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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South, Chapter 129 Release (Part 1)

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    Loud commands came from the corridor outside the house, but the white man lying on the bed still lay motionless on the bed.  At this time, the door was pushed open, and Zao Guoquan and Batu came in. Batu frowned slightly when he saw the situation in the room, and made a gesture with his right hand behind his back.  Two guards immediately rushed forward, pulled the guy lying on the bed up, shook him twice to wake him up, and brought in a bucket of clean water from outside.  "Mr. Jensen, I'm sorry for waking you up from your nap!" Batu pointed to a bucket on the side and said to the sleepy Jensen: "Now I need to talk to you when you are awake. There is a bucket of water here, which can help.  You will regain consciousness immediately." Jenson looked at Batu, then looked down at the bucket of water. He did not pick up the wooden spoon for drinking water in the bucket, but plunged his head into the wood.  In the bucket, he immediately stood up, shook off the water drops from his hair, stood up straight again, and said to Batu in a sober tone: "Master Batu, you can tell me if you have anything to say now!" "Jian  Mr. Sen, are you satisfied with your life here these days?" Batu nodded and asked with a smile.  Jensen shrugged his shoulders and wiped the water drops from his hair: "Thank you very much for providing me with so many good wines, but as you know, I am a reporter, and the "Daily Telegraph" gives me travel expenses and remuneration.  , I didn¡¯t come here to hide in a house and drink every day!¡± ¡°What¡¯s that for?¡± Batu asked with a smile. Suddenly, his face turned serious: ¡°It¡¯s to help Grai.  Will Mr. Stone regain the position of Prime Minister? ""You, you¡ª¡ª" Janson's eyes widened in surprise. As a senior reporter who has been in the British newspaper industry for many years, he naturally knew that he  The "Daily Telegraph" he worked for was leaning towards Gladstone's Liberal Party, and he received such a generous allowance and was sent to Burma, a place far away from the British public eye, to write specifically about the Sino-British conflict.  Report, he had more or less guessed it beforehand, especially after learning that his report played a key role in the Conservative Party's cabinet collapse, Jenson could roughly determine that the generous payment was  Where did it come from.  But Batu, a chieftain who in his opinion was nothing more than a barbarian army, surprised him when he told the truth.  "How do I know all this?" Batu asked with a smile. He turned around and made a gesture. Two guards walked in silently. They tidied up the room lightly and put three armchairs and a  Zhang Chazi, there is also tea.  Batu stretched out his hand and motioned for Jenson to sit down, and he also sat down, smiling: "How I know is not important, what is important is Mr. Clough Jenson, the special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph", are you  Do you want to take your reputation to the next level in the journalism world? How about completely getting rid of the level of a novelty writer?" Jensen's face turned slightly red. He naturally understood what Batu's last sentence was referring to, although he  They were already in the upper middle class among journalists, but their income was only 75 pounds a year. This income was enough to support a clerk in London, England in 1885, but it was far from a decent life.  degree, let alone finding a decent wife.  Therefore, Jenson often had to cater to the curiosity of white readers at the time, and wrote many things that were completely inconsistent with the facts, but were more likely to win readers' favor. For example, he described Batu as a Mughal prince.  Deep down, I feel a deep sense of shame about it.  Batu saw that Jan Sen remained silent and did not express any objection. He knew that the other party had agreed to his suggestion. He smiled slightly, reached out and gestured to Zao Guoquan who was sitting next to him and said: "This is my superior.  That is my Dashun¡¯s highest official in Burma¡ªDa Shun¡¯s Burmese Protector Captain Zao Guoquan Zao!¡± Zao Guoquan heard his name and smiled at Jan Sen, who quickly stood up and saluted.  Batu waited for him to sit down again and said in a deep voice: "Master Zao and I are here today. We hope to tell Dashun's true attitude on the Burmese issue to your king and the whole country through Mr. Jensen's channel, so as not to  A misunderstanding has resulted in consequences that neither people of the two countries want to see.¡± After listening to Badu¡¯s words, Jensen¡¯s breathing immediately became heavy. He naturally knew the deep meaning of the other party¡¯s words. It was obvious that the other party hoped to use his own means to influence.  The domestic political situation in the UK has allowed moderates on the Myanmar issue to come to power, thus turning the situation to its own advantage.  In this process, no matter what the outcome is, as an intermediary channel, you will win a huge reputation, and reputation is money and power in the journalism world.  Imagine that you are directly interviewing the Governor of Burma, the greatest empire in East Asia, and getting first-hand reports on the Sino-Burmese war. What a huge honor this is for a journalist!  Thinking of this, Jansen's hands on his knees began to tremble violently!  ¡± Batu noticed the other party¡¯s trembling hands, and he understood it.?He hesitated, after all, in his opinion, this enemy's suggestion could easily be understood as a trick, and in fact it was indeed a trick.  