Su Tong clearly remembers that the French invaders were the first to break into the Old Summer Palace. They snatched everything they saw. The treasures in each French soldier's pocket were worth thirty to forty thousand francs. They entered empty-handed and returned fully loaded. In France [
In the camp, there are rare clocks, colorful silks and satins, and precious works of art, worth thirty million francs.
Although the British arrived a step late, their pockets were full of gold and silver. What was even more abominable was that they smashed the large porcelain and enamel bottles that could not be moved away. After those British bastards robbed the Old Summer Palace, in order to eliminate
In order to wipe out the stolen goods and cover up the crime, the British Minister Plenipotentiary Elgin, with the support of British Prime Minister Palmerston, actually ordered the burning of the Old Summer Palace. The fire burned for three days and nights, turning this world-famous garden into a piece of scorched earth.
Now Sir Karl openly said that those cultural relics were the property of the British government, which made Su Tong very angry. Facing the joint pressure from the United Kingdom and the United States, the angry Chief Su was furious, "He said on the spot
There was a threat that those British prisoners of war would be sent to Siberia to mine."
"Ambassador Johnson, I don't know how the United States would react if someone snatched away the original copy of the Declaration on Reading from the National Archives of the United States and then shamelessly claimed that it was their property." Su Tong's words made Zhan
Ambassador Mori blocked what he was about to say. Are you kidding? It is the most important founding document of the United States. If someone takes it away, all Americans will fight with their lives.
Su Tong turned around and said, "Sir Carl, please tell your country's government what I mean. If you think this proposal is still not feasible, then let's not talk about it. Let's see each other on the battlefield."
After saying that, Su Tong stood up and was about to walk to the back of the living room, but when Su Tong was halfway there, he turned back and said: "Also, although those British soldiers lived well in the prisoner of war camp, please don't forget
Their food and accommodation also cost money, remember, each of them costs ten pounds a day for food and accommodation."
After Su Tong finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving only his voice echoing in the living room.
It took a long time before I heard Karl's roaring voice coming from behind, "Asshole, for ten pounds per person a day for room and board, you gave them dragon meat to eat and the emperor's dragon bed to sleep on. Why didn't you grab it?"
Su Tong, who was walking in the corridor, sneered when he heard this sentence, "Hmph, don't worry, it won't be long before I have the chance. I will definitely send someone to your National Museum for a tour. This time I will collect some first."
The interest is good."
British Prime Minister Chamberlain soon received Sir Carl's report. Chamberlain was in a dilemma with Sir Carl's report. There were more than 10,000 Chinese cultural relics collected in the museums of the British Empire. If they were all packed and sent back to China, he would be very reluctant to part with them.
But if he didn't agree to the Chinese conditions, he might be rushed in and eaten alive by the relatives of the captured soldiers outside Downing Street when their patience ran out. Chamberlain's mood at this time was very predictable.
So why bother with the taste at the beginning? If it weren't for the small profit that I was trying to save, how could I be so passive now?
At this time, President Roosevelt on the other side of the ocean read the report sent by Johnson and was silent for a long time before ringing the bell. After a while, the door of the office opened, and the sexy secretary Margaret Lehand walked away with a catwalk.
Come in.
Roosevelt raised the telegram in his hand and said with a smile: "Dear, please draft me a telegram immediately and send it to the greedy British Prime Minister. The content is as follows: Dear Prime Minister Chamberlain, I have accepted the opinions of the Chinese Government.
"Given the complexity of the current situation in Europe and Germany's aggressive posture, it is not appropriate for us to anger this country that is still weak at the moment. It is not advisable to push a country that could have been an ally into the arms of the enemy. Sometimes,"
“Sometimes people have to shake off their baggage in order to go further.”
In the office at No. 10 Downing Street, when Chamberlain's female secretary with beautiful blond hair read these telegrams from her thick and sensitive mouth, Chamberlain was so angry that he cursed loudly in the office.
After losing his temper, Chamberlain sat down on the spacious sofa and thought hard. Do you really want to return those antiques to the Chinese people? Those antiques are witnesses of the glory of the British Empire, but if they don't return them, what will happen to the Chinese people this time?
He is really a bastard who is determined not to let go. Or is he really going to use 120 million pounds of real money to redeem Sir Luo Fuguo and the others? When Chamberlain thought of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the dead man who could have had a crush on Grandet.
The hair on my body shuddered when my face turned cold, and trying to persuade Parliament to pass the ransom allocation of 120 million pounds through normal channels was no less difficult than asking King George V to striptease in public at Buckingham Palace.
While Chamberlain was thinking hard, there was a faint fragrance coming from behind, and then a pair of gentle hands gently massaged his temples. Chamberlain didn't need to look to know that it was his personal sweetheart that was helping him eliminate fatigue. No.
