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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 525 For the benefit of the empire

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    A good person will be bullied by others, a good horse will be ridden by others!  This is often the case between countries.  After the tough statement of the Imperial Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang, the Russian Foreign Minister Izvolsky's momentum was suddenly suppressed.  After all, on the battlefield now, China is still in a dominant position, while Russia is passively being beaten.  If an agreement cannot be reached to end the war, Russia will suffer greater losses once the Chinese troops continue to attack westward.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, I want to remind you that Russia will never be defeated. Napoleon did not succeed back then, and no one will succeed now!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky was stubborn.

    "Hmph! Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs. China is not France, and His Majesty the Emperor of our country is not Napoleon. What Napoleon cannot do, does not mean that our country cannot do it!" Wu Tingfang still argued.  If Wang Yuze was a militaristic, greedy and aggressive emperor, perhaps Wu Tingfang would not be so confident.  On the contrary, Wang Yuze is very clear about the current war situation and knows that Russia must be destroyed. China currently does not have such strength.  Therefore, this time the war against Russia is just to expand the empire's strategic space as much as possible and strive for the greatest interests for the empire.  He will not become hot-headed because of victory on the battlefield, feel arrogant, and want to take the opportunity to destroy Russia.

    Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky¡¯s face was so gloomy that he could almost shed water.  However, he knows the current situation in Russia, and he also knows that Russia currently does not have the capital to bargain with China. The longer the delay is, the more disadvantageous it will be to Russia.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs. I wonder how China can agree to end this war?" Casini, the former Russian Minister to China who accompanied Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky, asked.

    "It's very simple! First. Russia returns all the territories it has invaded and occupied China since the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Second. The national border between the two sides is based on the current actual control area. In other words, east of the Ural River in Central Asia, Siberia  The area east of the Irtysh River to the Ob River is all owned by China. Third, Russia¡¯s compensation cost is 500 million pounds. As for the Russian captured soldiers, Russia needs to pay for redemption. A  Soldier, one hundred pounds!" Wu Tingfang smiled and said China's conditions.

    "No! This is absolutely impossible!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.  If we divide it based on the actual areas controlled by both sides, Russia's hundreds of years of efforts will be in vain, and Russia will lose almost half of its territory.  Although these territories are barren and of little value, they will not have much impact on Russia's national strength.  However, to suddenly change from the largest country in the world to a country ranked six or seven is something that Tsar Nicholas II could never agree to.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, these are our country's conditions. If Russia does not agree, then we can only use war to solve it. It will be delayed until one side can no longer fight. Then it will be solved!" Wu Tingfang said.  Although the war had some impact on China, the society was generally stable.  But Russia is different.  Russia's national power was almost exhausted during the war, and society was also undercurrent and turbulent.  In this case, the longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for Russia!

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, otherwise, the territory Russia gained from the Qing Dynasty can be returned to China. But the other territories were developed by Russia's ancestors and do not belong to China! As for war reparations, 500 million pounds is too much.  Russia can't take it out at all!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky's attitude softened somewhat.  Russia can no longer afford to delay and must withdraw from the war as soon as possible.

    "It's a pity! Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs. I can't convince His Majesty the Emperor of our country with such conditions!" Wu Tingfang shook his head, looking helpless, and put all the responsibilities on Wang Yuze.  Russian Foreign Minister Izvolsky can't go to Wang Yuze to argue, right?

    "Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia will never accept such conditions. Farewell!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky saw that Wu Tingfang looked like he was out of touch, so he had to leave angrily.

    After returning, Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky sent the conditions offered by China back to Moscow.  This made Tsar Nicholas II very angry, and the Chinese porcelain in the Kremlin suffered another disaster.  Tsar Nicholas II roared crazily, claiming that Russia would never accept such conditions. This was a shame for Russia, and Russia would continue the war to the end.

