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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 148: Talk 4

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    At this time, an Indian servant wrapped in a black turban came over and told Balfour that tea was ready.  Belfort politely invited Chen Zaixing to come into the house to drink tea with him.  After the two sat down, with a few snacks and black tea, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. Even though Chen Zaixing was secretly wary, he had to admit that Mr. Belfort in front of him had excellent demeanor, profound knowledge, meaningful conversation, and noble status. He was the current president.  The nephew of the British Prime Minister makes people involuntarily have a good impression and admiration for him.  "Master Chen, let us discuss the last item now! When can you return Mr. Kitchener and those rebellious Indian soldiers to us?" "After the peace agreement is reached, Kitchener can be handed over to us immediately.  Mr. Na and other prisoners of war will be returned to your country, and you can even send an envoy to visit Mr. Kitchener immediately." At this point, Chen Zaixing's expression changed: "As for the Indian soldiers, I think this depends on their own wishes.  If they are willing to return to India, they will be returned to you together with the prisoners of war!" "Master Chen, these are a group of traitors. They betrayed us and will betray you one day. It is dishonorable for your country to house such deserters!  " "I don't think so, Mr. Belfort! They are just a group of poor people looking for a new life!" Chen Zaixing laughed.  Although Balfort made repeated requests later, Chen Zaixing still insisted on his opinion on this issue. In the end, Balfort had no choice but to make concessions. After all, in his opinion, compared with the benefits gained from the previous items, this  The fate of more than a thousand sepoys was insignificant.  Finally, when Chen Zaixing left the residence of the British Mission, both the interviewer and the interviewee felt that they had taken a huge advantage, so they behaved more and more politely on the surface, as if friends reunited after not seeing each other for many years.  The Shun Army commanded the shogunate. Although it was already late at night, the lights in the study were brightly lit. Zao Guoquan, Chen Zaixing, Batu, Qu Duan and other senior officials of the Shun Army were present. Chen Zaixing was listening to Chen Zaixing whispering about the incident between him and Belfort.  The result of the conversation.  "Mr. Chen, what do you mean by your words, is this the bottom line for the British?" Zao Guoquan asked in a deep voice after listening to Chen Zaixing's story.  "As you can see below, maybe the British will make some concessions in some minor and detailed aspects, but this should be the big deal!" Chen Zaixing said solemnly: "You adults should know that the former British Prime Minister  He strongly advocated tough measures to solve the Burma issue, and the change of cabinet in London was the decisive reason why the British turned to suing for peace. Mr. Balfour, the leader of the mission, is the nephew of the current British Prime Minister. This shows that the Prime Minister hopes for a quick solution.  Determination on the Myanmar issue! " Qu Duan asked: "In that case, I don't understand why Mr. Chen said that this is the British bottom line? If Mr. Balfour is eager to seek peace, we can use delaying tactics.  To force the other party to make greater concessions? " "Mr. Qu, you don't know something! The British government is different from ours. Once the prime minister of our country changes, the former prime minister will leave the court and move to the border counties. He is unable to interfere in the government affairs.  The British prime minister ascended the throne, and the former prime minister was still in the parliament, attacking the latter in every possible way. Therefore, if Balfour could not come up with sufficiently favorable peace terms, the peace negotiation would be at a loss.  He will become the target of the old minister in the parliament, and it may lead to the downfall of his uncle. Therefore, if he cannot get the conditions he is satisfied with in a short time, he will choose to use strong methods to achieve his goal. After all, in the parliament.  The old prime minister cannot use this reason to attack the current prime minister. "Zhao Guoquan nodded: "Master Chen is right. If I were in the position of British prime minister, I would do this by sending my most trusted person to give him full power.  , first use the peace negotiation time to mobilize troops and use it to coerce the other side. If the peace negotiation can succeed, that is the best. If it fails, it will be solved by force. In short, we cannot give the domestic enemy an excuse to attack!" "The coach has set the tone!  , the rest of the people also nodded, Zao Guoquan asked: "Mr. Chen, which of these terms do you think you can compete with the British?" "One is the amount of money, although this  The money is provided by the Kingdom of Burma, but if it is too much, the finances will be bankrupt and the situation will be corrupted, I am afraid that there will be trouble in the southwest of our country, so I suggest that we should send out capable officials to argue with the British and try to reduce the amount paid.  One of them is an Indian soldier. The subordinate believes that even if the peace agreement is signed, the British will not stop infiltrating Burma. Most of the British soldiers are Indian soldiers. They have the same ethnicity and speak the same language as these people. We have in our hands.  Such a force will surely solve the emergencies. "Will this become an excuse for the British to provoke?" Qu Duan asked.  Zao Guoquan waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, the British can make excuses everywhere, as long as I am prepared, they will have no chance to take advantage of it!" "What you said is the truth!" "Sir Chen, sinceTherefore, I will send someone to inform the British mission tomorrow to resume peace negotiations with them.  You are proficient in Burmese. You will inform the Burmese envoy about this matter tomorrow to avoid any mistakes during the talks!  " "Yes, sir!"  " When Zao Guoquan gave his instructions, he seemed to be talking about an insignificant matter. He did not take one party to the negotiation seriously at all. The same was true for the other people in the room, who took it for granted. It can be seen that in this incident,  After that, both the British and Dashun had regarded Myanmar as their own. There was no big difference. When Chen Zaixing returned to his residence and was about to go to bed after washing, he reported to Kong Zhang that he wanted to see him.  He frowned, suppressed his sleepiness, and ordered him to be brought to the study. He then drank a few sips of strong tea before walking to the study. Kong Zhang was restless in the study, like an ant on a hot pot, when he saw Chen Zaixing.  When he came in, he stood up and grabbed the other person's arm: "Resurrection, let me ask you, do the British want to lend money to the Kingdom of Burma?  " Chen Zaixing looked lifeless. He was so tired after the day that his eyelids were fighting. He slapped Haqie while replying: "Yes, but the formal negotiations will not start for two days. Now this is just their proposal.  It¡¯s just a condition!  " "Sure enough!  Luckily I caught up!  Kong Zhang increased the amount with his hands: "Before I came to Myanmar this time, Liu Qingyang specially told me to lend as much money as possible to the Myanmar royal family, at least not to allow British banks to get in."  Resurrection, you must never agree to this condition from the British!  " "Why do you say that?  "Chen Zaixing came back to his senses with a jolt. "Fusheng, when the British borrow money, the interest rate is definitely not low. If you can borrow ten yuan with a 20% discount, you will be thankful to get seven yuan, and you have to use various taxes or minerals as collateral.  , with the little financial income of the Burmese royal family, it will definitely not be able to pay off the British debts by then.  It became the British's in a matter of seconds. Such a cheap thing cannot fall into the hands of the British. I am here to represent our two major banks in Dashun, North and South. When we borrowed money after the war, our brothers settled the matter and decided to  It cannot fall into the hands of the British!  "Kong Zhang said the last word and clapped his chest vigorously, as if he was determined to win. Chen Zaixing cheered up and thought about it for a while, and said: "That's fine. When we discuss the amount of compensation with the British during the negotiations in two days, I still need one more person.  Expert helper, how about you become my attach¨¦ and attend this negotiation?  "    "well!  "Kong Zhang excitedly clapped his hands and said: "Then when we borrow money this time, we are 100% sure it will be ours!  " Chen Zaixing was already sleepy and dying. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Kong Zhang hurriedly got up and left. The next day, when Chen Zaixing remembered what he had promised Kong Zhang last night, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. After all, it was such an important matter.  It was still a bit excessive for me to skip the early state power and act arbitrarily. But then I thought about it, and my future career in Myanmar was already inseparable from Kong Zhang and the banking group behind him. This time, I decided to go to Myanmar first.  The envoy informed him of last night's events, and then went back to discuss with Zao Guoquan the matter of handing over the loan to a domestic bank. Maung Ji's residence was very close to Chen Zaixing's. After breakfast, Chen Zaixing walked around the courtyard wall.  After turning a corner, he arrived in front of the other party's door and asked the gatekeeper to inform him. After a while, he saw a Burmese nobleman with a Qingjun appearance hurrying out of the room. He was still more than ten steps away and said, "Master Chen."  I'm here to visit. I'm sorry for the delay in greeting you. Please forgive me!  " "The official came so abruptly!  I hope Wu Maoji will forgive me!  "Chen Zaixing took two steps forward, stretched out his hand to support Maung Ji's salute, and said with a smile: "I have lived in Myanmar for many years and have heard of your reputation. Your majesties have really won you over by sending you here this time!  " "Master Chen is ridiculous!  "Hearing Chen Zaixing's compliment, Maung Kee couldn't help but feel moved. As a member of the Burmese aristocracy who has strong national sentiments and wants to maintain national integrity, he was indignant at the cold treatment he had received a few days ago, but when he saw  Chen Zaixing came to visit alone, and he couldn't help but fantasize about whether it was Mr. Chen who wanted to discuss the upcoming negotiations with him. He quickly smiled and said: "It's windy here, not a place to talk. Sir, please follow me!"  " The two of them entered the room and sat down respectively. Maung Ji thought for a while and asked carefully: "Mr. Chen, there is a saying in your country: 'If you have nothing to do, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall.' What is the reason for your coming here today?  Woolen cloth?  " "Well, since you are so cheerful, brother, I won't be polite!  "Chen Zaixing said with a smile: "I came today just for one thing. Yesterday morning, your Excellency decided to restart negotiations with the British, so I will let you know so that we can deal with it together!  " Chen Zaixing's words were like a basin of cold water poured down from his head when he heard Maung Ji's ears. Obviously, the Chinese have reached a general framework with the British this time, and now they are just here to symbolically inform themselves.  ??That¡¯s all.  Without listening to the content, you can guess that the Kingdom of Burma must be the party that suffered the greatest loss in this negotiation. The Chinese once again reached a compromise with the British at the expense of the interests of their own vassal countries.
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