Dengzhou.

Brooke looked at the wide asphalt avenue, and the cars shuttling back and forth felt like a dream.

Now this is the third time he has been ordered to negotiate with the Chinese Empire, but this time it is the most unpleasant.

By the time he came to Qingzhou, Prussia, Austria and France had already become porridge in Europe.

According to their predictions, even if Tsarist Russia did not participate, Prussia and Austria would be enough to defeat Henry and eradicate the biggest destabilizing element in Europe.

Surprisingly, however, the frequent shooting of high-ranking Prussian and Austrian officers on the battlefield threw the armies of both countries into confusion in terms of command.

However, at this time, Prussia showed its strength that had been hidden for many years, and the Prussian army, armed with breech-loading rifles, was not weaker than Henry's army, and even had a slight advantage.

Therefore, even with the heavy losses of the senior generals, Prussia and Henry still did not separate the winners and losers on the battlefield.

But Austria was not so lucky, with firearms two generations behind Henry's army, and the frequent deaths of officers, the Austrian army quickly turned from offensive to defensive after entering France.

After analysing the current situation, Brooke and Vidomia believe that it will only be a matter of time before Henry replaces France.

But after the war, France, Prussia and Austria will need some time to recuperate, and there is little hope of joining forces against the Eastern Empire.

It was on the basis of this concern that he came here again.

"In two years, I didn't expect such a big change here." Brooke was a little sad, he now looked up to the Eastern Empire as the natives looked up to England.

On the streets of Dengzhou, which are full of high-rise buildings, he suddenly feels very small.

Unlike the previous two times, their arrival was not received by any Imperial officials, and this cold treatment made Brooke understand that in the eyes of the Empire, Britain was already qualified to negotiate.

Sighing slightly, Brooke led his entourage to Dengzhou Station to buy tickets and stepped on the shuttle bus to Qingzhou.

At the same time, when Brooke arrived in Dengzhou, Xiao Ming received a phone call.

After hanging up the phone, he sneered and said to Pang Yukun: "These Brits really don't cry when they don't see the coffin, and they don't eat and drink when they toast." ”

"No, if we don't do good business, we have to do some moths, and this time we must beat them hard." Pang Yukun snorted coldly and said.

Xiao Ming nodded, and he said: "This is natural, you draw up strict negotiation conditions, and if they agree, continue to blockade Britain until they agree." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Pang Yukun smiled evilly.

In the afternoon, Brooke arrived in Qingzhou, and like last time, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun did not go to see Brooke, and still let Tang Wenming meet him.

In the morning, Pang Yukun had already revealed the conditions of the negotiation to him, and now he knew it.

In the conference room of the Wei Family Restaurant, Tang Wenjie and Brooke's people sat opposite each other.

In the face of Brooke, Tang Wenjie deliberately showed a very arrogant posture, what Britain did made the empire ashamed, and in the face of British envoys, there was no need for them to greet them with a smile.

"Bang!" After taking his seat, Tang Wenjie threw the proposed treaty directly in front of Brooke, and said: "This is the condition of the empire, if you can't agree, please go back." ”

Tang Wenjie's rude action immediately made the British envoys look angry, but they could only endure it.

Taking a deep breath, Brooke flipped through the treaty with trembling hands, and just read the first page before he closed the document angrily.

"No way, you are an insult to England, we can't lend London to you." Brooke roared like an angry lion.

Before he came, he had expected that the Empire would offer harsh conditions, but he had no idea that the Empire would offer such unbearable conditions.

It's just a matter of leasing London, but the Empire's rent for London turned out to be a golden dragon, which is simply a humiliation to them.

Tang Wenjie looked indifferent, "If you can't accept it, you can leave now, this is the condition of the empire, and it will not change." “

Brooke clung to the treaty, and he yelled, "You deceive people too much! “

"Smack!" Tang Wenjie slapped the table heavily at this time and also stood up, "Too much deception? After the last treaty, the Empire thought you would be honest, but what about you? Threatening the diplomats of the Empire, seizing the Imperial fleet, for this, the Commander-in-Chief of the Empire's Navy, Commander Yue Yun, was directly dismissed. “

Brooke was speechless.

Seeing this, Tang Wenjie snorted heavily and said: "I haven't finished reading the treaty yet, let's continue to read it, this is only the first article, what else is below?" If you want to discuss it when you go back this time, don't go back and forth, it's quite far. “

Brooke felt as if he was in a cold winter, he continued to watch, in addition to leasing London, the empire also demanded that Britain abolish the pound sterling, circulate the imperial golden dragon as a trade currency, the market demanded that Britain abolish all self-protective trade policies, give the empire the most favored country treatment, no tariffs on imperial goods, militarily, Britain must not have a regular army, only retain a small number of troops for self-defense, the military industry must not develop any weapons of destruction that are threatening to the empire, and at the same time, allow the empire to station troops in Britain.

After reading this, Brooke felt that he was almost about to have a heart attack, but the treaty did not end there, and in the last article, the Empire demanded that the war criminals who started the war be tried, and the Empire clearly used this as an excuse to suppress the hardliners in Britain and prop up the pro-Imperial faction to come to power.

Tang Wenjie drank tea leisurely while observing Brooke's expression.

The purpose of these treaties was obvious, and once Britain agreed to these conditions, Britain would become a colony of the Empire.

The Empire has chosen this way for its own sake.

First of all, Britain is a threat to the empire in Europe, so that Britain will be completely emasculated by the empire, and second, Britain has been a-stirring stick in Europe throughout history, and has always been responsible for messing up Europe.

The empire left this nail and used it when a strong country appeared in Europe, so that the empire could save a lot of effort in Europe.

"I can't say yes, and I won't die either." Brooke's voice trembled a little, and once he signed a document, he would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever.

Tang Wenjie didn't speak, he stood up, motioned to his subordinates to open the door of the conference room, and then made a gesture of please, meaning to let Brooke "get out".