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Text Chapter 458 A blow from the back

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    Just as Xue Fucheng was sending the telegram, Witoma was riding a carriage on the way to the Zhili Governor's Office.  At this moment, he did not know that the "scandal" of the British fleet was already known to the Chinese, but he was thinking about how to force Li Hongzhang to agree to his conditions as soon as possible.  Last month, Li Hanzhang and Xue Huan reported the final conclusion of the investigation of the Yunnan case to the Qing government, confirming that those who killed Ma Jiali and stopped Bai Lang were "savages" in the deep mountains and forests on the Yunnan-Myanmar border.  During the interrogation of the imperial envoy, Gwinner sent his attach¨¦ to observe. In his report to Wade, he said that the conclusions of Li Hanzhang and others were untrue, and Wade used this to make things difficult for the Yunnan case itself.  As early as after the Yunnan case occurred, he repeatedly insisted that the case was instigated by a border official named Li Zhenguo, and then shifted the responsibility to Yunnan Governor Cen Yuying and other local officials. His purpose was to make this case a success.  The matter is directly related to the Chinese local government.  He had roared to the Prime Minister's Office many times before, saying: "Ma Jiali was killed and Bai Lang was blocked. The reason was that the officials in the imperial court were all motivated by fighting against foreigners. Therefore, Li Zhenguo was following the constitutional decree and Cen Yuying was following the decree. Now we can only ask.  "How can the Chinese nation get rid of its desire to resist foreigners and how can it protect its future?" It demanded that "Cen Yuying and other officials must be brought to Beijing for trial; Li Hanzhang and Xue Huan should also be punished for their untruthful investigations."  "If China fails to comply, the country is willing to take the blame and bring disaster upon itself." His wantonness and arrogance have reached a new peak.  By the end of May, in addition to continuing to struggle with the Yunnan case itself, Wade once again asked about practical methods for preferential treatment of ministers and rectification of tax matters.  The Prime Minister's Yamen had already received Li Hongzhang's report (that is, Lin Yizhe's handling strategy) and categorically rejected a series of unreasonable requests such as bringing Cen Yuying and others to Beijing for interrogation.  In order to achieve its own goals.  I summarized the various previous requirements and listed them as eight.  He proposed to the Prime Minister's Office that this be the exchange condition for exempting General Cen Yuying and others from being promoted to Beijing, but was flatly rejected by the Prime Minister's Office.  In order to induce the Qing government to agree, Witoma adjusted his demands, saying that the eight articles did not include the issue of preferential treatment of ministers for the time being. The key requirements were: 1. The Prime Minister's Yamen should report the occurrence of the Yunnan case and the investigation and handling process by the imperial ministers. The memorial contained in  It must be explained why the British envoy cannot accept the conclusion of the investigation. Before issuing the memorial, the manuscript must be read by the English envoy; 2. The above memorial and the corresponding edict must be included in the notice.  Posted nationwide, for a period of two years, British officials may request at any time to be accompanied by Chinese officials to inspect the postings in various places; 3. If a case involving the lives and property of British people occurs in mainland China, the United Kingdom may send personnel to observe the trial; 4. The Yunnan authorities should be ordered  Send personnel to cooperate with British officials to investigate the border trade situation in Yunnan Province and negotiate trade regulations; 5. The British can send consuls to Dali or other places in Yunnan to inspect the trade situation for a period of five years; the same is true in Chongqing; 6. Chinese and foreign merchants can invite  Receive tax stamps (half tax bills); China must open multiple ports along the coast, along rivers, and lakes, such as Dagushan, Yuezhou, Yichang, Anqing, Wuhu, Nanchang, Wenzhou, Beihai, Shuidong, etc.; if China agrees to these requirements  , Britain is willing to discuss adjusting the opium import tax; if China agrees to exempt "export border", Britain will also allow China to increase taxes through international agreements; 7. After the above six articles are clarified.  The Chinese envoy should go to the United Kingdom, and the letter of credence must state that he expresses regret for the Yunnan incident; the letter of credence must be read by the British envoy first; 8. The compensation should include pensions for Magali¡¯s family, compensation for the losses of Bai Lang and others, and Indian troops escorting  Bai Lang, etc. and the British deployment of warships, etc., the total amount is decided by the British government.  In the subsequent negotiations, Weituma proposed to repay the amount of 200,000 taels of silver (excluding warship dispatch fees).  It is very obvious that these eight articles further crystallize the British demands on trade interests for many years.  However, the Prime Minister's Yamen still refused unceremoniously, and Liu Xihong was assassinated in London.  The Prime Minister's Office severely questioned Weitoma and then demanded countermeasures.  Weituma firmly refused and threatened to lower his flag and return to China, but the Prime Minister's Yamen ignored him.  As a result, Wade left Beijing angrily and headed for Tianjin.  The Prime Minister's Yamen followed suit and asked Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, to be responsible for negotiating with Weituma.  Waitoma in Tianjin was not willing to break off negotiations with Beijing. He sent his secretary Mei Huili to the Prime Minister's Yamen to discuss the wording of the two documents.  The first is the memorial mentioned in the first of the eight aforementioned requirements, and the second is the note inviting ministers from various countries to discuss business matters.  In response to one of Britain's eight demands for repayment, Mayfair was as arbitrarily extorting as Wytoma, claiming that the amount should be decided by the British government, "whether the demand is in the thousands, or as little as tens of thousands, or as much as  Millions or tens of millions, China must agree, non-negotiable." Of course China would not allow it, and the negotiations broke up.  