C2088 Extremely harsh conditions (1/2)
”Gladstone's first request, we Chinese must recognize and agree to all the treaties between the British Empire and us, the Chinese cannot go against it!”
”Secondly, all Chinese ports must be unconditionally opened to the British Fleet. The Imperial fleet has the right to rest and rest within any Chinese military port …”
”Thirdly, the British businessman must have the priority to trade in the Chinese territory, such as tax relief. Investment is the priority, we can discuss more when the time comes …”
”Fourth, the British have legal immunity within the Chinese. Our crimes can only be decided by the British Embassy. Chinese laws cannot be applied to our citizens …”
”Fifth, open up the financial sector, our British banks must unconditionally set up branches in the Chinese …”
”Sixth, west of Malacca Strait, no Chinese forces are allowed to infiltrate. Your ship cannot cross the strait without our permission.”
Fang Guan repeated Gladstone's terms with a bitter face, and in the end, she said regretfully, ”I don't feel that these six conditions are the last one. Gladstone is very unyielding, who knows what kind of requests she would make when the time comes for the negotiation?”
Bang! With a loud noise, the people turned to see that both Luo Huo and Luo Huo had slammed the table, and the two of them stood up together: ”Shameless, shameless, to be able to speak of such conditions, truly shameless!”
Luo Huo's chest was moving up and down like a bellows, ”You dog, then are we going to become the Qing Dynasty? Why should we admit to the agreement they signed? Why should our military port allow you to dock unconditionally? ”
”I'm willing to let you in to avoid the wind and the rain, that's my face. If you don't want to, then go outside and die!” Luo Huo's temper was extremely bad, upon hearing such shameless conditions, he immediately exploded.
Xiang Ying found it hard to accept such humiliation. ”And they even asked for immunity from justice? In our Chinese territory, the foreign devils have committed crimes, so why can't we interrogate them? ”What the hell, what the hell …”
”The west of the Malacca is also not Victoria's bathtub, on what grounds are you not letting us in!? Leader, this kind of person cannot be communicated, he is just a Minister of Finance, he is not even a Prime Minister, what qualifications does he have to condition with us? ”
The crowd immediately became excited. ”That's right, we can't agree to these conditions. We can still hear the barking even if we feed the dogs 2 million. Look at the wagging tails, we can't give it to them for free …”
The dining hall was in an uproar, Xiao Letian's ashen face continued to suppress the crowd for a long time, causing everyone to quiet down.
”Why are you making such a ruckus? All of them are impetuous, unable to achieve great things! ” Xiao Letian said as he surveyed the house with his hands behind his back, the higher-ups coldly said, ”The country negotiations are no different from people buying vegetables at the market. Since he is asking for a sky-high price, maybe we can pay him back on the spot! What are you scolding about? ”
”Your anger can only reveal the lack of confidence in your hearts. Because of this, you subconsciously consider Britain as an irreconcilable opponent. That's why you overreacted to these harsh conditions!”