"It's nonsense. Do you think I'm as stupid as you? I'll give you a note on the sinister activities you've done in Britain and France these years! "

after slapping the table in front of him heavily, Xiao Ming suddenly burst into a rage. Brooke's lies are vulnerable to him. Spain does not have such great energy in Europe.

Brooke and Henry trembled with fright. It was obvious that the emperor was extremely clever and not easy to fool.

The atmosphere in the hall became tense, and Brooke's eyes turned to find a solution. It seemed that if he didn't take decisive and appropriate measures, the negotiation would probably come to an end, and then they would have to bear the anger of the state of Chongqing.

"Your Majesty." Brooke hesitated for a moment, but decided to be honest. He said: "of course, some of our British politicians also made stupid mistakes, which led to this unpleasant battle. Her Majesty punished these politicians and asked me to bring her greetings. I hope her majesty can clear up the past with Britain and develop trade between the two countries."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming snorted coldly. Although he knew that Brooke's words were still mixed with lies, at least he admitted that the British took the initiative to participate.

It doesn't matter whether some British politicians or the queen, because he has no evidence to prove who dominated the war.

Having learned from Brooke's experience, Henry said directly, "we in France have failed in this war, but we still hope to develop relations with the Chinese Empire. I hope your majesty will allow us."

As soon as their words fell, Pang Yukun suddenly said angrily, "you barbarians are deceiving people too much. Today, when you come to Qingzhou, you don't reflect on your own mistakes or mention the compensation after the defeat. Now you are so shameless that you want to develop the relationship with the Chinese Empire. Your intention is just the science and technology of Dayu. What you think is really beautiful!"

Every time Pang Yukun said a word, the translator would translate it. Brooke and Henry's face gradually became ugly. They avoided the heavy and accepted the light, and finally could not avoid the fate of the defeated country.

"Your Majesty, we come to the Chinese empire with full sincerity. We are willing to compensate for the losses in this war." Said Brooke.

Before he came here, the house had a long discussion on how to deal with the country's problems. He also got full autonomy, but he still had some bottom lines to hold on to on some issues.

Xiao Ming glanced at Brooke and then motioned to Qian Dafu to ask Henry's delegation to wait in the side hall. After all, it is inappropriate for another country to be present in the negotiation between countries.

Under orders, Qian Dafu led Henry and his party to the side hall to wait.

Xiao Ming said frankly, "before the negotiation, I want to tell you a piece of news. Dick and Wilson are still alive and are being held as coolies in the mine. If you want to redeem them, you can offer a price. If you don't, they will stay here forever."

"Dick and Wilson." Brooke was pleasantly surprised that many people believed that they were dead, but did not expect that they were still alive. When he came, they also discussed this issue. If they were alive, they must redeem them. Otherwise, their loyalty to the British aristocracy would be greatly hurt.

"Sire, we are willing to exchange 8000 pounds for Dick and general Wilson. "Brooke first threw a very low price.

"Tut tut..." Xiao Ming's voice was ironic. "It seems that I should tell them your price and let them know how much I'm worth?"

In the exchange with Dick, Xiao Ming has a basic understanding of the current economic level of Britain and the specific meaning of the pound.

According to Dick, his family built a castle for 30000 pounds, while the Crystal Palace for the queen cost 360000 pounds.

In Britain, a pound is 20 shillings, and a shilling is 12 pence. The income of an average worker in Britain is about 30 to 50 pounds a year.

This figure seems to be similar to the income of the imperial workers, but the gold content of the pound is almost five times that of the Dragon coin, which leads to the gap.

Brooke looks a little embarrassed, 8000 pounds price in the European battlefield can only redeem junior officers, far from Dick and Wilson's level.

With sweat on his forehead, Brooke decided not to play with his own cleverness. He obviously couldn't play with the young emperor in front of him.

"Perhaps 200000 pounds would be more appropriate. This is our bottom line. Your majesty is so smart that I dare not hide it any more." Said Brooke.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. The price is not too high. 200000 pounds is equivalent to one million dragon coins. The amount is not small. But as a victorious country, how can we let Britain pass the customs so easily.

He said: "when you go back, ask your queen to prepare a ransom of 400000 pounds. Besides Dick, you have hundreds of soldiers and officers here to sell them to you."

Skipping the issue of ransom, he continued: "but these are small problems. Before you want to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese Empire, you still need to meet these conditions. First, you need to compensate one million pounds for the loss of ammunition and warships of the Qingzhou Navy in the war. At the same time, you cede three colonies of Australia, Indonesia and India. In addition, London is the same as China A trading port for international trade. "Brooke listened one by one, but he always felt that the more he heard this way, the more familiar he became. When he arrived at the trading port, he finally remembered that the emperor was signing unequal treaties with them in a similar way.

"Your Majesty, your appetite is too big. The question of compensation may not be a problem, but the colonies and trading ports have touched the bottom line of our country. When we came here, we already knew that your Majesty's army occupied Malacca, which originally belonged to Britain. In order to make up for the loss of your country's war, we can admit that Singapore is expensive But Australia, Malaysia and India are not going to trade them. "

In Brooke's view, the negotiation is not just to show weakness, sometimes to show determination to intimidate opponents.

"Since your colony is so precious, it seems that I can only take it back with the army." The corners of Xiao Ming's mouth rise, but behind his smile is the naked intention of killing.

Brooke frowned. The emperor's attitude was also firm, which made the problem very troublesome. However, the parliament did not give him much authority on the land. At most, they were willing to cede a small part of the colony, but now the Chinese Empire wants all the colonies.

This means that British power will withdraw from Asia.

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