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    "Your Majesty, I promise that I will strive for the greatest benefits for the empire!" Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang replied, with a hint of excitement shining in his eyes.  As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, what could be more satisfying than the empire defeating an enemy country and then being able to impose harsh conditions on the other party from a high position?

    "By the way, Your Majesty, the Russian side has also contacted us, and the Russian Foreign Minister Izvolsky is also on his way to Beijing. The Russian side has proposed that it hopes to negotiate with us. And during the negotiation process  , I hope both sides can temporarily cease fire!" Wu Tingfang said.  Obviously, seeing other countries scrambling to prepare for peace talks with China, the Russians can no longer hold on.

    "We can negotiate peace with Russia, but a ceasefire is impossible. Before an agreement is reached, the Imperial Army will continue to attack. Only in this way can we guarantee our interests!" Wang Yuze thought for a moment and then said.  Now Russia is constantly deploying troops and generals to enrich the military strength in the Omsk region.  If the two sides cease fire, it will undoubtedly give the Russians a good opportunity.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! Japan has also sent its former minister to China, Taro Kawaguchi, hoping to contact us and strive to end the war!" said Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang.  Wang Yuze's attitude towards Japan is very clear to him.  Therefore, he was completely unsure whether to accept Japan's request for peace talks.

    "Japanese? Huh! Weren't they so arrogant before? If you want peace talks now, there is no way! There can only be one powerful country in the entire Far East, East and West Pacific region, and that is China! There will never be a possibility of peaceful coexistence between China and Japan.  . This time, we have a great opportunity to destroy Japan. We must not miss it. However, since the Japanese want peace talks, there is no need to refuse. However, they have no way of accepting the conditions we proposed!" Wang Yuze said coldly  .  No one understands the habits of the Japanese better than him. They typically bully the weak and fear the strong. Only when the Japanese are beaten to pain will they become as honest as dogs.  For Japan.  Wang Yuze also already has a general idea of ????dealing with it.  None of the radical army generals now in power in Japan can be retained.  The Japanese Army must be completely disbanded, and the defense must be taken over by the Chinese Army.  Of course, if possible, the Emperor of Japan should also be brought down, thereby cutting off the source of Japanese militarism.  However, doing so may be a bit difficult.  The Emperor of Japan has been passed down for thousands of years and is not that easy to kill.  If it really doesn't work.  We can only support a pro-China government for the time being, and then take steps to get there.

    "Yes. Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang nodded.  He naturally knew that this time was a great opportunity to establish China's leadership in the Far East and Pacific region.  China will thoroughly use this opportunity to solve Japan once and for all.  Therefore, any efforts made by Japan are in vain.  If Japan wants to continue to exist in the future, it can only follow China, or become a dog raised by China.

    "Your Majesty, the rest of the Pacific Fleet will be over in a few days. If we want to launch a landing operation against the United States, we can start now. The Navy Department has prepared enough cargo ships and merchant ships and assembled them in Hawaii. In addition, the first  The 7th Army has also begun shipping to Hawaii. Now the United States is frantically expanding its troops and constantly moving troops to the west coast of the United States. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for us!" suggested Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu.

    "Now that the deployment is ready, let's start!" Wang Yuze said.  This is the time when the United States is at its weakest.  The main force of the navy was wiped out, and the other warships were still on the slipway.  The Army has just begun to expand its troops, and its combat effectiveness is extremely low. It is no match for the elite Chinese Army.  As long as two armies land in the United States, they can sweep across the west coast of the United States.  Of course, if the logistics can be met, sweeping across the entire United States is not a problem.  However, for the sake of safety, the General Staff still plans to control the war on the west coast of the United States, so that it can obtain favorable logistical guarantees and the navy's warships can also provide powerful fire support for the army.

    "Yes, Your Majesty. In addition, the Second Army has also headed for North Korea. The General Staff believes that we can land in Japan at the right time to establish an advance base for our subsequent offensive!" said Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu  .

    "Well! The General Staff should come up with a specific battle plan!" Wang Yuze said.  Although Japan has armed millions of troops.  But overall, how can we be the opponent of the Chinese ** team when we don't even have enough to eat.  Of course, to destroy Japan, China would definitely have to invest a large amount of troops.  When the main force of the army was fighting in Siberia and at the same time launching operations to land in the United States, there were not enough troops to invest in Japan.  Therefore, the war against Japan will be put to the end.  After China and the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia reach an agreement, they will then take action to solve Japan.  Before that, it is also very necessary to capture an advance base.??'s.

