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    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have just received news that this afternoon the Chinese Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Deputy Chief of General Staff visited the British Minister to China Organa and the French Minister to China Tian Chun. It is said that they had a very happy conversation. Now, they  I have already gone to visit the U.S. Minister in China, Tabei. I'm afraid this will have a bad impact on our Empire of Japan!" Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu said to Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito with an anxious look.

    After hearing this, Ito Hirobumi's face suddenly darkened.  This morning, the reason why he was able to strongly refute the harsh conditions proposed by China was that he had the support of Britain, France and other countries.  Otherwise, Japan would not have the confidence to confront China head-on. China's current power alone would be enough to destroy Japan several times.

    "Let's go, let's go see Mr. Organa immediately. We must ensure the interests of the empire no matter what!" Ito Hirobumi said decisively.

    Ito Hirobumi and Mutsu Munemitsu immediately rushed to the British Embassy in China by carriage.  At that time, Organa had just finished dinner and was enjoying his after-dinner coffee.

    "Your Excellency, Minister, I'm really sorry for disturbing you so rashly!" Ito Hirobumi bent his waist at ninety degrees, looking very respectful.

    "Prime Minister Ito, Lord Mutsu, please sit down. Try some coffee I just got shipped from South America!" Organa said with a smile.  He knew that Ito Hirobumi and the others would definitely come to his door.  After all, Britain is Japan's only hope now.  Organa enjoyed the feeling of a country's government leaders being respectful in front of him.

    "Thank you, Minister!" Ito Hirobumi and Mutsu Munemitsu both sat upright.

    The three of them chatted for a while, and then Ito Hirobumi asked: "Your Excellency, Minister, I wonder why China's Prime Minister Liang and others came to visit you this afternoon? The Japanese government hopes that the British Empire can uphold justice, protect the weak, and uphold justice!  "

    "Your Excellency Ito, I did exchange views with China's Prime Minister Liang this afternoon on some issues regarding this peace talks. Overall, the conversation was quite pleasant." Organa said with a smile.  Although the terms negotiated with Liang Xingrong in the afternoon will cause Japan to suffer huge losses, there will be no loss for the British government. On the contrary, they will make a lot of money from it.  Selling a large amount of machinery and equipment to China can allow them to make huge profits.  At the same time, loans to Japan to repay China's war reparations and Japan's rearmament can make a lot of profits.  This makes Britain a big winner in this Sino-Japanese war. Although it is not as good as China's gains, it is still pretty good.

    "Well, Your Excellency, Minister, I wonder if China is willing to lower its demands. The conditions they proposed this morning are too harsh and the Japanese government cannot accept them." Ito Hirobumi said.  Of course he hoped that Organa would tell him everything, but he knew that if Organa didn't want to tell him everything, it would be in vain for him to ask, and it would instead affect the relationship between the two parties.  Therefore, he could only test it out.

    "Yes. China has modified their conditions. Overall, it is quite reasonable. After all, China is the victor this time, and they will definitely gain some benefits. Japan, on the other hand, lost the war this time  , If you want to end the war, you will definitely have to pay a certain price!" Organa said.

    "Mr. Minister, do you know what the specific conditions are?" Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu asked.

    "Well, this is just a general intention. The Chinese side also needs to make final decisions. However, we will know when the formal negotiations are held tomorrow!" Organa said with a smile.

    "Well, thank you, Minister, for your efforts for Japan. The Japanese people will never forget your kindness," Ito Hirobumi said quickly.  He knew that Organa was unwilling to say anything.  At the same time, he also had a bad feeling in his heart.

    "Your Excellency Ito, our British Empire is very optimistic about Japan's potential. Even if you lose this war, it is entirely because the weapons are too different from China's. If you can catch up, the final  It¡¯s still unclear who the victory will belong to!¡± Organa said.

    "Your Excellency, Minister, this war has exhausted our country's strength, and our economy is almost on the verge of collapse. There is really no extra strength to rearm our arms. In the future, I am afraid that China will have the right to speak in the Far East.  In my hands!" Hirobumi Ito said helplessly.  He knew that Britain wanted to use Japan as a tool to deal with China.However, if there is no benefit, then how can Japan be willing to be this chess piece?

    "Don't worry, Mr. Ito, the British government will not ignore the situation. After the negotiations are over, our country will take note of the other countries and jointly help Japan overcome this difficulty!" Organa said.

