Chapter 474: Negotiation (1)

The living room of the presidential palace is not cold, and the flames in the fireplace in the elegantly decorated Western-style living room raise the temperature of the room to a warm spring.

The U.S. ambassador, Jensen, was savoring a cup of coffee with a cup of coffee, his calm and elegant posture in stark contrast to Sir Carr, who was beside him. Ambassador Jensen took a sip of coffee with a satisfied look on his face, put down his cup, turned to Sir Carr, and said, "Sir Karl, this is a very good Blue Mountain coffee, don't you want to try it?" ”

Sir Carr smiled reluctantly, took a sip from his glass, and said casually, "Well, it's not bad. ”

Ambassador Jensen looked at Sir Carr, who was a little anxious, and smiled and comforted: "Sir Carr, you don't have to worry, President Su will come, you can rest assured." ”

As soon as Ambassador Jensen's voice fell, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and soon Su Tong, dressed in military uniform, appeared in front of the two.

As soon as Su Tong appeared, he gave a big bear hug to Ambassador Jensen enthusiastically before he smiled and said, "Mr. Jensen, didn't you go to Shanghai for a vacation?" Why did you come to my house early in the morning? ”

Jensen shrugged his shoulders and said in an American tone relaxedly: "I can't help it, I heard that there was a small misunderstanding between China and Britain some time ago, and I also want to come over to mediate from the position of a friend, hoping that the two sides can eliminate the misunderstanding." ”

"Oh! Is it? Su Tong let go of Ambassador Jensen, turned his head to Sir Karl and said lightly, "Hello Sir Karl! The coldness of his tone contrasted sharply with Jensen's enthusiasm just now.

Sir Carr silently said hello to Su Tong and sat down, his attitude today was completely devoid of the arrogance of the previous days.

After both sides sat down, Ambassador Jensen first said: "Your Excellency, President Roosevelt was shocked to hear the news that your country has occupied Hong Kong, and he believes that the hostility between China and Britain is very detrimental to the stability of the situation in Asia, and if you do not object, our US Government is happy to carry out the necessary mediation on this matter." ”

Su Tong smiled and said: "Of course, I would like to see the mediation of the US government, but first I want to state that this matter was first provoked by the British government, and my country is just for self-defense." ”

"Self-defense!" Sir Carr said indignantly, "Is it necessary for your country to capture Hong Kong for self-defence?" You have occupied Hong Kong for no reason, this is **naked aggression. ”

"Aggression?" Su Tong asked in astonishment, "Sir Karl, it seems that this word should be more appropriately applied to your country." And I don't agree with your wording, this is not called occupation, but should be called recovery, Hong Kong is originally our Chinese territory. ”

"But your Manchu government has lent its concession to our British Empire, which is clearly written in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Treaty of Peking, and the Treaty on the Extension of the Boundary of Hong Kong, and it is you who are the first to violate the agreement."

Looking at Sir Karl's angry expression, Su Tong's face also began to sink, "Really? I never think there is any fairness in the agreements that were forced under the gun, and they were signed by the Manchu dynasty that we overthrown. Originally, we did not want to embarrass your country, but your country has repeatedly interfered in China's internal affairs, and even did not hesitate to send a fleet to Hong Kong to deter our country by force. And we have treated your soldiers and officers mercifully in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. ”

Well, Su Tong didn't lie about this, although he was very disgusted with the arrogance and arrogance of the British, but there was one thing he still admired the British. That is, for whatever reason and purpose, the British team rarely took prisoners, which was much better than those brutes. Therefore, after the surrender of the British army in Hong Kong, Su Tong did not embarrass those British prisoners, and locked them all in a prisoner of war camp set up in Shenzhen, Guangdong.