So Batu decided to throw a sweeter bait: "If Mr. Jensen is willing to serve as this bridge! Mr. Zao will be happy to pay you a personal reward, such as two thousand five hundred pounds. Please don't worry, Mr. Jensen."  Regarding the channel, you can choose from Bank of England checks, gold, silver, or British pound cash! " "Thank you for your kindness, but I cannot accept your personal gift because it violates the professional ethics of journalists!  Shun Zai told His Majesty the King and the people the true situation on the Myanmar issue, but I cannot get money from you, otherwise what I said would have lost its fairness and objectivity, which is the most valuable thing for a journalist.  "Jensen finally refused such a huge temptation. This is almost equivalent to the total salary he has earned in more than thirty years. It can immediately promote him from his current living situation to a status that he could not imagine in the past.  , he can even find a gentleman's daughter as his wife, so that his next generation will become a truly decent person.  But Scots stubbornness held him back, deep inside.  He is also unwilling to gain money from an enemy country at the expense of his own country's interests.  Batu frowned slightly. The other party's answer made him a little confused. He refused the monetary bribe and agreed to his previous request, which made him a little uneasy.  Zao Guoquan on the side saw this and chatted with him in a low voice. Batu's brows relaxed and he said with a smile: "I admire Mr. Jenson's conduct. In this case, I will not force it."  . However, after this incident, we also felt the importance of newspapers. If China and Britain understood each other, how could there be such a big conflict in Burma due to misunderstandings, causing soldiers to be killed and wounded, and wasting military pay?  The people of China and Britain understand the plan. My boss plans to set up a newspaper in the UK for communication and propaganda purposes. The money will be used to start the newspaper. Two thousand five hundred pounds may be a little too little. I don't know if five thousand pounds is enough.  "Use?" Jenson was slightly stunned, and for a moment he didn't know why the other party changed the topic here, but he still replied: "If it's just the start-up cost of five thousand pounds, that's enough." "Okay, that's enough!"  However, our country has not been civilized for a long time, and there are not many people who are familiar with the situation in your country. The position of editor-in-chief of this newspaper belongs to Mr. Jensen!" Batu stopped Jensen's refusal and said with a smile: "Mr. Jensen, I am a  Soldiers, don't beat around the bush. If you seriously spread our country's intentions back to your country, I'm afraid you will offend some dignitaries in your country. In this way, I'm afraid your comments in the "Daily Telegraph" will be ruined.  The position is not guaranteed. How can I bear to let you suffer because of our affairs? We really need a talent in this field, so why do you want to shirk it?" After hearing what Batu said?  , Jenson also lowered his head. As the other party said, if he sends the report back according to the other party's request, it will cause another stir in the British political arena, which is probably not what the ruling Liberal Party wants to see.  At that time, my future and position in the "Daily Telegraph" would be affected, which was not a happy thing, let alone becoming an editor-in-chief and controlling a newspaper of my own. Wasn't it my long-cherished wish?  ?  Thinking of this, Jenson raised his head and replied seriously: "If you are willing to give me the corresponding power and respect the integrity of journalism, I am willing to accept the position of editor-in-chief!" "That's natural, that's natural!"  Batu smiled and said: "We are all soldiers, and we don't know anything about newspapers. We just hope to have a place where we can talk. We don't want the people of the two countries to be deceived and cause unnecessary conflicts. Since Mr. Jensen is the editor-in-chief,  Naturally, I will let you decide what to say!" At this point, Batu and Zao Guoquan looked at each other and laughed.  The two of them thought to themselves: As long as you eat this piece of bait, it's not up to you what to do.  Now that the previous matter has been settled, the relationship between the three of them has become that of shareholders and managers. Naturally, they have become more friendly. Batu asked the soldiers to bring drinks and snacks. The three of them talked while talking.  While eating, the cell felt a bit like a salon for receiving guests.  Jenson ate two pieces of snacks and asked casually: "My lords, you said that you want to inform the whole of Great Britain of your country's true position on the Myanmar issue, but what is your country's true position on the Myanmar issue?  ? Can you give me some advice?" Batu glanced at Zao Guoquan, and when he saw the other party nodded slightly, he smiled and said: "Actually, Dashun has only one attitude in Myanmar, and that is to maintain the status quo.  The intention of annexing it is not to mention threatening your country, India, but Myanmar is a vassal state of Dashun, blocking the southwestern provinces, and we will never allow other countries to annex Myanmar, thereby threatening our southwest." At this point,  Batu's expression became serious: "If someone wants to annex Myanmar,?There is only one battle in Dashun!  " "Well, I understand what you mean!  "Jensen nodded: "But the existence of your army in Myanmar itself is a threat to Great Britain's Indian colony?  It was precisely because of the invasion of Burma by your troops that the British troops became involved on a large scale!  "
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