Chapter 1229: The Treaty of London
The next day, the meeting was adjourned as usual.
However, since it was an adjournment period, it was still not so calm, and the Chinese Revolutionary Army made new military moves on the Sino-Vietnamese border and in the Gulf of Tonkin, with artillery fire soaring into the sky, and the regional situation was tense.
Lube and Ito Hirobumi, who got the telegram, were a little dumbfounded, and during the negotiations, the Chinese Revolutionary Army dared to do it!
Lube and Ito Hirobumi joined the leaders of the world to the Chinese Legation in Britain to meet Zhang Yi.
Lube angrily slapped the telegram on the table and shouted, "Zhang Yi, what the hell is going on? Why did the Chinese Revolutionary Army open fire on the border of Vietnam for no reason, at least nearly 100 shells fell on the territory of Vietnam, you must give me a clear explanation! ”
Hirobumi Ito, who was on the side, also shouted: "Yes, now is the period of the Sino-Japanese armistice, why did the Chinese Revolutionary Army suddenly start a war again in Tokyo Bay, are you not afraid of the criticism of the international community at all?" ”
Zhang Xiaohuai on the side smiled faintly and replied: "Ladies and gentlemen, the telegram of the Chinese Revolutionary Army has been sent to us, first, the Chinese Revolutionary Army shelled the Sino-Vietnamese border, because of our intelligence, there is a bandit on the Sino-Vietnamese border smuggling opium here, poisoning the health of the people of the Republic of China, in order to capture the bandits, only then launched an artillery bombardment, for the accidental bombing on the Vietnamese border, it is a pure misunderstanding, hehe, your French army, don't you often hit the shells into the territory of our Republic of China?" Second, the Chinese Revolutionary Army is waging war again in the Gulf of Tonkin, which is pure nonsense, and now the Gulf of Tonkin is occupied by the Chinese Revolutionary Army, and there is only one armed force here, that is, the Chinese Revolutionary Army, and we will start a war? Joke, there must be an opponent, that's just a normal exercise of the Chinese Revolutionary Army! I would like to ask Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, did any of the exercises target Japanese villages? Were there any casualties during the exercise? Do we need your approval to conduct military exercises in our occupied territories? ”
Zhang Xiaohuai's words made the people who came to criticize dizzy.
Everyone looked at Lube and Hirobumi Ito. Two people with red faces, going to war? The Chinese Revolutionary Army has no intention of going to war at all, it is just a misunderstanding and normal training, what can you do?
Especially Ito Hirobumi, now he is even more speechless, indeed, the actions of the Chinese Revolutionary Army are aimed at the wilderness. It was only in the vicinity of the village that there was an artillery bombardment, and none of the troops were dispatched. How can it be called waging war?
On the Sino-Vietnamese border, it is not uncommon for both sides to mistakenly fire shells, and the Chinese Revolutionary Army has already made it clear that this is suppressing bandits!
Only, is that the case? None of the people present thought so, it was obvious that Zhang Yi was demonstrating, aren't you too crowded. Lao Tzu's cannon is not an ornament!
Balfour on the side laughed and said: "Misunderstanding, it seems that this time is just a misunderstanding, so let's stop dwelling on this, let's have a good rest and wait for tomorrow's negotiations." ”
Everyone also shook their heads, and Wilhelm II looked at Zhang Yi in some surprise. He didn't answer, but he left, and the others left.
The next day, negotiations started again, and this time the negotiations were obvious. Lubet's volume was lowered, nonsense, can it not be low, now France is in Vietnam, there are only less than two divisions of troops, if it really makes a big move, I am afraid of half a month. The French army in Vietnam will be cleaned up by the Chinese Revolutionary Army, and Lubé does not think that the strength of his two divisions can stop the Chinese Revolutionary Army fighting in the sea of corpses and blood!
As for Wilhelm II, it was just watching Zhang Yi show off, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart, all of which he just wanted to be angry on the field, since he was angry, he naturally wouldn't be helping little Japan to speak, and the rest of the other countries, the Americans watched from the sidelines, swaying, and the British wanted to exert themselves, but they didn't dare to show it too obviously, after all, this is Britain's home field, and the rest of the other countries have insufficient influence.
Under such circumstances, Ito Hirobumi naturally felt that the pressure had increased greatly, and he was unable to resist, and finally had to agree to the compensation demand of the Republic of China under the hint of the British.
In the end, the amount of reparations was determined, and the compensation for the war losses of the Republic of China was 45 million pounds, and it was delivered to the Republic of China within half a month after the signing of the contract, and the Republic of China handed over all the prisoners of war to the Japanese within one month after the signing of the contract.
The key issue of reparations has been solved, and the other problems will naturally be solved.
By the fifth day of negotiations, almost all the terms had been decided.
Under the auspices of the United Kingdom, the countries agreed to sign the London Security Treaty, which reads as follows:
1. The Japanese surrender the colonial right to rule the Korean Peninsula, recognize that the Korean Peninsula belongs to the rule of the Republic of China, and China recognizes the existence of the Korean royal family, and at the same time maintains a certain number of troops stationed in Korea to maintain the security of the Korean Peninsula;
2. Japan admits defeat, renounces all rights and interests in Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, and returns them to the rule of the Republic of China;
3. Japan shall compensate the Republic of China for its war losses of 45 million pounds, to be paid within half a month after the signing of the treaty, and the indemnity shall be paid by the British HSBC Bank and the French Bank of France as guarantees, and the 20,000 prisoners captured by the Chinese Revolutionary Army shall be delivered to Japan within one month after the signing of the treaty;
4. Japan retains its dominance over the Java Islands, which is recognized by all countries;
5. The Chinese Revolutionary Army withdrew from Tonkin Bay within two months;
6. Japan will open its own commodity market, allow goods from all countries to enter the Japanese market on an equal footing, and open five cities, including Osaka and Yokohama, to be free trading ports;
7. All countries recognize the Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, inherit the territory and population owned by the Qing government, and any debts signed between the Qing government and other countries have no connection with the Republic of China;
8. At the strong request of the Republic of China, all countries in the world renounced the concessions of China's coastal and riverside cities, and banned all unequal treaties signed by the Qing government;
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The London Treaty of several thousand words has been signed, which means that all countries have finally recognized China's status as a great power in the world, and in the future, if there is a change in any corner of the world, the Republic of China can participate justifiably, and the status of a great power has always been played, not given by others, which is an iron law in the world.
Zhang Yi, after ten years of hard work, has pushed the Republic of China to the throne of a world power through one war after another!
The leaders present have different expressions of envy, jealousy, dissatisfaction, happiness, etc., but all this is not enough to change the status of the Republic of China as a powerful country in the world, and the Republic of China will usher in a new era! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )