Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 698 The face of the imperialists

  Shortly after the court meeting in the Red Fort, King Li Fushou received the British Minister Sir Victor alone. The two sides had a frank and friendly talk and exchanged views on the current situation in the Far East, which burst out a lot of gunpowder.

  "Your Majesty the King, I myself have been appointed by the Prime Minister to exchange opinions with you frankly, mainly about the concerns of the situation in the Far East. I believe that all of this is based on the vital interests of the two countries, and I hope to receive a positive response from your Majesty."

   "I understand very well, that's why I met Sir Victor alone."

"It is no secret that London is deeply concerned about the current irrational conflict between the Ocean Kingdom and the Fusang Kingdom. This violates the Far East policy of curbing the invasion of Tsarist Russia to the south, and will harm the interests of the Western world led by the United Kingdom. I wonder how His Majesty the King is. Look at this problem?"

   "Oh, these are two unrelated questions, yes, I think so."

  Hearing such an answer, Sir Victor really had the urge to go violently in his heart, but rationally told him that he could not do so. He could not pay the price of angering the current dictator, and the Prime Minister could not afford it.

   To be honest, this is really shamelessly British.

As a result, Sir Victor forced a smile on his face, and whispered in a negotiating tone; "Your Majesty the King, we all know that Fusang is at the forefront of the Korean peninsula, and it is bound to have a positive confrontation with the power of Tsarist Russia. Due to the national policy orientation, it is impossible to avoid a fateful battle. Weakening Fusang is tantamount to boosting the power of Tsarist Russia. This is something that London cannot accept."

"Mr. Victor, Ocean Kingdom’s actions did not weaken the power of the Fusang nation. Instead, it was helping them to eliminate the weak and establish a new one. It was a just action taken to safeguard the dignity of the Ocean Kingdom. As an important force in maintaining peace in the Western Pacific, Ocean The Kingdom has been committed to..."

   "Oh, please allow me to take the liberty to interrupt. The fact that the sea battle in Mugang completely destroyed the Fusang combined fleet can not be regarded as a great weakening of Fusang's military potential?"

"Of course not. This is just a small punishment. You must know that the size of the Fusang Navy's fleet exceeded 80,000 tons at the end of 1894. In addition to the 11,000 tons lost in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, my navy was nothing more than a naval battle in Mugang. After sinking 25,000 tons, their navy has nearly 50,000 tons of displacement left. It can be said that the main force is still surviving..."

Li Fushou opened his eyes and said nonsense. The main fleet of the combined fleet was sunk in the battle of Mugang. Except for the two Fusang cruisers that were urgently repaired by Weihaiwei, the other warships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons disappeared. Some small fishes, shrimps and military auxiliary ships, what are the main forces remaining?

  The only thing to be thankful for is that the Fuso Navy has not been wiped out like the Beiyang Navy, and some possessions have been left behind.

  But now that Li Fushou has said so, Sir Victor, who has a very different status and status, is not easy to refute. After all, this is a policy negotiation between the two countries, not sitting at the table and arguing. Some face should be taken into consideration.

"Your Majesty the King, London understands your understanding, but is it possible to open a side to the Japanese army who landed on the island and let them return to the mainland?" This request made by Sir Victor was pleaded by the Fusang government. result.

   "No, any act that offends the majesty of the Ocean Kingdom must be severely punished. Of course, if the Fusang government has sincerely expressed that it accepts the terms of war compensation, it is not impossible to open the Internet."

  Li Fushou flatly refused, what's a joke, 35 million taels of silver has not been paid for the war indemnity, how can you let the hostages go?

So he explained, "I believe London can understand. After all, it is only a sixth division in Fusang. As far as I know, they have 7 standing divisions and mobilized 240,000 reserve divisions to start the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. I don’t care about the lives of these thousands of people, or they have already agreed to our justice requirements.

Dayang Kingdom and Fusang Kingdom have always been friendly. Considering that they have received so many war reparations at once, it will inevitably be a little bloated. Well, so we help them spend the difference, and it is not without warning. It is completely responsible. manner. "

  Your imperialist face is really amazing. Can such fallacies and heresies be spoken out?

Sir Victor was immediately full of black lines. Considering that the British have always treated weak countries like this, he now has the regret that the essence of the family has been learned away. The two rebellious sons of the United States and the Ocean Kingdom are really angry. .

"Well, I believe that London can accept this statement. After all, Fusang has the first to be wrong. The dignity of the strong is never allowed to offend. It is understandable to pay the necessary price." Sir Victor paused slightly when he said that, and then seriously. "His Majesty the King, can’t the war action stop here? Your joint strike formation threatens to turn the important coastal city of Fusang into a sea of ​​flames. This is really incredible, and it will be tremendous. This weakened the potential of the Fuso Kingdom’s warfare, which London absolutely cannot accept."

"Sir Victor, you are worrying too much." Li Fushou smiled faintly, and said sincerely with an attitude that I am good for you; "You should persuade the Fusang government not to be so shallow, just stare at you. The 70 million taels of silver cannot be drawn out of the war indemnity. This was originally robbed, so why not give us half?

