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Tang Shaoyi sneered in her heart, if the British were completely unaware of the 'McMahon Line', it would be absolutely impossible. It's just that the British probably didn't take this matter seriously before. I didn't expect the empire to find out about it.

After all, because the plateau, although vast in area, is too barren to have much economic benefit at all, and the empire has always paid little attention to it. Even if it is secretly encroaching on China's territory, it will be difficult for China to find out. It's a big deal, and when the time comes, just deny it.

But, now it seems, everything is too good for what they thought. At this juncture, the Chinese Empire learned of this. This immediately put Britain on the back foot.

"So, Your Excellency, what are you going to do?" Tang Shaoyi raised his eyebrows.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we are willing to revoke the so-called 'McMahon Line' and return the 90,000 square kilometers of land to China." Count Curzon said. Anyway, those territories originally belonged to the Chinese Empire. Return to China, there is nothing to lose for them. If it falls out with the Chinese Empire because of this, it will be a disaster.

"Is that the end of it?" Tang Shaoyi was obviously not very satisfied with this.

"Your Excellency, what are you going to do to get to the bottom of this?" Count Curzon asked. He knew that the time had come to bargain.

"First, those territories originally belonged to the Chinese Empire and should have been returned to China. In addition, both the British and the colonial government of British India had to ensure that they would not invade the Plateau Province of the Chinese Empire again. Second, Henry McMahon, who orchestrated the event, must be acknowledged. Whatever position he is currently holding, he will need to be removed from office and never be hired by the British government again. Third, the British and British Indian colonial governments should compensate the Chinese Empire with 100 million Chinese dollars as compensation for the nine years of occupation of Chinese territory. Tang Shaoyi said.

Count Curzon's brow furrowed tightly. First, he could say yes immediately. The second one is not too problematic either. After all, this may not be fair to Henry McMahon. However, sacrificing his personal future for the sake of the good of the country is also deserved. Who put the current British Empire at a disadvantage? Faced with persecution from the Chinese Empire, they had to compromise. However, in the third article, the Chinese Empire actually asked them to pay 100 million Chinese yuan in compensation. That's not a small amount! Plus the 600 million Chinese dollars that the UK had to pay before. That's already 700 million Chinese dollars. When converted to pounds, that's 70 million pounds. You must know that the British Empire's fiscal revenue last year was only 1.1 billion pounds. This year it is estimated that it will be even less, just over £900 million. The Chinese Empire already demanded one-thirteen of Britain's annual revenues.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, such conditions seem to be a little too harsh. The first and the second, I can promise your country. However, the third article. The compensation of 100 million Chinese dollars is too much. Though. That's a territory of up to 90,000 square kilometers. However, it is very barren and there is nothing to produce. It is better to pay 10 million Chinese dollars to the Chinese Empire as a reparation. What do you think? Count Curzon said.

Obviously, if the Chinese Empire wants the lion to open its mouth, it will not be so easy. After all, Britain is not a wronged boss who can let China take what it wants.

"Ten million dollars? That's too little. The part-time job is to call Hanako. Tang Shaoyi shook his head again and again. The Empire's current fiscal revenues. There is no shortage of these 10 million Chinese dollars. Not even 100 million Chinese dollars are lacking. However, the face of the empire was damaged and it was up to the British to make amends.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, if 10 million Chinese dollars is not enough, then 20 million is good. This is already the bottom line of the British Empire. Count Curzon said.

"Your Excellency, the Earl. 100 million Chinese dollars is also the bottom line of the empire. The Indian colonial government has a fiscal revenue of more than one billion rupees a year, and the compensation to the empire is 100 million Chinese dollars, which is nothing at all, right? Tang Shaoyi raised her eyebrows, and her attitude was also very tough.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, if the British Empire had not agreed to your terms, would you not have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Conflict with the British Empire? , and even prepare for war with the British Empire? Count Curzon asked.

"Your Excellency, I do not rule out the possibility of this. The interests of the empire are inviolable. Tang Shaoyi said resolutely.

"Well, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I see what you mean. I will report the request of the Chinese Empire to the Cabinet. Count Curzon said.

After saying that, he took his leave and left, without staying for a moment. He knew that if he stayed any longer, he would probably not be able to contain the anger in his heart. The Chinese Empire was threatened by war, and this step-by-step approach made him very angry.

