Chapter 357 The face of the court can be so thick--
"No, no, no, things are far from being as simple as you after being our counselor. Unexpectedly, this empire is really better to sell its interests than protect the whole." Macartney smiled disdainfully: "Seriously, let alone me, even we can't see through this."
"Yes, Mr. Liang, what you have done makes us realize that you are indeed an excellent talent with political acumen. People like you can't use this empire. It's really... If you are in our empire, you will definitely become an excellent diplomat." With joy now, the head of the East India Company of Sdangdong has to admit that Liang Sanhuai does have a few brushes. Without his help, the negotiations will not be so smooth. It's not his advice. They can't get a lot of things at all, because those Qing ministers are really corrupt and stubborn.
Although Si Dangdong has to admit that the two senior officials of the Qing Dynasty do have profound knowledge, and it can even be said that they have the potential to become scholars, but the problem is that they negotiate this kind of bargaining, play word games, and secretly change the concept of diplomacy and politics. They are really as young as the kindergarten. Friend.
If Liang Sanhuai in front of him becomes their negotiating opponent, he doesn't know if he can get enough results against this guy. At least, after he stood on the side of Britain, every move he pointed out seemed to be aimed at the weaknesses of these Qing officials, even those Qing officials. For some losses, he happily accepted them.
This guy did sell people, and the other party had the ability to count the money for him happily.
"It's not a happy thing to betray the interests of my country. Please forgive me for being rude. I need to calm down. I'm sorry." The loss and regret on Liang Sanhuai's face, as well as the complex emotions in his eyes, made Macartney and others unable to stop talking and watch Liang Sanhuai walk into the cabin.
"This is the real patriot." Macartney looked at Liang Sanhuai's lonely back and sighed with emotion.
Major General Ford nodded and agreed with Macartney. I think I should persuade him. After all, this rotten empire has nothing to be missed for him.
"Wait a minute, let him stay quietly for a while. I believe he will figure it out. I just hope that before we leave the East, I can persuade him to go to Europe with me. If such a talent gives up, it will be a loss to the empire, his keen political sense, and his analysis. The essence of things is prepared by an excellent politician and diplomat. I hope he can become my assistant and serve our British Empire. Macartney lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and elegantly spit out a cigarette ring.
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"But he is an oriental man." Sdangdong was a little hesitant.
"What's the matter? Our British Empire has never cared about the nationality or even the identity of human resources. Otherwise, the British Empire could not be as powerful as it is today. Don't be sure to keep this in mind.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. Indeed, if he can be used for us, it will indeed be a good thing for the empire, and it will be very helpful for the post-imperial empire to formulate political strategies for the East." Sdang said after a shy smile.
"You are right. By the way, I don't know how Colonel Henry is doing. I hope those Qing people don't cheat. However, they should not cheat, otherwise, we will have more reason to continue to interfere with the empire's rule over this land. It feels good. Major General Ford's eyebrows fluttered.
"Yes, the emperor of the Qing Empire 'rewarded' us one million and two hundred silver. It's really a precious treasure." Sdang deliberately bit the word reward very hard, which immediately provoked the proud laughter of the members of the mission.
"Gentlemen, don't forget that in order to take care of us who are far away from our homeland, their emperor temporarily borrowed Hong Kong Island to live with us. It's so kind. I heard that their emperor's Majesty heard God's will, so he was so compassionate, right?" A member of the mission said so.
"A bunch of idiots." Lying in his cabin, Liang Sanhuai, who was leisurely talking about a cigarette and shaking his legs, with a bad smile, commented after hearing the laughter and discussion coming through the hatch.
"You, what are you talking about, our Qing Dynasty, actually..." In Jiangning Mansion, in a restaurant, an old man who was well-dressed and graceful couldn't help but get up and stared at his eyes in disbelief.
"Bring up, Brother Zhipu, there are ears on the wall." The one next to him was so scared that he almost wanted to cover the old man's mouth. He looked at no one around him with a frightened look, and then he was a little relieved.
"How is this possible?" When the old man, who was called by another man, slowly sat back in the chair, he still looked shocked.
"Impossible? Humph, the court really has the ability to drive those Yingyi out of the Yangtze River two months earlier. Do you still have to wait until now? And they left quietly. Do you think they could leave if the court hadn't given them any benefits? The other person next to him looked disdainful. He picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of it and drank it all. The heavenly dynasty has now been bullied by those foreign barbarians, but they can only be soft, hum..."