  It is a crazy act of death if you insist on not agreeing to it!

  Know that power is justice, and justice is only within the range of the cannon.

   There is an old proverb in Huaxia: If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand upright.

  In this regard, the attitude of the Manchu Kingdom is very commendable. It is not as poor as the Fusang country, which is still dead and hard at death. What problem can this solve?

  As a government committed to integrating into the civilized world, I hope that London can communicate more with Fusang so that they can recognize reality and choose the right path instead of just stubbornly resisting.

  In order to give them some memory, shelling coastal cities is imperative. Anyway, there are some broken tiles and kilns, and there is no industry. If they are smashed and built, it is not a big deal. "

Sir Victor was so dizzy with his head around, he felt something was wrong but he couldn't say it. This set of myths seemed to be able to explain, he hesitated and said; "I will communicate with London immediately when I go back. Please do more work from the Minister in Japan. It is best to ask your joint combat formation to suppress it and wait for our news."

   "This is okay, Ocean Kingdom is willing to cooperate with London as much as possible." Li Fushou agreed with one bit, and said sincerely;

   "In fact, the accidental war that hit Fusang was far less severe than you thought.

as far as I know;

  They have paid the first batch of 12 million taels of silver to the British shipyard to order a batch of powerful steam iron armored battleships.

  In a few years, the strength of the Fuso fleet will be restored to its original strength and better than before. This is a fact that you don’t need to worry about.

  As long as they do not take the initiative to provoke, Dayang Kingdom has no intention of taking action.

Since the Emperor Fuso and his subjects have been able to pinch their belly to support naval shipbuilding in the past few years, and can also build a joint fleet that defeats the Manchu and Qing Dynasty, it is only necessary to take a few years of belly and can’t eat fish, meat and rice dumplings. Pickle dumplings can also be dealt with, and you can always save some money to develop armaments.

I think the policy of   a million Fusang women going to Southeast Asia is very good. It can be persisted and further expanded. After all, there are only poor people left on Fusang Island, and millions of young women can still get it.

having said so much

The central issue is still one point, that is, London still has too little estimation of the potential of Fusang Country. This is a blow that they can bear, because we are not taking all the compensation, only half, which is already very polite. .

  So our decision is unshakable. The right to decide whether to continue the war is in the hands of the Fusang government. "

  Through the frank exchange of views between the two sides, Sir Victor’s attitude towards the eradication of the Ocean Kingdom is extremely tough, and there is no possibility of relaxation at all, so we can only find a way from the Fusang government.

  Shortly after the British Minister left, Li Fushou intensively met with the ministers of France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Austria, and Japan. On this occasion, he could only reiterate his own hardline attitude, and could not conduct in-depth exchanges.

  After all, Russian Minister Ostrovsky was sitting there, and many topics should not be clarified, so as not to crash on the spot.

  Consulting

  Li Fushou ignored the bitter pleading of the Japanese minister Koji Kawakawa, but he put down a hard sentence, showing a firm attitude; "The only choice facing the Ito Hirobumi government is yes or no. There is absolutely no third way to go."

  Former U.S. Secretary of State Costa tried to negotiate privately, but was coldly stopped by Royal Secretary Fan Zhongzhai and told him; Your Majesty’s decision cannot be changed, but the U.S. Ambassador should try his best to persuade Fusang, so as not to waste life.

  The secretaries working by His Majesty's side know that His Majesty is not cold with this American envoy, Costa.

What they didn’t know was that in the original history, it was the American envoy Kostar who jumped up and down and put pressure on Li Hongzhang, the prime minister of the Northern Oceans, who was negotiating. This led to the huge war compensation of 200 million taels of silver in the "Shimonoseki Treaty" and the cession of Liaodong. The peninsula and Taiwan humiliation clause.

  In the negotiation team, there is this kind of anti-boned boy with Cao Ying's heart in Han, how can he not suffer a big loss?

The Beiyang Fleet surrendered without a fight on Liugong Island. The American foreigner Howe played a vital role in it. He united with the surrender generals and forced to death Liu Buchan, the Dingyuan ship tube belt of the Anti-Japanese War. The Zhenyuan ship's control led Yang Yonglin to kill Ding Ruchang, the Admiral of the Northern Oceans, and suppressed the mainstream voice of the War of Resistance to the end.

After that, the American foreigner Hao Wei drafted the surrender letter. In the name of Ding Ruchang, he sent the Guang Bing tube to take Cheng Biguang to the Fuso flagship, opened the door to the joint fleet surrender, and all the Beiyang warships worth more than 100 million yen became Fuso people. Loot.

   Knowing that Citigroups are benevolent and benevolent, of course Li Fushou will not give them a good look.

  Fusang people’s nature is awe-inspiring but not ethical. It’s useless to take out a heart. Instead, you beat him to obedience, and you will be as filial as a good grandson in the future.

  Under the deliberate propaganda of the Fusang government, Li Fushou’s brutal and vicious negative big boss image is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If this is the case, let you just let you see the domineering face of imperialism.

  Surprised or not...satisfied?

  (End of this chapter)