It's just that Count Curzon is also very helpless in his heart. When did the British Empire actually fall to this step, and the wanton oppression of the Chinese, this undoubtedly made the British Empire lose face! Of course, trying to avoid war was also the goal of the British Empire. Otherwise, the British Empire would have paid even greater losses.

Count Curzon had no choice but to report the conditions of the Chinese Empire to the country, and then hand it over to the guys in the country to give it a headache.

The British cabinet was both angry and helpless in the face of the Chinese Empire's repeated demands. The Chinese Empire is making inch-in-progress! It's just that the Chinese Empire's use of war as a means of threat is indeed a means that Britain has no means of countermeasures. After all, China's current military strength is very strong, and if it starts, Britain will suffer even greater losses. What's more, this time, it was originally unreasonable for the UK. Even the United States will not be able to continue to help Britain on this issue.

Prime Minister Andrew Bona Law has once again convened his cabinet ministers to discuss how to solve this problem. Faced with the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire, the British cabinet ministers were outraged. They all said that the first one was acceptable. Article 2 is also acceptable. After all, Henry McMahon was the one who broke into this disaster, and there is nothing wrong with him being held responsible for it.

However, the third article also asked Britain to compensate the Chinese Empire with 100 million Chinese dollars, which inevitably made some lions open their mouths. After all, Britain is not rich now! The Chinese are clearly blackmailing Britain repeatedly, how can they accept it? However, if the conditions were not accepted, the talks broke down, allowing the conflict between the two sides to continue, and even to war. This, in turn, worries the British Cabinet.

Now the British are completely in the sense that they don't want to fight, and at the same time they want to pay a little less loss. But where in the world is there such a best of both worlds?

After discussion, the British Cabinet decided to accept the first two conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire. As for the compensation in Article 3, there is no compensation of 100 million Chinese dollars. However, it is possible to compensate the Chinese Empire with 50 million Chinese dollars. This money was paid by the colonial government of British India. Who told them to make this happen?

After receiving instructions from the Cabinet, the British Foreign Secretary, Earl Curzon, met with Tang Shaoyi again and presented the British Cabinet's reply. The compensation of 50 million Chinese dollars is not a small amount. However, it is also barely acceptable. Tang Shaoyi proposed that he needed to report to the emperor. If the emperor agrees, then there will be no problem.

Actually, it's just a formality. Being able to extort another 50 million Chinese dollars from the invincible British, Wu Haoxuan was already very satisfied. Although, with the continuous improvement of the empire's financial strength, 50 million Chinese dollars is no longer a large amount. However, the aircraft carriers being built by the Empire, if not counting carrier-based aircraft, require less than 50 million dollars. This is tantamount to blackmailing an aircraft carrier directly from the British!

As a result, Emperor Wu Haoxuan said that since the British were so sincere, he would accept their apology. and instructed Tang Shaoyi that he could sign a "Memorandum of Understanding on Conflict" with the British.

The relaxation of the Chinese Empire finally made the British breathe a sigh of relief. They are really afraid that the Chinese Empire will bite and not let go. If that's the case, then they're probably going to have to plan for the worst.

On the morning of June 2, 4620, the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi and the British Foreign Secretary Earl Curzon signed the "Sino-British Conflict Memorandum of Understanding" in Singapore. The signing of the memorandum marked the official end of the conflict between the Chinese Empire and the British Empire, and the two countries returned to a state of peace.

The memorandum stipulates that, first, Britain recognizes the Kingdom of Iran as a vassal state of the Chinese Empire and transfers all British interests in the Kingdom of Iran to the Chinese Empire. The Chinese Empire guaranteed that it would not invade India. Second, the British Empire paid 500 million Chinese dollars in compensation to the Chinese Empire. Thirdly, the ships captured by the Chinese Empire in naval battles belonged to the spoils of the Chinese Empire, and the British no longer claimed them. Fourth, the Chinese Empire released the captured British naval officers and men, and the British paid 100 million Chinese dollars for the cost of these prisoners of war during their captivity in China. Fifth, the British Empire transferred the Straits Settlements to the Chinese Empire.

The memorandum also stated that the reparations paid by the British Empire to the Chinese Empire were to be paid within three months. After receiving compensation from the British Empire, the Chinese Empire also began to release the prisoners of war, and the British Empire was responsible for providing ships to transport them back home. The British Empire's officials and troops in the Straits Settlements had to be evacuated within three months and the Straits Settlements were handed over to the Chinese Empire intact.

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