"Mr. Fushan is such a rare visitor. Do you have any advice?"
"Your Excellency, Inspector, in Chinese terms, this is called pretending to be confused while pretending to understand. The German newspaper has already reported it. Don't you still know?"
"I have been working on the anti-smoking bill these days. Opium is very harmful and is poisonous all over the world. It cannot be suppressed. However, it is involved in so many ways and it requires so much thought that I cannot take care of other things!"
Fu Shanxin said, just pretend, I can't tell you such a big thing, but he didn't point it out and smiled at Qiao Yu: "Inspector, we have thirty-seven officers who were detained by you in Shigatse, Tibet without any reason.
Please release him as soon as possible, apologize to the British Empire, and guarantee the right of our citizens to travel in your country!"
When Qiao Yu heard this, he immediately frowned. This British man was so shameless. He was obviously an officer, but he turned into a tourist and asked himself to apologize. How could such a cheap thing happen? Now that the person is in his own hands, the British know how to recognize each other.
Let's just discuss it and release the person. This is so unethical, so we can't blame ourselves.
"Mr. Fushan, I really don't know anything about this matter. My subordinates only told me to eliminate a large number of rebels in Tibet. As for whether there are British officers, I don't know at all. Please wait a moment and I will find out more."
situation, and then we’ll discuss it!”
When Fushan saw Qiao Yu's excuse, he had no choice but to agree to continue the discussion tomorrow. However, in just one day, all the newspapers in China seemed to have smelled bloody sharks, and they began to report the story of China's capture of British officers.
, it was reported by some German newspapers at first, and then American newspapers followed suit. Everyone was still willing to see the British lose face.
In addition to the media controlled by these foreign forces, China's own newspapers have also reported on this matter at full capacity. This matter is quite explosive. Britain is the world's most powerful country. It has bullied China for many years, and the Chinese people have accumulated countless grievances.
, this time the British openly wanted to split China, which aroused everyone's common hatred. Qiao Yu, who patrolled Sichuan, has been a central figure since the Revolution of 1911. He is not very young, but he has good methods of governing the local area and gets rid of bad policies.
, very commendable.
Everyone hoped that such a new figure would give the Chinese people greater ambition and destroy the prestige of the British. Therefore, major newspapers reported crazily, and the children selling newspapers shouted loudly everywhere, and the newspapers in their hands were sold out quickly.
, I picked it up several times but still couldn’t sell it.
The newsboys were counting the coins one by one with joy in their hearts. Qiao Yu was very passive at this time. He didn't want the matter to get serious. He wanted to be tough on the big powers more than anyone else. Moreover, in the future, China would be a big country with a veto power.
, that is one of the five major gangsters. The huge gap makes Qiao Yu even more uncomfortable, but you can't just rely on enthusiasm, you must carefully calculate. However, if the public sentiment is turbulent, it will only make Sichuan and the United Kingdom disappear.
A way out, isn't this fatal?
There were even demonstrations in Sichuan, with many students taking to the streets, holding slogans, shouting slogans, and even boycotting British goods. Qiao Yu felt like being put on the fire.
"Everyone, how do you think we should respond?" Qiao Yu gathered his main confidants overnight. Everyone looked at each other. They did not expect that things would develop so fast. It was completely beyond their expectations.
"Commander, according to intelligence, many newspapers did not know about it at first. Even if Germany reported it first, the domestic newspapers did not completely believe it. But then these newspapers seemed to have received a unified order and published the matter one after another. You can
It’s certain that someone is working behind the scenes!” Wang Lingji first informed everyone of the situation.
Qiao Yu knocked on the table: "This is someone who wants to roast me on the fire. This is called killing!"...
Wang Dongcheng nodded: "Yes, the British have to take care of face, and we have to take dignity even more. We must not compromise casually. Everyone has no way out. To be honest, what confidence do we have to make the British retreat? The Yangtze River is controlled by others.
, we also borrowed a lot of money from the UK, and the British can also supervise Sichuan's financial operations, and just taking out anything is enough to make us bow our heads!"
Although military figures like Wu Tong and Qiao Zhen were unwilling to compromise, they had to admit their weak position after hearing Wang Dongcheng's words.
"Third brother, newspapers have praised you to the heavens, saying that you have a heart for the world, a love for the common people, and that you worked tirelessly to suppress the rebellion in Tibet and defend the country's borders. If you back down, it will really look bad on your face!"
"Second brother, you are right. At the very least, we need to save Sichuan's face. You don't have to worry too much. Although the British are powerful, they can't defeat us local snakes. The British are focusing all their energy now.
Europe is trying its best to cope with the German challenge. What they hope most now is that the Far East can be stabilized. As long as they can have the determination to burn everything, they may not be able to make the British retreat!"
Qiao Yu gradually came up with a plan in his mind. It seemed that this time was also a good opportunity. If it worked well, he would definitely be able to benefit from many aspects. Not only would his reputation be improved a lot, but he would also be able to change his over-reliance on Germany.
As public sentiment boils, the British government can no longer sit still. Today's British Empire pays more attention to face. In fact, a small island country like the United Kingdom can colonize the world. In addition to its powerful navy, it also has a magic weapon, which is
Fear, everyone is afraid of Britain, so that Britain can survive. Especially in China, there is no reason for the Chinese to fear foreigners.
Even an ordinary businessman can challenge local officials. It is this fear that helps the British maintain colonial order. As long as they show weakness on one thing, it is easy for outsiders to see through the British bluff.
It's just that the Guizhou donkey has run out of skills.
Therefore, Fushan contacted Minister Zhu Erdian, and after contacting the British government, he proposed three conditions, requiring Sichuan to unconditionally release the captured British officers, apologize to the British, and at the same time compensate the British officers 300,000 yuan. Fushan took
Come to Qiao Yu with these three conditions.
Qiao Yu looked at it and smiled slightly: "Mr. Fushan, I can't agree to this condition at all. This matter is completely the British mistake. You sent officers to split my motherland, and I still have money to compensate you. This is not
Do you encourage you to split China?"
"Your Excellency, Inspector, this condition is already very generous. You must know that this kind of thing has been handled this way in the past. This is the bottom line of the British Empire!"
Fushan was right. During the former Qing Dynasty, the compensation was not an apology, and the amount was very huge. However, Qiao Yu felt very disgusted. If he still lived by betraying his country like the former Qing Dynasty, what would it be like?
ah!
"Mr. Fushan, the public sentiment is so fierce that I will never agree to such a request that is degrading to the country. On the contrary, I ask the British side to apologize to us and promise not to engage in any activities to subvert and split China. Only in this way can I