After a while, the little sweetheart behind me asked softly: "My dear, are you still worried about the conditions of the Chinese people?"
Chamberlain threw his head back and sighed: "Yes, those Chinese people who deserve to go to hell actually offered such outrageous conditions, 120 million pounds. If I really agree to their conditions, I, the Prime Minister,
That's the end of it. And what's even more damning is that they have amassed a large army on the Kashmir border that can sweep across the entire territory of eastern India. The consequences of this are even more unbearable for us."
"Then why did you return those Chinese people's broken jars and jars? Isn't it just some rags?" The secretary behind Chamberlain also visited the British Museum. The porcelain and silk from China on the opposite side were not interested in her at all.
It seems that these things are far less practical than a fashionable fur coat.
Chamberlain smiled bitterly and said: "Dear, those represent the glory of the British Empire. If I really return these things to them like this, won't the British Empire be embarrassed by me?"
"Then" the secretary hesitated for a while and then said: "Since you can't give it away for free, then sell it to them. Then won't you be able to explain it to the parliament?"
After hearing this, Chamberlain froze for a while, then stood up suddenly, walked around the room a few times, rushed over, hugged his secretary, kissed him a few times, and then laughed loudly: "
Hahahaha, baby, you are so smart, you can come up with such a wonderful way, you are really the angel sent by God to save me."
The excited Chamberlain immediately asked his secretary to summon a group of staff to discuss the feasibility of this matter.
Soon, Su Tong, who was far away in Nanjing, received the British political advice from Sir Carl. After reading the advice, Su Tong shook his head and chuckled: "These proud John Bulls are not willing to bow their heads when it comes to this job.
The cultural relics returned to China have been returned to China in such a tactful way. How did our ancestors describe this kind of thing? Well, they treat it like that and also erect a memorial arch."
On January 1, 1939, the governments of China, Britain and the United States issued a joint statement. The statement declared that the conflict between China and Britain some time ago was really a misunderstanding. Fortunately, no casualties occurred. Now after the United States government
Through mediation and consultations between the Chinese and British governments, the Chinese government agreed to return Sir Luo Fuguo and more than 10,000 British soldiers who were temporarily staying in Chinese territory to Major General Cunningham of the British Far East Fleet who had come all the way.
Take them back to the country. From the day of the notification, China withdrew its troops from the Kashmir border within a week, and only stationed a border guard force of no more than 5,000 people at the border.
Later in the report, the two sides said in an understatement that after friendly consultations between the two sides, the Chinese government would spend two million pounds to redeem a batch of original Chinese cultural relics in the UK from the British Museum, and the money would be collected from the British troops staying in China.
The room and board expenses within the country are deducted, and the amounts for both parties are exactly the same.
After this notification was sent out, Hitler and Stalin, who originally wanted to sit back and watch the fight between tigers, were greatly disappointed. It seemed that both China and Britain were restraining themselves.
Just as the Chinese and British sides issued a joint briefing, the 59th Army led by Zhang Zizhong finally arrived in Lhasa after a long journey.
Langdun Kunga Wangchuk, the actual ruler of Tibet Province, and others hurriedly gathered more than 10,000 skitarii to set up a defense line outside Lhasa in an attempt to prevent the arrival of the National Defense Forces. In this regard, Zhang Zizhong, who had received Su Tong's explicit order, did not hesitate.
Reluctantly, he ordered the 180th Division, which served as the vanguard, to resolutely and thoroughly defeat the enemy in front of him.
Facing the dense rain of bullets, although the Skitarii on the opposite side were equipped with British Lee-Enfield standard rifles, they were still quickly defeated in the face of the intensive light and heavy firepower of the Chinese army and the elite divisions that had been tested by war.
The army was defeated and defeated.
It took Zhang Zizhong only two days to push the battle line to the Potala Palace and surround more than a thousand remaining religious groups including Langdun Kunga Wangchuk and the 14th Lama.
In order to protect the precious cultural relics in the Potala Palace, Zhang Zizhong ordered a halt to the attack and sent people to persuade Langdun Gongga Wangqiu and others to surrender immediately.
At this time, the Potala Palace was already in chaos. People like Langdun Gongga Wangchuk were absolutely superb at bullying the serfs under their rule, but they were at a loss as to how to deal with the menacing army.
Listening to the constant shouts of persuasion in Tibetan coming from outside, Langdun Kunga Wangchuk, who was finally desperate, had to order the remaining Skitarii to put down their weapons and collectively walked out of the Potala Palace with their hands raised. They occupied the Potala Palace.
Later, with the assistance of the 10th Panchen Lama, Zhang Zizhong led the 59th Army and quickly occupied the entire Tibetan Province and stabilized the situation. At this point, Tibet Province finally ended its semi-destructive state for a century.