"Burma is a subject state of China," Guo Songtao refused, "We naturally maintain our jurisdiction over Burma, and your country's request is the same as the behavior of the French in Vietnam, which is contrary to international practice." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"And what about the Chinese in the Ganges? They established a country called Bengal," Minister Bazali's sharp eyes looked at Guo Songtao sternly through his gold-rimmed glasses: "Is this place also a vassal state of China?" ”

"Absolutely not, China has always respected your rule in India, and believes that your rule in India can help the local people in India to be more enlightened, this is China's national policy, how can it be possible to point fingers at India, or accept what country established by the people there as a vassal state."

"But they are Chinese after all! There is no doubt about that," Bazali said, "that the Chinese entrenched in the lower Ganges not only established a state, but also had regular official positions and armies, of course, these people do not pose any threat to our rule in India, but we must preserve our dignity, so we must ask China to give us an answer as to whether they are maintaining the Chinese in the lower Ganges." ”

"We absolutely do not have any person or any act in India that threatens British dominance," Zeng said, "and I have repeatedly stated to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary our attitude on this point when I was in England, and there is absolutely no idea or strength in China to challenge or confront Britain." ”

"So China won't favor those Chinese?" Bazali stroked his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Please pay attention to your words, minister," Yi Xiao was a little unhappy with the aggressive attitude of the British, "those Chinese you are talking about are the rebellion of our Great Qing Dynasty, their riots and rebellions directly led to the death of countless of our subjects and the fall of the country, and even made our Emperor Wenzong die with hatred, and now Emperor Wenzong's widow is still governing the country, do you mean, we are united with this kind of enemy who does not share the sky?" ”

Yixuan had strange eyes, and the unstoppable attitude of the Eight Banners was taken out. The British's momentum suddenly decreased a little, and his tone became softened, "Of course, we didn't mean that. Rebellion against the government in any country will not be tolerated. Ambassador Abbott pulled out a piece of paper from the folder and handed it to the other side, "But judging from the list of materials exported by your country at the border of Yunnan, the materials that your country exports to Myanmar within a year are really scary." How do you explain that all the people in Myanmar consume these supplies and can't use them up? ”

Needless to say, of course it was Hurd, Yixuan thought angrily, except for Hurd of the General Administration of Customs, how could the British get the data of China's customs clearance in Yunnan for a year, this Hurd, even if he was conscientious for China, but he had to choose. He will definitely choose his homeland.

"I believe that the data taken out by your country must be accurate and reliable, but the data in this must also be very detailed, then your country must also be able to see that there is not a single piece of wood or cloth in the customs clearance goods sold by the Chinese government, or a government-run enterprise. We insisted on this point of view," Guo Songtao came prepared at all, and he talked eloquently, "about this." The files of the customs can be checked very clearly. ”

"We have also borne the pressure on the side of the Imperial Court, and in order to prevent us China from being suspected of making a deal with them, any official deal has been cancelled, and the Burmese king is very unhappy with our actions, but we are willing to make Burma sacrifice for the sake of the British agreement. All of these can be checked, but what else can you do in your country? They are not only your rebels and thieves, but also our traitors, and China will not compromise with its enemies. Yi Xuan said unhappily.

Anyone knows that the surface data can't find any problems, but the Chinese say this, no one can criticize anything, Bazali nodded in agreement with Yixiao's words, "Of course, I admit that China's blockade of the armed forces in the Ganges River Basin, we are not grateful, in fact, their forces have also been further reduced under our blows, and now it is no longer a climate." ”

Guo Songtao picked up the tea cup on his face in a timely manner, pretended to drink tea, and hid the disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, Shi Dakai and the three of them formally established Bangladesh on a hillside city near Myanmar, Bengal in Hindi means "the country of the rising sun by the big river", and the capital is called Xiaotianjing, and when the news reached the ears of the British Indian governor, two months have passed, Shi Dakai held the widow of the last emperor of the Mughal Dynasty in India high, called the mother of Bangladesh, and waved the banner to include the hills around the Ganges Delta and the southern foothills of the Himalayas. At this time, the British were still suppressing the Indian national uprisings one after another, and trying to encircle and suppress the princes of the powerful and vast princely states on the Indian plateau, and they could only let go of Bangladesh a little, so that they could not take advantage of the other, and suddenly gave Bangladesh an opportunity to take advantage of, China's institutional culture and technology were looked down upon by the British, but in India, it was still very advanced, Shi Dakai and others had strategies and means, and now there was an Indian queen in hand, and there was righteousness, as well as money and materials, Immediately gaining a firm foothold, the Ganges Delta is densely populated, easy to recruit troops, fertile land, and rice crops three times a year, which is a fertile land. Indians originally respect the color of white skin, the skin color of the Chinese is naturally dominant, and Shi Dakai is good at using religion to deceive people, but in three or five years, he has already raised an army of 100,000 in the Ganges River.

In the third year of Guangxu, Shi Dakai led the elite troops to attack the port of Calcutta, intending to destroy the largest port of the British in India, which was about to succeed, the warships of the Indian fleet joined in, and bombarded the port indiscriminately, the soldiers of Bangladesh suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat strategically, but after this battle, the merchants and cargo ships of Calcutta were like frightened birds, and suddenly there were many less, and the port of Calcutta was suddenly depressed a lot, and the British Indian governor, needless to say, was of course furious. (To be continued.) )