Chapter 223: The Spaniard's Request

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"Your Excellency, we also regret the war between the Kingdom of Xinhua and the Kingdom of Spain! Originally, we could live in peace, but because of some misunderstandings, two large-scale wars broke out between our two countries! Fortunately, now the war is over. The return to peacetime and the normalization of diplomatic relations between our two countries are also the common needs of our two countries! Lin Zihao, Foreign Minister of Xinhua, said. Of course, what he said was nothing more than empty words. Xinhua was originally founded on Mindanao, and if it wants to become strong, it must expand outward, and there are only two directions of expansion, either to attack the Spanish colony of Luzon in the north or to attack Dutch Indonesia in the west! It's just that because of the then governor of Luzon, Spain, Anthony. Pedro took the lead in sending troops to attack Xinhua, so that Xinhua then took Luzon as the first target! It can be said that the contradiction between the Kingdom of Xinhua and the Kingdom of Spain was irreconcilable until the ownership of Luzon was decided!

Looking at the smile on Lin Zihao's face, Vicente. Sancho cursed in his heart, this war, Xinhua Kingdom has won the most decisive victory, so naturally you can say whatever you want! If Spain had won, then there would have been no negotiations at all!

"Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, then, may we now talk about the question of Luzon's belonging? Luzon is known to be a colony of the Kingdom of Spain, in order to develop Luzon. The Kingdom of Spain has invested a lot of money, manpower and material resources, and now, the Xinhua Kingdom has brazenly captured Luzon. This is an invasion of the Kingdom of Spain! For the sake of relations between our two countries, the Kingdom of Spain is willing to transfer Luzon to Xinhua for only 10 million pounds to be paid! "Vicente. Sancho said.

"Ten million pounds? Your Excellency, are you kidding? Lin Zihao exclaimed. It is important to know that the financial income of the Kingdom of Spain is less than 10 million pounds a year, and they actually want to sell Luzon, which has been annexed by Xinhua, to Xinhuaguo for 10 million. This is obviously insane! Although, Xinhua has gained a lot in previous wars, whether it is from the Dutch Indonesian colonial authorities or from the Sultanate of Brunei. All of them have obtained huge wealth, but those wealth in Xinhua have already been used for the industrial development of Xinhua Kingdom. The development of the newly incorporated territories of the Xinhua State and the preparation for war against the Manchus two years later! The Spaniards wanted the lion to open his mouth and get a huge fortune from the new country. It's simply not possible!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the value of Luzon is definitely more than ten million pounds! Coupled with the huge investment of the Kingdom of Spain in Luzon, it is very worthwhile for Xinhua to buy Luzon at this price! "Vicente. Sancho said.

"No, Your Excellency! The investment of the Kingdom of Spain in Luzon, we all know very well! The Kingdom of Spain doesn't seem to do much other than plunder huge sums of wealth from Luzon every year! Other than that. The most important point is that Luzon is now. It's already under the control of Xinhuaguo! This is the territory that the army of the new Chinese kingdom seized through bloodshed and sacrifice, and we will not admit that it belongs to the Kingdom of Spain! If the Kingdom of Spain must sell Luzon to us, then the premise is that the Spanish army can take Luzon back from us! Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua, said proudly! In this way, he was going to tell the Spaniards that what you can't get on the battlefield, don't want to get it from the negotiating table! Luzon is already the territory of the New Zealand Kingdom, and it has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Spain at all!

Vicente. Special envoy Sancho was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the foreign minister of Xinhua to be so relevant: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, Luzon is a colony of the Kingdom of Spain, and now it has been forcibly occupied by the Kingdom of Xinhua, doesn't Xinhua State plan to give the Kingdom of Spain a little compensation?" ”

Lin Zihao shook his head, it was obvious that Xinhua Guoguo had no such plan at all! Whether it is Long Yufei, the king of Xinhua, or other high-ranking officials of the kingdom, the people of Xinhua firmly believe that the territory conquered by the Xinhua army belongs to Xinhua! Other countries, unless they can defeat the Xinhua Army, don't think about taking these territories away again!

Vicente. Envoy Sancho was tempted to stand up and walk away. However, he had to restrain the anger in his heart. Now, it is the defeat of the Kingdom of Spain, and it is they who have asked for Xinhua, not Xinhua, who has asked for them! If the negotiations fail, there is no benefit for Spain! And Xinhuaguo obviously understands this situation, so it has no fear!

