Playing with the scimitar in his hand and looking at the gems, red coral, ivory, rhinoceros horns, cow horns, shells, silver, copper, gold and other decorations on the scabbard, Song Yunchu couldn't help but admire it.
"How can such a work of art be used to kill people? It should be placed in a museum!"
Such Gabia daggers are standard equipment for men here. When a boy turns thirteen, a Gabia dagger will be given to the boy who is about to become an adult, to show that the boy has become an adult and has the rights and obligations of an adult.
.They will also carry them for life. Of course, these daggers have now become trophies of the sailors.
Of course, it will also become a display in the famous museum, just like the British museums display precious works of art plundered from all over the world. It will become a powerful symbol of the Ming Empire.
What is imperialism? This is imperialism. But this kind of imperialism is impeccable.
For the weak, you either accept it, or what else do you choose besides accepting it?
After playing with the dagger for a while, he put the dagger on his waist. Of course, this was a gift for his children. As for the ones sent to the museum, he would also give better things.
Song Yunchu turned his attention to the prisoners - the 500 palace guards. Except for 347 people who died, the others became prisoners. The injured were lying on the ground, and the others were squatting in fear.
As for Sultan Said of Sambaqil, he was captured after failing to escape from the palace. The entire battle took...
"32 minutes!"
Ding Zezhong's face was filled with a proud smile.
"We ended a war and destroyed a country in just 32 minutes!"
A country was destroyed!
Now that even the Sultan King has been captured, can he not be destroyed?
Of course, what he wants is not to destroy the country, but...
"This battle will definitely be recorded in the history of world wars in the future. It is probably the shortest war in the world!"
Feeling proud, Ding Zezhong asked.
"Li Cunli, is the British consul here?"
The guns have spoken, now it is the turn of diplomacy. It is already dawn. As half of the protectorate of Zambagel, can the British consul not come forward?
"On the way here."
"Well, good, go and see if Said has compromised?"
…
"You are just a bunch of robbers!"
Facing Chen Haowen, Said, who was imprisoned in the warship cabin, seemed to understand. He understood why all this happened.
"You occupied my land on the coast, blackmailed the chiefs, and now you even bombed my palace and killed my family, you damn Ming robbers!"
Facing the accusation from Said, Chen Haowen said directly.
"If I say that the cause of this incident is because you still insist on the slave trade, stubbornly refuse to progress, and continue to use slaves, so we just ask you to free the slaves, you will not believe it!"
For example, he doesn't believe it anymore. Even Chen Haowen himself doesn't believe what he said. After all, he doesn't care about those slaves at all.
He doesn't care whether they are free or not, nor does he care about their life or death. Just like the photos he asked people to take in the port. He needs to use the photos of the dead slaves to prove the justice of this action******
Sorry, it's just an excuse.
"slave!"
Said said in a sarcastic tone.
"The United States has slaves, so does Brazil, and so does Cuba. Why don't you go to war with them? The reason why you invaded Zambagel is simply because of our weakness. But don't forget, Britain, Britain is on our side.
On one side!”
For Said, Britain has now become his last resort.
As for whether they are slaves or not, it doesn't matter at all. Just like these Ming people standing in front of him, did they invade for slaves?
Everyone knows that the reason why they invaded here was to obtain those lands on the coast of East Africa.
"U.K……"
Chen Haowen smiled sarcastically.
"After the opening of the Suins Canal, what role does Sambagel have for Britain? It is already insignificant. Will Britain go to war with the Ming Dynasty over a trivial Sambagel?"
Staring at Said, Chen Haowen directly threw out a treaty that had been prepared for a long time.
"You have two options now. One is to sign this treaty to cede all the coastal land on the mainland coast from Mogadishu to Dar es Salaam to Ming Dynasty and recognize Ming Dynasty's right to occupy this area. As for the second one,
Well,"
Chen Haowen said seriously.
"I think we all know the outcome."
"You, you..."
Said originally thought that their goal was just Dar es Salaam, but he never thought that they actually wanted to ask for such a vast land. Yes, those lands all belonged to Samba Gir, and Samba Gir came from
Land inherited by Oman.