Later, Weituma once again mentioned that Cen Yuying would be transferred to Beijing, and notified the Prime Minister's Yamen to overturn all the agreements reached in the previous negotiations.  At this point, the negotiations between Weituma and the Qing court finally broke down.  Weituma was so arrogant and unruly because he firmly believed that he had clearly seen that the rulers of the Qing Empire did not dare to resolutely resist his blackmail, and the Prime Minister's Yamen only gave in to him step by step, unwilling to surrender all at once.  I felt impatient and wanted to use a final decisive gesture to force all the demands at that time to be fulfilled.  But what he didn't expect was that the Prime Minister's Yamen?Exhibited an unusually tough attitude.  After he left Beijing, the Qing government notified Li Hongzhang to make an agreement with him in Tianjin.  Li Hongzhang once expressed his hope to stay with Wade, but Wade said that "the Yunnan case is non-negotiable except for mentioning Beijing" and "is unwilling to discuss it in Tianjin"; however, he did not close the possibility of further negotiations, claiming that  "If you don't believe in Zhongtang, you can't trust the Prime Minister's Yamen." If the Qing government sent a "minister with full power to act for convenience" to Shanghai to make more concessions to him, there would still be room for negotiation.  Then he left Tianjin and headed south.  Therefore, Li Hongzhang no longer wanted to stay.  Witoma's sabotage of the Beijing negotiations was reported to London. At a time when an international crisis was occurring on the Turkish issue, British military power must first obey the needs of this situation. Therefore, British Foreign Secretary Derby in his instructions to Witoma  He strongly expressed his "very much hope that the Yunnan issue will be resolved as soon as possible", which actually delineated the limits of Vetomar's action.  But on the outside, Wade still pretended to be tough, and he continued to intimidate the Qing rulers through Hurd.  After the meeting with Wade, Hart wrote to Li Hongzhang, saying: "Listening to the tone of Minister Wei, the British really think this matter is very important, and they are afraid that they will not be willing to settle it easily." He also said: "The situation in the West is now changing in Turkey.  "The British court is willing to take this opportunity to make other countries understand that this country's power can not only call the shots in the West, but also use troops in the East to do whatever it wants." The letter also named Li Hongzhang to go to Yantai to hold talks with Wade, but before leaving.  "There must be a decree with full authority to act expeditiously", "There must be new ideas, and business affairs must be generous", only in this way can we reach an agreement.  The letter also stated that going to Yantai for negotiations was "a last resort. If this agreement is not followed, there will be no other way to make peace."  The implication is that if you don't act in this way, you will have to accept British military force!  Regarding Wade's threat of force, Li Hongzhang sent telegrams and letters to seek Lin Yizhe's opinion. He was worried that if the negotiations really broke down and a war with Britain started, it would be "difficult to win" and the situation would eventually get out of hand.  Today, Li Hongzhang notified Lin Yizhe by telex of the exercise incident outside the entrance of Dagu, just to ask him for further advice.  Lin Yizhe, who was far away in Fuzhou, soon received a telegram from Li Hongzhang.  "Zhengqing is really powerful. He can humiliate the British like this. After this incident, the British will no longer dare to underestimate our great water division!" Lin Yizhe handed the telegram to Xu Run with a smile.  "The British navy is the best in the world and has many ships and troops. Although I can defeat the navy in East Asia, that country is also trapped by the Turkish affairs. However, if they can send a large force from the mainland with all their strength,  If you come here, it will be difficult for me. It is best not to open the battle lightly," Xu Run said, "I think that if the enemy is strong and I am weak, it would be good to give him some benefits to calm down the matter.  If we really fight against the British, the consequences will be even more unpredictable." "Sir, that's right." Lin Yizhe said, "We still have to talk, but this Witoma is too hateful, so we took the opportunity to replace him.  "How do you want to replace him?" Xu Run couldn't help but asked strangely when he saw Lin Yizhe's confident look.  "When I was on a mission to England, I met with the Queen of England. The Queen had promised not to explore new trade routes into China without my permission from the Qing Dynasty. However, Witoma dared to violate the law and sent Magalie to sneak into Yunnan in the name of tourism.  As a result, he died, and I will question the Queen of England about this. The Queen of England will be very angry when she sees this, so she can replace him." Lin Yizhe told Xu Run the trump card he had prepared many years ago.  "That's it! This blow to Wade's back was really cruel!" Xu Run suddenly realized, "If a kind person comes here, this matter will be easier to handle." "Without further delay, I will call you back now.  "Send it to me, sir," Lin Yizhe said.  Xu Run nodded in agreement, and Lin Yizhe took the pen and paper and began to draft the telegram.  "the other country is currently trapped by the Turkish affairs and hopes that the Yunnan case and the murder of the London Star Envoy will be solved as soon as possible. To this end, it may use naval force to threaten them. However, the British ships in my country can only fight eight ships. Our navy has newly conquered Japan and is at great strength. If we really go to war, they may not be able to defeat us. You can rest assured to fight with us, but they will not dare to do it If our country wants to develop commerce, it must increase its ports. That is to say, I will take this opportunity to induce him to allow me to increase taxes, and then the rights and interests will be restored, and the state's use will be increased If Witoma insists on being tyrannical, he can call the Minister of Guo to violate the Queen's rule and gain access to our country. In the name of the promise not to explore trade routes again, he did all kinds of crazy things, please let the Queen of England stop and let another envoy come to negotiate." Soon, Li Hongzhang received a reply from Lin Yizhe.  PS: Please collect it!  Please recommend!  Please subscribe!  Please click!  Asking for a monthly ticket!
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