"Well, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary! On the question of the ownership of Luzon, this can be set aside for the time being! Next, let's talk about prisoners of war! As far as we know, the captured Spanish Expeditionary Force Army and Navy soldiers, plus the Spanish Army and Navy soldiers who were previously stationed in Luzon, totaled more than 30,000 people! However, you have brutally killed most of them, and you have made more than 20,000 families suffer the pain of losing their loved ones, and the Kingdom of Spain hopes that Xinhua will give our country an explanation on this matter, and compensate our country for the loss! "Vicente. Special Envoy Sancho said. When the news of the large-scale killing of prisoners in Xinhua reached Spain, it caused a shock to the whole country! In the West, no country has ever treated prisoners of war like this! Although, on the battlefield, both sides are enemies! However, if the other party surrenders, you can't kill the other party anymore! Xinhuaguo's approach made it inconceivable for the Spaniards to arrive. It also aroused countless Spaniards to ask the government to send an expeditionary force again to destroy the Xinhua Kingdom and avenge the dead Spaniards. However, the Spanish government knew that even if it reluctantly sent an expeditionary force, it would still send them to death, so it ignored the demands of those radicals. However, in order to alleviate the anger of the domestic people, they need Xinhua to make compensation, which can be regarded as giving the Spanish government a step and a reason to convince the domestic people!

"No, Your Excellency! You seem to be mistaken, those prisoners of war were not killed by us at will, but were executed after a fair trial! After the Spanish Expeditionary Force destroyed Lanfang Kingdom, a bloody massacre was launched in Dongwanlu, the capital of Lanfang Kingdom, and more than 50,000 Chinese died in the massacre! Of course, Xinhua China will not let go of those who have the blood of ordinary Chinese people on their hands. Under the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, and at the request of the general public, we have given a fair trial to those prisoners of war! By this judgment, they are guilty and deserve to be put to death! Lin Zihao shook his head, Xinhua Kingdom will never be able to admit to killing prisoners, in this case, the image of Xinhua Kingdom will be completely ruined. Of course, the current Xinhua Kingdom has no image in the West at all, and it is completely synonymous with barbarism, murder and ignorance!

"A fair trial? They are Spaniards, and even if they commit a crime, they should be tried by the Spanish courts, not the courts of Xinhua! Your judgment is not lawful and has no basis whatsoever. The Kingdom of Spain will not recognize the results of your judgment! "Vicente. Special Envoy Sancho said excitedly.

Lin Zihao shrugged his shoulders indifferently, even if the Spaniards didn't agree, so what could they do? Anyway, the prisoners of war who killed the Chinese had already been executed, and there was nothing the Spaniards could do about it! As for compensation, will the Xinhua Congress compensate those murderers? It's simply not possible.

"Your Excellency Special Envoy, I have to tell you that Xinhuaguo will never pay even a single copper compensation for these murderers! As a soldier, they brutally killed innocent civilians, and this should have died! Xinhua Guo's treatment of them with a fair trial is already preferential treatment for them! If your country must dwell on this aspect, then I regret that we can only suspend our negotiations for the time being! Lin Zihao threatened.

"Your Excellency, you can't do this! If there is a disagreement, we can continue to discuss! "Vicente. Envoy Sancho panicked. If the negotiations are aborted, his mission will be considered a failure! When the time comes, how will he go back to Queen Isabella II and Prime Minister Evaristo. What about Brito's confession? Oh no, he'll be used as a scapegoat! As soon as the angry populace found out that it was his incompetence that the captured Spanish soldiers were unable to answer the Spanish words, he would surely be torn to shreds!

"Your Excellency Special Envoy, it is entirely up to you whether the negotiations can proceed or not!" Lin Zihao spread his hands and showed his innocence.

"Well, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we will put this on hold for the time being! But can we bring back the remains of the soldiers who were executed? "Vicente. Sancho asked.

"Absolutely! Our Xinhua country is a civilized country, and even if it treats condemned prisoners, it is very humane! The ashes of the soldiers who were put to death have been preserved and can be handed over to you when the time comes! However, the Kingdom of Spain needs to pay a fee of 100 Chinese dollars per person for this! Lin Zihao said.

"What? And an extra $100 extra? "Vicente. Sancho's forehead was bruised.

"Of course, the soldiers who were executed had to be burned and put into urns! During this period, a lot of manpower, material resources and materials need to be invested! After that, Xinhuaguo wants to provide a place to place these ashes and send a special person to take care of them, which requires money! A soldier's ashes pay a hundred Chinese dollars, which is not expensive at all! We have the ashes of more than 14,000 Spanish soldiers in our hands, even if you have 1.4 million Chinese dollars! Lin Zihao said generously! (To be continued......)