Li Qimo and Commod left in shame.

Li Qimo said nothing in the end, neither let us say harsh words, nor did we say we wanted to redeem people with money, but Zhong Yi was not in a hurry because he believed that Li Qimo would admit defeat.

Or *** He can see through thoroughly that imperialism is a paper tiger!

When problems cannot be solved through force, imperialism can only compromise!

Is it possible for Li Qimo to resort to force because of this? It is obviously impossible because he does not have the power yet!

If Li Qimo was right in this matter, it might be possible to convince Tangning Street to mobilize the warships of the Far East Fleet to come to Yinjiang and put pressure on the Chinese government. But now, Li Qimo is in the wrong hands!

So, Li Qimo has no other choice except to compromise!

Gong Weiqian did not have the confidence of Zhong Yi and said worriedly: "Mayor, would it be too much for you to ask the British minister to take out 100,000 pounds to redeem people?"

This is 100,000 pounds! A huge sum of money!

Gong Weiqian felt that Zhong Yi was asking for a price too harshly!

"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 are enough."

"Is 100,000 pounds really a lot?" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Actually not much!"

After pausing, Zhong Yi said again: "Li Qimo has gained more than 100,000 pounds in his years as the British Minister to Yinjiang. Not to mention anything else, just say that the profit of his joint efforts to sell opium with Chen Jinmu is astronomical, and a mere 100,000 pounds is just a drop in the bucket! But don't worry, as long as Li Qimo is still in Yinjiang, we have time!"

Gong Weiqian was so arrogant. Only then did he realize that Zhong Yi had already set his sights on Li Qimo, the fat pig. This time, the sovereignty violation was Li Qimo handed the knife to Zhong Yi himself. How could Zhong Yi give him a little help?

...

Let’s talk about Li Qimo.

Zhong Yi's words are right or wrong.

Over the years, Li Qimo served as the British ambassador to Yinjiang, and he used his position to gain a lot of benefits. He made huge profits by colluding with Chen Jinmu to monopolize the opium trade in Yinjiang.

It is roughly estimated that the benefits I have saved over the years are 500,000 pounds.

But it should be noted that the benefit is not Li Qimo alone.

Instead, the three ministers, Lichmore, Commod and McJoseph, were divided equally.

The reason why the three people cooperate is to avoid vicious competition or hindering their legs.

So, as soon as Li Qimo returned to Jiangbei, he sent someone to find Joseph Mai.

Although Yinjiang is not as good as Shanghai, the nightlife is still very rich. Before Joseph Mai was called over, he was attending a masked dance party. He was about to hook up a rich businessman, but Li Qimo interrupted him. So he felt quite resentful and had no good expression after coming to the British Embassy.

In front of McJoseph, Liqimo said simply, and then continued: "That's the matter. The person surnamed Zhong asked us to redeem people with 100,000 pounds. What should you do?"

"Correction." Joseph McGee touched the mustache on his lips and said, "Mayor Zhong Yi asked you to redeem people with money, not us. This has nothing to do with me and Commod."

"Oh Tfak?" Li Qimo was furious when he heard this, "We agreed to advance and retreat together!"

"It's just a business advance and retreat together!" McJoseph again corrected, "not political, does your British government start a war with China because of this, and wants us France and the United States to declare war?"

Li Qimo was speechless and immediately said arrogantly: "I don't care, this money must be paid from the public account!"

"Absolutely not possible!" McJoseph roared, "this money can only be paid from your private account!"

"That's OK." Li Qimo said angrily, "Then I can only expose the fact that we and the Chinese smuggled opium and made profits from it to Reuters. At worst, everyone will be done together!"

Since China's customs system has become perfect and fallen into the control of the West, foreigners' smuggling has no longer been allowed. Once caught, it will be punished heavily, and the consequences of diplomats' participation in smuggling have become even more serious.

When Liqimona threatened, Joseph McGonagall was timid. This really couldn't stand it.

But Joseph McGrath was really unwilling to lose so much money in vain and complained: "Li Qimo, although you are not an ambassador, you are also the British ambassador to Yinjiang. Can you still be threatened by a Chinese mayor?"

Li Qimo said angrily: "Or, you can help me get the Marines back?"

"This is not a disaster I caused, why should I go and ask for it?" McJoseph said angrily.

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Commod advised: "Don't argue, please calm down."

He paused and continued, "Actually, compared to giving 100,000 pounds to redeem people, another thing is more worthy of our concern. Have you not noticed it?"

"What?" asked McJoseph and Liqimo in unison.

Kang Maode said: "Zhong Yi sealed off all the tobacco shops in Yinjiang, and Jiangbei is no exception. If nothing unexpected happens, his attack scope will definitely be expanded to several surrounding counties. By then, opium will be completely unsold. The trade route that once brought us a steady stream of income will be completely exhausted!"

"No, right?" said Mai Joseph. "Can Zhong Yi ban opium?"

Li Qimo also said: "Yes, starting from Lin Zexu, many Chinese people want to ban opium, but none of them can succeed in the end. Why? Because the interest groups involved in the opium trade are too large. If Zhong Yi really overestimates his ability to ban opium, and even doesn't need us to do it, their own people will chew him to nothing left!"

"That's right!" said Mai Joseph. "Only part of the opium we sold to Chen Jinmu was sold in Yinjiang, and the other part was sold to the rear through China's third war zone. The benefits involved in this are huge. It is impossible for mere Zhong Yi to stop our opium trade!"

"I don't think so." Commod shook his head and said, "He dared not stop it openly, but he could come secretly, such as killing people with a knife. He could completely steal the secret smuggling of opium into the Customs and Taxation Department!"

"This..." Li Qimo and McJoseph were speechless when they heard this, and they couldn't stand it!

"So." Commod breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "It is a trivial matter to redeem people with a hundred thousand pounds. The key is that we still have to borrow the person named Zhong and continue to smuggle and traffic opium! As long as this business road continues to continue, are you still afraid that you will not make back 100,000 pounds? As for the 100,000 pounds, it is considered as the benefit we advance to Zhong Yi."
Chapter completed!