Chapter 479 The Chinese general representative living at 42 Baker Street, London, England!
Chapter 479: The general representative of Chinese living at 42 Baker Street, London, England!
In a house on Baker Street, just built in the island of England, there was a small head, wearing a suit and tie, Liang Sanhuai was siping a cup of black tea. Beside him was a Chinese man wearing a long silk gown and braided on his head, and he was also siping the black tea.
"Today is the last day. Damn British guys, I didn't expect that they would be so delayed in doing things. For those prisoners of war, they had the ability to argue in Parliament for more than a month." Liang Sanhuai put down the teacup, picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, handed one to the Chinese sitting opposite him and smiled: "Mr. Xie, I'm sorry, I'm anxious to wait these days and feel a little rude."
"You're welcome, but until now, it's hard for me to believe that Lord Liang actually forced England, the most powerful sea empire in Europe, to be so jealous of the mouse..." Xie Qinggao sighed.
"Haha, Brother Xie, I don't know if you want to go back to the East to see it. I know that you are an oriental who has traveled almost all over the world. It should be said that you are the first Chinese to come out to see the world. Once you have come out for more than ten years, I really admire your courage and determination." Liang Sanhuai looked at Xie Qinggao, who looked a little thin and had a pair of glasses on his nose.
"Our communication over the past few days has made me believe that your wisdom and knowledge will help us all."
The middle-aged man in front of him actually traveled almost all over the world with Western merchant ships, including Southeast Asia, Europe, and the New World. He almost left his footprints. Since a month ago, after meeting Xie Qinggao by chance, Liang Sanhuai admired Xie Qinggao, who took the initiative to come out to see the world.
After just over a month of dating, the two formed a close friendship. Liang Sanhuai was very interested in Xie Qinggao's experience. Similarly, Xie Qinggao was also full of enthusiasm for exploration for Liang Pengfei and the head of state behind Liang Sanhuai.
Although he had been away from his hometown for a long time, this did not stop his longing for his hometown. It was really a good news that he could not be surprised if he met his fellow villagers in a foreign land. When he heard that Liang Sanhuai inadvertently mentioned that his leader had defeated England's power in India and captured more than 10,000 British prisoners of war, at first he thought it was his ears, and then he thought it was this guy who was bragging. However, when the East India Company Dabans Dangdong, who returned to Europe with Liang Sanhuai, admitted this fact with helplessness, Xie Qinggao felt that the world was crazy.
At Liang Sanhuai's warm invitation, Xie Qinggao temporarily bid farewell to his boss. An English maritime merchant who was going to stay in London for the first half of the year and reunites with his family came to Liang Sanhuai's residence. What he unexpectedly expected was that in more than a month, Liang Sanhuai had met at least twenty Chinese in this house. The earliest one had been here to live for several years. His standard and typical London accent made Xie Qinggao's heart shocked.
Gradually, from Liang Sanhuai's mouth, he finally knew a series of events that had happened in the East, in the mainland and in the South China Sea in the past decades since he left home. He couldn't help but feel deeply awe and fanatical worship in his heart.
The reason why he left the East was not only because of his curiosity about the unknown world, but also because of his resentment towards the Qing Dynasty. Now, the sudden birth of such an unparalleled Chinese hero is like a glimmer of hope that he could break the decadent Qing Dynasty rule and restore the Chinese character and self-esteem.
"No, Brother Sanhuai, I want to stay in Europe." After hearing Liang Sanhuai's invitation, Xie Qinggao thought for a while, and still politely declined Liang Sanhuai's suggestion.
"Why? Brother Xie doesn't want to return to his hometown? You know, now, the east is in an opportunity of changing circumstances." Liang Sanhuai said in a daze.
"It's not that I don't want to go back, but I'm back, which is not very helpful to the master you are here." Xie Qinggao pushed his glasses, showing a shy smile: "Last time you said that Lord Liang has appointed you as the general representative of China's plenipotentiary in the West. You will stay here, negotiate with other countries, and make profits for China. Although Xie is just a translator, he has been out for so many years, and after all, he has a good understanding of the West. Therefore, if my brother does not abandon me, I want to stay in Europe."
"This is true?" Liang Sanhuai couldn't help but show joy at this moment. After seeing Xie Qinggao's smile, Liang Sanhuai couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, Brother Xie is willing to stay, but I actually want it even more. It's great! A person like Brother Xie who has traveled around Western countries and has some interactions with the maritime nobles in various countries is indeed of great help to our career."