    "Is there anything else? If not, let's disperse the court!" Wang Yuze said.  Now almost all the energy is put into the war and the follow-up issues of the war.  War is just a means, and subsequent negotiations are the most important.

    "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance has made some statistics. So far, the empire has spent one billion yuan in military expenditures in this war. In addition, it is estimated that it will need to spend 500 million yuan or more to end the war.  Military expenditures. In addition to the economic impact after the war began, the loss was more than one billion yuan. Therefore, a conservative estimate is that in this post-war negotiation, the empire will also need to receive 2.5 billion yuan in war reparations.  OK!" Cabinet Prime Minister Yang Hua said suddenly.

    "Twenty-five billion yuan?" Wang Yuze was stunned by this number.  This is equivalent to more than 600 million pounds!  However, it is very difficult to say whether such a large amount of war compensation can be obtained.  Of course, the cabinet¡¯s calculation is actually not impressive.  For example, the empire gained so much territory in this war, and the value of the resources and markets in these territories is immeasurable.  However, the more war reparations are, the better.  A large part of these war reparations will probably have to be found on the heads of the United States, Japan and Russia.

    "Master Wu, did you hear that? Whether you can get the war compensation of 2.5 billion yuan, or more, depends on your Ministry of Foreign Affairs!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.

    "This, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do its best!" Wu Tingfang replied.  However, he still felt that the total amount of compensation seemed relatively high!  However, when he later learned about the conditions proposed by Wang Yuze, he was immediately speechless.

    "Let's do this, Mr. Wu, you stay for a while after the meeting, and we discuss the terms of the armistice with the United States!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Tingfang said.

    Soon, the court meeting ended, and Wang Yuze and Wu Tingfang came to Wang Yuze's study.  For Wu Tingfang, implementing Wang Yuze's will is undoubtedly the most important thing.  Anyway, he had already thought about it, and he would go and talk to the Americans as Wang Yuze ordered.

    "Master Wu, are the representatives from the United States arriving soon?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "Your Majesty, Sherlock, the former U.S. Minister to China, will come to Beijing from Tokyo faster and will disembark in Tianjin in three days. U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman will take much slower time to cross the entire Pacific. Even if he takes a warship,  I'm afraid it will take more than 20 days to arrive in Tianjin!" Wu Tingfang said.

    "It doesn't matter, anyway, we can afford to wait, but they can't afford to wait. I have only a few requirements for the negotiations with the United States. Write them down as the bottom line for negotiations with the United States!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Tingfang replied respectfully, and immediately took out a notebook and prepared to start recording.  Because the negotiations have not yet begun, the bottom line of the US negotiations is top secret and cannot be leaked. Therefore, except for Wang Yuze and Wu Tingfang, there is no one else in the study.  Even Wu Hao, the captain of the guard, stayed outside to guard the door.

    Wang Yuze took a sip of tea and then said: "First, the United States must cede Alaska and California to China!"

    "Huh?" Wu Tingfang was stunned immediately. He didn't expect that Wang Yuze's first condition was actually like this.  He knew without thinking that the Americans would definitely not agree.  However, after being stunned for a moment, I immediately recorded this item.  He knew that Wang Yuze must have something to rely on if he dared to offer such conditions.

    "Alaska must be obtained. As for California, we can fight for it. If the Americans are determined, they can repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act and increase war reparations in exchange!" Wang Yuze continued.

    Wu Tingfang nodded.

    "Second, the United States will compensate China for military expenses and other losses, totaling one billion pounds!" Wang Yuze said.

    Wu Tingfang was stunned again, one billion pounds!  This is an astronomical amount of money!  The United States' annual fiscal revenue is only a little over 100 million pounds. The United States is suddenly asked to provide ten years of fiscal revenue. How can the Americans agree?  If Wang Yuze hadn't been the emperor, Wu Tingfang would have thought Wang Yuze was crazy.

    "Don't be surprised, it's one billion pounds. Of course, the sky-high asking price will be paid back. We can't say one billion, and the Americans will give one billion. The bottom line is more than 300 million pounds, and it is best to get 500 million pounds from the Americans.  !" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  He remembered that in the historical "Gengzi Indemnity", the Western powers directly paid war indemnities equivalent to twelve times the Qing Dynasty's fiscal revenue.  In comparison, Wang Yuze is already very kind.

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