Chapter 1063: Fruitless (2)
"Presumptuous, jumping clown, dare to be rude!"
"Bold rats, arrogant to the extreme!"
"Bastard thing!"
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A group of Qing officials were already displeased with Lao Maozi, and they had just beaten Lao Maozi on the battlefield a few years ago, and psychologically, they were already in a posture of looking down on them, how could they allow Grand Duke Petrovich to make a big deal of nonsense on such occasions.
"Hmm."
Hongqing was not in a hurry to stop the anger of the Qing officials, but the old god sat still on the ground, until the scolding of the Qing officials stopped for a while, then he raised his hand, and stopped the commotion of the crowd, and then the corners of his mouth were raised, revealing a contemptuous smile, his eyes were sharp like knives and looked at the Grand Duke Petrovich who was almost ashamed and angry, and said coldly: "Your country is very calculating, thinking that with the support of the rest of the countries, you dare to come to my Daqing to be presumptuous, it is really bold, It's just that your country seems to have forgotten one, hey, what you can't get on the battlefield, you don't want to get it at the negotiating table, as for your country's friendship, my Qing Dynasty is not rare, if you want to fight, then see you on the battlefield, as long as your country dares to fight, I will accompany you to the end! ”
"Humph!"
After listening to the interpreter's interpretation, Grand Duke Petrovich's face suddenly turned purple and black like a pig's liver, but he didn't have the courage to declare war with the Qing Dynasty, and he didn't even dare to refute it anymore, so he could only snort stupidly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, but our country has decided not to negotiate with the Russian Empire, and if you insist on going together, this negotiation will end here, and you can all return to your homeland."
Hongqing glanced coldly at Grand Duke Petrovich, but instead of scolding him, he looked around at the envoys with different faces, and announced with a solemn expression.
"Your Royal Highness, please take a break from the wrath of the thunder, everything is negotiable, if you are not satisfied with the terms proposed by the Russian envoys, then it is better to postpone the discussion, you and I should return to the previous topic, I wonder what His Royal Highness thinks about Count Carlos's proposal?"
As soon as Hongqing's domineering attitude came out, the envoys of Spain and other countries did not dare to take it lightly for a while, and their eyes immediately focused on Count Wilson's body, as soon as he saw this, Count Wilson had to come forward and make peace with the mud, no side, the navy of the Kingdom of Great Britain is certainly strong, and the army is not weak, but unfortunately the main force is all in Europe, even if you want to mobilize, it is not an easy task, if you want to contain the Qing Dynasty, at least the main force of the army must rely on the full strength of the Russian Empire, He could not sit idly by and watch the Russian Empire be ousted from the ranks of negotiators.
"Your Excellency, if my Qing Dynasty requests that your country open the ports of Birmingham, Liverpool, and London, and let me Qing merchants trade freely in your country, will you agree to it?"
After listening to the interpreter's paraphrase, Hongqing did not directly answer Earl Wilson's question, but asked a rhetorical question with a cold expression.
"Your Royal Highness, don't you understand what you are saying that our country has opened the Temasek Port? As for the countries here, they have also opened quite a few ports in their respective territories, and our sincerity has long been laid out on the surface, and there should be no doubt about it. ”
Hearing Hongqing's request, although Earl Wilson's face was still calm, but there was obviously a trace of anxiety in his eyes, one is because Hongqing actually has a few treasures about several famous ports in Great Britain, and it is obvious that he is not ignorant of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the other is also a headache Hongqing's request, no, although the Kingdom of Great Britain does not prohibit the ships of European countries from going to the British Isles to trade, but they all stipulate that there are corresponding quotas, and not the merchants of all countries can trade at will, and this is not the key, The most terrible thing is that the Qing Dynasty commodities are not only many but also of high quality, if the market of the Kingdom of Great Britain is really opened, not only the East India Company will immediately fall into the dilemma of bankruptcy, but the national economy of the Kingdom of Great Britain will also be strongly impacted by the commodities of the Great Qing Dynasty, and this is obviously not the consequence that Earl Wilson can afford, in this regard, Earl Wilson is impossible to agree, but it is not good to oppose directly, so it can only play a trick of stealing the concept.
"Your Excellency, please don't change the concept, your so-called open ports are just the territory of other countries that have been forcibly occupied, and they are just colonies of your country, not to mention whether your country's occupation is legal and reasonable, just saying that your country is talking about colonial ports, it is enough to see that your country has no sincerity at all, and what face does it have to ask this king, and besides, the commodities you have have are not lacking in the Qing Dynasty, but the commodities of my Qing Dynasty are the needs of your country, and if you want to make a transaction, then you will do it as usual, otherwise, you will not need to talk about it."
