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"Welcome to Singapore, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary." Sir Kilima, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, immediately greeted him, a smile on his face. Although, in his heart, he actually wanted to give the other party a slap in the face. However, he could only suppress the anger in his heart. Otherwise, the consequences would not be something he, the little colonial governor, could afford.

"Well, Your Excellency the Governor, you are too gracious. When will Your Excellency the US Secretary of State and Earl Curzon arrive in Singapore? Tang Shaoyi asked. Although the conflict between China and Britain has stopped, this is only a superficial phenomenon. If the two sides fail to reach an agreement in this negotiation, I am afraid that the flames of war will be rekindled immediately.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, Your Excellency the Secretary of State and Your Excellency the Earl will arrive tomorrow. Talks will begin the day after tomorrow. Sir Kirima replied. He is very important for this meeting, which is directly related to his future.

Tang Shaoyi nodded and said no more.

As he left the dock, Tang Shaoyi gave an impromptu speech to the Chinese who had come to greet him on the pier. There is only one content of the speech, and that is that His Majesty the Emperor cares deeply about these compatriots. And promised that the empire would do its best to save them from the oppression of the Western powers. And this also made the Chinese people very excited, long live the empire, long live the emperor and other slogans throughout the port of Singapore. All the Chinese were elated. Unlike the previous hearsay, this time they actually heard the news from the Emperor's ministers, which undoubtedly made them feel truly reassured.

Of course, the officials of the British colonial government on the docks. The face may not be so good-looking. Working in a colony far from the empire itself was hard, but there were plenty of opportunities to make money. This makes these officials hope to earn more money during their tenure, so that they can live a little better when they return home. Now the Chinese Empire is forcibly demanding that the British Empire transfer the Straits Settlements to them. It's clearly to smash their jobs and cut off their financial routes! If they could, they would be eager to get rid of the foreign minister of the Chinese Empire. Of course, this can only be imagined. If they did, it would be the whole British Empire to be buried.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, so arrogant. Today, the Straits Settlements belong to the British Empire. Moreover, it is difficult to say whether they will be able to take the Straits Settlements from us. Sir Kilima thought to himself.

Subsequently. Tang Shaoyi left the dock and went to rest at the imperial consulate in Singapore. That evening, Tang held a dinner at the consulate, to which Chinese leaders from Singapore and throughout the Straits Settlements were invited. At the banquet, Tang told everyone that the Empire's determination to Singapore and the Straits Settlements as a whole was firm. In this negotiation, it was inevitable that the British would agree to the transfer of the Straits Settlements to the Reich. If the British did not agree, the empire would even start a war. The Straits Settlements will also be taken.

And this undoubtedly gave the Chinese leaders a reassurance.

Other than that. Tang Shaoyi also announced that in the future the empire would establish the Straits Settlements as the straits province of the empire. The prefect will be appointed by the Empire. However, the vice governor and many officials below need to rely on the vast number of Chinese to contribute to the country.

This news made these Chinese people even more excited. Albeit. They have been emigrating overseas for hundreds of years. However, these Chinese were still influenced by feudal ideology. In their bones, there is still a kind of official-oriented thinking. If you can be an official, or an official of the empire, it will naturally be better.

The Straits Settlements Governor's Palace. also knew that Tang Shaoyi was holding a banquet to win the hearts of the people in advance. However, he had no choice. He obviously couldn't trespass without an invitation. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.

The next day, May 26, 4620 A.D., U.S. Secretary of State Hughes and British Foreign Secretary Earl Curzon arrived in Singapore. Sir Kilima went to the docks to meet him. And reported the reaction of the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi after his arrival yesterday, as well as his subsequent actions, to Count Curzon as it was.

"Humph! It seems that those yellow-skinned monkeys are determined to take away our Straits Settlements. Count Curzon snorted coldly.

"Your Excellency, this time, the United States of America is on your side and supports your legitimate demands. It is impossible for the Chinese to wantonly plunder the interests of the British Empire. Hughes said.

On the way to Singapore together, he had already reached an agreement with the Earl of Curzon. If the Chinese Empire had been given access to the Straits Settlements, then the entire South Seas would have become the territory of the Chinese Empire. Don't forget, the United States also has a Philippine colony in the South Seas. Further east, there are islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as Koshima. These colonies are where the United States has important interests in the Pacific Ocean and are also an important barrier to protect the American homeland. The United States will also do its best to help the British for its own interests.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Secretary of State, for your help." Count Curzon said.