"Hey, isn't that Mr. Sidangdong's carriage? I guess he has brought the final conclusion." Liang Sanhuai saw the carriage coming from the distance through the balcony before he laughed. Liang Sanhuai stood up, took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and seemed very calm and authentic.
Xie Qinggao also stood beside the balcony, watching the haggard Sidangdong walk down from the carriage, and saw the two of them on the balcony on the third floor, nodded and said hello, and walked straight towards the gate.
"It seems that Mr. Sidangdong has a hard time these days." Xie Qinggao couldn't help laughing.
Liang Sanhuai's lips curled slightly, and his smile was cold from the outside world. "You don't know that Mr. Standong was one of the masterminds who tried hard to promote the British East India Company to launch an attack on the mainland, but the result disappointed him and even had an unshirkable responsibility. If he had not been required to continue to bear the subsequent embarrassing affairs, he would have been sent to prison long ago."
"Aha, my dear friend, Mr. Sidangdong, you came more than an hour earlier than I expected. This is great. I am having afternoon tea with Brother Xie. Do you need to come a little?" Seeing Sidangdong who was exposed along the stairs, Liang Sanhuai showed off his kind and enthusiastic demeanor and walked forward to greet him.
"I need it, I need it so much. Thank you, Mr. Liang, and you, I'm very happy to see you, Mr. Xie. Those damn members of the parliament almost drove me crazy. From morning to now, I have nothing to fill my stomach except a small bread and a small glass of milk." Sdondong couldn't wait to walk to the small round table, picked up the pastry from the small plate and stuffed it into his mouth, like the hungry ghost who had just emerged from hell.
Liang Sanhuai and Xie Qinggao wanted to smile, turned around and sat back on the chair next to the small round table, slowly sipped the tea, and watched the East India Company's senior team swallowing voraciously.
Almost all the snacks on the table were wiped out, and after filling two more cups of black tea, Sidangdong breathed a sigh of satisfaction. Seeing Liang Sanhuai and Xie Qinggao looking at him with a smile, his face turned red and he smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I'm rude."
"It's okay, do you need to do some more?" Liang Sanhuai said with a smile, raising the teacup in his hand.
"No need, thank you, by the way, I finally came up with the result today. I think this should be what you hope to see. What is important is that our British Empire decided to make huge concessions for the friendship between the East and the West." After wiping his mouth, Sdondong opened a small suitcase casually. After opening it, he solemnly took out a treaty from it and placed it on the small round table.
Liang Sanhuai rubbed his fingers, as if he was thinking carefully, and took a deep breath. Then he picked up the thick treaty. To be honest, Liang Sanhuai was indeed a little worried. If this treaty today is still too far from expectations, then it would be like a negotiation breaking, which might have a serious impact on the young master's plan.
However, the tens of thousands of British prisoners of war in their hands forced the British parliamentarians who claimed to be civilized world to carefully consider the terrible consequences of elbow rupture.
Although there are not many people who know that the Indian garrison has become Liang Pengfei's prisoners of war, no one can guarantee that the news will spread at any time. After all, at that time, not only the Eastern Head of State, named Liang Pengfei, participated, but almost all Western countries in the East participated.
Therefore, the British king and parliament are very nervous now. Although they are located in the British Isles and are free from the European mainland, it is undeniable that their strength is indeed not enough to confront the entire Europe. Besides, if the lives of more than 10,000 British soldiers are really killed by that guy, then, no matter whether it is the parliament or the king, they will be raped by the people, that is, they have to obey public opinion and send troops to the East to avenge the British soldiers.
However, based on the information passed back and Stondong's story, the British kings and ministers and members of the parliament understood a truth. If we really want to use force, the most optimistic estimate would be that at least more than half of the British local fleet would have to be used to send troops to the East. From the British local area to the East, it would take at least more than a year of sea routes. Just a journey back and forth would take nearly three years.
But if something happens to the European continent, which is already chaotic during this period, such as France, which is in chaos, stands up again, then the fleet far east will not be able to count on.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and constituents, the British king and the members of Parliament had to lower their proud heads in anger and accept the extremely embarrassing conditions proposed by Liang Pengfei.
Chapter completed!