"You must understand that a party must be prepared to fight from the day it is established. Parties are born for fighting. I don't need to give you an example of the cruelty of party struggle since ancient times!"
"Money is needed to conduct newspaper propaganda, money is needed to buy votes, and money is needed to carry out various party promotion activities... And what about buying competitors? Writers' salaries? Some villains and underworld organizations that protect the party on the periphery..."
"These all require money. Do you know how many pounds it costs to bribe a secretary under Benjamin?"
"Money! Everything is inseparable from the word money, and the most important point is that if the party wants to develop, it must have more and better talents. Those darlings who graduated from Oxford and Cambridge have no interests to rely on alone. Ideas will come to my Liberal Party? What a joke..."
"Let me tell you clearly, a political party is actually a political enterprise. Enterprises that cannot guarantee profitability will eventually fail no matter how good their ideas are..."
"It's just over two million pounds. If you can't afford this amount of money, then I think our cooperation will stop here..."
Listening to Gladstone's words, King Yi suddenly felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It would be uncomfortable for anyone to be taught the same lesson as a primary school boy, let alone him who once commanded thousands of armies. "The sound of nature is small" said www. ⒉
But the brother's career cannot be separated from the man in front of him, and even Xiao Letian's life and death is tied to him. What's more, Britain has incredible strength. The British Empire is not afraid of any great powers, let alone the emerging Chinese.
King Yi took a sip of wine awkwardly, "You're right, I'm a bit petty. I will come to see you in three days with a cashier's check of 800,000 pounds... drink and drink!"
Both parties were understanding people and would not break up over this small conflict. After a few glasses of wine and Fang Guan's jokes, the atmosphere became harmonious again.
Fangguan poured a glass of wine for Gladstone and said with a smile, "You are the most popular minister in the UK. Almost everyone is optimistic about you replacing Prime Minister Benjamin. As long as you can take action, I think the Chinese people will have a relationship with the British because of Prime Minister Benjamin." That misunderstanding will naturally disappear!"
"The Chinese have never had any intention to be enemies with the British. Our Yuan people are still self-aware... As long as you take a little action, all the dark clouds of the day will be gone..."
Fang Guan held an ivory carved fan popular among Parisian ladies in his hand, and shook it gently. A faint fragrance filled the room. If it were those dandy little nobles, they would have fallen to his knees. .
It's a pity that Gladstone is not good at womanizing. He is a political animal. His will is like steel and will not be affected by external objects at all.
"Beautiful lady, I think you seem to have made a mistake...the two million pounds is just an opportunity for me to give Xiao Letian, an opportunity to have in-depth negotiations with me. It seems that I have never promised you anything from the beginning to the end, right? ?”
Hold! King Yi scolded his mother in his heart at that time, this old guy was a living bandit! You’ve already collected the money and you’re not going to do anything? Two million pounds for me to buy a ticket to see you? You're embellished with gold!
At that time, King Yi couldn't control himself, but Fangguan stepped on him hard with his leather boots under the table, which suppressed King Yi's anger.
Fangguan's smile became even brighter, "Oh, you really scared me. My little heart was beating wildly... Please don't scare me. We spent so much money, but things didn't go well." …”
Fangguan put on an expression that looked pitiful to me and said miserably, "Our life will be difficult by then. My little shoulders can't afford two million pounds!"
"Hahaha... You can't afford it, but Xiao Letian can! I'm not kidding you, I made it clear a long time ago that these money are political donations, not bribes! I don't have the responsibility to accept money for you Work! All I can provide is an opportunity..."
"Opportunity? Please give me some advice..." King Yi suppressed his anger and smiled.
Gladstone wiped his mouth with a napkin and threw it on the table. "Tell Xiao Letian later! First, he must recognize all treaties between the British Empire and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Chinese cannot violate it!"
"Second, all Chinese ports must be open to the British fleet unconditionally, and the Royal Fleet has the right to rest and berth in any Chinese military port..."
"Third, British businessmen must have trade priority in Chinese territories, such as tax exemptions and investment priorities. The specific situation will be negotiated when the time comes..."
"Fourth, the British have legal immunity among the Chinese. Only the British Embassy can judge our crimes. The Chinese laws cannot control our citizens..."
"Fifth, to open up the financial industry, our British banks must unconditionally set up branches in Chinese..."
"Sixth, to the west of the Strait of Malacca, Chinese forces are prohibited from infiltrating. Your warships will never pass through the strait without our permission..."
"What!" King Yi couldn't help it at that time. He slapped the table and stood up. "What a big appetite! It's hard to comply with such harsh conditions! This is a naked challenge to the sovereignty of our Chinese nation!"
With a bang, Gladstone also put the wine glass on the table. "Watch your words! People all over the world know how big an appetite the British Empire has!"
"For the sake of political donations, I would like to remind you that strength is the most important thing between countries. If you don't agree to these conditions, our warships will naturally force you to agree! You have no room for bargaining!"
Gladstone stood up and put on his suit. He said coldly, "Please tell your Yuan about my conditions. I think he will make the right judgment. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Gladstone actually left the room, and of course he didn't forget to take the five hundred thousand cashier's check before leaving.
When the powerful party leader left the room, King Yi drank the wine in his glass angrily, "They are all the same! Benjamin and Gladstone are all the same!"
Fang Guan sighed, "What else can be done? After all, they are all British. When doing things, they must first consider the national interests of the United Kingdom. They are all old foxes... not aggressive!"
King Yi clenched his fists, "Yes, it seems that the politicians I met before were not top-notch at all. Today I have seen how powerful Europe's top politicians are..."
"Let's go to the Thames Estuary to see my brother... He must have a way!"
Outside the tavern, Gladstone's carriage had been waiting by the roadside. When the butler saw his husband coming out, he quickly opened the door and asked the owner to come in. "How about it? Have these Chinese agreed to the terms?"
It turned out that the butler was an old man next to Gladstone, and he could talk to his master about such a big thing.
Gladstone said with a gloomy face, "I have already made an offer, now we have to see how Xiao Letian counter-offers!"
"Haha... If he doesn't dare to counteroffer and fully accepts my conditions, then this kind of person is a pig teammate, and he must be killed after taking advantage of him!"
"If he dares to counteroffer, then he can consider in-depth cooperation... During the counteroffer process, I want to take a good look at his methods!"
"If you want to cooperate with me in making deals, those who are incompetent should get out and die!"