"Aren't you afraid of arousing the wrath of Britain?"
Facing Said's "reminder", Chen Haowen said.
"You don't need to worry about this. You should consider taking it for yourself. Either you sign the contract or we will take it ourselves. But you know what the result will be for you!"
Faced with such a naked threat, Said said in an extremely helpless tone.
"Can you keep me safe?"
"As long as you sign the treaty and fulfill the treaty, we will withdraw our troops from here."
Then Chen Haowen specially reminded him.
"As for the terms of emancipation of black slaves, the agreement is for ten years. You only need to fulfill this treaty within ten years. Moreover, Your Majesty the Sultan, the reason why we ask you to cede the Shen'an area under your control is ultimately for the sake of
Stop your slave-robbing behavior! This is for freedom!"
Do you believe it?
After hearing Lieutenant Colonel Ding Ze's answer, Mars said in a sarcastic tone.
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, for freedom? For black people, who would believe such a reason?"
"Mr. Consul, the whole world will believe it, and we have conclusive evidence that even when they announced their abandonment of the slave trade, there was still widespread slave robbery and slave trade in Zambagel. In order to stop your country
We were forced to initiate this action due to the Anti-Slavery Convention advocated by them. After being attacked, we were forced to fight back. Now, after careful consideration, we believe that only by controlling the coastal areas can we completely cut off their access to the interior.
To fundamentally end the slave trade, sir, this is for freedom! For the freedom of all black people!"
Only a ghost can believe this. The most important reason why Britain banned the slave trade was to combat the development of the New World. At that time, the New World - the United States, Brazil, Cuba and other regions were heavily dependent on agricultural production.
Slaves, by combating the slave trade, can impact their plantation economy and thus their national power.
In the final analysis, it is all for profit. Even the most noble reasons are still based on profit.
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I must warn you that Britain has extremely special interests in Zambagel. We will never tolerate any country annexing this country or occupying the land here without our permission!"
Faced with Mars' warning, Ding Zezhong just smiled indifferently.
"These issues are all for diplomats, but please don't worry, we have no interest in Zambagel Island! Soon, Sultan Said will be released."
Now that the treaty has been signed, Said is of little use, and all that remains is negotiation with Britain.
"Diplomatic issues,..."
Mars sneered.
"Lieutenant Colonel, if we can't properly solve this problem, maybe it won't be as simple as a diplomatic issue!"
When saying these words, Mars completely forgot one thing, that is, he was facing a rising power.
As a rising power, it is bound to look for its prey around the world like other European powers. However, Mars' thoughts are still stuck in the past. He did not realize this change at all, so he did what he did.
make such a judgment.
If it's not a diplomatic issue, it's a war!
The smile on Ding Zezhong's face disappeared. He looked at the British consul in front of him. Although the other person seemed very calm, he could feel the bluff and bluff in the other person's tone... This is probably what British diplomats are afraid of.
And the root cause of the disadvantage!
What they are best at is bluffing, and the reason why they can bluff is precisely because in the past two hundred years, the British Navy has used their naval guns time and time again to tell others that they are not bluffing!
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Just like what the Ming Dynasty fleet is doing now, it is to enable our diplomats to stand up in front of other countries in the future - to tell others that you will pay the price for your actions.
Even if it's a bluff, at least they have the capital to bluff!
But the problem is that their bluff can be used on those small and weak countries, but they can be used on the Ming Dynasty. Of course it is impossible.
Because the current Ming Dynasty is not a weak country, nor is it a small country. The Ming Dynasty is a country that can challenge Britain in many areas and can compete with Britain.
Whether the British are willing to face this reality or not, this is the reality.
"If it's not a diplomatic issue, it's a war issue!"
Faced with this somewhat unscrupulous danger from the British, Ding Zezhong certainly could not make any concessions. After saying these words, he said seriously.
"Sir, if this is your attitude, then I want to tell you something. Compared to diplomacy, I think war is a problem that I am better at handling as a soldier!"