At the British Legation, Eugene flicked the telegram with his fingers, and the joy between his eyebrows could not be concealed, and he said to a few people waiting on the side: "Gentlemen, this is an unprecedented opportunity to open up the situation for us in one fell swoop, and bring unprecedented benefits in recent decades!" ”

"Yes, thanks to our capable Mister Young! If he hadn't cornered the Qing government and the emperor, he would not have created such an ideal external environment. ”

Acting Minister Boukler, who was about to succeed Ogne, danced excitedly, and would have danced on the spot to celebrate if it weren't for the deep reserve of the gentlemen of the British Empire.

Before arriving in China, he never imagined that he would usher in such a great gift as soon as he got off the ship! Although there is also the credit of the outgoing Ogne, after all, the next negotiations and even the completed agreement jump must be finalized in their own hands. This will be a feat that will go down in history, enough to push him to a higher stage of history in one fell swoop!

The personnel of the British Legation applauded one after another, and gathered in front of the map, and with great interest they were gesturing on some places that they had long been optimistic about, and discussing and preparing for the knife.

"We must have an excellent military port for the ships of the Imperial Navy, and at the same time provide sufficient defense for the opening of commercial shipping to the north. I think Weihaiwei is very suitable! ”

"We must strengthen the control capacity of Yangtze River shipping, the previous competition from the Chinese was too bad, this situation must change!"

"The concession needs to be further expanded, and only more land can accommodate more and more expatriates from all over the world and open more factories! I think the expansion of Tianjin rent to 3,000 acres is a good number! ”

"The British Empire should appropriately increase its garrison and extraterritoriality. Gentlemen should have heard about it. In the midst of successive riots in some provinces of China. Very unkind to Western missionaries and parishioners. We must levee more clashes! ”

"Well, in fact, it is possible to ask for complete freedom of passage, and it is too narrow to have only a few missionaries operating in the hinterland of China. The people of the British Empire should be able to go wherever they want without hindrance! ”

"Railway, we must obtain the right to build China's railway, and the right to develop mineral resources on both sides! Gentlemen, in such a country larger than the United States, I think at least 10,000 miles of railroad would be enough to support their basic transportation framework! Oh, God. It's a great business! ”

…… After preparing for China for half a century, the British carefully observed the fat empire of the Far East, which wanted to harvest wealth, and worked out various strategies for shearing sheep in advance, and found a good place to cut the knife. Now, they can finally let go of their hands, and they must reap the maximum benefits in an unprecedented carve-up carnival!

Just when their discussion was at its most enthusiastic, someone suddenly knocked on the wine glass, and the "ding" crunch sound attracted everyone's attention. When I turned my head to look, I found that it was Hurd, the chief tax secretary who had been staying in the corner quietly.

This is the most powerful and important figure among the British in China. Have unquestionable knowledge and a voice. Only since he took control of China Customs, he has been thriving and brilliant. Suffice it to say a qiē. Therefore, everyone, including the minister, the counsellor and other important guests, paused to discuss and look forward to his wonderful speech.

Hurd was quite old, with a gray beard, gray eyes, and a goosebump-inducing temperament. He glanced coldly at the excited faces, and said in a low and powerful voice: "I want to remind you that the promise of the Qing government and the emperor alone does not mean that we can get it. You should see that the armed forces possessed by Mr. Yang are sufficient to form a de facto separation. And he is an indisputable nationalist, so it is necessary to take into account the countermeasures he should take when he raises objections! ”

Many people's heads suddenly calmed down, and they were deeply convinced by Hurd's statement. Yes, their opportunity comes from Yang Hao's toss, but such a powerful guy who obviously does not like Western countries will inevitably become an obstacle to Britain's interests.

Bao Kele obviously didn't know enough about Yang Hao, and said with a frown: "I don't think the British Empire needs to have similar concerns. Gentlemen, we are the most powerful country on the planet, and the guy you are worried about is not recognized by all countries, he is just a rebel. Before the majesty and power of the Empire, he can only accept the conditions we have proposed. ”

"That's true, and I also think that the British Empire had been too mild in its handling of Qing affairs. Look at the recent violence, their blatant aggression against the Empire's parishioners, which will not be tolerated. The Qing government is too weak and incompetent, we must have the ability to solve the problem on our own! ”

One Counsellor of the same view expressed his opinion and offered his own views.

Hurd was not in a hurry to refute, but looked at Ogne and asked lightly, "Does Mr. Minister think so too?" So who knows how strong the navy is that Mr. Yang is now? How many ships does the Empire need to send to defeat them? ”

"This ......."

Ogne couldn't answer, and the others also looked sideways.

