Kawanishi. Kawanishi has no objection to this. Anyway, they have already received benefits, so naturally they don't care about those false names.

After signing the contract, Ogener and Zhu Erdian declined Wu Tingfang's invitation to hold a banquet to celebrate the end of the conflict. Now that the British Empire is disgraced enough, wouldn't it be even more humiliating if it stayed? Although the British Empire saved face, it actually lost, which made them, the diplomats of the British Empire, how could they stand it.

"Your Excellency, Kawanishi has ordered us two 'Sovereign-class' battleships, will this affect the balance of the navy in the Far East? It is reported that they also ordered 'Brandenburg-class' battleships from the German side, which will make Kawanishi the most powerful navy in the Far East! Zhu Erdian said with some concern.

"The navy is not just about having warships, it has to be manned. The navy of the British Empire has dominated the world for hundreds of years. This is definitely not something that can be changed by a few advanced warships. Even if the people of Western Sichuan get our warships, their navy will not be able to play a role in not having twenty years. Not to mention, our British Empire has many more advanced warships than they do! Ogener said.

"There is no outlet to the sea in western Sichuan, come, this ambitious young marshal is ready to seize an outlet to the sea in the near future. Otherwise, after the battleship returns home next year, they will have no place to moor at all! Zhu Erdian said.

"Whatever, anyway, the target of western Sichuan should be Guangxi and the southwest of Guangdong. It's the territory of the French, aren't they laughing at our failures? This time, let them learn the power of the following western Sichuan people! Ogener said with a smile.