Chapter 391: Black Heart
There's no denying that Mader's heart is dark!
In this negotiation, with the exception of the loss of Macao, which was not a major part of the country, the British and French envoys realized what would happen to their countries as a result of this negotiation.
Richard's mission to China this time was to give Britain a two-year buffer period and the Chinese's recognition of British ownership of the Maldives! All this was done for the sake of the British 'government' being able to avenge the loss of maritime rights and interests in the eastern Indian Ocean by Nian Qianyao and to be able to invade India smoothly. For this task, the British "government" gave him great convenience. One of them is the transfer to China of Canada's interests, which have just been acquired from France. Because, in Canada, the Chinese naval strength is not very strong, and the British Navy can directly threaten almost all parts of eastern Canada through Hudson Bay as long as it crosses the Hudson Strait. Therefore, even if it loses eastern Canada, as long as there is an opportunity, Britain can easily regain it with its strong naval strength.
Originally, Richard wanted to fish for Mader's appetite first, and then take the opportunity to put forward other conditions on the condition that Britain would transfer the rights and interests of eastern Canada to China, which was to let the Chinese support the British to establish a colony in India and allow them to trade with the Chinese colonies in India! At the very least, China should be allowed to recognize their sovereignty over the Maldives, and Nian should no longer be allowed to act recklessly on the basis of his strength. Of course, in order not to irritate the nerves of the Chinese, the British will not go too far, everything, just to be able to have a base where troops can be stationed in the Indian Ocean! A base that can be attacked and defended!
However, Ma De did not fall for him, but deliberately proposed a gold mine belt and hung his heart.
To know. A sensitive matter like a gold mine can't fool anyone. And mining gold......
There are no eight years, ten decades, and decades, and don't want to dig it up easily. But in this day and age, the temptation of gold is obvious. After all, in an era of frequent wars, the thickness of the treasury was also one of the indispensable and important factors for victory. From this, Richard already foresaw that in the near future, between England and France after the "War for the Spanish Throne". Another colonial war! A colonial war for access to the gold source! In addition to saying that Britain coveted the gold-producing land, there was another key reason, that is, Britain could not rest assured that it was only a mountain away from the gold-producing land.
And Richard could have thought of this, and most of the others could have foreseen it.
Otherwise, Vieira wouldn't have hated Mader so easily! Don't forget, at the beginning of the negotiations, Mader showed a good impression of France, and even offered to sell weapons and other conditions. The Chinese have the world's leading range of artillery, and the Chinese have always been very closely protected by their own weapons production. They also never trade with other countries. He had thought that China was friendly to France.
Now I know that Ma De said this because he was afraid that France's strength would not be enough to confront Britain.
This guy deliberately wants Britain and France to fight a few more games, and they will never die!
But. Hate to hate, Vieira also knew that there was nothing he could do about the grim situation that was about to arise. You can't let Louisiana go to the British, right? And France, which has already suffered heavy losses in the "War for the Spanish Throne", in the face of greedy Britain, while trying to fight back, must no longer offend the Chinese. For the British would not believe that the French would not want to seize the legendary gold belt, nor would they have allowed them to seize the gold field, and they would not have allowed the British to occupy the gold mines...... That is, war, almost inevitable! So. Although they are far away and have no specific contact with China, they cannot afford to offend the Chinese, because trade with the Chinese cannot be stopped. Otherwise, France's situation will only be worse.
Therefore, Vieira could only hold a helpless hatred and watch Mader only use a few words. This has plunged two of Europe's most powerful countries into an almost inevitable war.
"Despicable! How could I be so mean? It's a great feeling...... Let you burn my family's Old Summer Palace! you! ”
The European envoys were sad, but Mader's mood was crooked. When I went to visit the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, this guy tripped over a stone there and almost broke his appearance! Since then, he has hated Britain and France for setting fire to the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". If it weren't for the robbery and arson of these two robber countries, how could the Old Summer Palace become so dilapidated, and how could the terrain there be so difficult to walk?
Therefore, revenge a hundred years earlier is the "demeanor" that a gentleman should have!
However, revenge is revenge, and Mader did not delay the negotiations. At the same time, it is not a big deal to make Britain and France feel hostile to China. Because, Britain has already had a conflict with China, and France will definitely not be able to win China now! When the time comes,......
Hey! The Chinese's calculations have always been crooked.