    "It's just that all the important ministers of the Russian government are worried.  The continuation of the war will not benefit Russia at all. Russia has already lost millions of troops.  Meanwhile, the Treasury was spending its last ruble to support the war effort.  TowardsThe money borrowed from abroad has almost been spent.  In addition, because Tsar Nicholas II ordered heavy taxes on the rich, industrial and commercial capitalists and some nobles were very dissatisfied.  Affected by the war, the food harvest in the Don River Basin also failed, and there were already signs of famine in many areas.  If it cannot withdraw from the war in time, Russia may collapse.

    However, the angry Tsar Nicholas II could no longer listen to any persuasion.  He would never agree to give up tens of millions of square kilometers of land, even tens of millions of square kilometers of wilderness and desert.  As the emperor of the Romanov dynasty, he would never agree to give up these territories.

    Czar Nicholas II was extremely tough and refused to give in.  China, which has the upper hand, will naturally not give in.  This has brought the negotiations between China and Russia into a deadlock.

    On August 2, U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman arrived in Beijing and joined Sherlock, the former U.S. Minister to China who had come to China earlier.  However, what Sherlock brought him was still bad news.  Sherlock has been working hard in Beijing for nearly a month, but still has no effect at all. China still insists on the harsh armistice conditions against the United States.  Especially after the Chinese army successfully landed on the west coast of the United States and occupied Los Angeles, China acted even tougher.  This leaves the United States with no recourse at all.

    On August 3, US Secretary of State John Sherman met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang. During this period, Chinese Prime Minister Yang Hua also took the time to meet with John Sherman.  After all, John Sherman is the Secretary of State of the United States, with a status comparable to that of a country's Prime Minister. It would be unjustifiable if Yang Hua did not show up.

    However, during this day's meeting, there was still no agreement.  China still made the same demands, including the cession of Alaska and California, compensation for China's war reparations of one billion pounds, and the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act, among other conditions.  However, except for agreeing to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, US Secretary of State John Sherman could not agree to any other conditions.

    The landing of the Chinese ** troops on the West Coast of the United States had a very big impact on the United States.  People in many places no longer trust the Garret Hobart government. Opposition demonstrations have occurred one after another in various places, which has also made Secretary of State John Sherman feel great pressure.

    U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman proposed paying China 100 million pounds in war reparations and repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act as conditions for China to withdraw its troops from the west coast of the United States, but Wu Tingfang still did not agree.  This is a huge gap from the asking price in China.  What Wang Yuze means is that even if California cannot be obtained, Alaska must be obtained.  As for the war reparations paid by the United States, they must not be less than 300 million pounds.  After all, China spent more than 400 million to 500 million pounds on this war.  Sufficient war reparations must be obtained, otherwise the government finances will be overwhelmed.

    Under such circumstances, China and the United States were obviously unable to reach an agreement, and the negotiations once again reached a deadlock.  It can be said that, except for some slight progress in negotiations with France, the main differences between the two sides are over the amount of compensation.  Negotiations with other countries have failed to reach an agreement because the gap is too large.  Another country was excluded from the negotiations.  Although Japanese Foreign Minister Aoki Shuzo repeatedly requested to see Wu Tingfang, Wu Tingfang rejected his request every time.  As for Japan, China will not negotiate with them at all.  At least it will not negotiate with Japan under the current circumstances.  If China wants to completely resolve Japan's threat to China, it needs to use military means to completely defeat Japan, eliminate all Japanese radicals, and then support a pro-China government to come to power. Only in this way can China be tamed  Japan, turn Japan into a dog raised by China.  Just like the United States later developed Japan into a dog that defended the Soviet Union during the Cold War and restrained China after the Cold War.  Therefore, there is no need for China to negotiate with Japan now.  After all, the Japanese problem can only be solved through military means.

    After negotiations with China reached an impasse, diplomats from various countries contacted the country on the one hand and asked the country whether it wanted to continue to be tough or to compromise appropriately.  On the other hand, through their respective relationships, they hope to find out China¡¯s trump cards so that they can take the initiative in negotiations.  For a time, Beijing became a battlefield for diplomats.

    However, with the military as a strong backing, China has always taken the initiative in negotiations and strived for the greatest interests for the empire as much as possible.

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