The stalemate in the negotiations lasted for a month, and it was not until January that the two sides reached an agreement after many compromises. The Americans no longer asked Humen Fort to hand over the soldiers. The two sides decided that the incident was an accident and did not pursue the military responsibility of the other side, but the economic responsibility was borne by the Guangdong local government. It was necessary to compensate the American fast cruiser Mississippi for 22 thousand and pay the crew 22 thousand

Moreover, as an official, Xin ‘an sent a delegation to the United States to formally apologize to the families of soldiers. Zhu Jinglun has long promised that the controversy is not much more than a matter of grade specifications. For example, the United States hopes that at least it should be a first-class representative of Guangdong Province. Zhu Jinglun said that at most, Xin ‘an Americans asked for a public apology in the US Congress. Zhu Jinglun insisted that it could be done in private in the families’ homes, but both sides could be allowed to announce it to the outside world afterwards.
After this point is reached, there are only two left, which will be much faster. Copying the rules of trade after the event with Britain and France is the key to forming a joint investigation team. The Americans hope that they can investigate by themselves, and the Guangdong side can send a guide. Zhu Jinglun said that all investigation activities must be carried out in the presence of both sides, otherwise he would not admit the investigation results.
After consulting with other negotiators, William finally agreed, "We agree with this one, but we insist on being so strong that you can’t stop us from going where we need to go."
Zhu Jinglun said, "I won’t object to the principle, but you can’t pry into our country’s secrets under the pretext of investigation, and you can’t do anything that violates our laws under the pretext of being an investigator, such as smuggling some prohibited things."
Zhu Jinglun said that William suddenly stopped him, and Bai Jinglun had already noticed their eyes.
Thomas and his party secretly brought some kinds of tea. Tea trees are prohibited from being exported in China.
In ancient China, from the Tang and Song Dynasties at the latest, there were plans to prohibit some advantageous industries from spreading abroad, such as tea seeds and silkworm eggs.
Of course, this is mainly not from the economic point of view, but from the political point of view. For example, if tea seeds are strictly controlled to enter the Central Plains Dynasty, they can take the initiative in the tea-horse trade and almost control the discourse of tea-horse trade. The same is true for Mongolia and Xinjiang.
Historically, it was not until the overproduction of Indian tea was exported to Tibet on a large scale that tea seeds were allowed to sow in Tibet in order to curb the impact of Indian tea.
William was embarrassed but deadpan. "Of course, we won’t violate your laws."
Zhu Jinglun laughed. "That’s good. Now we can discuss an investigation procedure."
The Americans finally decided to send a five-member investigation team to visit Heshan and Xinhui counties, and the scope of the investigation was set by the Americans, asking them to consider it necessary to investigate China, and the local government should not interfere and need corresponding help.
At the time of the investigation, the Americans asked for ten days later.
As soon as Zhu Jinglun heard this, he knew that there was a ghost. It is estimated that the American investigation team was ready. No wonder they suddenly gave up their demands for the surrender of artillery, which was probably impossible to drag on.
Zhu Jinglun won’t debunk the truth. He is bent on dealing with Bai Gui first.
After the negotiation, Ma conveyed the result to Fu Li, who had been waiting for news, and wrote a detailed report for him to take back to Bai Gui. He was very humble and said that everything had to be signed by the Governor and sealed by the Governor before it could take effect.
Guangdong is a province that has no power to sign a treaty with the United States on a reciprocal basis, including signing an agreement with Britain and France in the name of the articles of association. Of course, this is also the case, which ended the conflict between the two sides during this period, but at the same time, there were new troubles. Because foreigners want to investigate, it means that they must be allowed to enter the land. I really don’t know how Bai Gui will rule.
Zhu Jinglun knew that Baigui had no choice but to hold his nose and agree. At the same time, he trembled and told local officials to deal with it carefully. It is very likely that Zhu Jinglun Ding will be directly arrested and let him assist in this matter.
On how Bai Gui decided that Zhu Jinglun had a corresponding plan.
However, the plan has not changed. Zhu Jinglun’s plan will be formulated in detail. Considering the occurrence of force majeure, there is no news from Baigui, but there is a bad news from Xiangshan County across the river
Zhu Jinglun’s mother is seriously ill!
Section one hundred and thirty-four Hurd to
For this physical mother, Zhu Jinglun’s feelings are complicated. If you are finished with this woman, after all, you inherited this physical blood relationship by yourself. If you have feelings, it is unrealistic. But when you say that you have no feelings, there is always a point in your heart that you can’t say that you don’t feel.
This feeling reminds him that there is a mother waiting for her son, and there is no reason in his heart. Some panic seems to have committed a heinous crime. Perhaps it is because he took away a mother’s favorite son, so he has never seen this "mother" in his life.
However, if his mother is seriously ill now and the situation is quite bad, Zhu Jinglun is likely to have to go back to see her for the last time, then he must go back, which is not only moral guilt but also realistic constraints. In this era of paying attention to loyalty and filial piety, if Zhu Jinglun is not in a hurry to go back at this time, he will not want to get mixed up in this society, let alone officialdom.
But he’s a county magistrate, so he can’t just walk away. He has to explain the things before he leaves.
Send someone to fetch Fu Li, who just left yesterday. Fu Li can’t take a boat and doesn’t want to ride a horse. Usually he travels in a sedan chair and pursues comfort. It is impossible for him to let the carriage go too fast. Now it is impossible to return to Guangzhou.
The second XianCheng Chen Zhiting, please come here.
"Chen Xiong, I have to go. My mother is seriously ill. Maybe she can’t come back. I won’t be able to come back for a short time. I’ll thank you here. After I leave, you should be careful about Xin ‘an county government. When you have to substitute for it for a while, I’ll write a letter of recommendation to the governor. It’s best to order you to make a county magistrate if you can’t act less."
Zhu Jinglun simply explained the situation.
Chen Zhiting’s worried face makes people die. This is the world view of this era. He can comfort Zhu Jinglun and make him look on the bright side.
Zhu Jinglun gave a hand. "My mother is old. I am prepared for you. I’m afraid it won’t be better on your side than staring at too many people in Xin ‘an. You must be careful. The most important thing to care about is dealing with foreigners. I have sent someone to stop Fuli. He is the confidant of the Governor. You can’t make decisions by yourself and ask him for instructions on everything."
Zhu Jinglun will meet more people in Xin ‘an, and Chen Zhiting will not dare to go too far because of Bai Gui’s face. But Chen Zhiting is just a juren and has no big background, and they will definitely attack. After all, Xin ‘an Li Bureau will make people crazy if it costs two hundred li a year.
But it would be much better if everything was handled by Fu Li, who is an authentic flag bearer. This identity is a layer of amulet and a confidant around Bai Gui, and others can’t touch him.
The only worry is that Chen Zhiting won’t cooperate.
Zhu Jinglun exhorted, "Fu Li has no official position, but you have to be white in the scene. He is older than you."
He was afraid that Chen Zhiting would be ashamed to ask a white man.