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Chapter 856 Compromise Agreement ([-])
"His Royal Highness, thank you for your generous commitment, but this matter is of great importance, and we need some time to discuss it. I propose to adjourn the meeting temporarily and allow us to discuss in detail before continuing the negotiation."

As soon as Hong Qing's reply came out, Sir William Woodbridge's eyes lit up like a big light bulb in an instant, and he was obviously very excited, but he didn't rush to make a promise, but smiled with a smile on his face. A motion for adjournment was made.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid this point will disappoint you. This king has already said in the previous meeting that this round of talks is the last round. Whether it is successful or not, the negotiations will end. Of course, in the spirit of friendship between the two sides The principle of goodwill, I can give you a little more time, so that's it, the meeting in the morning will be here first, and the main card will continue at the end of the afternoon. You can use this time to have a good discussion. This king is very happy Looking forward to your reply, adjourn the meeting!"

The negotiations with the Kingdom of Great Britain were not of much practical significance to the Qing Dynasty or to Yu Hongqing himself, but Hongqing was delayed for more than two months because of this. In fact, I have long been impatient. If I hadn't worried that this is not the time to completely turn against the Kingdom of Great Britain, how could Hongqing have dealt with the British envoys for so long? Now, what should be discussed is almost the same Well, Hong Qing didn't want this matter to be delayed any longer, so she gave an ultimatum without any explanation, and then, without giving the other party a chance to make comments, she directly announced the adjournment.

"For the generosity and generosity of His Royal Highness, we would like to express our sincere gratitude, but we still have a small request. I hope that His Royal Highness can provide a quiet place, so that we can conduct urgent consultations on His Highness's proposal. , please be sure to fulfill it."

After listening to the interpreter's report, the British envoy did not rush to give a reply, but after discussing with each other in a low voice, Earl Brooks Wilson made a serious request just now.

"It's easy to handle. My king's garden here is big enough, and there are some secluded places. I will send someone to take you there in a while. If you have no other requirements, then let's talk about this place first."

Although she is not very interested in trade with the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hong Qing would be happy to see it succeed if it could lead to a war between the Western colonists, not to mention taking the opportunity to drive a wedge between the old Western powers From this conflict, we can get a better understanding of the strategy and tactics of the fleet of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and provide a roughly accurate reference basis for the Qing Dynasty's next military plan. In view of this, Hong Qing is naturally happy to let the British envoy The regiment went to ponder the possibility of attacking the East Indies.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your generosity. In this case, we have no objection."

After hearing that Hong Qing had agreed to her request, Earl Brooks Wilson stopped talking nonsense and politely thanked him. He went forward and led the British envoy to settle down in a quiet place.

"My lord, as far as I know, the East Indies should be under the control of the Red-haired Kingdom. Will your proposal affect the interests of my 'Eight Banners Company'? Haha, the matter is still up to the lord, The officer is just asking."

Although there were a few officials from the Qing Dynasty who participated in the negotiations, they were all masters who knew nothing about foreign affairs. They came to the meeting, but they were just pretending. Only Lang Erheng, a guy with ulterior motives, would seriously prepare for the relevant negotiations Information, no, as soon as the British envoy retreated, this fellow asked with sinister intentions.

"It seems that Mr. Lang is very concerned about the interests of the 'Eight Banners Company'?"

Hearing Lang Erheng's words, Hong Qing immediately showed a mocking sneer at the corner of her mouth, but she didn't answer Lang Erheng's question directly, but said with a slightly cold voice.

"You made me laugh. The gain or loss of the 'Eight Banners Company' is related to the interests of all my Eight Banners disciples. As a member of the Eight Banners, I dare not treat it indifferently. Moreover, Your Majesty has made it clear that all negotiation matters , the interests of the 'Eight Banners Firm' should be the most important, how dare the subordinate officials resist the order and fail to obey it."

Lang Erheng had received a secret order from Emperor Chengde this time, asking him to try his best to delay the negotiation time. Now, seeing that Hong Qing wanted to end the negotiation as soon as possible, he couldn't sit idly by, even if he had a lot of respect for Hong Qing. Afraid, but still bite the bullet and insist to the end, trying to use Emperor Chengde's will to force Hongqing to submit.

"It's really rare for Lang Shangshu to be so devoted to his duties. In Er's opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

Lang Erheng's cautiousness is too obvious, with Hong Qing's wisdom, how could he not see it, but he didn't attack him, but smiled coldly, and turned back indifferently Lang Erheng's first army.

"This..., hehe, the prince is the one who presides over the overall situation. I really dare not speak nonsense."