The plan led by Old Man Fei was not to let Yin Yu occupy any gold belt in a hurry, because if the well was occupied by the Chinese, Britain and France would probably not start to fight because of China's strength. Moreover, the Qing court was not short of money now. Therefore, Yinchu's task is to prepare for the gold mine while waiting there! Wait for the outbreak of the colonial war between Britain and France in North America, and then wait until the two countries are almost the same, and start playing the game of "fishing for profit"! The best result is to take the whole of North America into your hands! As for the excuse to join this war...... Anyway, France is estimated to be unable to defeat Britain, as said before, "military exchanges plus aid" will become.
As for whether Britain and France will see their tricks......
That's even more of a cause for concern. For the gold mines of Alaska, many European immigrants have sneaked into Yinchu's territory, and these people, plus the Russians who stayed in Siberia, are good fuses! I still don't believe it, when the conflict breaks out layer by layer, Britain and France will still be able to calm down! Although one of these two countries claims to be a "gentleman", the other feels very "romantic", but. What about the facts? It's two robbers! Since he is a robber and a mortal enemy, when will he have any patience?
Therefore, Ma De was full of confidence in Old Man Fei's plan. I really can't imagine how this old guy is so kind and kind, how can such a casual plan be so poisonous?
Moreover, even if Britain and France can barely reach an agreement, they will become hostile to China. Nor afraid. Seriously, Ma De, they wish China could fight these two European powers! Fighting, no matter whether you win or lose, it's a good thing!
"In these years, someone came to the door to take ......"
Mader was still very satisfied with the look shown by Richard and Vieira, so, while being happy, he said to these negotiators in a very gentle and polite manner:
"Guys, can we start talking about trade? It seems like we've just made the beginning...... And, of course, there is also the issue of strengthening exchanges between your countries! I think. You won't let me down, will you? ”
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Yunnan!
Yuanjiang Prefecture Guanzhai!
This is where the original Tsuma Gyaltsen lair was located. Pity. Now it doesn't belong to the surname "Ma" anymore. Ai Huolong, the betrayer of the Ma Gyaltsen family, was worthy of being a native leader, and the 500 officers and soldiers selected by Ma De quickly moved south under his leadership. Bypassing all possible interceptions, this place was easily captured. Of course, a large part of the reason why it was so easy was that Ma Gyaltsen didn't expect Ai Huolong to rebel at all! I didn't expect that Ai Huolong would defect to the government!
Although Ma Gyaltsen had long expected that his newly recognized "righteous son" would be exposed to the true identity of the slaves, this self-proclaimed clever Tusi Lord could not have imagined that Yu Zhong would actually appoint these natives as officials, especially Ai Huolong, who was directly appointed as a guard! This has never happened before. It's the first time in the world! You must know that Ma Gyaltsen's original idea was to let Yu Zhong directly slaughter Ai Huolong and Zhebao together in a fit of rage. It's good now. The "fish meat" he gave to Yu Zhong to practice knives actually became his talisman in turn.
The elite soldiers sent by Yu Zhong had strong firepower, so when the official village was broken, Ma Gyaltsen was still packing up with the family, and by the time they found out that it was too late, they could no longer go out. Ai Huolong had already blocked all their escape routes.
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"Ai Huolong, you despicable villain, shameless rebellion, you don't want to die! You will be bitten to death by a poisonous snake when you go out.
When you go into the water, you will be sucked up by leeches and covered in dirty blood...... You who is full of maggots from the inside out......"
At the back of the village was a prison that was originally used by Ma Gyaltsen to keep enemy captives and disobedient slaves, but now this "elegant" cage has become the family's new home. For this change, for the culprit who caused all this, Ma Gyaltsen expressed his heartfelt words of "gratitude".
"What's the noise? Mother, chirp crookedly, Lao Tzu can't even understand a bird. Loud again, noisy again to knock out your mouth full of thief teeth! ”
Although the official village is not large, there is still a long distance from the prison to Ai Huolong's resting place, so Ma Gyaltsen's scolding cannot reach Ai Huolong's ears, and can only make the ears of several officers and soldiers guarding the prison suffer. Therefore, one of the officers and soldiers couldn't help but scold.
"Why is there such a 'mess' here?"
Just as the officer and soldier were cursing and picking up their guns and trying to smash them at Ma Gyaltsen with the butt of their guns, a somewhat soft voice came from the side.
"Who ......?"
Several officers and soldiers turned their heads. The prison of the official village is not like the prison of the official government, there are only a few cages, and there is no outer wall or the like, so these officers and soldiers can easily see the person who speaks.
"Yo, it turned out to be Lord Zhizhou. Adults don't drink, how did they get here? ”
It was Zhibao who came, and Yuanjiang Zhizhou, who was appointed in the middle. An officer and soldier smiled and asked the other party what he meant.