They are very short of information in this area, and since the Beiyang Fleet went to Yang Hao's shipyard in batches to upgrade, all the foreign employees in the entire Beiyang Naval Division have been sent away. I don't know what the battleship became after that, or what kind of numbers it had.

Although the British expressed strong protest, the person who had the final say was no longer Li Hongzhang, who trusted them, or other British officers who were afraid of them, but Yang Haiwei.

However, judging from their previous strength, the two upgraded ironclad ships already have a speed no less than that of the British capital ships, and the rate of fire and range of the guns have been greatly improved. Coupled with other upgraded ships, I'm afraid the Royal Navy will have to send out those recently built 10,000-ton giant ships to have a 100% chance of victory.

As for the ten old battleships of the Eastern Fleet? Forget it.

Bulkle raised his voice in displeasure and said, "I don't think that guy would have the guts to go to war with the British Empire. Gentlemen, don't forget that he is just a rebel army, how long can they hold out without being recognized by the Qing government and the major powers? It only takes to cut off their trade and it will be enough to cause it to collapse quickly. ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! That's how it should be! ”

The gentlemen seemed to have grasped the most fundamental reason, and immediately agreed with it.

Today's British Empire is so powerful, and the empire that covers the whole world is so shockingly powerful! As long as you're not crazy, you won't try to challenge her majesty, right?

The voices of support from most people made Bulkler's face flush, and he raised his wine glass in a circle. What a great way to make your debut!

Hurd smiled slightly, but said no more, just slowly tasted the red wine in the glass, and the audience continued to talk.

Ogne immediately made up his mind that he would complete all the handovers within today and leave China as quickly as possible. The unexpected honor has arrived, and he will not mix in the rest of the matter. The group of people in front of them seem to have been lured by the carrot hanging in front of them to ignore the danger!

At about the same time, a similar scene was taking place in the Russian embassy and consulate.

The Russian Minister Cassini's green eyes flashed with excitement, and he said excitedly with the staff: "We must seize this rare opportunity to try to become the most trusted ally of the Qing Empire and isolate the greedy British!" If necessary, we can even send troops to help them put down the rebellion! Gentlemen, once successful, we will win for His Majesty the Tsar a base in the Far East, a vast territory! ”

In the German Legation, there was also a fierce discussion, and their faces were filled with almost the same fanatical brilliance, as if a piece of fat fruit was at their fingertips!

But none of these foreign devils could have imagined that all their conversations and even the entire scene were recorded by the eavesdropping devices and cameras secretly installed by Yang Hao's previous arrangement. After the real-time signal was recorded by a nearby intelligence station, the content was immediately transmitted to the Tianjin American Concession Command in the form of telegram/telex.

Looking at the thick record, Yang Hao's face was full of murderous energy, and he sneered: "What a bunch of greedy and shameless foreign devils, it's really good to have a wishful thinking!" But want to swallow up China by carving up the country? I'm afraid you don't have such good teeth! ”

Shi Jianfei, Li Jingfang and others were very shocked by the madness of the foreign powers, and it was even more difficult to accept the unequivocal urgent peace talks of various countries: "Will the imperial court really agree to these excessive conditions of the foreigners in order to attack us?" ”

Yang Hao nodded solemnly: "Don't doubt it!" In the minds of the Manchus, China was nothing more than a big bargain they picked up! As long as you can continue to earn for nothing, it doesn't matter if you divide the part and give it to foreigners. Don't you see what the resolute Lord said? 'My family's inheritance should be given to a friend rather than a slave.' Hehe, what a 'rather give to friends than with house slaves'! ”

This sentence came not long ago when the ministers of the Qing court were discussing countermeasures, and someone proposed that Yang Hao could be given a big official to pacify the people first. The fortitude of hating Yang Hao is so expressed.

Although the Manchus ruled in practice for 250 years, they actually ruled by treating the whole of China as their private property and everyone as their domestic slaves. But there is always a little bit of disguise on the face.

Now, the contradiction is completely planned, and the mask is completely torn off.

And the former Qing courtiers who had been baptized by progressive thoughts, when they heard such words, the feeling in their hearts was really indescribable. What's more, it's unquenchable anger!

Li Jingfang couldn't speak for a long time, while Shi Jianfei and the others gritted their steel teeth and said hatefully: "Very good, then let's let those of us who are unwilling to be domestic slaves completely destroy the foundation of their bastard things!" No matter who stands in the way, we will never give up! ”

Yang Hao was full of surging fighting spirit, and said sonorously: "All mobilize and prepare for an unprecedented fierce battle!" (To be continued......)

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