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    "Your Majesty, the French are quite sensible. They have already planned to give up their Indochina colony. However, for war compensation, they are only willing to pay 100 million francs, which is only four million pounds. This is very different from our expectations.  Gap!" In the Xinhua Palace, Emperor Wang Yuze's office, Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang was reporting to Wang Yuze about today's meeting with French Foreign Minister Alexandre Ribot.

    "Haha! Compared with the British, the French are already very good. This is something they can't do anything about. According to the news sent back by our people in France, the government of Emile Francois Loubet is not very good.  It was easy to pacify the French people. If they cannot rescue the captured French soldiers and the French expatriates trapped in Indochina as soon as possible, once the relatives of these people make a fuss, the French government may be doomed!  "Wang Yuze said with a smile.

    "Then what your Majesty means is that we delay a little longer? The longer we delay, the better it will be for us! I believe Alexander Ribo will definitely agree to our conditions in the end!" said Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang.

    "It can be delayed for a while, but France has no conflict of interest with us except for the Indochina colony. The French market is also very important to us. Try not to make the relationship between our two countries irreparable.  When appropriate, we can make appropriate concessions, which also shows our sincerity!" Wang Yuze said.

    "So, Your Majesty, what is our bottom line?" Wu Tingfang asked.  Only by knowing Wang Yuze's bottom line can he use it as a reference to conduct final negotiations with French Foreign Minister Alexandre Ribot.

    "First. The Indochina colony. The French must transfer it to us. And the situation must be confirmed in writing. Second, war reparations. France must pay more than 30 million pounds in war reparations! Other conditions are up to you.  Come on!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty. I understand!" Wu Tingfang said.  He personally believes that there should not be much of a problem in getting the French to agree to the conditions of the two countries.  Thirty million pounds in war reparations, although not much.  But the main reason is that France, except for its Indochina colonies, is not within the attack range of the Chinese army. Once the negotiations break down, it will not be good for both parties.  It is also very good to be able to take the Indochina colony and 30 million pounds of war compensation from France.  You know, the French ruled the Indochina colony for decades and left a large number of industries there.  Such as mines and plantations, etc.  Now, these industries have been taken over by the Chinese army. The value of these industries alone is at least more than 50 million pounds.

    "By the way. Your Majesty, Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. I will meet with him in the morning the day after tomorrow. What bottom line do we need to adhere to in negotiations with the Russians?" Wu Tingfang asked  .  For China, the negotiations with Russia are one of the most important negotiations in this peace conference.  China now occupies a large area of ??Russian territory. China will obviously not spit out these territories.  The cabinet is already organizing people to immigrate to these areas.  In addition, China spent a lot of money on military expenditures in this war, and the top officials of the empire also hoped to cut off a piece of fat from Russia to make up for China's military expenditures.

    "Russia is the country that has ceded the most territory from China in the past few decades. The Russians are very greedy, and they have a deep-rooted pursuit of land. However, we Chinese are also very eager for land.  In this aspect, they are no worse than the Russians! Therefore, in this negotiation, we must first let the Russians clearly recognize our occupation of these lands. On the one hand, it is to conquer the lands occupied by Russia; on the other hand, it is the new  Occupied areas. For example, Central Asia, Lake Baikal, Siberia, etc. Generally speaking, the current actual control range of both parties is used as the dividing line. However, I think the Russians will definitely not agree. If we want to reach an agreement,  I'm afraid it will take a long time to negotiate!" Wang Yuze said.  Defeat Russia, conquer the homeland, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.  In this war, China was able to achieve this, which made Wang Yuze very gratified.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! Even if the Russians are unwilling to agree, they still have to admit the fact! Now we have an absolute advantage on the battlefield, and the Russians will not give in!" Wu Tingfang was very confident about this.  After all, these lands are already under China's control. If Russia wants to take them back, then send troops!  However, the Russian army obviously no longer has this strength.