The Lifan Academy is a department that is solely responsible for minority affairs. Lang Erheng has been in office for many years. He is definitely an expert in how to deal with the Mongolian tribes and even the Buddhist forces on the Tibetan border. But when it comes to diplomacy between countries? , Lang Erheng is a little bit blind. As for the issue of commercial interests, he is even more ignorant. Now that Hong Qing kicked the question over, even if he was dumbfounded, he had no choice but to play Tai Chi. It's over.

"Oh, Lang Shangshu still remembers that this matter is in charge of this matter? Hey, this king thought that Mr. Lang was going to take this king and replace him."

For Lang Erheng himself, Hong Qing didn't really dislike him very much. Of course, he didn't appreciate him at all. He just thought that this person was quite capable. Qing Ke didn't have much to say, so she sneered at Lang Erheng mercilessly.

"The lower officials dare not, the lower officials dare not!"

Hearing Hong Qing's words, Lang Erheng was overwhelmed with chills, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he hurriedly bowed down, not even daring to say anything.

"Hey!"

The two sides have different positions, and it is difficult for each other to urinate in the same pot. Hong Qing knows this very well, and she is too lazy to talk to him, so she just glanced at Lang Erheng coldly, meaning He smiled deeply, stopped talking, got up, and left the negotiation scene on his own...

"His Royal Highness, after urgent consultations, we have decided to agree to your proposal, and will provide a good port along the Strait of Malacca as soon as possible, as a place for you and us to trade. For this, we will definitely do our best Going forward, please sign the relevant friendly and commercial documents with us as soon as possible."

At the end of the day, the two sides returned to the negotiation site again. As soon as Bu sat down, Earl Brooks Wilson gave a clear answer to Hongqing’s proposal in the morning. There is no doubt that after several hours of negotiation, Great Britain The missions are already determined to snatch food from the weakest Netherlands.

Strait of Malacca?Oh, it seems that the British guys have long been eyeing Temasek (today's Singapore), interesting!
As soon as Earl Brooks Wilson mentioned the Strait of Malacca, Hong Qing immediately guessed the target of the other party's attack, and this should have been something that the British would do in the early nineteenth century, but now, it is A full hundred years earlier, the process of history has obviously sped up a lot. In this regard, Hongqing is happy to see it happen. There is no other way. Strategically important places like the Strait of Malacca must be controlled. In the hands of the Qing Dynasty, originally, Hongqing planned to launch a large-scale naval battle in the near future and win the Strait of Malacca in one fell swoop. Now that there are Britons to fight in the front, it is naturally the best thing.

"Very well, since you have such sincerity, I am happy to see it succeed. As long as your preparations can withstand our inspection, friendly trade is nothing more than a trivial matter."

Hong Qing was very happy to have a good opportunity to ruthlessly bully the Britons, and Dang even showed a clear-cut attitude of support.

"It is a great honor for us to receive such a promise from His Royal Highness the Prince. For this reason, we propose that the two sides conduct further discussions on the relevant details so that a text can be formed as soon as possible, and we can also submit it to our parliament and the king for approval."

Seeing that the negotiations that had been stalemate for many days had finally achieved a breakthrough, Earl Brooks Wilson suddenly became excited and made a proposal while the iron was hot.

"Your Excellency's proposal is very good, and this king will fulfill it. Here is the text of friendship and trade between us and the Netherlands, and we will use this as a model. After consultations between the two parties, a general draft will be formed today, and it will be ready for His Majesty the Emperor." And the draft will only come into force after the kings of your country sign it, I wonder if your Excellency the Earl has any objections to this?"

Hong Qing originally wanted to end this long-delayed negotiation as soon as possible, so she would not object to Earl Brooks Wilson's proposal, but she clearly defined the basic terms and time limit for negotiation. It was a question, but inside it was full of unquestionable determination.

"This..., that's fine, just follow what His Royal Highness said."

The people of Great Britain have always been strict in handling affairs. Earl Brooks Wilson and his party dared to come to the Qing Dynasty to negotiate, so they had already figured out the terms of trade between the Qing Dynasty and Spain and other countries. Regarding the terms themselves, Earl Brooks Wilson had some differences in his mind. In my opinion, there are many clauses in those texts that are not very beneficial to the landlord country. In the view of Earl Brooks Wilson, they are not in line with the interests of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Her brows were already slightly frowned, fearing that she would really offend Hong Qing, she could only hold back her dissent, and after a little hesitation, she reluctantly agreed to Hong Qing's proposal.

　Thanks to the stallion brother for the reward, bow, thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)