Chapter 109: The Confessed Officer
And the officers, now it is incomparably big.
They originally thought that why Xuandan killed civil officials and had nothing to do with them, but they were not afraid.
As a result, now, Jackson is hiding in the barracks, and among the ten thousand armies, he was assassinated. Even, after the assassination, I don't even know when I died, which is too frightening.
However, it is unlikely that these hawkish officers will honestly admit it!
So, this time I discussed it, but in the end there was no result.
However, then, there was a steady stream of assassinations.
There are major generals.
There are colonels.
There are lieutenant colonels.
Even in the end, the British lieutenant general Myttle was actually assassinated.
That's shocking.
Lieutenant General Myrtle, as a lieutenant general, how much protection does he have around him.
Such a character, under the protection of countless people, will be assassinated unconsciously. This is quite surprising.
Up to now, Britain still has 600,000 native troops, 500,000 overseas troops, a total of 1.1 million troops, and basically no losses. Combat power is not damaged.
However, British officers and civilian officials were killed a lot by He Xuan.
People are afraid of death.
Now, they can't care about being tough anymore.
"Peace talks, peace talks, there must be peace talks. Isn't it 50,000,000 taels of silver? A British lieutenant general slapped the table and shouted, he was a tough hawk not long ago, the kind who resolutely refused to negotiate peace.
"It's true that we can't fight now, otherwise, we don't know how long our heads will be on our necks. A major general next to him nodded and said.
"Oh, you know we're going to make peace. The Minister of Construction on the civilian side said with a sneer.
"What a noise. Queen Victoria, worthy of being the Queen of England, at a critical moment, still stopped the two factions who were about to quarrel: "Now, we really don't need to fight to the death with the Chinese emperor." Sir Alexander, this time the negotiation, you should go. Tell the Chinese Emperor that we can make peace. However, the details of the peace talks will never be announced to the people. ”
"Fifty million taels of silver, we can give it. ”
"Of course, there are some details. ”
Queen Victoria said so, and no one else objected.
Sir Alexander, too, could only shrug his shoulders and it was time for him to go up again.
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London.
A dimly lit room.
A tavern.
A black-robed man walked in.
The black-robed man, fluent in English, asked for five portions of roasted meat, twenty pieces of bread, and a glass of whiskey.
"Winter in London is quite cold. It's really foggy here. The black-robed man sighed: "No, it's not fog, it's haze." ”
Smog in China is only gradually known to the common people in the 21st century.
However, at that time, London was a super-polluted place and was once known as the fog capital. And the medical technology of the 19th century was not very good, and many people died because of this thing.
"The air in this place is terrible. The black-robed man said to the other side of the street, deep in the mist.
And in the depths of the fog, a handsome young man with blond hair came.
Sir Alexander!
Now the red man in front of the Queen of England!
He walked not far from He Xuan and performed a standard English gentleman's salute: "See the Emperor of China, the lord of the Taiping Army." ”
The black-robed man smiled and casually planted the black hat on his head: "Your British intelligence system is good, you found me so quickly." ”
"Actually, the Chinese Emperor also deliberately let us find out. Sir Alexandria smiled, and immediately two groups of British soldiers came out and took the rest of the tavern out.
"I came this time on the orders of the empress to negotiate peace with the Chinese emperor. ”
"Peace talks?" He Xuan smiled: "When I first put forward my request, didn't you agree to it alive or dead? Why, now you think of agreeing?"
Sir Alexander's face remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty's miraculous skills are world-famous, and we have to obey them." The empress has agreed to this peace talks, and the 50 million taels of silver that Her Majesty wanted, we will pay. However, there are also several requirements. ”
"First, this matter must not be announced to the public, and our British government still has to face it. Of course, if the private rumors are fine, the official cannot admit it. ”
"Second, after this incident, our Great Britain and Your Majesty's China shall not invade each other for ten years. His Majesty was not allowed to set foot in England without permission for ten years. Of course, if our British government causes trouble first, Your Majesty can also set foot in the United Kingdom. ”
There are third, fourth, and fifth articles, but none of them are critical.
The real key is the second one.
Decade!
Britain is now the world's largest power.
They have absolute self-confidence.
They believe that they will continue to go strong no matter what the future holds.
Now, they can't deal with He Xuan.
But I also believe that ten years later, there will be a breakthrough in their weapons and defeat He Xuan.
They never gave up competing with He Xuan for hegemony.
He Xuan also knew that if he really fought, he would not be able to fall well, after all, Britain led millions of troops, and it was the strongest empire in the world. That's why I want to talk about peace as well. And ten years? The British government is really ambitious, and within ten years, it wants to develop stronger weapons against itself.
In this plane, I can't become stronger.
However, for this, He Xuan is not worried.
To put it bluntly, the current China is already the Dali Dynasty. Under his own governance, the Dali Dynasty emphasized rationality and light literature. On the other hand, the level of science will continue to rise. It is not difficult for one's own strength to withstand the West for twenty or thirty years. Twenty or thirty years later, the scientific and technological level of the Dali Dynasty will not surpass that of the British, but it should not be difficult to get close.
He Xuan discussed the details with Sir Alexandria again.
In the end, the peace talks were finalized.
50 million taels of silver in hand!
This is equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the Qing court for two or three years!
Moreover, the greatest significance is that even Britain, the world's largest power, honestly admitted that it had lost money! This was the first time in the world. I thought that in history, the British sent a few thousand people to attack Beijing and burn the Old Summer Palace. And in this plane, one person can also fight tens of thousands of miles, kill to London, and force the British government to honestly pay 50 million taels.
Refreshing!
The peace talks proceeded very quickly, but in half a day, the peace talks were settled.
And the British side immediately stamped it.
At this moment, the British officers and civilian officials breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't want to face He Xuan's assassination. I can finally send this evil star away.
And after He Xuan dealt with this section, he planned to go to other countries to collect debts.
Britain is not the only one in debt.