The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 81 The Fate of the British
Although before the British delegation set out for Ming Dynasty, the top leaders had already decided that they could accept Ming Dynasty's conditions and give up all overseas lands.

But the king and themselves have no choice but to give up directly, and they all want to try to retain as much as possible.

So after a brief silence, the British Home Secretary, Earl Shelburne, spoke first:

"Neither Quebec nor Montreal has been occupied by the Ming expeditionary force.

"The area around Hudson Bay is a place that the Ming expeditionary force has never been to.

"The Nicaragua region has not been completely controlled by the Ming expeditionary force..."

Zhu Jianxuan didn't wait for him to finish and started to present the facts to him:
“Quebec and Montreal were not occupied because the Ming expeditionary force did not launch an attack last year, or even begin a siege.

“Before this year, the Ming expeditionary forces had been eradicating settlements around the Great Lakes.

“We can wait until next winter to talk about it, because I believe in the capabilities of the Ming Expeditionary Force and the American Militia.

“They will certainly be able to take Montreal and Quebec before this winter, because these two towns are now isolated.

“We can also call upon the Ming Navy and the Jianzhou Left Guard Navy to go to Europe together.

“We can lend money to France, launch another landing in the English Channel, and assist Spain in taking Gibraltar again.

"Even if all of the above is done, the Ming Dynasty's finances will not go bankrupt.

"We have discovered a huge gold mine in Australia, with a reserve of at least 500 tons. This gold mine belongs to me personally!
"I can at least keep the total war going for at least two more years."

Earl Shelburne knew that what Zhu Jianxuan said was mostly true, but he still tried to insist:
"In any case, this is all speculation about the future. The Ming army has not yet taken these places, so we can't just hand them over for nothing."

Facing the British who refused to cry until they saw the coffin, Zhu Jianxuan's slightly excited emotions suddenly calmed down:
“Then let’s change the subject and solve the problem of prisoners.

"We now have more than 40,000 British prisoners in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, all of whom are British troops and colonial officials.

"What conditions are you, the King of England and the government, prepared to use to redeem it?

"We in the Ming Dynasty don't want money, and you can't come up with money now. We in the Ming Dynasty only want land.

“I’m giving you three options now.

"First, all the British overseas territories that Ming has not yet occupied.

"Second, Ireland. Third, Hanover."

Zhu Jianxuan's condition is obviously the first one. Ireland and Hanover cannot be the conditions for the transaction.

Even if Zhu Jianxuan really killed all those tens of thousands of British prisoners, the King of England would never accept these two places in exchange.

Lord Shelburne said as a matter of course:

"After we both sign the armistice agreement, shouldn't we exchange prisoners normally?"

Zhu Jianxuan sneered:
"Exchange? What do you want to exchange? Do you have any captives from the Ming Dynasty?

“Besides, you actually said something about a ceasefire. You all didn’t agree to Ming’s conditions. Why would Ming want a ceasefire with you?
“If you do not want to ransom the captives, you can just refuse explicitly.

“The content of our negotiations this time does not need to involve the ownership of the Great Lakes and the area north of the St. Lawrence River.

"Let France and Spain withdraw from the war first, and Ming can continue to fight Britain.

"I will ask my father to kill all the British prisoners as a sacrifice, and then we will go north to eliminate all the British in North America.

“You must remember that it was your king and your government who killed these British people.

"Because you think they have no value and are unwilling to exchange them for a deserted piece of land with few people.

“All towns and settlements in Britain that resist the Ming army will be captured and massacred. We will not keep any prisoners.

"Anyway, you British will not redeem the captives at any price." "After that, we still don't need to sign an armistice agreement, and Ming can continue to maintain a war relationship with Britain for a hundred years.

"We in the Ming Dynasty have 200 million people. We can fight any ethnic group until the last person on the other side dies."

As Earl Shelburne listened to Zhu Jianxuan's words, the expression on his face slowly froze.

This threat is too direct and vicious, and it doesn't seem like something a normal Ming Dynasty person would do.

The British Prime Minister next to him hurriedly opened an oral soft pill, but it was still not soft enough:
"I believe in the capabilities of the Ming Expeditionary Force and the North American Militia. Quebec and Montreal cannot be defended forever.

“But we should at least be able to keep the land around Hudson Bay, where neither the Ming nor the French should have much interest.

"It can also provide a temporary place for people in North America who are still loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain."

Zhu Jianxuan glanced at the British Prime Minister and threatened him seriously in a calm tone:
"We will continue to fight wherever you don't want to give up, and we will not stop until we achieve all our goals.

“I said you British cannot keep your overseas colonies, and you cannot keep them.

“There is no room for discussion on this matter.”

The Prime Minister's expression also froze.

Lord Shelburne suddenly slammed the table:

"Don't think you can scare us British people like this."

Zhu Jianxuan was not angry either, and continued to speak slowly:

"If you think I'm trying to scare you, you can leave here now and there's no need to continue negotiating with us.

“But I promise that the order to dispose of all prisoners will return to the Atlantic with you.

"All the Englishmen in North America will go to God before you return to England proper."

British Foreign Secretary Fox finally couldn't hold it anymore:
"Don't be angry, Your Highness King Wu. We don't need to be like this. We don't need to be like this, everyone.

"I am the Foreign Secretary of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and I can assure Your Highness that our Parliament has accepted Your Highness's request.

"We can give up all colonies outside of Europe and leave them all to Ming."

Zhu Jianxuan also had no good feelings towards Fox:
"Since you are the foreign minister, why didn't you take the initiative to explain your decision first? Are you wasting your breath here?
"Do you think the conditions I, Daming, offer you are random?"

Fox was also choked, and then he didn't continue to talk nonsense, but stood up and bowed:

"I'm very sorry. This is my fault. Please forgive me."

Zhu Jianxuan looked at the British Prime Minister and Home Secretary:

"What about you? Do you want to continue the negotiations? Or do you want to continue the fight?"

The Prime Minister also followed Fox's example and bowed to apologize:

"We are willing to accept your terms and continue negotiations to end this war."

Zhu Jianxuan continued to look at the most tough Home Secretary among the British representatives, Earl Shelburne.

Shelbenbo held on for a few seconds with his eyes closed, but in the end he did not dare to challenge the possibility of the Ming people dealing with the prisoners, nor did he dare to think about the consequences of maintaining a state of war with the Ming Dynasty for a long time.

Finally, Lord Shelburne said the same thing with his eyes closed.

Zhu Jianxuan snorted coldly:
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"

(End of this chapter)