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    Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky signed their names on the Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty on behalf of China and Russia respectively.  For Wu Tingfang, this is a huge honor, but for Izvolski, it is a complete shame.  After the two parties exchanged letters, the treaty officially came into effect.

    The "Beijing Treaty between China and Russia" stipulates that, first, Russia will cede the Siberian region east of the Irtysh River and the Ob River, and the Central Asian region east of the Ural River to China.  Second, Russia compensated China for its war expenses of 200 million pounds. Within one month after the signing of the treaty, Russia paid the entire compensation in gold, equivalent to approximately 1,465 tons of gold.  Third, after receiving war reparations, the Chinese troops withdrew from the Siberian Plain and were all evacuated before mid-October 1899.  Fourth, in order to ensure the friendship and peace between China and Russia, the number of troops deployed by China and Russia on the border shall not exceed 100,000.  Fifth, the treaty takes effect from the time it is signed.

    In this treaty, Russia gave up millions of captured Russian soldiers.  Although Tsar Nicholas II very much hoped to redeem these veterans to fight for Russia and quell the rebellion in the south.  However, the price of 100 pounds per soldier offered by China is too high. If all were redeemed, Russia would have to pay another 100 million pounds.  This made Tsar Nicholas II, who had already spent half of his gold reserves, reluctant to agree to it anyway.

    The signing of the "Beijing Treaty between China and Russia".  This caused China and Russia to directly end this half-year-long war.  Although Russia almost collapsed during this war, China actually exerted its national power to the extreme.  If Wang Yuze hadn't been preparing for this war in the past few years, China would never have been able to achieve such a great victory.  After the war between China and Russia ended, China could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Among the remaining enemies, apart from Britain, which was desperate to save face, the only one left was Japan.  When the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia have been solved, Japan must be destroyed.  For China now, it is not difficult.  Troops on the west coast of the United States are withdrawing into the country. Among them, four divisions of the Sixth Army will be stationed in Hawaii to strengthen the defense here and further deter the United States. The other two infantry divisions will be stationed in Hawaii.  Then he was stationed in Alaska to defend the territory that had just joined China.  The Seventh Army returned to the country to rest and recuperate.  At the same time, the transportation capacity gathered by the navy will also be used in other aspects, whether it is to deter the British southward or to land in Japan.  All are useful.

    After the signing ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China once again held a grand cocktail party.  Envoys from various countries in China attended this cocktail party.  Obviously, with Russia admitting defeat, China has definitely won this war.  and.  After learning the contents of the treaty, all countries knew it.  After obtaining large tracts of territory and war reparations, China will develop rapidly in the next few years.  I'm afraid it won't be long before China can become one of the most powerful countries in the world. After all, China has become the largest country in the world in terms of land area.  Russia, which has lost most of Siberia and Central Asia, only has more than 10 million square kilometers of land area left.  However, the remaining parts are the most elite parts of Russia in Europe. Russia's strength has not actually been greatly affected.

    The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Lansdowne, also looked very unhappy. The foreign ministers of other countries have successively reached an agreement with China and left Beijing.  Only the UK cannot reach an agreement with China because China's asking price is too high.  This made him feel great pressure. The British cabinet sent him telegrams almost every day asking about the results of the negotiations.  However, the negotiations between China and Britain have reached a deadlock.  Lord Lansdowne was unable to accept the conditions proposed by China, and at the same time he was unable to get China to lower its conditions, which made the negotiations impossible.  However, as China ended its wars with the United States and Russia respectively, China's powerful military could be used elsewhere, which made Lord Lansdowne very embarrassed.  Once China's huge army marches towards India or Australia, Britain will be unable to stop it now.

    As for the foreign minister of another country, Japanese Foreign Minister Shuzo Aoki, he has given up all illusions and returned to Japan, preparing for a decisive battle with China.

    On August 22, Wang Yuze held an imperial meeting in the Qinzheng Hall of Xinhua Palace. All cabinet ministers and military giants attended the meeting. Everyone was present except Cai Yun, the Minister of War who was far away in Siberia.  Everyone's faces were filled with joy.  In this war, China undoubtedly achieved a great victory.

