Chapter 323 It's time for that empire to learn a lesson!
Almost at the same time, in Calcuta, India, the chairman of the supervision committee of the British East India Company, the top executive of the British East India Company, looked a little fat, but in his gray eyes, there was still a sharp Lord Dundaas looking at a letter in front of him, which was through a British merchant. The ship sent it. In addition, with this letter, there was his niece and son-in-law and the heads of nearly 200 British sailors. In addition, there was a box of milk cakes.
The box of rotten milk cakes is now placed on the desk, and those heads marinated by lime and salt are resisting the desire to vomit by the staff outside, identifying the appearance of these people so that they can write down their names and positions when they are buried in the earth. Business.
On the edge of the ashtray, there is a cigarette. At this time, a long section of ash has been burned on the cigarette, which is close to the position of tin foil. The smoke rises in the air, and then rolls up into a cloud, making the upper space of the room look a little gloomy.
Lord Dundaz didn't want to move a finger at all. Although his eyes fell on the letter, his thoughts seemed to be very unfocused.
At the door of Lord Dundus's office, a young woman about 30 years old was crying in a low voice. Although many people were soothing her in a low voice, they could not calm the sadness in her heart, because beside her, an Indian maid was holding a lovely baby and blinking her big innocent eyes. He looked at everything around him curiously.
The young woman was Elizabeth, the niece of Lord Dundaz, and the baby was just less than one year old, but his father had passed away. His head had been restrained by Lord Dundaz's attendants and prepared to be buried quietly in two days later, although he did not want to let himself My favorite niece knew the news, but Lord Dundaas knew that if he faced his niece's beautiful and clear eyes, he couldn't hide anything.
Lord Dundals frowned in pain. His only son died of smallpox five years ago, and his thoughts were all on the only niece, but now, Elizabeth's pain once again made Lord Dundals extremely angry. Yes, when helplessness and pain accumulated After a certain degree, there will always be a venting outlet.
And in front of me, there happened to be an opportunity, a just righteous opportunity. The letter in my hand was full of complaints and indignations from the parliament and the ambassador of His Majesty the King's envoy to the huge empire in the East.
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"...If the Yanjing court is not sincere, will it expect us to be deceived by these lies for a long time? Does it really not understand that just a few British warships can destroy the entire navy of their empire? In just half a summer, British warships can destroy all the ships along the coast of China and starve the coastal residents who eat fish. Maybe it's really not clear that His Majesty the emperor of this empire refused the right of our British Empire to demand equal dialogue... We have traveled thousands of miles, through a lot of hardships, in exchange for just a box of milk cakes on your table now... As the king's envoy, I have no right to ask for anything, but Yes, I can suggest to you that only by unconventional means can awaken this empire and make it realize the power of our British Empire and the terrible consequences of its rejection of our friendship.
"Mr. Chairman, about Pleasant, I hope you can express your condolences and may he rest in heaven. His Excellency the Ambassador also hopes that I can apologize to you for him. If Mr. Ambassador can arrive earlier, maybe..." John, the head of the ambassador of the mission to India by Macartney. Barrow was sitting quietly on the sofa beside him at this moment. He had been quietly observing Lord Dundaz's expression. It was not until now that he spoke.
"Tell the Ambassador, thank him for his kindness. In addition, Mr. John, what else do you have to bring to me? Dundaz smiled and asked John.
"This empire knows nothing about our occupation of Manila, and Macao is still not peaceful. Although some countries have sent warning signals to this empire, they can only contact a businessman, that is, Mr. Pan, the general merchant of the thirteen lines, and for Mr. Pan, such As a businessman, he did not dare and did not want to easily touch the nerves of the official class of the empire, so so far, the empire can be said to have had no response.
John tilted his head and thought for a moment: "It's like falling asleep. Yes, this empire seems to have been sleeping and still dreaming of being the king of the world."
"Yes, this is a sleeping empire. It's just, don't you think it's better to keep it asleep and not to wake up? Dunda's elbows on the table and looked at John with interest.
Seeing Dunus's impenetrable eyes, John thought for a while, "Mr. Chairman, for the host, will he treat the first guest who knocks on the door with the best tea, or the last one?"
The smile at the corners of Dunda's mouth became stronger and stronger, and his expression seemed so meaningful: "You are very good at talking and describing it. Mr. John, it seems that it is indeed a wise decision for the Ambassador to let you be a lobbyist."
Hearing Dundash's words, John's expression on his face could no longer suppress the happy smile. He stood up and saluted the supreme ruler of the British Empire in the East: "You have made an extremely wise choice, and the British Empire will remember your great contributions to the country. "
"Maybe, I just hope that God can agree with our choice, and I also hope that the master brings delicious black tea, not poison. I have been observing this empire in India for 20 years, but I have not been able to understand it thoroughly. Although now I also know how weak this empire is, I always have a bad feeling that we should not disturb its sleep. Lord Dundaas stood up and shrugged his shoulders. Although he didn't think his decision was wrong, he had an inexorable sense of depression in his heart.
"Mr. Chairman, that's because this huge empire can always give people the illusion of strong oppression and even incomparable danger, which is why we Western countries have always been so cautious about it in the past 200 years. Therefore, you don't have to worry about it. We came to the conclusion that this is a weak empire full of arrogance and prejudice from top down. The smile on John's face seemed so confident and reserved, but he could not suppress his inner excitement. It's like a gentleman's mood when he looks at the delicious steak with blood and the best red wine on the table.
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Dunnas walked to the heavy door, took a deep breath, reached out and pushed it away. With a slight squeak, the door of the office opened. After the side sound, the people who had gathered around Elizabeth suddenly looked sideways.
The light outside penetrated in, which made Dundaz, who had been in the dark study for a long time, squint slightly. After that, it was Lord Dundaz's eyes that was his favorite niece sitting at the end of the corridor with her lovely child in her arms. A window exposed the sunlight and shining in. On the body of her niece in black gauze, the baby in her arms was dressed in a pure white baby costume. After hearing the sound here, the baby's beautiful angel in the murals looked at Lord Dundas with a rotten eyes like a clear sky. On his innocent face, he showed With a smile.
Dundaz opened his arms and greeted him with a loving smile on his face. May God punish them, my little angel, and your father will rest in heaven. Looking at the little angel, Dundaz felt that his decision was right, and it was time for the empire to learn a lesson.
Britain's strength in India is absolutely the most powerful, even the most powerful Western colonial country in the whole East. The number of warships it has is close to the total number of warships of all Western countries in the East. In addition to the garrisons stationed everywhere, the East India Company has 4,000 elite heavily armed British soldiers in Calcutta. In addition, these British troops also actively train Indians to help them fight.
This mercenaries, which are claimed to have 100,000, but in fact, are definitely more than 50,000, ostensibly owned by the feudal princes of India, but these feudal princes were "protected" by the East India Company. In fact, this army served the British. Commanded by European officers, it played an extremely important role in the British occupation of India. It can be said that without this mercenary, Britain would not have conquered India.
Similarly, they know what kind of opponent they will face. They don't want the empire to treat themselves as pirates or robbers. They need to tell each other with the strength of a strong empire that they are a country that is fully capable of dialogue with this empire on an equal footing. Therefore, Dundus's war mobilization was passed by the top executives of the East India Company by a full vote for the first time and at the fastest speed.
(to be continued)