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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3200 A Cut to the Bone

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    Ciano, the head of the Italian negotiating delegation, and a dozen other Italians, all became temporarily absent-minded after seeing Tang Qiuli and Mei Ting. They were too young. This was their evaluation of Tang Qiuli. She is so beautiful.  Elegant temperament is my impression of Mei Ting.  ¡¾

    Ciano hesitated for a moment, he was not sure that the young Chinese general sitting opposite him was Tang Qiuli who killed hundreds of thousands of Italian soldiers, the Chinese devil in the mouth of the Japanese, and the beautiful man next to him  What is the identity of this outrageous Chinese female military officer?

    Seeing the Italian's surprise, Tang Qiuli took a sip of tea and did not get up. He glanced around and said lightly: "I am Tang Qiuli. This is my eldest lady, Colonel Mei Ting, and the person I am negotiating with today."  The only assistant!"

    After listening to the translation, Ciano suppressed the shock in his heart. Although he was very dissatisfied with Tang Qiuli's rudeness, he knew his identity and the purpose of the negotiation, so he stepped forward politely and said: "Dear  General Tang, I am the head of the negotiating delegation of the Kingdom of Italy. I have heard of General Tang for a long time, and it turns out that General Tang is young and promising."

    Ciano is a veteran diplomat. He has been involved in the diplomatic community and knows a lot about China. Before coming to Busan on the Korean Peninsula, he also made great efforts to study Chinese culture. He knew that Chinese people have a good reputation and like to hear compliments, so he talked about it.  He poured down the hat and rice soup to create a friendly atmosphere first. After the negotiation started, it was conducive to bargaining, which was equivalent to taking the initiative. He knew this well.

    As for the compliments of a car, there is no cost.  It doesn't cost any money, even for Ciano, who is involved in the diplomatic community.  It's easy to pick up, no obstacles at all.  However, before he could finish his compliments, he was rudely interrupted by Tang Qiuli.

    Tang Qiuli raised his eyes and looked at the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs who was wearing a tall hat and filling him with rice soup. A sarcastic sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "Mr. Ciano, if I came to listen to you singing praises for me,  , then it¡¯s unnecessary, there¡¯s no time, and it won¡¯t do you any good. Let¡¯s get to the point!¡±

    "Uh!" Ciano was full of words and immediately held back his words. His expression was very embarrassing. He secretly despised the Chinese and did not understand diplomatic etiquette. After returning to his seat, he took out a large pile of documents and said: "We  The conditions are very simple. To solve the problem of more than 100,000 prisoners of war in our country under the framework of international conventions, we hope that you will abide by international conventions and arrange for the return of Italian prisoners of war. Of course, for the sake of fairness, we will give it to you.  Proper compensation!¡±

    "There is nothing about international conventions here. What I am most concerned about is the amount of compensation. What kind of compensation?" Tang Qiuli went straight to the point and did not beat around the bush.  She opened her mouth to ask about the price offered by the Italian. Mei Ting, who was standing by her, secretly laughed inwardly. At this moment, her husband looked like a profiteer.

    Ciano did not expect that Tang Qiuli would be so direct. He was stunned for a moment. After reacting, he explained: "We, the Kingdom of Italy, promise not to interfere in the affairs of Asia and the Pacific anymore, and we will compensate you with 100,000 Italian lire."  Cash to make up for your losses while arranging for the prisoners of war to return home!¡±

    "Is this the condition of your Italian negotiation?" Tang Qiuli asked in a cold voice with a somewhat unkind look in his eyes.

    Ciano nodded: "Yes, these are all our negotiating conditions, all for the purpose of better solving the prisoner of war issue!"

    Tang Qiuli chuckled and waved his hand towards a staff officer. The staff officer took out a large pile of documents from his briefcase and distributed them to the Italians one by one. At this time, he said: "Look at our conditions.  , and then we¡¯ll talk again!¡±

    Ciano was aware of the Chinese's anger, but it did not affect his thinking. Instead, he wanted to see what harsh conditions the Chinese had, and it was not too late to bargain. He opened the document in front of him and had just read less than half a page.  His eyes were straight, as if he had been struck by lightning. He was stunned and looked at Tang Qiuli, who was calm and composed, with anger.

    The expressions of the other dozen Italians were similar to his, with expressions of disbelief and anger, especially several officers headed by Army Commander-in-Chief General Flavio, whose faces were red and gasping for breath.  The movements became thicker.