"It's nothing, I can't sleep and just walk around! …… Big brothers, let's go and take a rest first, I want to talk to Lord Toast for a while! ......" is very young, although he has become an official, he is still a little weak-hearted. So, even if it's just against a few ordinary soldiers.
He also treats each other with courtesy.
"Hehe, not long after that Lord Ai left, you came...... It seems that this Ma Tusi is not very popular! Okay, you're here to talk slowly...... Let's go take a break! Damn, these days, everyone else has been fighting and drinking, but our brothers are about to fade out of their mouths! Several officers and soldiers looked at Ji Bao with a grin. He looked at the Ma Gyaltsen family in prison with bad intentions, and left with a smile.
"Protect ...... You despicable slave! What do you want to do? ”
"Jebo, you abominable slave! Do you want to insult us like Ai Huolong? Don't forget, if I hadn't been merciful enough to elevate you from a slave to a guard, and to recognize you as a righteous son, how would you have gotten to where you are today? I am your benefactor! How can you treat me like that? …… I am Toast, the master of your destiny! If you do, you're committing a crime! If you dare to be disrespectful to me. The gods won't let you go! ……”
Watching several officers and soldiers obediently leave. Maggyaltsen and his family became agitated again.
After Ai Huolong captured the official village, he did not stop, but attacked frequently. Destroy the forces of his cronies. And every time he won a battle, Ai Huolong would come over, and after dividing the guards away, he would laugh at them wantonly, and even "urinate" Ma Gyaltsen's body through the cage. Magyaltsen, who had always been on the highest, felt a great sense of humiliation. However, knowing that Ai Huolong did it on purpose, Ma Gyaltsen could only be silently angry. Because he knew that since he had become a traitor, Ai Huolong would not be polite to them. Although he also knew that Yu Zhong had sent an order to take their family to Kunming alive, but. If Ai Huolong is provoked, even if there is this general order from Yu Zhong, the other party has a way to make them worse than dead. But now the protection is also here! This sense of humiliation was even stronger for Ma Gyaltsen. Ai Huolong is still a head man, what is the protection of the person? It's just a slave baby with shit luck! If even this slave had to come and humiliate himself, Ma Gyaltsen really didn't know if he could bear it.
"Master Ma Gyaltsen, I'm not here to insult you!"
Jibao's eyes are very clear! Then, the young Lord Zhizhou looked around vigilantly, and after making sure that there was no one around, he quickly threw something into the prison.
"Master Maggyaltsen. I stole this thing while Ai Huolong was drunk. You guys...... Let's go! There are no officers and soldiers stationed in the south of the official village! ”
I'm done talking and leaving! There is nothing superfluous to say.
Ma Gyaltsen was stunned for a while, and his eyes began to wander, but he clutched tightly in his hand the thing that Jibao threw into prison...... A key! As the builder of this prison, he naturally recognized such things...... You know, as usual, this key has always been carried by himself.
"Father...... Let's run! ”
Escape is possible! When one of Ma Gyaltsen's sons saw the key, he subconsciously wanted to rush up and grab it, but he was slapped aside by Ma Gyaltsen.
"Father, what are you doing? We need to get out of here! If we don't leave, the guards will come back later, and we won't be able to leave! When Ma Gyaltsen's other son saw this, he cried out in a hurry.
"Do you say, do you hate me? If he did this, wasn't he afraid that the government would condemn him? Ma Gyaltsen did not pay attention to the words of his sons, but raised his head and muttered to the crowd.
"Sir, what do children know? Zhibao is just a slave, so if he doesn't go to Kunming once, he knows even less. How does he know what is not sinful? Besides, this kid doesn't have as much thought as adults, if he wasn't honest, would you let him be a guard? Although you have taken advantage of him, but he has not suffered much, how can he hate you? At most, I'm not very happy. He will still remember how good you were to him! "Also locked up in prison together is Ma Gyaltsen's housekeeper, who has been with Ma Gyaltsen for a year or two, and he is also a little talented, and he usually relies on Ma Gyaltsen's power to bully people. When the officers and soldiers came, this guy saw that the opportunity was not good and fled first, and fled to the house of several of Ma Gyaltsen's cronies. But in the later process, he was still arrested by Ai Huolong and locked up with Ma Gyaltsen's family.
"Master, let's run away. At the very least, there is still hope to survive this escape, but if he is escorted to Kunming, he will not be able to live even if he wants to. Ma Gyaltsen's wife cried with tears in her eyes.
“…… All right! ”
My wife is right. Even if it is a trap this time and will be killed, at least there is a glimmer of hope, and it is better than being taken to Kunming and beheaded! So, Ma Gyaltsen gritted his teeth and quickly aimed the key at the keyhole!