Li Hongzhang did not participate in the negotiations with other countries, but after the negotiation every day, Li Hongzhang would personally come to the crosser to explain the content of the negotiation that day, because Li Hongzhang knew very well that if there was no overseas Chinese nodding and agreeing, even if the negotiation was completed, it would be useless. 八?一 Chinese? ≤≤≤．≤８＝１≈Ｚ≈≠．≥ＣＯＭ

Originally, the basic principle determined by the traverser was not to cede the land and not to pay compensation, but in order to reach an agreement with the various countries as soon as possible, Li Hongzhang repeatedly persuaded the traversers that they could appropriately compensate the countries with a little silver, so that the countries could get by in terms of face and negotiate a treaty as soon as possible. And the traveler also took into account that anyway, the silver was issued by the Qing court, and the treaty was also signed by the Qing court, and it had nothing to do with the traveler, so it was still acceptable if the compensation was a small amount of silver, but it still set an upper limit for Li Hongzhang, which could not exceed 3oo thousand taels of silver.

Qin Zheng even warned Li Hongzhang that if he ceded an inch of land and allowed all countries to garrison a soldier in the interior of China, then the Qing court would not have to go back to Beijing, and he would take root in Beijing, which also scared Li Hongzhang out of a cold sweat, so he also held on to the negotiations, and even did not hesitate to terminate the negotiations to coerce, and the countries had no way, although they negotiated an agreement with the overseas Chinese, but if they did not negotiate with the Qing court, it was still useless, after all, the ruler of China is still the Qing court, and the overseas Chinese have not yet had the momentum to replace them.Chinese mainland。 And now the countries really have no way to take the Qing court, so they have to agree to Li Hongzhang's request, and even the indemnity is only 2oo silver, which is 1oo silver less than the upper limit set by the traverser.

After Li Hongzhang telegraphed the negotiated terms to the Qing court in Xi'an, everyone from Cixi and Guangxu to the ministers of civil and military affairs were overjoyed, not because of the small amount of compensation, the non-ceding of land, and the non-conceding of sovereignty, but because the countries promised not to hold the Qing court accountable, which meant that the group of officials who supported the Boxer Rebellion at the beginning, including Cixi, would not be counted.

When Li Hongzhang was ordered to negotiate peace with other countries, when he first arrived in Shanghai, he suggested to the Qing court that those officials and imperial relatives who had strongly supported the Boxers in the war with the foreigners should be dealt with immediately. It can be said that most of the officials in Xi'an at that time had supported the Boxer Rebellion, including Cixi, so it did cause a panic at that time, including Cixi, Lafayette was afraid that foreigners would force her to return to Guangxu, and she was in panic.

Later, overseas Chinese came to Middle-earth, this panic calmed down a little, and now that the negotiations have resumed, many people have become nervous, although the traveler is not afraid of various countries, but for the Qing court, this is still a foreign lord who cannot be provoked, if the foreigners must pursue those officials who support the Boxers, I am afraid they will still not be able to escape. Some people even thought that overseas Chinese would want to borrow the knife of foreigners to get rid of their own people and even the queen mother, so that they could control the power.

And Li Hongzhang is also very aware of the mentality of a group of people, so he put the article of not holding each other accountable in the first place to appease everyone. As a result, on the same day, Li Hongzhang received a reply from the Qing court, fully accepting these terms, and asking Li Hongzhang to sign a contract with the foreigner immediately, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

However, the final signing of the contract will have to wait until the end of the one-on-one negotiations between the traveler and the countries, and at this time, the exhibition and concert held by the traveler in Shanghai have finally officially kicked off, and the traveler has also invited celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai to visit and watch.

The exhibitions and concerts are held in Zhangyuan, Shanghai. HA11).

Shanghai Zhangyuan is located in the area of the south end of Taixing Road in the south of Nanjing West Road and west of Shimen Road in Lane 59o of Weihai Road, west of Shimen 1st Road, and its land is originally farmland, which was built as a garden by the British businessman Gelong in 1878. On August 16, 1882, it was purchased by Zhang Shuhe, a wealthy businessman from Wuxi, Jiangsu, and from Hutchison & Co., with a total area of 21 acres at that time, and named it "Zhang's Flavor Garden", referred to as Zhang Garden. After that, Zhang Shuhe repeatedly added and repaired the garden, and by 1894, the whole garden area reached 61.52 acres, which was the largest private garden in Shanghai.

Zhang Garden was officially opened to the public on April 17, 1885, and the initial admission fee was changed to free of charge after the completion of the park in 1893, but various service facilities were set up to charge fees.

The most famous building in Zhang Yuanli was built on September 12, 1892 by the British engineer King Simei (King**i11, T. Henderson & Co.). . ), B. An Jingsheng atkinson,) two people designed, Zhejiang West famous craftsman He Zu'an undertaked. in English; ha11 name Qilou, meaning paradise, Chinese name is called "Ankaidi". The whole building is tall and majestic, divided into two floors, there is also a huge central hall back to the outline, can accommodate thousands of people to live in one room, there is a corner tower on the side of the building, it is the highest building in Shanghai at that time, climb high and look far away, the scenery of the whole Shanghai is in full view. There is also a large lawn in front of the Andaidi Gate, which can accommodate thousands of people, and is the best place for large indoor and outdoor mass gatherings. Of course, it is also the best place for time-travelers to hold exhibitions and concerts.