    The document clearly states in Italian, "We have no intention and no energy to take in hundreds of thousands of Italian prisoners of war. Therefore, by negotiating with utmost sincerity, all prisoners of war can be released, provided that Italy must pay accordingly for these prisoners of war."  The specific terms of the ransom are as follows.¡±

    "First, for senior Italian officers above the level of major general, according to their military rank, the ransom for each major general is three hundred taels of gold, for a lieutenant general, four hundred taels, and for a general, five hundred taels. Second, for officers at the school level, the ransom is  The ransom is fifty taels of gold for each major, one hundred and fifty taels of gold for the lieutenant colonel, and one hundred and fifty taels of gold for the colonel., the ransom for a lieutenant-level officer is ten taels of gold for a second lieutenant, twenty taels of gold for a lieutenant, and thirty taels of gold for a captain.  "

    "The above list is the ransom standard for officers. As for ordinary soldiers, in line with the principle of humanitarianism, the calculation method is based on the average number of Australian prisoners of war. The per capita ransom is five taels of gold. Of course, considering that so much gold is taken out at one time  , your country has a certain difficulty, you can adopt a compromise method, convert it in equivalent silver or German marks according to the current international price, I emphasize that Italian lira is definitely not wanted!¡±

    Ciano's eyes were bloodshot, he slapped the document angrily and shouted loudly: "General Tang, on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy, I strongly condemn and protest against your despicable behavior, which violates international conventions.  Their behavior is equivalent to that of human traffickers. Italian prisoners of war are not slaves, and their dignity cannot be violated. We have the right to ask you to release the prisoners of war unconditionally, otherwise, the matter will be made public!¡±

    "Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli's smile became more intense. He took a sip of tea and shook his head and said: "Mr. Ciano, please be patient. I said, don't use any bullshit international conventions."  Talking about things is of no use at all. Don't talk about international conventions. You and I both know. What is that? To put it bluntly, it is of no use at all. If you don't believe it, ask Mussolini. He talked about international conventions.  Is the convention serious?¡±

    "As for the dignity of Italian prisoners of war, human traffickers, etc. you talk about, it is even more ridiculous. You say, if you Italians don't live a good life in your own country, you have to go all the way to Asia to mix with us China and  During the war in Japan, didn¡¯t they take the initiative to show their faces to fight?¡±

    "When your Prime Minister Mussolini and the whole country of Italy are staring at the interests of Asia with red eyes, colluding with the Japanese, and providing weapons and equipment to the Japanese, have they considered the dignity of the Chinese people? Don't  Dignity is what you talk about. Dignity is something you give yourself, not what you talk about! "

    "Since you Italians don't want dignity and are reaching out to Asia and the Pacific to reap benefits from afar, then I can only let my soldiers slap my face and cut off my hands. Isn't it disrespectful? Remember, this is stupid and greedy.  The price, Mussolini should have thought of this when he stretched out his hand!"

    "As for what you said about making this matter public, my answer is that it is up to you. However, what I need to tell you is that the price Italy will pay for this will be based on the existing ransom.  The average number of people increased by 50%. By the way, China and Italy are currently in a state of war and are hostile countries. I wonder how much ransom Mussolini will pay after detaining a dozen of you? "

    "What?" Ciano, Flavio and others were almost going crazy. They didn't know what this Chinese was doing. He actually wanted to detain himself. It was unheard of. However, looking at his current posture, he could do it.  The Italians were absolutely nervous when something like this happened.

    "Don't be nervous!" Tang Qiuli chuckled softly and said: "There is a motto in China, which is called 'Two countries are at war. Don't kill the envoy!' I will not detain you, but I also don't want the issue of Italian prisoners of war to remain indefinitely.  If I continue to delay, I will not bargain with you, so I¡¯ll give you a happy word!¡±

    "Of course, Mr. Ciano can declare that the negotiations have broken down. If he does not want to redeem hundreds of thousands of Italian prisoners of war, you will immediately leave the Korean Peninsula and return home by plane. However, I want to remind you that the consequences of doing so will not only be you, but also Mexico."  Solini can¡¯t bear it either!¡±

    "I will send all the hundreds of thousands of Italian prisoners of war to Siberia to work as laborers. The vast Siberia is being developed and requires a large number of laborers. At the same time, I will also ask senior officers among the prisoners of war to continuously publish open letters to expose your Italian government's  Economic interests, regardless of the life and death of prisoners of war. In your eyes, prisoners of war are not as valuable as gold. I have a different view from you. In my eyes, hundreds of thousands of Italian prisoners of war are like moving gold bars.  !¡±

    "Once this happens, to what extent the emotions of the Italian people, especially the emotions of relatives of prisoners of war, will explode, and whether Mussolini can secure his position as prime minister, I dare not jump to conclusions, and I will keep my head and do the math.  How much gold should the Italian government spend instead of talking about dignity and international conventions?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t have many advantages as a person. The only advantage is that I can see the problem from the other person¡¯s perspective and understand the other person!¡± Finally, Tang Qiuli ended his long speech with a compassionate tone.

    Ciano almost fainted and couldn't refute a word. It was true that he was a veteran in diplomacy, but he had never encountered such a negotiating opponent. He was straightforward, made no secret of his demands, and flouted all rules.  At a loss what to do, this Chinese, who is more hateful than the gangsters and villains put together, has the trump card in his hands, and he is probably the least afraid?? It means the negotiations broke down, right?

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