Chapter 493: Water and electricity cuts
The British consul was soon blown away, and Wang Guorui didn't give him any promises, anyway, he didn't promise to release the Englishman who killed the traffic policeman, and the British consul had a lot of thoughts in his heart after leaving. And when he left, he saw more and more Chinese coming to the outside of the Governor's Palace to petition, hoping to strictly deal with this murderous British, and this made the British consul's heart tremble. If the Chinese wake up because of this, then the British will be in trouble. He returned to the consulate, surrounded by staff eager to ask if he could complete his mission. But the answer is no, the British consul has no choice.
"Consul, no, there are a large number of Chinese coming outside, they seem to want to storm our consulate area!" Immediately someone shouted.
Soon, a large number of people from outside came to this consulate area, they were holding flags outside demanding severe punishment for the perpetrators, and then came to ask the consuls of various countries to start deliberating. However, it was not long before someone came back to report it again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, some people outside have begun to storm the consulate area, shouting that they want to kill all our foreigners!" Someone shouted.
"What? Kill us all? Hurry up and let Wang Guorui send an army to protect us! The British consul shouted.
Soon, the nearby police and military also came to protect the consulate staff, and then they temporarily detained the overly excited people to calm down. As for why these consulate staff should be protected, in fact, it is because they are all diplomats, and according to the default rules of various countries, diplomats cannot be killed casually. In ancient China, there was also a rule that two armies would not fight each other. This article is common to all countries. Not to mention that they haven't gone to war yet, and even if they do, it's impossible to kill them, the consulate's diplomats. Once they die, the consequences can be very serious. The outbreak of war is inevitable.
At that time, during the Boxer Rebellion, countries had different opinions on whether to send troops to China, but once their embassy was surrounded by a mob of Boxers, the fate of the diplomats was uncertain, so they unanimously agreed to send troops. In fact, the Eight-Nation Coalition after the Boxer Incident was actually partly due to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's own death, and it was only Japan that was really resolutely famous. The attitude of other countries is not the same, but the Manchu Qing actually wanted to attack the diplomats, which really forced everyone to send troops.
Therefore, diplomats cannot kill. This is an iron law, so when Wang Guorui hears that someone wants to harm a diplomatic official, he naturally has to send someone to protect him. After all, if Taiwan and China do not have personnel stationed abroad, if they also follow the same example. to harm Taiwan's personnel stationed abroad. That's really more than worth the cost. Therefore, this diplomat cannot be left to everyone's harm, and the necessary protection should still be deserved.
"Really, let us protect these foreign devils, these foreign devils have harmed so many of us, don't they deserve to die? Moreover, this time he still killed our traffic police, that one is our policeman! Immediately a policeman said.
These policemen also have a feeling of sadness, after all, it was the traffic police who were killed. People who are in the same profession as themselves, so of course they feel very sad. So. In this case, there is no one who pays the most attention to this matter than the police.
And the other officer immediately said: "Haha, in fact, there is nothing, you should know next, we have a solution." We can't kill the people in the consulate, but we can make them suffer. We just need to contact the waterworks and the power plant, and we'll be good to go. ”
"You mean......" the officer asked.
And the officer laughed and said nothing.
Soon, someone in the consulate immediately reported it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our tap water has been cut off and we can't use it." Someone said.
And the Russian consul immediately said angrily; "What's the matter, why did the tap water break at this time?"
And the other said right away; "Ladies and gentlemen, our electricity has been cut off, and our electrical appliances are no longer working."
"What? The electricity is also cut off? The French consul said angrily.
Soon, all the electrical appliances in the consulate stopped running, and everyone was in a state of water shortage. The consulate is stationed in a foreign country, but water and electricity are all provided by foreign countries, but now the water and electricity are cut off, which makes everyone feel very depressed. And if they don't have water and electricity, they really can't make a living. And there was no water in the consulate before, after all, tap water is very convenient, why store more water? But now the reality tells them that if they don't store water, they may all be pitted.
Now there are no water and electricity in the consulate area, so they all feel that they can't live.
