The foreign devils are not stupid. After all, they still want to do business with the Chinese. When the national enthusiasm of the Chinese is rising, don't go against the trend.
Although silver is safe, you still need to prepare some banknotes when doing business with the Chinese. On the one hand, it is easy to carry, and on the other hand, if you use banknotes to trade with the Chinese, you will be considered pro-China during this special period.
With this label, subsequent business will be easier to do, and the UK quickly acquiesced to the news of the 60 million franc compensation. Since the UK did not deny it, it means that it is true.
With such a huge sum of money falling from the sky, it seems that the credit of banknotes can still be trusted!
The crisis was finally suppressed temporarily. It can only be said that it was suppressed but not completely relieved. When the smokeless battle ended, Liu Henzhen's legs were weak and his back was covered with sweat.
He was beating a drum in his heart, because he knew very well that the current deficit of the Chinese family could not be made up by 50 million taels of silver. Without 100 million taels of precious metals in the treasury, there was no need to mention the word safety.
"Head of the State, we have finally suppressed this storm. Now it depends on how the battle in Luzon goes. Without fresh blood, God knows how long we can last!"
Of course Xiao Letian is aware of the danger of the situation in Asia, but at the same time he also understands that Asia’s failure lies in Europe, and the root of it lies in Europa.
As soon as the latest telegram reached Europe, Xiao Letian held a press conference at the Palace of Versailles. He expressed strong protest to the Spanish government!
"In the civilized 19th century, the tragedy of shelling the envoys actually happened? It's really outrageous!"
"Do the Spaniards still think this was three hundred years ago? Do they still think their invincible fleet dominates the world?"
"Do the Spaniards still want to massacre the Chinese indiscriminately?"
"A message to the Spanish government...blood debt must be paid with blood!"
The murderous protest statement by the Führer quickly spread throughout Europe. This shocking news immediately diluted the intense color of the Franco-Prussian War.
After several years of hard work, the Chinese have used their own capital to control a large number of newspapers and even invested in many newspapers. In the European public opinion circles, the Chinese can no longer be smeared by others.
All the pro-Chinese media were activated. From the in-depth coverage of the entire Arowana incident to the painful colonial history of the Philippines, this was the first time that Europeans heard that there were so many shady secrets to colonial rule.
In the 21st century, due to the openness of information and the passage of time, many dusty historical materials have been made public. Therefore, Europeans at that time knew what evil things their ancestors had done.
But because the history is too long, Europeans in the 21st century only express regret for the actions of their ancestors, without any special emotions.
But this was not the case in the 19th century. Governments of all countries were whitewashing the colonial process. The looters who had done bad things and earned money from massacres in foreign countries would whitewash it when they returned to Europe.
No one wants to act like a murderer in front of their children and grandchildren!
Therefore, at that time, the media in various countries were consciously beautifying the bloody colonial history. Those people who had always lived in Europe and never left it actually thought that the outside world was beautiful.
But Xiao Letian will not get used to these bad habits. The bloody colonial history of the Spaniards has been completely revealed!
In 1603, the thirty-first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Spanish colonists launched a massacre against the local Chinese in Manila, Philippines.
On October 3, soldiers led by a Spanish captain broke into the Chinese slums and set fire to them.
The entire slum was quickly burned to the ground. The soldiers blocked all escape routes and stabbed every escapee they saw until the corpses were piled up and they could not pass through.
For several days, the massacre showed no sign of stopping. In the end, more than 30,000 Chinese were killed in this massacre!
During this massacre, the Spaniards robbed one hundred thousand pesos from the Chinese!
In 1639, Spanish colonists carried out the second massacre of overseas Chinese; in 1662, Spanish colonists carried out the third massacre of overseas Chinese; in 1762, Spanish colonists carried out the fourth massacre of overseas Chinese.
In the past three hundred years, more than 200,000 Chinese in the Philippines were massacred. The Spanish rulers regarded the Chinese as pigs and dogs, and they were food that could be harvested at will.
As long as the Chinese community accumulates enough wealth, these rulers will raise their butcher's knives!
In the Philippines right now, after decades of recuperation and recuperation, the Chinese have gathered wealth for the first time that exceeds the sum of all peak periods in history!
These Spanish colonists couldn't sit still anymore, and they began to collude with the natives to try to strangle the Chinese property!
It is unbearable! The Chinese people are relied upon by the Chinese people all over the world and will definitely live up to the trust of the Chinese people all over the world! What's more, in this Arowana incident, the Spanish directly bombarded our mission in the UK!
This is a challenge to the entire civilized world, such atrocities must be punished!
What a big deal! Since the Age of Discovery, all the Spanish black history has been revealed!
How have the kind-hearted European people heard these truths? In fact, all the information they receive is beautified. If there is an occasional drop or two of blood in the story, the people can't stand it.
This is great, Xiao Letian took a basin of dirty blood and poured it directly into the people's hearts!
The Spaniards have not yet been able to refute these things, because the people do not know about these things, but historians know that there are various official and unofficial records, and the logbooks of various countries are also written, and the diaries of explorers will not be missed. .
This is a complete chain of evidence that you Spaniards cannot deny at all!
The Spanish government is completely confused. They don’t know how to answer because they don’t know what is happening in Manila!
Before Governor Botila's detailed report was sent to Madeira, unofficial organizations in other countries had already verified this shocking news.
The Chinese do business with so many countries, so why don’t they have a few good friends? Captains and businessmen from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Prussia, the United States... many countries sent telegrams to their mother country to confirm the news.
Immediately afterwards, the consulates of various countries in Manila also called back to confirm the news, and European public opinion was suddenly in an uproar!
After all, they were bombarding members of the Chinese embassy in the UK. The British had to express their opinions. The next day, Prime Minister Gladstone expressed regret for this incident.
Gladstone expressed condolences to the diplomats who died and condemned Spain's atrocities. He also hoped that both sides would restrain their emotions and strive to resolve the issue through negotiation.
Very diplomatic, very official answer, but also very slick at the same time!
But that's enough. What Xiao Letian wants is for you to open your mouth. As long as you speak, you will prove to the world that this attack is real!
What Xiao Letian is afraid of is that European countries will unite to show shamelessness. If you close your eyes and refuse to admit the existence of this incident, then Xiao Letian really doesn't dare to use force!
but now! Britain admitted the existence of the attack, but Spain could not defend itself!