Jensen saw that the atmosphere on both sides was a little stiff, so he hurriedly opened his mouth and laughed: "Hehe, President Su, you can treat those captured British soldiers with kindness, which is naturally worthy of our praise and admiration. But I think the most important thing now is to get those British soldiers home as soon as possible, God testify, their families don't know how much they miss their loved ones, what do you say, President Su? ”

Su Tong nodded, "Of course, I'm happy to let those British soldiers go home, but we won't be bad people." In order to get those British prisoners home, the necessary ransom still had to be paid. What do you think? ”

As soon as Su Yu's voice fell, Sir Karl's brows on the side furrowed, "Ransom!" ”

"Of course!" Su Tong said as a matter of course: "When I was a child, my mother always taught me that you always have to pay for doing something wrong, isn't it? ”

Sir Carr's face turned slightly red, knowing that the Hong Kong that the other party had recovered would never spit out again no matter what, so he could only reluctantly retreat and said: "Your Excellency, since you have taken Hong Kong back, you should let the Governor of Aocote and those innocent soldiers go!" ”

"Absolutely." Su Tong smiled and said, "I said a long time ago, as long as you pay enough ransom, it's fine." ”

"You ......," said Sir Carr, "I have already said that you have taken back Hong Kong, is it not enough?" ”

"No, no, no, that's another story." Su Tong shook his head, "Hong Kong is originally our own territory, do we have to count money when we take back our own things?" In fact, our requirements are not high, and the British government is fully capable of paying for this money. As long as 10,000 pounds per British soldier is fine. ”

"What, ten thousand pounds!" Sir Karl was so angry that he almost fainted, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak. If one soldier is £10,000, then more than 12,000 British soldiers are more than £120 million. You must know that the cost of a state-of-the-art fighter at that time was less than 50,000 pounds, and Su Tong asked for 2,400 planes when he opened his mouth.

"Your Excellency, are your conditions too harsh?" Ambassador Jensen on the side frowned, he also thought that Huaxia was really a lion this time, if the British government really paid this ransom, then the face of the British people would be lost in the Atlantic, and the current British government would wait to step down.

Su Tong spread his hands and said helplessly, "I can't help it, in order to deal with the threat of the British government, I have to hoard a large number of troops in the area near Kashmir, these troops spend an astronomical amount every day, as the president of the Chinese government, I must always consider the interests of our country, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the people." ”

Ambassador Jensen's brow furrowed even more, in fact, the main reason he came this time was to persuade Su Tong to withdraw the troops that had been hoarded in Kashmir. Otherwise, once Su Tong decided to attack Kashmir, the 300,000 troops would be like a flood that would swallow up eastern India in an instant. If the Chinese army took advantage of the situation to drive the British out of India again, it would not be difficult to digest India within 20 years with the huge population base of China. At that time, China will become the country with the largest territory in the world, and this will have a major impact on the world pattern, which is also what the US Government does not want to see.

"With all due respect, Mr. President, it is not a wise choice for you to hoard troops in Kashmir, which is just a glacier and plateau, and you are just wasting your energy by putting your troops there." Ambassador Jensen cautiously said: "Moreover, the United States and Britain will not sit idly by and watch this happen." ”

Jensen's words are already vaguely stating that the United States is already very dissatisfied with the Chinese troops stationed on the Indian border.

Su Tong also accepted it when he saw it: "Okay, originally we stationed troops in Kashmir just in case, we can also promise to withdraw the troops, but the British government must pay for those captured British soldiers." ”

Jensen added: "As for the ransom, I think you can discuss it with Sir Carr, but I personally think that the price you have set is too high, and it is difficult for the British government to accept it. ”

Su Tongfu thought for a while, "Since the British government is unwilling to pay the ransom, I have a compromise here, it depends on whether the British government is willing or not." ”

"Oh, President, please!" Ambassador Jensen hurriedly asked.

"As long as the British government is willing to return to us all the antiquities of our country that were stolen from the Old Summer Palace in 1860 in the British Museum, then I can order the release of all British prisoners of war, and I will be able to give an account to my people easily."

"What? Absolutely not! Carlton jumped to his feet, "That's the property of the British Empire, and we'll never give them to anyone!" ”

"No, you shameless robbers snatched it from our country!" Su Tong slapped the table and stood up, his eyes flashed with a cold light in an instant, "As the famous French writer Hugo described and criticized: one day, two robbers broke into the summer palace, one robbed, and the other set fire to it. They happily returned to Europe, two robbers, one named France and the other England. Together, they "shared" the treasure house of the Old Summer Palace, and considered themselves a great victory. ”

"If the British government values the antiquities taken from our country as more important than the lives of your soldiers, then I don't say that. I think that our new railway lines and the mines in Siberia are still in great need of labor. ”Ro

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