"I'm going to send a telegram to London against them! To use such despicable means against our diplomats! The British consul said angrily.
"Your Excellency Consul, since we have been cut off from power, there is naturally no way to send a telegram." Someone immediately reminded of it.
And the British consul is now as anxious as ants on a hot pot, because there is no water and no electricity here. If you don't have water, you can't survive. However, there is no electricity, so it is naturally impossible to send a telegram to the country and ask for instructions from the country. Although Wang Guorui did not directly kill and persecute these foreign consuls, he cut off water and electricity to persecute those foreigners. So now they all feel that Wang Guorui is despicable and shameless, and actually uses this means to persecute diplomats. However, then everyone also began to be excited, denouncing Wang Guorui's behavior.
"We can't give in like that, we have to fight these vile and shameless guys to the end. It's despicable and shameless for these guys who have been shameless by me to treat our diplomats like this. Therefore, we must fight to the end to maintain the national prestige of our country. Immediately order everyone to go outside and fetch water, I don't believe we will be short of water. The British consul said.
Soon, the foreign consuls also sent people to fetch water, hoping to make a living by fetching water, but they were stopped by the military police.
"For your safety, please go back. If you leave the consulate area, then we are not responsible for protecting you. When the time comes, we will not be able to guarantee your safety. The officer said.
"What? We just went to fetch water. The diplomat said.
But the officer immediately said, "We don't have enough military and police to protect you, so you can only be safe by staying in this consulate area." ”
"Excuses, excuses!" The diplomat scolded.
Obviously, this is completely an excuse, because there is no way to protect anything, the military and police forces are insufficient, and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the island of Taiwan can't protect everyone. They didn't want them to fetch water, and then they just deliberately found an excuse. And these foreign diplomats wanted to go out very much, but when they saw the demonstrators staring at them, they also took a deep breath and chose to back down. Because if you go out and get killed, it really won't be worth the loss. For the sake of a bucket of water, you risk being beaten to death, and it's not worth it. Taiwan's military and police refused to protect them from fetching water, making it impossible for them to fetch water. If there is no protection from the military and police, they are all people who can be killed casually, and I am afraid that it will be really troublesome at that time.
"Damn, those guys just want us to compromise!" The British consul said angrily.
Soon, it didn't take long for consulates around the world to fall into the result of water and electricity cuts. Their water is getting less and less, and it will obviously not be long before they are all consumed. And with so many people in their consulate district, there's no way to accumulate much water resources. Especially when they saw that the water in the tank had quickly bottomed out, they were silent in their hearts.
"Mr. Consul, you should still promise the Taiwanese!" "Yes! Mr. Consul, we are all dying of thirst, we can't stand it anymore. "Mr. Consul, let's promise the Chinese, we can't stand it!"
Soon, those subordinates also hoped that the British consul would take the initiative to agree to Taiwan's conditions. Anyway, what kinds of customs supervision powers, what kinds of economic powers already exist in name only in Taiwan, can this extraterritoriality of consular jurisdiction be? Therefore, everyone also hopes that the consul can agree to this condition, after all, only if he agrees to himself can he reconnect the water and electricity.
"Mr. Consul, I think the so-called consular jurisdiction is only established when the state is absolutely strong. Although our current national strength is still stronger than Taiwan's, we are not able to treat Taiwan as it is. Taiwan is not a weak and incompetent Chinese central government, and if we continue to fight like this, we will definitely face huge losses. So, let's say yes, so that we can still guarantee our survival. If we die by then, then the consular jurisdiction will still be lost, and we will really lose more than we have gained. ”
The British consul was helpless, and then left the consulate area, and then said to the people outside: "We agree that the Chinese government will try the British who killed the traffic policeman, but we in Britain must have the right to hire a lawyer for him, and we also have the right to our foreign consuls to come and observe, and these two rights are not waived by our Britain." ”
Immediately upon hearing this, the people shouted: "We have been victorious!" ”
"We won, we won" ...... (To be continued......)