    "Everyone, in this war, with everyone's efforts, we finally achieved the final victory. Although the British have not compromised yet, they are not far away from compromising. The remaining Japanese will also soon  Let¡¯s start to deal with them! This battle is very dangerous for the empire. But fortunately, we still won in the end! The empire¡¯s rise is no longer??Blocked!  "Wang Yuze said loudly.

    "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!" the ministers shouted loudly.

    "Your Majesty, the United States and Russia have withdrawn from the war one after another. Then, the next step is to oppress Britain and take action against Japan. End the war earlier so that the empire can devote all its energy to developing the economy. Although the empire wins  Although we have won this war, in terms of national strength, compared with other countries, there is still a big gap!" Prime Minister Yang Hua suggested.

    "Well! You can rest assured that Britain will compromise with us soon. As for Japan, it is estimated that it will not take long, and the war against Japan will not require many troops, and it will not have any impact on domestic construction.  It¡¯s such a big impact!¡± Wang Yuze said.  In this battle, except for Russia, several other countries actually did not use their full strength.  Otherwise, it will not be so easy for China to win this war.  However, in the next war, no country will hold back. This will be a huge pressure for China.  Therefore, in the next few years, China must develop its national strength.  Otherwise, it is very difficult to say whether China can win the next war.

    "Your Majesty, after the Russians paid us gold in gold, several troops in the Siberian battlefield, except for the First Cavalry Army deployed in Central Asia and the Fifth Army deployed on the new defense line, the First Army and the Fourth Army,  They will all withdraw to the country for rest and recuperation. In addition, the land area has expanded a lot, and we will also reorganize new defense areas." said Xiong Wu, Chief of General Staff.

    Wang Yuze nodded. Most of the troops fighting in Siberia were very tired after a long period of fighting. It was time to rest for a while.

    "It would be great if the General Staff came up with a detailed plan for this. In addition, the cabinet must start implementing the newly incorporated territories, administrative divisions, immigration and infrastructure construction as soon as possible!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! However, the treasury is now out of money, and we need to wait for the compensation to arrive before we can start implementing various plans!" said Yang Hua, Prime Minister of the Cabinet.  In this war, China also spent a lot of military expenditures. Added up, it cost more than one billion Chinese yuan, equivalent to more than 400 million pounds.  However, fortunately, having received so much war compensation, we can fully make up for this cost, and even make a lot of money.

    "How is the current financial situation?" Wang Yuze looked at Finance Minister Wang Wenhua.

    "Your Majesty, after issuing billions of national bonds, the current financial situation of the empire is quite good. However, it can only guarantee the normal operation of the country and future military operations. If we want to carry out large-scale foundation in the new occupied areas  The Ministry of Finance cannot support the construction of facilities!" said Finance Minister Wang Wenhua.

    "Don't worry, this situation will be resolved soon. The Russians have already begun to prepare gold, and the Minister of War has arranged for a troop escort. Once the gold arrives, various plans can be launched. In addition, the French  The war reparations have been paid. The Americans¡¯ war reparations will soon begin to be paid, and soon the Ministry of Finance will no longer be worried about lack of money!¡± Wang Yuze said with a smile.  The total war reparations from France, the United States and Russia alone amounted to 550 million pounds, equivalent to 2.2 billion Chinese dollars.  Coupled with the subsequent war reparations extorted from Britain and the harvest in Japan, it will also be a huge wealth.

    "Your Majesty, although this war compensation is large, one billion yuan must be prepared first to repay the national debt due in three years! At the same time, the construction of the railway network and highway network in the southern region of the country that has been delayed also requires a large amount of money.  A sum of funds. In addition, if you want to carry out infrastructure construction in the newly occupied areas, the construction of railways, roads, immigrant settlements, etc., you will need at least about 2 billion yuan. Therefore, it is still far from obtaining war reparations at present.  It¡¯s far from enough!¡± Prime Minister Yang Hua said.

    Wang Yuze was stunned. Originally, he thought that after receiving such a large sum of war compensation, his life would be much better in the future and he would no longer have to tighten his belt. But now it seems that it is completely different from what he expected. 9  There are so many places that cost money!

    "Your Majesty, the losses of the Imperial Army in this war are also very heavy. In addition, the Empire has now become mortal enemies with Britain, France, the United States and Russia. In the future, further cold armaments will be needed. Therefore, the war reparations received  Some of it must be left for the army!" Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo also said quickly.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
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