As soon as Count Wilson's sophistry came out, Hongqing's face immediately became gloomy, and he unceremoniously pointed out the error of what Count Wilson said.
"Your Royal Highness, it is difficult to agree with your statement, every inch of my British territory was bought by soldiers with blood, and it was recognized by the international community, which is naturally legal, and no one can deny this!"
After listening to the interpreter's relay, Earl Wilson's face turned red as blood, and he could no longer maintain his original polite posture, but when he saw that his face was red and his neck was thick, he made a protest.
"Your Royal Highness, please don't make fun of such a serious question, if not, it will challenge the entire international community."
"Yes, Earl Wilson is right, the reason why our countries can have territories is because of the blood of the warriors of their respective countries, and we must not allow others to disagree."
"His Royal Highness the Prince's words are too much, we are here to the Qing Dynasty with great sincerity, and your words are undoubtedly a great harm to the friendship between your and our countries."
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The reason why the Western powers can be strong is precisely because they plunder the colonies without restraint, if there are no overseas colonies, the European countries are just a small land, no matter how strong they are, they are very limited, and it is precisely because of this that the envoys of various countries immediately became in a commotion when they heard Hongqing's words questioning the legitimacy of the overseas colonies of various countries, and they all became in a commotion, and they protested incessantly.
"Challenging the international community? Hehe, what a big hat, according to your words, that is, whoever has a big fist and wins the battle, can do whatever he wants to forcibly occupy the territory of other countries, this king understands correctly? ”
Hongqing's original intention was not to negotiate with the Western powers too early, not that he was worried that his own armament was not strong enough, but because the transfer of power was imminent and the fighter plane was not mature, he originally planned to make some compromises in exchange for enough time, but as soon as the five-port trade theory mentioned by Carlos Pilés Gonzalez in the previous Kingdom of Spain came out, Hongqing was already keenly aware that the Western powers were afraid that they had begun to make preparations before the war. Unless the Qing Dynasty could agree to the harsh conditions of the envoys of the Six Nations, war would be inevitable, and in this case, Hongqing would abandon the plan for temporary peace drawn up earlier, and simply let go of his hands and feet, and unceremoniously exposed the murderous true face of the Six Nations.
"Your Royal Highness, if you insist on saying this, we can only express regret."
Earl Wilson is always gentle, extremely polite, but in his bones he is actually extremely arrogant, in his opinion, as long as the powerful navy of the Kingdom of Great Britain goes, there is nothing that cannot be done, seeing that he could not convince Hongqing with words, his euphemistic attitude immediately turned into tough, and the threat of war was already naked between the words.
"Your Excellency, you don't need to express regret, but you should feel regret, one day in the future, whether it is your country or your Excellency, you will always regret because you have made a wrong decision, I believe that this day will come soon, Your Excellency may as well wait and see."
Hongqing has never been a person who is afraid of war, on the contrary, as early as the establishment of the "Eight Banners Firm", Hongqing had foreseen the inevitability of war against the Western powers, and had already made all kinds of preparations, even at this sensitive moment of the transition of power, Hongqing was still not afraid of the threat of war from the Western powers.
"Since His Royal Highness the Prince is so insistent, it seems that there is no possibility of negotiation between you and me, and the negotiation is over, please allow me to leave here."
As soon as Hongqing's extremely tough words came out, Wilson immediately realized that there was no need for the negotiations between the two sides to continue, and he didn't want to waste any more time, so he got up and politely proposed to end the negotiations.
"Of course, we will send troops to escort you back to Tianjin Port tomorrow, please leave our Qing territorial waters immediately after boarding the ship, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Anyway, the war was already inevitable, and Hongqing didn't bother to talk to Earl Wilson and the others, nor did he want to give the envoys of the six countries the slightest illusion, so he gave the order to expel the guests without saying anything, and there was no politeness in his words.
"Farewell!"
Hearing that Hongqing was sending troops to escort him, and leaving the territorial waters of the Qing Dynasty within a limited time, Earl Wilson, who regarded himself very highly, was so angry that he was angry, but fortunately, his cultivation was not bad, but he didn't jump like thunder on the spot, he just glanced at Hongqing deeply, and then turned around and strode towards the direction of the garden gate......