    "In terms of war reparations, be as loud as possible! Although the Russian economy is about to collapse, the Russian royal family still has thousands of tons of gold and various jewelry! In addition, various industries in the areas occupied by us  We must not let go of the equipment. I will ask the military to rush it back!" Wang Yuze said.

    ¡°Yes, Your Majesty!But will Tsar Nicholas II agree to our harsh demands?  "Wu Tingfang asked. It is no secret among the top Russian officials that Wang Yuze is plotting the gold of the Russian royal family. However, everyone does not believe that the Tsar will honestly hand over the wealth that the Russian royal family has accumulated for hundreds of years.

    "Hmph! It's not up to him! If Russia doesn't agree, then we will continue to attack westward. Although it is impossible for us to attack Europe due to logistical pressure. But as long as we defeat the Russian army deployed in Omsk  , Russia has no choice. In addition, Russian society is also very turbulent now, and undercurrents are already raging everywhere. As long as the Russian army fails again on the front line, I believe rebellions against the Tsar will break out in many places. By then,  Does Russia still have the energy to bargain with us?" A smile appeared on the corner of Wang Yuze's mouth.

    Wu Tingfang nodded. If it is as expected by Wang Yuze, then the first thing Tsar Nicholas II will do is to make peace with China, and then use all his strength to suppress the domestic rebellion.  At that time, Russia will have no choice but to agree to the harsh conditions proposed by China!

    On the afternoon of July 31, Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky arrived at Beijing West Railway Station by train.  Afterwards, officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged for Izvorski and his party to a hotel that had been prepared and told him that Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang would meet with him tomorrow.

    ????????? Izvorski has no objection to this.  The hard journey from Moscow to Beijing, which lasted more than a month, made him very tired.  The physical fatigue is only secondary, the most serious thing is the mental fatigue.  After entering China from Xinjiang, what he saw along the way was the construction scene in full swing. Roads, railways, and various factories were being built in full swing.  China is like a thriving young man, getting stronger and stronger, while in comparison, Russia is like a twilight old man, too weak to be vulnerable.  China is already far ahead of Russia.  Therefore, he has already made a conclusion in his mind about the outcome of this war.  However, when he thought of the request made by Tsar Nicholas II, he felt that this time the negotiations would be very unsuccessful.  Russia was clearly defeated, but Tsar Nicholas II did not have the consciousness of a defeated country.  This made Izvorski feel that he simply could not complete this task.

    On the morning of August 1, Russian Foreign Minister Izvolsky and former Minister to China Casini went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China together.  The Imperial Foreign Minister could not meet with Izvorsky and his party in the reception room.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the ongoing war between China and Russia has killed a large number of soldiers from both our countries. This is a disaster for both our countries. Therefore, His Majesty the Tsar believes that it is necessary to end this war.  This war is very beneficial to both our countries. This is also my mission in coming to Beijing this time!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky said.

    "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, China does not want to go to war. However, others have bullied us. In order to ensure the interests of the empire, China has to fight!" Wu Tingfang said.  Although China has lost a lot of troops in the war with Russia, compared with Russia, China's losses are completely within the acceptable range.  The Russian army has lost millions of people, while China has suffered less than 100,000 casualties.  Among them, the total number of killed and seriously injured was less than 50,000.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, since the goals of our two countries are the same. So, can we end this war?" Izvorski said.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, I very much agree with this!" Wu Tingfang said.

    "Then, please ask your army to withdraw from Russian territory! As long as your army withdraws from Russian territory, this war will be over. In addition, in this war, Russia has paid  Huge casualties. Therefore, your country needs to compensate Russia for losses of 500 million pounds!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky said.  However, when he stated these conditions, he blushed a little.

    Wu Tingfang was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

    "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, are you sure you are awake now?" Wu Tingfang put away his smile and asked with a cold face.

    "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, I am very sober now. This is also the condition of His Majesty the Tsar!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky said.

    "Then, Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, let me tell you very clearly! If this is the condition proposed by Russia, then this negotiation is simply unnecessary! The war will continue!" Wu Tingfang said coldly!

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