In the old time and space, around 19oo years, Zhangyuan gradually became a large-scale gathering center and political center in Shanghai at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and was the place of choice for gatherings and speeches from all walks of life in Shanghai at that time. One of the most familiar events is in 19o9, when the martial artist Huo Yuanjia challenged the foreign Hercules Obiyin in Zhangyuan, although Obiyin escaped from the battle and did not dare to fight, but Huo Yuanjia became famous by virtue of this battle and completed the upgrade from a martial artist to a martial artist. From a historical point of view, the greatest significance of this war lies in the prosperity of countless film and television screens in later generations.

Zhang Yuan's owner, Zhang Shuhe, whose real name is Honglu, is a native of Xiqiao, East Gate of Wuxi, Jiangsu. Originally the assistant of Shanghai Steamship China Merchants Bureau, operating shipping and rice, and later in charge of rice affairs, he also had some incense with Li Hongzhang. In March 1896, Li Hongzhang was ordered to participate in the enthronement ceremony of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and set off from Shanghai. However, in 1887, Zhang Shuhe left the steamship China Merchants Bureau and devoted himself to industry, in addition to running Zhang Yuan, he owned shares in the "News", Huasheng Textile Factory and other enterprises. It also completed the transformation from a comprador to an industrialist.

On the one hand, there is Li Hongzhang's affection, on the other hand, after the first battle of Shanhaiguan, the prestige of overseas Chinese is in full swing, and they hold activities in Zhangyuan Ankaidi, which has immeasurable value to enhance the brand effect of Zhangyuan, which is not at all comparable to this money.

In addition, Zhang Shuhe also has a little careful thinking, during this period of time, he was introduced to Zhao Weizhong acquaintance, at this time Zhao Weizhong was not satisfied with only buying goods from Shanghai to Tianjin to sell, earning the difference, but planned to open an industrial factory in Tianjin, is pulling people to join forces, Zhang Shukou originally planned to set up an industry, so he was also quite tempted, and he also heard a lot of overseas Chinese from Zhao Weizhong, knowing that overseas Chinese attach importance to business, and encourage businessmen to start industries, now there is this opportunity to make friends with overseas Chinese, naturally will not let go。

After several consultations, the two sides finally determined that the traverser would lease Ankai for the first month, and this time all the members of the traverser lived in Zhang Yuan. At the same time, it is also responsible for providing tea and snacks, as well as food and drink and other related services for the traveler, with a total cost of 10,000 taels of silver. This is already quite a cheap price, according to the price of this era, the rental fee for the first day of Ankai is about 5o taels of silver, plus 12 taels for the tea room, and 12 taels for the night plus electric lights, and the kitchen charge d'affaires banquet ranges from 5 to 1o taels per table. Of course, this is the price of a general banquet, but not a luxury banquet. Sheng Xuanhuai once held a banquet in Andaidi, and spent a total of 15ooo taels of silver. Therefore, 10,000 taels of silver can only be counted as a cost at most.

After the delegation moved into Zhang Yuan, Zhang Shuhe also immediately closed Zhang Yuan, let the travelers prepare, the exhibition and concert were held in the lobby of Ankaidi, this time the exhibition is mainly on picture boards, but also there are a large number of physical objects, so all are arranged in the corridor area, the first floor is mainly to display picture boards, and the second floor is to display real objects. In addition, there are electric lights in Andaidi, so they can be exhibited at night.

The choir set up a stage in the lobby, set up some stage lights, hung curtains, and set up spotlights on the corridors on both sides, so that the concert and the exhibition could be carried out at the same time, and the travelers also brought two small motors to ensure the power supply. After the stage was set, the choir conducted a formal rehearsal with the lighting, which achieved very good results, and the team responsible for the concert was very satisfied, thinking that it was better than the audition in Tianjin.

In addition, this time the traverser also brought a set of camera equipment and film printing equipment, which of course were removed from the RoPax ship. Originally, the responsible team also considered that the choir's energy was limited and could only perform one performance a day, and although Andaidi could accommodate 1,000 people, it was also relatively limited, so it was decided to record the concert and use it in the form of a movie to allow more people to watch the concert.

In this regard, Zhang Shuhe raised his hands and agreed, the first film shown in China was in June 1896 in Shanghai Xu Garden, but it was shown to relatives and friends, and the following year, Zhang Yuan also introduced films, so Zhang Shuhe heard that overseas Chinese had movies and screened them in Ankaidi, so Zhang Shuhe was naturally happy.

Moreover, the traveler also negotiated with Uncle Zhang, all exhibitions and concerts are free of charge, and are completely open to people from all walks of life in Shanghai, but three days before the event, they are only open to the public in the afternoon and evening, because in the morning they invite the gentry and celebrities of all sessions of Shanghai to perform the concert after visiting the exhibition.

At the same time, the travelers also considered that this kind of large-scale activity was very prone to accidents, and since it was an incident that gave birth to a Japanese intelligence base, it should not be taken lightly, and although Andaidi can accommodate 1,000 people, because it is completely free and open, there can be a large influx of people, so if you do not make a plan for the diversion of personnel in advance, I am afraid that it is also prone to accidents.

However, the traverser has a wealth of experience in this arrival, although it is free admission, but still need to get tickets in advance, and enter on time, and in order to prevent scalpers from selling tickets, all ticket takers need to receive it in person, and implement the real-name system, set the number, press the handprint, and check one by one when entering the house before entering. This also made Uncle Zhang very impressed, overseas Chinese are really thoughtful and careful, and they are indeed practical people.