Chapter 540: Talking to Your Own People First (Second Watch)

Zheng Qifeng is very tough, but the court can't be tough! If the Hui army is allowed to fight in the interior, Shaanxi will be finished, and the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum and other fatal places may not be able to be saved, and the imperial court cannot be afraid. And whether Zuo Zongtang can withstand it is a difficult thing to say, Shaanxi is now outnumbered, and the supply is also very difficult, in case Zuo Zongtang can't stand it, but everything is over.

The British were busy dispensing medicine in Beijing, which made Yixin and Su Shun feel that persuading Manchuria to cease war with Russia at present was the key to stabilizing the situation in the northwest. Therefore, the imperial court, represented by Baojun, began to constantly lobby Zheng Qifeng, hoping that this uncle and his backstage boss Guo Xinga could understand the difficulties of the imperial court and stop the war with the Russian army as soon as possible. After grinding a few times, Zheng Qifeng didn't spit out, but North Manchu was replaced. It seems that Zheng Qifeng's level is not suitable to talk about such a big matter, and Zou Degui, Secretary of State of North Manchuria, went to Beijing in person to discuss with Yixin, Su Shun and others in person.

In the face of Northern Manchuria, the number two person in the dynasty, the imperial court did not slack off at all, after all, it is now begging others to do things! So although Zou Degui was still a fugitive a few years ago, the imperial court also received him with a very high standard. Zou Degui is also very on the road, after entering Beijing, he never mentioned the set of etiquette rules and regulations of Northern Manchuria, and regarded himself as a courtier of the Qing Dynasty. Bowing three times to the queen mother of the two palaces and the little emperor, he was very obedient, and especially gave Yixin and Su Shun face, and regarded himself as a lowly official everywhere, and the negotiations between the two sides had a very good start.

"Mr. Huaiyuan, has Yun Xian agreed to a truce?" Since Zou Degui can be regarded as his own person, there is no need to go to the prime minister's yamen to talk, Yixin and Su Shun set the negotiation venue at the military aircraft. As soon as the long table was set up, the two sides could be regarded as reciprocal negotiations. It's just that Su Shun is a little anxious, there is no politeness, and it is all dry goods.

"The general is the emperor's courtier, and the court intends to negotiate peace with the Russians, so the general naturally agrees." Zou Degui didn't seem to know how Zheng Qifeng made the court resist.

"What are the conditions for Yun Xian?" Su Shuncai didn't believe that Guo Wu was so easy to talk to, if it was really that simple, Bao Jun wouldn't need to waste so much with Zheng Qifeng.

"Let's make peace! Where are the conditions! Both the imperial court and Britain are willing to be peacemakers, pick a place, call the Russians, and just talk! Zou Degui didn't ask for anything at all.

In fact, Northern Manchurian can't be moved, Goxinga has now laid down a territory several times larger than that of Northern Manchuria, there are not many local aborigines, and the Russian immigrants have basically been killed, and it will take a lot of time for Goxinga to digest these places. And if you want to attack now, you have to fight to the west, and the railway in North Manchuria can't be built that far for a while, so it really can't be moved. Since the Russians also want to talk, and the court and the British are also coaxing, it is better to sit down and talk.

The first day of talks ended with just two sentences. Zou Degui's statement of having no desire and no desire is too different from Zheng Qifeng's attitude before, and the court doesn't know how to accept it, so it can only discuss it at a later date.

"Conspiracy, definitely conspiracy! Guo Wu and the gang under his command are all the characters of goose plucking, and there must be something wrong with agreeing so happily this time. As soon as Zou Degui left, Su Shun began to wander around the military plane, and the more he walked, the more anxious he became.

"Bochuan, Hongju, what do you two think!" Yi Xin didn't believe that Guo Xing'a would talk so well, but he couldn't guess what Guo Xing'a had planned, so he could only ask Wen Xiang and Du Han, who were the most strategic.