"Brother Ninghe, I can't say that. We are in the heavenly dynasty, with millions of heroes, and the four Yi's power. Today's small setbacks are just those Yingyi who peeped into the loopholes in the coastal defense of the Qing Dynasty, and they are left behind. Humph, if they dare to go ashore, how can they be free to this day?" Another person also interrupted and argued.
"Brother Xian, don't forget the English statement of the Qing Dynasty. Let's take a look at the reaction of the court and our Marshal Fu, who is known as the first general in the middle school, on this matter. Are they afraid to go ashore, or the court dare not let them go ashore? Does this still need to be distinguished? What are the water, land, soldiers and horses of our two rivers, Xiongshi? Humph, don't you know yet? They can't do what they should do to fight the rebellion, but they are very easy to smuggle and pretend to be pirates to plunder merchants.
Whether it is in the official residence of Jiangning, where high-ranking officials are gathered, or in the picturesque Suzhou-Hangzhou garden of small bridges and flowing water, or in the deep house courtyard, in the ethnic studies of famous families with strict rules, whether it is those people's livelihood plans in their hands. The high-ranking officials who scrape the ground with a small shovel are still those stifled by the text prison who can only study ancient books all day long, or study hard, or linger all day long. Suddenly, there is a trace of confusion and loss and disappointment spread in this country.
The heavenly kingdom, the center of the world, the place of worship of the barbarians, unexpectedly made a group of small Western barbarians who came thousands of miles away at a loss. The Qing Dynasty had more than a million strong soldiers and tens of thousands of elite sailors, but there was no choice but a small envoy fleet of the other party.
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These invaders asked the aggressor for food supplies, and the court sent them forward obediently without saying a word. Now, the invaders have retreated, but the tsunami has just begun to take shape.
When the full text of the Zhenjiang Treaty appeared in Liangjiang, Fujian, Liangguang and even the Central Plains, the whole country was shaken. Although the court tried its best to advocate that it was the winner, as long as it was not an idiot, as long as it was not a brain patient who let the door pinch out two deep ditches, it had already understood that the desperate advocacy. How benevolence and righteousness the court is, how grateful Yingyi is. The court just gave a bone, and Yingyi climbed up to lick his toes and wag his tail. How exciting the content in the treaty was.
Such news not only severely hit the prestige of the court, but also gave the people and intellectuals of the whole country a sense of confusion of being kicked down from the position of champion.
"... Regret and sincerity. I am the patriarch of the world in the Qing Dynasty, and I have pity his sincerity. Therefore, I forgive the unintentional loss of England and give it a million taels of silver to show the benevolence of my Qing Dynasty and comfort the sincerity of tribute not far away."
"...lian'er and others are tens of thousands of miles away from their hometown, drifting lonely and suffering. They admire my obedience to the lonely people of the East. They specially give Yingli to the nameless island in the Guangdong sea area, and give the name Hong Kong Island to show the praise of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to the obedience to theyi..."
"I want to vomit..." Bai Shusheng listened to the Zhenjiang Treaty and whispered to Monk Chen next to him with a pale face.
"Don't seduce me. It's too disgusting. I have goose bumps all over my body now." Even Monk Chen, who can't understand classical Chinese, seems to have just swallowed a fly at this moment, and his expression is as uncomfortable as it is.
"The cheek can be so thick, treat defeat as the result of victory, treat surrender as intolerance, treat compensation as a reward, and cut off land as benevolence. Tut, since the founding of China, it can be said that it has been an unheard-of and unseen interesting thing." Sun Shijie said with a cold smile.
"This court is patronly wiping its face with rouge. How could it be expected that his balls had been exposed for a long time so that people all over the world could see it clearly." As soon as Ni Ming opened his mouth, he said a vicious word.
"Well, you don't have to read it anymore. Do you understand it?" Liang Pengfei scratched his numb scalp. In fact, he couldn't stand this extremely perverted language art.
"What do you understand?" Monk Chen was looking to clean up the goose bumps on his body. Unexpectedly, Liang Pengfei suddenly asked such a question, and couldn't help asking in astonishment.
(to be continued)