Chapter Eighty-Nine: Three Conditions
Wen Xian was not as foolish as Jiang Lisi, and snorted with a calm face: "Mr. Wang Feng, I have to admit that you are the best orator, even I was almost moved by what you said, but the affairs of the Shanghai Consulate are very complicated, and Alice may not be able to find time to invest in China, so I can only say sorry." β
Alice looked visibly disappointed, and the arm that shook Moonham's arm couldn't help but let go.
Wang Feng gave me a look and said, "Mr. Wenxian, I regret it, in fact, the relationship between China and the Western countries is not necessarily plundered and plundered, and it is completely possible to achieve win-win cooperation, it only depends on whether you Westerners are willing or not."
Of course, now you may think that I am wishful thinking, but the vast number of people in Asia, Africa and Latin America will not want to be exploited and plundered, and sooner or later, the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America will wake up, and your colonies will take up arms to resist your colonial rule, including India, which is known as the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the queen!
And I believe that this day will not be long! β
"Good! I'll see! Wen Xian replied coldly and looked away.
The Taiping army had finished handing over the corpses, and the British troops had brought in Chinese who had taken refuge in the concession to carry the bodies inside, and in the midst of the chaotic crowd, a millet haired woman of about twenty attracted everyone's attention, and she examined each corpse in turn, regardless of the stench on her face, as if looking for her relatives.
"Hey~~" Alice sighed with pity on her face: "Poor Angelina, it is said that she is the fiancΓ©e of Royal Navy Captain Clinton, and she only came to Shanghai to visit yesterday, who would have thought that not seeing each other would turn into a farewell, Wang Feng, although I understand you and don't hate you anymore, but you broke up a beautiful marriage with your own hands, do you feel a little guilty?" β
'Huh? Wang Feng remembered the deputy commander who was captured by him, but at this time, he didn't say anything, and nodded solemnly: "More than that, I am full of guilt, but the war is so cruel, starting from the Qing-British War in 1840, the Qing Dynasty died more than 10,000 people, which means that more than 10,000 families were torn apart, may I ask if Queen Victoria, who contributed to the war against China, is there any guilt?" Alice, please say sorry to Miss Angelina for me. β
Wang Feng's expression was extremely sincere, but these words were not a good feeling when they fell into his ears, Alice was angry, and glared at Wang Feng very angrily!
Wang Feng accepted it calmly and pointed to the side: "Someone is coming." Sure enough, a British soldier ran over and reported, "Gentlemen, the Taiping Army has returned a total of five hundred and two pairs of bones. β
Wang Feng took it and said: "Mr. Wen Xian, three consul gentlemen, I am only here to return the corpse of your army, five hundred and two corpses are not a lot, and solemnly remind you, please don't interfere in the war between my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Court, if there are casualties, it is not expected to be said in a hurry, okay, it is time for me to leave, Miss Alice, I wish you all the best." β
"Wait a minute!" How could Wen Xian let Wang Feng go, send out six hundred people, and send back five hundred and two corpses, what about the ninety-eight people? Although Wen Xian made up his mind not to speak first, Wang Feng put on a follow-up posture, and he couldn't do it without asking.
"Mr. Bonham, is there anything else?" Wang Feng retracted his steps and wondered.
Wen Xian scolded secretly, but he could only ask honestly: "My Three Kingdoms Alliance has a total of 600 people, where are the rest of the soldiers?" β
Wang Feng did not hide it: "They were captured by me, and there is no danger to their lives at the moment, please Mr. Wen Xian not worry." β
Ali Guo couldn't help but say, "Mr. Wang Feng, how can you release them?" β
Wang Feng said lightly: "May I ask Mr. Aliguo, can you represent the government of your country?" Kim Neng-hyung and Mr. Lawell, are you also representing the U.S. and French governments in their dealings with me? β
Including Wen Xian, the four of them showed a solemn look, they all knew that the real confrontation had just begun, and they all secretly scolded the ninety-eight people in their hearts, and they all fell into a good situation if they really died, but now it is good that they have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and they have made their country passive!
Wen Xian said in a deep voice: "Please state your conditions first. β
Wang Feng stretched out three fingers: "First, aid the construction of a nitric acid processing plant on our side, second, aid the construction of a steel plant with an annual output of 100,000 tons of steel, third, aid our ten barrel bore beds, ten horizontal milling machines, ten turret hexagonal lathes produced by Whitney Engineering Company of the United States, five gear hobbing machines and length measuring machines, and three pairs of matching cutter gears, by the way, there are also instruction manuals!" β
Including Alice, all the people who understood Wang Feng's words gasped, they thought that Wang Feng would ask for some guns or money, money is the best thing to do, and the problems that can be solved with money are not problems, although guns and guns are troublesome, but they are not negotiable, guns and bullets will always be broken one day, it is nothing more than the quantity, but they never expected that Wang Feng would ask for help to build factories and ask for machine tools, you know, this is a mini industrial base, with these, Wang Feng can make his own guns and cannons, It is even possible to develop a whole set of mature industrial systems based on this, with Wang Feng's understanding of the West, especially to be able to call the name of the Whitney Engineering Company in the United States, which is entirely possible!
"Humph!" Jin Nengheng snorted coldly: "Mr. Wang Feng, don't you think your request is too much?" β
"No, no, no!" Wang Feng waved his hand: "Material is valuable, human life is priceless, the army of your three countries is an offensive army, which is different from our country's defense-oriented army, the defensive army naturally has the responsibility of protecting the family and defending the country, without too much incentive, when the country and the nation fall into crisis, it will naturally give birth to the heart of death, and the offensive army needs to protect the rights and interests of the soldiers as much as possible because they are not fighting on the mainland, among which the right to life is the most important, if the soldiers of the three countries know that the government has given up on them because they are reluctant to have some equipment, Will they waver? And then become suspicious of fighting for the Motherland?
Of course, this is just my assumption, and I know that it is difficult for several gentlemen to make decisions on the spot, and I can give you time to fully communicate with your respective governments, but there is a limit to my patience, and I hope that this process will not exceed my patience. β
Wang Feng pointed out the reason why the European and American armies gathered the bones of the soldiers, that is, to show the living, to show that the country has not given up on you, and you can fight for the country with peace of mind.
If he agreed, he would raise a tiger for trouble, and if he didn't agree, his reputation would be damaged, and then the justice of the expeditionary force would be shaken.
Wen Xian thought for a while and tried to say: "Mr. Wang Feng, for your request, we can't make decisions without authorization, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Congress to approve it, those ninety-eight people are in your hands, it may not bring the expected benefits, if you only need money or materials, we should have a common topic, please think about it." β