"Whether Yun Xian Gong and Oyi talk or not, in fact, the impact on the imperial court is not great, what the imperial court wants is to quell the rebellion in the northwest, whether they negotiate or not, the northwest is still in chaos. So Zou Huaiyuan is not without requirements, but he is too lazy to make demands with us, and they can negotiate with Russia and Yi by themselves, where do they need to ask us for anything. Du Han was relatively straight, and almost rolled his eyes at Yixin and Su Shun, but he woke up the two who were being led by the British by the nose like a slap in the face. What does the Russians have to do with the negotiations with North Manchuria, and it makes no sense for the court to follow and mingle.

"What should be talked about is how Fengtian will deliver, and what price Yun Xian wants before he is willing to send troops into the customs to help us quell the rebellion!" Wen Xiang, who personally promised Fengtian Province to Guoxing'a in Changchun, said the crux of the matter. It's not that Zou Degui doesn't talk to the imperial court, but the imperial court has always said that it is the affairs of outsiders, and it has not figured out the subject of the negotiation at all.

"Isn't the land of Fengtian a province enough?" Du Han felt that Guo Xing'a was encroaching on the imperial court, and he was very dissatisfied with the matter of ceding Fengtian.

"At the beginning, in order to let Yun Xian go north to start a war with the Russian Yi, we used Fengtian as a bargaining chip, and now the Russian Yi is not angry, and the land is plundered by Yun Xian for thousands of miles, what else do we have to say, Fengtian can only hand it over!" Wenxiang also had no choice but to speak, and Fengtian was surrounded by North Manchurian on three sides, and there was a railway passing through the province, and it was not a place for the imperial court sooner or later.

"They can negotiate whatever they want, but they can't cut the land anymore!" Su Shun also figured out what to talk about with Zou Degui, but he still set the bottom line of the imperial court, if Guo Xing'a gnawed away a few more pieces of land, he would have to come to Beijing.

Early the next morning, Zou Degui came to the military aircraft office again, this time he had a request, because the imperial court finally understood what to talk about. Zou Degui was very satisfied with the imperial court's initiative to hand over Fengtian, because everyone in the North Manchurian government felt that the probability of the imperial court breaking its promise and getting fat was very high, and it would not be possible to get Fengtian without using troops. Now that the imperial court is so sensible, Northern Manchurian has saved a lot of effort.

"Cut Taiwan!" For sending troops to quell the rebellion, Zou Degui's first request was to cede the land.

Su Shun and others, who had just set the bottom line of not ceding land yesterday, agreed to Zou Degui's request after thinking for a while, because in their eyes, Taiwan is really nothing. As long as Guo Xing'a is not looking for trouble in the Gyeonggi Zhili area, a desert island in the southern sea, Guo Xing'a is willing to give it to him. Zou De's return blossomed, and the transit station between Nanyang and the mainland was finally stable.

After gaining Taiwan, Zou Degui did not make any excessive demands in the follow-up. In order to supply the rebel army, North Manchurian needed to build railways to Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the imperial court was understandable. In order to raise its own military funds, North Manchukuo needs to pass through the Yangtze River inland waterway, which does not seem to be a big deal. The only minor problem is that North Manchurians require the Manchurians to take care of their own flag affairs, and the Manchurian business travel is tax-free. The disguised argument that the flag affairs take care of themselves, which is the consular jurisdiction, made the imperial court feel a little tired, and Manchuria was tax-free in purchasing raw materials and selling goods, which also affected the income of the imperial court a little. However, the Manchurian army was willing to use two divisions and a brigade of nearly 50,000 troops to help the imperial court fight for free, and a little loss will be admitted!

Under the repeated mediation of the Qing court and the British, North Manchuria and Russia decided to negotiate peace in Beijing. However, because the Russians made Agu Bai scared the court enough, before the peace negotiations began, North Manchuria had already made a lot of money.