"Deal? I'd like to hear the details..." Xiao Letian looked indifferent.
Benjamin's teeth were itching with hatred, but he was still helpless. "Don't you just want us to recognize the qualifications of the Chinese nation as an independent country? I'll give it to you. I can submit my credentials to you. It's just a matter of my words..."
"In return, you must stop your visit in Europe after receiving your credentials, return to Asia immediately, and tell me all the conspiracy between you and Gladstone!"
"So, is this deal reasonable?" Benjamin said confidently.
"Being recognized by the UK means that you, the Chinese, are recognized by the whole world. You are still very weak and can go back and develop with peace of mind. The more you interfere with the affairs between powerful countries, the more detrimental it will be to you. I think you can see this clearly!"
Xiao Letian said with a half-smile, "Oh? Let me go back to China! But Emperor Tongzhi's study tour is not over yet..."
"You don't have to worry about this. Emperor Tongzhi doesn't need to return to his country. We in the UK will be fully responsible for his subsequent study tours. We will also send warships to escort him before his personal expedition!"
"Hahaha... What a plan. You took His Majesty away from me so easily? What do you want? Let me guess..."
"Now the coastal areas have been fully opened to the UK, including the ports along the Yangtze River. Your merchant ships can also dock at will and do business..."
"Well, the inland! The right to enter the inland that you want...and this right cannot be obtained by relying on warships, so your army must make a difference, and if the army wants to control the inland of China, it must be far away from it. No railways!”
Bang bang bang... Xiao Letian clapped his hands, "Brilliant, really brilliant! A letter of credence can pry away His Majesty the Emperor, and then you can steal the right to build the inland railway? It's really a good business with huge profits. !”
Benjamin didn't feel any embarrassment after the conspiracy was exposed. Instead, he smiled with a bit of pride, "If you have the backing of the powerful empire on which the sun never sets, then you will also do a profitable business. There is nothing unfair. This is You must accept the cruel truth of the world!”
"Yes, Darwinism, natural selection!" Xiao Letian laughed angrily at Benjamin's shamelessness. In the face of a country that was so powerful that he didn't even have to hide himself as a gangster, ridicule was completely meaningless.
Benjamin felt very refreshed when he saw Xiao Letian's annoyed look. He poured himself a glass of champagne, "This was originally prepared for us to reach an agreement. It seems that the head of state has already figured it out, so I will do it first as a courtesy!" "
"Of course I have read Darwin's theory. I don't like this ungodly guy. I question his theory... But the saying "natural selection" is very classic. You Chinese have had the upper hand for thousands of years. Now, do you still want to be strong forever?"
"The number one position in the world was given to us by the British Empire because of your own lack of effort. So when facing this reality, you have to bow your head!"
"Haha, yes, you have to bow your head when facing reality... But even if you let me bow my head, you have to allow me to think about it for a few days, right? As for how many days to think about, it depends on my mood..." Xiao Letian retorted tit for tat road.
Benjamin tightened his hands and almost crushed the wine glass. He still wanted to think about it for a few days. Don't you know that the most difficult thing for me here is time?
In three days, Gladstone's no-confidence motion will be voted on in the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Once the vote is passed, apart from resigning, the only other option left to him is to forcibly dissolve Parliament, which is a lose-lose solution. At this juncture, you are playing with me to delay. one move?
"Xiao Letian! Let's open the skylight and speak frankly! If you and I can reach an agreement today, then my conditions are still very generous, and at least I can guarantee the survival of your Chinese race!"
"If you dare to delay, you will not be able to choose the subsequent conditions! Don't challenge my patience, and don't force me to personally kill a weak Chinese like you!"
"Threatening me? Hahaha... The prime minister of the Empire on which the sun never sets actually relies on threats to achieve his goals? What a joke. I wonder how much your reputation will increase if I put these words in the media?"
"You dare!" Benjamin roared angrily, "You don't dare, and the people in Europe will not believe your nonsense!"
"You don't believe me? Then how did the imprisonment incident come about? If you weren't so exhausted, how could you negotiate with me?"
"Okay, you finally admitted it! This is all your conspiracy. I will put what you said in the media and let people all over Europe see your true face!"
"Haha, I believe you dare, but how many people do you think will believe it?"
The smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the study room, and the exchange of words between Needlepoint and Maimang made the atmosphere extremely tense. The two looked at each other like angry ligers, and their breathing sounds were like those of aggressive bulls.
Xiao Letian was able to hold up the situation to some extent, because the most nervous and urgent person now was not him but Benjamin, and the three-day curse was tightly placed on his head like a curse.
After three minutes of silence, Xiao Letian was the first to laugh, "Head of State! It seems that the differences between us are still too big, so it is impossible for negotiations to be reached in a short time... If you want it faster, then Please add more chips!"
"I have to feel your sincerity!"
"What...what do you...want...to..." Benjamin gritted his molar teeth and popped out the words one by one.
Xiao Letian shrugged, "This afternoon, I have sent someone to send an application to purchase land to the Royal Asset Management Office. I believe someone will come to the head of state to sign it tomorrow!"
"I need 800 square kilometers of land in the Mauritius Islands to build a nature reserve for the Dodo. Don't worry, I won't be stingy. How about I pay 200,000 pounds for that sparsely populated and barren land? This is a lot..."
"What if I don't want sovereignty, but I only want one hundred years of governance rights? Just like you renting Hong Kong, so that you can also do the work of passing Congress. I am paying for the lease! It's not like you getting everything for free." Hong Kong Island! Hahaha..."
"You're dreaming! I will never sell British land in my life! Shameless man, you are not insulting me anymore, you are insulting the entire British Empire!"
With a bang, Xiao Letian slapped the table and stood up. "I have to show my sincerity when negotiating! You can't even give me a deserted island. How dare you talk about peace in the future?"
"I'm afraid that if I change my credentials, you can fire cannons on the high seas to hack me! How do you expect me to trust you? How do you expect me to trust you?"
"How did the imprisonment crisis start? You know very well where those French and Tsarist Russian thugs came from? You really think that everyone in the world is a fool!"
"If you want to negotiate, let's start with the Dodo Sanctuary. If we can't agree on small things, how can I trust you and talk to you about big things?"