The Count of Curzon was undoubtedly familiar with the affairs of Asia and the Far East. This has a lot to do with his previous career experience.

The Earl of Curzon was born into an aristocratic family in England. He is the eldest son of the 4th Baron of Scarsdale. After graduating from Oxford University in 1885, he became secretary to the Marquess of Salisbury. In 1886, Salisbury became Prime Minister. Under his recommendation, Curzon's career was initially quite smooth: he was elected to parliament in 1886, and served as undersecretary of the Indian Office from 1891~1892.

After 1888, at the suggestion of the Marquess of Salisbury, the Earl of Curzon travelled the world as a member of Parliament. Based on his travels and investigations, he successively published Russia in Central Asia, Persia and the Persian Question, and The Far East Question. In these writings, he argued that in order to maintain the British Empire's overseas "borders" and hegemony, Britain should use India as a base to compete with Russia in Central Asia, and rely on India to "open up the land and railways that open up the gateway to the Far East." Consolidate its dominant position in the Far East through the protection of sea power.

In 1898, when he was 39 years old, Curzon was appointed Viceroy of British India, becoming the youngest ever Viceroy of India. And after the expiration of the first five-year term, he was re-elected. In order to consolidate British rule over India. In 1905, he promulgated a decree dividing Bengal into two administrative regions, using Bengal's complex class and ******** to incite contradictions between Hindus and ****** and to undermine and divide the unity of the Bengali nation. He regarded India as a base for Britain to compete with the great powers in Central Asia and the Far East in order to subjugate and annex those countries in the Far East whose "political borders" were not yet determined in his opinion, so he pursued a policy of high pressure in British India. In order to start the "Great Game" with Russia in Central Asia, he encouraged trade with Persia. In 1903, he visited the Persian Gulf, in the same year he sent Younghusband to lead an army to invade the Chinese plateau, in 1904 he captured the city of Riguang, and forced the signing of the "Treaty of the city of Riguang", and in 1905 he coerced the 9th Panchan to India, in an attempt to separate the plateau region from China, and then gain an advantage over Tsarist Russia in the competition for Central Asia.

But his actions provoked revolt from the Chinese and South Asian peoples, and also aroused Russia's suspicion of the British. disrupted Britain's global strategy. Eventually, Count Curzon had to resign. But. Now he is the foreign secretary in the cabinet.

On the morning of May 27, 4620 AD, in a meeting room of the British Governor-General of the Straits Settlements, Sino-British negotiations officially began. Although Kilima was the Governor of the Straits Settlements, he was not allowed to participate in the negotiations. In the entire conference room, except for Tang Shaoyi, Count Curzon, and US Secretary of State Hughes. There were only their secretaries, translators, and record-keepers.

"Gentlemen, both the Chinese Empire and the British Empire are among the most powerful countries in the world. The United States of America is deeply concerned about the conflict between your two countries that has erupted as a result of a misunderstanding, which has a serious impact on world peace. Therefore. We hope that China and Britain will be able to resolve this conflict through peaceful negotiations. In this case, it will be very beneficial to the peace of the whole world. U.S. Secretary of State Sergei Hughes said. As mediator in this conflict, he assumed the position of presiding officer of this peace negotiation.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Secretary of State. The position of the British Empire was that it hoped that the conflict could be resolved peacefully. To this end, the British Empire has shown great sincerity. We hope that the Chinese Empire will also be able to withdraw those harsh conditions and show the sincerity it deserves. Count Curzon said.

"Humph! If it weren't for the Imperial Navy's victory over the Royal Navy, would the British have honestly sat down and negotiated? I'm afraid they would have raised the butcher's knife in their hands a long time ago and slaughtered the empire fiercely, right? Tang Shaoyi thought secretly in his heart. has been the foreign minister of the empire for many years, and he has also dealt with these foreign devils a lot, and he has long known the nature of their bullying and fear of the hard. The reason why these foreign devils will negotiate is nothing more than two possibilities, one is that they have won an absolute victory, so they are ready to raise the butcher's knife in their hands to slaughter the defeated countries and plunder their interests. The other one, naturally, was defeated, and seeing that the momentum was not good, he hurriedly negotiated, hoping to reduce some losses.

This time, the negotiations between China and Britain are obviously because of the latter.

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