    ¡°Then thank you very much, Minister, for your help!¡± Ito Hirobumi said.  This made him feel a little better. At least the great powers would not watch Japan fall. As long as the great powers were willing to support Japan, Japan would still have a chance.  As long as Japan can rearm its arms and strive to defeat China in the next war, Japan can still rise again.

    The Japanese are such a nation, tenacious and very extreme at the same time. As long as they are determined to do something, no matter how many times they fail, they will continue to do it until they succeed, or until it is impossible to continue.  After the Meiji Restoration, Japan regarded the Manchus as their target, believing that if Japan wanted to rise, it must defeat the Manchus and obtain sufficient primitive accumulation from the Manchus.  This has allowed Japan to accumulate strength in the decades since the Meiji Restoration.  Finally, last year, they finally launched a war, and as they expected, they easily defeated the Manchus and won a huge victory.  In the subsequent negotiations with the Manchus, they got what they wanted, huge war compensation, fertile land, and a vast market.  All this looks so good, and Japan's rise seems to be just around the corner.  Japan's 40 million citizens were in ecstasy.  But then, bad luck struck.

    Western Sichuan declared war on Japan. In order to preserve the fruits of victory and obtain more fruits of victory, Japan had to accumulate its last strength and engage in a desperate battle with Western Sichuan.  However, the combined navy fleet that they had placed high hopes on turned pale and was almost completely wiped out.  Subsequently, the Western Sichuan Navy bombarded Japanese coastal cities unscrupulously, causing extremely serious losses to Japan.  In the end, Japan's only hope, the army, was also defeated, losing almost half of its troops, and the remaining troops were in danger. If Kawanishi was willing, he could even eliminate the entire Japanese army, which forced Japan to admit defeat.  Get out of this war and sit at the negotiating table.  However, they did not give up, they just put their hope in the next war, and before that, they needed to endure for a period of time.

    On the morning of June 12, negotiations between China and Japan continued.  However, this time the Chinese representatives had relaxed expressions on their faces.  This made Ito Hirobumi and others' hearts sink even further.

    "Although the Japanese Empire was defeated in this war, the Japanese Empire will never accept harsh conditions. Otherwise, even if all of Japan's 40 million citizens are broken into pieces!" Ito Hirobumi became aggressive as soon as the negotiations began.  Said, as if trying to scare the Chinese representatives.  However, what responded to him was the eyes of the Chinese representatives with a hint of ridicule and pity.

    "After careful consideration by our government, we have revised our conditions to Japan. The main points are as follows: First, Japan admits its defeat and apologizes to China! Second, Japan will compensate China 200 million in war compensation and losses to the country and its people.  Sterling! Third, Japan cedes the Tokara Islands, Osumi Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Hachijo Island and other islands to China! Fourth, Japan must return Ryukyu King Shoutai. Ryukyu has always been a vassal state of China. How can Japan be allowed to occupy it?  Fifth, the Japanese troops withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula. Sixth, open Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama as treaty ports. The Chinese want extraterritoriality in these treaty ports." Liang Xingrong read word for word.

    The faces of Ito Hirobumi and others were as black as the bottom of a pot.

    "No! The Japanese Empire will never accept such a harsh page jump!" Ito Hirobumi said through gritted teeth.  Japan simply cannot afford the compensation of 200 million pounds. Although it is 300 million less than China's previous request, it is also an unacceptable astronomical figure for Japan.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister Ito! Now, Japan has no choice. And, I officially tell you that this is the last bottom line of our government!" Liang Xingrong said indifferently.

    Ito Hirobumi turned his head to Organa, the British Minister to China, but at this moment, Organa seemed to be in a trance and didn't seem to see Ito Hirobumi's gaze at all.

    Ito Hirobumi immediately knew that it was over. China, Britain and other powers must have reached an agreement on this yesterday afternoon, but I didn¡¯t know why they would do this.  Do they really want to completely destroy Japan?

    Ito Hirobumi took a deep breath, and then said: "Japan cannot accept the conditions proposed by your country!" After that, he stood up and left the conference room.  Mutsu Munemitsu, Kawaguchi Taro and others followed closely behindleft later.

    "What should we do? The Japanese won't agree!" Wu Tingfang said worriedly.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the Japanese will definitely agree!¡± Liang Xingrong said.

    "Your Excellency Ogna, the Japanese do not accept this condition, so do you mind if we impose a small punishment on Japan?" Liang Xingrong said with a smile.

    Organa shrugged indifferently, seeming not to care.

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