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Li Qimo and Commodus left in despair.
Li Qimo didn¡¯t say anything in the end. He didn¡¯t say anything harsh and said we¡¯ll see, nor did he say he would pay to redeem the person, but Zhong Yi was not in a hurry because he believed Li Qimo would give in.
Still *** His old man see thoroughly, and imperialism is a paper tiger!
When problems cannot be solved through force, imperialism can only compromise!
Is it possible that Li Qimo will resort to force? Obviously it's impossible, because he doesn't have this power yet!
If Li Qimo is responsible for this matter, it may be possible to persuade Downing Street to mobilize the warships of the Far East Fleet to Yinjiang to put pressure on the Chinese government. But now, Li Qimo is on the losing side!
Therefore, Li Qimo has no other choice but to compromise!
Gong Weiqian did not have the same confidence as Zhong Yi, and said worriedly: "Mayor, is it too much to ask the British minister to spend 100,000 pounds to redeem someone?"
This is one hundred thousand pounds! A huge sum of money!
Gong Weiqian felt that Zhong Yi¡¯s asking price was too harsh!
"Secretary-General Gong, do you think my price is too high?" Zhong Yi said.
"Yes!" Gong Weiqian said without hesitation, "I think ten thousand pounds is enough."
"Is one hundred thousand pounds really a lot?" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not much at all!"
After a pause, Zhong Yi continued: "Li Qimo has served as the British Minister to Yinjiang for so many years. The benefits he has received are more than 100,000 pounds? Not to mention anything else, just say that the profits he and Chen Jinmu made from selling opium were astronomical figures. One hundred thousand pounds is just a drop in the bucket! But don't worry, as long as Li Qimo is still in Yinjiang, we have plenty of time!"
Gong Weiqian was awe-inspiring. Only then did he realize that Zhong Yi had long been eyeing the fat pig Li Qimo. This time the violation of sovereignty was caused by Li Qimo himself handing the knife handle to Zhong Yi's hand. How could Zhong Yi? Will he be spared?
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Let¡¯s talk about Li Qimo.
Zhong Yi¡¯s words are both right and wrong.
Over the years, Li Qimo served as the British Minister to Yinjiang, and he did take advantage of his position to benefit a lot. He made huge profits just by monopolizing the opium trade in Yinjiang with Chen Jinmu.
¡°A rough estimate is that the benefits saved over the years are half a million pounds.
But it should be noted that the benefits do not belong to Li Qimo alone.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It was divided equally among the three ministers, Lichmore, Commodus, and Joseph Mathew.
The reason why three people cooperate is to avoid vicious competition or hindrance.
Therefore, as soon as Li Qimo returned to Jiangbei, he sent someone to find Joseph Mathew.
Although Yinjiang is not as good as Shanghai, the nightlife is still very rich. Before being called over, Joseph May was attending a masquerade party. He was about to hook up with the White Russian mistress of a wealthy businessman, but Li Qimo interrupted him. So I felt quite resentful in my heart, and I didn't feel good about it after arriving at the British Embassy.
In front of Joseph Mac, Li Qimo said simply, and then continued: "That's the thing. The man named Zhong asked us to redeem him for 100,000 pounds. What do you think we should do?"
"Correction." Joseph May touched the mustache on his lips and said, "Mayor Zhong Yi asked you to use the money to redeem people, not us. This matter has nothing to do with Commodus and me."
"Oh Tefak?" Li Qimo was furious when he heard this, "We agreed to advance together and retreat together!"
"It's just about advancing and retreating together in business!" Mathews corrected again, "It's not political. Does your British government go to war with China because of this, and do you want France and the United States to declare war too?"
Li Qimo was speechless, and then said arrogantly: "I don't care, the money must be paid out from the public account!"
"Absolutely not!" Joseph Mays roared, "This money can only be withdrawn from your personal account!"
"Okay then." Li Qimo said angrily, "Then I can only tell Reuters that we collaborated with the Chinese to smuggle opium and profit from it. At worst, we will all be screwed together!"
Since China¡¯s customs system has been improved and it has come under Western control, smuggling by foreigners is no longer allowed. Once caught, they will be severely punished. The consequences of diplomats participating in smuggling will be even more serious.
Ridgmore used this as a threat, and Joseph Mathew gave up. He really couldn't stand it.
But Matthew was really not willing to lose so much money in vain, and complained: "Li Qimore, although you are not an ambassador, you are still the British minister to Yinjiang, and you can still be asked by a Chinese mayor.Holding hostage? "
Li Qimo said angrily: "Otherwise, will you help me get the Marines back?"
¡°This is not my fault, why should I ask for it?¡± Joseph Mathew said angrily.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Commodus advised: "You two, stop quarreling and calm down."
He paused for a moment and then said: "Actually, compared to paying 100,000 pounds to ransom someone, there is another thing that we should worry about more. Haven't you noticed?"
¡°What?¡± Joseph Maysel and Richmore asked at the same time.
Kang Maode said: "Zhong Yi has sealed all the opium dens in Yinjiang, and Jiangbei is no exception. If nothing happens, his attack scope will definitely expand to several surrounding counties. By then, opium will be It will be completely unsalable, and this business route that once brought us a steady stream of income will completely dry up!"
"Isn't it possible?" Joseph Mathew said, "Can Zhong Yi ban opium?"
Li Qimo also said: "Yes, starting from Lin Zexu, how many Chinese people wanted to ban opium, but in the end none of them succeeded. Why? Because the interest groups involved in the opium trade are too huge. If Zhong Yi really overestimates his ability to ban opium, Opium, they don¡¯t even need us to do it, they themselves will eat it up until nothing is left!"
"That's right!" Joseph Mays said, "Only part of the opium we sold to Chen Jinmu was sold in Yinjiang, and the other part was trafficked to the rear through China's Third War Zone. The interests involved are huge. , just Zhong Yi, there is no way he can stop our opium trade!"
"I don't think so." Commodus shook his head and said, "He doesn't dare to stop it openly, but he can do it secretly, such as borrowing a knife to kill people. He can definitely report our secret smuggling of opium to the Customs and Taxation Department!"
"This" Li Qimo and Joseph Mathieu were speechless when they heard this. They couldn't stand it!
"So." Commodus breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "It is a trivial matter to redeem a person for one hundred thousand pounds. The key point is that we have to rely on this man named Zhong to continue smuggling and trafficking opium! As long as this trade route continues, we are afraid of making profit Aren¡¯t you going to get back one hundred thousand pounds? As for the one hundred thousand pounds, just think of it as the benefits we paid in advance to Zhong Yi.¡±
"Okay." Li Qimo and Joseph May said helplessly. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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